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.
She’s blind but determined. He’s grumpy but protective. Together? Pure holiday magic. Isabella Spier feels the walls closing in—but she can’t see them. Dominated by her overbearing father’s rigid ways since a twist of fate stole her sight, Isabella risks his displeasure by stealing away for an adventure of her own when invited to a friend’s Regency house party for the holidays. But she never dared to dream of meeting a formidable lord who discovers all her secrets and still wants her for his own. Hiding his war wounds beneath a frosty exterior, Lord Frostwood lives up to his name, freezing out everyone who tries to get close. Everyone, that is, until a spirited wench falls at his feet and proceeds to warm his cold existence, thanks to some strategically placed mistletoe and their resulting Christmas kisses. But when it’s confrontation time, will Frost know the right way to deal with her ogre of a father, granting Isabella the freedom to choose her future? Guaranteed HEA ~ Standalone ~ Book 2 - Regency Christmas Kisses A Frosty Christmas Kiss is a sweet and spicy Regency Christmas novel of 45,000 words (with hot kisses and one sex scene after marriage) perfect for readers who enjoy Historical Romance spiced with a bit of Regency slang. If you like feel-good stories full of wit and wordplay, Larissa Lyons’ heartfelt holiday Christmas Kisses are what you want in your stocking—and ereader! Buy A Frosty Christmas Kiss to heat up your chilly evening—right now! A Frosty Christmas Kiss is an expanded version of the previously published Miss Isabella Thaws a Frosty Lord; this updated version contains additional chapters and characters.
She’s seeking shelter. He’s hardened his heart. His cat just wants chin rubs. Lucinda Thomalin fears for her life. Clueless why she’s being followed through London on this icy, storm-ravaged night, the unemployed companion barrels toward the only lit store and the safety it promises. Mistaking her for a strumpet, the shopkeeper orders her back outside—into the freezing rain. Sleet is nothing compared to Brier Chapman’s frozen heart. When a drenched tart blasts into his closed mercantile, he just wants the stubborn chit gone. His cat wants her to stay, and soon Brier’s chest is aching at the thaw… How can lust turn to love so quickly, especially when Brier knows she’s destined to leave? A determined woman. A dogged widower. One superior cat. Rescued by a Christmas Kiss is a fun and flirty extended novella of 38,000 words with a guaranteed HEA perfect for readers who enjoy Historical Romance spiced with a bit of Regency slang. If you like feel-good stories full of wit and wordplay, Larissa Lyons’ heartfelt holiday Christmas Kisses are what you want in your stocking—all year long. No “thinking” technology contributed to this story; 100% human effort. Rescue yourself from another boring evening—buy Rescued by a Christmas Kiss today! *** More Christmas Kisses available now: A Snowlit Christmas Kiss A Frosty Christmas Kiss A Moonlit Christmas Kiss Coming December 2023 *** ABOUT THE AUTHOR Humor. Heartfelt Emotion. & Hunks. Larissa writes sexy, steamy Regency romance, blending heartfelt emotion with doses of laugh-out-loud humor. Her heroes are strong men with a weakness for the right woman. Avoiding housework one word at a time, Larissa adores brownies, James Bond, and her husband. She’s been a clown, a tax analyst, and a pig castrator(!) but nothing satisfies quite like seeing the entertaining voices in her head come to life on the page. Whether featuring protective alpha males, Regency lion shifters, or the occasional time travel hero—along with Larissa’s spunky heroines—get ready to fall in love with her hot take on Jane Austen style historical romance.
He needs to walk again. But he may need her more… Lord Warrick lost more than the use of his legs on the battlefield, injuries crushing his expectation of an heir along with his spirits. But it's hard to keep a bawdy man down, so Warrick continues to entertain with outlandish remarks, denying his pain. But when he starts up a flirt with a most unusual female, he cannot get the Latin-speaking governess out of his mind… Responsible for the most exuberant young lady around, Aphrodite Primrose has her hands more than full—so why do they keep aching to comfort the haughty yet haunted peer who crosses her path time and again at her employer's house party? Past threats to her virtue taught her some lords cannot be trusted, but this one…seems different. And it's more than his inability to walk. Impossible hopes dare to beckon when they exchange a kiss under the mistletoe but common sense brings them crashing down. For there exists no possible way this unrepentant fortune hunter, responsible for more than just himself, can marry anyone but an heiress. Time passes, filled with both tragedies and triumphs, until their paths cross again. This time? Warrick's determined to catch her, whether he can chase her or not. NOTE: This is a 43,000 word preview of the forthcoming full novel. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A Moonlit Christmas Kiss is a sweet and somewhat spicy novel perfect for readers who always wished Jane Austen's books had a bit more heat and who enjoy Historical Romance spiced with a bit of Regency slang. 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. Treat yourself – preorder A Moonlit Christmas Kiss today! All Regency Christmas Kisses books are HEA standalones. No AI contributed to this story; 100% human effort.
Three romances from three of Urban Literature's best known authors. In Sealed with a Kiss by Celeste O. Norfleet, small-town boy Dean Everett struggles to go back to his high school girlfriend having been away and made it big in the tech world. In Mistletoe Lane by Regina Hart, Benjamin Brooks' marriage is ending due to his wife having had an affair. Sad though he may be, Benjamin is readying himself to launch back onto the dating scene. Though details of Deborah Fletcher Mello's contribution are yet to be announced, it is bound to be both sexy and sensational too.
Limited Edition Multi-Story Holiday Collection Get this limited edition holiday romance collection of two novels, two novellas, and two short stories from Kit Tunstall, writing as Aurelia Skye and Kit Kyndall. Search Terms: christmas, holiday romance, paranormal, contemporary, magic, scrooge, steamy romance, new adult, single-author collection
He’s not in the market for a wife. But she can pretend, can she not? No one can blame on-the-shelf companion Olivia Hales if she forgets herself when she stumbles across the shirtless man in the garden. But letting him assume that she’s the lady of the estate currently interviewing for a husband might be a big mistake. As a former captain of His Majesty’s Royal Navy, Nathaniel Oliver knows all about duty. Which is why he must deliver his apologies for the forged application his meddling, but well-intentioned motherless daughters fabricated, and take his leave. That was the plan anyway, before he met the buxom blonde on the overgrown grounds of the enchanting, ramshackle country estate, and they’re forced to take shelter together from a fierce storm. Olivia is certain her heart has been struck by lightning, while Nate wishes he was the wealthy, titled gent she advertised for. Despite recognizing that he has no hope of winning such a coveted jewel, it doesn’t mean Nate isn’t stubborn enough to try. Even if he has no inkling who he’s really in danger of falling in love with... Lady Imposter is the second book in a fun and sexy, adult Regency romance series perfect for readers who love witty banter, humor, and steamy scandals resulting in feel-good happily ever afters. **EXCERPT** Duty called. Tell the final applicant he wasn’t needed? It was a task she dreaded. To be cast last and now discarded without an audience? What man would take kindly to such news? Olivia proceeded toward the stairs, thinking, and not for the first time, how this old, neglected home could shine if only someone would devote some tender love and thoughtful care to it. Someone such as yourself? As you would as well? What? Thrive with someone’s thoughtful care? Tender love? Bah. On-the-shelf companions weren’t considered marriage material. Far from it. And the sooner she quit contemplating otherwise, the more content she would be. Safely skipping over the last questionable stair, she hopped over a chipped tile in the entry and headed for the massive front door, wrenching it open after only two attempts. Better at weather predictions than any soothsayer or tricksy knee, the ancient wood never failed to swell when rain approached. The verdant, lush green of a spring in full bloom greeted her, lent a lift to her spirits, and she fairly flew over the flagstone path that circled the old manor, intent on intercepting their errant applicant before he came back inside. Bad news was best broken under a sunny sky, or so her mama had always claimed. Olivia spared a quick glance upward and cringed. Today, a cloudy sky would have to do. Rounding the second corner, her feet stumbled to an abrupt halt. Her breath hissed inward. Her eyes nearly bugged to Bedfordshire and back. And her heart? That hurly-burly organ took off like a galloping horse—stealing away with her common sense perhaps? Because instead of swooning or shying away, instead of yelling loudly for Jacks, Olivia stood, happily, hungrily in place. She stood stock-still and she stared. Stunned. Savoring the sumptuous, unexpected sight…the play of muscle across a strong, bare back as applicant twenty-five (for who else could it be?), completely unaware of her presence, wielded a Dutch hoe in one corner of the weed-infested herb garden. Most notable of all? He was dressed in nothing more than black tall boots and tight black trousers. Obscenely tight trousers. Well now. And to think, Juliet had complained there wasn’t anything of value remaining on the grounds. Olivia begged to differ. She might have been trained to teach proper behavior to young ladies and to exhibit it herself, but she knew enough about life and death, about expectations and disappointments to know opportunity didn’t often knock. Especially opportunities for observing and admiring a strong, sweaty man wearing absurdly tight trousers. So she watched. And her dratted throat betrayed her, making some sort of begging, yearning whimper that had her unexpected treat jerking upright and whirling around. “Oh!” was all he said, a gruff sound of surprise. Oh was right. Oh great day in the gloomy afternoon, she’d never seen such a handsome man. With his shirt off. One who stared directly at her, as though he liked what he saw as well. Her. Well now. Mayhap this wouldn’t be such an onerous task after all.
