Chasing the Tale (Lunch-Time Reads)
English

About The Book

Escape into another place and time just long enough for a lunch or coffee break in eleven short stories... from the imagination of award-winning author Jude Knight. Nine Regency plus one colonial New Zealand and one medieval Scotland. Multiple tropes catastrophes and barriers on the way to a happy ending.An Angel Unawares In colonial New Zealand Molly faces Christmas without her husband. A passing drifter helps her keep her three children happy but when will Rick be home?Anne Under Siege Can this year get worse? Anne has been robbed the frosts have killed the vegetable seedlings and now the new earl wants to evict them. It doesnt help that she once had a youthful infatuation with the man!The Fifth Race If she wins this one last race Rhi will be free to choose her own future. Lose and she must marry the winner. Cen returning from a decade at war is determined to be that winner for he has always loved her. But he is not the only challenger and someone is prepared to cheat and even kill in order to take the prize.Found in Scotland Ned Broderick wakes in an inn far from home cared for by a stranger who claims to be his wife. Is she a cunning schemer or the woman of his dreams?Home is the sailor; home from the sea Stephen Fletcher has one final task for the navy; presenting his commiserations to his best friends sister. Fletch never could resist a damsel in distress especially one he has been writing to for years.Look into my eyes Two strangers watch one another across a crowded ballroom. What does the rake called Lord Charming have to do with the duchess known as the Paragon? Only the two of them know.The Marquis Returns A forced wedding the feud between their families and a seven-year separation. Their marriage did not get off to a good start. Hal and Willa will be lucky to get out of it with their dignity intact. Theyd be fools to hope for more even if miracles do happen at Christmas.The Mouse Fights Back Tiberius has promised to keep Claudia safe from his grasping relatives and also from her own. His Mouse he calls his little wife tenderly. But when Tiberius is in danger Mouse must find her courage and her teeth.The Path that Brings Us Home Gwen returns to the home she hasnt seen in ten years uncertain of her reception. Her brothers war with another local family destroyed her lover her dearest friend and her own life. Will she be forgiven? Can she find a measure of happiness?The Rain Dog When Jake saves a dog from a flooded river he has no idea that the dog will more than return the favour saving him and bringing him his lost love.The Veiled Bride Jonetta Macintosh and Uilleam Cameron were parted by treachery on their betrothal day and treachery stalks them still a decade later. In medieval Scotland where the clans put their feuds ahead of the King and the welfare of the kingdom can our two star-crossed lovers find a path to peace and happiness?
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