Just in time for Christmas in Regency England...
The Twelfth Night Wager
“A handsome rake, a virtuous widow, and a scandalous holiday wager. I loved the chase!”
—Nationally Bestselling Author and RITA Award–winner Kaki Warner
"...sweetly sexy sugar cookie of a title." --Library Journal
"Loved the sizzling attraction between these two and the little Christmas magic that bought the two together. The Twelfth Night Wager had everything I could ask for. Wonderful romance. Likeable characters, and a sweet storyline!" --Lilly Pond Reads
THE REDHEADED RAKE
It was a dull day at White’s, the day he agreed to the wager: seduce bed and walk away from the lovely Lady Leisterfield, all by Twelfth Night. This holiday season, Christopher St. Ives, Viscount Eustace, planned to give himself a gift.
THE INNOCENT WIDOW
She was too proper by half—or so was the accusation of her friends, which was why her father had to find her a husband. But Lord Leisterfield was now gone a year, and Grace was at last shedding the drab colors of mourning. The house felt empty, more so during the coming Christmastide, and so tonight would begin her coming out with a scandalous piece of theater. The play would attract rogues, or so promised her friend the dowager countess. It would indeed. The night would bring about the greatest danger—and the greatest happiness—that Grace had ever known.
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"The history is impeccable, mixing real and imagined and setting it all properly in time and place. All of the customs peculiar to the time and court are beautifully and accurately detailed, defined and described. A story that pleases on many levels: historically, politically, and romantically." (from one of my readers)
From The Reading Cafe's 5-Star review (click on the icon to see the whole review and the interview!):
“…a beautiful story filled with a little mystery, a little fun and A LOT of romance. She has, in a very short time, become my favorite author in this genre. You will swear you can see the streets of the cities from long ago that she writes about. There is no unnecessary dialogue and no filler. She does a phenomenal job of making the reader feel as if they actually know the characters and you actually care what happens to them. We also get peeks into characters’ lives from previous books to see how they are faring as well. And, here I thought the dowager countess was the only matchmaker in this series. Who knew that Hugh would set things in motion that would warm our hearts? I, for one, can’t wait for the next installment. Well done, Regan Walker, very well done.”
“…a beautiful story filled with a little mystery, a little fun and A LOT of romance. She has, in a very short time, become my favorite author in this genre. You will swear you can see the streets of the cities from long ago that she writes about. There is no unnecessary dialogue and no filler. She does a phenomenal job of making the reader feel as if they actually know the characters and you actually care what happens to them. We also get peeks into characters’ lives from previous books to see how they are faring as well. And, here I thought the dowager countess was the only matchmaker in this series. Who knew that Hugh would set things in motion that would warm our hearts? I, for one, can’t wait for the next installment. Well done, Regan Walker, very well done.”
The order of things...
Readers have asked me in what order should they read my stories. They are all related, and though they can be read as “stand alones,” this is the order I recommend:
Racing With The Wind (London and Paris 1816), book 1 in the Agents of the Crown
Against the Wind (London & the Midlands of England, Spring/Summer 1817), book 2 in the Agents of the Crown
The Shamrock & The Rose (London, February 1818), short story (Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day short story)
The Twelfth Night Wager (London and environs, fall 1818 through Twelfth Night, 1819), Christmas novella
The Holly & The Thistle (London, December 1818), Christmas short story
Wind Raven (a pirate Regency set in London, the Atlantic on a schooner, Bermuda, the Caribbean and Baltimore, Spring/Summer 1817), book 3 in the Agents of the Crown (coming in early 2014)
To Tame the Wind (Paris and London and the waters between 1783), the prequel to the Agents of the Crown trilogy (coming in 2015). It's the story of Simon Powell, an English privateer, and Claire Donet, the daughter of a French pirate of noble birth--the parents of brothers Sir Martin and Captain Nicholas Powell, heroes in books 2 and 3 in the Agents of the Crown trilogy.
I suggest you read Wind Raven after the short stories and the novella, even though it takes place in 1817, because with the exception of the beginning, it does not take place in London, and with the exception of a few characters from Against the Wind, it features a new cast of characters. The short stories and my new Christmas novella, on the other hand, were written knowing many readers would have read Racing With The Wind and some of the characters are related, including Lord and Lady Ormond, the hero and heroine of Racing With The Wind, and Muriel, the Dowager Countess of Claremont, introduced in Against the Wind. Muriel is the main secondary character in my two short stories and a character in the Christmas novella.
And for something entirely different, watch for The Red Wolf's Prize, my William the Conqueror medieval romance set in England in 1068! Coming in 2014.
Racing With The Wind (London and Paris 1816), book 1 in the Agents of the Crown
Against the Wind (London & the Midlands of England, Spring/Summer 1817), book 2 in the Agents of the Crown
The Shamrock & The Rose (London, February 1818), short story (Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day short story)
The Twelfth Night Wager (London and environs, fall 1818 through Twelfth Night, 1819), Christmas novella
The Holly & The Thistle (London, December 1818), Christmas short story
Wind Raven (a pirate Regency set in London, the Atlantic on a schooner, Bermuda, the Caribbean and Baltimore, Spring/Summer 1817), book 3 in the Agents of the Crown (coming in early 2014)
To Tame the Wind (Paris and London and the waters between 1783), the prequel to the Agents of the Crown trilogy (coming in 2015). It's the story of Simon Powell, an English privateer, and Claire Donet, the daughter of a French pirate of noble birth--the parents of brothers Sir Martin and Captain Nicholas Powell, heroes in books 2 and 3 in the Agents of the Crown trilogy.
I suggest you read Wind Raven after the short stories and the novella, even though it takes place in 1817, because with the exception of the beginning, it does not take place in London, and with the exception of a few characters from Against the Wind, it features a new cast of characters. The short stories and my new Christmas novella, on the other hand, were written knowing many readers would have read Racing With The Wind and some of the characters are related, including Lord and Lady Ormond, the hero and heroine of Racing With The Wind, and Muriel, the Dowager Countess of Claremont, introduced in Against the Wind. Muriel is the main secondary character in my two short stories and a character in the Christmas novella.
And for something entirely different, watch for The Red Wolf's Prize, my William the Conqueror medieval romance set in England in 1068! Coming in 2014.
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