Here in this collection are two enticing novellas from the pen of popular Regency romance author Theresa Romain.
In “The Sport of Baronets”, Hannah Chandler, raised at the heart of the Regency horseracing world, knows two things for certain.
First, the rival Crosby family cannot be trusted, ever. And second, she has just bought the champion colt, Golden Barb, for a fortune-making stakes race.
But when Hannah tries to claim the colt from handsome young baronet Bart Crosby, Golden Barb's current owner, everything she believes falls apart. The prize colt is stolen, and with it go both families' dreams of rebuilding troubled reputations.
Is Bart to blame for the theft, or is he truly as honest and determined as he seems? As Hannah and Bart rush to solve the mystery before race day, they uncover scandalous family secrets-and learn that enemies might just make the best lovers.
In “The Way to a Gentleman's Heart”, a Regency lady begins a new life as a cook, but her first love wants a second chance.
Eight years ago, Marianne Redfern fled her country home when her first love, Jack Grahame, was forced to wed another. At a mysterious London girls' school with secret classes, she learned the arts of cookery and self-defense. But she has no defense against Jack's unexpected arrival two weeks before an event that will secure the academy's fortunes.
Now a wealthy widower, Jack still has a wicked twinkle in his eye and a place in Marianne's heart. When she gives him a second chance, he is at her side in the kitchen all day and the bedchamber all night. But forgiveness doesn't come together as easily as a sauce, and the wounds of the past will either destroy the academy's fortunes or ruin Jack and Marianne's chance at a future.
