In five original stories, Jessica Cale, Sherry Ewing, Jude Knight, Amy Quinton, and Caroline Warfield bring you Valentines From BathThe Master of Ceremonies announces a great ball to be held on Valentine's Day in the Upper Assembly Rooms of Bath.Ladies of the highest rank—and some who wish they were—scheme, prepare, and compete to make best use of the opportunity.Dukes, earls, tradesmen, and the occasional charlatan are alert to the possibilities as the event draws ...

In winter so cold the Thames freezes over, five couples venture onto the ice in pursuit of love to warm their hearts.Love unexpected, rekindled, or brand new—even one that's a whack on the side of the head—heats up the frigid winter. After weeks of fog and cold, all five stories converge on the ice at the 1814 Frost Fair when the ladies' campaign to help the wounded and unemployed veterans of the Napoleonic wars culminates in a charity auction that shocks the high sticklers of the ...

The Bluestocking Belles' 2016 Holiday Boxed SetWhen the Duchess of Haverford sends out invitations to a Yuletide house party and a New Year's Eve ball at her country estate, Hollystone Hall, those who respond know that Her Grace intends to raise money for her favorite cause and promote whatever marriages she can. Eight assorted heroes and heroines set out with their pocketbooks firmly clutched and hearts in protective custody. Or are they?A Suitable Husband, by Jude Knight

Divided sweethearts seek love and forgiveness in this collection of seasonal novellas.Forged for lovers, the Viking star ring is said to bring lovers together, no matter how far, no matter how hard.In eight stories covering more than a thousand years, our heroes and heroines put this legend to the test. Watch the star work its magic as prodigals return home in the season of goodwill, uncertain of their welcome.

Holidays, relatives, pressure to marry—sometimes it is all too much. Is it any wonder a woman may need to escape? The heroines in this collection of stories aren't afraid to take matters into their own hands when they've had enough.The Ultimate Escape, by Susana Ellis - On the eve of her wedding, Julia needs to take a moment to consider what she is doing, and where better than 100 years in the past? Unfortunately, Oliver finds a way to chase her through ti...

Spinster Amelia accepts a position as a companion to her social-climbing aunt who is planning her next wedding before she is even out of mourning for her second husband. And the man her aunt is stalking is none other than the wealthy widower, the Duke of Caversham.At a house party attended by both the duke and her aunt, Amelia is horrified at her aunt’s behavior and decides to hide away in their host’s library and gardens for the duration of their visit. On an evening walk through ...

When a storm blows off the North Sea and slams into the village of Fenwick on Sea, the villagers prepare for the inevitable: shipwreck, flood, land slips, and stranded travelers. The Queen's Barque Inn quickly fills with the injured, the devious, and the lonely—lords, ladies, and simple folk; spies, pirates, and smugglers all trapped together. Intrigue crackles through the village, and passion lights up the hotel.One storm, eight authors, eight heartwarming stories.

Her Duke at Daybreak is a 2018 Romance Writers of America® RITA® Contest FinalistShe promised three nights, but he'll crave a lifetimeInfamous for his pedigree of madness and murder, the reclusive Duke of Ashbey believes he cannot feel until a mysterious woman unlocks a world of sensation in a single, shattering moment of connection. Ash casts a desperate bid for more.Recent widow Alicia Stone has long been reviled as the chief impediment t...

Lady Annise Belmont lives the life of a peer while secretly writing as the author A. Bel. When the magistrate wants to question A. Bel about a murder that mirrors a scene in one of her books, she realizes her identity is in danger of being exposed and worse, she could be arrested for a homicide. She runs to a man she's secretly adored—the only one who can help her.Mr. Devan Lansing, a solicitor, is shocked when Lady Annise shows up on his doorstep. He's always held affections for h...

She forgot him. He never stopped looking. Garrett MacDrummond knew Claudia Davenport was his from the moment they wed. A fiery night in Gretna Green sealed a bond he refuses to let go—no matter how far she runs, no matter how long it takes. Her disappearance shattered his world. But devotion doesn't ask what's sensible. It asks what’s true.She gave up everything to survive. Now she must fight to reclaim it. Claudia wakes without memory of the night...

Travel, houseparties, smugglers, spies--and a mysterious highwayman. Who is the infamous Captain Moonlight? And how many lives will he change--for good or for ill?

Can the magic of Christmas melt his frozen heart?Theodore Winslow, Duke of Greystone, has no wish to celebrate Christmas, but he's returning to his ancestral home for his widowed mother's sake. Knowing her mission is to secure him a wife, he'll be keeping his heart on ice—better that than to have it repeatedly broken.Patience Leybourne is spending Yuletide at Castle Greystone, hoping to revive the happiness of family Christmases past. When she's asked by th...