New Release! RETURN OF THE SCANDALOUS LADY

 

I'm thrilled to announce the release of Return of the Scandalous Lady, Book 4 of my Perilous Secrets series. I had great fun writing this story, as some of the characters appeared in previous books, and they were pestering me to write about them again. Frances, Lady Templestone was introduced in Book 3 of the series, The Infidelity Curse. She is the scandalous, socially unacceptable sister of Giles, Earl of Netherbroke. She, her son Lord Templestone, and her mischievous daughter Julia all play parts in a holiday novella, Embracing the Scandal. I was delighted to write about them again in the story where Frances finds true love at last!

Here's the blurb:

Years ago, Frances Templestone left her husband and ran away to France with a lover. Now she’s back, widowed and more mature, but mostly unrepentant. A social pariah, she stays out of sight while her daughter Julia has her first London season. 

Until Julia, who is as impetuous as her mother, sneaks out to a masquerade with an unsuitable man. Frances hastens to the rescue, and when she sees Julia about to get into a coach with a handsome stranger, she accuses him—very publicly—of being a rake who ruins innocent girls.

Soon she learns that Jasper, Lord Canterwell, is a respectable man. He wasn’t at the masquerade seeking an easy conquest. On the contrary—his daughter is missing, and he is searching for her everywhere. Aghast, Frances offers to help him. Rudely, he spurns her.

But Frances is determined and Jasper is desperate. Might a scandalous lady with a warm heart and a lively mind be just what a respectable gentleman needs?

Here's the buy link: https://books2read.com/u/49dOjX

And here's a link to a couple of excerpts: http://www.barbaramonajem.com/return-of-the-scandalous-lady.html

 

NEW RELEASE! LADY ROSAMUND AND THE PLAGUE OF SUITORS

Book 3 in the Rosie and McBrae Regency Mysteries

Lady Rosamund’s plan for a quiet return to London society goes awry when she rescues a woman fleeing along the road—the mistress of her brother, Lord Derwent. Rosamund takes her in, meaning to sort matters out with Derwent—but he has left town in a hurry, and soon the Bow Street Runners are after him for murder. If that wasn’t trouble enough, several suitors are vying for Lady Rosamund’s hand. 

Luckily, Gilroy McBrae is in London to help Rosamund save her brother. Will their strained relationship, along with his rivals for her heart, impede the race to unmask the real murderer before Derwent is caught and hanged?

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the Amazon links. Links for other vendors coming soon!

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMGRR74Y/

Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0BMGRR74Y/

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BMGRR74Y/

Amazon Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0BMGRR74Y/

 

 

EMBRACING THE SCANDAL is FREE for a few days!

 

Merry Early Christmas! Embracing the Scandal is FREE on Amazon from November 9 - 13.

Naughtiness is its own reward…eventually.

Harriet Bentworth escaped the worst of her stepfather’s punishments thanks to her childhood friend Jonathan. Now she’s grown, Jonathan isn’t there, and her stepfather catches her in the most scandalous behavior yet. He banishes her to teach in a dismal girl’s school. Then a wicked rake threatens to reveal her past sins if she doesn’t give in to his advances. Just in time, she’s offered a job as governess and is whisked away to the country for Christmas.

Jonathan Beaumont liked Harriet as a girl and fell in love with her when she grew up—but when he asked for her hand in marriage, her stepfather told him she was dead. More than a year later he’s still grieving. When he arrives at his cousin’s estate for Christmas, he can’t believe his eyes: Harriet is there, working as a governess.

She’s desperate to keep her past sins hidden, certain he will despise her, while he is determined to learn why she was declared dead. Can Harriet trust Jonathan enough to confess, or will he have to find out on his own? 

As for the wicked rake…has he at last met more than he bargained for?

https://books2read.com/EmbracingtheScandal

Embracing the Scandal!

 

Embracing the Scandal - a Regency romance novella.
 

Naughtiness is its own reward…eventually.

 

Harriet Bentworth escaped the worst of her stepfather’s punishments thanks to her childhood friend Jonathan. Now she’s grown, Jonathan isn’t there, and her stepfather catches her in the most scandalous behavior yet. He banishes her to teach in a dismal girl’s school. Then a wicked rake threatens to reveal her past sins if she doesn’t give in to his advances. Just in time, she’s offered a job as governess and is whisked away to the country for Christmas.

 

Jonathan Beaumont liked Harriet as a girl and fell in love with her when she grew up—but when he asked for her hand in marriage, her stepfather told him she was dead. More than a year later he’s still grieving. When he arrives at his cousin’s estate for Christmas, he can’t believe his eyes: Harriet is there, working as a governess. 

 

 She’s desperate to keep her past sins hidden, certain he will despise her, while he is determined to learn why she was declared dead. Can Harriet trust Jonathan enough to confess, or will he have to find out on his own? As for the wicked rake…has he at last met more than he bargained for?

 

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B4BSTRB5/

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0B4BSTRB5/

Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0B4BSTRB5/

Amazon Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B0B4BSTRB5/

Amazon Germany: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0B4BSTRB5/

 

Embracing the Scandal is a novella is the Perilous Secrets series. It takes place shortly before The Infidelity Curse and introduces several characters that appear in that novel: Giles Morecambe, the future Earl of Netherbroke, his sister Frances Templestone, and her daughter Julia, as well as her son, Lord Templestone, and her future business partner, Marie-Louise Blois.

In the interest of full disclosure, there are a few ghosts in this story (as in several of my novellas), this time playing a minor role. More or less. One of said ghosts also shows up, or so it seems to Frances (for who can say what is real and what isn't?) at the very end of The Infidelity Curse.

So I'm writing Frances' story now. She needs a happy ending.

Embracing the Scandal was originally published last year in an anthology, Christmas Kisses. Now it's out on its own!