Reviews - Historical

Valentine’s from Bath
Jessica Cale, Sherry Ewing,
Jude Knight, Amy Quinton, Caroline Warfield

A fun collection of novellas, “Valentine’s from Bath” features five distinct romances that involve a Valentine’s ball in Bath. In “Beauty and the Bounder,” a man with a secret is drawn to a lady of fortune, but will she accept him when she knows the truth? In “The Earl Takes a Wife”, Celia has loved Adrian for years, but when his sister interferes, more than one heart might break.

Andrew, the Duke of Harrow, has left his Oxfordshire estate and children to others to look after for much too long. His duty as a diplomat in Vienna has kept him busy, but now years after losing his wife, he knows it is time to return. Unfortunately, his long absence has made him a stranger to his children, and their governess, Miss Jenny Harrismith seems to find fault with his efforts.

Everleigh Chatterton wanted nothing more than to marry and have a family of her own. The cruelties of fate, however, chose to tie her to an abusive husband and rob her of her chance at motherhood. Now a widow, she refuses to ever consider remarrying, though her heart aches to know the joy of being a mother.

Miss Margaret Blackwood is looking forward to her London season. Previously without prospects, this season she has all manner of beau vying for her hand after the marriage of her elder sister to an earl. She is partial to John Angsley, Earl of Cambrey, but what does she know of men, and what does he feel about her? A series of misunderstandings leaves both of them unsettled.

Determined to become a baron, Sir Adam de Ware finds himself on the doorstep of Cavendish Castle on Christmas Eve.  Sent to spy on the earl to find out the reason behind his odd behavior, Adam must first win over the earl’s daughter Lady Eva, to gain access to the castle.  Knowing her love for a good meal, Adam puts his skills as a cook to work offering a Christmas goose as his ticket into the

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