Arabella Sheraton grew up on a diet of Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, and many other writers of that period. From Jane Austen to Georgette Heyer, Arabella has found both enjoyment and inspiration in sparkling, witty Regency novels. She also loves history and generally finds the past more fascinating than the future. Arabella wrote her first Regency romance to entertain her aged mom who loved the genre. Arabella is honoured to share the adventures of her heroes and heroines with readers.
A sparkling traditional Regency romance to enchant fans.
When the young and handsome
Earl of Pennington discovers the inheritance from his great-uncle depends on
him marrying at midnight on the eve of his thirtieth birthday, he is irate.
Marriage is not part of his plan to save his impoverished estates. He crosses
paths unexpectedly with the beautiful Roxanne Chesney, who is fleeing from her
abusive husband.
He offers her a contract: marriage for six months to help him
fulfil the conditions of his great-uncle’s will, enabling him secure his
inheritance. In return he will pay her a small fortune.
Can Roxanne resist this
offer? What about the revolting Edgar Doyle who forced her into a loveless
marriage that has not been consummated? Roxanne has escaped Edgar’s clutches,
but she wonders how long she will manage to evade him. The earl’s contract has
no strings attached. The offer is irresistible except for the fact that Roxanne
is already married!
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10 Fun Facts
1. Arabella Sheraton is a
pseudonym but if I tell anyone who I really am, I’ll have to kill them…
2. The image I use for
Arabella is a portrait my grandmother painted many years ago of her best
friend. It seemed a fitting tribute to my wonderful grandmother and her
friendship.
3. I love anything olde
worlde, which means that since I write in the genre of Regency romance, perhaps
I lived once upon a time in Jane Austen’s era. Who knows? I like to think so.
4. Pride and Prejudice is my favorite
Austen book and book to series adaptation. I just love Mr. Darcy, even when he
is acting like a starched shirt.
5. I have always loved
reading romances set in the Regency era, and I think that has a lot to do with
the fact that apart from my mom having all the Austen books, she was also an
avid Georgette Heyer fan, and as a result, so am I.
6. I am never short of ideas
for a Regency novel and sometimes a title just pops into my head and from that
comes a book.
7. I wrote my first Regency
romance to entertain my aged mom, now passed on, who loved the genre.
8. I generally find the past
more fascinating than the present.
9. My second favourite book
to series adaptation is North and South starring the divinely sexy Richard
Armitage.
10.I can’t start the day without a pot of English tea to get me going.
Thanks for sharing!
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