Ally Broadfield

Ally Broadfield writes historical romance shaped by Regency manners, family obligations, and the risks attached to reputation. Just A Kiss, published by Entangled in 2014, begins the It’s in His Kiss sequence. The story pairs Charlotte Lightwood with Sebastian Wilkinson, Earl of Marley, in a pretend courtship meant to deflect pressure from other matches. Charlotte has one season to find a husband before her guardian can impose an unwanted choice, while Sebastian needs to satisfy his family duty. Their arrangement develops as each advises the other and mutual attraction complicates the bargain. The novella grew from a Jane Austen inspired short story and became the opening work in a connected set. Broadfield uses formal expectations, inheritance, and witty conversation to create pressure around personal choice. In Just A Kiss, those concerns support a Regency romance in which a practical agreement becomes emotionally uncertain and both characters must decide whether status or affection will determine their future.