A
Midsummer Night's Romance
A
Historical Romance Anthology
Includes Stories by:
Grace
Burrowes, Erica Ridley, Ella Quinn, Jennifer Ashley, May
McGoldrick,
Sabrina
York, Bronwen Evans, Jade Lee, Anna Harrington, Madeline
Martin,
Elizabeth
Essex, Eileen Dreyer, Alyssa Alexander, Heather Snow, Gina Conkle
An
Invitation to the Ball…By Fifteen of Your Favorite Historical
Romance Authors!
You
are cordially invited to the most anticipated event of the Season —
Lord and Lady Whitwell’s annual ball! This year’s theme is the
most extravagant yet…A Midsummer Night’s Dream, filled with
fairytale gardens and fantastical costumes, sparkling champagne, and
heartwarming romance. Opportunities abound for secret trysts in the
shadows of moonlit walks, mistaken identities, delicious unmaskings,
and perhaps even a magical spell or two. But one thing is
certain—fifteen pairs of hearts will never be the same again. Enjoy
this collection of never-before-released novellas by your favorite
historical romance authors!
SEASON
OF SCANDAL
by
Alyssa Alexander
Second
son Noah Clarke expected to have a long career in the military. When
he loses his brother to illness, Noah must return home and take his
place as the new Earl of Parkwood. Yet Noah is not the same man he
once was. Ton gatherings are now insipid and foolish—that is, until
Noah makes the acquaintance of a masked lady scandalously clad as a
soldier. But after six years on the Marriage Mart, Miss Prudence
Chapman is too outspoken, too plain, and too intelligent to have
received an offer of marriage. Deciding she is most firmly on the
shelf, Prue is determined to spend her last spring as a Season of
Scandal and doing exactly as she pleases before retiring to life as a
spinster, including engaging in a battle of wits and stolen kisses
with a masked stranger…Assuming he is a stranger.
A
KISS FOR LUCK
by
Jennifer Ashley
Lord
Guy Lovell, an avowed bachelor, has no interest at all in the married
state. But when young, thrice-widowed Gemma Cooke suddenly rushes
into his sanctuary, seeking rescue from a boorish swain, Guy’s life
changes forever.
LOVE
DISGUISED
by
Grace Burrowes
Rupert,
Earl of Esterly, kits himself out as a footman, hoping to avoid the
matchmakers’ notice at a masquerade. His lordship catches the eye,
not of the proper lady he’s supposed to start courting, but of
Mary, a chamber maid who has no use for titled men. He’s not what
she thinks he is, but then, she’s not what she appears to be
either!
UNTIL
YOU
by
Gina Conkle
An
encounter with a smoldering Scot in a curiosity shop sets Emma’s
heart aflutter. His stunning offer intrigues her—it could mean
freedom. Her parents want her suitably wed, and she wants more of the
dark-eyed Scot, Mr. Ramsay. But an air of mystery follows him…until
Lord and Lady Whitwell’s ball where Emma dances in a private garden
grotto and sets herself free.
ILL
MET BY MOONLIGHT
by
Eileen Dreyer
When
she sneaks into the conservatory at the Whitwell’s ball, all
Anastasia Dunn wants is to escape the relentless fortune-hunters.
Even her engagement to an absent duke hasn’t helped. Not that she
is so anxious to meet him either. She’d rather just play amid
flowers, even if they aren’t hers. So when she is joined by an
unknown reveler, she expects to be annoyed. Maybe it is the fact that
she can’t see his face beneath the ass’s head that is part of his
costume, but she wants him to stay. Until she realizes just who he
is. And why he is there.
SHE
WALKS IN SCANDAL
by
Elizabeth Essex
Nicholas
Gowan is forced to make his way in the world with his sword, teaching
fencing to young lordlings with more money than sense. But when he
takes on a remarkable—and remarkably attractive—new student, his
prospects begin to change. The Honorable Miss Violet Worth has always
known exactly what she wants and isn’t afraid to fight for it.
Crossed swords soon lead to crossed hearts, but a viscount’s
daughter can’t fall in love with a penniless swordsmen. But Violet
devises a plan to parry those determined to keep them apart with a
clever feint at the Midsummer Night’s Ball.
THE
AWAKENING OF LADY FLORA
by
Bronwen Evans
Widowed
Lady Flora Stanton is attending the Whitwell's annual masquerade ball
for one thing only. To finally have a little fun and find herself a
paramour. A man who she can share everything with except her heart.
Her dead husband owns that and it’s locked safely away. But is she
brave enough to admit she’s lonely? The rest of her life is a long
time to be without pleasure.
Attending
the Whitwell’s ball, James Tennison, Earl of Battling
recognizes the lady in the Grecian Goddess disguise. How could
he not? She’s owned his heart for many, many years and tonight he’s
putting the memory of his dead best friend to rest and going after
what he wants—what he needs. He might never win Lady Flora’s
heart, but he’s not prepared to step aside and let her take
any other man into her bed.
ONE
ENCHANTED EVENING
By
Anna Harrington
Ian
Norcross is a victim of proximity. Although the wealthy businessman
spurns all society events, his townhouse sits next to Lord and Lady
Whitwell’s, which means he’s caught up in their ball against his
will—and with their guests when a little girl sneaks into his rear
garden to watch the fireworks and her alluring mother Nora chasing
after. Emma hasn’t spoken a word since the carriage accident that
killed her father, but with the help of his shaggy hound Brutus, Ian
helps Emma speak again—that is, to the dog. Stubbornly, she
refuses to speak to anyone else.
As
Ian and Nora help Emma find the courage to overcome the past’s
tragedies, can they also find the courage to embrace their future’s
happiness?
HER
WILDEST DREAM
by
Jade Lee
When
his cousin ensnares a young woman in a nefarious plot, the future
Duke of Birchhill must fix the disaster. Who else will protect the
biracial Su Yi Phillips? What Anthony discovers is that Su Yi is not
helpless, doesn’t want his rescue, and is an enchanting woman in
her own right. But even she needs help now and then, and Su Yi is
confused by this foreign land. Can Anthony convince her to trust what
she feels? Not if his ducal family has anything to say about it.
He’ll need to lay his heart bare before Su Yi risks it all for
love.
UNMASKING
THE EARL
by
Madeline Martin
Lady
Cecelia Stopford has asked her aunt, a notorious matchmaker, to help
find her a husband and is expecting someone more reserved, just like
her. But what she gets is a charmer who flirts with a roguish grin
and utterly sweeps her off her feet. When opposites attract and
mistaken identities come into play, this matchmaking gone awry
appears to be a duplicitous matchmaking gone exactly right.
A
PRINCE IN THE PANTRY
by
May McGoldrick
Persian
Prince Timour Mirza, visiting London on a diplomatic mission, has
been invited to attend Lord and Lady Whitwell’s masquerade ball.
Pearl Smith, down on her luck and desperate after her father’s fall
from grace, is working below stairs during the same event. Timour is
curious about London life and trades places with his companion before
entering the ball. After Pearl comes to his aid during a moment of
conflict in the Servants’ Hall, the two embark on a journey that
takes them from Covent Garden to Pall Mall, knowing that all they
have is this one romantic evening.
A
MOONLIGHT KISS
by
Ella Quinn
At
the tender age of twelve, Lord Octavius Trevor was sent to serve in
the Royal Navy and never looked back. Now, on the cusp of getting his
own ship, they run into a storm that damaged the ship and killed the
captain. His short stay in Tortola becomes much longer. A fate he
he’d not looked forward to until he meets the captivating Miss
Marcella Calder. For Marcella, falling in love with Octavius was the
easy part, and she’s shocked when her mother refuses her permission
to marry him. Duty demands he depart the island, but he promises to
return. But before he does, her father sends Marcella to her sister
in England where she and Octavius re-unite. But his father, the Duke
of Somerset, has another marriage in mind.
A
MATCH UNMASKED
by
Erica Ridley
Miss Kitty Stanley’s
childhood boy-next-door—the arrogant, entirely too handsome
daredevil Nathaniel Baxter—was supposed to stand up with her for
the first dance the night of her come-out. The rotter went off to war
instead.
Now she’s a spinster
of means, enjoying her freedom at the masquerade ball of the season.
Kitty has forgotten that old foolish tendre. She has no need
for Brigadier Baxter. Which is a good thing, since she hasn’t seen
him in five long years.
But wait… who is the
handsome man behind that mask?
LOVERS
AND MADMEN
by
Heather Snow
Lord
Edward Phillip Thomas George Walpole, Marquess of Burbridge, is as
stodgy as his very English name—and a night spent at a ball
fashioned after a ridiculous romp of a play is his own personal
version of hell. But balls are where deals are made, and it is vital
he have Lord Whitwell’s political support in brokering a treaty
with France that will end more than a decade of war. Therefore, he
must attend. But will Lady Calliope Hughes, as free-spirited as
Edward is staid, open his eyes to what magic can be made in the
moonlight?
ONE
SIMPLE KISS
by
Sabrina York
Sold
off in marriage to a wealthy lord to save her family from penury,
now-widowed Lady Rose de Vreis has
no intention of marrying again. Why should she? She’s wealthy, free
and, best of all, not required to attend to any man’s carnal needs.
Not that she didn’t enjoy being married to Count Eddard de Vreis.
Ed was a kind man, but the love she felt for him was hardly
passionate. In fact, the thought of passion strikes her as
ridiculous. When Liam Mackinnon returns to England to discover that
Rose—the woman by whom he has measured all others—is available,
he is determined to win her. When she confides she has no interest in
marriage, or the physical falderal that goes with it, he knows he can
change her mind. If only he can convince her to give him one simple
kiss.
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It looks like a good read.
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