Welcome to a Regency Christmas… …in these two festive short stories!Captain Treeve Penhaligon must return to Cornwall when he inherits his family’s grand estate. But could his meeting with Emily Faulkner on the wild beaches be even more life-changing? Find out in Marguerite Kaye’s The Captain’s Christmas Proposal....

A collection of five tantalisingly seductive Regency short storiesNOT JUST A SEDUCTION by Carole MortimerThe Earl of Chambourne has never forgotten the only woman he’s ever loved. So when he discovers Sylviana is a widow he hungers to possess her once again....

His heart is a fortress.And she’s trespassing!After losing all he holds dear in a horrific fire, Max Aldersley, Earl of Rivenhall, shuns the world – until he catches Effie Nithercott digging holes on his estate! He banishes the intrepid archaeologist and the unsettled feelings she rouses within him....

A man with no past…… could she hold the key to his future?Shipwrecked merchant Jack Langdon wakes with no memory and steals a kiss from a beautiful stranger—widow, Blanche Tanet. As he recovers in her castle, passion flares between them....

An unexpected proposal…For the runaway heiress!After escaping to avoid an arranged marriage, American heiress Madeline Macooish stows away on board a ship bound for England. She’s rescued by Rees Dalton and spends the night in his cabin. Knowing her reputation is compromised, she accepts Rees’offer of a temporary marriage....

Lady’s maid…To wedded Lady?Lady’s maid Jane Bailey’s life is turned upside down by the arrival of wealthy gentleman Robert Kendal. He’s come to take Jane to visit her long-lost, aristocratic grandfather. Travelling together, they succumb to a mutual attraction....

Her name is ruined.But her heart is untouched!Having saved Cassandra Furnival from scandal once before, it shouldn’t have surprised Colonel Nathaniel Fairfax that she was now attempting to lay siege to the Ton’s eligible bachelors! Determined to thwart her plans, he’s as astounded by her defiance as by her beauty....

From shopkeeper…To Earl’s wife!Part of Regency Belles of Bath. Two things are certain: Annabelle Fortini makes the best biscuits in Bath and Samuel Delaney, the charming bachelor who’s just entered her shop, is trouble! Her mother’s unfair exile from society has taught Anna aristocrats can’t be trusted....

A reunion in Rome…Sparks an affair to remember!Part of Secrets of a Victorian Household. Responsible widow Lilian Fairclough is persuaded to travel to Rome for a hard-earned break and to let down her hair! She’s surprised to be reunited with passionate, cynical Italian duke, Pietro Venturi....

His new Governess…Is getting under his skin!Part of The Cinderella Spinsters. Infuriating, impertinent…just some of the words Colonel Hugh Glendenning could use to describe Miss Olivia Overton!...

Mattie Ingram–the love of his life and the mother of his child–was the most stubborn, independent, contrary woman in Nevada. And in the lonely months since he\"d seen her, he\"d discovered he needed her more than breath itself. But Mattie was having nothing to do with him!A baby coming, her business failing… What else could possibly happen?...