Love Manor Series by Kate O'Keeffe

What do you do when you find yourself falling for the presenter on a reality TV dating show?Phoebe Wilson is a total romantic. As in she’s read Pride and Prejudice fifty-one times, her favorite movie scene is the boombox serenade in Say Anything, and she goes to sleep every night certain that one day she’ll meet her prince and get her happily ever after.That’s why she entered the reality TV show, Dating Mr. Darcy. Everyone knows Mr... moreWhat do you do when you find yourself falling for the presenter on a reality TV dating show?Phoebe Wilson is a total romantic. As in she’s read Pride and Prejudice fifty-one times, her favorite movie scene is the boombox serenade in Say Anything, and she goes to sleep every night certain that one day she’ll meet her prince and get her happily ever after.That’s why she entered the reality TV show, Dating Mr. Darcy. Everyone knows Mr. Darcy is the most romantic hero of all time, so the guy posing as him has got to be as close to perfect as any guy can get.The only problem is it’s not Mr. Darcy who’s got Phoebe’s pulse rising. It’s his best friend, Johnathan Bentley a.k.a. Mr. Bingley, the show’s presenter. Not the bachelor.Despite knowing she’s breaking the rules, Phoebe begins to snatch secret moments alone with Johnathan. But when someone discovers them, things begin to get complicated.Secrets, lies, and blackmail. Will Phoebe and Johnathan’s love story survive?Falling for Mr. Bingley is the first book in a spin-off series of the Love Manor Romantic Comedy series. Each book can be read as a standalone title.Originally published as A Very English Love Story in the Love in the City box set, this story has been expanded into a full-length novel with new scenes. less

What do you do when you find yourself falling for the wrong guy on a reality TV dating show? Phoebe Wilson is a total romantic. As in she’s read Pride and Prejudice fifty-one times, her favorite movie scene is the boombox serenade in Say Anything, and she goes to sleep every night certain that one day she’ll meet her prince and get her happily ever after.That’s why she entered the reality TV show, Dating Mr. Darcy. Everyone knows Mr... moreWhat do you do when you find yourself falling for the wrong guy on a reality TV dating show? Phoebe Wilson is a total romantic. As in she’s read Pride and Prejudice fifty-one times, her favorite movie scene is the boombox serenade in Say Anything, and she goes to sleep every night certain that one day she’ll meet her prince and get her happily ever after.That’s why she entered the reality TV show, Dating Mr. Darcy. Everyone knows Mr. Darcy is the most romantic hero of all time, so the guy posing as him has got to be as close to perfect as any guy can get.The only problem is it’s not Mr. Darcy who’s got Phoebe’s pulse rising. It’s his best friend, Johnathan Bentley a.k.a. Mr. Bingley, the show’s presenter. Not the bachelor.Despite knowing she’s breaking the rules, Phoebe begins to snatch secret moments alone with Johnathan. But when someone discovers them, things begin to get complicated.Secrets, lies, and blackmail. Can Phoebe and Johnathan's love story survive?This novella, part of the Love Manor world, originally appeared in the Love in the City: Limited Edition Romantic Comedy Box Set. less

Is it a truth universally acknowledged, that a girl can humiliate herself on reality TV and still get her fairy tale ending?Emma Brady is in shock. She fell in love with Sebastian Huntington-Ross on national television, showing everyone that opposites can most definitely attract. Now, he's asked her to marry him and live happily ever after in his fancy English manor. It's a fairy tale ending.Or is it?The problem is the TV audience wanted Sebastian to marry someone else... moreIs it a truth universally acknowledged, that a girl can humiliate herself on reality TV and still get her fairy tale ending?Emma Brady is in shock. She fell in love with Sebastian Huntington-Ross on national television, showing everyone that opposites can most definitely attract. Now, he's asked her to marry him and live happily ever after in his fancy English manor. It's a fairy tale ending.Or is it?The problem is the TV audience wanted Sebastian to marry someone else. And in choosing Emma to be his bride, Sebastian could lose everything his aristocratic family has held dear for generations. Not to mention Lady Jilly Fotherington, who goes out of her way to make Emma feel like she doesn't belong.With enough hurdles to keep an Olympian jumping, can Emma and Sebastian find a way to stay together? Or will the pressures pulling them apart cancel their trip down the aisle?Marrying Mr. Darcy is the sequel to Dating Mr. Darcy. It's a fun, feel-good rom com for fans of Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series, Lindsey Kelk, and Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary. less

Don't miss this laugh-out-loud, heart-warming final instalment in the Love Manor romantic comedy series for fans of Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series, Sinéad Moriarty, and Bridget Jones's Diary.First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage. Right?That's the way the song goes, anyway. For Emma Brady, marrying her Mr. Darcy was a road to happiness that is about to take a sharp turn to trouble. Creating a tiny Mr. Darcy isn't exactly proving to be easy... moreDon't miss this laugh-out-loud, heart-warming final instalment in the Love Manor romantic comedy series for fans of Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series, Sinéad Moriarty, and Bridget Jones's Diary.First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage. Right?That's the way the song goes, anyway. For Emma Brady, marrying her Mr. Darcy was a road to happiness that is about to take a sharp turn to trouble. Creating a tiny Mr. Darcy isn't exactly proving to be easy. Sure, being newly-weds mean they're more than happy to give it a good shot, but as time ticks along, Emma and Sebastian's efforts come to nothing.It's time to call in the big guns.For Emma, that means mood swings, hot flashes, ovulation kits, and more needles than a haystack. Add that to an increasingly-disapproving granny, and Sebastian and Emma's love is being put to the test in a way they never saw coming.Will they get the family they so desperately want? And will their love survive? Or will Emma's fairy tale ending with her Mr. Darcy slip between her fingers? less