“They’re great.” She stepped out of hiding behind the doorframe. She half expected him to refuse, but he came toward her. He looked over his shoulder, and Angela’s heart turned over. She’d never spoken with an actual nobleman before. The hooks were too small and her hands were too shaky. She also knew that the stays were essential for the proper fitting of the gown, but try as she might she couldn’t fasten them. She had a pretty good idea of how to dress in these clothes. She’d been to every museum exhibit of British imperial culture she could and she’d read dozens of books about the English cloth trade and garment industry and even Regency-era fashion. She was trembling hard as she slipped the shift over her head. And enough clothes to dress three women in the twenty-first century. He’d also brought a set of simple stays and a pair of pink satin slippers. The silk petticoat and linen chemise were each as light as feathers. The gown was of exquisite white muslin with tiny rosebuds embroidered all over the skirt. “It was that or the truth.” He ran a hand through his hair, tousling the dark gold locks in an incredibly sexy gesture of discomfort.

“I told her my sister had fallen into a puddle.” “The maid gave you a change of your sister’s clothes just like that?” I do hope they suit.” He moved to the door. I was making a hash of searching her belongings when her maid entered and assisted me. “No,” he said a little hoarsely, and set a pile of clothing on the bench. He scanned her anew, his gaze lingering on her bare feet, then rising swiftly to her face. “You didn’t change your clothes,” Angela said, standing up. When her rescuer returned, he was wearing boots and a coat over the rest of his wet clothing. “How Angela Got Her Rogue Back” by Katharine Ashe “When I Met My Duchess” by Caroline Linden But who will be the bride? With swoon-worthy lords, witty ladies, eccentric relatives, a gaggle of free-spirited girls, and the world’s best high-perch phaeton, it’s a recipe for mayhem… and romance. Matrimony is in the air as society gathers at Kingstag Castle for the Duke of Wessex’s wedding. While unraveling the mystery of her presence in the past, this modern girl and Regency lord just might discover a passion that defies the centuries. But a blackmailer is threatening Trent’s family and Angela is determined to help. When Trent rescues her from a lake and she claims she’s from the future, he knows he is. When gorgeous Lord Trenton Ascot beckons to history grad student Angela Cowdrey from the pages of a comic book, she thinks she’s going crazy. She just didn’t know it would be in the 19th century.

The Rogue by Katharine Ashe