But she is shocked when the handsome oldest son Alan proposes a wager: if he can give her all the gifts from the Twelve Days of Christmas song, without spending a penny, she must marry him. Alan’s wild gambit is his last-ditch effort to win Gen’s heart. After all, no Munroe would ever consider marrying a Pentercast. But perhaps the joy of Christmas can open her eyes to the man behind the wager, a man determined to turn the twelve days of Christmas into a lifetime of love. Book 1 in The Marvelous Munroes series, this sweet, clean traditional Regency romance was originally published as The Twelve Days of Christmas by Zebra Regency.

    And while she hadn't loved her late husband, she had grown accustomed to his money and his Puritan ways. But all this would change at the arrival of the dreaded Sir Gerard Percy, the new master of Thornwood....The moment Christina saw Gerard, she remembered her disdain for him. True, she had loved him once. But things had changed since then. Now the earl was a here to find a bride. To gather his guests together for a house party at Thornwood. But how dare he suggest a Christmas ball at such short notice! And didn't he know that waltzing was indeed a sin? But at the ball, when Gerard asks Christina for her hand in the last dance, she has no choice but to accept. For she cannot rightfully refuse the master of Thornwood...or her heart....

    Soon all who set her willy-nilly on this path to perdition as a penmanship teacher will learn that in her final hour she forgave them. All except him. But why wait for Judgment Day to tell Viscount Stanford she thinks he is the most heinous of humans? Let her death be a burden to him forever. But the burden, it appears, is on her. For not only has she cheated death, but now the very same man who ruined her life has—albeit, reluctantly—come to her rescue. Certainly, not even the angels above could have predicted the chaos that will ensue—nor the magic of unexpected love...

    Her wealthy relatives question the true parentage of the boy, placing his inheritance and their future in jeopardy. Then a handsome mill owner offered to tutor the young boy, catching the eye of his guardian, as well. But could she really find love while harboring a scandalous secret than no man could know....

    She’s been groomed to make the best match possible so she can help the two elderly aunts who raised her stave off poverty. So why is it one moment in the presence of the dashing Chas Prestwick, and she’s ready to throw propriety to the wind? The black sheep of the family, Chas excels at shocking Society with his wild wagers and reckless carriage racing. But his bravado masks a bruised and lonely heart. Can the sweet-natured Anne convince him to take the greatest risk of all—on love?

    Overwhelmed by his newly acquired title of Father, the viscount turns to the only expert he knows: Mrs. Carissa Kane.Abandoned by her husband and cheated out of her inheritance, Carissa is forced to work for the viscount's neighbor to support her young daughter. Then a series of events reveals a most sinister plot--and the astonishing fact that Hartleigh indeed possesses a heart after all!

    Then she met Chadwick Brunfield, Earl of Rossland. Known as the Devil's Delight, the charming earl had a reputation so scandalous, Minerva was certain she could never lose her heart to him. So when the much-maligned earl asked for her assistance in a delicate family matter, she agreed. But soon, the unthinkable happened. Minerva fell in love with Lord Rossland--a man the town had condemned as a murderer!

    Considered an old maid at 25, she has no use for anything except donations. But when a handsome Viscount becomes her landlord and doubles her rent, she readies herself for battle. When they eventually meet she is caught off guard by his disarming charm, and suddenly feels the long-ago stirring of innocent young charges.

    John Sinclair, Earl of Balmorrow, but it made no difference. He required a wife, and Clare's family required the generous terms he proposed in his written offer of marriage. With her heart steeled to duty, Clare set off for the borderlands. But she never expected Castle Balmorrow to be so utterly barbaric and her giant of a husband to be such a Philistine and Bedlamite! Yet once Clare discovered the true Alex, a man of tenderness and courage whose pride and honor rules his head and whose disastrous first marriage tortured his heart, she became determined to secure wedded bliss for them both. And she might very well be able to do it, if she could keep Balmorrow from being hanged for treason first...

    Ives, whom she knows only as Tom the serving man, and who in reality is a former soldier and well-known rake in flight from an irate Frenchman.

    Phoebe was both shocked and fascinated when she understood that Sebastian believed she was offering herself as his mistress, and for one awful moment she actually contemplated herself in that role! Certainly, given her past, there was no hope of marriage, even if Sebastian did show no inclination to let her go....

    But she doesn't care, for life at the house she inherited from her father suits her admirably. Then a coach carrying an uncommonly handsome youth crashes through her fence, leaving the man unsure of his identity. And while Constance endeavors to rein in her sisters' giddy attentions to him, she finds herself smitten with his guardian, the towering Viscount Ramsdell.

    It happens all the time.""That is not a lady, madam. That is Sibyl Cameron." So says Tarquin Rome, a rather stiff, superbly handsome earl who has been harassed by this irrepressible mishap-prone chit since boyhood. Why then would his mother invite Sibyl to his artfully planned house party? Why, indeed. The lofty earl is hardly likely to notice that the beautiful Sibyl is no longer in pinafores and pigtails--especially since he has invited three Incomparables from which he will choose his bride. But when embarrassing and awkward moments transpire at his gathering, Tarquin can only blame Sibyl. Which hardly explains his increasing desire for her company--and her affection. . . .

    Filled with hopes and heartaches, tears and laughter, and the special joy that only a mother can bring, this wondrous volume is a timeless gift to treasure any day of the year.

    But the handsome young man harbored a dark secret that had made him vow never to love again. Enter the dutiful younger sister of one of his lady pursuers. Even as she tried not to spoil her older sister's chances, resisting the enticements of the Marquess proves to be impossible. But then she discovers his hidden, scandalous past which links him to a murder. Now she must decide whether risking both her heart and her life is worth a lifetime of love....

    But soon, she realizes someone is trying to scare her away. And the estate's young heir has a near-fatal riding mishap that is no accident. The evidence points to a rakish relative, Lord Drayton, but Ellen's heart tells her otherwise. Now she is torn between suspicion and passion and the greatest danger may be falling in love. A Regency romance original.

    But that was before a dashing colonel who served with her long-departed fiancee took an interest in her.

    Original.