Bøger af Annabelle Anders

It's not fair. Rakes are almost always given the benefit of the doubt, but debutantes who take the slightest misstep get sent to the country, which is where Lady Natalie Spencer is stuck after jilting her betrothed one week before the wedding. Frustrated with her banishment, in spite of trying to be a good girl all the time, she's ready and willing to take a few chances with her reputation.Luckily she has brothers and even luckier, one of them has brought home a friend, known rake and libertine, Garrett Castleton. Recently coming into his title as the new Earl of Hawthorne, Garrett is determined to turn over a new leaf. A break from the ton is exactly what he needs while setting his resolve to give up the roguish lifestyle he had adopted years ago.In other words, he wants to be good and she wants to be bad. Will either of them succeed?Sparks fly as they both war with society's strict standards and their growing attraction to each other. Can love work out a compromise between the two, or will their stubbornness get them into even more trouble?

A London deb and a military hero meet at a ball and fall in love. (sigh) They succumb to passion out of wedlock, but due to unimaginable circumstances they are tragically separated. Of course, she suffers the consequences while he goes on to inherit a dukedom.Years later, a chance meeting reveals the truth of the past and yet the impossibility of a future together. Can they surpass love's barriers the second time around?THE DUKE -- After managing a dukedom and serving in the House of Lords for nearly a decade, Michael Cortland has finally become betrothed to the perfect lady, Natalie Spencer. While traveling to London for the 1824 parliamentary season however, a highway robbery leaves him stranded and mired in mud. All of his strategic plans are called into question when his first love happens along to "rescue" him.THE WIDOW -- Thankfully widowed after enduring a forced marriage for eight years, Lilly Beauchamp is returning to London to present her stepdaughter to society. Unable to resist, she finds herself aiding the man who betrayed her years ago. As the facts behind their estrangement emerge however, blame shifts and passions are reignited.Amidst political and social intrigue, Lilly discovers her inner strengths while Michael reconciles a gentleman's honor with his heart's desire and his conscience. Falling in love all over again, new challenges face the star-crossed lovers. There is a choice after all, but do they have the strength and courage to choose each other?

--An Earl and a Lady's Maid--Charlotte Drake is failing miserably at her duties as a lady's maid. The Earl of Mapleton is failing miserably at wooing Charlotte's mistress. Perhaps they can fail together... aided by the magic of the season and some harmless mistletoe.BOOK 1 A Christmas NovellaThe Mapleton Family Saga

WHEN A NIGHTMARE BECOMES A DREAM COME TRUE...Jilted by one future duke, Lila has no choice but to wed another. She will marry the man, escape from her father's clutches and free her sister as well. Her groom is simply the means to an end, that is, until he becomes so much more.Forced to honor his dead brother's debts, Vincent Saint-Pierre, the Duke of Pemberth, travels to Lord Quimbly's estate to shackle himself to the Earl's oldest daughter. Taking a wife is the last thing he wants or needs, and yet, his unlikely bride threatens to capture his heart.Friendship and pleasure sow seeds of affection, but weeds of the past threaten to strangle the newlywed's love. Can Vincent and Lila avoid deadly thorns, or will their love be poisoned before joy can blossom? Originally published in the 2019 anthology, Once Upon a Christmas Wedding, Hell's Wedding Bells, a novella, is loosely tied to Book 3, Hell's Belle, a finalist in RWA's Distinguished 2019 Rita © Awards. With an epilogue that features all of the Devilish Debutantes, Lila and Vincent's story delightfully rounds out this wildly popular series.

A widow, her man of business, and a second chance at love... Eve Mossant's life has been quite turned over. As has the carriage she was traveling in to attend her estranged husband's funeral. Thank heavens for Mr. Waverly, her ever dependable man of business. She wouldn't know where she'd be without him...

The Duchess of Prescott, now a widow, fears she's experienced all life has to offer. Thomas Findlay, a wealthy industrialist, knows she has not. Can he convince her she has love and passion in her future? And if he does, cans she convince herself to embrace it?

There comes a time in a lady's life when she needs to take matters into her own hands...A Scheming MinxEmily Goodnight, a curiously smart bluestocking - who cannot see a thing without her blasted spectacles - is raising the art of meddling to new heights. Why leave her future in the hands of fate when she's perfectly capable of managing it herself?An Apathetic RakeThe Earl of Blakely, London's most unattainable bachelor, finds Miss Goodnight's schemes nearly as intriguing as the curves hidden beneath her frumpy gowns. Secure in his independence, he's focussed on one thing only: evading this father's manipulating ways. In doing so, ironically, he fails to evade the mischief of Emily's managing ploys.Hell's Bell IndeedWhat with all the cheating at parlor games, trysts in dark closets, and nighttime flights to Gretna Green, complications arise. Because fate has limits. And when it comes to love and the secrets of the past, there's only so much twisting one English Miss can get away with...

FORBIDDEN LOVECecily Nottingham has made a huge mistake. The marriage bed was still warm when the earl she thought she loved crawled out of it and announced that he loved someone else.Loves. Someone else.Cecily was nothing more than a means to an end, that end being her dowry.With nothing to lose, in an attempt to goad the earl into divorcing her, Cecily sets out to seduce her husband's cousin, Mr. Nottingham.Little does she realize that he is everything her husband is not: honorable, loyal, trustworthy... Handsome as sin.Stephen Nottingham returned to England for one reason -- to save his cousin's estate from financial ruin. Instead, he finds himself tempted by his cousins beautiful and scorned countess.He isn't sure what to do first, strangle his cousin, or kiss the cad's wife. As the tangle unravels, his honor is put to the test, right along with his self-control. Amid snakes, duels, and a good catfight, Cecily realizes the game she's playing has high stakes indeed.There are only a few ways for a marriage to end in Regency England, and none of them come without a high price. Is she willing to pay it? Is Stephen?A 'Happily Ever After' hangs in the balance, because, yes, love can conquer all, but sometimes it needs a little bit of help.Hell Hath No Fury is Book 1 in Annabell Anders' wildly popular Devilish Debutantes Series.

In the second story of the Devil's Debutante's series, Sophia Babineaux, wallflower extraordinaire, has landed a husband! And a good one at that! Lord Harold, the second son of a duke, is kind, gentle, undemanding. Perhaps a little too undemanding? Because after one chance encounter with skilled rake, Captain Devlin Brooks, Sophia realizes that perhaps there is something missing between Lord Harold and herself... passion... sizzle... well... everything. And as the wedding date nears, all of this suddenly seems to matter a great deal.Because Captain Brooks turns out to be her fiancé's cousin and isn't going away. Neither, she realizes, are the feelings she's developed for him! Unable to extricate herself from the betrothal, due to manipulation by both his family and hers, Sophia finds herself confused, trapped and... married. To a man who is in love with his valet!Thank God for Devlin! For he and Harold devise a plan to end the marriage. Harold wishes to be free to live as he chooses, and Dev and Sophia want to explore the feelings they've developed for one another... Except they have failed to consider some unintended consequences. They could not have known all that could possibly go wrong, and after all has been set in motion, matters have spiraled out of control! The star crossed lovers, caught up in tragedy and regret, are well on their way...

Flirtatious attractions threaten to erupt in passion, but duty and honor forbid anything more. Olivia labors under no misapprehension that anything other than spinsterhood lies in her future because of one tiny flaw…one might even call it a curse. Until, that is, she falls for the charming but unattainable, Lord Kingsley. Kingsley is irresistibly intrigued by the Miss Olivia Redfield, and delights himself in their mutual provocation. In no position to promise more than a dalliance, Gabriel takes the unprecedented step of befriending a woman.

*Marriage bargain*Spare turned heirHis father died before turning forty. HIs older brother, the original heir, turned up his toes at the age of two and thirty. And this year, his last remaining brother--and the spare--was suddenly killed in a duel. Circumstances aren't looking good for this second spare turned heir. The new duke of Warwick needs a son... And quickly!Lady Lillian Prentiss has learned that men are not to be trusted--particularly dukes. So when the very handsome but dying "Mister" Masterson offers her an opportunity for lifelong independence, it seems to be the perfect arrangement. And it would have been perfect... If only she hadn't gone and fallen in love with him.NOTE: The perfect Arrangement was originally published under the title: The Perfect Little Marquess and was featured in the April 2020 Anthology: Lords, Ladies & Babies...: A Regency Romance Set with Little Consequences. Bonus content added!

MISS ELIZA CLINE, a vicar's sister, has accepted her life as a quiet industrious spinster. LORD CRESTWOOD, the dashing widowed baron, is the rogue from her past. AN UNEXPECTED MEETING at a Christmas House party presents them both with a second chance. But Eliza must decide: has the Baron's unforgivable sin already doomed their love forever?This is a story about forgiveness. Over the course of a lifetime, a person is faced with millions of choices, some more difficult than others. And sometimes, we make the wrong ones.In a world filled with hard consequences, we need grace. Originally published in the Yuletide Happily Ever After Anthology, this edition of The Perfect Christmas includes added bonus material for your reading pleasure.

HEIR TO A DUKE, A DEBUTANTE AND AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE It couldn't have been any more perfect...Miss Louella Rose is Sweet, Beautiful. Refined. The answer to all her family's woes. But beneath her flawless complexion, behind her mesmerizing eyes, she hides a secret shame.The Marquess of Stanton promised to marry the woman of his father's choice by the age of thirty and that time has finally come. To his surprise and delight, the chosen lady is the perfect debutante, for him anyhow, and he couldn't be happier... until he discovers the scars that make no sense - scars that shatter the illusion of perfection.LIES, greed and blood lay waste to a most promising marriage. Can their love overcome the ravages of guilt and carry them through life's imperfections?

When he mistakes you for a chambermaid… Grumpy/SunshineFake BetrothalSecret Past The Marquess has something this teacher wants, and, as luck would have it, she has something he needs.Beatrice Wolcott is desperate to keep her past a secret. She can't afford to make the same mistake other teachers have made-mistakes that have forced them to marry! So when the Marquess asks Beatrice to pose as his temporary fiancée, she would have refused… Until he offered to discover the identity of whoever has been vandalizing the school. How could she not agree to the bargain when the safety of the students is at stake?In conceding, however, she insists all proprietary be upheld! Chaperone, check. Separate coaches, check. Signed contract, double check.All this prim teacher lacks is a little self-control-or rather, quite a lot of self-control-as she's having increasing difficulties keeping her hands off this detective/marquess.Lord Sexton, Chief investigator and Interim Director of the Society for the Advancement of Ingenuity in London, needs to address one last detail to convince the board to make his position a permanent one: A wife.In his mind, a temporary betrothed will be just as effective.And Miss Beatrice Wolcott is perfect for the job! As an intelligent woman, she'll understand the practicality of his offer, not yearn for romantic gestures, and most importantly, never expect him to make her his marchioness.The charade works out perfectly until they surrender to the steamy attraction between them. And to complicate matters, the woman Sexton is inexplicably falling for, seems to be keeping a few secrets of her own. Is his make-believe betrothed as uncomplicated as he'd initially believed, or is she perhaps, the greatest mystery of all? Don't miss out on any of these big-hearted stories featuring teachers and students from Miss Primm's Secret School for Budding Bluestockings-an academy where English Misses go to learn how to fit into society, but instead learn how to make their place in the world. Pretending to be the Debutante is book 3 of this Steamy, Regency Romance Series.Other books in the Miss Primm's Series:Trapped with the DukeEducated by the EarlPretending to be the DebutanteRescued by the RakeAdvising the ViscountMake-believe with the Marquess andMiss Primm's story… Schooled by the Bastard

Stranded alone at the school with her employer's rakish brother...Miss Victoria Shipley has long since abandoned hope for a happily-ever-after. She is straightlaced, proper, and takes her position as assistant headmistress quite seriously.The Earl of Rosewood, however, has different ideas for Miss Shipley. He's decided to provide her with an education she most certainly cannot obtain while teaching at Miss Primm's. Don't miss out on any of these big-hearted stories featuring teachers and students from Miss Primm's Secret School for Budding Bluestockings-an academy where English Misses go to learn how to fit into society, but instead learn how to make their place in the world. Pretending to be the Debutante is book 3 of this Steamy, Regency Romance Series.Other books in the Miss Primm's Series:Trapped with the DukeEducated by the EarlPretending to be the DebutanteRescued by the RakeAdvising the ViscountMake-believe with the Marquess andMiss Primm's story… Schooled by the Bastard

An independent spinster and a wounded Army Captain never expected to get caught, but nature has a way of catching up with even the most determined of single persons...Miss Chloe Fortune understands marriage for what it is--an institution where women willingly hand over their rights to the man they marry. She is, however, open to other arrangements...The last thing Captain Sterling Edgeworth wants or needs is a wife. Especially not one as prickly as Miss Fortune. But that doesn't curtail the possibility of another sort of alliance with the mouthy wench... Something temporary. Something that won't demand he participate in a binding ceremony.But is an affair going to be enough for either of them? And even if it is, have they already gone too far? Don't miss out on any of these big-hearted stories featuring teachers and students from Miss Primm's Secret School for Budding Bluestockings-an academy where English Misses go to learn how to fit into society, but instead learn how to make their place in the world. Pretending to be the Debutante is book 3 of this Steamy, Regency Romance Series.Other books in the Miss Primm's Series:Trapped with the DukeEducated by the EarlPretending to be the DebutanteRescued by the RakeAdvising the ViscountMake-believe with the Marquess andMiss Primm's story… Schooled by the Bastard

What happens when a spinster teacher pretends to be a debutante?Miss Priscilla Fellowes is no stranger to disappointing loved ones. So when her employer, Miss Primm needs her to impersonate troublesome student-Allison Meadowbrook-to protect the school's reputation, Priscilla cannot refuse. It'll only be one meeting… perhaps two…Unfortunately, in agreeing to play the part of a debutante, she must allow the Earl of Hardwood to court her. Caught between the proverbial rock and hard place, the rock being Lord Hardwood, and the hard place, being… well, also Lord Hardwood, she's torn between loyalty to those who were there in her time of need and the desires of her heart. Will Lord Hardwood forever be an impossible dream, or is there a path in all her pretending that can somehow lead to love? Don't miss out on any of these big-hearted stories featuring teachers and students from Miss Primm's Secret School for Budding Bluestockings-an academy where English Misses go to learn how to fit into society, but instead learn how to make their place in the world. Pretending to be the Debutante is book 3 of this Steamy, Regency Romance Series.Other books in the Miss Primm's Series:Trapped with the DukeEducated by the EarlPretending to be the DebutanteRescued by the RakeAdvising the ViscountMake-believe with the Marquess andMiss Primm's story… Schooled by the Bastard

Miss Collette Jones, as the illegitimate daughter of a baron, is determined to become a respectable teacher.The Duke of Bedwell isn't interested in respectable teachers. He's interested in being proper, honorable, and fulfilling his duties to his title.So what is Bedwell to do when honor demands he shows more than a little interest in one particular respectable teacher? Why, marry the chit, that's what.Trapped with the Duke was initially published in this year's anthology, The Young and the Ruined: Compromised.This edition includes exclusive bonus content and is book 1 of Annabelle Anders newest series, Miss Primm's Secret School for Budding Bluestockings Don't miss out on any of these big-hearted stories featuring teachers and students from Miss Primm's Secret School for Budding Bluestockings-an academy where English Misses go to learn how to fit into society, but instead learn how to make their place in the world. Pretending to be the Debutante is book 3 of this Steamy, Regency Romance Series.Other books in the Miss Primm's Series:Trapped with the DukeEducated by the EarlPretending to be the DebutanteRescued by the RakeAdvising the ViscountMake-believe with the Marquess andMiss Primm's story… Schooled by the Bastard

SO MUCH FOR BACK-UP PLANS-The Scandal that wasn't-One room, one bed-The Gazette's Blunder Jilted and scorned, Miss Adelaide Royal has lost any hope of landing a proper English husband thanks to her industrialist American father's disdain for nobility. Lucky for Addy, teaching at Miss Primm's provided her with the perfect back-up plan.London's golden lord, Damien Reddington, the Viscount Bloodstone, is determined to recover the legacy of his father's estate despite his humiliating secret. He will brew and sell the best ale in all of England and if he fails to turn a profit, he has a back-up plan. He's not only handsome, but titled, and if necessary, Damien will fill his coffers by marrying well. That's the plan, anyway. Acting as witnesses at a secret wedding, Addy and Damien land in the most unlikely of scandals, forcing them to temporarily pretend to be man and wife as they flee London.Will this unlikely couple miss the silver-lining in this cloud of chaos, or will they hand over their hearts and never look back Don't miss out on any of these big-hearted stories featuring teachers and students from Miss Primm's Secret School for Budding Bluestockings-an academy where English Misses go to learn how to fit into society, but instead learn how to make their place in the world. Pretending to be the Debutante is book 3 of this Steamy, Regency Romance Series.Other books in the Miss Primm's Series:Trapped with the DukeEducated by the EarlPretending to be the DebutanteRescued by the RakeAdvising the ViscountMake-believe with the Marquess andMiss Primm's story… Schooled by the Bastard

Second Chance * Secret Past * Bastard HeroIn this second chance Regency Romance by Annabelle Anders, an independent headmistress fights to keep her all-girls school open even as the only man she's ever loved-and lost-barges back into her life. As the daughter of a cruel marquess, Augusta Primm has fought tooth and nail to establish her independence. But now, with someone vandalizing her precious institution, and scandals turning up left and right, the school's reputation hangs by a thread. Slowly but surely, she's losing the fight. Rowan Stewart, older brother to the Duke of Bedwell, is a bastard by birth, and an architect by trade. Despite his brother's push for him to enter society, Rowan will never be subject to society's prejudice again. Once was enough. Until a once in a lifetime project comes along-the opportunity to rebuild the majestic Longbow Castle. It doesn't matter that the castle is just a few miles from the school owned and run by the woman who jilted him years ago. He's left that life behind and he'd never allow Augusta Primm to hurt him again.But when she faces losing the dream she chose over him, Rowan must make a choice. Help the woman he once loved or abandon her forever. The choice should be simple but with Augusta Primm, it'll always be complicated. Don't miss out on any of these big-hearted stories featuring teachers from Miss Primm's Secret School for Budding Bluestockings-an academy where English Misses go to learn how to fit into society, but instead learn how to make their place in the world. Schooled by the Bastard is the final book in this Steamy, Regency Romance Series.Trapped with the DukeEducated by the EarlPretending to be the DebutanteRescued by the RakeAdvising the ViscountMake-believe with the Marquess andMiss Primm's story… Schooled by the Bastard