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Grey Dorning, Earl of Casriel, needs to marry well and soon. He has five brothers whom he must assist to get a start in life, and an estate going ragged around the edges, though none of his attempts to repair the earldom's finances have been successful. He's seeking an agreeable heiress in search of a title, a lady happy to marry a man better known for his manners than his fortune.
Beatitude, Lady Canmore, is looking for a charming fellow with
Oak Dorning is an artist determined to take his place among London's most successful portraitists. Town life is expensive, though, so a temporary post restoring a few old paintings for a ruralizing widow strikes Oak as a prudent detour on the way to his brilliant future.
Verity Channing was married to a renowned artist, and knows firsthand how spiteful London sophisticates can be. A quiet life in the country is fine with her—also lonely
...One minute, London banker Quinn Wentworth is facing execution. The next, he's declared the long-lost heir to a dukedom. Quinn has fought his way up from the worst slums, and now he's ready to use every dirty trick he knows to find the enemy who schemed against him.
Jane Winston, widowed...
44) The soldier
Having enjoyed her tour of the Scottish countryside, Lady Violet Belmaine is reluctant to return to London. Her escort, Hugh St. Sevier, suggests a detour to the Lakes, where his former army connections have invited him to renew old acquaintances. Violet is happy to enjoy the breathtaking scenery, but all is not right with St. Sevier's friends.
Their host's estate is struggling, several marriages from the old regiment appear to be faltering,
...Lady Violet Belmaine is just finding her balance as a widow who has recently put off mourning when she's summoned to the family seat to celebrate a sibling's wedding. Hugh St. Sevier's escort makes the journey somewhat bearable, while Sebastian MacHeath's presence among the guests is a more dubious blessing.
Violet is managing as best she can with her stubborn Papa, difficult brothers, and well meaning aunties, when the bride goes missing.
...Lady Violet has decided that life in noisy, crowded, busy London is simply not her cup of tea. Her search for a rural property to purchase must be set aside when she learns that Hugh St. Sevier has been accused of murder. Worse, the handsome physician is doing nothing to aid those trying to exonerate him.
Though it requires out-smarting the magistrate, enlisting the aid of Sebastian, Marquess of Dunkeld, and literally poking around in the
...If it's not weddings, then hapless widows are expected to attending christenings... Lady Violet returns with St. Sevier to her family seat, and finds Derwent Hall at sixes and sevens upon the occasion of her nephew's christening. Other guests have brought their children along to celebrate the occasion, and Sebastian MacHeath is on hand to serve as godfather.
Nobody seems to be getting along, despite the happy nature of the gathering. Summer
...Christmas Ladies—3 Full-Length Holiday Regencies by New York Times bestselling author Grace Burrowes
Three luminous holiday tales of romance, passion, and dreams come true, from Grace Burrowes' enormously popular Windham series.
Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish
Craving a bit of peace and anonymity, Lady Sophie Windham has maneuvered a few days to herself at the ducal mansion in London before she must join her family
...Ashton Fenwick was raised to be the bastard older brother—the charming, happy bastard older brother. Now, an earldom has been foisted upon him, and his family urgently needs him to find and marry the right countess. With charm at the ready, Ashton is prepared to go wife-hunting during the London social Season, but it's the forthright landlady at Ashton's lodging house who catches his eye.
Matilda Bryce bakes delicious apple tarts and
...Grace Burrowes makes Christmas wishes come true in this dazzling yuletide Regency romance where getting snowed-in at the family estate is the perfect way for Lady Sophie to rekindle the desire she thought she'd cast aside.
All she wants is a little peace, but Sophie's holiday is about to heat up...
Lady Sophie Windham has maneuvered a few days to herself at the ducal mansion in London before she must join her family
...Consummate man of business and rake at large, Worth Kettering, repairs to his country estate to sort out his familial situation, trusting the ever efficient (though as yet unmet) housekeeper, Jacaranda Wyeth, will provide his family a pleasant summer retreat. To his surprise, his household is manage by a quick-witted, violet-eyed beauty who's his match in many regards.
As Jacaranda and Worth become enamored, the family she's kept hidden
...After a short, troubled marriage Trenton Lindsey, heir to the Wilton earldom, finds himself a widower with three small children. His year of mourning leaves him adrift, until his brother Darius forces him to take a repairing lease in Surrey. Social conventions require Trent to call on his recently widowed neighbor, Elegy Hampton, Lady Rammel, and as friendship develops, consolation of an intimate sort tempts them both. Just as Trent acknowledges
...Fabulous Victorian romance novella by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes. In The Bridegroom Wore Plaid three of the MacGregor brothers found true love, while the story of how their sister Lady Mary Frances meets her match in Matthew Daniels needs a novella all its own.
Widowed Mary Frances MacGregor has vowed she'll never succumb to manipulation by another handsome Englishman, but falls hard for
...Beckman Haddonfield is ready to live again...
Beckman finally emerges from the shadow of his wife's death by agreeing to restore a family estate...and embarking on a dalliance with the quiet, mysterious housekeeper who resides there. But she is not who she seems...
Riveting and refreshing, Beckman is an unforgettable story about love's power to overcome grief and guilt. Award-winning New York Times and USA Today bestselling
...This sparkling short story by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes ties back to her popular Windham series. Archer Portmaine is investigating a plot against the Crown when he meets Morgan James, a young lady who believes her hearing problems make her a poor candidate for marriage, although her disability provides the key to unraveling Archer's mystery—and to capturing his heart.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes writes The Lonely Lords with passion and heart
"Depth and emotion that will capture your heart and mind." -Night Owl Reviews, Reviewer Top Pick for David
David, Viscount Fairly, has imperiled his honor...
Letty Banks is a reluctant courtesan, keeping a terrible secret that brought her, a vicar's daughter, to a life of vice. While becoming
59) The traitor
Book 2 of True Gentlemen, Grace Burrowes' gorgeous new Regency series.
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Grace Burrowes comes another sparkling Regency romance filled with desire and drama, featuring the Haddonfield ladies and their loves
An Honorable Life
Daniel Banks is a man of the cloth whose vocation is the last comfort he has left—and even his churchman's
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