Christmas Romance England

Art buyer Charlotte Moore is given the chance of a lifetime to be head buyer for the esteemed Wallace Gallery’s Christmas charity gala. To her dismay, she arrives late to the auction, after the most prominent pieces are all bought up. She impulsively bids on the final painting in a panic—an unsigned landscape she’s nearly sure her boss will despise. To save her job, she travels to the beautifully festive New England coastal town of Seabreeze, the setting of the painting, in an attempt to learn the name of the artist.

Three delightful Christmas tales from beloved storyteller Michelle Griep! Pour yourself a cuppa, get lost in the merriment of the season, and enjoy a Dickensian Christmas in three stories from fan favorite Michelle Griep: 12 Days at Bleakly Manor, A Tale of Two Hearts, and The Old Lace Shop.

A yule log burns brightly in a fireplace. Children pop open Christmas crackers to get a surprise. Families enjoy treats such as mince pie and plum pudding. These are the sights and sounds of Christmas in England. Come explore the many English traditions that bring people of this country together at Christmas.

Don't miss this race-against-the-clock story of suspense and intrigue from a USA Today bestselling author. One obscure Babylonian artifact in the hands of terrorists could bring down an entire city… When antiquities professor Bryan Wright is tasked with discovering why a band of terrorists might target a museum in Munich, he teams up with the museum’s attractive exhibit designer to study their ancient artifacts. Something in this collection holds special value to the terrorists, and Bryan must figure out which item and why—before enemies get their hands on it. An American living in ...

Prequel to A Secret Scottish Christmas...it will put you in the mood for the season! "...a wonderful addition to any romance lover's collection and in this reviewer's humble opinion, goes best with some chocolates and a nice glass of wine." — Breath of Life Reviews Lady Emily Picton’s only thought upon entering Berry’s wine shop was to purchase a bottle of Madeira for her good friend Muriel, Countess of Claremont. She had no time for an impudent clerk—or so she thought. Scotsman William Stephen, who’d sent the clerk at Berry’s to the cellar to hunt for a special French cognac, ...

"Get ready to be swept away on a sleigh ride of emotions you won't soon forget." In the enchanting embrace of Worthington Hall, a whirlwind of festive delights unfurls as sisters, Annie and Vicky Abbott, step into their new roles as shop owners poised to dive headfirst into the electrifying spirit of Christmas. But amidst the dazzling kaleidoscope of twinkling lights and jubilant decorations, an unanticipated guest is thrown into the mix. Can someone so charming, so seemingly perfect, be too good to be true? Or is Annie allowing the shattering losses of her past to dictate the happiness she...

What's More Romantic than Falling in Love on a Covered Bridge?Boston financial district star Emily England has never forgotten her teenage dream of romance on a bridge. When a covered bridge comes up for sale in rural Vermont, she jumps at the chance to buy it—who cares what it costs? She’s got plenty saved and prospects for a great year ahead. Maybe her charming boyfriend will even propose to her on her newly purchased bridge and make her first-snowfall wish come true. But, things go sideways at her firm and with her boyfriend, and Emily finds herself back in the countryside ...

They’ve both sworn off marriage, citing their eccentricities. But what if their curses are actually blessings, uniting them into a family just in time for Christmas? After raising a passel of siblings, Molly Hawkins relishes the safety and predictability of life as a lady’s maid in a lavish London mansion. Others may daydream about escaping domestic service or falling in love, but not sensible Molly—until Lady Clara tasks her with supervising a prickly, fastidious…handsome piano tuner. Reclusive Frederick Vogel has yearned for Molly from afar during his fortnightly visits to her ...

A fight for survival… a second chance at love. *** Including a FREE bonus story, Desert Wolf! All Nala Dixon wants is to make it home to her wolf pack in time for the holidays — alive. But a simple road trip turns into a fight for survival when a gang of vampires turns up, thirsting for her blood. A damn good thing a knight in shining armor rushes to her rescue — and hot damn, it’s Harrison, the sasquatch she’s secretly dreamed of for years. This special edition also includes DESERT WOLF: FRIEND OR FOE, where the sasquatch hero of this book first appeared. There’s more than ...

After three years of mourning - and turning her dear deceased husband’s gazette into the ton’s sauciest source of fashion and gossip - Hollis Honeycutt feels her life has been strangely bereft of late…. Her sister is living abroad, and her best friend moved to the country. What must a young widow of rank and reputation do? Why, transform her society gossip sheets into serious investigative news, starting with a rumored coup…and the rather dashing, mysterious gentleman whom Hollis suspects might be the villain of her first real story.

Romance writer Julia Landon knows how to write a happily-ever-after. Creating one for herself is a whole different story. But after a surprising—and surprisingly passionate—kiss under the mistletoe at Harmony Harbor's holiday party last year, Julia thought she might have finally found her very own chance at true love. Until she learns her Mr. Tall, Dark, and Broodingly Handsome has sworn off relationships. Well, if she can't have him in real life, Julia knows just how to get the next best thing....

American Jessica Montgomery arrives in WW I England to be greeted with the horrible news that local vagrants and homeless folk are being found murdered. With a killer skulking through the North Yorkshire Dales, she and Grandmother Morag McDonald fear for the safety of the orphans living at Hope Orphanage. With the help of local Dr. Garth Samuels, they do all they can to protect them. Is it a deranged individual who is the harbinger of death or could it be something far more sinister? As they search for answers to end the horror, Jess learns who she can and cannot trust, but it may be too ...

This Christmas, get swept away with a sweet historical romance! Eliza Wentworth is always fashionable and fashionably late—especially in love. When romance in London leaves her with broken hopes, she refuses to return for another Season. Luckily, London is not the only place love blooms like a winter rose! The two Bentley cousins vie for her attention. Will Eliza choose Emmett or Thomas? And in the end, will she even have the right to choose at all? Who will meet Eliza under the kissing ball? Find out in this heartwarming romance. Fashionably Late is the debut novel by up-and-coming ...

Happy-go-lucky journalist Summer has always managed to focus on the silver lining. But nothing in her life has prepared her for her husband Seth’s recent revelation: He wants a six-month break from their marriage. Determined to stay positive, Summer decamps to Jersey to spend six months by the sea, where every passing week makes Seth more of a distant memory. Then she meets sweet, charming Jude, whose life seems to be on permanent hold even before he receives devastating news of his own.

In all times and in all places, it has been universal to humankind to mark the darkest days of the year with a festival striving for the coming of the light. In our own culture, many of us call our midwinter festival Christmas—that great season that celebrates not merely light, but the coming of the Light of the World. Covering almost a thousand years of history, these scenes take the reader to: Saxon Scotland, Medieval England, Post-Regency England, Pioneer America, Depression Era America, 1970s America, and a contemporary monastery in England. Customs have changed, struggles have varied...

Everyone deserves a second chance at happiness... even a killer. Serendipity Fizzlestitch wants nothing more than to be left alone. In a small cabin a stone's throw from the house where her sisters and mother breathed their last, Serendipity toils away, making the dolls her late father was working on when he disappeared beneath the ocean waves. Serendipity is content to spend the rest of her existence here, trying to atone for the mistakes of her past by creating the dolls that bring joy to so many others. When a mysterious letter arrives in her fireplace, an unusual stranger shows up at ...

When May teams up with Sally and Harriet it is the best day's work she's ever done. Each of them needs money, badly. Which is why they are reduced to working for Quality Cleaners under the watchful eye of 'Slimeball' Slater. When they discover it is them being taken to the cleaners, they set up as an independent team. And that is when things really begin to take off. With more lucrative jobs coming in, they soon find that they are able to take the first steps towards freedom and independence.