Colin MacBride, Earl of Blackwood, is well aware that only a fool would answer the Duke of Danby’s summons. But with many mouths to feed, poor fields, and a failing flock that might not survive winter, he sets aside a decades’ old feud with his neighbor and calls on him to make a proposition. If Blackwood sheep are allowed to winter on the duke’s land, Colin will share the profits when they are sheared in the spring. Naturally, the duke has a better idea, and it involves a lovely young lady who is dear to his heart. Colin can make use of the duke’s land if he agrees to hire Meredith Halliday to be his nieces’ governess and convince her to quit before the man the duke has chosen for her to marry arrives in Yorkshire. Oh, and if Colin would flirt with her a bit to build her confidence, that would be splendid, indeed. Appalled to be labeled a lothario for hire, Colin storms from the duke’s study and straight into the old curmudgeon’s trap—and she is every bit as beautiful and charming as promised. Start reading this heartwarming story today! Duke of Danby: Halliday Sisters series: Book 1: Twice Upon a Time Book 2: One Less Lonely Earl Book 3: Three Little Words ***Previously published in Evading the Duke from When the Duke Comes to Town anthology

Since her father's untimely death, Felicity Halliday has relied on the medical knowledge learned at his side to treat London's most disreputable in order to support her family. Life has been hard, but everything changes the night she is snatched from an alley behind a theatre, tossed into a nobleman's carriage, and receives an offer she cannot afford to refuse. It has been less than a fortnight since Julian Beckford returned to London after a sojourn in India, and he's already up to his top-boots in one of his cousin's mad schemes. When his foolish cousin decides to engage an actress to play his betrothed over the holidays at Danby Castle, Julian becomes an unwilling party to the lady's abduction. Along their journey to Yorkshire, Julian makes a stunning discovery about his cousin's pretend fiancee....and finds it's possible to love Twice Upon a Time. Enter the world of Danby Castle and fall in love with this charming family today! Duke of Danby: Halliday Sisters series: Book 1: Twice Upon a Time Book 2: One Less Lonely Earl Book 3: Three Little Words ***Previously featured in A Summons from Danby Castle from the Regency Christmas Summons anthology

Three sisters find love where they least expect it with a little help from the matchmaking Duke of Danby in these delightful short stories set in Regency England. The Duke of Danby: Halliday Sisters complete collection includes previously published stories… Twice Upon a Time Midwife Felicity Halliday is snatched from the streets while treating London’s most disreputable citizens in order to support her family and soon finds herself embroiled in a scheme to trick the Duke of Danby. When fate brings her face-to-face with a man from her past, she dares to ask if it’s possible to love twice upon a time. One Less Lonely Earl Meredith Halliday is desperate to avoid the marriage mart after a failed London Season and jumps at the chance to work as a governess for the Duke of Danby's neighbor. Little does she realize the charming earl next door is a bachelor, and he’s under orders from the duke to make her resign before the man Danby has chosen for her to marry arrives in Yorkshire. Three Little Words When Gavin MacBride arrives in London to escort his sister-in-law’s long-lost relative to the Danby Yule Ball for a reunion, he discovers heiress Victoria Eastland set off without him. With no carriages for hire at the local coaching inn, a Good Samaritan takes pity on Gavin and invites him to share his coach. Soon, the newfound friends are led on a merry chase that ends with a bold rescue and an unexpected discovery. The outspoken, foolishly brave Miss Eastland has been under Gavin's nose the whole time—and a little too close when one is unprepared to lose his heart.

Disheartened but not defeated, Gavin MacBride temporarily abandon’s plans for restoring the family coffers to escort his sister-in-law’s long-lost relative to Yorkshire for a reunion. Gavin might have failed to secure funds to ensure his family’s future prosperity, but surely, he can deliver a young woman to Danby Castle in one piece. Heiress Victoria Eastland isn’t making his job easy, though, especially when she sets off for Yorkshire alone. With no carriages for hire at the local coaching inn, Gavin is resigned to give chase on horseback in inclement weather, but a Good Samaritan takes pity on Gavin and invites him to share his coach. Soon, the newfound friends are led on a merry chase that ends with a bold rescue and an unexpected discovery. The outspoken, foolishly brave Miss Eastland has been under Gavin's nose the whole time—and a little too close when one is unprepared to lose his heart.

Miss Ada Quicksilver, a student of London’s Lovelace Academy for Promising Young Women, is spending her holiday in Ireland to pursue her anthropological study of fairies. She visits Dublin’s absinthe bars to investigate a supposed association between the bittersweet spirit and fairy sightings. One night a handsome Irishman approaches her, introducing himself as Edward Donoghue. Edward takes absinthe to relieve his sleepwalking, and she is eager to hear whether he has experience with fairies. Instead, she discovers that he’s the earl of Meath, and that he will soon visit a mysterious ruin at Newgrange on the orders of his cousin, the beautiful, half-mad Queen Isolde. On learning about Ada’s area of study, he invites her to accompany him. Ada is torn between a sensible fear of becoming entangled with the clearly troubled gentleman and her compelling desire to ease his suffering. Finally she accepts his invitation, and they arrive in time for the winter solstice. That night, the secret of Edward’s affliction is revealed: he is, in fact, a lord in two worlds and can no longer suppress his shadow self. Little does either of them realize that their blossoming friendship—and slowly kindling passion—will lead to discoveries that wrench open a door sealed for centuries, throwing them into a war that will change Ireland forever.

Lady Philippa Marbury is . . . odd The brilliant, bespectacled daughter of a double marquess cares more for books than balls, for science than the season, and for laboratories than love. She's looking forward to marrying her simple fiancé and living out her days quietly with her dogs and her scientific experiments. But before that, Pippa has two weeks to experience all the rest—fourteen days to research the exciting parts of life. It's not much time, and to do it right she needs a guide familiar with London's darker corners. She needs . . . a Scoundrel She needs Cross, the clever, controlled partner in London's most exclusive gaming hell, with a carefully crafted reputation for wickedness. But reputations often hide the darkest secrets, and when the unconventional Pippa boldly propositions him, seeking science without emotion, she threatens all he works to protect. He is tempted to give Pippa precisely what she wants . . . but the scoundrel is more than he seems, and it will take every ounce of his willpower to resist giving the lady more than she ever imagined.

Geared to elementary school-age children, this chapter book is about a young squirrel who is nuts about genealogy. The tale describes a concept of genealogy record-keeping; but, more importantly, it emphasizes how the characters are much more than their number codes. Key themes include diversity, kindness, generosity and individual responsibility. The book includes separate vocabulary and genealogy worksheet sections. (77pp. illus. Masthof Press, 2013.)