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Can Lord Thomas, Earl of Whitstead, convince his oldest friend that he's in love with her-in just twelve days?Childhood friends Lord Thomas Willoughby, Earl of Whitstead and Lady Phillipa Elmsworth are sick of the marriage-minded mayhem of the London Season. When Thomas proposes that they wed to escape the heartbreak and heartache they see around them, Pip gamely accepts. After all, almost no one is marrying for love in London. Why not marry for friendship?To keep rumors at bay, Tom and Pip have conspired to act besotted with one another in public and to live as amicable companions when in the privacy of their own home. However, the young couple will soon face sharp scrutiny when it comes time to host Christmas at Whitmore Castle, a beloved tradition that half the gentry will attend.Christmas at the castle means so much to Tom, and it's Pip's first true test as the new Countess of Whitstead. To take their minds off of the endless hosting duties and tedious guests, Tom suggests a Christmas contest. Who can outdo the other by planning the sweetest surprises and finding the most unusual gifts in a friendly battle of wits and wills? It's all in good fun, but as Christmas Eve approaches, Phillipa and Thomas begin to realize they're in danger. Both are on the verge of breaking their promises not to ruin a perfectly good marriage with something as messy as love.Will Christmas at Whitmore Castle end in triumph-or scandal?The Earl's Christmas Contest is a sweet Regency Christmas romance that combines the elegance of Bridgerton with the heartfelt holiday spirit of Hallmark.

When Daphne Noble leaves London for Mill-Upon-Mortlake, Somerset, she knows she'll face an uphill battle.For one thing, she wasn't born in the village, which means she'll be an outsider until she is buried in the churchyard. Secondly, the villagers aren't sure what to make of "London Girls," especially ones that work in shops instead of being respectably married!As Daphne tries to settle into English country life, scandal plagues Somerset. Mr. Bell, her employer, has gone missing, and with him the idea of giving the sleepy Somerset town a modern village shop. As an outsider from Taunton, Bell's townie ways may have ruffled a few feathers, but surely no one would murder a man over trying to bring Mill-Upon-Mortlake into the 1890s. Would they?It's up to Daphne to prove herself useful in the eyes of the village, discover what has befallen Mr. Bell, and keep her job. But will her investigations make her seem indispensable? Or just inconvenient?Scandal Comes to Somerset is the first book in The Mill-Upon-Mortlake Cozy Historical Mystery series by M. Culler.

Jack the Ripper. The name strikes fear into a shocked and horrified populace in the late1880s. He brutally murdered several prostitutes and taunted the police over their failure to catch him before he could strike again.But it's all a mistake. A lie. A misunderstanding. Most importantly, it's ruining Jack Bramley's life.Jack Bramley inherited his grandfather's apothecary, his small flat above the store, his battered bicycle for completing deliveries, and his sacred ceremonial dagger for dispatching demons.No one mentioned that last bit in the reading of will.Now Jack must race against time to dispatch demons and save the soul of his sweetheart. Staying alive would be nice, too.

What if you lost everything you knew? What if you got a second chance?Perfection. Her life had been carefully planned, goals successfully met. One careless action changed everything...What if you woke up in another world? How would you handle it? What would you grieve for, and whom would you trust? These questions confront a woman who joins the Mer, a mythical race who value kindness, beauty, and loyalty. Even the most beautiful people have secrets. Soon she learns that her new world is not perfect, and something dark threatens to destroy her second chance at life and take away the people she is learning to love.

Val's journey as one of the mysterious race known as the Mer continues and reaches its end. In the thrilling conclusion to the series, Val at last uncovers the truth of her death and transformation. Once she learns the truth, she has hard choices to make- holding another's life in her hands. Will the truth cement her new family together, or tear them apart as dark secrets are revealed and consequences are given? She'll have to live with the choice she makes- for eternity.