Elisabeth Fairchild - Valentine's Change of Heart

Heart and Soul

Valentine Wharton has been drowning is sorrow ever since he lost his beloved Penny Foster to the town gossips. But Wharton no longer cares what the members of the ton have to say--not since high society scorned his beloved Penny. Now his sole care is for his nine-year-old daughter, Felicity, who his one and only love left behind and who he cherishes more than life itself.

Miss Elaine Deering is, in young Felicity's opinion, the best part of boarding school. So when Wharton arrives at the school to take his daughter on holiday, he arranges for Miss Deering to join the two as a temporary governess. Unfortunately, his reputation has preceded Wharton, and the handsome lord scares Miss Deering to no end. But when he begins to take delight in the skeptical schoolteacher, there may be luck for both of them--and hope in store for his broken heart....

Elisabeth Fairchild - Breach of Promise

Stung by Love

The village of Chipping Campden is abuzz with gossip when the local honey merchant, Miss Susan Fairford, leases her former home to a mysterious young gentleman. Miss Fairford went from belle to beekeeper after her marriage to a cad who absconded--after just one day--with her pride, her fortune, and her faith in men....

Her new tenant, who goes by the name of Philip Stone, was similarly bereft at the hands of his gold-digging fiancee, whom he caught in an act of betrayal--on the very morning of their wedding! Philip's angry flight from the scene of his humiliation brings him from Cornwall's rocky coast to Fairford Manor, where he is captivated by his landlady's wit and beauty--despite his resolution to steer clear of all tempting females.

Only time will tell whether bachelor and beekeeper can overcome their mutual mistrust in order to discover how much they really have in common....

Elisabeth Fairchild - Sugarplum Surprises

Seasonal Sweets

When her father the Baron died, Jane Nichol thought she had lost every chance at happiness--and her newly-widowed step-mother's plans for her made things frightfully worse.

Now, having escaped the Baroness's clutches by running away, Jane lives a double life. By day, she powders and pads herself into the form of middle-aged Madame Nicolette, making her living as the town's best seamstress. By night, she sheds the costume and becomes herself once again, the lovely Lady Jane Nichol. So it is that her life's path crosses with that of a young duke, who also bears the weight of a great secret. The Christmas season has in store for them many surprises--surprises as lucky and unexpected as silver trinkets in a Yuletide plum pudding. But with rumors rippling in their wake, and secrets neither will divulge first, the two wonder if they can ever have their cake and eat it, too...


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2001 RT Reviewers' Choice -- Regency Romance

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