M.A. Nichols
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Character Tropes
Grump & Sunshine
The ones marked with an asterisk feature the less common reversal of the trope where the heroine is the grump and ther hero is the sunshine.
The Shameless Flirt*
A Stolen Kiss
The Jack of All Trade
Tempest & Sunshine*
The Christmas Wish
A Holiday Engagement*
His Mystery Lady*
Beneath the Mistletoe
A Light in the Dark*
Once Upon a Winter's Eve*
reformed & misunderstood villains
These are all the books that feature characters who were either villains in previous books and are now reformed or turn out to be simply misunderstood baddies.
The Shameless Flirt
Honor & Redemption
The Christmas Wish
A Holiday Engagement
Love in Disguise
His Mystery Lady
A Light in the Dark
Widows & Widowers
Ready-Made Family
Mature Romance
Here's all the stories that feature more mature heroes and heroines. While "mature' is a very broad category, in this situation, it includes anyone older than than their late thirties.
Honor & Redemption
A Passing Fancy
Beneath the Mistletoe
A Light in the Dark
Once Upon a Winter's Eve
Spinsters
Contrary to popular belief, ladies in the 1800s weren't considered spinsters until they were about thirty (in fact the average age for women to marry at that time was closer to twenty-four to twenty-five). So, these are books that feature true spinsters, though there are others that feature heroines who are inching toward that designation.
Flame and Ember
A Stolen Kiss
The Honorable Choice
The Jack of All Trades
A Passing Fancy
Tempest & Sunshine
To Have and to Hold
The Christmas Wish
A Holiday Engagement
His Mystery Lady
Beneath the Mistletoe
A Light in the Dark
Once Upon a Winter's Eve
Plain Janes & Wallflowers & Plus size
Those marked with asterisks feature a plus sized heroine.
Flame and Ember*
The Shameless Flirt
A Stolen Kiss*
The Honorable Choice
The Jack of All Trades
A Passing Fancy
Tempest & Sunshine
To Have and to Hold*
The Christmas Wish
An Accidental Courtship
His Mystery Lady
Beneath the Mistletoe*
A Debt of Honor
A Light in the Dark
Rivals & Roses*
Once Upon a Winter's Eve
Marry in Haste
Bluestockings
Ruined Reputations
These books feature mains characters that either are or will struggle with social ostracism because of some supposed wrong-doing.
A True Gentleman
Honor & Redemption
A Stolen Kiss
The Honorable Choice
The Christmas Wish*
A Holiday Engagement
A Light in the Dark
Rivals & Roses
Once Upon a Winter's Eve
Marry in Haste