Valentine Wishes
The grace and elegance of Regency England provide a perfect  backdrop for a trio of Valentine tales sure to delight readers  everywhere. In Mona Gedney's "Lady Diana's Courtship," Lady Diana Crosswell has a wastrel for a father and a younger brother  she adores. She's not interested in leaving them for a marriage to  improve the family's financial outlook, but when handsome John  Derringer begins to court her, love tempts her beyond measure. "A Valentine from Venus" by Cindy Holbrook involves a wager  between Cupid and Venus; the unknowing victims are the poet Marquis of  Waverly and his beautiful assistant, Amelia Thornton.  Little do the two humans know that their platonic relationship is about  to take a passionate turn, thanks to the meddling of the two capricious  Greeks. In Jeanne Savery's "Cupid's Ace," lovely Charity  Morris believes that life will be heavenly now that she's married to  her childhood sweetheart, Lord Crandle. But dashing Crandle is upset  with his bride, and she doesn't know why. Fortunately, Cupid lends a  hand to smooth the waters for the young lovers.