How the Duke Ruined Christmas

♥  A swoon-worthy duke

♥  A jilted bride

♥  A Christmas house party

♥  Sweet, sweet vengeance

♥  Steamy romance!


A holiday Regency 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 the Duke of Rathbone 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…


How the Duke Ruined Christmas is a steamy, humorous Regency romance. It is Book 43 in the 50+ author series “Revenge of the Wallflowers” and also Book 4 in our “Chase Family Series: The Regency.” 


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 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 their two children. She also thinks her mother is the greatest.