He's the perfect man, but he's courting the wrong woman. Daphne Hayhurst is quietly optimistic about her come out, even if London is a bit daunting. But before her Season, she must spend a month getting acquainted with her estranged cousins, the Barlows. Unfortunately, her aunt is a bit erratic, her cousins appear to loathe her, and, worst of all, the man Cousin Wendy is nearly betrothed to is the most compelling gentleman Daphne has ever met. Wendy simply does not deserve him. His Yuletide Kiss is a sweet Regency Romance, perfect for any time of year but especially enjoyable around Christmas. If you like your romance with a little fun and a touch of laughter, you'll love Summer Hanford's Regency Christmas novella, His Yuletide Kiss. Start reading today!
The reigning queens of Regency Romance return with another delightful Christmas collection of three sparkling holiday romances, as stranded travelers find merriment, mistletoe, and holiday romance awaiting at a quaint country inn . . . THE UNEXPECTED GIFT by Madeline Hunter Jenna Waverly has closed her inn, anticipating a blissfully quiet Christmas, until a snowstorm brings the first of several strangers to her property. Lucas Avonwood, as charming as he is secretive, is on a mission to track down a scoundrel, but the inn’s lovely owner is giving him a more compelling reason to stay . . . WHEN WE FINALLY KISS GOOD NIGHT by Sabrina Jeffries When Flora Younger first met Konrad Juncker, she thought she’d found her match, only to have her hopes dashed. Konrad is now a famous playwright whose plays Flora has secretly panned in reviews. But a chance meeting in a secluded inn may help them rewrite this star-crossed romance . . . WHEN STRANGERS MEET by Mary Jo Putney Kate Mcleod is shocked to find that her fellow guest in the snowbound inn is the dashing soldier who may or may not be her husband. Daniel Faringdon barely remembers that long-ago night when he rescued her from disaster, but the desire they discover now will be impossible to forget, or to ignore . . .
When we finally kiss good night: "When Flora Younger first met Konrad Juncker, she thought she'd found her match, only to have her hopes dashed is now a famous playwright whose plays Flora has secretly panned in reviews. But a chance meeting in a secluded inn may help them rewrite this star-crossed romance"--
Allow yourself to be swept away as you count down to Christmas with this collection of twenty-four romantic short stories. From friends to lovers and instant romance to secret identities and so much more, these treats are sure to fill you with warmth this holiday season. So grab a hot drink, settle into your favorite spot, and indulge in the magic of happily ever afters. Story titles: December 1: A Drunken Christmas Escapade December 2: A Royal Affair on Christmas Eve December 3: A Duke Surrenders His Heart on Christmas Eve December 4: A Highwayman Proposes on Christmas Eve December 5: Caught in a Snow Storm on Christmas Eve December 6: Rescued by a Duke before Christmas December 7: A Kiss for Christmas December 8: A Christmas House Party December 9: Underneath the Mistletoe December 10: Snowed In on Christmas Eve December 11: An Unexpected Guest Arrives for Christmas December 12: At the Christmas Ball December 13: Trapped in a Carriage on Christmas Eve December 14: By the Stroke of Midnight December 15: The Duke Proposes on Christmas December 16: A Scandalous Dare on Christmas Eve December 17: A Secret Christmas Rendezvous December 18: Stealing a Yuletide Kiss December 19: A Shocking Revelation for Christmas December 20: Stranded at an Inn during Christmas December 21: An Unexpected Encounter with a Highlander December 22: Reunited on Christmas Eve December 23: Only a Duke Will Do for Christmas December 24: A Christmas Wedding Gone Awry
A Christmas reunion… …with his Sleeping Beauty! In this Fairytale Brides story, Alex Davenport’s shocked when her latest assignment finds her in her old home, Blakeley Castle, and face-to-face with first love Finn Hawkin! The tycoon needs her PR skills but she refuses to revisit their romance or what happened back then. Until she’s snowbound with Finn and his little nieces. He let her down once, but can he and the girls reawaken Alex’s frozen heart this Christmas?
She threw away everything in her past...except for one love... Alex Davenport returns home from one business trip only to be sent off on another, the details of which are still unclear. The taxi pulls up to Blakeley Castle, a place from which she had run away 10 years earlier and sworn never to return to. The new owner runs a successfull outdoor brand and...is her old flame, Finn? Alex can't forgive him for pretending to love her all so he could ruin her reputation, but she has a job to do. If someone you loved betrayed you so deeply, what would you do? Alex was doing just fine in her new life until now...
Kristen Kelly returned home with a new attitude. No longer the shy, awkward girl of the past, she’s determined to show the small town what she’s made of. Especially Cole Lawson. Challenged by Cole at a kissing booth, she finds the wicked cowboy hasn’t changed a bit. He’s still the most frustrating, infuriating, and tempting, man she’d ever come across. And now he was back for more.
Warm up with these sweet and sexy holiday tales of love and romance... Sealed With A Kiss Celeste O. Norfleet Small town bad boy Dean Everett has made good in the tech world and now struggling Hayden, Georgia, is ready to welcome him home—along with his corporate headquarters. But Carmen Stiles is less than happy to see him. Dean had no idea he broke her heart when he left town after high school. Now he plans to make up for it—and as old friendship stirs new passion, Carmen just might let him—until she suspects he has no intention of really making things right for Hayden, or for her.... Mistletoe Lane Regina Hart Benjamin Brooks’s marriage ended when he learned his wife was having an affair—with his boss. Now he’s returned to Trinity Falls to start a new job—and ignore Christmas. Too bad his new employee, June Cale, won’t let him. June knows all about bitterness, and she’s determined to help Ben heal—through embracing the holidays. And soon he just might find himself embracing brave and beautiful June as well.... His Christmas Present Deborah Fletcher Mello Bianca Torres is already dreading Christmas with her parents in tiny Boone, North Carolina. But she’s not at all prepared for her father’s golf buddy, the sexy, successful, holiday-loving, aptly named Ethan Christmas. And when she and Ethan find themselves snowbound, Bianca discovers a whole new appreciation for the season...
WINNER! 2024 National Excellence in Storytelling Award A case of mistaken identity. One strong-willed, spunky female and one healing, heart-heavy lord. Two lonely souls stranded together during a wretched, snowy night... Arguing over the business end of a shovel, Lady Anne Larchmont and the scarred soldier who offers aid despite his recent injuries take refuge from the storm that caught them both unaware. When sparks fly and kisses warm with this coarse-speaking but compelling stranger, she regrets ever agreeing to the clod-brained engagement her father arranged (with the unmet betrothed who’s ignored her for months), especially when, after tonight, she’ll be wishing for the beguiling soldier she’ll never see again. Battle scarred and bone-weary, the prodigal Lord Redford returns home seeking solace—intent on pushing everyone away after an unexpected and touching interlude he cannot scrap from his mind. Only he’s greeted not with the small welcome party he expected, but with a house full of people ready to celebrate the holiday season and his engagement. Which is going to prove rather a challenge, given how he’s never met his betrothed… Or has he? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If you like feel-good stories full of wit and wordplay, loved Signet Regencies from authors like Mary Balogh, Carla Kelly and Barbara Metzger, Larissa Lyons’ heartfelt holiday Christmas Kisses are what you want in your stocking. A Snowlit Christmas Kiss is a sweet and slightly spicy Regency Christmas extended novella of 40,000 words (with hot kisses and just a bit more) perfect for readers who enjoy Historical Romance spiced with a bit of Regency slang. Standalone and HEA. Warm up your winter! Buy A Snowlit Christmas Kiss today.
A STRANGER'S SMILE Christmas may be coming to Linavar, but Temperance Menzie is far from joyful. Grief-stricken over the death of her father at the hands of the Black Riders, she almost didn't see the wounded stranger in the woods. And now she's determined to give this braw, brooding Highlander the help she couldn't give her father. But there's a secret lurking in the depths of his blue-gray eyes. And Temperance won't rest until she uncovers it . . . A LOVER'S KISS A killer for hire. It's the last thing Cailean Grant ever thought he'd become, but being part of the Black Riders was his only way to survive. Now, his guilt grows day by day, along with his desire for the beautiful, brave lass nursing him back to health. As Christmas, the season of miracles, draws near and the truth of his identity threatens to come out, Cailean must risk the only thing he has left to lose-his heart.
