title: An Uncommon Courtship (Hawthorne House)
author:  Kristi Ann Hunter 
description: <b>Praise for Kristi Ann Hunter<BR><BR></b><i>&quot;. . . soul-satisfying romance . . .&quot;--</i><b><i>Booklist<BR></i></b><BR><i>&quot;. . . dramatically entertaining.&quot;--</i><b><i>RT Book Reviews<BR></i></b><b><BR></b><i>&quot;. . . a fresh take on the society debut.&quot;--</i><b><i>USAToday.com</i></b><i>'s </i><b><i>Happy Ever After</i></b><i> blog</i><BR><b><BR></b>Lord Trent Hawthorne couldn't be happier he is not the duke in the family. Free to manage his small estate and take his time discovering the life he wants to lead, he has grand plans of someday wooing and falling in love with the woman of his choice. When he finds himself honor bound to marry a woman he barely knows, his dream of a loving marriage like his parents' seems lost forever.<BR><b><BR></b>Life for Lady Adelaide Bell was easier when she hid in her older sister's shadow--which worked until her sister got married. But even with her socially ambitious mother's focus entirely on her, the last thing she expected was a marriage of convenience before she's been introduced to society.<BR><BR>With nothing going as expected, can Trent and Adelaide's marriage of obligation survive their own missteps and the pressures of London society to grow into a true meeting of hearts and minds?<BR><BR>&quot;The third book in Hunter's Hawthorne House series is surprisingly poignant. The exploration into how to grow a relationship is at times raw and painful, but ultimately redemptive and meaningful. . . . The ending is beautiful and touching.&quot;--<b><i>RT Book Reviews<BR><BR></i></b>&quot;The latest, superb addition to Hunter's Hawthorne House series will delight fans of sweet, inspirational Regency romances with its compelling characters and flawlessly crafted setting.&quot;<b><i>--Booklist</i></b>
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  To Be Desired
  The Fateful Encounter Series Book 1 - An Alpha Male meets Curvy girl BBW Romance
   
  By: Krissy Hawthorne
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
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