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Winning Lady Beatrice

By Audrey Raymond
Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Death of Parent

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Historical Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Vows of the Heart

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
best friend’s brotherchristian themesfirst lovefound familyhistorical settingnever been kissedregencyslow burn

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Narration Type

Synopsis

She fell in love with a man she’d never truly met.
Beatrice Colburn has spent her whole life on the quiet edges of society, content with her father’s vicarage and the gentle rhythms of Little Brambly. She met the Earl of Westmarch only once — but three years of his sister’s letters painted a portrait she couldn’t forget.
Now, invited to the London Season, Beatrice finds herself face to face with the man she’s admired from a distance. But Nathaniel Harland is not merely the brother his sister described. His warmth unsettles her. His burdens run deeper than she imagined. And someone is conspiring to take everything he has.
Armed with nothing but sharp eyes and a faith that refuses to look away, Beatrice must decide how much she’s willing to risk for a man the world says she has no right to love.
Winning Lady Beatrice is the first book in the Vows of the Heart series.

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Regency romance I would recommend you

June 16, 2026
Review of Winning Lady Beatrice

When I started this ARC, I didn’t know what to expect because I hadn’t read a Regency romance in over ten years. Back then, it was the only genre I read, but after that, I stopped reading it altogether.

And I must say that Winning Lady Beatrice is the best romance novel I’ve read this year 🥰

My first impression was: what beautiful names — Beatrice, Arabella, Nathaniel, Evie… and the charming name of the village — Little Brambly. Somehow, I was completely drawn into the story, and it had me looking forward to my reading time every day so I could find out what would happen next 🥰

I really enjoyed this novel, and I must say that I want to read the next book in the series 🤩 something I rarely say!

If you enjoy Regency romances set in England, this novel is definitely for you 🥰

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary advance copy from the author, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review.

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Winning Lady Beatrice

By Audrey Raymond

Genre

Christian Romance, Historical Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Vows of the Heart

Book #

1

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

best friend’s brotherchristian themesfirst lovefound familyhistorical settingnever been kissedregencyslow burn

Found a trope you love? → Tap it to explore more ❤️

Content Guide

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Level 2 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Death of Parent

Synopsis

She fell in love with a man she’d never truly met.
Beatrice Colburn has spent her whole life on the quiet edges of society, content with her father’s vicarage and the gentle rhythms of Little Brambly. She met the Earl of Westmarch only once — but three years of his sister’s letters painted a portrait she couldn’t forget.
Now, invited to the London Season, Beatrice finds herself face to face with the man she’s admired from a distance. But Nathaniel Harland is not merely the brother his sister described. His warmth unsettles her. His burdens run deeper than she imagined. And someone is conspiring to take everything he has.
Armed with nothing but sharp eyes and a faith that refuses to look away, Beatrice must decide how much she’s willing to risk for a man the world says she has no right to love.
Winning Lady Beatrice is the first book in the Vows of the Heart series.

Reader Reviews

Have you read this book? Help other readers by leaving a review.

Regency romance I would recommend you

June 16, 2026
Review of Winning Lady Beatrice

When I started this ARC, I didn’t know what to expect because I hadn’t read a Regency romance in over ten years. Back then, it was the only genre I read, but after that, I stopped reading it altogether.

And I must say that Winning Lady Beatrice is the best romance novel I’ve read this year 🥰

My first impression was: what beautiful names — Beatrice, Arabella, Nathaniel, Evie… and the charming name of the village — Little Brambly. Somehow, I was completely drawn into the story, and it had me looking forward to my reading time every day so I could find out what would happen next 🥰

I really enjoyed this novel, and I must say that I want to read the next book in the series 🤩 something I rarely say!

If you enjoy Regency romances set in England, this novel is definitely for you 🥰

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary advance copy from the author, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review.

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Physical Intimacy Levels

Level 1

  • Holding hands or affectionate touching
  • Compliments or confessing love
  • Low-description kissing
  • Tender embraces or cuddling
  • Blushing and sighing
  • Non-descriptive discussions of sex
  • Established relationships
  • Fade to black if married
  • Any sexual encounters are only referred to from the past, not described or shown on page
 

Level 2

  • Touch that signals attraction
  • No touching in the underwear zone
  • Long kisses, lightly descriptive
  • Deeper kisses, tongue implied but not described
  • Feeling warm or flushed
  • Gasping, deep sighs, light growls or groans
  • Thinking or speaking about desire in a non-descriptive way
  • Fade to black for established relationships after a scene that matches this level, though this may be unpopular if they are not married
 

Level 3

 

  • Hands moving, still not in the underwear zone
  • French kissing with tongue described
  • Make-out sessions that still follow these guidelines
  • Feeling hot or sweaty
  • Heavier gasping, groaning, deep growls, or panting
  • More frantic moments and some loss of control
  • Male shirt may come off, but nothing else
  • Leg may straddle waist, but no mention of arousal
  • If characters lie down together, there should be little description of contact or movement
  • May happen in a bedroom or on a bed, but should be interrupted or end with a fade to black scene
  • Focus stays on the emotion
  • Fade to black should still happen between married couples or at the end of the book between engaged or committed couples

Innuendo Levels

Level 0 — None

  • No sexual innuendo
  • No suggestive humor
  • No crude or sexual jokes

Level 1 — Minimal

  • Minimal innuendo or double meanings
  • Light teasing
  • Mild crude or dad humor
  • Not frequent or strong

Level 2 — Moderate

  • Moderate suggestive humor
  • Double meanings
  • Sexual tension
  • May include crude or sexual jokes

Level 3 — Heavy

  • Heavy innuendo
  • Strong suggestive dialogue
  • Frequent crude or sexual humor

Swearing Levels

Zero

  • No swearing

Mild

  • Up to 10 uses of “hel*” or “dam*”

Moderate

  • 10+ uses of “hel*” or “dam*”
  • And/or use of bodily swear words like “shi*,” “as*,” etc.

Severe

  • 30+ swear words
  • And/or any use of the F-word one or more times

Violence Levels

Zero

  • No on-page violence

Mild

  • Violence is present without detail or only referenced vaguely
  • May briefly mention blood or injuries
  • Comparable to a G-rated movie

Moderate

  • Violence is more frequent and/or more detailed
  • Can be more intense
  • Injuries may be lightly described
  • Comparable to a PG-rated movie

Severe

  • Violence is more detailed and frequent
  • Blood may be mentioned and injuries may be described in detail
  • Comparable to a PG-13-rated movie

Intimacy Levels

Level 1

  • Holding hands/Affectionate touching
  • Compliments/confessing love
  • Low-description kissing
  • Tender embraces/cuddling
  • Blushing and sighing
  • Non-descriptive discussions of sex
  • Established relationships
  • Fade to black if married
  • Any sexual encounters from past only referred to, not described or on-screen

Level 2

  • Touch that signals attraction
  • No touching in underwear zone
  • Long kisses, lightly descriptive
  • Deeper kisses, tongue implied not described
  • Feel warm/flushed
  • Gasping, deep sighs, light growls and groans
  • Thinking/speaking about desire non-descriptive
  • Fade to black for established relationships after a scene that matches this level – but may be unpopular if not married

Level 3

  • Hands moving, still not in underwear zone
  • French kiss with tongue described
  • Make-out sessions still follow guidelines
  • Feel hot, sweating
  • Heavier gasping, groaning, deep growls, panting
  • More frantic and lose some control
  • Male shirt may come off, but nothing else
  • Leg may straddle waist, but no mention of arousal
  • If they lay down together anywhere, use little description of contact/moving
  • May happen in a bedroom or on a bed, but should be interrupted or end with fade to black scene. Keep focus on the emotion.
  • Fade to black should still happen between married couples or at the end of the book between engaged/committed couples.