Sister #1 Louella, The Perfect DebutanteHEIR TO A DUKE, A DEBUTANTE AND AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE …It couldn’t have been any more perfect… choice by the age of thirty and that time has finally come. To his surprise and delight, the chosen lady is the perfect debutante, for him anyhow, and he couldn’t be happier… until he discovers the scars that make no sense – scars that shatter the illusion of perfection.
LIES, greed and blood lay waste to a most promising marriage. Can their love overcome the ravages of guilt and carry them through life’s imperfections?
Sister #2 Olivia, The Perfect Spinster
MISS OLIVIA REDFIELD labors under no misapprehension that anything other than spinsterhood lies in her future. Not for lack of dowry, or breeding, or education, but because of one tiny flaw…. one might even call it… a curse. Removed from society for this ill-fated defect, she’s resigned herself to caring for others in a somewhat dreary existence. Until, that is, she falls for the charming but unattainable, Lord Kingsley.
GABRIEL FELLOWES, Earl of Kingsley is doing a favor for a friend by overseeing the dangerous–– but promising––mine on the border of Viscount Hallowell’s property. With time to spare, he finds himself irresistibly intrigued by the viscount’s daughter, Miss Olivia Redfield, and delights himself in their mutual provocation. In no position to promise more than a dalliance, but unable to stay away, Gabriel takes the unprecedented step of befriending a woman.
FLIRTATIOUS attachment threatens to erupt into passion, but duty and honor forbid anything more. Will love be defeated when tragedy strikes, or can Olivia and Gabriel put the curse to rest once and for all?
Sister #3, Eliza, The Perfect Christmas
MISS ELIZA CLINE, a vicar’s sister, has accepted her life as a quiet industrious spinster.
LORD CRESTWOOD, the dashing widowed baron, is the rogue from her past.
AN UNEXPECTED MEETING at a Christmas House party presents them both with a second chance. But Eliza must decide: has the Baron’s unforgivable sin already doomed their love forever?
This is a story about forgiveness.
Over the course of a lifetime, a person is faced with millions of choices, some more difficult than others. And sometimes, we make the wrong ones.
In a world filled with hard consequences, we need grace.
Originally published in the Yuletide Happily Ever After Anthology, this edition of The Perfect Christmas includes added bonus material for your reading pleasure.
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A wonderful collection of Regency romance
Three perfect reads.
An amazing collection of three stories that will keep you captivated for hours! Annabelle Anders is one of my favorite authors and she writes to the heart!
The Perfect Debutante
A compelling historical romance that has all the elements to make this story captivating. Everything this author writes is exceptional and this one really pulled at my emotions. It pulled at my heart with a subject that is hardly ever discussed is brought to the forefront and it really made me have a better understanding all around.
You see the perfect debutante felt anything but perfect. Beautiful beyond compare, well mannered and smart Louella appeared to be everything, especially the answer to her family’s need for money by an arranged marriage. But underneath she was tortured and had the need to cut herself to get relief.
Cameron, Captain Lord Stanton knew her from their childhood and when he came home after being in the war and gone, he had to face the promise he had made his father. To marry the woman of his choosing and that was Louella. His father only looked to gain a treasure from the land Louella’s family owned in exchange for a large sum of money when she married his son.
There was so much in this story that will pull you through an array of emotions, not the least of guilt, regrets, hope and the chance of love. Cameron had his own devils to deal with and he tries to help her as well. But I loved these two so much!
I wanted to get the words just right on this review so that a new reader would want to pick up this book immediately. All I can say is this story will stay with me for a long while and is one of the best I have read so far this year. That is what makes this writer memorable and I encourage you to experience it yourself!
The Perfect Spinster
Perfection!! Oh yes, delightful and the beginning was so humorous, but with a heavy sigh that made me fall in love with Grabriel and Olivia! If you read the first book in the series, you know of Olivia’s problems as her parents and society seems to banish her due to her imperfection of a lazy eye. She has grown into a beautiful woman, inside and out, but has relegated herself to being a spinster because no man will have her and she has stayed almost hidden away at her parents home. Fortunately fate steps in and she meets (or rather he comes upon her in the garden at her sisters premarriage ball, oh yes I could only grin like a cheshire cat!) Gabriel Fellows, Earl of Kingsley who she had know in her youth. But he had teased her as well due to her lazy eye and she had never forgotten it. But magic began to happen, when at first he did not know who she was due to the darkness and they began to dance in the gazebo. Of yes romantic, until her father found her and pulled her away to attend to her sister. It was Olivia all grown up! But the attraction was there and as she and Gabriel spent time together, he truly was healing to her with his sweet teasing and banter. Oh yes, I loved this guy.
I truly could not read this book fast enough, although I really never wanted it to end! Annabelle Anders has a magical way with words and her imagination knows no bounds! I had to stay up late to finish, but what is more important? Sleep or a story by this fabulous author? No contest on that one.. This one just made my heart sigh and I know I will be reading it again!!
The Perfect Christmas
A wonderful second chance story that is even more special because it is at Christmas! When two people come together at a Christmas party and it seems fate has stepped in. What better time to forgive old hurts and reconnect? Eliza has not seen Henry in twelve years and now to be faced with him after how they parted so long ago. But as they spend time together and Henry let’s her know what happened it seems they may get a happy ever after!! Loved this story.
Perfect Debutante
Louella Rose is the perfect debutante. Beautiful. Refined. The answer to all her family’s woes. No one knows that beneath her flawless complexion, behind her mesmerizing eyes, she hides her pain in shame.
Cameron promised to marry the woman of his father’s choice by the age of thirty and that time has finally come. To his surprise and delight, the chosen lady is the perfect debutante, for him anyhow, and he couldn’t be happier until he discovers the scars that make no sense – scars that shatter the illusion of perfection.
I highly applaud the author for writing a book where the heroine cuts herself, it’s handled with huge sensitivity, however it made for a very emotional read. I found Louella at the very start to be a feather brain but that opinion changed immediately after her rescue from the boat. I loved Cameron from the start but when they arrived in London & he brought Louella a gift I was totally in pieces & I fell for him all over again. The story flows effortlessly & is a lovely love story of shame and guilt but most of all of understanding. My heart bled for Louella but then rejoiced when she spoke to Luke. I only hope Olivia’s story isn’t as heart wrenching.
Perfect Spinster
Miss Olivia Redfield sister of Louella from ‘The Perfect Debutante’, labours under no misapprehension that anything other than spinsterhood lies in her future. Not for lack of dowry, or breeding, or education, but because of one tiny flaw one might even call it a curse, she’s resigned herself to caring for others in a somewhat dreary existence. Until, that is, she falls for the charming but unattainable, Lord Kingsley.
Gabriel Fellowes, Earl of Kingsley is doing a favour for his best friend Cameron by overseeing the dangerous gold mine on the border of Viscount Hallowell’s property. With time to spare, he finds himself irresistibly intrigued by the viscount’s eldest daughter, Olivia, and delights himself in their mutual provocation. Their flirtatious attachment threatens to erupt in passion, but duty and honour forbid anything more.
Well she’s done it yet again! Each time I read one of the author’s books I wonder if it will be up to the high, high standard of her previous books & each time it is. Another lovely read, this is the second book in the series & yes it could be read on its own but characters & events do overlap. I laughed at squatting in bushes, I cried several times, I was angry at Olivia’s despicable parents & very happy how everything was resolved. I’m curious to know if Crestwood & Eliza meet again & if so the outcome. I loved Gabriel & Olivia & how their relationship developed with its ups & downs. The pace flow effortlessly & the pages just flew by. I’d highly recommend this book & all the author’s other books
The Perfect Christmas
We first met Eliza in the Not So Saintly Sisters Series, she worked so hard for her brother Thomas’ parish & had been invited to a house party by her best friend Olivia Countess of Kingsley. On the way there she meets Henry Fairchild Baron Crestwood & his two children who are also going to the house party. An old scandal and betrayal is revisited. Strong characters & an emotional story of learning to forgive, to understand & move on – I just loved it & read it in two sittings
Three wonderful books together, all are definite keepers