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Daring to Dream
Roselund Heights Book 1
Pretending to be in love can only last so long.
After the disappointment of one dream after another failing to become reality, Hannah Grace is determined to avoid returning home. Her reticule nearly empty, she’s desperate enough for money that she finds employment at an inn, an action beneath her station. But to flee her problems, she believes fleeing the country is the only option. When she overhears wealthy Nathaniel Reeves say he would pay to avoid a matchmaker, Hannah seizes the opportunity.
Nathaniel Reeves has grown weary of his aunt’s matchmaking schemes. He has enough to worry him without having to fend off a woman he knows will not suit him. When a lovely young stranger suggests he could avoid his aunt’s attempts by pretending to court her, he agrees without considering the consequences.
Their scheme is off to a precarious beginning when Nathaniel soon doubts his hasty actions and Hannah is reluctant to reveal the truths of her past. Can they salvage what they might find with each other, or will they realize they are only fooling themselves?
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Healing Hearts
Roselund Heights Book 2
Two damaged hearts, and the only remedy may be the thing they fear most.
Joanna Leighton has never desired a husband. She’s seen what love can do to a person and she refuses to subject herself to that pain. She’s satisfied to help her uncle, the physician of Roselund Heights, tend to his patients. When the quiet and secretive artist Colin Aldridge moves to town her resolve softens, and she begins to wonder if love is perhaps worth the pain it inevitably brings. Joanna’s wounds run deep and when secrets and sorrows arise, she’s tempted to close off her heart forever. Can she trust Mr. Aldridge enough to risk the pain and give him her heart? Or will she decide she’s better off spending her life alone?
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Forgotten Friend
Roselund Heights Book 3
When renewing a friendship proves difficult, the thought of love seems impossible.
Coralyn Fairchild desires nothing more than to leave London, her mother’s rules, and the tedious suitors her mother insists she associate with. After years of refusal, her parents have finally allowed her to visit her relatives in Roselund Heights, where she spent the most joyful days of her youth. Her prospect of a happy Christmas holiday is only increased when she is reunited with her childhood friend, Christopher. Though their connection is tested by more than the changes of the past years, they are able to rekindle their friendship, and a spark ignites between them. But when her most determined suitor from London arrives in Roselund Heights, Coralyn fears she may be forced into the arms of a man she secretly fears, and lose Christopher forever.
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Pursuit of Perfection
Roselund Heights Book 4
Her attempts at perfection always fall short. He cannot settle for anything less.
Lady Francine Brightmore is acutely aware that she does not measure up to expectations. A daughter of an earl ought to be graceful, well-spoken and demure. However, try as she might, Fanny is none of these things. With a duke and dowager duchess coming to stay, the expectations placed on her have never been higher. Fanny fears her only hope may be to avoid their company altogether.
Between tending to his mother’s health and his plans to fulfill a lifelong endeavor, Nicholas Thynne, Duke of Cravenhurst, has enough on his mind when he visits Roselund Heights. And yet he must also persist in his efforts to find a new bride. However, finding someone to fill the role of duchess will not be an easy task. Not any eligible woman will do, as Nicholas has been raised to expect nothing less than perfection.
When two secrets bring Fanny and Nicholas closer together, they find in each other an unexpected friend. Despite their growing attraction, the demands for perfection prove powerful. Will either be able to lay aside expectations and have the courage to risk their hearts?
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To Win A Wager
The Brookshire Brothers Book 1 (novella)
A secret wager. Two friends on the verge of becoming more. A kiss that shatters everything.
James and Oriana have known each other most of their lives, though it’s not until they spend a Season together in London that they begin to realize there may be more than friendship between them. When completing a wager forces James to acknowledge what he truly feels, he lets fear overcome him, walking away from Oriana at the worst possible moment.
When Oriana offered her heart to James with a kiss, she never thought he would turn away from her, much less avoid her for the year following. Certain he never really cared for her, she is determined to protect her heart at all costs.
But James is determined as well. The last year has been full of regrets, and he is desperate to atone for the past and win Oriana’s heart.
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To Win Her Kiss
The Brookshire Brothers Book 2
If he was going to ruin her reputation, he might as well make it clear that was what he was doing.
Matthew Reed would rather be anywhere but London this Christmas, and nothing but his duty to his father could keep him there. Though he anticipates a dreadful holiday of forced socializations, he does not expect his animated neighbor who is as beautiful as she is aggravating. As he attempts to navigate London society while keeping himself protected from his past, he begins to question whether everyone is as self-serving as he supposed.
Maggie York, on the other hand, could not be more excited to reenter society, and at Christmas no less! Though confused by her brother’s increased sway over her, she is determined to enjoy herself. She soon finds herself just as determined to know her neighbor better, a gentleman who is as surly as he is intriguing.
When an unwanted marriage proposal makes Maggie scramble for another solution, Matthew’s unexpected idea may be her best chance. As Christmas draws nearer, Matthew and Maggie must brave society and rely on each other to find their happy ending.
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Secrets in the Snowstorm
Part of the Once Upon A Christmas Storm multi-author series.
Evelyn Wayford must marry, and quickly, before all of society learns her secret, one she fears will tarnish her future without question. Luckily, she has found just the man, and a Christmas house party is just the place to secure his proposal. She is confident in her plan, so long as her brother’s friend Gilbert keeps his distance, as his flirtatious ways tend to be particularly distracting.
Gilbert Marshall has secrets of his own. Secrets that demand he marry for wealth regardless of where his affections lie. If only his heart didn’t long for the one person he feels he cannot have. And if that knowledge was not enough, now he must endure the torture of watching Evelyn form an attachment to another man during her family’s house party.
When an unexpected snowstorm strands Evelyn and Gilbert alone in a hunting lodge for Christmas, both remain convinced of their separate futures, until Evelyn begins to experience a side of Gilbert she has never seen. Secrets have a way of coming to light when two people are trapped together, but will the revelations bring them closer or push them apart before the snow clears?