♥ A Christmas house party
♥ A jilted wallflower
♥ The duke who did her wrong
♥ Schemes, scandals, and sweet, sweet vengeance
♥ A Second Chance Regency Romance!

A sweet holiday romance featuring New York Times bestselling author Lauren Royal and her daughter Devon’s “outrageously funny, loyal, compassionate, and unconventional” Chase family!

A year after Jonathan Stanhope, the Duke of Rathborne, left Lady Claire Chase at the altar, her dolt of a brother invites him to their Christmas house party. Claire is livid—until she realizes she’s found the perfect opportunity for revenge…

A year after Jonathan made the biggest mistake of his life, a baffling summons from his old friend brings him back to Greystone Castle—just in time for their annual Christmas festivities. From the moment he’s reunited with his former fiancée, it’s clear she means to turn his holiday into a nightmare. But no matter what Claire throws at him, he’s not giving up on her this time…

How the Duke Ruined Christmas is Book 43 in the 50+ author series “Revenge of the Wallflowers” and also Book 4 in our “Sweet Chase Brides: The Regency” series.

Book Details

A complete, standalone story—no cliffhangers!

Series: Sweet Chase Brides: The Regency, Book 4
Style: Sweet historical romance
Length: 42,000 words (about 160 standard pages)
Bonus Material: Author’s Note, preview of next book, link to giveaway
Clean Read: No offensive language or explicit content

Reviews

“Captivating historical romance. Romance readers of all ages will love Lauren Royal & Devon Royal’s books!”
—Glynnis Campbell, USA Today Bestselling Author

Connecting Books

While How the Duke Ruined Christmas can be read as a stand-alone novel, many readers enjoy reading it as part of a series. All of Lauren & Devon’s books feature Chase family members. Should you wish to read them in chronological order, this is the sequence:

Sweet Chase Brides
The Earl’s Unsuitable Bride
The Marquess’s Scottish Bride
The Laird’s Fairytale Bride
The Duke’s Reluctant Bride
The Viscount’s Wallflower Bride
The Baron’s Inconvenient Bride
The Gentleman’s Scandalous Bride
The Cavalier's Christmas Bride
A Chase Brides Christmas (A Family Reunion)
Alice Betrothed

Sweet Chase Brides: The Regency
How the Marquess Was Won
How Do Earls Fall in Love?
How I Spent My London Season
How the Duke Ruined Christmas

Specially Priced Boxed Sets
Sweet Chase Brides Boxed Set One: The Chases
Sweet Chase Brides Boxed Set Two: The Ashcrofts
Sweet Chase Brides: The Complete Regency Trilogy

About the Authors

LAUREN ROYAL decided to become a writer at the age of eight, after winning a “Why My Mother is the Greatest” essay contest. Now she’s a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of humorous historical romance novels. Lauren lives in Southern California with her husband and their two constantly shedding cats. She still thinks her mother is the greatest.

DEVON ROYAL is the daughter of romance novelist Lauren Royal. After attending film school, she wrote an award-winning TV comedy pilot and spent several years working in Hollywood before turning her focus to fiction writing. Devon lives in Southern California with her husband and two children. She also thinks her mother is the greatest.