Welcome to the Regency World of Nola Saint James. In this space we celebrate, consider and uplift all things Regency. All are welcome to participate in a spirit of kindness and community.

Midnight Miracle: A Christmas Romantasy

17-year-old, orphaned Lady Grace Cooper is doing everything she can to find her one true love. If she doesn’t hurry, her corrupt trustees will marry her off to the man of their choice so they can steal her inheritance.

What’s a girl to do? There’s the ancient apple peel ritual that reveals the letters of one’s true love’s name. A local fortune teller gives Lady Grace important advice. And then there’s the unusual Christmas Eve ritual that she must perform to convince her closest animal friends to help her.

Based on the Norwegian legend that animals can speak in the human tongue at midnight on Christmas Eve, Midnight Miracle tells a powerful, sweet story of true love. Featuring cats with unusual abilities, a handsome earl in disguise, a surrogate mother, and a thrilling fable, true love prevails.

Midnight Miracle is a sweet romance that will brighten every reader’s winter holiday. It delivers a story of love, family, and community that will appeal to teenagers and baby boomers alike. Because everyone deserves a happy ending.

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Anarchy at Almacks: A Story of Love at First Sight

Book One of the Edanmore Chronicles

It’s love at first sight across Almack’s crowded ballroom in this sweetly erotic, Regency-era romance. There’s only one problem: dashing Admiralty spy Lord Maximillian Browning and breathtaking, red-haired Miss Rowan Higbee can’t seem to get introduced to one another! All their plans to meet keep going awry!

Rowan and Max’s love story plays out against the background of the 1804 London Season. Before they can find their happy ending, Rowan and Max will have to contend with a temperamental French modiste, a Venetian Breakfast gone wrong, Rowan’s horse-mad, hot-headed brother and a collection of unlikely villains. Max doesn’t know it, but Rowan’s past may actually present the biggest obstacle of all.

This is the first of an ongoing series, The Edanmore Chronicles, modern Regency Romance novels presented in a classic format with illustrations by talented newcomer, Madeline McKinley. Special bonus material includes:

  • A list of who’s who
  • Book Club discussion guide
  • Recipes for elegant tea sandwiches
  • Notes and definitions of Regency vocabulary
  • Suggested books for further reading about the Regency era

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About Nola

Nola Saint James started reading romance novels to get a break from her “real life” job. She realized that an hour curled up in a comfy chair with a well-written book was the best stress reliever in the world. Especially if good vanquishes evil and the main characters always get their “happily ever after.”

Books! Books! Books!

A room without books is like a body without a soul.Cicero

Sharing a book you love is an act of great intimacy.Nola Saint James

Nola’s Journal

Turn the page and turn it again. Everything old is new again. I wonder and I dream. I question and consider. With pen and ink I capture each fleeting thought and press it like a cherished flower in this journal.

Entertaining with Nola

“Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast,” wrote Shakespeare. Whether one serves a simple but perfect scone or a dinner fit for a king, the pleasure of entertaining is ultimately in the company. The Quality knew how to entertain. So do we.

Fashion with Nola

The fashions of the Regency Period are very distinctive and quite different from those of the mid-18th century. New manufacturing processes made clothing more affordable. Ease of movement, especially for women, informed some styles. Men eschewed colorful evening wear for severe, but elegant black and white ensembles.

Regency Era

Everything you ever wanted to know about Regency England.

Travel with Nola

Travel to places old and new and all sites Regency. Do a Grand Tour or just take a jaunt from the country to London for the Season. Journey with me! I love everything about traveling.