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Celeste Bradley – Regency Goddess

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The Pretender - The Liar's Club - Book 1 - Cover
She had a secret she’d do anything to hide.

Agatha Cunnington, headstrong lady from the country, has come to London in search of her missing brother James. The only clue she has is a cryptic letter signed “The Griffin.” Married women have an easier time in Society but for her charade to work she needs a suitable “husband,” preferably someone tall, handsome and rakish–Someone like Simon Rain.

He had a secret he’d do anything to hide.

Simon Rain is the leader of the Liar’s Club, a renegade group of rogues and thieves in the service of the Crown. When members of the undercover cabal begin to die one by one, Simon must bring in James Cunnington, one of his comrades who is suspected of betraying his brothers.

Simon goes undercover and infiltrates the home of “Mrs.” Agatha Applequist–who he believes is James’s mistress. Before Simon knows what’s happened, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to Agatha and is tempted beyond reason to break the first rule of the Liar’s Club:

Never fall in love.

Read the reviews!

“Funny and touching…totally entertaining.” — Julia Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of Bridgerton

“An engaging, lusty tale, filled with adventure and loaded with charm.” — Gaelen Foley, New York Times bestselling author of Lord of Ice

“Bursting with adventure and sizzling passion to satisfy the most daring reader, The Pretender will have readers hooked on this strong new voice in the genre. Bradley certainly knows how to combine engaging characters with excitement, sensuality and a strong plot.” — RT Book Reviews (top pick)

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Awards for The Pretender
RT Book Reviews - Top Pick  RT Book Reviews Editor’s Top Pick

Under the covers…

I love Pygmalion stories. My original intent was to write a sweet sexy novel, Educating Agatha, about a woman who must educate a ragged chimneysweep to pose as her husband. Then Simon began to take on a mysterious life of his own, becoming something altogether more sexy and interesting. A charismatic rule-breaker like that had to come from someplace, didn’t he? So the Liar’s Club was born.

As the story began to gain flesh and bone, the Liars became a forceful voice of their own. The secondary characters that populate The Pretender–Kurt, Pearson, Button, among others–have generated reader mail of their very own. Imagine—fan mail for the butler!

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The Liar’s Club     Spies for the Crown, hearts for the taking!




We return to Staffordshire, England, for another Haven Holiday romance! Visit Amazon.com

While You Were DreamingFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Worthingtons comes a sparkling and uplifting Christmas romance…

Heartbroken Vicar John Barton of Haven still regrets losing his almost-fiancée to the lord of the manor last Christmas. It’s hard to be excited for the annual Christmas Ball when he’ll only have to watch her dance with her handsome new husband all night!

The dramatic rescue of a beautiful heiress throws John into the path of oncoming love once more. Lady Emmeline Grey is the most beautiful woman John has ever seen, even while she lies comatose. Much more enticing than her irritating and skeptical cousin, ordinary Miss Norah Grey!

It’s never really bothered Norah that her lovely cousin gets all the male attention, because Norah has never met a man she actually wanted for herself before! How can she compete against dazzling Emmeline and gain John Barton’s attention? Especially when everyone in Haven is excited about the match!

The Christmas Ball is Norah’s last chance. But if she betrays her dear cousin by confessing her love to John, will she ever be able to forgive herself? The entire charming village of Haven is back for While You Were Dreaming, a magical Haven Holiday romance inspired by the hit romantic comedy film, While You Were Sleeping.

Read the reviews for The Haven Holiday Series!

“Celeste Bradley has written an achingly beautiful winter tale.” — C Lewis – Amazon Reviewer

“I love her characters I get so attached! I have everything she’s written and they just keep getting better.” — S Hill – Amazon Reviewer

“Yes, it’s got funny parts, and yes it’s light-hearted, but Bradley hits you in the feels right out of the gate and doesn’t let go until the end. “ — Julie P – Amazon Reviewer

“This is classic Celeste Bradley at her best. It was both heart wrenching and heartwarming.” — S O’Byrne – Amazon Reviewer

“With Christmas celebrations over, and seeing a post of this new-to-me writer, I couldn’t resist one more holiday story. And I’m so glad I permitted myself this one final gift. A beautiful, bitter sweet story of love lost, and the bloom of a new love and new beginnings.” — Susan F – Amazon Reviewer

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Under the covers…

Sometimes when you have an idea burning in your imagination, but it doesn’t work with your current series, there’s only one thing you can do.

Start another series!

The Haven Holiday books are my new Christmas series. Every holiday season, I’ll publish another story set in the village of Haven in Staffordshire. Snowfall, sleigh rides, hot tea and fireside cuddles–all my favorite things about English Country Christmas!

My other favorite thing about Christmas? Holiday movies! So I thought I’d look to my favorite romantic holiday films for inspiration in capturing that perfect Christmas love story. I give you While You Were Dreaming, starring the heartbroken Vicar John Barton and the endearing Norah!

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Sleepless In StaffordshireFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Heiress Brides comes a heartfelt and hilarious Christmas romance…

Grieving widower Lord Matthias of Havensbeck Manor sends messages in a bottle to his lost wife and child, never knowing they are being found and read by spirited vicar’s ward Bernadette Goodrich!

It’s been six years since Matthias lost his family to a Christmas Eve fire at the manor. Still grieving, he secludes himself there every year, unable to bear the holiday celebrations of others. And every year, he sends his love and his broken dreams off in a series of letters tossed into the river.

Every holiday season, orphaned Bernadette looks for the dramatic and beautiful letters to arrive at her riverside vicarage. Will anyone ever love her the way the mysterious letter-writer loved? And who is the author of the heart-stopping letters she treasures so much?

A Christmas Ball brings the two together in a conspiracy by a mischievous little brother and an interfering butler. By turns heartfelt and hilarious, Sleepless in Staffordshire is a charming Regency historical take on the romantic Nora Ephron film “Sleepless in Seattle.”

Read the reviews!

“Celeste Bradley has written an achingly beautiful winter tale.” — C Lewis – Amazon Reviewer

“I love her characters I get so attached! I have everything she’s written and they just keep getting better.” — S Hill – Amazon Reviewer

“Yes, it’s got funny parts, and yes it’s light-hearted, but Bradley hits you in the feels right out of the gate and doesn’t let go until the end. “ — Julie P – Amazon Reviewer

“This is classic Celeste Bradley at her best. It was both heart wrenching and heartwarming.” — S O’Byrne – Amazon Reviewer

“With Christmas celebrations over, and seeing a post of this new-to-me writer, I couldn’t resist one more holiday story. And I’m so glad I permitted myself this one final gift. A beautiful, bitter sweet story of love lost, and the bloom of a new love and new beginnings.” — Susan F – Amazon Reviewer

Read more reviews here! Visit Amazon.com

Under the covers…

Sometimes when you have an idea burning in your imagination, but it doesn’t work with your current series, there’s only one thing you can do.

Start another series!

The Haven Holiday books are my new Christmas series. Every holiday season, I’ll publish another story set in the village of Haven in Staffordshire. Snowfall, sleigh rides, hot tea and fireside cuddles–all my favorite things about English Country Christmas!

My other favorite thing about Christmas? Holiday movies! So I thought I’d look to my favorite romantic holiday films for inspiration in capturing that perfect Christmas love story. I give you Sleepless in Staffordshire, starring the sorrowful Lord Matthias and the irrepressible Bernadette!

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Preview Chapter 1 of Sleepless in Staffordshire!

Holiday Books & Stories     Christmas spirit in Regency romance



On Bended Knee – Book 6 of the Wicked Worthingtons Visit Amazon.com

On Bended Knee - Book 6 of the Wicked Worthingtons
From New York Times bestselling author Celeste Bradley comes Book 6 of The Wicked Worthingtons Series.

At last! The story of healing the war-torn heart of Lysander Worthington!


Lysander Worthington has existed in a dark place since he came back from the war. His heart seems like a locked chamber, hidden even from his beloved family. Life seems like a constant battlefield. When Lysander encounters an enraged farm animal in a remote Yorkshire village, his battle instincts take over!

Isolated doctor’s widow, Gemma Oakes, has a habit of taking in the bent and the broken. When a handsome stranger rides into her village and proceeds to destroy their festival, Gemma believes she can help this beautiful, damaged man cleanse his heart of war.

Lysander’s darkness appeals to Gemma’s nurturing spirit, while his beautiful body mesmerizes her senses. Lysander has kept his secret for so many years, but Gemma’s inner strength and open heart tempt him to speak at last. Among the beloved, misfit inhabitants (not all human!) of Yew Manor, can Lysander and Gemma trust enough to understand broken hearts can mend, and shattered souls love again?

Praise for the Wicked Worthingtons!

“A charming and very romantic story with lots of laughs along the way. The ending puts a perfect cap on the story. I look forward to reading more books in this series to see what happens to some of my favorite supporting characters.” — Fresh Fiction

“Ah, l’amour. I adored this story and the wonderful hero and heroine, who shed all their inhibitions and fears in order to go on the most powerful journey they ever embarked on … falling in love.” — Smexy Books

“An exciting and sweet historical love story. It has everything that I look for in a good fairy-tale retelling while also tying back to Bradley’s earlier books. I am really excited to see more of this series, particularly because of the out-of-control but still entertaining Worthington family.” — Feminist Fairy Tale Reviews

“A laugh-out-loud-funny novel from Celeste Bradley, the third in the Wicked Worthingtons series. Lighthearted but with a few profound moments, it is filled with deception, misunderstanding, exaggeration, cross-dressing, and mistaken identity.” — Harlequin Junkie


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Under the covers…

If you’ve perused the earlier books in the Wicked Worthingtons series, you’ll recall that Lysander Worthington is a shadow of a man, a dark presence in the cheerful Worthington household. The war has set him apart from his loving family and he doesn’t know how to reach out to them. To write this book, I had to balance the usual lighthearted Worthington humor and hijinks with an earnest look at traumatic damage.

As a storyteller, I hope I’ve both delivered an entertaining and romantic (and sexy!) story and also have done justice to the difficult and tragic effects of PTSD. I learned so much while looking into this devastating disorder. This is a thing that can happen to any of us, at any time in our lives, not just a distant ordeal that happens to soldiers in far away lands. Blessed healing to any heart and mind suffering in such a dark place.

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The Wicked Worthingtons     Siblings with big hearts and bad reputations!




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