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Two heartwarming holiday tales of true love set in a place where happily ever afters aboundthe library, of course!
Worth More Than Rubies by Grace Burrowes
All the Duke of Dunfallon wants this holiday season is a respite from the machinations of the matchmakers. When pursued by a particularly determined would-be duchess, he ducks into the West Bartholomew Street Lending Library. Librarian Emerald Armstrong sees a dapper gent in a bit of a hurry and mistakes Dunfallon for a curate overdue for his assignation with West Barts theological collection.
Dunfallon is intrigued by Emmies love of books, her disdain for societys games, and her ferocious generosity of spirit toward all of the librarys patrons. She has no patience with posturing, and thus he takes the risk of admitting his true identity. To his surprise, Emmie doesnt mind all that much that hes a dukesome things cannot be helpedbut she is far less willing to keep silent about Dunfallons other secret, the one he has been guarding from even his fellow peers.
What will a duke sacrifice to win the heart of a woman whose love is worth more than rubies?
Diamond in the Rough by Christi Caldwell
Lady Diamond Carmichael, paragon of propriety, is horrified when she discovers her headstrong younger sister at the Royal Colonnade Library reading books that would enrage their ducal father. Worse, this disaster-in-the-making has been abetted by an outspoken, opinionated librarian named Mr. Abaddon Grimoire.Abaddon clawed his way free of a life of poverty and crime thanks to the refuge he found at the Royal Colonnade Library, and hes determined to help other people find their escapes as wellin the pages of the librarys books! He issues Diamond a challenge: Spend a fortnight exploring the volumes on the librarys shelves; if after two weeks, she still wants to prevent her sister from visiting, he wont interfere.
Abaddon soon realizes that beneath Diamonds icy veneer beats the heart of a loyal, loving, and passionate woman, and Diamond comes to see that Abaddons devotion to books is a respect for truth and learning. A former guttersnipe and a dukes daughter arent the stuff of matches made in Mayfair, but perhaps happily ever afters arent just for fairy tales!
Genre: Historical Romance
Worth More Than Rubies by Grace Burrowes
All the Duke of Dunfallon wants this holiday season is a respite from the machinations of the matchmakers. When pursued by a particularly determined would-be duchess, he ducks into the West Bartholomew Street Lending Library. Librarian Emerald Armstrong sees a dapper gent in a bit of a hurry and mistakes Dunfallon for a curate overdue for his assignation with West Barts theological collection.
Dunfallon is intrigued by Emmies love of books, her disdain for societys games, and her ferocious generosity of spirit toward all of the librarys patrons. She has no patience with posturing, and thus he takes the risk of admitting his true identity. To his surprise, Emmie doesnt mind all that much that hes a dukesome things cannot be helpedbut she is far less willing to keep silent about Dunfallons other secret, the one he has been guarding from even his fellow peers.
What will a duke sacrifice to win the heart of a woman whose love is worth more than rubies?
Diamond in the Rough by Christi Caldwell
Lady Diamond Carmichael, paragon of propriety, is horrified when she discovers her headstrong younger sister at the Royal Colonnade Library reading books that would enrage their ducal father. Worse, this disaster-in-the-making has been abetted by an outspoken, opinionated librarian named Mr. Abaddon Grimoire.Abaddon clawed his way free of a life of poverty and crime thanks to the refuge he found at the Royal Colonnade Library, and hes determined to help other people find their escapes as wellin the pages of the librarys books! He issues Diamond a challenge: Spend a fortnight exploring the volumes on the librarys shelves; if after two weeks, she still wants to prevent her sister from visiting, he wont interfere.
Abaddon soon realizes that beneath Diamonds icy veneer beats the heart of a loyal, loving, and passionate woman, and Diamond comes to see that Abaddons devotion to books is a respect for truth and learning. A former guttersnipe and a dukes daughter arent the stuff of matches made in Mayfair, but perhaps happily ever afters arent just for fairy tales!
Genre: Historical Romance
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