SEDUCED UNDER THE MISTLETOE
Release
Date: 1 November 2018
Blurb:
Fearless heroines. Irresistible heroes.
Sixteen stories of Yuletide romance, brimming
with scandal, sizzling passion, and the promise of true love.
From the snowbound Highlands to
candlelit ballrooms, follow our feisty heroines as they unmask secret
identities, scorn etiquette, and defy danger. See them submit to fierce warriors,
sinful scoundrels, and masterful lords.
This boxed set will be available for
just three months, so don’t miss out. Indulge in sixteen all-new novellas that
will leave you longing for more than twelve nights of Christmas.
Buy Seduced Under the Mistletoe
and lose yourself in 1000+ pages of heart-warming holiday romance!
Featuring authors from around the globe
Ashe Barker
Amy Rose Bennett
Vanessa Brooks
Em Brown
Ellie St. Clair
Nicola Davidson
Emmanuelle de Maupassant
Brandy Golden
Gracie Malling
Viola Morne
Carole Mortimer
Emily Murdoch
Jaye Peaches
Stacy Reid
Lauren Smith
Scarlett Scott
Mini
blurbs
We hope you enjoy unwrapping these sixteen gorgeous novellas. Our
authors, hailing from all over the world, are thrilled to have come together to
create this sizzling set of historical romances. These stories appear
chronologically, opening with a Viking tale, travelling through the centuries,
and concluding in 1903.
Yuletide Yielding – by Ashe Barker
She shares his bed and he has her heart. Lynet is a powerless thrall in
Stian’s household, property to be bought or sold on a whim. She adores her
Viking master and knows he cares for her. But this Yuletide he is to wed and
that changes everything…
Trusting Her Highland Laird – by Brandy Golden
Laird Gallagher
loves his feisty Scottish beauty just as she is, but Eileen wishes to overcome
her terror of the dark, and demonstrate her trust, by donning a blindfold. Will
the experiment drive her fear deeper, or can he prove to her that love conquers
all.
Duke of Christmas – by Ellie St.
Clair
The Duke of Ware has avoided his
betrothed for as long as possible in pursuit of pleasure -- until one fateful
meeting. Christmastide takes on new meaning as the man who cares for nothing
sets out to win his future wife.
A
Christmas Masquerade – by Vanessa Brooks
The
French revolution left behind a damaged angel. A bewildered child. A man in
despair. Can the bitter Yuletide winds drive a Christmas miracle? Will
there be enough seasonal magic to heal all three?
Peril with a
Prince – by Emily Murdoch
Prince Éduard of Aviroux is hunting down the Great Whisperer – the spy helping the French nobility escape the guillotine – when thwarted by the delectable Giselle. He's never seen a woman like her: resourceful, cunning, and ready for a fight. What he doesn't realise is that she's just the spy he's looking for. Trapped on an island together, will Éduard discover Giselle's terrible secret - or will he reveal some of his own?
Prince Éduard of Aviroux is hunting down the Great Whisperer – the spy helping the French nobility escape the guillotine – when thwarted by the delectable Giselle. He's never seen a woman like her: resourceful, cunning, and ready for a fight. What he doesn't realise is that she's just the spy he's looking for. Trapped on an island together, will Éduard discover Giselle's terrible secret - or will he reveal some of his own?
Her Mistletoe Promise – by Jaye Peaches
Sent home
from the battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars, disgraced Lieutenant Elias Seton
catches the attention of gregarious Jenny Templeton, who has fled London following
a scandal. Determined to cheer him up, and with little thought for her
reputation, Jenny seduces the officer and promises to keep him company every
night between Christmas Day and Twelfth Night.
After their
first night together, she discovers Elias is a demanding master of the bedroom.
Will she be able to fulfil her promise, and what if her family discover them
together?
Mistletoe Mistress – by Nicola Davidson
England,
December 1813: Miss Rachel Lindsay is desperate. Abandoned at an isolated country
inn on a snowy Christmas Eve, her only hope is a wealthy, stern, and sinfully
handsome stranger—masquerading as her husband. Awaiting a carriage repair,
Arran Elliott, Marquess of Kyle needs lodgings. And, it seems, a wife. But when
their bargain turns into nights of scorching passion and sensual discipline, he
can’t let the spirited and curvy beauty go. His—and her—secrets be damned…
The Gentleman’s Seduction – by Lauren Smith
Martin Banks
wins a woman in a wager – the daughter of his most hated enemy, yet her spirit
and passion remind him of how much he longs for love, in this Regency Christmas
tale.
Bastian’s
Surrender – by Carole Mortimer
Abigail Brown's first meeting with Lord Bastian Forbes, the
Earl of Shaftesbury, is to find him tied naked to a bed at the notorious Club
Venus, where she now works. The following evening, she learns he is to be the
gentleman who claims her virginity. But things are not always as they appear,
and despite the unusual start to their acquaintance, Abigail quickly finds
herself falling in love with the arrogant earl. However, once the earl learns
of her true identity, she has every reason to believe he will never return her
feelings.
My Lady of Misrule – by Amy Rose
Bennett
When
widowed countess Minerva, Lady Harlow, discovers a devastating secret about her
late husband just before Christmas, she turns to trusted friend Sir Tristan
King for support. However, when a long-denied desire flares to life—and Minerva
and Tristan agree to a Twelfth Night tryst—Tristan worries a secret of his own
will ruin a treasured friendship. But then again, perhaps this shared night of
wicked, unbridled passion will spark an everlasting love...
A Wicked Christmas Wish – by Em Brown
In this wickedly hot Regency, a husband betrayed ventures
into the realm of domination and submission to claim his estranged wife. But
will his intentions to satiate his burning desires backfire and ruin Christmas?
A Bluestocking for Christmas – by Viola Morne
Addy Blye is
pretty, clever, and poor. When her ailing father can’t undertake his newest
contract, Addy decides to impersonate him. Arriving in Cornwall, she meets the
Duke of Trelawney, who is furious at her deception. Handsome and powerful, he
stirs Addy’s darkest desires, but can she trust the duke with her heart?
The
Marriage Game – by Gracie Malling
In Victorian England, a Christmas
parlour game goes awry when Anna, a virtuous young lady, finds herself upended
over the lap of David, her best friend’s rakish older brother. Now, it’s
Christmas two years later and David has returned home from the British Army
determined to make Anna his bride. But can she trust that he’s serious, or is
this just another of his games?
Wicked
Deeds on a Winter Night – by Stacy Reid
Primrose Markham and Captain Gabriel Northcote cannot deny
the burning hunger between them. Will a wicked night of passion on a winter's
night lead to the greatest love? Or only to betrayal?
The Night Before Scandal – by
Scarlett Scott
When a handsome lord and an eccentric lady
meet in the midst of a blizzard at a country house party, scandal is not far
behind. What happens in a carriage does not always stay in a carriage, and Lord
Harry and Lady Alexandra are forced to make a match to avoid ruination. Will
they find true love together by Christmas day?
Master of the Moor – by Emmanuelle de Maupassant
After
more than twenty years in exile, Lord Mallon returns to his native Dartmoor – a
place vast and barren and mysterious – and there meets the charming Comtessa de
Rosselline. Neither believe in love, but the attraction between them is
immediate, and irresistible. Can they defy the ghosts of the past, allowing
their tempestuous affair to become something more?
Teaser Quotes from Yuletide Yielding by Ashe Barker
“Please,”
she murmured, then groaned when he stroked the hurt away. “Please, I want…”
“You want me to fuck you?”
She nodded, unable to lie to him, not about this.
“Tonight,” he promised and released her distended
nub. He withdrew his hand, then bent to kiss the top of her head. “And
remember, I can give you pain as well as pleasure.”
He knelt behind her and laid his hands on her
reddened buttocks. He pressed, palmed them roughly, then eased them apart to
examine the tight furl of her most secret place.
“Shall I take you here?” He pressed a finger
against the opening.
“If you so wish, my jarl.”
He would never have his fill of this lovely little
Saxon wench who relished pain and joy in equal measure. Whether he spanked her
until she wept or fucked her until neither of them could see straight, she
loved it. He loved it
Snippet
from Yuletide Yielding by Ashe Barker
He paused, eyed her with a curious blend of exasperation and something
else also. Something softer, warmer, more compassionate. “You did not hope to
wed me yourself, did you? You must realise that is impossible.”
“I know that. I have never said—”
“But you have wanted it? Wished it could be so?”
“Perhaps,” she whispered. “But I am not a fool. I am a thrall. Vikings
do not marry thralls.”
“They do, on occasion. But I am not merely a Viking. My brother is the
jarl. I have responsibilities. Even so, I do not wish to hurt you, and I would
prefer that you could be content with what we have.”
But even if you are
not, it is happening anyway. The words lay
unspoken between them.
His expression hardened. “I have said all I wish to on this matter. We
will not speak of it further.”
“Very well.” Resigned to her situation since she could not alter it, and
to her coming punishment, Lynet stared at her bare toes. “Do you want me to
take off my clothes?” Apart from the blanket and Stian’s cloak, she wore only
her thin, rough woollen night smock.
“I do. Then you may arrange yourself across my lap.” Stian started to
unfasten the leather belt around his waist.
“You would beat me with your belt?” Lynet recoiled. “I had thought you
meant just to spank me.”
“Disobedience alone would have merited a spanking. Your dishonesty
requires something a little sterner by way of correction. So, you will undress
then come here, Lynet, and accept your punishment.”
Ashe Barker – Bio and Social Media Links
Ashe Barker whiles away her time in the
wilds of Yorkshire, England, writing smutty books and drinking Earl Grey tea.
She loves writing historical stories and has a particular passion for hot, sexy
Vikings.
When not writing Ashe enjoys digital
photography, reading erotic stories, pole dancing (though not especially well),
and listening to Bon Jovi. Loud.
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