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A Scottish Duke with a dark reputation, a Lady seeking a respectable suitor, a Christmas house party, a secret kiss, an unexpected death, the suspicion of murder, a rescue, a love beyond all expectation. ***** FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED ***** Lady Eleanor Willoughby comes to her sister’s Christmas House Party hoping to meet a man worth contemplating as a husband, after a less than inspiring Season. But almost the first man she meets is everything she doesn’t want… Adair Craigie, Duke of Braeness, has never been well accepted in society. His sheer size is enough to intimidate most women, and the wild black hair lends him a ferocious appearance. Gossip and rumour follows him, no matter what he does, and he doubts he will ever fit in, or find a wife who does not fear him. But when an enchanting young lady literally falls into his grasp… he catches her, as a gentleman should. Circumstances lead to a clandestine kiss in the stables, and the future seems full of hope – until a death brings suspicion and fear to the house party. Can the Duke and Lady Eleanor prevent false accusations of murder, without ruining her reputation? Will they be forced to marry, whether they wish it or not? And hanging over the Christmas festivities like a pall, there remains the key question – is there a murderer amongst them?
Author
Arietta Richmond has been a compulsive reader and writer all her life. Whilst her reading has covered an enormous range of topics, history has always fascinated her, and historical novels have been amongst her favourite reading. She has written a wide range of work, from business articles and other non-fiction works (published under a pen name) but fiction has always been a major part of her life. Now, her Regency Historical Romance books are finally being released. The Derbyshire Set is comprised of 10 novels (7 released so far). The ‘His Majesty’s Hounds’ series is comprised of 17novels, with the fourteenth having just been released. She also has a standalone longer novel shortly to be released, and two other series of novels in development. She lives in Australia, and when not reading or writing, likes to travel, and to see in person the places where history happened. Be the first to know about it when Arietta’s next book is released! Sign up to Arietta’s newsletter at http://www.ariettarichmond.com When you do, you will receive two free subscriber exclusive books - ‘A Gift of Love’, which is a prequel to the Derbyshire Set series, and ends on the day that ‘The Earl’s Unexpected Bride’ begins, and ‘Madame’s Christmas Marquis’ which is an additional story in the His Majesty’s Hounds series These stories are not for sale anywhere – they are absolutely exclusive to newsletter subscribers!
