Shana Galen: Snowbound with the Earl

Snowbound with the Earl by Shana Galen
on October 14, 2025
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency, Fiction / Romance / Holiday
Pages: 115
Format: eBook
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The snow is snowing, the wind is blowing…

Lady Noelle Bonneville is a widow after a decade of marriage to a man old enough to be her grandfather. She has no intention of ever marrying again. But when she arrives at the Dorsey house party, she encounters the only man who ever touched her heart. Lord Evergreen begged her to marry him years ago. She was forced to refuse him, and he’s never forgiven her. Now they’re under the same roof, and he’s courting other young ladies while Noelle can only watch. When he announces that he wants nothing to do with her, Noelle decides to leave the party early, but the weather outside has turned as stormy as the atmosphere inside the house.

Can they weather the storm?

Graham Birmingham, Earl of Evergreen has held his title for two years. Even so, he’s been under pressure to marry and produce an heir, and he accepts the invitation to the Dorsey house party to appease his family. He would much rather read than socialize. And he’d prefer never to encounter Lady Bonneville again. He’d been hopelessly in love with her ten years ago, but she stomped on his heart. Every time he sees her, he must fight his lingering attraction for her. She only makes things worse when she puts her own reputation at risk to save him from a compromising situation. And now that a snowstorm rages outside, they’re trapped together.

As the world turns icy, relations between Noelle and Graham begin to thaw. But can Graham put aside his pride and convince Noelle to give matrimony just one more chance?

If you are a long standing Regency Reader, you know this time of year I love to shift into holiday themed novellas to squeeze in between busy life and work and celebration.

And apparently, I must be on a second-chance romance kick, because I loved this winter/Christmas themed novella with a scorching hot second chance romance at a house party.

House parties generally mean lots of festive scenes and good secondary characters, and these were packed in to the small word count in a way that made this a joy to read in one sitting. The chemistry between the MCs is incredible, even when they are fighting against it, and it delivers some of the heart rending zings that rarely appear in a novella unless its good.

And this was really good. The ending was maybe a few shades off to keep this from perfection, only because it did feel a bit rushed for the pay off (we historical romance lovers love a prolonged yearning, afterall), but there was great character development and backstory demonstrating what a pro Galen is.

There are some on page intimate scenes that were vanilla but still very warm, and some mature themes but no real violence. Definitely not for closed door, kisses only readers but most others will find a lot of joy and romance in a breezy afternoon read.

Recommended for Regency Readers looking for a new holiday novella to get them in the Christmas spirit, especially if you love a good second chance romance plot.