From Whitney Award Winning Author, Michele Paige Holmes, comes SAVING GRACE, a regency romance from the Hearthfire Romance series: After the death of her grandfather, the Duke of Salisbury, Grace Thatcher wants nothing more than to live quietly in the country with her younger siblings. Her father’s debts thwart those plans, and to protect her sister, Helen, Grace must marry a man of her father’s choosing.As each suitor proves less than desirable, Grace comes up with clever schemes, causing each to reject her. While staying at the mysterious Sutherland Hall, a middle-of-the-night mishap sends Grace into the arms of a stranger, Nicholas Sutherland—and provides inspiration for her grandest plan yet—one that will leave her reputation in tatters yet free both her and Helen from all possibility of marriage.Too late Grace regrets her rash actions when her father’s last choice, Mr. Samuel Preston, proves to be a gentleman and a friend. But Samuel is the sworn enemy of Nicholas Sutherland, the man responsible for her “ruin.” Now instead of being free, Grace is caught between two men—each with his own agenda. "Utah resident Michele Paige Holmes' Saving Grace has a Jane Austen feel. As Holmes explores the complications of the human heart, she writes about what real love is, discovering true desires, forgiveness and redemption." -- Katrina Lynn Hawkins Deseret News Five Stars! CROWN HEART awarded book!"A fantastic regency romance, Saving Grace features a strong heroine and two wonderful love interests. Although the feud between Nicholas and Samuel is tragic, neither of them is the evil villain Grace needs to escape, which is refreshing. The romance between Grace and Nicholas is extremely engaging. Ms. Holmes has created a story that the reader can't stop reading and when the story ends, the urge to grab the next book and see what happens with Grace's sister Helen will probably outweigh sleep."--Sarah E. Bradley InD'tale Magazine Michele Paige Holmes spent her childhood and youth in Arizona and northern California, often curled up with a good book instead of out enjoying the sunshine. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Elementary Education, and found it an excellent major in which to indulge her love of children's literature. Her first novel, Counting Stars (Covenant Communications 2007), won the 2007 Whitney Award for best romance. Her companion novel, a romantic suspense titled, All the Stars in Heaven (Covenant 2009), was a Whitney finalist, as was her first historical romance, Captive Heart (Covenant 2011). My Lucky Stars (Covenant 2012) completed the Stars series. In 2014 she launched the Hearthfire Historical Romance series with Saving Grace. The companion novel, Loving Helen  followed in February 2015, with a third,  Marrying Christopher, to follow July 2015. In 2016 she will be publishing a contemporary romance as a part of the Matchmaker series. She has been a member of RWA and URWA, LDStorymakers, and The League of Utah Writers. Michele enjoys both attending and teaching at conferences. When not reading or writing romance, Michele is busy with her full time job as a wife and mother. She and her husband live in Utah with their five high maintenance children and a Shitzu that resembles a teddy bear, in a house with a wonderful view of the mountains. You can find Michele on the web at michelepaigeholmes.com and on Facebook and twitter (children permitting).