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| Author | : Charlie Lane |
| Publisher | : WOLF Publishing UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
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| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 3985360782 |
Under pressure to marry, Lady Edith is saved a suitor's unwanted advances by Griffin, a family friend and earl. She suggests a fake engagement to placate both of their families - but could their arrangement be just the thing to awaken a true romance? Lady Edith knows the sting of unrequited love, and now she wants only one thing—to marry a man who desires her or to never marry. But at the Season’s end, her father threatens to provide a husband if she cannot secure one herself. When a family friend saves her from the unwanted advances of one of their suitors, she falls a little bit in love. With his auburn hair and radical ideas about women, Griffin Paxton, the Earl of Eastern, is perfect. Except he doesn’t want her back. Griffin will not be distracted by Lady Edith’s diamond-eyed beauty. He needs a wife to fulfill his dying father’s wish, and he needs her to be a model of propriety to repair the family reputation his rakish father sullied. When Lady Edith calls herself a rake, he knows she’ll never do. He’ll have to guard his attraction to her fiery spirit and open heart behind thick ice walls and look elsewhere. But when Edith suggests they forge a fake engagement to appease both their fathers, Griffin can’t refuse. She needs his help, and he never ignores a damsel in distress. Will a fake courtship bring out their rakish desires, or will it offer a home to two hurting hearts? In this sizzling opposites-attract Regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Charlie Lane, a lady of passion and an earl of logic commit to a fake courtship as rakish as it is daring.
| Author | : Charlie Lane |
| Publisher | : WOLF Publishing UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
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| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 398536026X |
Feeling responsible for damaging Lady Jane’s reputation, the Earl of Abbington arranges for a bevy of suitors to attend a house party so she can choose a husband from among them. But the more time he spends helping Lady Jane decide, the more he falls for her himself… A fun and charming Regency romance by a USA Today bestselling author! A daring lady. A caring earl. And a Christmas house party that turns love into a dangerous game. The Earl of Abbington is not a daring man. Responsible for the care of an opium-addicted uncle, George’s life poses dangers to a bride that he’ll never risk. It’s why he avoided the independent and kind Lady Jane last year, despite her brother’s request he protect her during her season. His neglect no doubt led to Jane’s tattered reputation. In reparation, he’s sent pre-approved suitors to the house party to ensure she marries well, not to a man whose life is a nightmare. Lady Jane is done being daring. Her daring spirit ruined her reputation, her family’s social standing, and her brother’s marital prospects. But a Christmas house party attended by a coterie of willing suitors can put everything right. Plain of face and ordinary of intellect, Jane knows she’ll never find love. And she doesn’t want it anyway. Love is the most daring thing a woman can do, after all. Instead, she’ll develop a system to test her suitors and discover the best husband for a practical sort of marriage. Jane needs George’s help choosing a husband, but George soon realizes he can’t give it without betraying his own heart. Together, they must find the courage to face the dangers of love or lose the love of a lifetime. In this friends-to-lovers Regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Charlie Lane, an independent lady and a cautious earl must do the most daring thing of all—fall in love.
| Author | : Charlie Lane |
| Publisher | : WOLF Publishing UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
| Total Pages | : 317 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 3985360596 |
In this sizzling Regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Charlie Lane, a cheerful viscount would rather have the grumpy chaperone than the daring debutante. If only the latter didn't prove to be quite so resistible. After the woman he loves rejects his marriage proposal, Edmund Crenshaw, Viscount Escher, has sworn off women. If he can’t marry Mrs. Katherine Brighton, he’ll marry no one. When he discovers a daring debutante in his coach, intent on seduction, he’ll do anything to protect his bachelorhood. He must remain uncompromised or doom himself and the lady to a loveless marriage. Because his heart always has, and always will, belong to only one woman—his Kat. Katherine must escape her younger sister’s insidious grasp. This Season, she has a heart of steel and a plan for independence. As the secret author of a popular out-of-print book, she will convince the publisher to reprint it and fill her coffers with funds enough to live on her own. The publisher agrees—if she writes a new book as well. But with every moment of her day spent helping her sister, she desperately needs a muse. And Lord Escher, the man whose marriage proposal she reluctantly rejected two years ago, sparks her imagination like no one else. To write her book, she must stay near Edmund. In exchange, he requires her help ridding himself of a persistent miss. They’ll solve both problems in no time. If they can keep their hands off each other. Can she protect her heart and her freedom, or will the cheerful viscount tempt her to say yes this second time around?
| Author | : Charlie Lane |
| Publisher | : WOLF Publishing UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
| Total Pages | : 334 |
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| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 3985360413 |
Unconventional debutante Lillian Clarke has put aside dreams of love — she’s happy helping other wallflowers find it instead. But when sparks fly between her and Lord Devon, they may well be irresistible… A charming enemies-to-lovers Regency romance! She’s risen like a Cinderella. He’s more charming than any prince. They shouldn’t be together, but fate can’t resist. A new year and a new Season means a new Lillian Clarke. She’s transformed herself from wallflower to incomparable. But she’s no Cinderella. She’s washed her hands of love and of Lord Devon, her own charming prince who barely knew she existed. She’d rather be the fairy godmother, helping invisible debutantes gain the attention they deserve on the marriage mart. But even though she’s booted Lord Devon from her heart, he’s not done with her. His sudden appearance at her home and inexplicable teasing threaten to distract her from her debutante dreams. Lord Devon, the second son of duke, has put self-pity and scandal behind him and found a new purpose. He’ll invent a machine that improves coffee, buy a coffeehouse, and be a self-made man. He’s determined to be more than the heir’s spare, privileged but kept in case of emergency. Unfortunately, he needs the assistance of Miss Clarke’s brilliant father. And he hates Lillian Clarke for speaking the truth about him. The delectable woman thinks she’s better than him. He’ll teach her she’s not. If he can ignore the way her courage makes him smile. When sparks in the workshop fly, Lillian and Devon invent a passion that’s more than they bargained for and complicate their paths to happily ever after. This enemies-to-lovers Regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Charlie Lane, shows what happens when sparks fly between a flirty second son of a duke and an inventor’s daughter.
| Author | : Charlie Lane |
| Publisher | : WOLF Publishing UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
| Total Pages | : 142 |
| Release | : 2024-10-17 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 3985363587 |
A London heiress with a tart tongue. A country steward too busy for marriage. A dare like a kiss—surprising and dangerous. Lady Georgiana Hunt, the ton’s tartest heiress, loves cake and London but hates fortune hunters. Unfortunately, they love her. Or her money. They swarm like gnats until an unlikely partnership with her friend’s brother-in-law sends them scattering. A fake courtship with the smoldering Josiah Evens, who is rarely in London, frees her from unwanted suitors without stealing her independence. But with no more suitors to fend off and an absentee fake betrothed, independence feels rather … lonely. Josiah Evans, the ton’s most cheerful steward, loves cake and the country and has no time to marry. He’s too busy bringing the life and joy missing since his mother’s death back to his father’s estate. But he can’t resist a lady in need, especially the haughty and bold Lady Georgiana. He can find time to punch a fortune hunter or two during his infrequent trips to London if it makes her smile. And if that smile makes him wish for life outside of work, he’ll… ignore it. When a dare brings Georgian where she swore to never tread—a Christmas house party in the country—she must dodge mud and merry making. And help Josiah fend off a devilishly daring debutante with marriage on her mind. Two dares, uncountable kisses, and one snowed in midnight later, these independent opposites face a greater problem—falling in love. This book was previously published in the holiday anthology Christmas Belles.
| Author | : Charlie Lane |
| Publisher | : WOLF Publishing UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
| Total Pages | : 324 |
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| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 398536124X |
In this enemies-to-lovers Regency romance by USA Today bestselling author Charlie Lane, a lady who dares too much and a brute who dares too little engage in a battle of wits. Lady Sarah Hampton would rather sew up a wound than tend to her own heart. Or matrimonial prospects. When the small hospital she’s been volunteering at faces financial peril, she seeks to save them the best way she knows how—one dare, one wager, and one foolish rake at a time. No matter the risk to herself. If her friend’s irritatingly handsome and brutish brother doesn’t stand in her way. Xavier Evans, Viscount Flint may be known as the Dare King to his old chums, but to Lady Sarah, he’s the King of Brutes. He’d take offense if he weren’t so busy trying to be a better man, the type who rises above insult, never gives it, and protects his family. But when his sister’s happiness hinges on her friend’s safety, he’ll have to figure out how to keep the sharp-tongued and beautiful Lady Sarah—who hates him—safe, too. Sarah is willing to risk it all, and Xavier will do what it takes to stop her. As the game of dares draws them closer, it reveals a hidden threat, and these enemies must work together or hurt those they love… including each other.
| Author | : Charlie Lane |
| Publisher | : WOLF Publishing UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
| Total Pages | : 146 |
| Release | : 2023-11-30 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 3985360847 |
Christmas is the most daring time of the year. Ladies are meant for ballrooms. But Lady Phillipa Hampton would rather have the open skies of Scotland where she can paint to her heart's content. She'd still be there now if she hadn't kissed her grandmother's silver-eyed steward last summer. And been caught. She was exiled back to London, but Grandmama’s Christmas trip to Town offers Pippa an opportunity—prove she cares nothing for Bram Shaw and win her way back to the land she loves. Stewards aren't meant for ladies, and Bram Shaw knows it. But he doesn't like it. Not when his heart belongs to the artistic and daring Lady Phillipa, whose grandmother is a dowager duchess. And Bram’s employer. When Christmas brings him close to the woman whose kiss he can’t forget, he must hide his affection or lose his position in the dowager’s household. But adding another lost job to his long list will lose him the inheritance he’s been working years to secure. The dowager holds two hearts in her hands, and the crafty old woman pits the former lovers against one another. Whoever finds her the most interesting Christmas gift wins a return to Scotland. She’ll take a companion or a steward, but not both. Crowded London streets, eccentric shop keeps, violent-minded maids, and chaotic coffeehouses. Pippa and Bram will brave it all to find the elusive perfect gift to win their hearts desires. But a single kiss can change everything, and sometimes the perfect gift isn’t bought with coin but love. This is a Christmas novella to USA Today bestselling author Charlie Lane's new THE DEBUTANTE DARES series. The novella was previously published in the Holiday Anthology: Naughty or Nice. The novella can be read as a standalone book.
| Author | : Charlie Lane |
| Publisher | : WOLF Publishing UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
| Total Pages | : 307 |
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| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 3985360146 |
"A beautifully written love story with utterly perfect imperfections." ~ Bree Wolf, USA Today bestselling author To save her family, bluestocking Lady Tabitha must marry well. Can she convince the Duke of Collingford — her opposite in every way — that she will make the perfect duchess? A fun Regency romance by a USA Today bestselling author! A redheaded bluestocking in desperate need of a wealthy husband. A handsome duke looking for his perfect duchess. And a dare that shows that opposites may not only attract but can be so much more. Lady Tabitha Hampton has the memory of an elephant. Her sharp brain locks everything away tight as a trunk in an attic. But this talent fails to help the twenty-seven-year-old bluestocking attract the attention of a single wealthy suitor. And she needs one. With three sisters of marriageable age, a sickly father, and a series of bad investments that left them impoverished, Tabitha’s marriage could save or ruin her entire family. Arthur, the Duke of Collingford needs a wife but not just any lady will do. Arthur’s future duchess must be perfect in every way—fair of face, impeccable manners, with enough social influence to impact his parliamentary projects. When he joins the whirl of the London season, the duke finds an insufferable, redheaded wallflower instead. Tabitha insists she can be the perfect duchess, if he’ll only give her the chance. Arthur agrees to test her abilities, but she tests his control. And one taste of her lips is enough to make him question everything. Opposites may attract, but can they cooperate? Or will they lose everything, including their hearts? In this Regency Romance by USA Today bestselling author Charlie Lane, a London season of scandalous dares forces a lady and her duke to see that perfect isn’t as perfect as it seems.
| Author | : Bree Wolf |
| Publisher | : WOLF Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 1085 |
| Release | : 2023-10-19 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 3985361894 |
Can you hear the Christmas Bell(es)? It's that time of year... Step back in time to the enchanting world of Regency-era romance this holiday season. In “Christmas Belles," join eight extraordinary couples as they navigate the glittering ballrooms of London and the snow-kissed landscapes of the countryside, where love blooms amidst mistletoe and the promise of a yuletide happily ever after. From stolen glances beneath twinkling chandeliers to secret rendezvous by the roaring hearth, these timeless tales of passion and desire will warm your heart and leave you longing for your own Regency romance. Surrender to the magic of the season and discover love that transcends time in this captivating anthology. Celebrate this Christmas season with 8 brand new holiday Regency romances by some of your favorite USA Today and bestselling authors: Bree Wolf, Tracy Sumner, Collette Cameron, Charlie Lane, Jennifer Monroe, Meredith Bond, Shannon Gilmore, and Rebecca Paula.
| Author | : Bree Wolf |
| Publisher | : WOLF Publishing UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
| Total Pages | : 1720 |
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| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 3985362394 |
Allow yourself the pleasure of being whisked away to an era of whispered courtship and grand ballrooms in an anthology of Regency romances brought to life by the deft hands of WOLF Publishing's finest storytellers—where love, intrigue, and passion are penned with unparalleled skill. In these pages lie six meticulously crafted tales, each blooming with its own unique blend of love and ardor. Embrace the journey through opulent estates and rugged hearts, where dukes, earls, and spirited heroines are not just characters but cherished companions you’ll remember long after the final page is turned. With every stolen glance and tender embrace, these stories invite you to revel in the pursuit of a love that is as enduring as it is unexpected. (1) How to Live Happily Ever After - Bree Wolf "How to Live Happily Ever After" unfolds the tender tale of Agnes Bottombrook, who, having resigned herself to the life of a spinster, believes her chance at love has passed. Enter Lord Wentford, who falls hopelessly in love with the unsuspecting Agnes. His heart is captivated by her wit and quiet grace, but winning hers is a battle against her deep-seated doubts. As he ardently strives to prove his love is sincere, they both discover that the path to happily ever after isn't found on the pages of her beloved books, but in the vulnerable throes of trust and heartfelt passion. (2) In Lieu of a Princess - Meredith Bond Step into a world of royal intrigue with "In Lieu of a Princess". Lucinda North's life turns upside down as she impersonates a missing princess and navigates the perilous waters of Buckingham Palace. Amidst assassination attempts and courtly maneuvers, she finds herself falling for the dashing Earl of Melfield. Adventure and romance blend in a tale where identities are concealed, and hearts are revealed. (3) Duke of Madness - Jennifer Monroe Delve into the enchanting "Duke of Madness", where superstition and desire intertwine. The Duke of Elmhurst searches for his lucky watch only to find a good-luck charm far more captivating—Miss Julia Wallace. Together, they navigate a path of mystery and affection, where a duke's dark secret might just be the catalyst for true love. (4) Daring the Duke - Charlie Lane Be swept off your feet by "Daring the Duke", where Lady Tabitha’s strategic match with the Duke of Collingford evolves into a genuine contest of hearts. On a collision course with true affection, they find that even the best-laid plans can pave the way to a love that is as unscripted as it is undeniable. (5) A Duke, Love & Sunshine - Tabetha Waite Be entranced by the fiery encounter between a visionary landscape architect and a Duke who embodies enigma itself in "A Duke, Love & Sunshine". Miss Iona Richards, with her heart set on independence, and the Duke of Rosewood, with his heart shielded from the world, find in each other an unexpected harmony that dares to defy the bounds of society. (6) In Want of a Wife - Rebecca Paula Step into Lily Abrams' quest for a fresh start in "In Want of a Wife", where an unexpected answer to a matrimonial advertisement sets her on a collision course with Lieutenant Rafe Davies, a man as cynical as he is charming. On a journey from the rugged hills of Cumbria to the windswept shores of the Isle of Wight, they navigate the perils of a wife-wanted ad gone awry. What begins as a ruse to appease a brother's whimsical decree blossoms into a genuine bond, challenging their beliefs about second chances at love. Each narrative is a finely stitched tapestry of desire and decorum, promising to transport you to a time where love is the greatest adventure. These six stories stand as an ode to the romantic spirit, promising to delight and enthrall you with every turn of the page.
