First Season / Bride to Be [Mass Market Paperback] Ashford, Jane

Two Regency romance novellas in one volume. In *First Season*, a young woman navigating her debut in London society finds herself caught between family expectations and an unexpected attraction that threatens to upend her carefully planned future. *Bride to Be* follows a marriage of convenience that slowly transforms into something far more complicated when both parties realize their arrangement might not be as practical as they thought. Jane Ashford writes Regency romance with attention to period detail and emotional nuance — her characters feel like people navigating real stakes, not just costume drama. The dual novella format makes this perfect for a weekend read or when you want the satisfaction of two complete stories without committing to a trilogy. If you like traditional historical romance with smart heroines and slow-burn chemistry, this delivers exactly that. Ashford has been writing romance for decades, and it shows in the confidence of her prose.