THE LEGEND OF NIMWAY HALL: 1750 - JACQUELINE

THE LEGEND OF NIMWAY HALL: 1750 - JACQUELINE

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens brings you the opening story in a series of romances touched by magic as old as time.
A gentleman fleeing the bonds of loveless marriage and a lady in desperate need of a champion join forces to defend an ancient legacy.

Jacqueline Tregarth, lady and guardian of Nimway Hall, is devoted to protecting her people, the Hall, the estateâ€™s wood, and its farms. She yearns for a husband to help her meet the challenges, but all those seeking her hand are interested only in controlling her lands. With the estateâ€™s stream running dry and summer looming, she sets men digging to reopen an old spring. Her workers discover a dirt-encrusted ornament buried at the spot; once removed, water flows and fills the old lakeâ€”and Jacqueline realizes the ornament is some kind of ancient orb.

Meanwhile, Lord Richard Devries, overly-eligible darling of the ton, fights free of kidnappers seeking to force him to offer for some ladyâ€™s hand. But on escaping into the countryside, he gets lost in Balesboro Wood and stumbles on a covert scheme to divert a stream. Later, he finds his way to Nimway Hall, where the household is celebrating a spring running again.
Richard is welcomed and meets the fascinating Miss Tregarth. That his youthful hostess is disinclined to bat her lashes at him piques his interest, yet after his recent experiences, he feels safe in her companyâ€”for him, an unusual and comforting experience. Indeed, everything about Nimway Hall is calming and soothing.

Then Richard makes the connection between what he saw in the wood and the Hallâ€™s recent water shortage and leads Jacqueline and her men to the diversion in the wood. Subsequently, he learns of the various men pursuing Jacqueline, and recognizes the danger to her and to the Hall. Although self-protective instinct presses him to travel on, his lamed horse has yet to recover, and despite all inner warnings, Richard feels compelled to step into the role of a supportive protector.
Aided and abetted by the household, the estate community, Balesboro Wood, and the ancient orb, propinquity works its magic, seducing Richard with a role into which he and his talents fit perfectly, and tempting Jacqueline to hope that her champion has finally found his way to her side. If the tales told of those snared by Balesboro Wood and sent to the Hall are true, thenâ€¦
Yet true love never runs smoothly, and both Richard and Jacqueline must search within, embrace their destinies, and find the courage to seize their heartâ€™s one true desireâ€”all just in time to foil a dastardly plan that would wreck all they and the Hallâ€™s people hold dear.

First in series. A historical novel of 73,000 words interweaving romance, mystery, and magic.

Praise for the works of Stephanie Laurens
â€œStephanie Laurensâ€™ heroines are marvelous tributes to Georgette Heyer: feisty and strong.â€ Cathy Kelly
â€œStephanie Laurens never fails to entertain and charm her readers with vibrant plots, snappy dialogue, and unforgettable characters.â€ Historical Romance Reviews
â€œStephanie Laurens plays into readersâ€™ fantasies like a master and claims their hearts time and again.â€ Romantic Times Magazine

Praise for The Legend of Nimway Hall: 1750 - Jacqueline

â€œA romance fueled by more than one kind of magic, The Legend of Nimway Hall is an utterly spellbinding tale.â€ Angela M., Copy Editor, Red Adept Editing

â€œMystical, historical, and entirely romantic, The Legend of Nimway Hall will draw you in and captivate you as only a true love story can. Never has there been a more perfect pair than Jacqueline and Richard. Their tale is one for the ages.â€ Amanda K., Proofreader, Red Adept Editing

â€œStephanie Laurens gives another delightful tour of the eighteenth-century English countryside, manners, mysteries, magic, mirth, and all.â€ Kim H., Proofreader, Red Adept Editing
Country USA
Manufacturer Saved Management Pty Ltd
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2018-03-15
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Saved Management Pty Ltd
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2018-03-15
Format	Kindle eBook

THE LEGEND OF NIMWAY HALL: 1750 - JACQUELINE

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