The Duke’s Wife Returns – Ella Matthews ‘Tis the season…for second chances! After a devastating loss on the battlefield, Alex the Duke of Pembrokeshire, has retreated from the world and his convenient wife. Alex is resolute – he will not allow his grief to sully Georgiana’s light. But this winter, she’s arrived on his doorstep to begin their marriage… Tired of gossipmongers saying she’s not fulfilling her duties as a duchess, Georgiana strikes a deal with Alex: they’ll have separate lives…once they conceive an heir! In close quarters, Georgiana slips past Alex’s defences, exposing the dormant fire within him – and stoking flames of her own! Their reunion is just for Christmas but could their fledgling family last forever? How To Court A Countess – Emma-Claire Sunday A thief to steal…the Countess’s heart? Former pickpocket Amelia is trapped in a life of servitude to the man who caught her. He offers a deal: help him win the hand – and fortune – of Countess Beatrice by posing as a governess. In return for information that will help his courtship, he’ll grant Amelia her freedom. Complications arise when Amelia meets the jaw-droppingly lovely Beatrice. Amelia feels startlingly at home in the Countess’s household and their clandestine meetings in the music room quickly become a nightly habit. Amelia can’t deny their connection – but when her liberty depends on Beatrice’s marriage to another, can she risk following her heart?
