A Distinct Flair for Words

A Distinct Flair for Words

Linda Banche

Linda Banche

Love and the Library - A celebration of the beginnings of love wherein four young Regency gentlemen meet their matches over a copy of "Pride and Prejudice" at the library.Book 3: Felicity and FrankEvery woman should have her own Mr. Darcy—unless she prefers Mr. Bingley.Something strange goes on in that library.Not one, but two of Mr. Frank Wynne's friends found the ladies of their dreams at the library over a copy of "Pride and Prejudice". Magic? Divine providence? Hardly. Coincidence or luck? Perhaps. And to prove or disprove the possibilities, he'll go to the library and read "Pride and Prejudice". Day after day after day. To his surprise, the book is funny, and he does like that Bingley chap. His lady doesn't appear, though. Of course not. But still...Miss Felicity White adores "Pride and Prejudice". But while most ladies swoon over Mr. Darcy, Mr. Bingley is the man after her own heart. Happy, good-natured, cheerful, outgoing Mr. Bingley. She loves him so much, she even rewrote...
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An Inheritance for the Birds

An Inheritance for the Birds

Linda Banche

Linda Banche

Make the ducks happy and win an estate! Mr. Christopher "Kit" Winnington can't believe the letter from his late great-aunt's solicitor. In order to inherit her estate, he must win a contest against her companion, Miss Angela Stratton. Whoever makes his great-aunt's pet ducks happy wins. A contest: What a cork-brained idea. This Miss Stratton is probably a sly spinster who camouflaged her grasping nature from his good-natured relative. There is no way he will let the estate go to a usurper. Angela never expected her former employer to name her in her will. Most likely, this Mr. Winnington is a trumped-up jackanapes who expects her to give up without a fight. Well, she is made of sterner stuff. The ducks quack in avian bliss while Kit and Angela dance a duet of desire as they do their utmost to make the ducks--and themselves--happy.
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Mistletoe Everywhere

Mistletoe Everywhere

Linda Banche

Linda Banche

A man who sees mistletoe everywhere is mad—or in love.Mr. Charles Gordon sees mistletoe. Not surprising, since he's spending Christmas at Mistletoe Manor. But the mistletoe always hangs over Miss Penelope Lawrence, the despised lady who jilted him the day after she accepted his marriage proposal. Even worse, no one else sees the benighted plant. Real or imagined, the weed taunts him with the treasure he lost. And might also drive him insane.Penelope wants nothing to do with the faithless Charles, who broke her heart into tiny pieces when he cried off after proposing marriage. But try as she might, she's never succeeded in removing him from her heart and mind. The baffling thing is, he stares at her all the time. Or rather, at something on the empty ceiling over her head.Despite their struggles to extinguish every ounce of feeling, their love still burns bright. According to folklore, mistletoe is the plant of peace. Can Penelope and Charles, so full of hurt and anger, heed the...
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Goosed! or a Fowl Christmas

Goosed! or a Fowl Christmas

Linda Banche

Linda Banche

The Feather Fables—where birds twitter and chirp and usher in romance.Ah, Christmas, what a glorious season. Decorations, friends, good will to all, a time of magic and miracles.But not for Miss Julia Shaw. She is new to the area, her farm desperately needs upkeep, and the pittance she earns from her artwork doesn't pay the bills. And then her pet goose escapes. Making matters worse, when she first meets the devastatingly attractive Lord Tyndall, the abominable man insults her as he returns her goose. No peace and good will for her this Christmas.Exhausted from a year of business travel, Robert, Baron Tyndall, returns to London only to fall prey to his mother's matchmaking attempts. Escaping to his country estate, he finds solace with the birds in his aviary. Except that a plague of a goose that belongs to his new neighbor, Miss Shaw, has somehow entered his aviary and wreaked havoc. That disagreeable lady had better keep her misbegotten bird to herself. Too bad she is so lovely....
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