Discover Jane Austen's "Other Elizabeth"Beautiful and self-assured, she's desperate to snare a wealthy husband-especially now that her father has run through his fortune. And yet she finds herself falling for a dashing, dangerous man who is nothing but trouble.The Mercy's Embrace series has it all ... misguided elopements, diverting nautical cant, nefarious scoundrels, and it is all written with a sparkling wit! I give this series my highest recommendation! – AUSTENESQUE REVIEWSIf you enjoy swoon-worthy, happily-ever-after sweet Regency in the classic "Heyeresque" style, then you will love Laura Hile's award-winning Mercy's Embrace. The entire series is here for you.Book 1: So Rough a CourseTime is running out. Elizabeth must find a husband soon, for her father's plan of retrenchment - and his health - are failing. She is left to choose between Sir Henry, a worn-out man of fashion whose invalid wife is not quite dead, and wealthy, tiresome Mr. Rushworth.But when a wondrous invitation arrives, Elizabeth throws caution to the wind. Alone in a moonlight garden, she encounters Admiral Patrick McGillvary, who is as disastrously handsome as he is opinionated.As Elizabeth will discover, the course of love is anything but smooth.Book 2: So Lively a Chase Twelve-thousand a year and an extensive estate can gild a sow's ear, or so Elizabeth has always supposed. But now that she's fallen for the charming Patrick Gill, Elizabeth is almost ready to give up Mr. Rushworth's fortune.Painfully aware of her bruised pride and vulnerable heart, Elizabeth can only despise herself for loving so common a man. But it has never occurred to her that darling Mr. Gill guards a secret of his own – and that he might be responsible for her father's disappearance.Book 3: The Lady Must Decide As news of Elizabeth's broken engagement becomes known, the storm of social disapproval descends. She is left to wonder how she, with every claim to birth and beauty, has made such a middle of her life. Even worse, why has dear Mr. Gill suddenly become so distant?Patrick Gill has dropped many a hint that he is not the lowly clerk he has pretended to be, but Elizabeth Elliot will have none of it. His playful jest has gone too far, for him as well as for her. But her father has fled from his creditors, leaving her in disgrace. Now "Mr. Gill" must force a meeting between Elizabeth and the man he truly is - Admiral McGillvary, a man she claims to despise.
