'Everything I want in a Regency romance: feisty heroine, broody hero with a loving heart, and some beautifully written love scenes.' -Kari Lemor, author of Wild Card Undercover 'A wonderful character-driven historical romance that had me hooked from the first chapter. Offers readers more than enough reasons to make the Brides of Beadwell a must-read.' - RT Book Reviews

'Smart, sharp and insightful, ushering readers into a detailed historical setting, and right into the middle of an emotional and utterly rewarding romance. **Winner of the 2017 RT Reviewers Choice Award for Digital Historical Romance ** Her fate is now in his hands, but her heart may not be safe. In fact, John has no intention of letting her go.

But though Emma happily grants him his freedom, her fiery beauty and resilient spirit hold him captive. John needs a wife capable of smoothing his beloved sister's introduction into society. Now, as the new Duke of Worley, his shocking resurrection throws the ton into a tizzy and makes him one of England's most sought-after bachelors-except that he's already engaged. Rumor has it that John ran off to war and died in battle. And what she knows is that London society holds nothing for her. Since then, she's grown from a shy, uncertain girl to a woman who knows her own mind. Lady Emmaline Shaw's reputation was irreparably damaged when her fiancé, John Brantwood, disappeared immediately after their engagement four years ago. An inconvenient engagement turns a marriage of convenience into so much more in this award-winning Regency romance series opener. Little does he know that even with her reputation at stake, Lucy will take the biggest gamble of her life by following her heart-straight into his arms. But, saddled with debt, he's in no position to keep a woman, much less marry one, which is what a woman like Lucy deserves. Still, the misunderstanding ends in a kiss neither canīex finds the proper vicar's daughter and her most improper proposal endlessly amusing-and attractive. And Lucy is not exactly mistress material. But Bex is no family man looking for a governess. Upon meeting Bex, the duke's cousin, Lucy offers herself up to him. But life-in the way of the dashing Bex Brantwood-has something else in store for Lucy. As she helps her childhood friend, the new Duchess of Worley, through her pregnancy, the ever-practical Lucy makes her plans. The daughter of an ailing vicar in a village with no eligible bachelors, her only hope is to find employment as a governess or companion. The award-winning author of The Reunion continues her dazzling new series with a novel of one woman's fall from saint to sinner.

The Reunion by Sara Portman