When the thought of a wedding is so unpalatable, the bride has no choice but to run away...
A collection of stories by beloved authors featuring runaway brides... and the heroes who convince them to stop running.
All stories are 'standalone' and can be read in any order. Sweet romances have the green series logo, and the sexy, spicier romances have the red logo. Every romance has a satisfying Happy Ever After.
On Christmas Eve, Miss Arabella Finch makes an unthinkable choice. She runs.
Fleeing an arranged marriage she cannot endure, Arabella seeks refuge at the one place no scandal should ever touch. A quiet country vicarage. But when she collapses at the door, she finds herself under the protection of Reverend Thomas Whitcombe, a man devoted to duty, propriety, and a life that has no room for love.
Determined to do what is right, Thomas offers her shelter only until she can be safely returned to her family. Nothing more.
But as Christmas draws near, Arabella becomes part of the life he has built. She helps with parish charity, brings warmth to a house long accustomed to silence, and awakens feelings Thomas has spent years denying. What begins as kindness soon becomes something far more dangerous.
Because the world beyond the vicarage has not forgotten her.
As whispers spread through the village and her former fiancé begins his search, Arabella realises the truth. Staying could cost Thomas everything. His reputation. His calling. His future.
So she prepares to leave.
But this time, Thomas must decide whether doing what is proper means letting her go… or risking everything to ask her to stay.
A tender Regency Christmas romance about a runaway bride, a devoted vicar, and the quiet courage it takes to choose love over duty.
Genre: Historical Romance
A collection of stories by beloved authors featuring runaway brides... and the heroes who convince them to stop running.
All stories are 'standalone' and can be read in any order. Sweet romances have the green series logo, and the sexy, spicier romances have the red logo. Every romance has a satisfying Happy Ever After.
On Christmas Eve, Miss Arabella Finch makes an unthinkable choice. She runs.
Fleeing an arranged marriage she cannot endure, Arabella seeks refuge at the one place no scandal should ever touch. A quiet country vicarage. But when she collapses at the door, she finds herself under the protection of Reverend Thomas Whitcombe, a man devoted to duty, propriety, and a life that has no room for love.
Determined to do what is right, Thomas offers her shelter only until she can be safely returned to her family. Nothing more.
But as Christmas draws near, Arabella becomes part of the life he has built. She helps with parish charity, brings warmth to a house long accustomed to silence, and awakens feelings Thomas has spent years denying. What begins as kindness soon becomes something far more dangerous.
Because the world beyond the vicarage has not forgotten her.
As whispers spread through the village and her former fiancé begins his search, Arabella realises the truth. Staying could cost Thomas everything. His reputation. His calling. His future.
So she prepares to leave.
But this time, Thomas must decide whether doing what is proper means letting her go… or risking everything to ask her to stay.
A tender Regency Christmas romance about a runaway bride, a devoted vicar, and the quiet courage it takes to choose love over duty.
Genre: Historical Romance
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