How the Belle Stole Christmas: Historical Romance Stories Inspired by Classic Films

Lights, camera, ROMANCE! Get out the popcorn because the Brazen Belles have reimagined some of your favorite Christmas movies as swoony historical romances: Lady Talbot's Perfectly, Terrible Holiday by Kathleen Ayers- Maria, Lady Talbot, has fallen in love again with the dashing Viscount Balwyn. Unfortunately, Balwyn's family doesn't think Maria is viscountess material. What better way to prove her suitability than hosting them for the holidays? It's going to be perfect… until absolutely everything goes wrong! A Carol of Grace by Diana Bold- Silas Frostwick, The Earl of Coldharbor, hates Christmas. It's taken too much from him, and he's become a recluse. But when he is visited by three ghosts, who show him how much his choices have hurt those who love him, he realizes he must make amends. Will Grace Hollybrook, the upstairs maid he'd once been passionately in love with, let him prove he's a changed man? Duke Hard by Sadie Bosque- Once the last child leaves the nest, the duke and duchess's marriage of convenience is over—that was the deal. But when a Christmas celebration turns perilous, they must fight not just for their lives, but for a love they thought had never touched their marriage. Naughty for Sir Nicholas by Charlie Lane- Sir Nicholas Bowen is a silver alchemist and charming rogue by day and a masked do-gooder by night. He's enraged when he learns that the toys he left for a group of orphans on Christmas Eve were thrown out by a cruel duke. This year, Nico isn't going to let that happen, despite the warnings of a prim and pretty governess who could discover his identity with a single kiss… Home Unchaperoned by Courtney McCaskill- Catriona McCallister has always been the black sheep of her family, but she never thought they'd forget her entirely! But now, she's snowed in all alone and two thieves are bent on robbing the family castle. There's only one person close enough to come to her aid—the mysterious Englishman who recently leased the gamekeeper's cottage. He's rumored to be a viscount. He's also rumored to be a murderer… Miracle in Mayfair by Cecilia Rene- Cornelius Harcourt, the Earl of Latchwood, has lost everything—his father, three brothers, his fortune, and nearly his will to live. When he saves a mysterious, beautiful woman, the lines of reality start to blur. Will he discover he really had a wonderful life, and will Imogen St. Croix finally be granted what she's dreamed of for a hundred years, her wings? Sugar Plums and the Christmas Curmudgeon by Tabetha Waite- Claire Meyer has studied special exercises to help those afflicted with injuries. When she is asked to attend to a recluse in the Cotswolds, she soon learns that the Earl of Darville's issues aren't physical. Can there be a miracle in time for Christmas? How the Belle Stole Christmas features seven brand new, spicy romances to heat up your holiday. So go ahead, treat yourself this year!