My Regency romance, The Bluestocking’s Bargain, is now available in a Portuguese edition!
Patience Carruthers é uma intelectual sem interesse pela inconstância passageira do amor. Sua paixão são os livros, o conhecimento e a melhoria do mundo. Ao descobrir o trabalho da Sra. Oliver, que instrui senhoras acerca de assuntos íntimos e, assim, melhorar seus casamentos, Patience decide que esse volume deve ser publicado em prol do bem público, e está disposta até a aceitar um acordo para se casar com um notório libertino de modo a alcançar esse objetivo.
Graças a uma aposta imprudente do tio, Arthur Beckham precisa urgentemente de uma esposa. Ao afirmar que tem um entendimento com a Senhorita Carruthers, uma dama de bom senso e praticidade, ele talvez encontre uma saída para seu dilema, supondo que a dama em questão seja persuadida a concordar. Ele propõe um casamento de conveniência à Senhorita Carruthers, prometendo fazer tudo o que ela desejar em troca de um filho. Até mesmo garantir a publicação de um volume tão incomum.
Arthur está intrigado com essa dama e com sua capacidade de surpreendê-lo. O compromisso dela com a honestidade o tenta a abandonar o disfarce que definiu sua vida por décadas, mesmo que Arthur tema que a admissão dessa mentira possa afastar Patience para sempre. Será que garantir a publicação do livro pode ajudá-lo a conquistar o coração dessa noiva pragmática antes que seu segredo seja revelado?
These three Regency romance holiday bundles are on sale for the month of April, for just 99 cents each. They’ll vanish forever on May 1.
If you haven’t grabbed your copies of all of these ebook collections, now’s the time!
From sexy earls to holiday ghosts, second chances to false engagements, find your Christmas cheer in these twelve sweet-to-spicy historical romance tales from bestselling and award-winning authors! The lord you’ve been looking for might be just a page-turn away…
A CUP OF CHEER – Deb Marlowe The Earl of Chester’s wild ways nearly cause a disaster and set him to reevaluating his lifestyle. Paired up with his grandmother’s companion and charged with bringing Christmas to a lonely house, will he come to believe in himself—and love?
THE MISTLETOE TRAP – Eve Pendle A spicy-hot story of a heroine with a flair for enterprising embroidery and a botanist single father hero. Can a scandal that compromises Amelia’s reputation give their love a second chance?
A MOST INCONVENIENT EARL – Claire Delacroix When Eurydice Goodenham unexpectedly proposes a marriage of convenience to Sebastian Montgomery, Earl of Rockmorton, the notorious rake is intrigued. Sebastian soon realizes that the unpredictable Eurydice is the perfect match for him – but can he convince his skeptical bride to take a chance on love?
THE LADY’S GUIDE TO MISTLETOE AND MAYHEM – Emmanuelle de Maupassant On the run until she receives her inheritance, Ursula takes on the identity of an etiquette teacher and heads to Castle Dunrannoch to whip her ‘young charge’ into shape. But the long-lost heir is a whole lot more than she’s bargained for!
A COUNTESS FOR CHRISTMAS – Anthea Lawson Miss Cecilia Fairfax dreads the upcoming holidays, especially when her brother brings home an unexpected guest. But of all the blessings of the season, sometimes the most unexpected is love.
MISS ISABELLA THAWS A FROSTY LORD – Larissa Lyons Mistletoe kisses grant a blind heroine and a frosty hero a chance at happiness during a winter house party.
HER ACCIDENTAL GROOM – Nadine Millard Lady Natalia Soronsky and Lord Benjamin Strafford started out as enemies and ended up as co-conspirators in a faux betrothal. But the longer they continue the ruse, the more they start to wonder just how false their feelings are.
CHRISTMAS SPIRITS – Jane Charles When Benjamin Storm, Earl of Kenley, is sent to Scotland to procure a missing whisky shipment, he encounters the most unusual smuggler.
JOY TO THE WORLD – Nicole Zoltack Unbeknownst to Eliza Berkeley, the man she thought she was going to marry was not Stephen Huntington, the Duke of Wyndale. Will a match formed through deceit blossom into love this Christmas?
TO FALL FOR A DUKE BY CHRISTMAS – Sadie Bosque A reluctant duke and a charming commoner devise a plan to serve their own needs. A false relationship is supposed to be their salvation… Until love intervenes.
WHAT IF I STILL LOVE YOU – Erica Taylor After a failed elopement ten years earlier, Henry, Earl of Carrington, and Anna, the widowed Viscountess Rycroft, are reunited at his aunt’s Twelfth Night party. Can this star-crossed pair find their way back to each other?
CHRISTMAS PROMISES – Brenda Hiatt When Lord Vandover leaves for London, he promises his grandmother he will return with a bride. Unfortunately, with each simpering debutante he meets he regrets that promise more—until he encounters the lovely Miss Holly Paxton.
From sweet kisses under the mistletoe to passionate encounters at holiday house parties, secret identities to second chances, find your Christmas cheer in these twelve different historical romance tales from bestselling and award-winning authors! The lord you’ve been looking for might be just a story away…
ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR(**medium) – Ava Stone Only a duke will do for Lady Ivy Dallimore. If her unhappily married sisters have taught her anything, it’s that love is fleeting but a title lasts forever, which is all well and good in theory until she finds herself falling for the scandalous third son of a marquess who is bound and determined to make his fortune in trade!
THE VISCOUNT’S TEMPTING MINX (*mild) – Erica Ridley He’s an unbendable lord. She’s an unstoppable force. When these two clash, their winter nights will never be the same!
THE CHRISTMAS CONQUEST (***hot) – Claire Delacroix Love was not part of the plan when this marriage was arranged… Can a matchmaking courtesan in disguise save this match before the new year dawns?
LADY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE (*mild) – Deb Marlowe Neither Lord Ellesworth nor Miss Glenna Bolton have much Christmas spirit this year. Neither have much desire to travel during the season, either, but a Star in the East, an abandoned child and a quest for holiday cheer might just convince these two that love is the best gift of the Season.
A WINTER WISH (*mild) – Nadine Millard Mariah Bolton is as headstrong as she is clever, as strong-willed as she is beautiful. She enjoys her life and, apart from a rather snobbish mama, she is happy with her lot. Imagine her consternation then when her world is turned upside down by the brooding and aloof Mr. Brandon Haverton!
LYING BENEATH THE MISTLETOE (***hot) – Sadie Bosque Matilda needs a miracle. She left Henry, her first and only love, over a decade ago. Now she’s back and determined to piece his heart back together. But she only has one night to do it.
A VERY MERRY VISCOUNT (*mild) – Jane Charles The thought of spending Christmas at Danby Castle with her matchmaking great-uncle fills Lady Tabitha Storm’s heart with dread, until she spies the handsome horseman from Hyde Park. Would Andrew Delaney, Viscount Straffan, receive more this holiday than he ever dreamed, or would his Irish heritage stand in his way?
THE LADY’S GUIDE TO A HIGHLANDER’S HEART (***hot) – Emmanuelle de Maupassant Meet a young bride in disguise and a battle-hardened Highland warrior in this passionate ‘enemies to lovers’ medieval romance.
MASKED LOVE (*mild) – Nicole Zoltack An evening of enchantment has a maid wishing a lord might look past his station this Christmas season.
THE MISTLETOE TEMPTATION (***hot) – Eve Pendle She deliberately steps on his toes to avoid marriage and he retaliates by proposing a fake engagement. A Regency enemies to friends to lovers romance, with a touch of brother’s best friend, and a whole lot of banter and steamy scenes.
A SNOWLIT CHRISTMAS KISS (**medium) – Larissa Lyons When a mischievous feline nudges two lonely souls together on a wretched, snowy night, a few Christmas kisses might be all they need. But he’s engaged, and she’s decided to never marry, so in the morning they go their separate ways, leaving pieces of their hearts behind…until a Twelfth Night Ball brings misunderstandings to light and merry tidings to one and all.
A DUKE FOR MIDWINTER (*mild) – Anthea Lawson After a gentleman rescues her from a winter storm, Miss Selene Banning finds herself snowbound with Sir Jared Kendrick, who is not precisely who he claims to be…
Escape into ten tempting stories of the holiday season! Roguish lords and lovely ladies find their happily-ever-afters amidst the warmth and glitter of a historical Christmas. Whether you prefer a dashing spy, a haughty prince, or a scoundrel who is more than he seems, the lord you’re looking for is just a page turn away…
A FIRST FOOTER FOR LADY JANE (*mild) Jennifer Ashley When Grandfather MacDonald predicts Lady Jane will marry this year’s First-Footer–the first guest into the house on Hogmanay—she dismisses the notion. Her childhood sweetheart is fighting on the Peninsula, and she can’t imagine marrying anyone but the staid Major Barnett. But when the clock strikes midnight, and Hogmanay begins, a knock at the front door changes Jane’s life forever.
LORD LOCRYN AND THE PIXIE’S KISS (*mild) Deb Marlowe When is a kiss actually a curse? When an irate Pixie forbids you to kiss the wrong girl — ever.
A DUKE BY ANY OTHER NAME (***hot) Claire Delacroix The Duke of Inverfyre disguises himself as a vain fop in order to catch a notorious jewel thief, which proves most inconvenient when he meets a lovely maiden who might steal his heart under other circumstance. But Daphne Goodenham is not deterred by his outrageous clothing and foppish manner. Is she a fortune hunter indifferent to appearances, a perceptive lady who sees his hidden truth, or an ally of the villain? At the very least, she is a perilous and untimely distraction…
A COUNTERFEIT CHRISTMAS SUMMONS (*mild) Ava Stone Lady Emma Whitton has decided its time to take her future in her own hands. She has been in love with Viscount Heathfield since she was in leading strings. Unfortunately, it’s been almost that long since she’s laid eyes on her brother’s old friend and vice versa. Tired of waiting for him to remember her, Emma pens a holiday invitation (in her brother’s hand) to Heathfield and waits as patiently as she is able for her one true love to arrive…
LADY HOLLY’S JOLLY CHRISTMAS (**medium) Nadine Millard Lady Holly has no interest in the Christmas season, and hasn’t since the tragic death of her mother. The widowed Earl of Stockton has as much reason to despise the season as Holly does. But fate and the arrival of a mysterious old lady have plans for these two. Will Lord Stockton learn to open his heart? And will Lady Holly finally have a jolly Christmas?
CHRISTMAS KISSES (*mild) Nicole Zoltack Lady Anna has her sights on a scoundrel of a duke. Her mother insists on Anna befriending a marquess’s son, a man Anna finds far too rude. Is either gentleman the right one for Anna?
THE DUKE WAGER (***hot) Eve Pendle Her family’s Christmas eve bankruptcy means aspiring doctor Miss Tamara Patterson must save them with a marriage to a wealthy man. Any man except her longtime nemesis, The Duke of Newton. Until he offers her a wager she can’t refuse…
A PRINCE FOR YULETIDE (*mild) Anthea Lawson Miss Eliana Banning attends the Midwinter Masque. There, she meets a gentleman in wolf’s clothing who might prove to be her heart’s desire…or her worst enemy.
RESCUED BY A CHRISTMAS KISS (**medium) Larissa Lyons Seeking shelter from danger during an ice storm, an unemployed companion barges in on an unsuspecting widower. Thanks to his mischievous, superior cat, love blooms during the topsy-turvied days before Christmas.
MAKING MERRY (*mild) Erica Ridley Holiday romance blossoms in Christmas, England, between theatre director Miss Estelle Blaire and Marlowe Castle solicitor Mr. Aaron Thompson… discover the 12 Dukes of Christmas series with this prequel novella!
My online store, Hazel & Honeysuckle Press, is open again, stocked up, and the links are rebuilt here on the website.
I do have some backlist print books to add to the store as well as some audiobook bundles, but that’s not a rush. You should find purple links everywhere here on the site, and links that work. 🙂
I’ve fallen behind in letting you know that translations are available, so we’ll play a little catch-up over the next few days. First up, The Hellion’s Heart in Spanish.
Helena Emerson anhela el romance y la aventura, y sueña con casarse con su duque por amor. Sabe que nunca podría soportar un matrimonio con el serio vizconde Addersley, sin importar lo guapo que pueda ser. Consumido por la lógica y el sentido común, el hombre bien podría ser una estatua. ¡Ni siquiera baila! Ella rechaza su oferta de matrimonio para gran disgusto de su familia, pero está decidida a casarse felizmente o no hacerlo en absoluto.
Pero Joshua Hargood, séptimo vizconde Addersley, no es el hombre que Helena cree que es. Dejó de lado sus costumbres libertinas una década atrás, culpándose a sí mismo del accidente que se llevó la vida de su prometida. Sin embargo, nunca ha sido capaz de resistir un desafío si a recompensa bien lo merecía, y el desafío de socavar las suposiciones de Helena es tentador más allá de todo.
Joshua se disfrazará y planeará ser un granuja solo para la dama con la que planea casarse, convencido de que ese es el mérito de su pasado escandaloso. Helena se encontrará cautivada por su misterioso pretendiente y pronto descubrirá su disfraz, solo para enterarse que el vizconde perdió a su prometida años atrás. ¿Podrá ser su corazón realmente reclamado?
Apenas Joshua está convencido de que su artimaña tendrá éxito cuando su hermano, el que cree muerto en Waterloo, regresa para exigir lo que le corresponde. Joshua debe saber que su resentido hermano solo estará satisfecho cuando Addersley sea destruido, junto a su propia felicidad y perspectiva de vida.
¿Estará condenado a ver cómo se repite la tragedia del pasado o podrá Joshua salvar tanto su legado como a su amada Helena?
There’s still work to be done. Right now, there are print book listings (and the shipping calculator WORKS! More confetti please!) and there are pages for pre-orders for both Pages & Pleasures in April and Love & Romance in Toronto in May. I’ve added some specials to those pages, although you can pre-order any book in the store for pick-up at those shows.
There is also a pre-order for Kiss of Enchantment in its special hardcover edition, which will ship in June.
I still have to add the Dragonfire Novels, in both print and ebook. And I still have to create the delivery links with BookFunnel for ebooks and audiobooks. I’ll be working on that this week.
As I work my way through that job, I’ll be updating the links here on the site to the store. The new links will be purple instead of green – the green links will probably go 404 in the meantime.
Claire Delacroix 