Lord Dere's Dependents

She would do anything to save her family, if she could only ignore her heart. Oxfordshire, 1800. When a series of disasters strikes the Barstows, oldest daughter Adela devises a secret plan for their salvation: she will marry their elderly benefactor, Lord Dere of Perryfield. But her pursuit encounters obstacles, first in the form of the handsome household tutor, who openly disdains her efforts, and then from her own unpredictable, unruly affections. Tutor Gerard Weatherill faces struggles of his own. Determined to shoulder his way into respectable society, he cannot let anyone draw too close, lest his own secrets be discovered. And clearly the person he must avoid above all others is the observant Miss Barstow. Observant, mischievous, marvelous Miss Barstow. But if he keeps her at arm's length, will he lose something worth far more than his sterling reputation? ???By His Grace and Favor is a clean and wholesome traditional Regency romance, first in the Lord Dere's Dependents series. Each book can be read as a standalone or in order.

She's determined to learn from her mistakes. He's determined to marry a girl who's never made any. What if love has lessons for them both? Jane Merritt's impulsive first marriage was a thoroughgoing disaster, so much so that she vowed she would never marry again. But when a young man in every respect the opposite of her first husband appears, she discovers her heart has a will of its own. Philip Egerton has always known the plan for his life: take his Oxford degree, win a fellowship, and serve a curacy until he comes into the living promised by his uncle, at which time he will marry his uncle's angelic ward. Certainly a woman such as the widowed Mrs. Merritt, with her spotty past, has no place in his vision. So why does she constantly obtrude upon it? But an unreformed rake's attentions to Jane might be just the right arrow in Cupid's quiver to bring this match about… ♥♥♥Mrs. Merritt's Remorse is a clean and wholesome traditional Regency romance, second in the Lord Dere's Dependents series. Each book can be read as a standalone or in order.♥♥♥

What if your first husband chose your second? The formerly spirited-and even wild-naval man Horace Langworthy returns to England, having lost his best friend and two years of his life as a prisoner of war, only to find his childhood sweetheart engaged to another man. And though the promises made to him have been broken, he determines now on keeping his own. He will care for the widow and orphan entrusted to him by his late friend Sebastian Barstow. But his attempt at being a new man meets unexpected obstacles, including the very widow and orphan he is trying to save. Two years after losing her beloved husband Sebastian, Sarah Barstow has learned to be content with what remains: her young son Bash and a permanent home with her late husband's lively and affectionate family. But when little Bash falls for the new curate, Sarah wonders if she should follow suit. Certainly he would be a wiser choice than the young man who appears out of nowhere, offering to marry her and claiming Sebastian entrusted her to him! Horace Langworthy, whom Sarah always thought set such a bad example to her husband and other navy men? Utter nonsense. But when Langworthy's thwarted duty becomes thwarted love, can the belle-passion prove stronger than her prejudice? ♥♥♥The Bestowed Bride is a sweet traditional Regency romance, third in the Lord Dere's Dependents series. Each book can be read as a standalone or in order.♥♥♥