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Ace of Hearts

Book One of the House of Cards Trilogy
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Three fiancées, one reluctant Earl, and a missing sister who could change everything—Barbara Metzger's Ace of Hearts is a sparkling Regency romp full of romance, mystery, and laugh-out-loud London society mishaps. Alexander Chalfont Endicott, the Earl of Carde, has a problem—three of them, to be exact.... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Three fiancées, one reluctant Earl, and a missing sister who could change everything—Barbara Metzger's Ace of Hearts is a sparkling Regency romp full of romance, mystery, and laugh-out-loud London society mishaps.

Alexander Chalfont Endicott, the Earl of Carde, has a problem—three of them, to be exact. Somehow, he's managed to become engaged to three different women. While society dubs him the "Ace of Hearts," Alex yearns to escape his romantic entanglements and fulfil his dying father's last wish: finding his missing sister, Lottie, who vanished thirteen years ago.

As Alex navigates the perils of London society and his complicated love life, he discovers an unlikely ally in his cousin Nell Sloane. Their growing attraction threatens to upend everything, especially when family secrets begin to surface.

Will Alex choose duty over desire? Can he unravel the mystery of his sister's disappearance while protecting his heart from the one woman he never expected to love? With scandal brewing and reputations at stake, the cards are stacked against them in this enchanting story of love, loyalty, and second chances.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781592116379

Publisher: Histria LLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 May 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Histria LLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 0g

Pages: 267

About the Author

Barbara Metzger is the author of over three dozen books and a dozen novellas. She has also been an editor, a proof-reader, a greeting card verse-writer, and an artist. When not painting, writing romances or reading them, she volunteers at the local library, gardens and goes beach-combing and yard-saling. Her novels, mostly set in Regency-era England, have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America RITA, the National Reader's Choice Award, and the Madcap award for humor in romance writing. In addition, Barbara has won two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times Magazine.

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