Once upon a rose

With sparkling wit and delicious sensuality, her stories capture the eternal appeal of love. Now, in her newest book, she sends a country miss to court--but in true O'Brien fashion, the "country" is pure Nashville and the court is Henry VIII's!

"I walked into a maze and got lost on the path to love." Rocketing country-western star Deanie Bailey suspected if she put what happened to her in a song, she'd earn another Grammy--or be locked up as a lunatic. She had been shooting a music video in England on the grounds of Hampton Court Palace when she ducked into the castle's famous maze for a moment of solace. But there would be no quiet interlude as the ground vibrated, the air glimmered, and there, with a sword drawn and pointed at her, was the most devastatingly handsome man she had ever seen. From his fancy shirt and black velvet doublet, Deanie figured he was just another of the overblo

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Where to read Once upon a rose

Once upon a rose is widely available in ebook and print — check your library, Kindle Unlimited, or your preferred retailer. Prefer to start a whole collection at once? The Margot St. James bundle gives you ten full-length Regency romances for less than the price of one paperback.