Aldbey Park Series by Chantry Dawes

A beautiful young widow trying to save her estate.A murderer determined to ruin her.A duke in disguise who has vowed to get to the bottom of it all.And a life changing kiss...Welcome to book 1 in a fabulous new series titled Aldbey Park from the very talented Chantry Dawes!Widowed at a young age, Lady Amelia Darley is left struggling to save her estate ever since her husband died in a suspicious riding accident... moreA beautiful young widow trying to save her estate.A murderer determined to ruin her.A duke in disguise who has vowed to get to the bottom of it all.And a life changing kiss...Welcome to book 1 in a fabulous new series titled Aldbey Park from the very talented Chantry Dawes!Widowed at a young age, Lady Amelia Darley is left struggling to save her estate ever since her husband died in a suspicious riding accident. She has only the dwindling sales from the thoroughly bred horses that Aldbey Park is known for, for her home is where one of the first Thoroughbred horses was bred so long ago. And now it has been left in a woman’s hands for the first time. Lady Amelia’s hands.Lady Amelia does not care if the men of the Ton do not think she should be training horses or wearing breeches. It seems that there are those among the Ton that will do whatever it takes to see Lady Amelia Darley fail so they can take her estate and her prized Thoroughbreds.Are they the same men responsible for her husband’s death?Enter Alexander Godolphin Hawke, the Duke of Leids. He has returned to England to collect a debt from Aldbey Park from horses sold before the war. He is battle hardened and unrecognizable after being away fighting wars for so many years.He is surprised to find that Lord Darley is dead, and it is his beautiful young widow that has been stubbornly trying to manage all the work of the estate and its stables. He soon realizes that not only are the estate’s horses in danger, but Lady Amelia is, as well. Can Amelia trust Alexander enough to tell him her plan? Can the two of them keep each other from harm while falling thoroughly in love with one another? less

Gentle Prince or deadly assassin. Which man has stolen her heart?Miss Julia Darley has come to trust her dear, gentle friend Pasha. Learning that he is actually Darius Kir Khan Qajar, a Prince of Persia and not just a stable hand, does not change her feelings of friendship for this man.Pasha does not want to be ‘just her friend’ much less be treated like a brother. He is besotted by the vivacious Julia, who is the oldest sister of the Darley girls... moreGentle Prince or deadly assassin. Which man has stolen her heart?Miss Julia Darley has come to trust her dear, gentle friend Pasha. Learning that he is actually Darius Kir Khan Qajar, a Prince of Persia and not just a stable hand, does not change her feelings of friendship for this man.Pasha does not want to be ‘just her friend’ much less be treated like a brother. He is besotted by the vivacious Julia, who is the oldest sister of the Darley girls. Julia has been denying her own growing feelings for this wise and gentle prince as she struggles with a secret of her own.An attack in Hyde Park has Julia questioning her impression of the quiet Prince of Persia. After a searing, sultry kiss from him her heart melts and she can deny her feelings no more. Little does Julia know that Pasha is also known as the Persian Assassin. And his enemies are already in London. Stalking the Prince and the woman he loves.A visit from Pasha’s mother, Supreme Imperial Majesty Bibi Habibeh, along with her ward, brings Julia’s world crashing down around her. Pasha’s interfering mother has proclaimed that Pasha is to marry her ward, the exquisitely beautiful, pale and tragic Delaram. The Darley sisters find this girl both mysterious and suspicious. Julia’s mischievous Aunt Eggy is determined to keep Pasha for Julia and so starts the clash of wills between the two wily old women.A grand ball. Two old women smoking a water pipe with ingredients not to be smoked in public, much less at a ball. Help from an unlikely ally. And a would-be kidnapping of the Darley sisters and Delaram find Pasha facing his enemies and discovering the truth.Both Julia and Pasha know that his father the Sultan would never accept Julia, an English woman, for his son’s wife. Pasha is determined to marry Julia however, and to protect her from his enemies at any cost.And that cost may be his crown. For Prince Darius Kir Khan, choosing Julia Darley is as easy as following his heart. But his choice may prove deadly.Read Free in Kindle Unlimited!Aldbey Park SeriesThoroughly in LoveThoroughly BesottedThoroughly CaptivatedThoroughly Seduced less

A man and a woman with scars from their past find love and a future together.London 1812Graestone Castle has become a place of refuge and recovery for men who fought for their king. Coming home to Graestone does not mean refuge for the Baron of Graestone, however. He is a man otherwise known as Captain War.War is riddled with guilt from the loss of men and artillery horses who served under him, as well as a terrible family secret.He can rebuild the decaying Graestone Castle... moreA man and a woman with scars from their past find love and a future together.London 1812Graestone Castle has become a place of refuge and recovery for men who fought for their king. Coming home to Graestone does not mean refuge for the Baron of Graestone, however. He is a man otherwise known as Captain War.War is riddled with guilt from the loss of men and artillery horses who served under him, as well as a terrible family secret.He can rebuild the decaying Graestone Castle. He can help the wounded men find a purpose in life after battle, but War realizes he must have help for the injured horses.Sometimes you are so busy saving others, you don’t realize that you need saving as well.Miss Lula Darley of Aldbey Park is an unusual young lady. Out of necessity due to the wars, she has been the veterinary practitioner for her family’s horses at her home of Aldbey Park.Lula has scars physical and mental left from an attack in Hyde Park after a night at a ball. Though her memory of the night is not clear, it has left her with anxiety and panic. With the scars on her hand and forehead, she believes marriage is not possible for her. With recommendations in hand, she pursues a position as an animal practitioner at Graestone Castle.War does not want Lula in his castle of injured men and horses. She irritatingly faints at the sight of him and manages to rile him like no other. However, he has no choice but to let her stay as a winter storm descends on Graestone.Lula works hard to help the injured horses while she is snowed in at the dour castle. At the same time, she realizes that War holds a terrible secret for she hears the faint sound of weeping daily and finds out there has been a murder at Graestone.She is determined to find out more because she is falling in love with War and it is he that is accused of the murder.The gruff baron vows that he has no love to give to anyone, even though he cannot resist kissing Lula.Lula will help the horses, but she will also bring life, love, and healing from hurts past and present back to all at Graestone Castle, including the man named War.Read free in Kindle Unlimited!Aldbey Park SeriesThoroughly in LoveThoroughly BesottedThoroughly CaptivatedThoroughly Seduced less

She dislikes him. He dislikes her. But they cannot resist one another.Miss Birdie Darley desires a grand adventure before marrying, but she gets more than even her dramatic imagination could have wished for!Several balls where she keeps running into a handsome, charming but terribly annoying man, an illicit meeting in a dark and deserted mews, and skating on the Thames at the Frost Fair all lead to the grandest adventure for Birdie Darley.Two men.One, she has always dreamed of marrying... moreShe dislikes him. He dislikes her. But they cannot resist one another.Miss Birdie Darley desires a grand adventure before marrying, but she gets more than even her dramatic imagination could have wished for!Several balls where she keeps running into a handsome, charming but terribly annoying man, an illicit meeting in a dark and deserted mews, and skating on the Thames at the Frost Fair all lead to the grandest adventure for Birdie Darley.Two men.One, she has always dreamed of marrying. The other she has always disliked. She has only to discover which of the two is stealing from the crown and which one has stolen her heart. Save one, turn in the other. And hope that they are not one and the same.Read free in Kindle Unlimited!Aldbey Park SeriesThoroughly in LoveThoroughly BesottedThoroughly CaptivatedThoroughly Seduced less