A Pretty Puzzle

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A PRETTY PUZZLE is a clean, sweet, traditional Regency romance set in London and the walled city of Chester in England. Chelsea Grant had been the prettiest—and most penniless—young lady at Miss Farringdon’s Academy in Brighton. Befriending spoiled heiress Alayna Marchmont and telling her about a family scandal was a schoolgirl’s naïve mistake. Now, Alayna has blackmailed Chelsea into spending a dull month in the country with Alayna’s elderly aunt, while pretending to be Alayna ! The plan might have worked except for the arrival of the aunt’s nephew, Lord Rathbone, who comes to wed a young lady he hasn’t seen since childhood. Rathbone is not disappointed with his “fiancée.” As for Chelsea, she’s fallen in love with the handsome, albeit misled, nobleman. The affair of the heart could lead to disaster, unless a resourceful Brighton beauty can find a way to stop a foolish masquerade without losing a handsome lord’s love. ( A PRETTY PUZZLE was originally published in print by Zebra Regencies as BRIGHTON BEAUTY, also available in Ebook and Audio Book. ) “The pressure never lets up on this hero and heroine!” – Melissa Frederick. “A fun read!”– Bestselling author, Patricia Rice. All of MARILYN CLAY's Regencies are suitable for teen and young adult readers. If you enjoy the sweet clean Regency romances by Candice Hern, Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Andrea Pickens, Mary Jo Putney, and Jane Austen, you'll enjoy MARILYN CLAY’s clean, wholesome and always amusing Regency Romances, none of which contain strong language or graphic scenes. Look for THE WRONG MISS FAIRFAX , Marilyn Clay's most recent Regency romance that debuted on Amazon's Top 100 Best-Selling Ebooks list! “A delightfully amusing romp featuring eccentric Jane Austen-like characters. Two willful young ladies, Emma and Jemma Fairfax, lead the unsuspecting Lord Townsend on a merry chase! Not to be missed!” – Regency Romance Reviews. All nine titles in Marilyn Clay's new Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series , MURDER AT MORLAND MANOR, MURDER IN MAYFAIR, MURDER IN MARGATE, MURDER AT MEDLEY PARK, MURDER IN MIDDLEWYCH, MURDER IN MAIDSTONE, MURDER AT MONTFORD HALL, MURDER ON MARSH LANE, MURDER IN MARTINDALE and MURDER AT MARLEY CHASE re all now available in print and ebook. Be sure to look for Marilyn Clay’s historical suspense novels: BETSY ROSS: ACCIDENTAL SPY featuring American icon Betsy Ross as the intrepid heroine. Set in 1776 Philadelphia, Betsy determines to expose the killer of her beloved husband John Ross but is quickly drawn into the dangerous underworld of spies and double spies. "HIghly recommended!" - 5 Star Review/ DECEPTIONS: A Jamestown Novel ( also in Ebook as DANGEROUS DECEPTIONS and THE LETTER ) was originally released in hardcover. Catherine travels to the New World colony of Jamestown in search of her betrothed, but what she finds there nearly destroys her. Who can she trust when the entire colony is in on the deception? SECRETS AND LIES , originally released in hard cover. An inspirational story about four young English girls who travel to the New World on a Bride Ship in search of love, and a new life. Instead they find nothing in the colony is as it seems! ( In Ebook as DANGEROUS SECRETS and A PETTICOAT AND LAMBSKIN GLOVES. ) A respected historian of the Regency period in English history, for sixteen years MARILYN CLAY published The Regency Plume , an international newsletter containing well-researched articles useful to writers, historians and those interested in the English Regency. All back issues of The Regency Plume Newsletter are still available from The Regency Plume website. For more information on Marilyn Clay's novels, visit Marilyn Clay Author .