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Meantime in Greenwich: available in paperback, hardback and KindleMeantime in Greenwich: available in paperback, hardback and Kindle

Sweet romantic comedies to make your heart smile.

Laying Down the Law: available in paperback, hardback and KindleLaying Down the Law: available in paperback, hardback and Kindle

Meantime in Greenwich

Can an orphaned astrologer and a widowed astronomer put aside their differences to find love?
After Stella’s parents died, she spent her childhood in an orphanage so she fears loving anyone in case she loses them. Her only solace in life is astrology.
Benedict’s wife died in childbirth, so he has raised his son alone. When he meets Stella, he is overwhelmed by guilt. And as a respected professor of astronomy, can he really allow himself to fall in love with an astrologer?
Find out whether love is written in the stars for Stella and Benedict in this heartwarming romantic comedy.
New edition published on 10 September 2024.

Laying Down the Law

Can an environmental lawyer and an aristocratic landowner end their legal battle and find love? Or are they just courting disaster? Find out in this heartwarming romantic comedy.
After Miranda’s marriage broke down, she threw herself into her work. Saving the planet and social justice are her twin passions. So she is only too pleased to take on a case fighting a tyrannical toff who wants to build on common land.

Hayden Carrington may be a peer of the realm, but his estate is crumbling and he needs to develop some land to save his family and the people who work for them. It's all going swimmingly until the villagers get lawyered up and he finds himself toe to toe with Miranda Redman in court.

In the sequel to Meantime in Greenwich, discover how Miranda got to be so frosty, and whether the eleventh earl of Ridler Norgard is the man to melt her heart.

(Watch out for Stella, Benedict and Daniel, who are only lending a helping hand and not interfering at all.)
Can an quirky aristocrat and the heir to a family fortune outrun love? Or will they trip and fall heart-first?
An ancient legacy means Lady Eve Carrington can’t marry. Damian Webster won’t marry after a jilting.

Can a quirky aristocrat and the heir to a family fortune outrun love, or will they trip and fall heart-first?

Find out in this heartwarming romantic comedy.

(Hayden Carrington will be on hand to look out for his little sister, Eve, ably assisted by the entire Redman family.)

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Hannah Keens writes sweet romantic comedies that will leave you with a smile in your heart.

Hannah Keens is the pen name of English novelist, Helen Steadman, who mainly writes immersive and gritty historical novels based on real-life events in the north east of England. If you'd like to find out more about Helen's writing, please visit her website at helensteadman.com.

Helen Steadman's historical novels, including the Newcastle Witch Trials Trilogy.
Helen Steadman's historical novels, including the Newcastle Witch Trials Trilogy.