Once Upon a Winter’s Eve: Spindle Cove 1.5

Tessa Dare

Jan 2021 · Tessa Dare

About this ebook

Some wallflowers bloom at night…

Violet is a quiet girl. She speaks six languages, but seldom raises her voice. The gentlemen aren’t beating down her door.

Until the night of the Spindle Cove Christmas ball, when a mysterious stranger crashes into the ballroom and collapses at Violet’s feet. He’s wet, chilled, bleeding, and speaking in an unfamiliar tongue.

Only Violet understands him. And she knows he’s not what he seems.

She has one night to draw forth the secrets of this dangerously handsome rogue. Is he a smuggler? A fugitive? An enemy spy? She needs answers by sunrise, but her captive would rather seduce than confess.

To learn his secrets, Violet must reveal hers—and open herself to adventure, passion, and the unthinkable… Love.

Ratings and reviews

Once Upon a Winter’s Eve is book two in the Spindle Cove series by Tessa Dare. I thoroughly enjoyed this novella. The characters are well developed and the pace is perfect making it difficult to put down. I liked the heroine Violet Winterbottom and the way she transforms from wallflower to vibrant young woman. The unknown stranger who stumbles into the ballroom and faints adds intrigue to the story. There are several steamy scenes. Overall, another great story by Dare. I can’t wait to read mor

Fantastic, cried so hard near the end, but tears of joy.

Good

About the author

Tessa Dare is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty historical romances.

Mixing wit, sensuality, and emotion, Tessa writes Regency-set romance novels that feel relatable to modern readers. With her bestselling “Spindle Cove”, “Castles Ever After”, and “Girl Meets Duke” series, she has had great fun creating heroines who defy the conventions of their time—engaging in “unladylike” pursuits that range from paleontology to beer-making—and dreaming up the strong-willed, sexy heroes who find their hearts ensnared by them.

A librarian by training and a booklover at heart, Tessa makes her home in Southern California, where she lives with her husband, their two children, and a trio of cosmic kitties.