Rules of a Ruse
Regency Christmas Brides, Book 2
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Hedra Knight
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Laura Beers
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Mr. Alden Dandridge has received astonishing news: he is set to inherit a thriving horse farm in a quaint Scottish village. However, there's a formidable catch. He must be married by Twelfth Night. Undeterred, Alden journeys to Scotland, convinced that a marriage of convenience will solve all his problems.
Miss Elinor Sidney has been successfully running the horse farm for the past two years, and she has no intention of relinquishing it to Mr. Dandridge. Adding to the stakes, she learns that if Alden fails to secure a bride by Twelfth Night, the horse farm will legally belong to her. When Alden enlists her help in finding a suitable bride, Elinor agrees, though she has no true intention of aiding him.
As Alden spends more time with Elinor, he comes to realize that she is the perfect solution to his predicament. He just needs to persuade her to marry him. Yet, Elinor yearns for a marriage built on love, not convenience. When someone from Elinor's past reemerges, threatening her peace, Alden knows he must risk everything—including his heart—to protect her.
Love unfolds in unexpected ways in this light-hearted, clean, and wholesome holiday romance. Enjoy it as a stand-alone story or as the second book in the Regency Christmas Brides series.
Other books in the Regency Christmas Brides series:
A Seasonal Pursuit by Rebecca Connelly
Yuletide Bride by Kasey Stockton
Married by Twelfth Night by Anneka Walker
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Richard Graham cannot believe his luck when his great-aunt promises him a fortune if he’s married by Twelfth Night. He can finally clear his father’s debts and save his beloved Belside Manor. Miss Ruth Steele meets all the marriageable requirements his aunt insisted upon, but he’ll need the help of her clever and beautiful sister, Grace, to win the quiet woman over. Not only is Grace a dear friend to his younger sister, with loyalties to his family estate, but she also happens to owe him a generous favor.
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Beautiful Love Story
- By Ryan Gee on 12-17-24
By: Anneka R. Walker
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A Seasonal Pursuit
- Regency Christmas Brides, Book 1
- By: Rebecca Connolly
- Narrated by: Jessica Elisa Boyd
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Rose Portman, determined spinster, has a bit of a predicament. Her great aunt has challenged her to get married before Twelfth Night and promised that, if she does, Rose will inherit the perfect country cottage with the funds to maintain it. Rose has always wanted to get away from London and Society, and this could be her chance! But the catch is that Rose has to attend a holiday house party in York and find a husband among the guests. Worst of all… she must marry for love.
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Delightful!
- By Voracious Reader on 11-28-24
By: Rebecca Connolly
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A Longing for Christmas
- By: Chalon Linton, Jennifer Moore, Karen Tuft, and others
- Narrated by: Noah Wall, Jason Tatum
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Settle in by the fireside and savor stories of unexpected romance, second chances, and lifelong love. Featuring four novellas from some of your favorite authors, this historical Christmas romance collection is sure to capture your heart: Memories of Christmas, A Home for the Holidays, Lady Walmsley and Foster, and Charles and Maria.
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Not worth your money
- By gg78 on 12-03-24
By: Chalon Linton, and others
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No Match for Love
- By: Karen Thornell
- Narrated by: Noah Wall
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Lucas Berkeley has a secret—one he cannot risk anyone discovering. After all, a future marquess belongs in drawing rooms, not underground boxing circles. Yet with a painful past and a need to control every aspect of his life, it is his only outlet. And when his brother begins to court the one woman who could ruin everything, Lucas needs the secret diversion more than ever.
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Lovely
- By Lynn Corlette on 11-08-24
By: Karen Thornell
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Christmas Forevermore
- By: Sarah M. Eden, Karen Thornell, Ashtyn Newbold, and others
- Narrated by: Noah Wall
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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This holiday season, fall in love with a brand-new collection of swoon-worthy novellas from four of your favorite historical romance authors. From meddling matchmakers to fortuitous fiascos, the holidays have never been more magical!
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Splendid
- By ami on 12-29-24
By: Sarah M. Eden, and others
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The Best Intentions
- The Huntresses, Book 1
- By: Sarah M. Eden
- Narrated by: Luone Ingram
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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In the eyes of London Society, Gillian Phelps is suitable enough. Though the ton whispers about her change of residence, any speculation remains just that: ballroom gossip. No one—not even the other Huntresses, the group of ladies she calls her dearest friends—knows that she is harboring a devastating family secret. Gillian has become adept at hiding the reality of her circumstances, but the close quarters of a house party will test her ability to conceal the crushing truth. And with so many people to deceive, the late arrival of another guest is a most unwelcome surprise.
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Wonderful continuation of the Lancaster Jonquil Family
- By Jenice on 11-27-22
By: Sarah M. Eden
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Married by Twelfth Night
- Regency Christmas Brides
- By: Anneka R. Walker
- Narrated by: Rory Barnett, Henrietta Meire
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Richard Graham cannot believe his luck when his great-aunt promises him a fortune if he’s married by Twelfth Night. He can finally clear his father’s debts and save his beloved Belside Manor. Miss Ruth Steele meets all the marriageable requirements his aunt insisted upon, but he’ll need the help of her clever and beautiful sister, Grace, to win the quiet woman over. Not only is Grace a dear friend to his younger sister, with loyalties to his family estate, but she also happens to owe him a generous favor.
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Beautiful Love Story
- By Ryan Gee on 12-17-24
By: Anneka R. Walker
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A Seasonal Pursuit
- Regency Christmas Brides, Book 1
- By: Rebecca Connolly
- Narrated by: Jessica Elisa Boyd
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Rose Portman, determined spinster, has a bit of a predicament. Her great aunt has challenged her to get married before Twelfth Night and promised that, if she does, Rose will inherit the perfect country cottage with the funds to maintain it. Rose has always wanted to get away from London and Society, and this could be her chance! But the catch is that Rose has to attend a holiday house party in York and find a husband among the guests. Worst of all… she must marry for love.
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Delightful!
- By Voracious Reader on 11-28-24
By: Rebecca Connolly
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A Longing for Christmas
- By: Chalon Linton, Jennifer Moore, Karen Tuft, and others
- Narrated by: Noah Wall, Jason Tatum
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Settle in by the fireside and savor stories of unexpected romance, second chances, and lifelong love. Featuring four novellas from some of your favorite authors, this historical Christmas romance collection is sure to capture your heart: Memories of Christmas, A Home for the Holidays, Lady Walmsley and Foster, and Charles and Maria.
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Not worth your money
- By gg78 on 12-03-24
By: Chalon Linton, and others
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No Match for Love
- By: Karen Thornell
- Narrated by: Noah Wall
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Lucas Berkeley has a secret—one he cannot risk anyone discovering. After all, a future marquess belongs in drawing rooms, not underground boxing circles. Yet with a painful past and a need to control every aspect of his life, it is his only outlet. And when his brother begins to court the one woman who could ruin everything, Lucas needs the secret diversion more than ever.
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Lovely
- By Lynn Corlette on 11-08-24
By: Karen Thornell
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Christmas Forevermore
- By: Sarah M. Eden, Karen Thornell, Ashtyn Newbold, and others
- Narrated by: Noah Wall
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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This holiday season, fall in love with a brand-new collection of swoon-worthy novellas from four of your favorite historical romance authors. From meddling matchmakers to fortuitous fiascos, the holidays have never been more magical!
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Splendid
- By ami on 12-29-24
By: Sarah M. Eden, and others
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The Best Intentions
- The Huntresses, Book 1
- By: Sarah M. Eden
- Narrated by: Luone Ingram
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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In the eyes of London Society, Gillian Phelps is suitable enough. Though the ton whispers about her change of residence, any speculation remains just that: ballroom gossip. No one—not even the other Huntresses, the group of ladies she calls her dearest friends—knows that she is harboring a devastating family secret. Gillian has become adept at hiding the reality of her circumstances, but the close quarters of a house party will test her ability to conceal the crushing truth. And with so many people to deceive, the late arrival of another guest is a most unwelcome surprise.
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Wonderful continuation of the Lancaster Jonquil Family
- By Jenice on 11-27-22
By: Sarah M. Eden
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To Forge Her Fate
- Hearts of Harewood, Book 1
- By: Kasey Stockton
- Narrated by: Vicki-Jo Eva
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Eliza Rose is the perfect lady—accomplished in pianoforte, riding, and multiple languages—until a scandal disrupts her privileged world. The fallen Rose family has struggled to regain their standing until a fortuitous connection helps Eliza re-secure her family’s place in Society, giving her everything she believed she wanted.
By: Kasey Stockton
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Goodwill for the Gentleman
- Belles of Christmas, Book 2
- By: Martha Keyes
- Narrated by: Marianne Robinson
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Emma Caldwell doesn’t hate anyone—except for Hugh Warrilow, the man who jilted her older sister and left like a coward to join the army. Men are clearly not to be trusted, and Emma is determined not to give her heart to one. No, a marriage of convenience is the very thing to suit her.
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Delightful
- By Jessica Marie on 12-12-24
By: Martha Keyes
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Lady Mary Contrary
- Regency Ever After book 2
- By: Anneka R. Walker
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
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Lady Mary doesn’t trust her heart. Mary is tired of pining for the unobtainable Blake Gunther, so she recruits her brother’s help to match her with someone more suitable. The handsome Lord Templeton falls right into her hands and is eager to pursue her, only her heart is refusing to comply. Further complicating matters, Blake is treated like family and is there every time Mary turns around. After a few false rumors, Blake is cut off financially—until he marries. With no money to leave his parent’s estate, his only options are to marry someone in the neighborhood or let his mother ...
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cute story
- By Dalton Rienstra on 07-04-24
By: Anneka R. Walker
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The Noble Smuggler
- By: Sian Ann Bessey
- Narrated by: Noah Wall
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Despite living at her father’s inn her entire life, Elizabeth Doyle has always managed to avoid involvement with the smugglers who frequently gather there. Until now. When a handsome smuggler is brought to her with dire injuries, Elizabeth risks everything to hide him - completely unaware that the wounded man is not who he appears to be. When an opportunity arises to infiltrate the notorious smuggling gang he believes caused his father’s death, Jonas Ainsworth, the Viscount Langton, pretends to be one of them.
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Captivating clean romance with a mystery to be solved
- By Fleur-de-lis on 10-06-20
By: Sian Ann Bessey
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Forget Me Not
- The Gents, Book 1
- By: Sarah M. Eden
- Narrated by: Luone Ingram
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Julia Cummings has long been acquainted with loss - her mother, her brother, her sister, her friend, all gone too soon. But the loss that pushed her grief to the limit as a young girl was that of her best friend, Lucas Jonquil, who abandoned her without looking back. Now, eight years later, Lucas has returned to Lampton Park, and Julia has steeled herself - she will never forgive the man who broke her heart.
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Torture
- By Our family music on 10-13-20
By: Sarah M. Eden
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Secrets of a Lady
- Lords & Ladies of Mayfair, Book 1
- By: Laura Beers
- Narrated by: Jennifer Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Miss Lizette Kent's life is in shambles. Not only did her mother just pass away, but she has been left without the means to provide for herself. While she is contemplating her future, she encounters an unexpected and vexing man: Tristan Westcott, a man that mistakenly seems to believe that she is the daughter of an earl, despite her insistence that she is not.
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The lackluster narration
- By Amazon Customer on 01-15-25
By: Laura Beers
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A Heart Worth Stealing
- The Proper Romance Regency Series
- By: Joanna Barker
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
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Sowerby, England, 1802. Miss Genevieve Wilde—a magistrate’s daughter and independent heiress—is determined to meet life’s challenges all on her own, just as her late-father had taught her. So when her father’s pocket watch is stolen, she will do anything to get it back, especially when the local authorities prove incompetent. Upon reading an advertisement in the paper, she takes a chance and contacts a thief-taker to find the watch. It’s a choice Ginny regrets when former Bow Street officer Jack Travers arrives on her doorstep.
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Plot by internal thoughts
- By Laurie S on 11-05-23
By: Joanna Barker
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Lady Anna's Favor
- By: Karen Tuft
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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London, England, 1814. Lady Anna Clifton has arrived in London with a secret purpose. Her soldier brother has been reported wounded and missing in France, and if he is dead, his title and their family's estate will go to a horrible distant cousin, and Lady Anna will be homeless. Desperate to find her brother alive, Lady Anna blesses her good fortune when the Duke of Aylesham offers his yacht to carry her to France so she can look for her brother there herself.
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Swoon
- By ami on 01-14-25
By: Karen Tuft
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A Proper Scandal
- By: Esther Hatch
- Narrated by: Abbigail Warren
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Grace Sinclair has been callously cast out of her home. And though taken in as an orphaned child by the vicar and his wife, her unsurpassed beauty makes it impossible for her to remain in the vicar’s household - with two daughters of their own about to enter Society, the vicar and his wife see Grace as nothing but competition. Thankfully, Grace’s estranged Aunt Bell has agreed to take her in to her home in London. But Grace soon learns her situation has just gotten much worse.
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I Could not like Grace
- By Kindle Customer on 12-03-19
By: Esther Hatch
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Bargaining for the Barrister
- By: Anneka R. Walker
- Narrated by: Noah Wall
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Louisa Cox is tired of fortune hunters pursuing her dowry. So when Lady Kellen offers to help her find an eligible suitor, Louisa accepts and makes a list of what she wants in a husband. The man selected is barrister Paul Sheldon. He has one thing in his favor: he is unaware of her fortune. What Louisa did not anticipate was his curious behavior—or being so attracted to him. When Paul catches wind of the matchmaking organization his mother and her friends are establishing, he pities the fellow who will be caught in their scheme—until he realizes he is to be their first victim.
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Sweet story if TSTL behavior doesn't bother you.
- By Marta on 07-29-22
By: Anneka R. Walker
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A Game of Hearts
- By: Joanna Barker
- Narrated by: Janna Fox
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Marigold Cartwell has only one goal: to defeat her long-time rival on the archery field. She knows she can outshoot irritating, cynical Tristan Gates, but the local bowmen’s society—the one he belongs to—refuses to allow women to compete. Spurred on by their rejection, Marigold decides to start a new society. Naturally, it has only one rule: no men.
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Beautiful tale of unexpected love.
- By Magdalena Cruz on 12-06-24
By: Joanna Barker
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The Truth About Miss Ashbourne
- By: Joanna Barker
- Narrated by: Louise McCance-Price
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Governess Juliana Ashbourne has dreams reaching far beyond the confines of her current position, hoping to someday establish her own school for girls. When she inherits a fortune from her late grandfather, she is shocked to learn that “someday” may soon be within reach. However, there is one condition: she must spend a month at the estate of Havenfield - with the very family who disowned her mother. Intent on securing the money she needs to start her school, Juliana accepts the invitation, vowing to guard her heart against those who shunned her all her life.
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predictable but entertaining and light and happy
- By Amazon Customer on 05-01-20
By: Joanna Barker
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- Heather
- 11-13-24
It Was Fine
I’ve been so excited for this series and wanted to love this book. The first 2/3 of the story was, in fact, cute and enjoyable. However, when the situation with Elinor’s uncle comes to a head, it takes a turn toward “that doesn’t even make sense” and if felt disjointed to me from that point forward.
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- Ruth
- 01-08-25
Enjoyed this series
Very sweet story, not too many surprises, but I enjoyed it anyways. Lovely performance. I would highly recommend the series.
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