Ladies of the Lamp Series by Charlotte Jardine

Invisible wounds hurt the most.An iron-willed nurse haunted by memories of the patients she failed to save. An injured baronet hell-bent on self-destruction. Can they find solace in each other?Newly returned from the Crimean War, nurse Clementine Ashby is an embarrassment to her middle-class parents. She reluctantly takes a private position, caring for the charming yet self-indulgent injured war veteran Sir William St George, who is determined to sabotage his own recovery... moreInvisible wounds hurt the most.An iron-willed nurse haunted by memories of the patients she failed to save. An injured baronet hell-bent on self-destruction. Can they find solace in each other?Newly returned from the Crimean War, nurse Clementine Ashby is an embarrassment to her middle-class parents. She reluctantly takes a private position, caring for the charming yet self-indulgent injured war veteran Sir William St George, who is determined to sabotage his own recovery. Plagued by memories of the soldiers she failed to save, Clem must harness every ounce of determination to help her handsome patient recover. As he slowly heals, they grow ever closer, despite her resolution to resist his charm. But can she trust this wayward baronet with her heart?Sir William St George doesn’t believe he deserves to recover from the leg wound he sustained during the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade. Blaming himself for his elder brother’s death during the same ill-fated attack, Will rejects his title and family estate, and drowns his misery in whisky. When his concerned sister hires a strong-minded nurse to bully him back to health, he slowly realises Clementine Ashby has the power to heal more than his wounded leg—if only he’ll let her. But does he deserve love after what he’s done?His Lady of Iron is the first book in the Ladies of the Lamp series, following a group of nurses recently returned from the Crimean War, each bearing their own emotional scars. A sweet Victorian romance filled with heart-warming characters, all the charming manners and customs of the day, and swoon-worthy heroes you’ll fall in love with. Indulge in the romance of the past today!Buy His Lady of Iron and escape to the romance of the past today! less

A feisty nurse, mistress of her own destiny. A silver fox, who’s done with love. And a hotel mix-up that ignites their romance!When thirty-eight-year-old nurse Mary Stanfield—a lover of extravagant bonnets and brightly-colored clothing—travels to the spa town of Buxton, it’s to escape the trials of establishing a private London nursing agency in a society that judges women incapable of business. The widow of a loveless marriage, the last thing on her mind is romance... moreA feisty nurse, mistress of her own destiny. A silver fox, who’s done with love. And a hotel mix-up that ignites their romance!When thirty-eight-year-old nurse Mary Stanfield—a lover of extravagant bonnets and brightly-colored clothing—travels to the spa town of Buxton, it’s to escape the trials of establishing a private London nursing agency in a society that judges women incapable of business. The widow of a loveless marriage, the last thing on her mind is romance. But a botched reservation prompts an encounter with a dashing silver fox, a man who delights in her unconventional spirit. Is the handsome major too good to be true? And is she willing to relinquish her hard-won freedom for love?Newly returned from the Crimean War, injured hero Major Albon Stanfield travels to Buxton to take the waters. However, missteps and botched bookings—primarily caused by their common surname—plague his trip. The intriguing Mrs. Stanfield takes pity on the wounded ex-soldier and allows him to share her hotel suite, although, for the sake of her reputation, they must pretend to be husband and wife. To his surprise, the widower Albon, who long ago swore off love, enjoys Mary’s company more than he could have imagined. Can this fiery redhead burn down the walls he’s built around his heart? less

A heart-warming historical holiday romance, overflowing with Victorian Christmas traditionsSome wounds come from the ballroom, not the battlefield…Beth Maybury is more at home in field hospitals than London parlors. She’s been the victim of society’s elite before, and the scars—and the epithet ‘Mistletoe Maybury,’ are as fresh to her as the Crimean War... moreA heart-warming historical holiday romance, overflowing with Victorian Christmas traditionsSome wounds come from the ballroom, not the battlefield…Beth Maybury is more at home in field hospitals than London parlors. She’s been the victim of society’s elite before, and the scars—and the epithet ‘Mistletoe Maybury,’ are as fresh to her as the Crimean War. Now, with her spirits at rock bottom, and her mother too distracted by her charity to bother with Christmas, Beth agrees to provide round-the-clock nursing for a patient from her Bethnal Green clinic. However, the position comes with a catch: her charge’s handsome, yet curmudgeonly nephew.When Nate Hillier, head of the Hillier’s Sweets empire, goes looking for his war veteran uncle to invite him home for Christmas, he hadn’t expected his uncle to be near-death. The old man insists on Miss Elizabeth Maybury caring for him, so Nate is forced to invite the annoying do-gooder into his home, even though it’s almost Christmas.A rags-to-riches success, Nate has no desire to expose his family to the thinly-veiled scorn of an upper class lady playing at nurse, no matter how gentle her manner or beguiling those toffee-colored eyes. Nate is far too busy running the family business for romance… and most certainly not with a woman whose world is so different to his own. less