Snowflakes and Scandals is up for pre-order now!

I'm thrilled to participate in another collection of holiday novellas. Snowflakes and Scandals is up for pre-order now at the awesome price of only 99 cents!

Here's the blurb of The Recluse and the Runaway, my contribution to the collection:

Sir Rupert has taken in strays from time to time, but never two the same night: first a tiny dog, and then a bedraggled young woman found shivering by the roadside in the rain. He hires her on the spot to help in the kitchen, for his cook is down with the ague, and it’s only two days till Christmas.

Nell can’t believe her luck, but warm and welcoming as Sir Rupert and his household are, she can only stay till Christmas, for she will be pursued, caught, and most likely hanged unless she can reach the safe haven of her father’s friend.

Nell adores Sir Rupert, but she cannot tell him the truth, for no one will believe her. Nor can she tell a lie. She will prepare the Christmas feast—she’d promised to—but after that, she will flee once again.

With time running out, can Rupert convince her that she is safe with him, no matter what?

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBV4QQQY/

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DBV4QQQY/

Amazon Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DBV4QQQY/

Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DBV4QQQY/

 

 

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