Regency Summer Melodies: A Regency Romance Summer Anthology

Five delightful summer regency stories, all touched by music in some way, to keep you reading all summer long!This anthology contains:The Duke's Duet by Arietta RichmondA Duke whose secret pleasure can never be made public, a music master’s daughter who challenges the aristocracy at every turn, a charity concert that forces them together, an impossible, forbidden love. As their musical compatibility is proven, they are each faced with the most difficult choices of their lives. What they do now could ruin them both, and bring scandal of the worst kind. Will duty rule them, or will they reach out for their hearts’ desires, despite the risk?Never Contradict a Lady by Regina JeffersBallerinas were never ladies in Regency London, but Miss Marian Cooper was different. She was a woman of substance, the type of female that a miserable example of English ‘quality’ required to make him man enough to inherit the title of Marquess of Coulter. All he needed to do was convince her that he saw her as more than a passing fancy…Cadenza for Two by Janis Susan MayMiss Bianca Darlington dreams of a life to herself, far away from her stepmother and stepsister. So long as she might have a quality Painoforte, and a place to live, nothing else matters. Unfortunately, escape seems impossible – her funds are held in trust, and the trustees insist that she live with her family. So she grits her teeth and continues to be pleasant to her stepsister, playing accompaniment for her singing. Singing which is lamentably worse than Chloe and her parents believe it to be. Then, one day, everything changes, when a friend of the family calls, with another gentleman as well. A gentleman with the power, in the world of music, to grant her dearest wishes – if only she might be permitted to express them… But her stepmother is utterly determined to prevent that, at all costs. Is Bianca doomed to a life of drudgery? Or is there hope of her dreams being fulfilled?Melodies and Mischief by Summer HanfordMiss Sylvia Greenwood has one true love - playing the pianoforte. That is, until a dashing gentleman from her past appears in the drawing room of the house in which Sylvie and her mother live. The handsome Mr. Harrison is everything Sylvie could ask for. Sadly, she is none of the things he needs. Mr. Edward Harrison has spent the past dozen years in the King's navy, sending back every penny of his pay and prize money to help his relations regain their foothold in respectable society. After his father's scandal and defection, it is paramount that he marry a miss who is well-connected and well-dowered. Unfortunately for him, the one woman who beguiles him appears to be neither of those things.Lady Marjory Scandalises a Spy by Olivia MarwoodWhen a casually cruel word makes Lady Marjory Calthorpe question everything about herself, she goes to Bath to stay with her distant cousin, for time to think. But Bath is full of people she knows – people who have a whole life there that she had never suspected, a life which, it turns out, is full of danger. And now, just as she is coming to have feelings for the neighbour she’d not looked at seriously before, she finds herself in the middle of a conflict of spies – who believe that she has knowledge of significance to them… Lord Vincent Chalmers is drawn to Lady Marjory, more and more with every day – but before he can contemplate following his heart, he must first discover whether the woman he is coming to love is true to the crown, or a traitor…If you love the glitter and intrigue of Regency ballrooms, then this is the book for you! Read more