Princess of the Orchard Ball: a Regency Love Story

COMPLETE EDITION: The Journey of Violet Wilshire and Hugh PembrokeBONUS CONTENT: Princess of the Orchard Ball and A Proposal in MayfairPRINCESS OF THE ORCHARD BALL (Part One)When Violet Wilshire’s family relocates from Philadelphia to London, she has no idea what her life will be like in a new place, with new people and new social engagements at a time when most young ladies are hoping to be successful in the quest to find a husband. Her true love is the young man of her dreams, Hugh Pembroke, her neighbor in the city that was her entire life. Now, an ocean away from the blue-eyed young man that stole her heart for as long as she could remember, she is faced with an impossibly uncomfortable new reality: She must enter the marriage market and endure an entire season of balls, assemblies, and exchanges in the sights of new proposed suitors. Will Violet be able to forget her first love, Hugh? Will a new love emerge from the enthusiastic English suitors all too happy to engage Violet in dances and long strolls? Or will she find that even an ocean cannot influence the tides of true love?A PROPOSAL IN MAYFAIR (Part Two)Beautiful Violet Wilshire may be falling in love – again. After relocating to London from Philadelphia with her family, she abandoned all hope that the love of her life was indeed the handsome and generous Hugh Pembroke she left behind. It seemed the distance was too far, and Hugh’s love for her too weak, to navigate the ocean between them. After months of dreaming that Hugh would remain in her life, Violet faced a bitter truth. Hugh Pembroke no longer cared for her. Heartbroken over Hugh Pembroke, Violet finally accepts the advances of the distinguished, ambitious and bold Rowe Xavier Foster, Lord of Stockley. As Lord Stockley’s intentions for Violet grow stronger, her heart begins to open to the possibility of a life with him – to the delight of her parents. Faced with the biggest decision of her life, will Violet give in to the growing affections she allows herself to experience for the dashing Lord Stockley, or will Violet allow herself to drift once again into the depths of her heart’s greatest hopes for a life with the love she cannot forget.