Moonlight Square: One Moonlit Night (Prequel Novella) & Duke of Scandal

Moonlight Square #0.5 & 1

by Gaelen Foley

Presenting the wildly romantic Regency series from New York Times bestselling author, Gaelen Foley...Welcome to Moonlight Square - Regency London's Most Romantic Address!This digital collection contains the Prequel Novella and Book 1 in Gaelen Foley's Moonlight Square series.PREQUEL ONE MOONLIT NIGHTAt the ripe old age of two-and-twenty, Lady Katrina Glendon just can't seem to snare a husband. Whether her frank tongue or slightly eccentric ways bear the blame, she faces a houseful of younger sisters clamoring for her, the eldest, to marry and move aside before they all end up as spinsters. When her latest suitor defects and proposes to another girl, Trinny throws up her hands in despair of ever finding a fiancé. But sometimes destiny waits just around the corner...and love lives right across the square!Gable Winston-McCray, the charming, understated Viscount Roland saunters through life as a wealthy, sophisticated rakehell and man-about-town. Heir to an earldom, the handsome hedonist would rather dally with bored Society wives than acquire a bride of his own, much to his father's dismay. Until, one moonlit night, fate strikes! Unsuspecting neighbors meet and become flirtatious allies. So when Gable receives his father's ultimatum to wed or go penniless, he offers Trinny a marriage of convenience. Alas, the pretty redhead cannot possibly accept such an unfeeling proposal - even if her dear "Lord Sweet Cheeks" might be the man of her dreams.BOOK 1: DUKE OF SCANDALForbidden fruit. The one thing the rakehell Duke of Netherford swore he'd never do was give in to the temptation offered to him by his best friend's younger sister. But now, Miss Felicity Carvel is all grown up, and more ravishing than ever. Some rules were made to be broken...Six years ago, Jason Hawthorne, the Duke of Netherford, made it clear to the young, lovesick Miss Felicity Carvel that nothing could ever happen between them. He has earned his reputation as a libertine - and the lovely innocent is his best friend's sister. But six years of wild hedonistic pleasures have left Jason empty and jaded, while Felicity has blossomed into a strong, beautiful woman, ripe for love and marriage. When a sudden windfall makes her one of the most sought-after heiresses in London, Jason knows he must step in to protect her and keep the fortune-hunters at bay until her brother returns from his dangerous mission abroad. Unfortunately, Jason is the last person whose help she'd ever want.Still smarting from the humiliation of throwing herself at the handsome, dark-eyed rogue only to be rejected, Felicity has watched from a distance over the years, heart aching, as her beloved Jason wandered ever farther astray, seeking escape from the hidden wounds in his past that have turned him into this lost soul. When he appoints himself her temporary protector until her brother returns from abroad, Felicity can't seem to get rid of him. Worse, the attraction between them has only grown with the passage of time. Deep down, Felicity still wants Jason for her own. But after getting her heart broken once before by the infamous rakehell, does she dare attempt to play with fire again - and this time, can Jason resist?The Moonlight Square Prequel ONE MOONLIT NIGHTBook 1: DUKE OF SCANDALBook 2: DUKE OF SECRETSBook 3: DUKE OF STORMBook 4: DUKE OF SHADOWS

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance

361 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 6, 2020

About the author

Gaelen Foley is the New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author of twenty historical romances set in the glittering world of Regency England. Her books are available in sixteen languages and have won numerous genre awards, such as the Bookseller's Best, the NJRW Golden Leaf (three times), the CRW Award of Excellence, the National Reader's Choice Award, the Beacon, and the Holt Medallion.

A Pennsylvania native, Gaelen holds a B.A. in English literature with a minor in Philosophy from the State University of New York, College at Fredonia, a quaint lakeside village where Mark Twain once owned a home. It was here, while studying the Romantic poets, such as Wordsworth, Byron, and Keats that she first fell in love with the Regency period in which her novels are set. Gaelen lives in western Pennsylvania with her college-sweetheart husband, Eric, a schoolteacher, with whom she co-writes middle grade fantasy adventure novels under the pen-name, E.G. Foley. (See www.EGFoley.com.) She is hard at work on her next book.

Reviews

[Coco.V]

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[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally

Felicity Carvel has been in love with Jason Hawthorne the future Duke of Netherford since she was fifteen.
Felicity brother Peter came home from the war and was not in his right mind. Jason sent him on an exhibition to name a mountain after him.
Felicity was living with her widow aunt and her companion.
Felicity set her mind to getting Jason to realize what he needs is her. Will Felicity plan work out or will she be alone.

[Sandra Bensley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Felicity catches her naughty duke

This is Felicity's story how she grew up and taking care of her elderly Aunt who dies and leaves her very well off. How she rekindled an old passion for the Naughy Duke and captures his heart.

[Severita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful characters