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  The Collector’s Edition ( Volume 2)

  34 Book Box Set

  Grace Fletcher

  Copyright © 2020 by Grace Fletcher.

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  Publisher’s Note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are a product of the author’s imagination. Locales and public names are sometimes used for atmospheric purposes. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, or to businesses, companies, events, institutions, or locales is completely coincidental.

  Contents

  The duke & his most disagreeable love

  Chapter 1 The Surprise Relation

  Chapter 2 An Act of Folly

  Chapter 3 Starting Off On The Wrong Foot

  Chapter 4 The Perfect Woman

  Chapter 5 The Riding Party

  Chapter 6 The Accident

  Chapter 7 Laid Up

  Chapter 8 Scared of What She Wanted

  Chapter 9 Pasts Settled

  Chapter 10 A New Adventure

  The Disenchanted Earl of Highmere Castle

  Chapter 1 The Ruined Library

  Chapter 2 The Earl At Last

  Chapter 3 Dinner And New Friends

  Chapter 4 The Curse Of Highmere Castle

  Chapter 5 The Mask He Wore

  Chapter 6 The Earl’s Story

  Chapter 7 A Loving Brother

  Chapter 8 The Ruined Book

  The Duke's Return

  Chapter 1 Making Ends Meet

  Chapter 2 Responsibility Reminder

  Chapter 3 The First Glance

  Chapter 4 Getting Acquainted

  Chapter 5 A Forced Groom-To-Be

  Chapter 6 Regaining Control

  Chapter 7 Finding Out The Truth

  Chapter 8 Getting Her Back

  Chapter 9 Taking Back Control

  Chapter 10 Her Last Fight

  The Duke: Enamored by Humility

  Chapter 1 An Invitation To Dinner

  Chapter 2 While Waiting

  Chapter 3 A Trip To Lyme Regis

  Chapter 4 Meeting Again at Church

  Chapter 5 The Ball

  Chapter 6 Tea Room

  Chapter 7 A Chance Meeting

  Chapter 8 Confronting Colonel Riley

  Chapter 9 Happiness Defined

  Deceiving the Duke

  Chapter 1 Gossiping Gladys

  Chapter 2 A New Duke

  Chapter 3 Huntington Manor

  Chapter 4 The Masquerade

  Chapter 5 The Duke’s Infatuation

  Chapter 6 The Duke’s Visit

  Chapter 7 A Walk and A Talk

  Chapter 8 The Duke’s Intentions

  Chapter 8 A Displeased Sister

  Chapter 9 Heartbreak

  Chapter 10 The Duke Departs

  Chapter 11 The Duke Reconsiders

  Chapter 12 One last chance

  Chapter 13 A Proposal

  Epilogue

  the duke and the lady in distress

  Chapter 1 The Countryside Manor

  Chapter 2 The Duke’s Intrigue

  Chapter 3 Identity Crisis

  Chapter 4 Dinner with the Duchess

  Chapter 5 The Duke’s Troublesome Family

  Chapter 6 A Frightful Realization

  Chapter 7 Yet another stranger?

  Chapter 8 Unwanted Visitor

  Chapter 9 Duke’s Dismay

  Chapter 10 Emily

  Chapter 11 Sofia’s Savior

  Chapter 12 Devotion

  charmed by the noble duke

  Chapter 1 Prologue

  Chapter 2 The New Duke of Winchester

  Chapter 3 Old Friends Reunited

  Chapter 4 The Ball

  Chapter 5 Refusal

  Chapter 6 Confrontation with Ann Calloway

  Chapter 7 The Unwelcome Letter

  Chapter 8 The Arrival of Sergeant Ryan Mayers

  Chapter 9 Reputation Restored

  Chapter 10 Reconciled

  the duke’s dramatic deception

  Chapter 1 The Duke’s Dilemma

  Chapter 2 Choices to Make

  Chapter 3 Contemplation

  Chapter 4 The Duchess Prepares

  Chapter 5 The Hard Part

  Chapter 6 An Old Woman’s Intuition

  Chapter 7 Unexpected Guests

  Chapter 8 Juliet bids Goodbye

  Chapter 9 A Second Chance

  Chapter 10 Confrontation

  Chapter 11 Forgiveness

  Chapter 12 New beginnings

  Epilogue

  fleeing from the duke

  Chapter 1 The Duchess Disappears

  Chapter 2 The Bitter Duke

  Chapter 3 The English Milliner

  Chapter 4 Finding His Wife

  Chapter 5 Face-to-Face Again

  Chapter 6 Learning About His Child

  Chapter 7 Custody of the Heir

  Chapter 8 Doing the Right Thing?

  Chapter 9 The Truth Disclosed

  Chapter 10 Together At Long Last

  failing to entice the earl

  Chapter 1 Doing a Favor

  Chapter 2 Reacquaintance

  Chapter 3 Favors Gone Awry

  Chapter 4 Doing It for Herself

  Chapter 5 Understanding the Earl

  Chapter 6 Friendship Shattered

  Chapter 7 Malicious Lies

  Chapter 8 Coming to Terms

  Chapter 9 Setting Out the Plan

  Chapter 10 The Confrontation

  The Disfigured Duke & the debutante

  Prologue

  Chapter 1 Guildwell Hall

  Chapter 2 Behind the Mask

  Chapter 3 The Invitation

  Chapter 4 Where is the Duke?

  Chapter 5 First Sight

  Chapter 6 The Piano

  Chapter 7 The Urge to Leave

  Chapter 8 Surprising the Duke

  Chapter 9 Helena’s Departure

  Chapter 10 Fife’s Return

  attracting the duke’s affections

  Chapter 1 First Time

  Chapter 2 The Strange Man

  Chapter 3 Unable to Deny the Duke

  Chapter 4 Cornered

  Chapter 5 A New Revelation

  Chapter 6 Leaning Towards Temptation

  Chapter 7 A Theft in the Household

  Chapter 8 Groveling For Forgiveness

  Chapter 9 In the Act

  Chapter 10 The New Duchess

  Charmed by the Duke

  Chapter 1 Arriving in Bath

  Chapter 2 The Sailors Come Home

  Chapter 3 That First Glance

  Chapter 4 The Shaken Duke

  Chapter 5 Not So Cold

  Chapter 6 Changing Her Perspective

  Chapter 7 How He Came To Be

  Chapter 7 Connecting

  Chapter 8 Taking That Step

  Chapter 9 Finally Conceding

  Rescuing the Earl

  Chapter 1 The New Arrivals

  Chapter 2 The Unappreciative Newcomer

  Chapter 3 The Ungrateful One’s Brother

  Chapter 4 Standing Against the Tormenters

  Chapter 5 The Accident

  Chapter 6 Significant Changes

  Chapter 7 Being Warned Off

  Chapter 8 The Beginnings of a Friendship

  Chapter 9 Preventing His Departure

  Chapter 10 Approval Already Received

  Rejecting the Earl
’s Proposal

  Chapter 1 The Runaway

  Chapter 2 The Despicable Marquis

  Chapter 3 Unexpectedly Engaged

  Chapter 4 The Chase Is Afoot

  Chapter 5 The Earl’s Pleasure

  Chapter 6 A Few Days’ Respite

  Chapter 7 Vicomte Legrand and the DuVilles.

  Chapter 8 The Marquis Strikes!

  Chapter 8 The Earl’s Homecoming

  The earl’s christmas blessing

  Chapter 1 A Clothing Disaster

  Chapter 2 Not a Servant

  Chapter 3 Strict Society

  Chapter 4 Very Much Aware

  Chapter 5 Taking Action

  Chapter 6 A Growing Spark

  Chapter 7 Taking Control

  Chapter 8 A Rejection

  Chapter 9 The Warning

  Chapter 10 Getting His Bride

  The earl & miss abigail’s christmas delight

  Chapter 1 The Storm

  Chapter 2 Father Will Not be Pleased

  Chapter 3 The Children: So Like Their Mother

  Chapter 4 The Honourable Douglas

  Chapter 5 Damaged Daughter to a Disgraced Woman

  Chapter 6 The Risk of Losing the Children

  Chapter 7 Father Loves You

  Chapter 8 Missing Miss Stewart

  Chapter 9 Coming to Terms

  Chapter 10 Returning to the Estate

  Chapter 11 The Truth Revealed

  Epilogue

  sparring with the insufferable earl

  Chapter 1 Being a Target

  Chapter 2 A Close Call

  Chapter 3 Tending to the Injured

  Chapter 4 Fire Against Fire

  Chapter 5 Close Quarters

  Chapter 6 The Arrival of the Fiancée

  Chapter 7 Inadvertently Falling in Love

  Chapter 8 Strong Denial

  Chapter 9 A Few Home Truths

  Chapter 10 His Fiery Nursemaid

  The Duke & The Troubled Heiress

  Chapter 1 Rescuing the Damsel

  Chapter 2 Captivating the Knight

  Chapter 3 Finding the Damsel

  Chapter 4 A Tempting Proposition

  Chapter 5 On the Way

  Chapter 6 Meeting the Dowager Duchess

  Chapter 7 Truth Revealed

  Chapter 8 The Runaway Damsel

  Chapter 9 Forced Apart

  Chapter 10 Finding His Princess

  The Duke & the Vicar’s Daughter

  Prologue

  Chapter 1 A Rescue

  Chapter 2 A Circumstance Change

  Chapter 3 A Proposal

  Chapter 4 A Wedding of Change

  Chapter 5 A Shift in City

  Chapter 6 Family of Concerns

  Chapter 7 Left Outside

  Chapter 8 Absence Makes the Heart

  Chapter 9 A Return Attack

  Chapter 10 An Explanation of Love

  Epilogue

  a christmas concert for the duke

  Chapter 1 One Tired Singer

  Chapter 2 Dodging Potential Brides

  Chapter 3 Captured

  Chapter 4 Courting a Duke

  Chapter 5 Much Preferable Company

  Chapter 6 An Evening Ruined

  Chapter 7 Not Getting Away Easily

  Chapter 8 The Love Letters

  Chapter 9 Tying Up Loose Ends

  Chapter 10 The Confrontation

  The Duke & isabella’s pendant

  Chapter 1 Beauty By the Lake

  Chapter 2 Breaking Beauty’s Heart

  Chapter 3 Defending Beauty

  Chapter 4 Beauty’s Devastation

  Chapter 5 An Unhappy Beast

  Chapter 6 Beast’s Anguish

  Chapter 7 Beast Wants the Truth

  Chapter 8 Beauty Turns Beast Down

  Chapter 9 Beast Remembers

  Chapter 10 Beast Fixes the Mess

  The Reprehensible Duke

  Chapter 1 The Position

  Chapter 2 Pushing Boundaries

  Chapter 3 Understanding Her Role

  Chapter 4 Pre-Judged

  Chapter 5 Fitting in

  Chapter 6 The Disappearing Act

  Chapter 7 Startled By His Kiss

  Chapter 8 Discovering the Truth

  Chapter 9 A New Position?

  Chapter 10 The Proposal

  The Earl’s Christmas Bride

  Chapter 1 Overturned Plans

  Chapter 2 Huxley's Castle

  Chapter 3 The Earl's Friends

  Chapter 4 A Controlled Anger

  Chapter 5 Delicia's Doubts

  Chapter 6 Layla's Schemes

  Chapter 7 Christmas Morning

  Chapter 8 Revelation

  Chapter 9 Impossible To Forgive

  Chapter 10 A Miracle

  Epilogue

  The Earl’s Love or Loyalty?

  Chapter 1 Mr. Batten’s Estate

  Chapter 2 His Ideal Wife

  Chapter 3 His First Approach

  Chapter 4 When They Connect

  Chapter 5 Only Person to Understand

  Chapter 6 Still Attempting

  Chapter 7 The Impending Announcement

  Chapter 8 Caring For the Invalid

  Chapter 9 Gaining Courage

  Chapter 10 Clearing the Misunderstanding

  Rescued by the CompassionatE earl

  Chapter 1 A Secret Surprise

  Chapter 2 Uncomfortable Suspense

  Chapter 3 Without Her Consent

  Chapter 4 The Shocking Arrangement

  Chapter 5 Comfort in the Most Surprising Places

  Chapter 6 Her Buffers

  Chapter 7 Pleading Her Case

  Chapter 8 Refusal

  Chapter 9 Running Away

  Chapter 10 Doing The Right Thing

  The Virtuous earl’s intervention

  Chapter 1 The Plan

  Chapter 2 A Desperate Woman

  Chapter 3 A Bachelor is Swayed

  Chapter 4 Gambling Unknown

  Chapter 5 A Stubborn Sister

  Chapter 6 Attempted Intervention

  Chapter 7 Callous to the End

  Chapter 8 Broken

  Chapter 9 Acting as Proxy

  Chapter 10 A Real Proposal

  The Earl’s Troubled Governess

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Caring for the convalescing duke

  Prologue

  Chapter 1 Belle

  Chapter 2 The Dance

  Chapter 3 A Remembrance

  Chapter 4 - Advantage

  Chapter 5 Companionship

  Chapter 6 A State of Beauty

  Chapter 7 A Joining

  Chapter 8 Frustrations of Love

  Chaper 9 A Happiness Impaired

  Chapter 10 Choices Made

  Chapter 11 A Decision

  Chapter 12 Relief

  Epilogue

  fleeing to the rakish duke

  Prologue Unwelcome News

  Chapter 1 Uncle Red

  Chapter 2 Run

  Chapter 3 Rescue

  Chapter 4 Luxury and Lothario

  Chapter 5 Meeting of Unlike Minds

  Chapter 6 Confessions

  Chapter 7 Discomfort

  Chapter 8 Governing the Family

  Chapter 9 Revelations

  Chapter 10 Red

  Chapter 11 Uncertainty

  Chapter 12 Truth and Lies

  Chapter 13 Confrontation

  Chapter 14 Revelations

  The earl’s nemesis

  Chapter 1 A Debt and a Proposal

  Chapter 2 A Plan

  Chapter 3 Her Embarrassment: His Luck

  Chapter 4 First Encounter

  Chapter 5 Settling Down

  Chapter 6 Unexpected Visitor

  Chapter 7 Getting Alon
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  Chapter 8 Interesting Things

  Chapter 9 Secret Arrangments

  Chapter 10 Damsel in Distress

  Chapter 11 Saving the Day

  Epilogue

  laura & the Duke

  Prologue A New Life

  Chapter One Promises of Forever

  Chapter Two Endless Thoughts

  Chapter Three The Dowager Duchess

  Chapter Four Empty Walls

  Chapter Five The Duke’s Guest

  Chapter Six The Dinner Party

  Chapter Seven Their First Kiss

  Chapter Eight Bitter Words

  Chapter Nine Under Attack

  Chapter Ten Mystery Revealed

  Epilogue

  love’s embrace at christmas

  Prologue Treason

  Chapter 1 The Duke of Durham

  Chapter 2 Withering Flowers

  Chapter 3 The Needs of a Duke

  Chapter 4 A Debutante Without Wealth

  Chapter 5 Secrets from the Manor

  Chapter 6 Memories

  Chapter 7 Close to the Truth

  Chapter 8 Eve of Christmas

  a glorious christmas of forgiveness

  Chapter 1 Skating With the Earl

  Chapter 2 Lady Freya’s Visit

  Chapter 3 Lord Coventry

  Chapter 4 The Scandal

  Chapter 5 A Late-night Visitor

  Chapter 6 Lisa’s Confession

  Chapter 7 The Second Scandal

  Chapter 8 A Wonderful Christmas

  The duke

  & his most

  disagreeable

  love

  Regency Romance

  Grace Fletcher

  Chapter 1

  The Surprise Relation

  "Anne?"

  Anne Barclay started when someone touched her shoulder. Blinking away the fog that had been building up in her mind, she looked up at the woman standing beside her, giving her a frown that bordered on disapproving.

  "Anne, the service is over. Everyone's gone."

  Anne was last in the pew. She blushed.

  "Sorry, Mother." She stood up and smoothed her hands down her dress. "I guess I was thinking about something else."

  Fortunately, she was in a back row where people wouldn’t notice her unusual behavior. Sitting where they were, near the wall, Anne hoped no one had noticed.

  Mary Barclay was still frowning at her.

  "What is wrong with you, Anne? You weren't paying attention at all."

  "I didn't sleep well last night." Anne shrugged, hoping that would be enough justification. "It was too hot."

  "I know it was hot, but that doesn't excuse your lack of attention."

  Anne flushed. Her mother was a very spiritual person and took the Bible and God reverently. She expected her husband and only daughter to be just as serious about their faith. Her husband tolerated her, but Anne could feel herself slipping. She didn't want to know anything more about God. Her mother would have a fit if she disclosed how she truly felt.

  So she bit her lip and bowed her head.

  "Sorry, Mother." She murmured.