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Louisa Cornell read her first historical romance novel, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, at the age of nine. This inspired her to spend the next three years of her young life writing the most horrible historical romance novel ever written. Fortunately it has yet to see the light of day. As Louisa spent those three years living in a little English village in Suffolk (Thanks to her father's Air Force career.) it is no surprise she developed a lifelong love of all things British, especially British history and Regency-set romance novels. (And Earl Grey tea!)

During those same three years, Louisa's vocal talent was discovered. Her study of music began at the London College of Music and continued once she returned to the States. After four musi ...more

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	Dallying with the Diamond (Sex, Lies, and Forbidden Desires, #1) by Louisa Cornell (Goodreads Author), Andrea K. Stein (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 197 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Con: Lord of Conquest (Bow Street's Most Wanted: The Four Horsemen #1) by Louisa Cornell (Goodreads Author), Andrea K. Stein (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 116 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diana's Drummer Dilemma (12 Days of Christmas, #12) 4.48 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Lady's Book of Love 4.05 avg rating — 111 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	His Temptress, His Torment (The Marriage Maker, #30; Forbidden Love, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Submitting to the Widow (Sex, Lies, & Forbidden Desires, #2) by Louisa Cornell (Goodreads Author), Andrea K. Stein (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Her Unrepentant Rogue (The Marriage Maker, #31; Forbidden Love, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thief of Broken Hearts (The Sons of Eliza Bryant #1) 4.32 avg rating — 66 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Study in Passion (Daughters of Scandal, #5; The Marriage Maker) 4.38 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost in Love 4.16 avg rating — 62 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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EXCERPT from LOST IN LOVE by LOUISA CORNELL

THE FOOL OF A BEAR baiter looked at her as if she had two heads.

“I mean it, you puffed up bully.” She flicked the whip at him and knocked the tattered hat from his head. “This dog belongs to Miss Worthy. Should you try to take him I shall horsewhip you within an inch of your life.” She stepped forward and raised the whip to prove her point.

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Sex, Lies, & Forbidden Desires (6 books)
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Andrea K. Stein (Goodreads Author)

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Forbidden Love (4 books)
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4.17 avg rating — 363 ratings

5 Pearls for the Earl (6 books)
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Louisa Cornell (Goodreads Author),

Andrea K. Stein (Goodreads Author)

4.60 avg rating — 133 ratings

The Sons of Eliza Bryant (1 book)
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Rosemount Manor (5 books)
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“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
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“I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and he to whom that is given need ask no more.”
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“He shall never know I love him: and that, not because he's handsome, but because he's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made out of, his and mine are the same.”
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