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Second Chance Love: A Regency Romance Set
My two favorite things about writing romance are conversations with readers (at conferences or online), and the camaraderie among fellow romance writers. Second Chance Love: A Regency Anthology is dear to my heart because it grew out of both. I met the lovely Annabelle Anders last year at the Historical Romance Readers Retreat and was thrilled when she asked me to be a part of an anthology celebrating older heroines who find love.
So, where did the characters in my story come from? I was wrapping up Heart’s Desire (releasing May 13th and currently up for pre-order-yay), and had become intrigued with Mrs. Amelia Sartin, an older widow who plays a key role in that story. I wanted to give Amelia her own happy ending, and so Mrs. Sartin’s Secretary was born.
The story is a twist on the classic Boss/Secretary trope, and I had fun leading Amelia and Matthew through their merry dance, which takes place concurrently with Heart’s Desire. You can read a short excerpt here.
If you are in Kindle Unlimited, the anthology is free, if not, you can download all 800 pages for only .99!
Here’s the full blurb:
A Second Chance…a do-over? These ladies are not the young naïve girls they once were. Now they are WOMEN who know the value of love, who have faced challenges and aren’t afraid to seek what they want.
Come along as they risk it all for a second chance at a happily ever after.
Mrs. Sartin’s Secretary, by Wendy LaCapra… Mrs. Amelia Sartin helms her late husband’s company and implicitly trusts her Secretary, Matthew Bellamy. However, as she cedes company control to her heir, can Bellamy persuade Amelia he is one thing she cannot leave behind?
To Hell and Back, by Annabelle Anders… Eve Mossant’s life has been quite turned over. As has the carriage she was traveling in to attend her estranged husband’s funeral. Thank heavens for Mr. Waverly, her ever dependable man of business. She wouldn’t know where she’d be without him…
A Lady’s Guide to Marriage, by Tabetha Waite… She’s never stopped loving him. He’s never stopped loving her. But is love enough to salvage a crumbling marriage, or will it be their ultimate undoing?
Heart of Decadence, by Jenna Jaxon… Miss Amelia Burrowes was the scandal during her first Season, when her fiancée died. Ten years later, she’s back in London to make an arranged marriage that will hopefully allow her sisters to be received by the ton. But when Nathan, Lord Ainsley arrives, the flame between them rekindles and Amelia must convince him that a woman with a past deserves a future.
A Letter From a Lady, by Cynthia Sterling… Deserted by her husband, Lady Clarissa Delaware has opened her home as a respite for ailing gentry, but her newest lodger is a mystery man who seems far too interested in her. Will dangerous intrigue and forbidden passion unite Viscount Adam Kendrick and Lady Clarissa in a bond sure to cause scandal?
A Lady of Courage, by Catherine Tinley… Following a scandalous elopement and a cloud of mystery over the legitimacy of her child, Elizabeth has spent years in exile, hiding away from society. Now back in London for the first time, can she find the courage to regain her place and find love?
Happy Spring everybody! And happy reading, too.