Jane Eyre meets Prince Charming in two enchanting Regency love stories! Previously published as "Much Ado About Nuptials" and The Baron’s Governess Bride.In the novella “The Viscount Meets His Match” Sebastian Viscount Benedict knows from bitter experience that marrying a woman of lower rank and fortune brings nothing but heartache. He is determined to prevent his beloved brother from making the same mistake by wedding the local squire’s daughter. Rebecca Beaton disagrees. She is certain her former pupil, Hermione, truly loves the viscount’s brother and will make him a devoted wife. She tries to persuade formidable Lord Benedict to give the young couple his blessing. In spite of their many differences, Sebastian finds himself drawn to forthright, loyal Rebecca. Yet he fears his admiration for the lady could erode his good judgment and resolve. Rebecca fights her growing attraction to Sebastian, which threatens to divide her loyalties…and perhaps break her heart. If only she can help him believe in true love, there may be hope for more than one happy ending!In the novel The Baron’s Governess Bride, Rupert Lord Steadwell is determined to hire the dowdiest, most unmarriageable woman he can find to care for his motherless daughters. The girls were heartbroken when their last governess eloped and Rupert does not want to risk a repetition. In her drab clothes, frumpy cap and spectacles, Grace Ellerby look like the ideal person for the job. Rupert has no idea that clever, caring Miss Ellerby is a beauty in disguise. Alarmed by unwanted advances from men in her previous positions, Grace is desperate to hide her dangerously attractive appearance and her growing feelings for her new employer. But when Lord Steadwell appears in danger of making a loveless marriage and saddling his daughters with a dreaded stepmother, Grace must risk everything to prevent it. Will a midnight kiss at a masked ball lead to scandal and ruin or might two wary hearts find their happily ever after at last?

The Marquess and Marchioness of Clydon request the pleasure of your company this December at their annual Christmas house party. Honored guests are invited to spend this Christmastide at Carcliffe Castle, where a suite of winter adventures and explorations will be enjoyed by all …Harriet Pratt’s place on the shelf is becoming more firmly solidified with each passing season. When her longtime friend Madison invites her to spend Christmas in the country, it is the perfect excuse for Harriet to escape her mother’s disappointed glances. But she soon discovers that Carcliffe Castle is a place of mystery, where new adventures … and temptations … await around every corner.When he arrives to spend the holidays with his longtime family friends, Leland Bowden, Viscount Bayfield, is looking forward to a quiet and contemplative retreat. But his hostess has different plans in mind, and before long Lee finds himself again and again in the presence of the beguiling Miss Pratt. It seems that the very walls of Carcliffe Castle are conspiring to throw them together. Before long, Lee begins to wonder if it is fate – or something headier – that is playing with their hearts. A Very Viscount Christmas is a steamy special holiday addition to Cara Maxwell’s bestselling Hesitant Husbands series.

“Took my breath away… It broke my heart, then it fixed it again.” Reader review, ?????Louisa Arnold used to love playing in the grounds of derelict Hill House as a little girl. Now, a devastating loss sends her running to the overgrown gardens, seeking sanctuary in the manor’s ruined halls.There, to her astonishment, Hill House begins to transform around her – in place of rotting floors and sagging ceilings, are vast silk rugs of embroidered roses and majestic crystal chandeliers. Maids and footmen flit busily past – is Lou dreaming, or could she actually be standing in this place as it was a hundred years ago?Lou is mystified by the warm welcome she receives as a guest of the illustrious Mandeville family. Over tea parties and shoots, banquets and dancing, she’s suddenly living the life she always dreamed of. And, though she tries to fight it, she’s increasingly drawn to the Mandeville heir, Thomas, whose heart-breaking fate she knows well from the pages of history.As Lou falls more in love with this world, the truth about Hill House and the destiny of its family begins to unravel. Will the past run its stubborn course, swallowing Lou in its wake – or can she save this beautiful place and the people she’s come to treasure from certain ruin?A heart-breaking, beautiful, emotional and unputdownable read for fans of The Time Traveller’s Wife, Fiona Valpy and Lucinda Riley.Readers have been swept away by A Time to Change:“I really didn’t want this story to end… An emotional rollercoaster of a read… the author captivated me heart and soul and I loved everything about it.” Reader review, ?????“Wow – this book has blown me away. Wonderful… As a history lover who would love to step back into the past, this story is a dream.” Reader review, ?????“Loved this book. Didn’t want it to end. Cried at the end.” Reader review, ?????“A really powerful and heart-wrenching novel about love and self-sacrifice. It is beautifully written… I got lost in its pages … Now it is ended and I feel bereft… a most beautiful and fabulous novel.” Reader review, ?????“Incredible and wonderful at the same time. I could hardly put the book down.” Reader review, ?????“This has to be the best book I have read in a long time. I just couldn’t put it down. Have recommended it to friends and they have said the same. A definite must-read.” Reader review, ?????