Regina Scott

Grace-by-the-Sea: Where romance and adventure come home. Polished Jesslyn Chance has one of the most enviable positions in the little Regency coastal village of Grace-by-the-Sea. She is the hostess of the spa, arranging introductions and entertainments and playing matchmaker to the ladies and gentlemen who come to take the waters, promenade through the shops, and dance at the assembly. But when a rogue returns from her past, Jess finds herself suddenly at sea. Always an adventurer, Larkin Denby left Grace-by-the-Sea to right the wrongful death of his father. Now he’s back on a mission: to identify the mysterious Lord of the Smugglers who allegedly sails from Grace Cove and takes England’s secrets to France. But Grace-by-the-Sea is the perfect little spa town, run by the still oh-so-perfect Jesslyn Chance. When the village’s future is threatened, Jess must work with Lark to solve the mystery and protect the town’s own. In doing so, the matchmaker of Grace-by-the-Sea may just find that the best match for her is the rogue who stole her heart years ago.

Lady Emily Southwell and her three friends are determined the world will speak in reverent tones of their London debuts. But first they must survive a dangerous dalliance between their beloved art teacher and an unconventional earl and determine whether Emily’s betrothed is hiding something. Along the way, Emily might form a perilous passion for an unlikely suitor. Includes two novels: Secrets and Sensibilities and Art and Artifice, plus the short story “Master Thief,” first time in e-book format. Here’s a little taste: “Who are you?” Emily demanded, striding into the room. “What are you doing here?” He offered her a bow, cap squashed in one hand. “Good evening, Lady Emily.” He knew her name? She was certain she’d never met him before. She’d have remembered those broad shoulders, that confident air. His hair was the color of the sunset on a stormy day -- red and gold and brown blending in wild disarray, and his eyes were the gray of the storm. But his smile, well, his smile was positively wicked. “Answer the question, if you please,” Emily said, forcing her mind to the moment. “What are you doing in my home? Who let you in?” He shrugged, a ripple of muscle under his brown coat. “Your footmen are far too busy to attend to me.” Emily gasped. “You sneaked in! Thief!” Small wonder she hadn’t recognized him. She did not make a habit of associating with thieves. Nor did she fear them. One shout, one cry, and a small army would attend her. “Oh, there are thieves in London, all right,” he agreed, as if singularly unconcerned about capture. He waved a hand to encompass the room. “You’d better watch out, or you’ll lose one of these fine paintings.” What fine paintings? His Grace had any number of wonderful pieces from ages past, as well as some truly horrid portraits of their ancestors. She wasn’t sure which he had ordered brought to London to decorate the townhouse. But as she looked around the room, she recognized each painting as hers. The Battle of Salamanca hung over the fire, The Battle of Hastings was against the far wall, and The Battle of the Nile was to her right. It had been one of her first, when she hadn’t quite mastered perspective. The British and French ships were all jumbled. He could not be much of a thief if he thought it fine art. So, who exactly was he?

It started with a duke. The mysterious Miss Meredith Thorn and her beloved cat, Fortune, open an employment agency to help gentlewomen down on their luck. Her first assignment? Finding a governess for the three young daughters of the Duke of Wey. Odd how all her matches end up in matrimony. Enjoy three warm, witty stories that begin the best-selling Fortune’s Brides series by award-winning author Regina Scott: Never Doubt a Duke - When the irrepressible Jane Kimball takes the governess’ position with the Duke of Wey, everyone has doubts. But when the duke must take a wife, thoughts turn to an unlikely governess who might make the perfect bride. Never Borrow a Baronet - Patience Ramsey is shocked when her new employer introduces her as the bride-to-be of her nephew. The pretty Patience could cover for Sir Harry when he spies for England. Can he convince her to overlook the scandals surrounding him and exchange their false engagement for a true love? Always Kiss at Christmas - In the origin story for Meredith Thorn, she has one goal for her mother’s Christmas Eve party: convince her friend Julian Mayes to marry her. Julian is ready to make his mark in London. As the danger to Meredith’s future becomes clear, will one kiss prove to him how far he will go to protect her?

A Turbulent Reunion The dashing Captain Richard Everard has faced untold dangers at sea. Steering his young cousin through a London season, however, is a truly formidable prospect. The girl needs a sponsor, like lovely widow Lady Claire Winthrop-the woman who coldly jilted Richard years ago. Claire believed herself sensible in marrying a well-to-do viscount rather than a penniless second son. How deeply she regretted it! Now their fortunes are reversed, and Richard's plan will help settle her debts and secure his inheritance.  Yet it may yield something even more precious: a chance  to be courted by the captain once more.

Zij moet de Mount Rainier op, maar kan het niet alleen. Hij is als berggids de juiste persoon om haar te helpen. Samen beginnen ze aan een beklimming die al snel gewaagd blijkt.Washington, 1893. Coraline Baxter verlangt naar een leven van betekenis en wil haar stempel op de wereld drukken. Als de plaatselijke suffragettegroep haar vraagt om de Mount Rainier te beklimmen om bekendheid te verwerven voor hun zaak, grijpt ze die kans dan ook met beide handen aan, ook al heeft ze totaal geen klimervaring. En wanneer haar moeder haar een ultimatum stelt - als Cora faalt, moet ze trouwen met de man die haar moeder op het oog Cash Kincaid - móét Cora het doen. Maar ze kan het niet alleen.De bekende berggids Nathan Hardee weigert in eerste instantie om Cora te helpen, maar hij verandert van gedachten als hij erachter komt wat er op het spel staat. Hij weet genoeg over de Cash Kincaid om te weten dat de koppige jonge vrouw niets met hem te maken zou moeten hebben, laat staan met hem trouwen. En dus besluit hij haar te helpen.De Mount Rainier beklimmen vergt al Cora's vastberadenheid en stelt haar danig op de proef. Helemaal als haar en Nathan onderweg een aantal onaangename verrassingen blijkt te wachten en het een gewaagde onderneming wordt.

When art instructor Hannah Alexander agrees to accompany four of her students on a country house visit before Easter, she never dreams of entering into a dalliance with the owner David Tenant, the handsome new Earl of Brentfield. But one moment in his company and she’s in danger of losing her heart. There are secrets aplenty at Brentfield, enough to challenge any lady’s sensibilities, even those of Hannah’s protégé, Lady Emily Southwell. As events unfold at Brentfield, Hannah quickly learns that loving David comes at a price, to her future plans of being a portrait painter, to her position as a teacher, and to her very life. This clean romance with a touch of romantic suspense was previously published by Zebra as A Dangerous Dalliance.

Love Inspired Historical brings you four new titles! Enjoy these historical romances of adventure and faith. HIS FRONTIER CHRISTMAS FAMILY Frontier Bachelors by Regina Scott Newly appointed as guardian of his late friend’s siblings and baby daughter, preacher Levi Wallin opens his home to them and their elder sister, Callie Murphy—a woman he can’t help but fall for at Christmastime. ONCE UPON A TEXAS CHRISTMAS Texas Grooms by Winnie Griggs After arriving in Texas to revamp a hotel during the holiday season, Seth Reynolds clashes with the young woman assigned to help him. But when Seth starts to care for feisty Abigail Fulton, will he have to choose between business and love? WOULD-BE MISTLETOE WIFE Boom Town Brides by Christine Johnson Worried she might lose her teaching job when funding is cut for the boarding school, widow Louise Smythe must consider marriage. But the only prospective groom in town is lighthouse-keeper Jesse Hammond, and he wants children—something she may never be able to provide. THE GIFT OF TWINS Little Falls Legacy by Gabrielle Meyer When twin five-year-old boys are left on Reverend Benjamin Lahaye’s doorstep, he and schoolteacher Emmy Wilkes work together to care for the children. But can their temporary makeshift family become permanent?

Yellowstone National Park, 1886. Sinds haar man een jaar geleden overleed, is Kate Tremaine in haar eentje verantwoordelijk voor het Geyser Gateway Hotel. Een hele taak, vooral omdat ze ook nog de zorg voor haar zevenjarige zoontje Danny heeft. Maar toch zou ze niets anders willen; het hotel is haar thuis. En dat geldt ook voor Yellowstone zelf. Ze kent elke centimeter van de wildernis als haar broekzak en wil graag dat het beschermd wordt tegen stropers en vandalen. Nu de overheid de US Cavalry de leiding over Yellowstone heeft gegeven, bestaat de nieuwe missie van luitenant William Prescott en zijn detachement uit het beschermen van een deel van het nationale park. En omdat een gids hem wordt geweigerd, zit er voor hem niets anders op dan de hulp in te schakelen van de bekwame en aantrekkelijke hoteleigenaresse om zijn weg door de uitgestrekte wil-dernis te vinden. Als Kate en Will de handen ineenslaan om ervoor te zorgen dat het park en alle dieren die er hun thuis hebben veilig zijn, wordt al snel duidelijk dat hun gezamenlijke missie vele malen gevaarlijker is dan ze ooit hadden kunnen denken. Helemaal als blijkt dat Danny is ontvoerd. Een missie vol gevaar is het tweede deel van de serie Wonderen van de natuur. Dit drieluik vertelt over de vroege geschiedenis van drie nationale parken van de Verenigde Staten - Grand Canyon, Yellowstone en Mount Rainier - en brengt de wondermooie natuur daar tot leven. Eerder verscheen Dwars door de wildernis.

A Family Made at Christmas After taking guardianship of his late friend’s siblings and baby daughter, minister Levi Wallin hopes to atone for his troubled past on the gold fields. But it won’t be easy to convince the children’s wary elder sister to trust him. The more he learns about her, though, the more he believes Callie Murphy’s prickly manner masks a vulnerable heart…one he’s starting to wish he was worthy of. Every man in Callie’s life chose chasing gold over responsibilities. Levi—and the large, loving Wallin family—might just be different. But she can tell he’s hiding something from her, and she refuses to risk her heart with secrets between them. Even as they grow closer, will their pasts keep them from claiming this unexpected new beginning?

The Marriage Agreement Proposing a marriage of convenience to a rugged logger is the boldest move of Nora Underhill’s sheltered life. In return for Simon Wallin’s protection from her overbearing family, the unassuming seamstress offers prime frontier farmland. But their paper marriage changes when Nora’s greedy brother tries to draw her back into a life of drudgery. Her only move to Simon’s farm, and into the center of his loving, unruly family. Years of shouldering responsibility have left Simon cynical and reserved. But little by little, Nora’s warmth opens his shuttered heart to joy. With their marriage claim under threat, can this practical arrangement blossom over the holidays…and become a love for all seasons?

Lady Emily Southwell and her three friends, Priscilla Tate and Daphne and Ariadne Courdebas, are determined that someday the world will speak in reverent tones of the year they made their debuts in London Society. Lady Emily is equally determined to take her rightful place among the famous artists of the Royal Society for the Beaux Arts. That is, until her longtime betrothed Lord Robert Townsend declares his intent to marry her and whisk her off into the countryside, immediately. What can the fellow be thinking! And why is handsome Bow Street Runner Jamie Cropper dogging Lord Robert’s steps, and Emily’s? It’s up to Lady Emily to use her art to uncover artifice and discover whether Lord Robert has something more up his sleeve than a nicely muscled arm. Along the way, a duke’s daughter might just form a perilous passion for a most unlikely suitor. This clean romantic mystery set in the Regency period features kisses only.

Meg Pero has been assisting her photographer father since she was big enough to carry his equipment, so when he dies she is determined to take over his profession--starting with fulfilling the contract he signed to serve on an Army survey of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon in 1871. What she doesn't realize is that the leader of the expedition is none other than the man she once refused to marry. Captain Ben Coleridge would like nothing more than to leave without the woman who broke his heart. He can't afford to be distracted during this survey, which is a screen for another, more personal mission, one he cannot share with any member of his team. As dangers arise from all sides--and even from within--Meg and Ben must work together to stay alive, fulfill their duties, and, just maybe, rekindle a love that neither had completely left behind.