Mysteries return to London's Rose-Thorned Hell

The Courtesan's Christmas Redemption - Kathy L Wheeler (2025 1st place Nest Award Recipient in unpublished scene)

She was sold to settle a debt. Now she's ready to reclaim her life—on her own terms.

Faustina Clara, once known as one of the eight jewels of Miss Greensley's School, has spent the last four years as the enigmatic mistress of the mysterious hell, La Sous Rose. Through wit and will, she's carved out a life of independence and power. But when a ghost from her past resurfaces, threatening all she's built—and the women she calls sisters—Faustina must confront secrets she believed long buried in the icy depths of the Thames.

 Henry Ashcombe, her fiercest protector and most persistent suitor, has vowed to uncover the truth and keep Faustina safe—even if it means risking his heart and his own secrets. But the closer they get to the truth, the more dangerous their world becomes.

 In a season meant for forgiveness and joy, will love be the redemption she never believed she deserved?

The Princess's Christmas Romp - Amanda McCabe

Sometimes the heart leads where the crown cannot follow.

When a blizzard strands the Queen's daughter in London just days before the annual Christmastide fête at la Sous Rose, Princess Augusta seizes the opportunity to escape royal duty and dons a maid's apron.  She doesn't know her royal parents have sent someone to guard her over the holidays.  What starts as a lark becomes a lesson in freedom—and attraction—when the unflappable Sir Brent Spencer mistakes her for a clever new hire, not the princess he's meant to protect. But Augusta's secrets pile up faster than snow on the eaves, and Sir Brent's growing feelings could melt more than her cover.

With the gaming hell's holiday gala fast approaching, and Augusta's heart hanging in the balance, she must choose between the life she was born into and the one she's only just begun to imagine...

The Gaming Hell Christmas Series:

Volume 1

A Gift for the Duke's Illegitimate Daughter - Kathy L Wheeler
The Merry Widow's Christmas Adventure - Amanda McCabe
 

Volume 2

The Thief Who Stole Christmas - Amanda McCabe
The Kerse Who Saved Christmas - Kathy L Wheeler - (2022 Cupid Award recipient)

Volume 3

The Other Face of the Christmas Shilling 
             Interim: The Front Side of the Christmas Shilling - Kathy L Wheeler

A Christmas Ha'penny's Worth of Love - Amanda McCabe