Eldrith Manor
Leigh Rivers
by Jane Charles
Miss Diana Vail had thought she’d found love, but James Bryant, the Earl of Somerton, had only been toying with her affections. Had she not overheard the horrible truth, she might have succumbed to his practice seductions and been ruined for life. Thankfully, her reputation had been saved, though it left her wondering if she could ever trust her heart again. James Bryant had once professed: If Noah could become a father at the age of five hundred, then I can surely wait to begin producing offspring until age forty. Those were words he’d successfully lived by until Miss Diana Vail stepped into a ballroom. With his vow quickly forgotten, James set out to court the most captivating woman he’d ever met. Then, without explanation, she set him aside. However, three ghosts have different plans for Diana and James, and intend to bring about a love match. Will the stubborn pair be more than a match for their spirited matchmakers and be doomed to suffer from the ancient curse for eternity? Spirited Courtship previously appeared in Beguiled at the Wedding, a Castle Keyvnor Anthology.
February 18, 2021
A wonderful story of true love, almost not given a chance due to gossip being overheard. But three determined ghost sentenced to a life stuck in the castle until they can bring true love to a couple. Diana and James had begun to develop a deep love for each other, until she overheard some of James friends talking. She quickly breaks off their courtship and tries to nurse her broken heart. But a wedding she has to attend at neighboring Castle Keyvnor brings them back together. As much as they...
February 17, 2021
An ancient castle, a wedding, three ghosts, pixies and two estranged lovers. Diana is heartbroken when she hears several men talking about her, her mother and the man who has been courting her. She becomes indignant and angry. She believes every word she overheard and never goes to James to verify if any of it is true. James is confused when she drops him like a hot potato. They are both invited to attend a wedding at Castle Keyvnor. Conveniently Diana lives next to the castle. As soon as she...
October 18, 2023
All was moving forward smoothly until Diana overheard men discussing James and their courtship. On top of that three matchmaking Keyvnor Castle ghosts are doomed unless Diana and James fall deeply in love with each other breaking the witches curse that has kept their spirits earthbound for three centuries. Ghosts, pixies, witches, are all involved in this ongoing romance along with misunderstandings, lack of trust, and unwillingness to reconcile. An entertaining story that ends far too soon but...
February 14, 2021
James Bryant, Earl of Somerton, is handsome, kind & has vowed not to marry before he turns forty. Miss Diana Vail is a lovely four and twenty young woman, and she is dreading this upcoming season. However, neither James' vow or Diana's dread turned out the way they thought as they met, enjoyed learning about one another and fell in love. She was positive he was going to ask for her hand but, on the way, to meet him in the garden at a ball, she heard Lord Somerton's name mentioned & the things...
February 17, 2021
This is a sweet second chance love story featuring Diana Vail and James Bryant, the Earl of Somerton. Diana has fallen in love with James and believes he loves her too until she overhears his friends speculating about his relationship with Diana – they are sure he is just using her to keep his matchmaking momma at bay, they also heard that James slept with Diana’s widowed mother! Diana is so distraught by this news that she finds James, slaps him, and tells him she never wants to see him again!...
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