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Once Upon a Wedding
Series · 9 books · 2000-2019

Books in series

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The Fairy Tale Bride

2000

Librarian's Note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B0042ANYJ8. Miranda Fenster was known as the Fairy Tale Miss during the one disastrous London season that convinced her she would never have a happily-ever-after. But when her brother's love match is thwarted by the impossibly proper Duke of Kerstone, Miranda sets off to convince the duke to champion her brother's cause for love. Unfortunately, he is too proper to consider love a suitable reason for marriage, and too proper not to marry Miranda when they find themselves compromised. Now, Miranda has a second chance for happily-ever-after, if she can uncover her new husband's darkest secret.
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#2

The Star-Crossed Bride

2001

The Fensters were like many other proper Victorian families—in every way but one. Ignoring the grim convention that one married for wealth and title, these spirited siblings followed their hearts...and vowed to wed only for love. Love Match Three years ago, Valentine Fenster had tried to elope with Emily Weatherley, his heart's true love. Unfortunately, their plans were thwarted and Valentine, having compromised Emily's reputation, was forced to agree never to pursue her again. But when he learns that her title-conscious parents have betrothed her to an aging marquis who is an abuser of women, Valentine knows he can no longer stand aside. His passionate longing for Emily and his desire to protect her, leads him back to her arms. And yet, because there remains his solemn promise to stay away from her, Valentine knows he cannot make Emily his bride. Still, some promises are made to be broken.
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#3

The Unintended Bride

2001

Longing to find true love, shy Hero Fenster agrees to help Arthur Watterly, the man she has loved for years, find the rare edition of Le Morte d'Arthur, and when they are accidently locked in a bookshop together, they succumb to passion, which forces Arthur to offer for her hand in marriage, but Hero wants much more than just a marriage of convenience. Original.
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#4

The Infamous Bride

2001

The Fensters were a proper Victorian family in every way but one—they flaunted convention and married only for love.
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#5

The Next Best Bride

2002

When Helena Fenster's twin sister jilts her fianc Rand Mallon—the man Helena herself loves—Helena is surprised when Rand is prepared to marry her in her sister's place. Yet how can Helena marry the man she adores when it is obvious that, for him at least, one woman is as good as another? Soon, they are walking down the aisle, but Helena vows to convince her husband she is not simply a mirror image of her sister.
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#6

The Impetuous Bride

2002

Leaving her groom at the altar to seek freedom in the wilds of America, Rosaline Fenster learns only married women can join the wagon train bound for Oregon. Though she'd left England to avoid marriage, she now needs a husband to get across America. Handsome wagon master Rob Lewis has the power to send her packing, but he also has a power over her heart. Original.
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#7

The Twelfth Night Bride

2003

At the close of the celebration of Christmas comes Twelfth Night—an evening of mischief and merriment. And it will be Kate Fenster's wedding night...for the duke's youngest daughter must marry the handsome Irishman who climbed into her bed on Christmas Eve... On the First Day of Christmas... Kate Fenster thought nothing of her blithe vow to marry charming Sean McCarthy so long ago—it was made in jest, after all. But now that her "intended" has returned, promising to sweep her off her feet, Kate is suddenly unsure if the new, and nearly penniless, Earl of Blarney wants her love—or her dowry. Sean is undaunted by the impossible tasks the lovely Kate sets him to prove his affection. He loves her beyond reason, but he is nobody's fool. His stealthy visit to her bedchamber on Christmas Eve means that she must give him her hand in marriage, though all he can give her is himself—and more joy than her heart can ever hold.
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#8

The Lighthouse Keeper's Bride

2019

Raised almost as a sister in a duke's household, Betsy Lawton has let the duchess' love of fairytale endings lead her to believe she has a chance at true love with a man far above her station. Betsy Lawton, the governess' daughter, dares to give her heart to an earl. When he crushes it under his heel to marry according to his family's expectations, she turns her back on England and departs for America, where rank and station are no impediment to her dreams. Not that Betsy desires true love any longer. Instead she will be the mail order bride of a lighthouse keeper. It is the lighthouse she will love, she vows. Matthew Thigpen had always regretted not fighting hard enough to marry the woman he loved, despite her lack of rank and family. But now he needs to find her. The woman he jilted is the only woman who will understand his predicament and keep his daughter safe. Now a widow, Betsy must marry again to keep her job at her beloved lighthouse. Matthew offers her a devil's bargain that will allow her to keep her job at the lighthouse she loves and keep his daughter safe as well. But is his bargain worth the lighthouse, if he breaks her heart all over again?
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#9

The Unconventional Bride

2019

She dared to pose as a man to get her medical degree. But now that her true identity is revealed, must she abandon the profession she loves? Susannah Hopkins thought she had the world at her feet after conquering medical school and lining up a dream appointment as the resident physician at Wellburn Orphanage, until her best laid plans go awry. Thanks to an obstinate member of the orphanage’s Board of Directors, the newly minted doctor finds herself packing off to the gloomy halls of a manor called Thornfield, just outside of a tiny New York hamlet. Far from home and her lofty aspirations alike, Susannah finds new purpose in an unlikely place: the heart of her determined young patient, and the pale blue eyes of one Lord Stephen Camden. Can she forge a new future from the ashes of her dreams and melt the ice protecting Stephen’s wounded heart?

Author

Kelly McClymer
Kelly McClymer
Author · 23 books

USA Today bestselling author Kelly McClymer writes fairytale-inspired romances set in Victorian England (although a few characters escape to the United States), fairytale fantasy, and mom-inspired mystery. Kelly shares her characters’ family values: she grew up with three younger sisters and has successfully raised three children of her own. She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren. Kelly’s first published writing was for her high school newspaper and she’s been writing fiction in many forms ever since. While she explores many genres including historical romance, mystery, young adult, and fantasy, her stories share common themes: developing inner strength, the power of love in all it’s forms, triumph of good over evil, and the strength of family connection.

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