In Wedding Violet, Max, Lord Belvedere, finds himself unexpectedly abandoned at the altar. Seizing the opportunity to secure his freedom, he devises a plan to reassure his ailing Aunt Euphemia of his commitment to finding a bride. Enter Violet Lilywhite, a charming and diverting companion from London's most prestigious House of Assignation. A pretend wedding to a "penniless shop girl" seems like the perfect solution, but as Max and Violet's feelings deepen, they must confront the possibility that true freedom may lie in each other's arms.
The second book follows the story of Charity, a reluctant courtesan who has found true love with her first and only client, Hugo. When Hugo is tricked into gambling away his inheritance and sent to India as punishment, Charity finds herself at the mercy of the infamous Madame Chambon. With the help of unexpected allies, Hugo returns to win back his fortune and his lady love. But to secure Charity's hand in marriage, he must risk everything in one daring night to expose a true villain and gain his family's approval.
A must-read series for fans of Victorian-era mysteries and passionate love stories.
Prepare to be swept away by these tales of star-crossed lovers prepared to lose family and fortune in their quest to be together.
What the readers say:
"This steamy plot is full of emotional turmoil and intrigue, with beautifully crafted characters who have quite the journey to fulfill their dreams."
"This story has all the elements of a perfect fairy tale. Less angst than the preceding stories of the series, but enjoyable to the same extent. Good for a quick read!"
Beverley Oakley is an Australian author of more than 30 Regency romps, and Victorian and Georgian-set romances laced with mystery and intrigue.
Under her other pen names - Beverley Eikli and B.G. Nettelton - she writes Africa-set romantic suspense and Women’s Fiction.
Born in the African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, Beverley married the handsome Norwegian bush pilot she met in Botswana’s beautiful Okavango Delta while managing a safari lodge.
She began her writing career as a journalist, but it was during long aerial survey contracts around the world—often as the sole woman among the crew—that she began to write romance novels, finding in them an escape from the isolation.
Beverley lives just north of Melbourne with the same wonderful husband she whisked away from Botswana thirty years ago, together with their youngest daughter (the oldest lives in Norway), and a gorgeous, dopey Rhodesian Ridgeback who weighs more than she does.
When she’s not writing, she runs a bed & breakfast & Farmstay business (called Wuthering Heights) in South Australia’s beautiful wine growing Clare Valley with her two sisters, and teaches Writing.
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