He was the man who would steady her through any earthquake, rescue her from any danger and let her rescue him from the prison he had once built around himself. He was the father of her children and the friend who would stand beside her for the rest of their lives.
Robin hurried down the aisle to meet him.
The End
About the Author
For the past thirty years, Jacqueline Diamond has been busy proving that writers can’t be pigeonholed. She’s sold more than 95 novels including romantic comedies, Regency romances, fantasies, mysteries and paranormals. A former Associated Press reporter and TV columnist, Jackie received a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times magazine and has twice finaled for the prestigious Rita Award. Please join Jackie at her website, jacquelinediamond.com and at her Facebook page, JacquelineDiamondAuthor, to learn about her books and monthly specials.
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Other books by Jacqueline Diamond
The Rancher’s Unusual Nanny
Psychologist and college professor Nancy Verano’s spending the summer on a Texas ranch disguised as a nanny, secretly filling in for her unreliable younger sister. She’s also writing an article about sexy cowboys. Nancy never meant to trick handsome rancher Max Richter, but she has to publish or perish, even if it’s a pop culture magazine article. To add to her dilemma, Max has hated psychologists ever since his first wife ran off with their marriage counselor. What’s a phony nanny to do?
A Lady’s Point of View
Being nearsighted in Regency England may not be a crime, but it certainly feels like one. Meg Linley sets off a scandal when she accidentally slights an important figure at a ball. Packed off for home, she enters the wrong carriage and arrives at the estate of handsome Lord Bryn. When he mistakes her for the new governess, Meg decides that as long as she’s in disgrace, why not play along? Special price: 99 cents.
Lady in Disguise
In Regency England, life can be a masquerade. Lady Victoria Courtney has abandoned hope of winning the heart of the dashing Richard, Marquis of Lansdon, but fate appears to have other plans. On a journey to meet her new stepmother, Victoria is mistaken for a woman of the London stage and impulsively takes on the role. Before she knows it, she’s caught up in a masquerade, but when it’s over, will Richard believe she’s the heroine or the villain? Mistaken identities, separated lovers and love gone astray – it’s all part of the comedy in this romance set in England during the time of Jane Austen.
Song for a Lady
Unfairly blamed for her mother’s sins, Lady Deborah Martin can’t seem to please her father. Then, in standing up for herself, she offends another important man in her life, handsome Lord Foxborough. Treated as little more than a servant, this Regency-era Cinderella has her own plans to make a life on the stage, and if the men disapprove, they’d best watch out!
The Day-Dreaming Lady
Can a Regency lady win back the man she rejected? When Lady Sara Rowdon's parents forbade her to marry the impoverished man she loved, no one suspected he would one day return with a title, a fortune and a grudge. But perhaps, if she stops day-dreaming and puts her mind to it, she might discover how he truly feels about her.
A Lady of Letters
Poet Marianne Arnet’s parents, unfairly accused of spying for Napoleon, have fled Regency England. Now the handsome, powerful Lord Whitestone bars her from the London Season and a longed-for chance to mingle in the literary world. Lord Whitestone doesn’t realise that Marianne is his secret correspondent, and that she’s determined to come to London. But confronting him could bring real danger, to her family and her heart.
The Forgetful Lady
Weary of flirtatious games in scandal-loving Regency London, Lady Elizabeth Fairchild is determined to be her honest self. But difficulties arise when she loses her memory...and falls in love with a highly honourable lord who believes she caused his friend’s death. Without a memory, how can she be certain of her own innocence? A finalist for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA Award.
By Leaps and Bounds
She used to be a ballerina. At the height of her success, Kerry Guthrie’s career was cut short by an accident. Now she’s on her feet again, teaching young dancers and hoping for a comeback…until she butts heads with the father of her 15-year-old star student, and feels a new kind of spark. A police officer, Chris Layne comes from a different world. Can they work together to make his daughter’s dreams come true, especially since he and his daughter are increasingly at odds?
The Cowboy and the Heiress
Bounty hunter Jon Everett has handcuffed the wrong blonde. Now he needs her help so they can pose as a couple at a marriage renewal weekend while flushing out a murderess. Fun-loving heiress Maddy Armand longs for adventure, but this is turning out to be more than she bargained for. Just wait till she finds out what other surprises Jon has in mind! Zany romance with a touch of magic.
Run, Run, Runaway Bride
Have wedding dress, will travel. Restless and high spirited, Samantha Avery walks down the aisle on a whim. Bad move: when the groom hands her a ring she recognizes as stolen, she literally has to run—and keep running. Where to hide until she’s called as a witness at his trial? She finds Hidden Hot Springs, a remote resort town under construction, and its handsome builder, Kieran French, who happens to need a wife for legal reasons. Down the aisle she goes again, just for a little while. After all, Samantha already has the dress. But what begins as temporary may not stay that way in this madcap comedy.
A Warm December
When wealthy executive Dave Anders goes to the vet to pick up his dog, he ends up chasing a monkey and kissing the vet herself. Dr. Merrie McGregor never expects to see him again—until he shows up as Santa Claus on her doorstep on Christmas Eve with gifts for Merrie’s niece Steffie…and a growing passion for Merrie. Then, when her sister decides to stick the little girl in boarding school, Merrie will go to any lengths to get Steffie entrusted to her, even claiming an engagement with Dave. The problem is that Dave seems to be taking the whole engagement business a little too seriously.
One Husband Too Many
Magic sends her through time…to the wrong man. On the verge of divorcing, Jana Edwards wishes to go back six years, before she impulsively married a rogue. But when an heirloom pendant grants her wish, she’s isolated with the same charming rogue, who’s using another name. What’s he up to, and why is she falling in love again with the husband to whom she’s a stranger?
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