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Carla Kelly

A Hopeful Christmas

By Anneka R. Walker - By Carla Kelly - By Krista Lynne Jensen - By Sian Ann Bessey - Published 2020

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In this anthology of four Regency novellas set at Christmas, the protagonists all find unexpected happiness, despite adverse circumstances. In “Lord Blakely’s ...Read Review

The Unlikely Master Genius

By Carla Kelly - Published 2018

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It’s always time to rejoice when a new Regency-set series debuts from the imagination of Carla Kelly. This time, we have Mr. ...Read Review

The Star in the Meadow

By Carla Kelly - Published 2017

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Western

Fernando Ygnacio and his daughter, Catalina, are auditors who make sure, for tax purposes, that the records of New Mexican ranchers match the ...Read Review

Regency Christmas Gifts

By Carla Kelly - Published 2015

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Romance

In three Regency-set novellas, Carla Kelly evokes a gentle Christmas past. “The Lasting Gift” tells of an impoverished widow and her child who ...Read Review

Paloma and the Horse Traders

By Carla Kelly - Published 2015

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Romance Western

This novel is Book 3 of The Spanish Brand, a new historical romance series by award-winning author Carla Kelly. Set in the 18th century ...Read Review

With This Ring

By Carla Kelly - Published 2015 Published c1997

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Romance

London, 1814: Lydia Perkins accompanies her family to London for the season. Cinderella-like, she waits on her beautiful and insipid sister, who is expected ...Read Review

Mrs McVinnie’s London Season

By Carla Kelly - Published 2014 Published c1990

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Romance

It is spring in Scotland in 1810, and war widow Jeannie McVinnnie is struggling to maintain her spirits since the death of her husband. ...Read Review

Marco and the Devil’s Bargain (Spanish Brand)

By Carla Kelly - Published 2014 Published 2014-04-09

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Western

In 1782 in Spanish New Mexico, Marco Mondragon, brand inspector for the government, and his wife, Paloma Vega, live on a ranch called the ...Read Review

Miss Milton Speaks Her Mind

By Carla Kelly - Published 2014 Published c1998

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Romance

While this novel is most definitely a Regency romance, its title character, Jane Milton, is not caught in a standard love triangle. Kelly’...Read Review

Miss Billings Treads the Boards

By Carla Kelly - Published (c1993)Published 2013

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Romance

Miss Billings Treads the Boards offers enormous promise but sadly falls short. In this Regency romance, Henry Tewskbury-Hampton, Fifth Marquess of Grayson, runs ...Read Review

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