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Winter Holiday Collection: Holiday Regency Romance
A Holiday Regency Romance
Winning Lady Jane
Christmas Cheer and Happily Ever After.
Dukes, earls and brave ladies, all wrapped up like a present with a dangerous Christmas masquerade!
Randolph Keening, the Earl of Keegain, is engaged to be married, and therein lies the problem.
He does not love his intended bride, but he will honor his word, both to the lady and to his late father.
When Miss Jane Bellevue traveled to Kennett Park for the Christmas holiday, she never expected to fall in love with her best friend’s brother. But from the moment Jane first locked eyes with Lord Keegain, she knew she was meant to be his.
If only he was not already promised to the cold but beautiful, Lady Margret Fairfax.
Join Jane and Lord Keegain on this Heartfelt Christmas Romp.
Love at first sight. Instalove and HEA
The Duke’s Winter
The duke kept the secret, but the sin was his to bear. More than anything, he did not wish for word of it to reach Emily’s ears. When the truth surfaces, Alexander may lose the only woman he's ever loved.
Miss Emily Ingram is given the Christmas holiday to choose between her London suitors, but she loves an unsuitable suitor.
Alexander may be a duke, but he is not a proper gentleman. He fears he is too late to win the lady’s affection. An event from his past may sever their childhood friendship and extinguish any chance at love between them.
Will the duke’s secret destroy the love he hoped to kindle in her very proper heart? Will practical and determined Emily overcome what keeps them apart?
One can hope for a Christmas miracle. After all, even the coldest heart can melt.
A sweet Christmas romance about growing up, overcoming the past and learning to love Friends to lovers.
The Forbidden Valentine
Can love survive when generations of hatred threaten to tear it apart…?
Lady Eleanor Hawthorne never planned on falling in love with a Firthley. The Hawthornes and the Firthleys have been enemies since before Lady Eleanor was born, but when Eleanor’s sleigh is stranded in the snow, she cannot bring herself to forget her handsome rescuer, even when she realizes he is Lord Firthley.
Likewise David Firthley finds himself entranced by the sweet violet-eyed girl who trudged through the storm to his doorstep. No matter her family name, he must see her again.
Firthley and Lady Eleanor now find themselves trapped in a web of lies, secret meetings and long lost love letters. They must find a way to end the feud.
But with the truth of its origins lost to time how will their families ever find forgiveness?
Can the hatred of the past truly be forgotten…or are Eleanor and David fated to repeat the mistakes of the past and end in ruin?
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Fans of The Bridgerton Series, authors Grace Burrowes, Georgette Heyer and Christi Caldwell will enjoy all of Isabella Thorne’s classic sweet regency romance books.
Winning Lady Jane
Christmas Cheer and Happily Ever After.
Dukes, earls and brave ladies, all wrapped up like a present with a dangerous Christmas masquerade!
Randolph Keening, the Earl of Keegain, is engaged to be married, and therein lies the problem.
He does not love his intended bride, but he will honor his word, both to the lady and to his late father.
When Miss Jane Bellevue traveled to Kennett Park for the Christmas holiday, she never expected to fall in love with her best friend’s brother. But from the moment Jane first locked eyes with Lord Keegain, she knew she was meant to be his.
If only he was not already promised to the cold but beautiful, Lady Margret Fairfax.
Join Jane and Lord Keegain on this Heartfelt Christmas Romp.
Love at first sight. Instalove and HEA
The Duke’s Winter
The duke kept the secret, but the sin was his to bear. More than anything, he did not wish for word of it to reach Emily’s ears. When the truth surfaces, Alexander may lose the only woman he's ever loved.
Miss Emily Ingram is given the Christmas holiday to choose between her London suitors, but she loves an unsuitable suitor.
Alexander may be a duke, but he is not a proper gentleman. He fears he is too late to win the lady’s affection. An event from his past may sever their childhood friendship and extinguish any chance at love between them.
Will the duke’s secret destroy the love he hoped to kindle in her very proper heart? Will practical and determined Emily overcome what keeps them apart?
One can hope for a Christmas miracle. After all, even the coldest heart can melt.
A sweet Christmas romance about growing up, overcoming the past and learning to love Friends to lovers.
The Forbidden Valentine
Can love survive when generations of hatred threaten to tear it apart…?
Lady Eleanor Hawthorne never planned on falling in love with a Firthley. The Hawthornes and the Firthleys have been enemies since before Lady Eleanor was born, but when Eleanor’s sleigh is stranded in the snow, she cannot bring herself to forget her handsome rescuer, even when she realizes he is Lord Firthley.
Likewise David Firthley finds himself entranced by the sweet violet-eyed girl who trudged through the storm to his doorstep. No matter her family name, he must see her again.
Firthley and Lady Eleanor now find themselves trapped in a web of lies, secret meetings and long lost love letters. They must find a way to end the feud.
But with the truth of its origins lost to time how will their families ever find forgiveness?
Can the hatred of the past truly be forgotten…or are Eleanor and David fated to repeat the mistakes of the past and end in ruin?
A Sweet Regency Romance Enemies to Lovers Free on Kindle Unlimited
Get your copy today!
Fans of The Bridgerton Series, authors Grace Burrowes, Georgette Heyer and Christi Caldwell will enjoy all of Isabella Thorne’s classic sweet regency romance books.
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About the author
Isabella Thorne
83 books105 followersIsabella Thorne is an author of Regency and Georgian Romance. The first grown-up books she read were historical, authored by Georgette Heyer, Victoria Holt and Anna Seton. Unfortunately, for her own daughters, the beauty and hallmark of Regency Romance, witty dialogue and the manners of the time, have been overshadowed by explicit books instead of true Regency Romance. Regency Romance includes a more formal language, longer sentences and ballrooms instead of bedrooms.
With a return to romance, Isabella Thorne hopes you will enjoy her light fun books. You can share them with your daughters with the guarantee that although there is romance aplenty, and a bit of sexual tension and a kiss, there is nothing explicit in her books. They are clean and wholesome reads with lots of humor and upbeat "fun poking" at the English mannerisms of the time.
Because I love the pageantry of the period, I love to include true events or set stories during a war--the English were involved in so many of them at this time! You will find bits of history scattered through the books and an occasional historical figure, but these books are FICTION and not intended to be a definitive history. None of the Peerage of (any land) actually existed. I hope that all the British and the die-hard historical readers will please forgive this passionate American if I make any mistakes, and send an email off to isabellathorne@christianromancestories.com I will make corrections.
I endeavor to make the heros and heroines true to their time period. That means that many women may seem weak at first glance, but they soon find their inner grit. Unlike today's heroines, the Regency heroine could not openly defy convention at the time. Instead, she had to find a way around the convention. That is half the fun! Likewise, heros were expected to be chauvinistic. In fact, the etymology of chauvinism shows that the word chauvinism did not appear until the late 1800's and then was a pejorative term the English had for the French who continued to be slavishly patriotic to Napoleon. What we call chauvinistic, the Regency called masculine or virile. I will always choose to make my characters as historically correct as possible, even if that means they seem a bit politically incorrect to today's audiences.
I am a meticulous perfectionist who taught AP English for 20 years at the high school level before moving to teach at a community college because I was disheartened by the decline in American education, especially the decline of the reading level. Be forewarned that the longer sentences in my books cause an upward trend in the reading level, which settles at about seventh grade, instead of the fourth grade level found in newspapers and many, so called, adult books. An occasional typo may slip by me, but is usually caught by my editor, who is a fellow teacher, or by my Beta and ARC readers who are marvelous. You can expect long sentences in my books, just like they were in yesteryear. You may even learn a few new words. I hope so! I guess I am still a bit of a teacher at heart.
Stop by my website, www.isabellathorne.com for a free story and a notification of special sales.
If you love my books, PLEASE REVIEW and SHARE.
Air Kisses!
Isabella Thorne
With a return to romance, Isabella Thorne hopes you will enjoy her light fun books. You can share them with your daughters with the guarantee that although there is romance aplenty, and a bit of sexual tension and a kiss, there is nothing explicit in her books. They are clean and wholesome reads with lots of humor and upbeat "fun poking" at the English mannerisms of the time.
Because I love the pageantry of the period, I love to include true events or set stories during a war--the English were involved in so many of them at this time! You will find bits of history scattered through the books and an occasional historical figure, but these books are FICTION and not intended to be a definitive history. None of the Peerage of (any land) actually existed. I hope that all the British and the die-hard historical readers will please forgive this passionate American if I make any mistakes, and send an email off to isabellathorne@christianromancestories.com I will make corrections.
I endeavor to make the heros and heroines true to their time period. That means that many women may seem weak at first glance, but they soon find their inner grit. Unlike today's heroines, the Regency heroine could not openly defy convention at the time. Instead, she had to find a way around the convention. That is half the fun! Likewise, heros were expected to be chauvinistic. In fact, the etymology of chauvinism shows that the word chauvinism did not appear until the late 1800's and then was a pejorative term the English had for the French who continued to be slavishly patriotic to Napoleon. What we call chauvinistic, the Regency called masculine or virile. I will always choose to make my characters as historically correct as possible, even if that means they seem a bit politically incorrect to today's audiences.
I am a meticulous perfectionist who taught AP English for 20 years at the high school level before moving to teach at a community college because I was disheartened by the decline in American education, especially the decline of the reading level. Be forewarned that the longer sentences in my books cause an upward trend in the reading level, which settles at about seventh grade, instead of the fourth grade level found in newspapers and many, so called, adult books. An occasional typo may slip by me, but is usually caught by my editor, who is a fellow teacher, or by my Beta and ARC readers who are marvelous. You can expect long sentences in my books, just like they were in yesteryear. You may even learn a few new words. I hope so! I guess I am still a bit of a teacher at heart.
Stop by my website, www.isabellathorne.com for a free story and a notification of special sales.
If you love my books, PLEASE REVIEW and SHARE.
Air Kisses!
Isabella Thorne
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February 24, 2023
Fun Regency holiday collection
These are three stand-alone stories that are only tangentially linked by the theme of winter holiday celebrations and a few character relationships.
If you enjoy clean Regency tales for a chance to travel thru time to a more graceful society, this a a collection of stories you will want to read.
I received an ARC copy of this story from the author via BookFunnel and voluntarily chose to share my review.
These are three stand-alone stories that are only tangentially linked by the theme of winter holiday celebrations and a few character relationships.
If you enjoy clean Regency tales for a chance to travel thru time to a more graceful society, this a a collection of stories you will want to read.
I received an ARC copy of this story from the author via BookFunnel and voluntarily chose to share my review.
October 6, 2024
very slow until near the end
The first 20 or so chapters I felt were very slow. Not until near the end of the book did it get exciting and unexpected as to way it would lead to the end.
The first 20 or so chapters I felt were very slow. Not until near the end of the book did it get exciting and unexpected as to way it would lead to the end.
December 5, 2022
I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I enjoyed all three of these books, got lost in each story. Definitely recommend.
August 10, 2023
Please see individual stories for review.
December 23, 2023
Not my cup of tea
This was not my cup of tea but recommended for fans of the genre. It was just a bit too long and drawn out for my taste.
This was not my cup of tea but recommended for fans of the genre. It was just a bit too long and drawn out for my taste.
December 27, 2023
This was 3 full sized books, not novellas like I had expected! My interest fluctuated at times, but mostly I was interested in reading. They were clean stories about star crossed lovers.
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