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Emmanuelle de Maupassant

Two Highlander Christmas Romances, set on the wild moors of Scotland

Through the ages, Castle Dunrannoch has been a place of intrigue, ambition, and more than the occasional murder!

As the Christmas snow falls deep, our two intrepid heroines, Flora and Ursula, face danger within the ancient fortress walls.

Can they discover the truth before their loved ones meet a grisly end?

'Christmas at Castle Dunrannoch' features two stories from the 'Lady's Guide' series:

The Lady’s Guide to a Highlander's Heart

A bride and groom each convinced of the other's treachery…

The Lady's Guide to Mistletoe and Mayhem

A laird with five brides to choose from, and a Christmas ball no one will forget!

Heat level : passionate

Discover more in 'The Lady's Guide' series: historical romance brimming with adventure, mystery and intrigue.

Each can be read as a 'stand alone' and in any order.

The Lady’s Guide to Deception and Desire

The Lady's Guide to Scandal

The Lady’s Guide to Escaping Cannibals

The Lady’s Guide to Tempting a Transylvanian Count

The Lady's Guide to Well-Endowed Dukes (coming soon)

Gareth J Davies

Dark Castle Press

The Lady's Guide

Christmas at Castle Dunrannoch: two Highlander romances

Does something wicked lurk within the ancient walls of Studborne Abbey?

Find out in this Historical Romance duology!

'The Lady's Guide to Deception and Desire'

Are the Duke of Studborne's motives for courting Rosamund all they seem?

And why are the maids at his country house going missing?

She must uncover the truth, and only one person in the abbey can help her.

The handsome but penniless Benedict!

'The Lady's Guide to Scandal'

Determined to find a match for her brother Ethan, Rosamund organises a Christmas house party.

Arranging a fake fiancée, Ethan wants only to get through the ordeal.

But, he hasn't foreseen the fun he'll have with bluestocking Cornelia, nor the secrets of the Abbey's hidden crypt!

Discover more in 'The Lady's Guide' series: historical romance brimming with adventure and passion.

The Lady’s Guide to a Highlander's Heart

The Lady's Guide to Mistletoe and Mayhem

The Lady’s Guide to Escaping Cannibals

The Lady’s Guide to Deception and Desire

The Lady’s Guide to Tempting a Transylvanian Count

Each can be read as a 'stand alone' and in any order.

The Secret of Studborne Abbey: two thrilling historical romances

What to expect: A bluestocking heroine who meets her match, a fake engagement, and a Christmas party that changes everything.

With her name mired in scandal, Cornelia Mortmain's marriage prospects are nil.

Celebrated explorer Ethan Burnell has all the ladies swooning, but he's exactly the sort of 'dangerous man' Cornelia has sworn off. 

When Burnell's sister throws a Christmas house-party, intent on fixing him up with a bride, he sees only one way out.

A fake engagement for the duration of the festivities!

Cornelia knows she's crazy to agree to the plan, but has faith Ethan's "adoration" will bring other suitors running.

Can she put up with his cocky ways (without wringing his neck?)

The game is on!

Discover more in 'The Lady's Guide' series

The Lady’s Guide to a Highlander's Heart

The Lady's Guide to Mistletoe and Mayhem

The Lady’s Guide to Escaping Cannibals

The Lady’s Guide to Deception and Desire

The Lady’s Guide to Tempting a Transylvanian Count

The Lady's Guide to Well-Endowed Dukes

Each can be enjoyed individually and in any order.

The Lady's Guide to Scandal: a passionate historical romance

What to expect: A dashing young hero, an ingenious heroine, a mischievous dog, and an ancient mansion filled with secrets.

With limited funds, and a long way from Texas, Rosamund must pretend she's a wealthy catch.

Meeting the Duke of Studborne, have her prayers been answered?

Perhaps... but what of the mysterious disappearances at Studborne Abbey?

If she is to uncover the truth, only one person can help her...

The duke's handsome but penniless nephew.

Discover other titles in the 'Lady's Guide' series...

The Lady’s Guide to Escaping Cannibals

The Lady’s Guide to a Highlander’s Heart

The Lady’s Guide to Mistletoe and Mayhem

The Lady’s Guide to Scandal

The Lady's Guide to Tempting a Transylvanian Count

The Lady's Guide to Well-Endowed Dukes

Each story can be enjoyed individually, and in any order.

The Lady's Guide to Deception and Desire: a passionate historical romance

Lady Bathsheba lands on the tropical island of Vanuaka in search of her missing brother.

Under the protection of darkly handsome Captain de Silva, she soon learns he's not all he seems.

And Bathsheba is in more danger than she can imagine...

What to expect: Love scenes as steamy as this South Seas paradise, the adventure of a lifetime, and red-hot chemistry.

Discover more in 'The Lady's Guide' series

The Lady’s Guide to a Highlander's Heart

The Lady's Guide to Mistletoe and Mayhem

The Lady’s Guide to Deception and Desire

The Lady's Guide to Scandal

The Lady’s Guide to Tempting a Transylvanian Count

The Lady's Guide to Well-Endowed Dukes

Each can be enjoyed individually and in any order.

The Lady's Guide to Escaping Cannibals: a South Seas adventure-filled 'treasure hunt' romance

What to expect: A red-blooded hero and hot-headed heroine, witty banter, and sizzling attraction on the wild Scottish moors!

Ursula must hide from her dastardly guardian until her inheritance unlocks on her twenty-fifth birthday.

Taking on the identity of an etiquette teacher, she heads to a Scottish castle to whip her 'young charge' into shape—but horse-riding, cow-lassoing, Stetson-wearing Rye is a whole lot more than she's bargained for.

Thrown in at the deep-end as the long-lost heir to Castle Dunrannoch, Rye has five potential brides to choose from but, with a murderer on the loose, and an ancient Scottish curse to navigate, will he ever make it down the aisle?

Discover other titles in the 'Lady's Guide' series...

‘The Lady’s Guide to Escaping Cannibals’

‘The Lady’s Guide to a Highlander’s Heart’

‘The Lady’s Guide to Scandal’

'The Lady's Guide to Deception and Desire'

'The Lady's Guide to Tempting a Transylvanian Count'

'The Lady's Guide to Well-Endowed Dukes' 

Each story can be enjoyed individually, and in any order.

The Lady's Guide to Mistletoe and Mayhem: an historical romantic comedy, set in the Highlands

What to expect: Enemies to lovers red-hot bedroom scenes, windblown Scottish landscapes, and a love that conquers all adversity.

Is Lady Flora's battle-hardened Highlander bridegroom her father's killer?

She never expects passion to burn as fiercely as her desire for revenge, but she soon discovers her secret is only one of many within the castle.

Discover other titles in the 'Lady's Guide' series.

‘The Lady’s Guide to Escaping Cannibals’

‘The Lady’s Guide to Mistletoe and Mayhem’

‘The Lady’s Guide to Scandal’

'The Lady's Guide to Deception and Desire'

'The Lady's Guide to Tempting a Transylvanian Count'

These may be enjoyed in any order, each being a 'stand alone' story.

The Lady's Guide to a Highlander's Heart: a passionate historical romance

What to expect: Adventure and intrigue in the mysterious Carpathian mountains, a castle filled with dark secrets, sizzling love scenes, and breathtaking romance.

Why would a man abandon his bride following a single night of passion?

Five years after her heartbreak and humiliation, Sofia is determined to find out—and to claim her rightful place by his side, even if it means travelling to the wild mountains of Carpathia to make her home in a decrepit castle.

Cursed by his bloodline, Constantin was a fool to believe marriage to Sofia would save him.

Now, the one woman he has always loved is in danger, for Castle Roznov’s dark secrets are about to be revealed.

Discover more in 'The Lady's Guide' historical romance series.

The Lady’s Guide to a Highlander's Heart

The Lady's Guide to Mistletoe and Mayhem

The Lady’s Guide to Escaping Cannibals

The Lady’s Guide to Deception and Desire

The Lady's Guide to Scandal

Each can be enjoyed individually and in any order.