A Compendium of Ever-Increasing Mayhem

by Courtney Milan

Overview

Note: All the novellas in this collection have been previously published. I’ve made them available as a collection so that people new to my work can get them in one volume.

Unlocked

A perpetual wallflower destined for spinsterhood, Lady Elaine knows what it means when her former tormenter returns. He’s up to his old tricks, and she's his intended victim. This time, though, she'll show him that wallflowers can fight back.

Talk Sweetly to Me

Miss Rose Sweetly is a shy, mathematically-minded shopkeeper’s daughter who dreams of the stars. Stephen Shaughnessy is an infamous advice columnist and a known rake.

But Mr. Shaughnessy isn’t just a scandal waiting to happen. He’s waiting to happen to Rose…

Her Every Wish

When the local parish announces a charity bequest to help young people start a trade, Daisy is desperate enough to enter. So what if the grants are intended for men?

But she’ll need to bolster her confidence if she intends to win. With her life in the balance, she’s desperate enough to seek help from a disreputable rake.

Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure

Mrs. Bertrice Martin—a widow, some seventy-three years young—has kept her youthful-ish appearance with the most powerful of home remedies: daily doses of spite, and regular baths in man-tears. Then proper, correct Miss Violetta Beauchamps, a sprightly young thing of nine and sixty, crashes into her life, and nothing will ever be the same...

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164233983
Publisher:	Courtney Milan
Publication date:	08/30/2020
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	593 KB

About the Author

Courtney Milan’s debut novel was published in 2010. Since then, her books have received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Booklist. She’s been a RITA® finalist and an RT Reviewer’s Choice nominee for Best First Historical Romance. Her second book was chosen as a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2010.

Courtney lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, a marginally-trained dog, and an attack cat. Courtney wishes she could say she has lived in numerous fabulous places. But aside from her husband, there is a distinct lack of fabulousness in her life. Instead, she is happy when standards in the Milan household hover above mediocrity. Her husband attempts not to kill people for a living. In exchange, Courtney attempts not to do the dishes.

Before she started writing historical romance, Courtney experimented with various occupations: computer programming, dog-training, scientificating... Having given up on being able to do any of those things, she's taken to heart the axiom that those who can't do, teach. When she's not reading (lots), writing (lots), or sleeping (not enough), she can be found in the vicinity of a classroom.