A Christmas Invitation: A Regency Holiday Romance

by Sapphire Lebesque

When Lord Devereux propositions a girl at a masked ball to be his mistress, he doesn't know her identity. Chaperoning her sisters, Celia Pembroke doesn't know the masked gentleman who insults her but she must avoid rakes at all costs for their sake.Celia Pembroke considers herself on the shelf at 24. In her six seasons, she hasn't met one gentleman she'd be happy to share her life with. Now she's too old to find a husband and looking forward to being a spinster. Until her family's fortunes change. Suddenly, there isn't the cash to fund the seasons of her five younger sisters. Celia must find a titled gentleman to marry in order to ease the path of her sisters, and the more prestigious her husband-to-be, the better.

Thomas Price, Lord Devereux, heir to the Duke of Rothmere, is in no hurry to get caught in the parson's mousetrap. His father's nervous because there is no spare. But Thomas is 28. There's plenty of time to marry and do his duty and he plans to carry on with his rakish lifestyle. Until the duke puts his foot down and puts Thomas on a deadline to find a bride, or he'll cut him off without a penny.

A sweet Regency romance short story for the Christmas holidays with guaranteed happy ever after ending. Each book can be read as a standalone and in any order.

Book 1 A Christmas Betrothal
Book 2 A Christmas Invitation
Book 3 New Year's Resolutions

Note for This series is 'Clean & Wholesome', meaning the stories contain emotional intimacy, but don't include graphic physical scenes between characters.

Tropes√ Regency Romance

√ Sweet & Romantic

√ Closed Door

√ Reluctant Bride

√ Reluctant Groom

√ He Falls First

√ Best Friends & Supportive Sisters

√ Guaranteed Happy Ever After

√ Dual POV - His & Hers

If you love M/F Regency Romance holiday style with guaranteed happy ever after endings, this one's for you. In Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.

87 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 25, 2025

About the author

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Sapphire Lebesque dwells on Cloud Nine on the liminal fault line where mortal and magic worlds collide.

She wanders to and fro, seeking out stories of troubled rulers, scorned princesses and maligned queens.

Sapphire is timeless, mayhap eternal. like the fae kingdoms she frequents, scribing the lives and loves of their heroes and heroines.