A Twist Upon a Regency Tale

This series gives you historical romances inspired by traditional fairy tales, with no magic except the magic of love, and the roles of hero and heroine reversed.

Lady Beast’s Bridegroom 
(Book 1 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

In their struggles to survive deadly hatred, Arial and Peter find that their marriage offers more than they bargained for.

One Perfect Dance 
(Book 2 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Elijah was the man Regina could never forget.

Now he is back in England, but someone wants to kill him.

Snowy and the Seven Doves 
(Book 3 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

The hero raised in a brothel. The heroine born to wealth and title. The villain who wants to destroy the first and own the second.

Perchance to Dream 
(Book 4 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Life is richer than he expected. It is better than she deserves. And then everything changes when love’s kiss awakens them.

Weave Me a Rope 
(Book 5 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

He is imprisoned. She is cast out. Overcoming the selfish wishes of two powerful peers seems impossible. But neither will give up.

The Sincerest Flattery 
(Book 6 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Can an arranged marriage become a love match? Or will lies and misunderstandings tear Percy and Lia apart?

Inviting the Wild 
(a novella in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Is Ruadh the loving grandson? Or the wolf who patrols the street at night? When Rose is in danger, she is glad that he can still call on the wild.

Hold Me Fast 
(Book 7 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

She paid for her fame with her heart and her dreams. What must she pay for peace and love? It will take time and the help of friends to find out.

The Trials of Alaric 
(Book 8 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

To win her, he’ll do anything. Even lose his heart. But only the man who uncovers the Heart of Claddach can win Bea as his bride.

Jackie’s Climb 
(Book 9 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Jackie seeks justice and finds love. Pol has lost his name, his birthright, his place in the world. Now Jackie and Pol are together, and they’re taking it all back.

The Secret Word 
(Book 10 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

When Chris saves Clemmie and is offered her hand in marriage, he doesn’t expect to fall in love. Nor does he expect the price he will be required to pay.

A Gift to the Heart 
(Book 11 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

When the Queen of Misrule takes over the town, sins are laid bare, and brothers lose their hearts. Now all they must do is convince the sisters to choose them.

The Night Dancers 
(Book 12 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

As Melody and Allan unite against the monstrous Marquess of Teign, they uncover one another’s secrets and fall in love. Will they expose Teign’s truth? Or be destroyed by it?

Crossing the Lyon in Night of Lyons 
(A novella in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Twins meet twins and face off against an ogre in this story inspired by the fairy tale Snow White and Rose Red.

The Worth of an Earl in Hot Duke Summer 
(A novella in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

When a waif from the slums rescues his grandmother from kidnapping, the Earl of Frome takes her in. He doesn’t expect love.

With a Valet in a Wardrobe at Midnight
(A novella in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Garry’s attempt to observe his arranged betrothed while in disguise runs into trouble when she does. Jenna sets out to save her sister and meets her future.

A Madness Most Discreet in Dukes in Spring 
(A novella in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Can Pel and Mima resolve the feud before it destroys both families? Or will their hidden enemies provoke an all out war?

Novellas in The Lyon’s Den connected world

The Talons of a Lyon 
(Also a novella in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Lance has always tried to be a perfect gentleman. Helping Serafina is a quest worthy of the knight for whom he was named.

Hook, Lyon and Sinker 
(Also a novella in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

This apparently ill-assorted couple are a perfect match, but history must repeat itself and secrets be revealed before they can win their happy ending

Thrown to the Lyon
(Also a novella in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

The plan is set. A game of cards will decide the groom. Can Dorcas use the third token to change the odds? Anything can happen when a lady is thrown to a Lyon.

The Lyon’s Dilemma 
(Also a novella in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Kempbury’s purpose is strong. Nothing Adaline can offer will tempt him from his chosen path.
Until he discovers that everything he believed about their split was wrong.

The Golden Redepennings

True love is rare and elusive, but the men and women of the family known as the Golden Redepennings won’t settle for less.

Candle’s Christmas Chair 
(A novella in The Golden Redepennings series)

They are separated by social standing and malicious lies. He has until Christmas to convince her to give their love another chance.


Gingerbread Bride 
(A novella in The Golden Redepennings series)

Mary runs from an unwanted marriage and finds adventure, danger and her girlhood hero, coming once more to her rescue.


Farewell to Kindness 
(Book 1 in The Golden Redepennings series)

Love is not always convenient. Anne and Rede have different goals, but when their enemies join forces, so must they.

A Raging Madness 
(Book 2 in The Golden Redepennings series)

Their marriage is a fiction. Their enemies are all too real. Uncovering the truth will need all the trust Ella and Alex can find.

The Realm of Silence 
(Book 3 in The Golden Redepennings series)

Rescue her daughter, destroy her dragons, defeat his demons, return to his lonely life. How hard can it be?

Unkept Promises 
(Book 4 in The Golden Redepennings series) Mia hopes to negotiate a comfortable marriage. Jules wants his wife to return to England, where she belongs. Love confounds them both.

The Flavour of Our Deeds 
(Book 5 in The Golden Redepenning series)

When Luke finally admits to loving Kitty, she thinks their troubles are over. They are just beginning.

An Unpitied Sacrifice
(Book 6 in The Golden Redepennings)

Their reunion is joyful, but their enemies are marshalling forces to destroy them.

A Most Excellent Adventure
(a novella in The Golden Redepenning series.)

Lorna Dashwood and Paul Baldwin were not looking for adventure—or each other. But they cannot argue with the results.

The Golden Redepennings:
Books 1 to 4

The first four books of the series are now available in box set form:

Lord Calne’s Christmas Ruby (A novella in the world of the Redeppenings)

One wealthy merchant’s heiress with an aversion to fortune hunters. One an impoverished earl with a twisted hand. Combine and stir with one villainous rector.

 
 

The Return of the Mountain King

In 1812, high Society is rocked when the heir to the Duke of Winshire, long thought dead, returns to England with the children of his Persian-born wife and fierce armed retainers.

To Wed a Proper Lady
(Book 1 in The Return of the Mountain King)

Everyone knows James needs a bride with impeccable blood lines. He needs Sophia’s love more.

To Mend the Broken-Hearted
(Book 2 in The Return of the Mountain King)

The recluse earl cannot refuse the healer who arrives with the girls who may or may not be his daughters. Love comes as a surprise.

Melting Matilda 
(A novella in The Return of the Mountain King )

Sparks flew a year ago when the Granite Earl kissed the Ice Princess. In the depths of another winter, fire still smoulders under the frost between them.

To Claim the Long-Lost Lover 
(Book 3 in The Return of the Mountain King )

The beauty known as the Winderfield Diamond hides a ruinous secret. Society’s newest viscount holds the key.

To Tame the Wild Rake
(Book 4 in The Return of the Mountain King )

The whole world knows Aldridge is a wicked sinner. The ton has labelled Charlotte a saint for her virtue and good works. Appearances can be deceptive.

Paradise Triptych

Long ago, when they were young, James and Eleanor were deeply in love. But their families tore them apart and they went on to marry other people.  This set of two novellas and a set of memoirs tells their story.

A Suitable Husband
(A novella in The Return of the Mountain King)

A chef from the slums, however talented, is no fit mate for the cousin of a duke, however distant. But Cedrica can dream.

The Husband Gamble
(A novella in The Return of the Mountain King)

When the pawn becomes Queen, she and the opposing King will both win the game of love.

Zara’s Locket (A novella in The Return of the Mountain King — published in Belles & Beaus)

For their Christmas miracle, they need a pair of charitable goalers, a little Christmas cheer, and the timely intervention of family

Other Novels

A Baron for Becky

She was a fallen woman. How could the two men who loved her help set her back on her feet?

Revealed in Mist

As spy and enquiry agent, Prue and David worked to uncover secrets, while hiding a few of their own.

The Duke’s Price

Richport offers to help Ruth if she will come willingly to his bed. Little does he know that he will be putting his heart on the line.

Other novellas

The Blossoming of the Wallflower (A novella in the Revenge of the Wallflower multi-author series)

A plot of revenge turns into romance for Merrilyn and the man next door.

Hearts at Home

Three warriors find their forever home in the heart of a loved one in this collection of stories about veterans of the Napoleonic wars.

Stories in Hearts at Home:

The Beast Next Door 
In all the assemblies and parties, no-one Charis met could ever match the beast next door.

A Dream Come True
The tempest that batters Barnaby Somerville’s village is the latest but not the least of his challenges.

Love in its Season
Under the harvest moon, two people who believe romance has passed them finally reach their season for love.

Story Collections 

Hand-Turned Tales 

Three short stories and a novella, free from most eretailers. Try the range of Jude’s imagination one bite at a time, in a lunch-length read.

Lost in the Tale

More short stories and a novella for your reading pleasure while you have a coffee or eat your lunch.

If Mistletoe Could Tell Tales

A repackaging of six published Christmas stories: four novellas and two novelettes. Because nothing enhances the magic of Christmas like the magic of love.

Hearts in the Land of Ferns

Five stories all set in New Zealand: two historical and three contemporary suspense. All That Glisters has been published in Hand-Turned Tales. The other four have all been published in multi-author collections, but never before in a collection of Jude Knight stories.

Chasing the Tale 

Short stories just long enough for a lunch or coffee break.

In volume 1: Nine Regency plus one colonial New Zealand and one medieval Scotland.

Chasing the Tale: Volume 11

Short stories just long enough for a lunch or coffee break.

In volume 2: mostly Regency, with one Victorian New Zealand. Multiple tropes, catastrophes and barriers on the way to a happy ending.

More about Jude

 
 
 

The Lyon’s Dilemma (Part of the Lyon’s Den Connected World)

Kempbury’s purpose is strong. Nothing Adaline can offer will tempt him from his chosen path.
Until he discovers that everything he believed about their split was wrong.

With a Valet in a Wardrobe at Midnight in Dukes All Night Long

On one moonlit night, Garry and Jenna manage to change the trajectory of several lives, as well as deciding their own future.

The Secret Word
(Book 10 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

When Christopher Satterthwaite rescues Clementine Wright from would-be kidnappers, he is offered an opportunity he can’t refuse.
He chooses to love her.

A Gift to the Heart
(Book 11 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

When the Queen of Misrule takes over the town, sins are laid bare, and brothers lose their hearts. But the road to happiness twists and turns for two sets of lovers.

The Night Dancers

As Melody and Allan fight their way clear of the malign persecution of the Marquess of Teign, they seek to expose the truth. Or die for it.

A Madness Most Discreet in Dukes in Spring

Indulge in a season where romance blooms—and nothing is quite as it seems. Can Pel and Mima resolve a centuries old feud in time to save their families?

The Golden Redepennings

True love is rare and elusive, but the men and women of the family known as the Golden Redepennings won’t settle for less.

Candle’s Christmas Chair 
(A novella in The Golden Redepennings series)

They are separated by social standing and malicious lies. He has until Christmas to convince her to give their love another chance.


Gingerbread Bride 
(A novella in The Golden Redepennings series)

Mary runs from an unwanted marriage and finds adventure, danger and her girlhood hero, coming once more to her rescue.


Farewell to Kindness 
(Book 1 in The Golden Redepennings series)

Love is not always convenient. Anne and Rede have different goals, but when their enemies join forces, so must they.

A Raging Madness 
(Book 2 in The Golden Redepennings series)

Their marriage is a fiction. Their enemies are all too real. Uncovering the truth will need all the trust Ella and Alex can find.

The Realm of Silence 
(Book 3 in The Golden Redepennings series)

Rescue her daughter, destroy her dragons, defeat his demons, return to his lonely life. How hard can it be?

Unkept Promises 
(Book 4 in The Golden Redepennings series) Mia hopes to negotiate a comfortable marriage. Jules wants his wife to return to England, where she belongs. Love confounds them both.

The Flavour of Our Deeds 
(Book 5 in The Golden Redepenning series)

When Luke finally admits to loving Kitty, she thinks their troubles are over. They are just beginning.

An Unpitied Sacrifice
(Book 6 in The Golden Redepennings)

Their reunion is joyful, but their enemies are marshalling forces to destroy them.

A Most Excellent Adventure
(a novella in The Golden Redepenning series.)

Lorna Dashwood and Paul Baldwin were not looking for adventure—or each other. But they cannot argue with the results.

The Golden Redepennings:
Books 1 to 4

The first four books of the series are now available in box set form:

Lord Calne’s Christmas Ruby (A novella in the world of the Redeppenings)

One wealthy merchant’s heiress with an aversion to fortune hunters. One an impoverished earl with a twisted hand. Combine and stir with one villainous rector.

 
 

The Return of the Mountain King

In 1812, high Society is rocked when the heir to the Duke of Winshire, long thought dead, returns to England with the children of his Persian-born wife and fierce armed retainers.

To Wed a Proper Lady
(Book 1 in The Return of the Mountain King)

Everyone knows James needs a bride with impeccable blood lines. He needs Sophia’s love more.

To Mend the Broken-Hearted
(Book 2 in The Return of the Mountain King)

The recluse earl cannot refuse the healer who arrives with the girls who may or may not be his daughters. Love comes as a surprise.

Melting Matilda 
(A novella in The Return of the Mountain King )

Sparks flew a year ago when the Granite Earl kissed the Ice Princess. In the depths of another winter, fire still smoulders under the frost between them.

To Claim the Long-Lost Lover 
(Book 3 in The Return of the Mountain King )

The beauty known as the Winderfield Diamond hides a ruinous secret. Society’s newest viscount holds the key.

To Tame the Wild Rake
(Book 4 in The Return of the Mountain King )

The whole world knows Aldridge is a wicked sinner. The ton has labelled Charlotte a saint for her virtue and good works. Appearances can be deceptive.

Paradise Triptych

Long ago, when they were young, James and Eleanor were deeply in love. But their families tore them apart and they went on to marry other people.  This set of two novellas and a set of memoirs tells their story.

A Suitable Husband
(A novella in The Return of the Mountain King)

A chef from the slums, however talented, is no fit mate for the cousin of a duke, however distant. But Cedrica can dream.

The Husband Gamble
(A novella in The Return of the Mountain King)

When the pawn becomes Queen, she and the opposing King will both win the game of love.

Zara’s Locket (A novella in The Return of the Mountain King — published in Belles & Beaus)

For their Christmas miracle, they need a pair of charitable goalers, a little Christmas cheer, and the timely intervention of family

Other Novels

A Baron for Becky

She was a fallen woman. How could the two men who loved her help set her back on her feet?

Revealed in Mist

As spy and enquiry agent, Prue and David worked to uncover secrets, while hiding a few of their own.

The Duke’s Price

Richport offers to help Ruth if she will come willingly to his bed. Little does he know that he will be putting his heart on the line.

Other novellas

The Blossoming of the Wallflower (A novella in the Revenge of the Wallflower multi-author series)

A plot of revenge turns into romance for Merrilyn and the man next door.

Hearts at Home

Three warriors find their forever home in the heart of a loved one in this collection of stories about veterans of the Napoleonic wars.

Stories in Hearts at Home:

The Beast Next Door 
In all the assemblies and parties, no-one Charis met could ever match the beast next door.

A Dream Come True
The tempest that batters Barnaby Somerville’s village is the latest but not the least of his challenges.

Love in its Season
Under the harvest moon, two people who believe romance has passed them finally reach their season for love.

Story Collections 

Hand-Turned Tales 

Three short stories and a novella, free from most eretailers. Try the range of Jude’s imagination one bite at a time, in a lunch-length read.

Lost in the Tale

More short stories and a novella for your reading pleasure while you have a coffee or eat your lunch.

If Mistletoe Could Tell Tales

A repackaging of six published Christmas stories: four novellas and two novelettes. Because nothing enhances the magic of Christmas like the magic of love.

Hearts in the Land of Ferns

Five stories all set in New Zealand: two historical and three contemporary suspense. All That Glisters has been published in Hand-Turned Tales. The other four have all been published in multi-author collections, but never before in a collection of Jude Knight stories.

Chasing the Tale 

Short stories just long enough for a lunch or coffee break.

In volume 1: Nine Regency plus one colonial New Zealand and one medieval Scotland.

Chasing the Tale: Volume 11

Short stories just long enough for a lunch or coffee break.

In volume 2: mostly Regency, with one Victorian New Zealand. Multiple tropes, catastrophes and barriers on the way to a happy ending.

More about Jude

 
 
 

LION’S ZOO

A series about officers from an elite cadre of exploring officers returning to England and find love and danger.

Chaos Come Again (Book 1 in Lion’s Zoo)

Tormented by his past and by vile rumours, will this Regency Othello allow a trusted liar to destroy the love between himself and his wife?

Grasp the Thorn
(Book 2 in Lion’s Zoo)

An accident brought Bear Gavenor and Rosa Neatham together. Scandal may tear them apart. (First published as House of Thorns.)

One Hour in Freedom
(Book 3 in Lion’s Zoo)

The stakes could not be higher. Their love. Their lives. Their daughter.

The Darkness Within
(Book 4 in Lion’s Zoo)

To save her, he must lose her, for if he draws on his hard-won skills, she will recoil from the darkness of his soul.

 

 

A Twist Upon a Regency Tale

Fairy tales (loosely) reinterpreted as Regency romances, but with magical elements transformed into natural happenings and the role of hero and heroine reversed.

Lady Beast’s Bridegroom 
(Book 1 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Is the love of Beauty and his Lady Beast strong enough to overcome prejudice, hatred, and rejection?

The Talons of a Lyon 
(Part of the Lyon’s Den Connected World)

Lance promised Mrs Dove Lyon he would take Lady Frogmore from Pond Street into High Society. Her nasty relatives are determined he will fail.

One Perfect Dance 
(Book 2 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

For sixteen years, Ash has owed Regina a dance. His stepbrothers will do anything to keep him from the ball.

Snowy and the Seven Doves 
(Book 3 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

The hero raised in a brothel. The heroine born to wealth and title. The villain who wants to destroy the first and own the second.

Crossing the Lyon
(in the collection Night of Lyons)

The golden tickets are a trap for two innocent maidens. But who will the trap catch?

Perchance to Dream 
(Book 4 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Scarred by life, they have abandoned dreams of romance. Until love’s kiss awakens them.

Weave Me a Rope
(Book 5 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

He is imprisoned. She is cast out. But neither will give up on their love.

Hook, Lyon, and Sinker
(Part of the Lyon’s Den Connected World)

A desperate heiress. A lame fiddler. History must repeat itself and secrets be revealed before they can win their happy ending.

The Sincerest Flattery
(Book 6 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Can an arranged marriage become a love match? Or will lies and misunderstandings tear Percy and Lia apart?

Inviting the Wild
(A novella in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Is Ruadh the loving grandson? Or the wolf that prowls the streets of London? When Rose is in danger, he is glad he can call on the wild.

The Worth of an Earl (in the collection Hot Duke Summer)

Frome falls in love with Jen. Just when he is ready to throw his reputation away for the sake of love, he uncovers a secret that changes everything.

Hold Me Fast (Book 7 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

Tamsyn has paid for her fame with her heart and her dreams. What must she pay for peace and love?

Thrown to the Lyon (Part of the Lyon’s Den Connected World)

The plan is set. A game of cards will decide the groom. Can Dorcas use the third token to change the odds? Anything can happen when a lady is thrown to a Lyon.

The Trials of Alaric (Book 8 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

To wed her, he’ll do anything. Even lose his heart.
But only the man who uncovers the Heart of Claddach can win Bea as his bride.

Jackie’s Climb
(Book 9 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

He wasn’t looking for love until Jackie climbed in her window. Her climb took her to unexpected heights, ad brings her to her hearts desire.

The Lyon’s Dilemma (Part of the Lyon’s Den Connected World)

Kempbury’s purpose is strong. Nothing Adaline can offer will tempt him from his chosen path.
Until he discovers that everything he believed about their split was wrong.

With a Valet in a Wardrobe at Midnight in Dukes All Night Long

On one moonlit night, Garry and Jenna manage to change the trajectory of several lives, as well as deciding their own future.

The Secret Word
(Book 10 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

When Christopher Satterthwaite rescues Clementine Wright from would-be kidnappers, he is offered an opportunity he can’t refuse.
He chooses to love her.

A Gift to the Heart
(Book 11 in A Twist Upon a Regency Tale)

When the Queen of Misrule takes over the town, sins are laid bare, and brothers lose their hearts. But the road to happiness twists and turns for two sets of lovers.

The Night Dancers

As Melody and Allan fight their way clear of the malign persecution of the Marquess of Teign, they seek to expose the truth. Or die for it.

A Madness Most Discreet in Dukes in Spring

Indulge in a season where romance blooms—and nothing is quite as it seems. Can Pel and Mima resolve a centuries old feud in time to save their families?

The Golden Redepennings

True love is rare and elusive, but the men and women of the family known as the Golden Redepennings won’t settle for less.

Candle’s Christmas Chair 
(A novella in The Golden Redepennings series)

They are separated by social standing and malicious lies. He has until Christmas to convince her to give their love another chance.

Gingerbread Bride 
(A novella in The Golden Redepennings series)

Mary runs from an unwanted marriage and finds adventure, danger and her girlhood hero, coming once more to her rescue.

Farewell to Kindness 
(Book 1 in The Golden Redepennings series)

Love is not always convenient. Anne and Rede have different goals, but when their enemies join forces, so must they.

A Raging Madness 
(Book 2 in The Golden Redepennings series)

Their marriage is a fiction. Their enemies are all too real. Uncovering the truth will need all the trust Ella and Alex can find.

The Realm of Silence 
(Book 3 in The Golden Redepennings series)

Rescue her daughter, destroy her dragons, defeat his demons, return to his lonely life. How hard can it be?

Unkept Promises 
(Book 4 in The Golden Redepennings series) Mia hopes to negotiate a comfortable marriage. Jules wants his wife to return to England, where she belongs. Love confounds them both.

The Flavour of Our Deeds 
(Book 5 in The Golden Redepenning series)

When Luke finally admits to loving Kitty, she thinks their troubles are over. They are just beginning.

An Unpitied Sacrifice
(Book 6 in The Golden Redepennings)

Their reunion is joyful, but their enemies are marshalling forces to destroy them.

A Most Excellent Adventure
(a novella in The Golden Redepenning series.)

Lorna Dashwood and Paul Baldwin were not looking for adventure—or each other. But they cannot argue with the results.

The Golden Redepennings:
Books 1 to 4

The first four books of the series are now available in box set form:

Lord Calne’s Christmas Ruby (A novella in the world of the Redeppenings)

One wealthy merchant’s heiress with an aversion to fortune hunters. One an impoverished earl with a twisted hand. Combine and stir with one villainous rector.

 

 

The Return of the Mountain King

In 1812, high Society is rocked when the heir to the Duke of Winshire, long thought dead, returns to England with the children of his Persian-born wife and fierce armed retainers.

To Wed a Proper Lady
(Book 1 in The Return of the Mountain King)

Everyone knows James needs a bride with impeccable blood lines. He needs Sophia’s love more.

To Mend the Broken-Hearted
(Book 2 in The Return of the Mountain King)

The recluse earl cannot refuse the healer who arrives with the girls who may or may not be his daughters. Love comes as a surprise.

Melting Matilda 
(A novella in The Return of the Mountain King )

Sparks flew a year ago when the Granite Earl kissed the Ice Princess. In the depths of another winter, fire still smoulders under the frost between them.

To Claim the Long-Lost Lover 
(Book 3 in The Return of the Mountain King )

The beauty known as the Winderfield Diamond hides a ruinous secret. Society’s newest viscount holds the key.

To Tame the Wild Rake
(Book 4 in The Return of the Mountain King )

The whole world knows Aldridge is a wicked sinner. The ton has labelled Charlotte a saint for her virtue and good works. Appearances can be deceptive.

Paradise Triptych

Long ago, when they were young, James and Eleanor were deeply in love. But their families tore them apart and they went on to marry other people.  This set of two novellas and a set of memoirs tells their story.

A Suitable Husband
(A novella in The Return of the Mountain King)

A chef from the slums, however talented, is no fit mate for the cousin of a duke, however distant. But Cedrica can dream.

The Husband Gamble
(A novella in The Return of the Mountain King)

When the pawn becomes Queen, she and the opposing King will both win the game of love.

Zara’s Locket (A novella in The Return of the Mountain King — published in Belles & Beaus)

For their Christmas miracle, they need a pair of charitable goalers, a little Christmas cheer, and the timely intervention of family

Other Novels

A Baron for Becky

She was a fallen woman. How could the two men who loved her help set her back on her feet?

Revealed in Mist

As spy and enquiry agent, Prue and David worked to uncover secrets, while hiding a few of their own.

The Duke’s Price

Richport offers to help Ruth if she will come willingly to his bed. Little does he know that he will be putting his heart on the line.

Other novellas

The Blossoming of the Wallflower (A novella in the Revenge of the Wallflower multi-author series)

A plot of revenge turns into romance for Merrilyn and the man next door.

Hearts at Home

Three warriors find their forever home in the heart of a loved one in this collection of stories about veterans of the Napoleonic wars.

Stories in Hearts at Home:

The Beast Next Door 
In all the assemblies and parties, no-one Charis met could ever match the beast next door.

A Dream Come True
The tempest that batters Barnaby Somerville’s village is the latest but not the least of his challenges.

Love in its Season
Under the harvest moon, two people who believe romance has passed them finally reach their season for love.

Story Collections 

Hand-Turned Tales 

Three short stories and a novella, free from most eretailers. Try the range of Jude’s imagination one bite at a time, in a lunch-length read.

Lost in the Tale

More short stories and a novella for your reading pleasure while you have a coffee or eat your lunch.

If Mistletoe Could Tell Tales

A repackaging of six published Christmas stories: four novellas and two novelettes. Because nothing enhances the magic of Christmas like the magic of love.

Hearts in the Land of Ferns

Five stories all set in New Zealand: two historical and three contemporary suspense. All That Glisters has been published in Hand-Turned Tales. The other four have all been published in multi-author collections, but never before in a collection of Jude Knight stories.

Chasing the Tale 

Short stories just long enough for a lunch or coffee break.

In volume 1: Nine Regency plus one colonial New Zealand and one medieval Scotland.

Chasing the Tale: Volume 11

Short stories just long enough for a lunch or coffee break.

In volume 2: mostly Regency, with one Victorian New Zealand. Multiple tropes, catastrophes and barriers on the way to a happy ending.

More about Jude