A2B- All the (BEST, IMO) HARLEQUIN (&ish) I've read

(6*)- Rather than summarize the plot, I'll just say I really enjoyed this story. There was no BBV, had strong leads, there was a wonderful blend of romance, drama, comedy and even a bit of mystery, and it didn't have extraneous backstory drama, manipulative others/family, or unnecessary complications. In short, it was just a really good story!

(5*)- Katheryn and Dickon were betrothed at a young age, but happy with it, until 13 years ago her blue-eyed beloved was abducted protecting her from pirates. They have spent all this time searching, and Dickon's father is ready to give up, but they get word of a rescued blue-eyed slave. Is it Dickon, and just who is the cold-hearted merchant who charges desperate families money just to get lost loved ones back? Will Kathryn ever find her beloved Dickon again?

One-shot (5*)- When a injured woman with an injured dog shows up on his doorstep on Easter weekend, the town doctor finds life may have just sent his life on a tangent it may never recover from.

One-shot (5*)- After being won in a card game, her sister fled leaving her twin to take her place or for her father to default on his agreement with no way to pay. Can she possibly find happiness with a man who finds a card game an acceptable way to gain a wife?

(5*)- What do you get if you cross Charles Dicken’s _Christmas Carole_ with turn of the era romance? You get this, and it’s quite good!

14 chaps (5*)- Her first love was her adopted brother, but after their first kiss he left and she never heard from him again. Six years later, as she prepares to marry the Duke who loves her, her brother, now a distinguished Navy doctor, returns the give his blessing. But why did he leave to begin with?

One shot (5*)- After coming to the rescue of a English nobleman, a French seamstress must play his distant cousin, and then takes on the role of his fiancée in an ploy to draw out the assassins. Love this story in spite of the BBV. Artwork was a big part of that.

One-Shot (5*)- When a 'cold' prevents her from attending the Christmas ball where the new earl will be introduced (and pursued by potential brides) she expects to have a relaxing holiday with the remaining staff. That wish is circumvented by the arrival of a blizzard and then stranded soldiers with children in tow. Her uncle may not be pleased to have additional mouths consuming his larder, but she can't help but admire the Captain.

One-shot (5*)- She is common born but her family has served as landlord of the land for generations. No w that her father has gone missing, she has not only assumed her father's position as landlord, but as the head of the local smuggling ring as well. This puts her in a bad place when she falls in love with the nobleborn Navy captain and war hero who has recently purchased the land and mansion under her care.

One-shot (5*)- When reminded by her brother that her life and money is under his control until she marries, our bookworm heroine sets out to find an instant husband who will share her money and let her read, and gets more that she bargained on when the handsome, well dressed drunk she cajoles into taking vows with her turns out to be a Duke! Great story made even better by the absence of BBV.