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My dear Mr. Clemons,

What a delicious on dit I have for you!

Lord R, a most distinguished cavalry officer recently returned from Brussels after recovering from quite savage wounds in last summer’s battle, has disappeared. One might speculate that he has simply taken himself off to the country for a respite against this season’s matchmaking mamas, except that no such respite is needed. Lord R is completely unavailable to matchmakers, having been affianced for over a year to a duke’s granddaughter.

However… I have learned from my maid that Lord R attended a certain birthday party for a young Scottish lady, along with his fiancée and her grandfather the duke.

Lord R has not been seen since.

Nor has the fiancée, nor has the Scottish lady whose birthday was celebrated. It was noted that Lord R was seen in close conversation with the Scottish lady, an almost intimate tete-a-tete that sent eyebrows skyward, especially those of the duke.

What could have happened to Lord R and the young ladies? Is he in danger? One hopes his fiancée has not done him and her rival harm!

Claims of the Heart

Since a perilous fall, Lucie Macbeth has been seeing more than a settled future as the heiress to a Scottish barony. The visions plaguing her include a man—one far above her class and breeding, and English to boot. He’s engaged to a duke’s granddaughter as well, and thus wholly inappropriate. Though she can’t marry him, and she won’t become any man’s leman, when the Sight warns her of danger to him, her conscience, and her heart tell her she can’t walk away.

Since his return from Waterloo, Major Lord Rudgwick has been rusticating in the country teaching himself how to live as a man with only one hand and pondering how to end the engagement he contracted before his world turned upside down. But then a letter arrives from an old army comrade, requesting Rudgwick’s aid for his daughter, Lucie Macbeth, the woman he met one year earlier, the woman whose claims on his heart he can’t deny.

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USA Today bestselling author Alina K. Field earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and German literature but prefers the happier world of romance fiction. Her roots are in the Midwestern U.S., but after six very, very, very cold years in Chicago, she moved to Southern California where she shares a midcentury home with a gold-eyed terrier and only occasionally misses snow.

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Dire Reports of Ladies Stranded with Rogues in this Intemperate Weather!

By Alina K. Field

On November 23, 2024

In Teatime Tattler

Dear Readers,

You have no doubt been hearing of the terrible storms in various parts of our usually fair land. Dreadful weather, indeed! Various reports have come to us, but one tale in particular has been most astonishing. A lady–yes a lady–most improvidently traveled in this weather to a country inn where the less respectable inhabitants were engaged in the barbaric practice of selling a wife. What the lady could be thinking of, well, suffice to say, she is said to be a most comely woman of excellent breeding (aside from this present venture), meager fortune, and entirely lacking in the guidance of male relatives.

What might have happened to her? We shall report more on this matter as news becomes available.

Rosalyn’s Ring, a novella by Alina K. Field in

Secluded with the Rogue: 12 Snowed-in Historical Romances

When a sudden snowstorm traps lords and ladies within opulent estates and remote countryside retreats, love blossoms amidst the wintry isolation. From forbidden desires to unexpected alliances, this collection weaves tales of captivating romance where the frosty landscapes only serve to ignite fiery passions. Discover the secrets, scandals, and unexpected connections that unfold when fate conspires to bring together unlikely pairs in the most unexpected of settings.

Through the artistry of these bestselling authors, explore the transformative power of love amidst snowbound isolation, where barriers crumble and affection flourishes.

Featuring books by:
Nadine Millard
Annabelle Anders
Lauren Smith
Diana Bold
Dawn Brower
Lauren Royal
Sandra Sookoo
Alina K. Field
Sorcha Mowbray
Grace Archer
Erica Ridley

Discover how chance meetings and unforeseen circumstances kindle flames of romance, proving that even in the chilliest of moments, the warmth of true love can thaw the iciest of hearts.

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Secluded with the Rogue includes Rosalyn’s Ring:

Snowed-in at Christmas in the home that used to be hers, an impoverished lady hides her true identity from the manor’s new resident, an upstart Viscount intent on seducing her.

Done with grieving her losses, a late nobleman’s daughter has fallen into a tidy spinster’s life in London. But when one snowy Christmas Eve, a young woman needs rescue, she seizes the chance to do good—and to recover a family heirloom that ought to be hers.

Irked by his late father’s dreams of nobility, a newly anointed viscount has drawn the line at marrying a blue-blooded miss—until he meets a provoking beauty with an upper crust manner, a larcenous streak, and enough secrets to rouse even his jaded heart.

And when more mysteries swirl around the lady’s lost inheritance, he is just the right man to help her uncover the truth.

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Rumors of an Inn Fire

By Alina K. Field

On November 16, 2024

In Teatime Tattler

Dear Readers,

A report has reached us of a fire at an inn which shall not be named until we have confirmed certain particulars. Damage from the fire was not excessive, however one of the inn’s guests, taking refuge there in the midst of a snowstorm enroute to a Yuletide celebration, is reported to have suffered a burn on her face.

The consequences of such an unfortunate injury are made more dire in that the injured party is rumored to be none other than a Frenchwoman who practices the modiste trade. I shall not give even her initials here lest you recognize her immediately before my reporter is able to confirm these facts. We are alarmed by further news that besides the facial burn, the poor unfortuate is unable to see.

The injured party is rumored to have powerful friends among the ladies of London, and will no doubt have the best and most modern medical care available. We shall have further news of this matter later.

Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot

A holiday novella by Alina K. Field, in A Christmas Quintet, A Bluestocking Belles Collection

Dreading meeting an old enemy at a Yuletide house party, Madame Marie La Fanelle, an acclaimed London modiste, has a clumsy encounter with a lamp that leaves her burned, blinded, and in terror of the future.

But then a kind German physician appears, offering a hopeful diagnosis, and stirring memories of the man she once loved. Can the magic of the holidays heal Marie’s blindness and soften the hardened hearts of two prideful lovers?

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A Christmas Quintet, A Bluestocking Belles Collection

• Friends to Lovers—The farmer’s daughter, the viscount’s son, and the estate manager reunite as adults. Della is starry-eyed for the viscount’s son, but is he really the one for her? (Regency, Christmas)

• Fake Relationship—When the pressure to marry is overwhelming, can a plan put in place at a Christmas house party turn into a love that will last forever? (Regency, Christmas)

• Second-Chance Love—An accident leaves the modiste burned, blinded and in despair until the physician offers hope and stirs memories. (Regency, Christmas)

• Country Mouse and Marriage-Shy Duke—Invited at the last minute to make up the numbers, she expects to be an interested observer. The duke has other ideas. (Georgian, Twelfth Night)

• Two Spies, One Secret—Trapped in a deserted wilderness, will they set aside secrets and past betrayals to rekindle their love and ring in the New Year together? (Medieval, Hogmanay)

Five charming stories for your holiday season, including Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot, a sequel to the Sons in the Spy Lord Series.

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Love is in the Air

By Alina K. Field

On February 24, 2024

In Teatime Tattler

Take a leap into love…

Dear Reader,

We’ve sent an intrepid reporter to a most interesting gathering in the town of Upper Upton in Sussex. It is not often one sees a Viscount, an Earl, and a Marquess and their ladies gather to attend the wedding of an innkeeper.

However, not only did these esteemed peers attend, but the bride, a young widow of seemingly no importance, was escorted down the aisle on the arm of the marquess.

The whole event had the air of a rowdy country fair. Why, even a houseful of children from a nearby charity home piled into the church and attended the breakfast that followed.

Why? we ask.

It seems that the groom is a military comrade of the valiant peers who fought so bravely in defense of England; further, the bride has a connection with none other than the marchioness, Lady W. who we have written about in this earlier dispatch: Secrets and Lies.

Have no fear, we will report more on this story as soon as we learn more.

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A Leap Into Love

Can a gentleman be too charming? The ladies of Upper Upton think so.

And it’s almost Leap Day, when a man who refuses a lady’s proposal of marriage must offer a forfeit.

When the single ladies of the village conspire to teach their charmer a lesson that might bankrupt him, the town’s loveliest young widow steps up to warn him.

His secrets and hers make them a perfect match—and she’s the lady he wants. But she won’t accept his proposal, not even to rescue him.

As Leap Day approaches, the clock is ticking. Can he convince her in time to say yes to his offer and take a leap into love?

Excerpt

When the Ladies’ Society for the Improvement of Village Life gathered, discussions could drag on.

Mrs. Myra Smith stood at a distance, watching the exhalation of so much talk fog the air in the unheated assembly rooms of the Royal George Inn. From her station near the door, she kept an eye on the boy who’d marched off to the far end of the room, away from the ladies.

The Society’s grandiose title always made Myra smile. Stuffy-sounding though it might be, the Ladies’ Society did have a valuable purpose. Village life could be dull, and didn’t she know that well.

It could also be closed-minded, a trap Myra was always dodging. She was here today representing Longview, the nearby children’s home that had brought so many interesting characters to Upper Upton—the teachers, ladies of questionable background like herself, and the children, London’s outcasts, who’d found shelter, and training, and love.

Longview had been generously endowed by the Lords Cathmore, Hackwell, and Wallenford, much as their lordships had endowed this whole village, trying to make the residents of Longview more palatable to the good citizens of Upper Upton. Even this inn had been thoroughly modernized and expanded. Their lordships had even plucked the handsome innkeeper from among their former military comrades.

Thoughts of the man reminded her, she and Barty should be on their way. “The room is quite adequate to your needs,” Myra said. “The children and I shall certainly see to—”

The door to the assembly rooms whooshed open, silencing her.

A wide smile flashed her way, and she caught her breath. “Mr. Grant,” she said with a clipped curtsy, remembering what she was dealing with.

True to his nature, Alexander Grant turned that handsome gaze on the other three ladies and bowed all around. “Such loveliness brightens the dreary aspects of this day.”

His grin widened, and his dark hair sparkled in the light from a tall window. The cold February rain had dampened his coats and breeches and ruddied his cheeks under the dark stubble. Warmth rose in Myra. She shook herself, searching for words.

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USA Today Bestselling and Award-winning author Alina K. Field earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and German literature, but prefers the much happier world of romance fiction. Though her roots are in the Midwestern U.S., after six very, very, very cold years in Chicago, she moved to Southern California where she shares a midcentury home with her two rescued dogs, a spunky, blonde terrier and a super-friendly chihuahua.

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News of a Rushed Wedding

By Alina K. Field

On December 23, 2023

In Teatime Tattler

Dear Reader,

Most interesting news has arrived. A wedding apparently has taken place officiated by a very high-ranking clergyman. I herewith share a partial letter I received from our local correspondent:

My Dear Mr. Clemens,

I hasten to send you this news, though I daresay given the state of the roads it won’t reach you before the event I report has occurred. Wet, wetter, and wettest; that is how this weather has been. I only pray that my report reaches you safely, for it is a—dare I say—juicy revelation.

To begin at the beginning, the esteemed and ancient Episcopal See which I will refrain from naming is to be the sight of a wedding—a rather rushed wedding to be officiated by no less than a bishop–between a high-ranking young clergyman and a local woman, the hired companion of one of the prosperous parishioners.

As to how this came about, you must have heard in town about the abysmal snowstorm that struck locally on Twelfth Night. The soon to be happy pair (or already happy, if this letter is delayed) found themselves on an improvident—dare I say imprudent—social call and snowbound. Sheltering together in a vacant cottage, they spent an entire night alone together before returning and announcing their engagement.

If it would not be indelicate, I might add that one would hardly doubt what went on that night. Those acquainted with the happy groom found the affair shocking. Parishioners had thought him to be upright and sober. (Though there were, of course, others who found his probity veering toward the pompous.)

Ah, but the next piece of news will explain everything. Concerning the bride

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Dear Readers,

The roads must have been wet indeed, for the rest of this letter has been soaked beyond my ability to trace the letters.

I shall endeavor to find out more of this interesting story for you in my next edition.

Or, you can find out more in Twelfth Night Treasure, by Alina K. Field, in Christmastide Kisses, a Bluestocking Belles Collection with Friends

The Bluestocking Belles and Friends brighten your holidays with:

A beleaguered uncle whose wards have run off every governess–what he needs is a wife, if only he can persuade the latest applicant
A country solicitor who becomes an earl and then finds a secret that changes everything
A very proper clergyman who battles very improper urges when he and a lady with a murky past find themselves snowbound
A viscount whose search to unearth generations-old family secrets kindles the fire of love for his lovely search partner
A former army captain who wonders if the best friend of his ex-fiancee is the woman he should have married
A vicar with a misspent youth and the duke’s daughter who brings out the best in him

Six gentlemen and the ladies with whom they discover the power of a Christmastide Kiss.

Release date: December 26, 2023

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