Joanna Stephens
2) The Chaperon
A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.
Poor and widowed, Lucy finds a post as chaperon to two young ladies while their mother is awaiting the birth of her child. It sounds like easy work, well suited to her sociable nature, but the sisters squabble over their suitors, and there are tensions below the surface of the seemingly happy family. Then there is the charming Mr Audley, who is more interested in flirting with
...A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.
Margaret is the quiet one of the Winterton family, happy only in her own home with her sisters protectively gathered around her. But her father's death and mountain of debts tear the sisters apart and uproot them from Woodside. As a poor relation, Margaret must become a lowly paid companion to two elderly aunts she has never met. There is no welcome for Margaret at their gloomy
...A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.
Lord Humphrey Marford has a way with cards, dice and gambling of all forms. He'd love to start his own gaming house, but that takes a lot of money, far more than he or his brothers can come up with. His only solution is to marry an heiress, and he can't be too choosy.
Miss Hortensia Blythe seems perfect - pretty, charming and very, very rich, she's just home from India
...5) Woodside
The dramatic conclusion to the series!
Ten years have passed since the last of the sisters of Woodside found happiness. Their grief for their young brother, Jeremy, tragically drowned at the age of twelve, has faded. The sadness of losing their home, Woodside, to strangers is but a memory. They no longer wonder just what became of their mother's fabulous jewels, which should have guaranteed their dowries. They are looking forwards, not back
...A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.
Miss Fanny Winterton has only one wish in her romantic heart — to surrender to overwhelming love. She will accept nothing less than to be struck by the thunderbolt of everlasting passion. Real life isn't quite so obliging, however, so while she waits for the fires of love to ignite, she is content to ply her needle as a lowly seamstress for her noble patroness.
The Honourable
...A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.
When Mr Edmund Winterton of Woodside dies, his daughters find themselves penniless and homeless. What can they do? Unless they wish to live on charity, they will have to find genteel employment for themselves.
Annabelle becomes governess to the daughters of the recently bereaved Earl of Brackenwood. She has no idea how to teach, but her pupils can learn all they need from
...A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.
Lord Augustus Marford has only one interest in life - horses. It's an expensive hobby. When his brother, the Marquess of Carrbridge, finds himself in financial trouble after his agent disappears with much of his fortune, Gus is happy to help the family finances by finding work with horse auctioneers Tattersalls. His first job takes him to the wild Northumberland coast to assess
...9) Lord Gilbert
The dramatic conclusion to the series! A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.
Lord Gilbert Marford is in disgrace. He joined the Hussars to stay out of trouble. Instead, he quarrelled with half his fellow officers, seduced the wives of three of them, got himself shot in a duel and sustained an injury that might end his career. Now he's being sent home like a naughty schoolboy, and he's not happy about it. So when
...10) The Painter
The sinking of the Brig Minerva results in many deaths, while for others, the future is suddenly brighter. But it's not always easy to leave the past behind...
Felicia Oakes is the illegitimate daughter of... well, someone or other. A pirate, perhaps, or a spy, or a royal prince... who knows? Her vivid imagination conjures a myriad possibilities, all more exciting than her position as governess to two motherless children. But when their father
...11) Grace
An adventurous young lady and a bored young man find a bit more excitement than they bargained for. Can they find love too?
A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.
Grace's four older sisters have married and moved away, and life is very quiet and boring. It's so stifling being female, occupying herself with her tapestry or painting, when she'd much rather have been a soldier, galloping about
...12) Dulcie
A spoilt young lady and a scornful schoolmaster, but can they overcome their fiery tempers to find love?
A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.
Dulcie's sharp tongue has got her into trouble many times, and set her at odds even with her own sisters, but when she falls out with a neighbour, he challenges her to swap places with his ailing sister — she will go to Allamont Hall to recover in
...13) Hope
A lonely young lady and an ambitious young man - what will they do to save the house they love? And will it bring them happiness?
A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.
Hope has no wish to marry, but it's almost five years since her father died, and the final peculiar clause of his will is about to come into effect: if Hope's brothers can't be found, then the whole estate will be bequeathed
...14) Belle
A practical young lady and a shy curate, united by books - but he's in love with the wrong sister!
A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.
Belle is the plain one of the six Allamont sisters, happy with her books. When their father dies suddenly, his will leaves large dowries for his six daughters, but only if they marry in the proper order, the eldest first. With Amy betrothed, now Belle must
...15) Amy
A shy young lady and a determined suitor, but will the shadow of her dead father keep them apart?
A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.
Amy is a shy, timid soul, browbeaten by her domineering father until she's terrified to do or say anything without his approval. When he dies suddenly, his will leaves large dowries for his six daughters, but only if they marry in the proper order, the eldest first. Amy must
...16) The Widow
A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.
Nell Caldicott awaits the return of her violent sailor husband with trepidation, but for once her fears are not realised. Her husband's ship, the Brig Minerva, has sunk off the Cornish coast. Nell is free, but her husband has left her with little money and many questions about his past. Gradually, as his secrets are laid bare, she realises she didn't know her husband at all.
...17) The Apothecary
The sinking of the Brig Minerva results in many deaths, while for others, the future is suddenly brighter. But it's not always easy to leave the past behind...
Annie Dresden is twenty-six years old, with no fortune, and nothing but a quick, practical mind to recommend her. Taken in by her apothecary uncle after her father's death, she's happy to be his assistant but there's no future for her as an apothecary. The only proper career for a
...An out-of-work governess tries to start a school in the village.
Deborah Hollingsworth, grand-daughter of a baron, has come down in the world, reduced to acting as unpaid governess for her relations. When even that option closes, what is she to do? She has a secret plan, but until she can achieve her heart's desire, she'll start a modest village school to make ends meet, and bring a little happiness to the local children.
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