rugged Highlands of medieval Scotland or the decadent ballrooms of Regency England, her novels offer fast-paced adventures filled with wit, intrigue, and romance. Amanda lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest. Visit her at www.amandaforester.com .
If you love Amanda Forester’s witty, romantic, fast-paced adventures in lush historical settings, you’re in luck.
The Trouble with a Highland Bride is third in an exciting trilogy of novellas set in medieval Scotland featuring the Campbell sisters (of the clan featured in Forester’s acclaimed Scottish romance trilogy).
Read them all:
The Highland Bride’s Choice
The Wrong Highland Bridegroom
Better yet, the three sisters find true love with the ancestors of the three heroes featured in the author’s hot new Regency romance series. Read on for samples of A Wedding in Springtime , the tale of ruined debutante Miss Eugenia Talbot and notorious rogue Mr. William Grant , and A Midsummer Bride , wherein Duncan Maclachlan , Earl of Thornton, refuses to marry American heiress Harriet Burton for all the right reasons—much to her dismay. And get a special sneak preview of A Winter Wedding , Amanda’s third Matchmaker Regency, the story of how Miss Penelope Rose , the notorious Madame X, exclusive matchmaker to London’s elite, finds her toughest client yet in the handsome guise of the Duke of Marchford .
A Wedding in Springtime
Available now from
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London, Spring 1810
Ten minutes into her societal debut, Eugenia Talbot was ruined.
A favorable presentation in court cannot ensure a young lady’s successful launch into society, but a poor presentation can certainly ruin it. Miss Eugenia Talbot pressed her lips together in an attempt to make the laughter gurgling up inside her die in her throat. The Queen of England glared down her royal nose at Genie. Her Royal Highness, Queen Charlotte, was not amused.
Genie took a deep breath—hard to do laced so tight in her stays she feared one wrong move would crack a rib. The restrictive corset held her posture rigid, which helped keep her headdress in place, a heavy jeweled item with a monstrous, white ostrich plume. Genie knelt in a deep curtsy before the queen, a move she had practiced with a special tutor hired by Aunt to ensure her correct performance. A deep curtsy wearing the required elaborate hoop skirt of court that weighed almost two stone needed to be practiced.
Rising majestically from her curtsy, Genie was pleased she had successfully navigated that potential hazard and brought herself under control. Perhaps the Queen had not noticed the stifled giggle. It was hardly Genie’s fault, for when the Lord Chamberlain announced her name, he also let loose an audible bodily noise. Having the unfortunate influence of brothers in her formative years, Genie could not help but find amusement in the Lord Chamberlain’s offense.
“How is your family, Miss Talbot?” asked the queen with staunch politeness.
“They are all well, Your Highness,” responded Genie as coached.
“Are your parents with you in London?”
“No, Your Highness. I am staying with Lady Bremerton, my aunt.” Genie glanced at Aunt Cora, whose frozen countenance betrayed her anxiety over Genie’s presentation.
“And your brothers and sisters?”
“I have four brothers. Two at university, one in the regulars, and one in the Royal Navy.”
“Ah, our sons, they have been ripped from our bosom. Ripped I say.”
“Yes, ma’am,” said Genie, pressing her lips together again. She was going to kill her brothers when they returned for teaching her deplorable cant. She could not laugh.
“It is a foul wind that blows from France,” said the queen.
And the Lord Chamberlain chose that moment to blow a little foul wind himself. It was loud, long, and just when Genie thought he had finished, he gave another little toot. She clenched her jaw so tight tears formed in her eyes.
She took a calming breath, sure she had gotten
If you love Amanda Forester’s witty, romantic, fast-paced adventures in lush historical settings, you’re in luck.
The Trouble with a Highland Bride is third in an exciting trilogy of novellas set in medieval Scotland featuring the Campbell sisters (of the clan featured in Forester’s acclaimed Scottish romance trilogy).
Read them all:
The Highland Bride’s Choice
The Wrong Highland Bridegroom
Better yet, the three sisters find true love with the ancestors of the three heroes featured in the author’s hot new Regency romance series. Read on for samples of A Wedding in Springtime , the tale of ruined debutante Miss Eugenia Talbot and notorious rogue Mr. William Grant , and A Midsummer Bride , wherein Duncan Maclachlan , Earl of Thornton, refuses to marry American heiress Harriet Burton for all the right reasons—much to her dismay. And get a special sneak preview of A Winter Wedding , Amanda’s third Matchmaker Regency, the story of how Miss Penelope Rose , the notorious Madame X, exclusive matchmaker to London’s elite, finds her toughest client yet in the handsome guise of the Duke of Marchford .
A Wedding in Springtime
Available now from
Sourcebooks Casablanca
London, Spring 1810
Ten minutes into her societal debut, Eugenia Talbot was ruined.
A favorable presentation in court cannot ensure a young lady’s successful launch into society, but a poor presentation can certainly ruin it. Miss Eugenia Talbot pressed her lips together in an attempt to make the laughter gurgling up inside her die in her throat. The Queen of England glared down her royal nose at Genie. Her Royal Highness, Queen Charlotte, was not amused.
Genie took a deep breath—hard to do laced so tight in her stays she feared one wrong move would crack a rib. The restrictive corset held her posture rigid, which helped keep her headdress in place, a heavy jeweled item with a monstrous, white ostrich plume. Genie knelt in a deep curtsy before the queen, a move she had practiced with a special tutor hired by Aunt to ensure her correct performance. A deep curtsy wearing the required elaborate hoop skirt of court that weighed almost two stone needed to be practiced.
Rising majestically from her curtsy, Genie was pleased she had successfully navigated that potential hazard and brought herself under control. Perhaps the Queen had not noticed the stifled giggle. It was hardly Genie’s fault, for when the Lord Chamberlain announced her name, he also let loose an audible bodily noise. Having the unfortunate influence of brothers in her formative years, Genie could not help but find amusement in the Lord Chamberlain’s offense.
“How is your family, Miss Talbot?” asked the queen with staunch politeness.
“They are all well, Your Highness,” responded Genie as coached.
“Are your parents with you in London?”
“No, Your Highness. I am staying with Lady Bremerton, my aunt.” Genie glanced at Aunt Cora, whose frozen countenance betrayed her anxiety over Genie’s presentation.
“And your brothers and sisters?”
“I have four brothers. Two at university, one in the regulars, and one in the Royal Navy.”
“Ah, our sons, they have been ripped from our bosom. Ripped I say.”
“Yes, ma’am,” said Genie, pressing her lips together again. She was going to kill her brothers when they returned for teaching her deplorable cant. She could not laugh.
“It is a foul wind that blows from France,” said the queen.
And the Lord Chamberlain chose that moment to blow a little foul wind himself. It was loud, long, and just when Genie thought he had finished, he gave another little toot. She clenched her jaw so tight tears formed in her eyes.
She took a calming breath, sure she had gotten
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