Margaret Westhaven: Yuletide Match

Yuletide Match was published by Signet in December 1993 for author Margaret Westhaven, who wrote other regencies under this line. Signet was one of the first to market Christmas stories and had a successful short story series for many years.

This book is about Caroline Percival who is governess in the Brangley household and is dreading the Christmas season because of the unwanted attentions of Lord Marchton and her desire for his half brother, Guy.

Allan Kass gives us a ballroom setting for this cover which shows our heroine getting some attention from a handsome hero! I like the sage color of her gown and the wreath of flowers in her hair.

Margaret Westhaven: Four in Hand

Four in Hand by Margaret Westhaven was published by Signet in January 1993 and is the story of Jane Averham, a widow who was happy never to be wed again but her lover was ever hopeful. Can a widow reveling in her freedom trade it for love?

Allan Kass gives us a more mature couple for this cover and one who cares for each other. I like the formal dress and especially the jewelry of the heroine. The hero is enthralled and dashing in his almost purple coat. Click on the photo to enlarge.

Margaret Westhaven: Country Dance

August 1991 was the publication date for Margaret Westhaven's Country Dance. Marianna Chapin's mysterious new neighbor had the whole area talking but she decided that she wasn't going to set her cap for him like her stepsisters!

Allan Kass paints a rural scene for this cover with our heroine in country attire picking flowers in a little walled garden. I like that she seems unaware of the hero! The setting is also lovely with the river flowing gently in the background.