A Garden Folly (A Regency Romance) PDF Download

Author: Candice Hern
Publisher: Candice Hern
ISBN: 0983866538
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233

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Readers who enjoy the traditional Regency Romances of Georgette Heyer, Barbara Metzger, and Carla Kelly will enjoy this witty Regency romp by New York Times bestselling author Candice Hern. Two sisters on the edge of poverty have a chance to meet wealthy, titled, unmarried gentlemen when they are unexpectedly invited to a month-long house party at a famous country estate owned by the Duke of Carlisle. Plans to find rich husbands fall apart when the beautiful, bubble-headed Susannah falls for the most unsuitable of suitors. Level-headed Catherine must save the family from ruin by securing a more fortunate match. Though courted by a wealthy earl, she finds herself falling for the handsome estate gardener and faced with the choice of marrying for money and security, or following her heart. Set at a grand country house and gardens reminiscent of Chatsworth, this sweet love story will sweep the reader away into a world of early 19th century wealth and aristocratic privilege, and just a bit of folly in the fabulous gardens."A craftsman of impeccable elegance, Ms. Hern taps brilliantly into the hopes and fears of the human heart as she weaves an unforgettable love story from our deepest fantasies." Romantic Times"A deeply moving and emotionally charged novel." A Little Romance"Both Humorous and bittersweet an excellent read." -- Rendezvous

Author: Marilyn Clay
Publisher: The Regency Plume Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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FELICITY'S FOLLY is a clean, sweet, traditional Regency romance set in a country house in Regency England, complete with quirky characters; replete with ghosts, the supernatural and a couple of mysteries! Left without a sixpence at three-and-twenty, Felicity Rhoades has vowed never to marry again. Instead, she will become a woman of independent means by taking in boarders. Felicity's “boarding house” is Rhoades Arbor, her late husband’s grand estate and her first guest is none other than a titled gentleman! Unfortunately, the best-laid plans are going to the ghosts! The Earl of Maitland arrives—pursued by a headless horseman! Felicity’s other boarders turn out to be a pair of eccentric spinsters and several psychics. Strange noises overset the guests and every night, someone is digging up the garden! Something odd is happening at Rhoades Arbor and it leads a lovely landlady and a captivated earl into the shadowy unknown where a buried secret reveals the most thrilling mystery of all … love! “A very unusual plot! Unbelievably funny! I laughed out loud many times!” – author, Melissa Frederick. “Filled with Jane Austen-like characters, Ms. Clay writing and characterization are excellent!”– author, Patricia Rice Marilyn Clay's newest Regency THE WRONG MISS FAIRFAX debuted on Amazon's Top 100 Best-Selling Ebooks list! “A delightfully amusing romp featuring eccentric Jane Austen-like characters. Two look-alike cousins, Emma and Jemma Fairfax, lead the unsuspecting Lord Townsend on a merry chase! Not to be missed!” – Regency Romance Reviews. A respected historian of the Regency period in English history and publisher of The Regency Plume Newsletter, all nine titles in Marilyn Clay's popular new Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series, MURDER AT MORLAND MANOR, MURDER IN MAYFAIR, MURDER IN MARGATE, MURDER AT MEDLEY PARK, MURDER IN MIDDLEWYCH, MURDER IN MAIDSTONE, MURDER AT MONTFORD HALL, MURDER ON MARSH LANE, and MURDER IN MARTINDALE are all now available in print and ebook from most major online booksellers. A former University Editor, Marilyn Clay’s non-fiction titles, ENGLISH WOMEN AT SEA, A HISTORY OF THE WATER CLOSET and three books on REGENCY PERIOD FURNITURE, as well as many of her Regency romances, have attained Best-Seller status on Amazon. For additional information about Marilyn Clay's novels, visit Marilyn Clay Author. Be sure to look for Marilyn Clay’s historical suspense novels: BETSY ROSS: ACCIDENTAL SPY featuring American icon Betsy Ross as the intrepid heroine. In 1776 Philadelphia, Betsy determines to expose the killer of her beloved husband John Ross but is quickly drawn into the dangerous underworld of spies and double spies. DECEPTIONS: A Jamestown Novel, originally released in hardcover, is now available in ebook. Catherine travels to the New World colony of Jamestown in search of her betrothed, but what she finds there nearly destroys her. Who can she trust when the entire colony is in on the deception? A PETTICOAT AND LAMBSKIN GLOVES, also originally released in hard cover, and now in ebook; is the inspirational story of four young English girls who travel to the New World on a Bride Ship in search of love, and a new life. Instead they find that someone in the colony wants them all dead! All of Marilyn Clay's Regencies and Historical Suspense novels are suitable for young adult readers with no strong language, violence or graphic scenes.

Author: Candice Hern
Publisher: Candice Hern
ISBN: 0983866554
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Readers who enjoy the traditional Regency Romances of Georgette Heyer, Barbara Metzger, and Carla Kelly will enjoy this witty, award-winning Regency romp by New York Times bestselling author Candice Hern. Miss Rosalind Lacey has spent all her 26 years in the country, quietly managing the lives of her widowed father and five younger siblings. When she learns she has contracted the illness that killed her mother, she decides to spend her last few months doing all the things she's never had the time or opportunity to experience. With the help of her worldly and notorious aunt, the simple country miss is transformed into a dashing Town sophisticate who cuts a wide and wild swath through London Society. Since she won't be around to face the consequences of her behavior, Miss Lacey does and says exactly what she pleases, even becoming involved with the infamous rake, Max Davenant. It is an exciting and heady time for the one-time country mouse, until she receives a fateful letter bearing news that turns her glittering new world upside down. The ballrooms and gaiety of the London Season form a backdrop for this sparkling tale of a young woman who hasn't lived enough, and a man who's lived too much."Candice Hern never fails to deliver a well written Regency with quirky, fun characters and a romance that feels genuine to the core." The Romance Reader"A delightfully different, thoroughly entertaining romp through Regency England. Unforgettable. Fast-paced. Completely captivating." Romance Reviews Today"Thoroughly entertaining, the story wraps around you from the beginning and totally pulls you into its heart." Heart Rate Reviews

Author: Candice Hern
Publisher: Candice Hern
ISBN: 098386652X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269

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Fans of the traditional Regency Romances of Georgette Heyer, Barbara Metzger, and Jo Beverley will enjoy this witty, entertaining romance from New York Times bestselling author Candice Hern. Meg Ashburton's single London Season had been a disaster. Skinny, red-haired, and 6-feet tall, she had been overlooked as an insignificant gawky bumpkin by all of Society, especially by the gentlemen. Except for one man. Lord Sedgewick had danced with her, and she had secretly fallen in love with him. Now, six years later, a carriage accident near Meg's country home finds a seriously-injured Sedge thinking he's dead, with a red-haired angel bending over him. Meg does her best to insure that the only man she's ever loved doesn't die while under her family's care. As he recovers, she has a second chance at love with him. But when he finally makes her an offer, it is not the sort that Meg can accept. Or can she? From a famous stud farm in the Suffolk countryside to the ballrooms of London, Regency England comes alive in this charming romance."Ms. Hern exquisitely develops her appealing love story with richly textured characterizations and impeccable craftsmanship."--Romantic Times

Author: Marilyn Clay
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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FELICITY'S FOLLY is a clean, sweet, traditional Regency romance set in a country house in Regency England, complete with quirky characters; ghosts, and a couple of mysteries! Left without a sixpence at three-and-twenty, Felicity Rhoades has vowed never to marry again. Instead, she will become a woman of independent means by taking in boarders. Felicity's "boarding house" is Rhoades Arbor, her late husband's grand estate and her first guest is none other than a titled gentleman! Unfortunately, the best-laid plans are going to the ghosts! The Earl of Maitland arrives-pursued by a headless horseman! Felicity's other boarders turn out to be a pair of eccentric spinsters and several psychics. Strange noises are oversetting the guests and every night, someone is digging up the garden! Something odd is happening at Rhoades Arbor and it leads a lovely landlady and a captivated earl into the shadowy unknown where a buried secret reveals the most thrilling mystery of all ... love! "A very unusual plot! Unbelievably funny! I laughed out loud many times!" - author, Melissa Frederick. "Filled with Jane Austen-like characters, Ms. Clay writing and characterization are excellent!"- author, Patricia Rice A respected historian of the Regency period in English history and publisher of The Regency Plume Newsletter, all ten titles in Marilyn Clay's popular new Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series, MURDER AT MORLAND MANOR, MURDER IN MAYFAIR, MURDER IN MARGATE, MURDER AT MEDLEY PARK, MURDER IN MIDDLEWYCH, MURDER IN MAIDSTONE, MURDER AT MONTFORD HALL, MURDER ON MARSH LANE, MURDER IN MARTINDALE and MURDER AT MARLEY CHASE are all now available in print and ebook. A former University Editor, Marilyn Clay's non-fiction titles, ENGLISH WOMEN AT SEA, A HISTORY OF THE WATER CLOSET and three books on REGENCY PERIOD FURNITURE, as well as many of her Regency romances, have attained Best-Seller status on Amazon. For additional information about Marilyn Clay's novels, visit Marilyn Clay Author. Be sure to look for Marilyn Clay's historical suspense novels: BETSY ROSS: ACCIDENTAL SPY featuring American icon Betsy Ross as the intrepid heroine. In 1776 Philadelphia, Betsy determines to expose the killer of her beloved husband John Ross but is quickly drawn into the dangerous underworld of spies and double spies. DECEPTIONS: A Jamestown Novel was originally released in hardcover, now in ebook. Catherine travels to the New World colony of Jamestown in search of her betrothed, but what she finds there nearly destroys her. Who can she trust when the entire colony is in on the deception? (Also released in ebook as Dangerous Deceptions) SECRETS AND LIES, originally released in hard cover, and now in ebook. An inspirational story about four young English girls who travel to the New World on a Bride Ship in search of love, and a new life. Instead they find that someone in the colony wants them all dead! Also in ebook as Dangerous Secrets. All of Marilyn Clay's Regencies and Historical Suspense novels are suitable for young adult readers with no strong language, violence or graphic scenes.

Author: Sharon Biggs Waller
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101614412
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 363

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In Edwardian London, a girl dreams of being an artist, despite her family's disapproval. Welcome to the world of the fabulously wealthy in London, 1909, where dresses and houses are overwhelmingly opulent, social class means everything, and women are taught to be nothing more than wives and mothers. Into this world comes seventeen-year-old Victoria Darling, who wants only to be an artist—a nearly impossible dream for a girl. After Vicky poses nude for her illicit art class, she is expelled from her French finishing school. Shamed and scandalized, her parents try to marry her off to the wealthy Edmund Carrick-Humphrey. But Vicky has other things on her mind: her clandestine application to the Royal College of Art; her participation in the suffragette movement; and her growing attraction to a working-class boy who may be her muse—or may be the love of her life. As the world of debutante balls, corsets, and high society obligations closes in around her, Vicky must figure out: just how much is she willing to sacrifice to pursue her dreams?

Author: Candice Hern
Publisher: Candice Hern
ISBN: 0983866503
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Fans of the traditional Regency Romances of Georgette Heyer, Barbara Metzger, and Carla Kelly will enjoy this witty romance from award-winning author Candice Hern. Robert, Lord Bradleigh, is a rakish earl with a recently arranged betrothal to a lovely young girl he barely knows. Emily Townsend is an impoverished spinster employed as a companion to his grandmother, the formidable dowager countess. Robert agrees to help his grandmother find a husband for the beautiful Emily. But once he comes to know the charms of Emily, he begins to regret his hasty engagement. This sparkling tale will take you from the Pump Room at Bath to the ballrooms of London as the unexpected and undeniable attraction between Robert and Emily blossoms into something more ... something that could put one of them in danger. "Candice Hern is a striking talent of superior merit, one whose intelligence, wit, and craftsmanship are as impressive as her elegant romantic sensibility."--Romantic Times

Author: Candice Hern
Publisher: Candice Hern
ISBN: 0983866511
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274

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Fans of the traditional Regency Romances of Georgette Heyer and the more emotional Regencies of Mary Balogh will enjoy this unforgettable romance from New York Times bestselling author Candice Hern. Jack Raeburn, a longtime pleasure-seeking rakehell, is now unexpectedly the Marquess of Pemerton, a title inherited after the tragic deaths of his father and older brothers. Unfortunately, he inherited a mountain of debts along with the title, and believes his only option is to marry an heiress. He finds a surprising champion in Lady Mary Haviland, a spinster of unremarkable looks and a charming personality, who has decided to help him find a bride. When Jack discovers that Mary has a large fortune, their comfortable friendship takes an unexpected new direction. By turns witty and emotional, A CHANGE OF HEART follows the path of two wounded souls from friendship to betrayal to redemption. The ballrooms of London and the rugged cliffs and coves of the South Devon coast come alive in this poignant tale of the healing power of love."Ms. Hern mesmerizes us with the blistering emotional intensity of an unforgettable love story. A powerful and compelling romance. A keeper, by the most discriminating of definitions." Romantic Times"This book is an exquisite journey. A joyous, passionate tale full of life and laughter." The Romance Reader

Author: M.C. Beaton
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1472112911
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121

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The haughty Beverley family is obsessed with regaining Mannerling, the exquisite seventeenth-century mansion gambled away by their now-deceased father, Sir Beverley. Three of the six Beverley daughters have failed to win back their ancestral estate - settling for love matches over mere bricks and mortar. Now it is Rachel's turn to woo the latest eligible bachelor-in-residence, handsome widower Charles Blackwood. Yet her plan to win the autocratic Charles almost comes to naught: At their first meeting, Rachel forgets herself and admonishes Charles for neglecting his two small children. The antics of young Beth and Mark Blackwood successfully throw Charles and Rachel together, but does Rachel love Charles for himself or for Mannerling?

Author: Jayne Fresina
Publisher: Twisted E-Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1370098227
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385

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Persephone "Persey" Foyle, the Dowager Marchioness of Holbrooke, leads a happy, busy existence, tending her garden, overseeing her charitable missions, feuding with her stepson's wife and vetting potential suitors for her stepdaughter. As far as this lively widow is concerned, her life lacks nothing. But when a young, famously-talented designer is hired to "improve" the grounds of Holbrooke estate—a task she has managed for eight years—Persey's comfortable world is threatened. It doesn't help that he's hired by her nemesis, the new marchioness, or that his talents are all the mode among England's Georgian aristocracy. He has no chance of impressing Persey. No chance at all. Josias Radcliffe has worked hard for his success, and although he's been warned about the dowager, no "meddlesome old crone" will stand in the way of his latest triumph. Until he runs into a pretty maid on his first day and talks her into showing him through the Holbrooke maze. Soon his course is altered, his plans changed forever. Because the dowager has secrets and Joss is the one person who could expose her as a fraud. He knew her when she was Long-Legged Meg—a scullery maid who spun tall tales, and, so it is rumored, used her knowledge of herbs and plants to dispatch her enemies. Folk say she used those long legs to carry her away from the gallows. Have they carried her far enough?