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A virgin widow running her own company. A man who returns home after years at sea. An oddly-matched couple-who may not be so incompatible after all . . .James Jones recalls little of his past, only remembering being taken as a young boy and growing up on the Seven Seas. Rising from cabin boy to captain of a ship, a chance encounter with a drunken stranger leads James back to his family, where he discovers he is the heir to the dying Duke of Seaton.Sophie Grant, daughter of a viscount, never made her come-out, thanks to her father's bad investments, which were paid off by Josiah Grant, owner of one of the leading shipping lines in Great Britain. As part of the arrangement, the shy Sophie is given to Josiah in marriage. Her new, much older husband helps Sophie to gain confidence in herself by teaching her all about how to run his shipping empire.James, a former captain for one of Grant's vessels, encounters the now-widowed Sophie and feels a connection with the efficient, intelligent woman. Rebelling against his new role as a leading member of the ton, he despises Polite Society and its expectation that he wed some titled gentleman's bird-witted daughter-because James is increasingly drawn to the gossiped-about, independent Sophie Grant.Will a newly-minted duke be able to win the heart of a woman who spurns the ton and has built a satisfying life for herself?Each book in The Strongs of Shadowcrest is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order. The Strongs of ShadowcrestBook #1: The Duke's Unexpected LoveBook #2: The Perks of Loving a ViscountBook #3: Falling for the MarquessBook #4: The Captain and the DuchessBook #5: Courtship at Shadowcrest (Regency Duet - includes Tempted by the Earl and The Viscount's Heart)Book #6: The Marquess' Quest for LoveBook #7: The Duke's Guide to Winning a Lady

A duchess with nothing to lose...After a disastrous wedding night followed by eighteen months of isolation at her husband's country estate, the Duchess of Southwick has grown tired of being lonely. There's only so many books a person can read, and Mara has read most of them twice. So she's made a decision. For the first time since her wedding, she's traveling to London for the Season. And while she's there, this meek, shy mouse of a wallflower who has never met a shade of beige she didn't like will do the unthinkable.Mara Buxton, Duchess of Southwick, is going to take a lover.A duke with everything to gain...When Ambrose hears the rumors swirling about his wife, his initial reaction is scornful amusement. Mara, step out on him? Absurd. While a fiery spark of attraction first drew them together, it was extinguished long ago. The Duchess of Southwick, for all her beauty, is cold as ice, and the only thing she has a chance of inviting into her bed is snow. But when Ambrose discovers that she really does intend to have an affair, his amusement quickly turns to incredulity and then to jealousy. Mara is his wife, dammit.If anyone is going to make her burn with passion...it's him.Ladies of SeductionBook 1 - The Duchess Takes a LoverBook 2 - The Lady Courts a MarquessBook 3 - The Countess Kisses a Rogue

If nice things come in small packages, surely lovely things come in larger ones?In the unforgiving world of Regency-era London, Isabelle Carrington bears the weight of society's harshest judgments. Her ample curves and gentle nature make her a target of ridicule in a world obsessed with superficial beauty. But when Henry, Lord Gosforth, crosses paths with this resilient young woman, his heart is captivated by her beauty, inside and out.Henry, a man of privilege and position, finds himself irresistibly drawn to Isabelle's warmth and intelligence. Determined to breach the walls society has built around her, he embarks on a journey to prove that true love knows no boundaries. But can he convince Isabelle that her worth is not defined by the cruel opinions of others but by the depth of her heart and the strength of her character?When a man dies in full view of his guests attending a hot air balloon demonstration, Henry is forced to investigate, and it is Isabelle he turns to for assistance. Is the death an accident or something far more sinister? Henry can't be sure, and as the inquiry proceeds amidst a house full of suspects, the two form a fragile bond.But as Henry's past catches up with him and Isabelle's insecurities rise to the surface, their problems multiply. Uncovering the truth could come at a cost, one that Henry grasps almost too late. He too must break free of his shackles and overcome his self-imposed isolation.Isabelle finds it hard to credit that this handsome, supremely eligible man could be genuinely attracted to her, but staring death in the face tends to sharpen one's perspective. Is she brave enough to leap into the unknown and embrace a future she never expected?In a world where beauty is skin-deep, Captivating the Earl is a poignant and heartfelt tale of a love that transcends society's standards. Join Isabelle and Henry as they navigate the treacherous waters of class and prejudice, proving that love, acceptance, and self-worth are the most powerful forces of all.Will their love defy the odds? Find out in this enchanting historical romance.The Country House Romantic MysteriesPersuading the EarlBeguiling the EarlCaptivating the Earl

Can a man ever give too many gifts to a woman he refuses to touch?Daniel Vaughn, Duke of Thornfalcone, never expected to be a duke. Now he's attempting to pay off his dead brother's mistress, Nora Harvey, who is absolutely refusing to accept anything from him. His whole life has changed, people won't stop bowing when he approaches, and even his sister refuses to stop calling him "Your Grace". Daniel needs to just fix something, as he used to do in his old spying life.Nora Harvey, his brother's old mistress, will accept his beneficence. Whether she likes it or not. But Nora doesn't want this bizarrely kind Duke's help. She knows what men really want, and she's waiting for this Daniel to suddenly demand what every man demands.You know. That.But though his natural shyness keeps him back, the heat growing between them threatens to burn through all their good intentions and cross all of Society's lines. Such a shame that Nora has more than one secret which will soon radically alter Daniel's life and put them both in danger...Can Daniel restrain himself from kissing his brother's ex-mistress-and will Nora ever tell him that she never actually accepted his brother's attentions?This full length novel is a steamy Regency romance with a happily ever after, no cliffhangers, and is part of a series that can be read in any order.Dukes in DangerDon't Judge a Duke By His CoverStrike While the Duke is HotThe Duke is Mightier than the SwordA Duke in Time Saves NineEvery Duke Has His PricePut Your Best Duke ForwardWhere There's a Duke, There's a WayCuriosity Killed the DukePlay with Dukes, Get BurnedThe Best Things in Life are DukesA Duke a Day Keeps the Doctor AwayAll Good Dukes Come to an End

A chance-meeting of soulmates? Or is everything a lie?Betrothed since birth to some stuffy earl she has never met, Lucy is torn between family duty and a longing for love and fun. Naturally, she determines to enjoy her last days of freedom - and her first Blackhaven ball - to the full. Especially when she encounters the unusual Tyler who makes her laugh and takes her on apparently pointless adventures in search of stray puppies, suspicious strangers, and an escaping highwayman.In fact, Tyler also plays a risky game to change the world and find his own personal justice. Already in love, Lucy is happy to help.And then the truth spoils everything.Or does it?One Night in BlackhavenThe Captain's Old LoveThe Earl's Promised BrideThe Soldier's Impossible LoveThe Gambler's Last ChanceThe Poet's Stern CriticThe Rake's MistakeThe Spinster's Last Dance

There's nothing proper about this lady's desires.Armed with a scandalous list of things a lady mustn't do, Lady Charlotte Louis has a plan to stay her brother's misguided match making, permanently. Firing a Weston and smuggling her into White's gentlemen's club are nothing compared to the brief and restraining intimacies Charlotte has come to crave from the duke.Hamish Hurstfield, Duke of Camine, can't help his admiration for the lady who propositions him into ruining her, even if she is his best friend's sister. Fight the attraction all he likes, first impressions make one thing clear: the lady needs a chaperone before that list of hers gets her incarcerated or worse.When Charlotte's adventures lead her to being nearly drowned on the Camine estate, she uncovers a killer's plot for revenge that leads to more than one secret's reveal. Nothing like dancing a knife's edge to get one's priorities straight. But confessing their feelings must wait.Charlotte and Hamish must rally-along with some unconventional allies-before they are crossed off the short end of someone else's list.The Dark DukesBook 1 - A Lady's DukeBook 2 - A Duke's KeeperBook 3 - A Dark Duchess

He is imprisoned. She is cast out. But neither will give up on their love.When the Earl of Spenhurst declares his love for a merchant's niece, he is locked away in a tower. Spen won't get out, the marquess his father says, until he agrees to an arranged marriage.After the marquess unceremoniously ejects Cordelia Milton from his country mansion, she is determined to rescue her beloved, but it all goes horribly wrong.She needs time to recover from her injuries, and Spen has been moved across the country under heavy guard. It seems impossible for two young lovers to overcome the selfish plans of two powerful peers, but they won't give up.A Twist Upon a Regency TaleLady Beast's BridegroomOne Perfect DanceSnowy and the Seven DovesPerchance to DreamWeave me a RopeThe Sincerest FlatteryInviting the WildHold Me FastThe Trials of Benedict

A cold heart meets blazing passion . . . can it be love?Stifled by the rigid confines of Mayfair society, Lady Carenza Castlebury lives a secret life. One full of passion and color in the heart of London's rookery, where she sings in a tavern as the infamous Masked Meadowlark. Coveted by many, claimed by none, Carenza refuses to conform to a life dictated to her by her controlling father, the powerful Earl of Castlebury. She will run away from his every attempt to quell her freedom, regardless of what her father believes-and regardless of any man he sends to bring her home. Or so she thinks, until she encounters the one man who stops her-and her heart-dead in her tracks.Commoner Damon Crowe has made a lucrative living digging through the secrets of the rich and titled. In the recovery business, Damon thinks nothing of assisting the Earl of Castlebury in retrieving his spoiled daughter from her covert nighttime escapades before her ruse is discovered. Damon sees only a hefty payout on an easy assignment. Truly, how big a problem can one nobleman's bored and pampered daughter be?Turns out, she's a rather large one. But when Carenza's brazen nature puts her directly into the path of the Revivalists-a group of murdering noblemen rampaging London-Damon can no longer deny his feelings for the passionate hellion.Now he must use all his impressive tracking skills to find her . . . before it's too late and he loses the only woman he has ever loved.The CastleburysMayfair MisfitDuke UndoneDockside DuchessLondon's Leading LadyBow Street Baron

"Let me be the man who loves ye, and makes love to ye, for the rest of our days. Say yes, lass."The Duke's Guard: The men in black who have sworn an oath to protect the Duke of Wyndmere and his family from enemies that would stop at nothing to discredit and destroy him!Ryan Garahan has given his vow to the Duke of Wyndmere, and nothing will deter him from his duty.Fate has other plans the day Ryan reacts instantly to a cry for help. He races to the ancient oak at the edge of the village, glances up and notices two things at once: a pair of scuffed half boots and shapely stocking clad legs dangling directly above him.He quickly averts his gaze, but cannot forget the heavenly sight of long, lithe legs adorned with white silk stockings-tied with scarlet ribbon garters-nor the curve of her delectable derrière!! He nearly swallows his tongue.Prudence Barstow has been sent to the Borderlands as governess to her young twin cousins.Prudence's love of the outdoors, and her rambunctious young cousins' constantly flaunting danger, has the trio being rescued more than once by Ryan. This time he fears he is too late, when he sees the lass slipping under the water as he sets the twin beside his brother on the bank of the pond.Danger stalks in the night, but it will have to challenge The Duke's Saber before he will let harm come to those he has sworn to protect with his strength, his honor, and his heart.The Duke's GuardBook 1 - The Duke's SwordBook 2 - The Duke's ProtectorBook 3 - The Duke's ShieldBook 4 - The Duke's DragoonBook 5 - The Duke's HammerBook 6 - The Duke's DefenderBook 7 - The Duke's SaberBook 8 - The Duke's EnforcerBook 9 - The Duke's MercenaryBook 10 - The Duke's RapierBook 11 - The Duke's Man-at-ArmsBook 12 - The Duke's LanceBook 13 - The Duke's ChampionBook 14 - The Duke's SharpshooterBook 15 - The Duke's CavalierBook 16 - The Duke's Blade

Does he deserve a second chance with her heart?The Earl of Hanover, Collin Worthington, runs across the woman he had wanted over a year ago, but she married his friend. While trying to repair the damage made to Cassandra Talbot, he finds himself trapped in his feelings again. Will she ever forgive him?Lady Cassandra Kentwood was forced to marry the wrong man, and now all she wants is revenge. But when Collin is injured and she takes care of him, she remembers the reason she fell in love with him in the first place.But she doesn't want those feelings any longer.

A wicked game of seduction turns into insatiable desire.The last surviving member of his family after the Revolution, Guy de Cazal leads a life of decadent pleasure in Paris. But his past catches up with him when he agrees to a wicked wager with a notorious beauty-she will take him as a lover if he can seduce the innocent young lady his parents intended him to marry many years before.Antonia Saint Yves dreams of overcoming her reserved nature and leaving the family nest before she well and truly becomes the spinster aunt. An invitation to attend a fashionable house party seems like the perfect opportunity, until she comes face to face with Guy, the object of her adolescent infatuation. Guy never even looked her way when she was a shy, awkward girl, but now the heat in his gaze is unmistakable... and impossible to resist.In the midst of the Parisian beau monde and its appetite for scandal, Guy and Antonia engage in a game of dangerous deceit and insatiable desire.Bleu Blanc RogueBook 1 - Seduction at the ChateauBook 2 - Obsession at the OperaBook 3 - Passion at the Palais Royal

He chooses laughter, and she chooses compassion. Will they both choose love?Ever since her mother's death, Rhian MacBeith has kept the flame burning at the heart of her family. A healer and born nurturer, she stepped in where needed without a thought for herself. Now her clan is at war with the MacLeods across Glen Bronach. Her older sister, who leads clan MacBeith, has taken a MacLeod outcast for her lover. The last thing Rhian expects when she ventures out in the aftermath of a battle is to stumble over a wounded MacLeod warrior, a handsome mountain of a man named Leith. Mercy prompts her to tend his vicious wound. It's something else that keeps her from calling her warriors to end his life.Leith MacLeod is a man who will always choose laughter above strife. But he is cousin to the MacLeod chief as well as his heir, sworn to him in fealty. He half believes the bonny woman who tends him on the battlefield is an angel. Instead, he discovers she's his sworn enemy. That can't change the way he feels about her, because the more he learns about Rhian MacBeith, the more he sees that her beauty extends clear through to her spirit.And that makes him long to lay aside his sword in favor of peace.The Three Sisters MacBeithKeeper of the GateKeeper of the HearthKeeper of the Light

Can he abandon a life of opulence to follow his heart to be with someone who possesses nothing but the richness of love?Grant Murray's extravagant lifestyle is maintained by his string of lovers. Upon an opportunity to make his own wealth, Grant uses every charm in his arsenal to convince an older lover to gift him the money. The luster of his lifestyle dulls upon meeting a beautiful woman, who although a servant, her life is richer in ways his can never be. Grant comes to the realization that he can never actually be a free man unless he breaks the ties that bind him to his extravagant lifestyle. Will he make the sacrifice?Wren Darrow is thankful for a place to live and work as a servant at a grand estate. When a handsome gentleman pursues her, she is wary of his intentions. Although he is kind to her, she is more than aware of the difference in their stations. Just as she begins to consider his courtship, she learns the horrible truth about his lifestyle. Her shattered heart demands she walk away but what about love?Rogues of the LowlandsA Rogue to ReformA Rogue to ForgetA Rogue to CherishA Rogue to Ensnare

Like the sun, Tanon's fire cannot be extinguished.By the king's order, Lady Tanon Risande has been promised to wed a fierce Welsh prince as a gesture of Norman goodwill. But the Prince Gareth ap Owain seems more like a pulsing beast ready to devour, and Tanon doubts she can obey her king and wed the untamed dragon prince. When he claims her hand in a tournament, beating dozens of men to win her, she knows he won't leave without his promised prize, and she can't help but fear bedding a barbarian. But like the sun, Tanon's fire cannot be extinguished. In it, she possesses the power to subdue a king, tame a dragon, and bring peace to the wild lands of Cymru.Gareth may be a prince, but his primal sensuality proves he's no courtly gentleman. But he's determined to show the woman he's loved since he was a boy that he saves his savagery for the battlefield, not the bedchamber. He'll use far more persuasive methods to draw his lady into his arms. But though Gareth is a prince, he can't offer Tanon the finery she's used to, nor can he be sure she will be safe in his untamed land of Cymru, where princes plot against princes and Marcher lords take more of their land each day.What he can guarantee her is a love unlike any she has ever known, and a life of intrigue, trust, and passion.Hearts of The ConquestBook 1 - The Passionate HeartBook 2 - The Unchained HeartBook 3 - The Promised HeartNOTE: This story was previously published under the title Lord of Seduction. It now has newly added content for you to enjoy.

He could ruin her in the eyes of the ton.She could save him from a life of solitude.Back on the London marriage mart at almost twenty-six and with no dowry, Laura Peyton holds little hope that a gentleman will want her for herself, when most seek affairs or youthful wives. When her brother makes a financial agreement with the Earl of Debnam to save his estate, Laura's reputation may be ruined once and for all. She finds herself staying at the estate of the rake the ton call "the Phantom Earl," where she is expected to fulfill his wishes for a month-long affair.But she begins to suspect Lord Debnam is not simply the outrageous rake who danced with her in London. The mystery surrounding the elusive earl makes her determined to stay long enough to discover why he is the way he is. The more the attraction between them grows to fever pitch, the greater her need to get close to his true self.Because of a family tragedy, Brendan Cowper, Earl of Debnam, is determined never to marry. In London, he indulges in unfulfilling short-lived affairs, but deep down, he longs for a woman's softness and her understanding. Is love always to remain beyond his reach?Brendan wants Laura Peyton in his bed but now regrets placing Laura, whose natural charm and honesty have maneuvered a way into his reluctant heart, in danger of far more than scandal.The taint of murder hangs over Beechley Park. But sending her away-even to protect her-is far harder than he ever thought possible.Improper LordsBook 1 - The Duke's MasqueradeBook 2 - The Marquess Takes a MisstepBook 3 - The Earl's Brazen Bargain

A bard fighting for his family falls for his best friend's sister.An outsider seeking retribution...After his sister suffers a violent attack from their local king, Finn Ulfsson is willing to do anything to protect his peasant family from further abuse. When his lifelong plan of becoming a master bard crumbles around him, Finn happens upon one final opportunity to provide protection for his family-joining the ranks of the legendary Fianna warriors. The grueling trials and risk of death are nothing compared with the shame of returning home a failure.As Finn navigates the challenges of the trials and builds bonds with his fellow competitors, he accidentally falls for the one woman he can't have: his best friend's sister.Meets a princess who sacrificed everything.Eva nic Murrough had no trouble sacrificing her future on behalf of her brother. Taken willingly as a hostage of war, Eva spends her days in social exile as an outsider-until her brother and his friend arrive to rescue her. Though she doesn't want to be rescued, for the only way out is for someone else to take her place, Eva does long for companionship.When her brother's charming friend Finn agrees to give her music lessons, a glimmer of light breaks into Eva's gloomy world.Trouble threatens as Finn and Eva face the realities of their situation. As a hostage, it would be impossible for Eva to secure approval for a marriage. Even if she somehow managed it, how could Finn betray his best friend? Could he still save his family? Could she betray hers?Join Finn & Eva for an unforgettable tale of love, duty, and the music that brings them together.Warriors of the FiannaBook 1 - Song of the FiannaBook 2 - Prince of FireBook 3 - Into the Ashes

Old sins cast long shadows when hearts are at stake.It's been fourteen years since Lavinia de Grande was evicted from her childhood home after her father lost his fortune.On entering her first Season courtesy of a cousin's charity, Lavinia vows to wreak vengeance on Earl Walton, the villain who orchestrated their ruination. Not even an alluring viscount-whose masterful touch and fiery kisses set her senses ablaze-will distract her from her plan to retrieve the family heirlooms lost at Walton's hands, by fair means or foul.Peregrine, Viscount Marlow, has been tasked with solving a mystery. A thief known as 'the Phoenix' is targeting the ton and stealing seemingly unconnected treasures from different houses. During his investigation, Peregrine is distracted by the daughter of an impoverished viscount-a young woman unlike other debutantes, with a mind of her own and a body ripe for claiming.As Peregrine draws closer to his quarry, he unearths a secret that links the Phoenix to his own father, and Lavinia, who is falling for her would-be captor, soon learns that what began as a game, might cost her liberty-or even her life.Misfits of the TonBook 1 - Tomboy of the TonBook 2 - Ruined by the TonBook 3 - Thief of the TonBook 4 - Oddity of the TonBook 5 - Harpy of the TonBook 6 - Heartbreaker of the TonBook 7 - Doxy for the Ton

The gentlemen of the ton may have returned from war, but the Lady Knights of England are just beginning...The wallflower gets the duke? The coup of the Season has struck London! The mysterious Duke of Hawkridge has wed Miss Jacobson-and not the one you're thinking of...Miss Jane Jacobson has perfected the art of being a wallflower. As the second daughter of a viscount she has entry to all of the ton's functions but no one pays her the least bit of attention. A less clever miss might be offended, but not Jane. She has weaponized her wallflower status in the service of the Crown. But someone makes a critical mistake and suddenly Jane is face to face with the rebellious Duke of Hawkridge.This was supposed to be Roland's last mission for the Crown before he retires to his long-neglected dukedom. Then he is tripped up by a wily debutante with a taste for danger. The Crown's solution? That the seasoned scoundrel and ingénue Lady Knight work together to complete their mission.He married a wallflower... and woke up to a firecracker in his bed.Twenty years his junior and infuriatingly headstrong, Roland nonetheless finds himself yearning for the brazen Jane. And Miss Jacobson? She may appear quiet and demure ... but when she sees what she wants nothing will stand in her way.Not even the most dangerous quest of her career.Lady KnightsIn Bed with a BlackguardLost to Lady ScandalA Spinster's Last StandThe Last Refuge of a Scoundrel

A Sentimental Lady and a Scholarly Lord.Cordelia Bennington, fourth daughter of the Earl of Westmont, glides into her season with all confidence. After all, her requirement for the successful suitor could not be more straightforward. She requires a Corinthian-a fellow who is out sporting all the day long, a man whose tailor almost despairs of encasing his wondrous arms in fabric, a man who might use those wondrous arms to carry her round the house.If this great beast of a sporting man sees fit to sweep her up in his arms and carry her about at every opportunity, she will not argue against it.Percival Granger, Baron Harveston, is tall, lean, sophisticated, erudite, and exceedingly well read. He is a member of The Royal Society and the founder of The Society for Serious Literary Examination. He is all intellectual and not a jot of sport.Two people could not be less suited, but yet when they are separated they find they are pulled toward one another. Each of them realizes that something radical must be done.Cordelia determines to turn herself into an intellectual with her dear unintellectual aunt's assistance. Percival is dragged out of doors at all hours by his friend, a Corinthian attempting to remake him into some semblance of a sportsman.Each will transform themselves into what the other desires.While Shakespeare understood that the course of love never did run smooth, it is unlikely the bard was imagining twisted limbs, banged heads, and a house fire.A Very Fine MuddleRomance Me, ViscountBe Daring, DukeStand With Me, EarlSweep Me Up, BaronWrite for Me, MarquessConvince Me, Viscount

Samuel Dellamore, Duke of Chantmarle, is on a mission . . . but it's not the one everyone thinks.Samuel has turned up in Edinburgh and convinced Society that he's on the hunt for a wife. But his actual mission is to scour the city to discover the traitor spilling secrets to the French.Samuel's natural curiosity, good looks, and title have always been enough to get him what he wants-even when he's not on the hunt for a spy-but a chance encounter with a Miss Lucy Finch shows him that she may be the exception to that rule. This mysterious woman quickly becomes a baffling and intriguing distraction from his real purpose in Scotland.Unfortunately for Lucy.The last thing she needs is the attention of a duke while she's trying desperately to pay off her ruthless blackmailers. And she's determined to warn this Samuel away from her-for his own sake. She knows she's dangerous. Bad news.But the duke's curiosity and the growing attraction between them lands them both in a scandalous situation which only a marriage of convenience can set right.Will Lucy accept the offer of respectability just when she needs it? And, even more importantly, can she keep the scandal of her past away from the devastatingly handsome duke she may just be falling in love with?This full length novel is a steamy Regency romance with a happily ever after, no cliffhangers, and is part of a series that can be read in any order.Dukes in DangerDon't Judge a Duke By His CoverStrike While the Duke is HotThe Duke is Mightier than the SwordA Duke in Time Saves NineEvery Duke Has His PricePut Your Best Duke ForwardWhere There's a Duke, There's a WayCuriosity Killed the DukePlay with Dukes, Get BurnedThe Best Things in Life are DukesA Duke a Day Keeps the Doctor AwayAll Good Dukes Come to an End

'Tis the season for love-no matter how much mistletoe it takes!It's Christmas time and Ulysses "Yule" Quartermain is unenthusiastically looking for a bride when Penelope St. Clare, the little sister of his boyhood friend, makes an appearance at a Christmas party. But it's been ten years since he's seen her. Penelope is no longer a child but a ravishing beauty, who's turning heads everywhere she goes. And much to his discomfort, Yule is not immune to the charms of the little girl next door. But he's working on it.Penelope has wanted to marry Ulysses Quartermain for most of her life. Now she's on the brink of her come out Season--a desirable young lady with wit and determination--and her happy ever after is within her grasp. If only she can make Yule see that she's grown up and would make him the perfect wife, it'll be the best present she'll ever get.Still, Penelope is not leaving anything to chance. Utilizing every ball of mistletoe she can find, she teases and tantalizes Yule, daring him to kiss her in hopes of breaking down his staunch resolve. As Christmas Day approaches, Penelope sets a final desperate plan in motion.Before the holiday is over, Yule will know just how much of a woman she truly is!The Welwyn Marriage WagerUntil I'm Safe in Your ArmsThe Baron's HaloYule Be MineNo Rival for Your LoveGem of My HeartThe Captain Takes a Wife

Blackmail turns to scandalous desire in this enemies-to-lovers romance.Done mourning a husband who was three times her age, Lady Abigail Somerset is ready for adventure. She begins by pretending to be a commoner at a tavern. More daring still, when she bumps into a handsome American who appears equally as common, she gives him the impression that she is a lady of the night. Naturally, the moment she learns he is en route to the same Scottish castle as she, she sets the record straight and makes a hasty departure.Determined to open unattainable doors to his businesses, Laurence Wright, heir to the Wright fortune, is determined to marry into the English peerage. Little does he know the beautiful commoner he runs into at a bar is an aristocrat in disguise. As ruthless in love as he is in business, he decides he will make Abigail his, no matter what. Even if it means threatening to share her naughty tavern persona and ruining her good name.More than that, he'll succeed even if making her his wife endangers the heart he'd had no idea existed.Second Time BridesBook 1 - Never Second Guess a LordBook 2 - The Secondhand EarlBook 3 - Second Thoughts About the Heir

The Viscount. The Spy. Will their love be enough to save them?The ViscountJames Kirby had been a soldier in the Royal Dragoons when his life turned upside down. He inherited a title he was never supposed to inherit and barely survived the Battle of Waterloo. While trying to pick up the pieces of his life, James with the help of his friends, start a group of men and women known as Valor and Honor Investigators.The SpyLady Margaret Stapleton had lost more than her fiancé, she lost herself. Tarleton, the spymaster, and family friend trained her to be his most successful spy and assassin. Her world gets turned upside down when she is paired with James on a mission to find the killer responsible for her fiancé's death.Against all oddsJames and Margaret take their stand against a powerful foe-with their friends by their side. A battle between good and evil.Will good prevail? Will their love be enough to save them?Note: This series is part of Dragonblade's Flame line, so this is a scorching-hot read with open-door steam.¿Of Valor and HonorThe Scottish DukeAn Honorable ViscountIt Happened One Knight

She didn't steal. She simply took what was rightfully hers-including his heart.Charles, Duke of Hasterton, admired and respected for his cunning business acumen both at home and abroad has an astounding secret. He is imaginary. But his brilliant twin sister Cecilia is quite real. She was born in Germany after her father died and taught to guard the title, wealth, and power like the rare stolen treasure that it is. After all, as a daughter, she could never inherit the dukedom legally.Cecilia and her mother cultivate the ruse of the fictional duke quite nicely. Everybody who is anybody in London believes His Grace resides with them at their stunning residence in Germany. Their acquaintances in Germany believe the pretend peer is always in London or traveling the world over. But when Cecilia's mother falls victim to a grave illness and begs to visit her beloved London one last time, even though it's risky, Cecilia can't refuse her. But her mother can't travel alone, and Cecilia refuses to entertain superficial men pining for nothing more than her dowry. So, she poses as her mother's companion to ensure their elaborate farce remains safe. While everyone is told Lady Cecilia remained in Germany because of frail health, Miss Celia Bening, companion to the dowager duchess, enjoys the freedom to handle whatever arises-or at least, she tries.Lord Elias Raines might be the second son of a duke and the youngest solicitor in his law office, but he's proven himself so capable and talented that when his mentor dies, he's promoted to partner and assigned to the rich, influential clients cared for by the man who taught him everything he knows. Well, almost everything. His dearly departed advisor failed to mention some of the peculiarities in the Duke of Hasterton's file. Elias's requests for the duke to review the oddities have, so far, gone unanswered. Luckily enough, he discovers the duke's mother is in London. While decorum demands he wait for answers from the duke, he can't refrain from digging deeper when the dowager duchess requests he draw up her will with a suspiciously generous endowment for her companion, the lovely Miss Cecilia, an intriguing woman who drives him mad with desire.Delightful, passionate, and at times heartbreaking, a merry chase is had by all until a lifetime of secrets explodes. Elias must make a choice-help Cecilia devise a plan to protect the world she and her mother so carefully crafted or end their illegal scheme and escort them both to the prison.Only one can win: his profession or his heart-until a third option too terrible to imagine rears its ugly head and makes the choice for them both.The Sisterhood of Independent LadiesBook 1 - To Steal a DukeBook 2 - To Steal a MarquessBook 3 - To Steal an Earl

Welcome to Moonstone Landing, where moonstones shimmer beneath the sea and wounded hearts are mended.Daire Claymore, Duke of Claymore, does not understand why he is so drawn to Moonstone Landing, the sleepy village on the coast of Cornwall. He has all the wealth and power any man can want, and women who will come running to warm his bed at his slightest nod. In fact, he is used to getting whatever strikes his fancy. Except, he cannot coax, bribe, buy, or get the impertinent Brenna Angel. Not that he wants her, although she is stunning and irresistible in an irritating way. He is merely negotiating to purchase a property owned by the stubborn beauty. Why is he not in London or Bath indulging in ton life with his fast set friends?Well, Daire knows why. He has inherited an abused nephew who is wild as wolves and terrified of Daire because he thinks Daire will hurt him as everyone else has in his young life. Daire is determined to heal the boy's heart and teach him to trust. But how can he do this when he was not raised in love and has never learned to trust, either? He resolves to swallow his pride and seek Brenna Angel's help, for she is the perfect one to rid his nephew of his fears and add joy to his life. In healing his nephew, will Brenna also manage to heal Daire?It is said the moonstones shine for lovers when the moon is full and silver upon the dark sea. Will they shine for Brenna and Daire?The Moonstone LandingThe Moonstone DukeThe Moonstone MarquessThe Moonstone MajorThe Moonstone GovernessThe Moonstone HeroThe Moonstone PirateMoonstone Landing (novella)Moonstone Angel (novella)

Guinevere: wise queen, brave warrior, passionate lover, dedicated mother... savior?Twenty years have passed since Gwen fell back in time to become King Arthur's Queen Guinevere. Eight years of comparative peace since the triumph at Badon. All seems quiet and, with Medraut long gone and possibly dead, the prospect of Camlann seems far away and perhaps just another part of the legend that's not true.Until Arthur and Gwen go to Viroconium for the Council of Kings and take Amhar, now eighteen, with them. There, he meets up with the very much alive-and-kicking Medraut again, who has not improved with the passage of time. Unable to prevent Amhar inviting Medraut back to Din Cadan with them, Gwen can only watch in fear as events begin to unroll that will lead to the one thing she's been fearing throughout her time in the Dark Ages - the fateful battle of Camlann.But before Camlann can rear its ugly head, news comes of the death of old King March of Caer Dore in Cornwall. Arthur, Gwen and their daughter travel west for his funeral rites. Accompanying them is the old king's son, Drustans, whose one aim is to claim the kingship and reclaim the love of his life, Essylt, who was forced to marry his father instead of him nineteen years ago. But Gwen has seen this warrior's grave marker in the far off twenty-first century, and she's afraid this will not end well.Gwen and Arthur's love is about to be tested to its absolute limit as Medraut takes on the mantle of chief villain in the story, and all seems lost. The young man's malevolent influence within the walls of Arthur's stronghold grows, alienating the younger warriors, and in particular Amhar, from their elders, which is where Arthur finds himself. But when the odds are stacked against her, Gwen is at her strongest, and she's armed with a foreknowledge no one else possesses.When the day of Camlann finally arrives, can she prevent the tragedies that threaten to unfold and change the course of history and legend? Can she find the road to Avalon for Arthur?GuinevereThe Dragon RingThe Bear's HeartThe SwordWarrior QueenThe Quest for ExcaliburThe Road to Avalon

A serious clergyman whose brothers die, leaving him an unexpected duke . . .A woman who is making her way as a Bow Street runner . . .An investigation that leads them to the truth-and each other . . .Jasper Lincoln is happy tending to his congregation when news arrives of his brother's death in battle. Jasper's father, ailing for several months, slips away, unable to bear the news. And on that same night, Jasper's brother, Lord Sutton, drunkenly falls down the stairs, dying instantly, making Jasper a sudden duke. He harbors lingering suspicions about these two deaths and seeks help at Bow Street.Orphan Shelby Slade grew up on the cruel streets of London, surviving as a pickpocket until being rescued by Mr. Franklin, head of the Bow Street runners. Shelby finds her purpose, becoming the only female agent at Bow Street. She is assigned to the Duke of Edgehaven's case and fights the growing attraction she feels for the solemn clergyman-turned-duke.As her inquiry proceeds, Shelby believes the previous duke was poisoned with arsenic and that the new duke's niece, who has suddenly turned mute, may have witnessed her own father's murder. Together, with Edgehaven's help, she searches for answers, wanting to uncover the truth regarding both deaths.Will Shelby's investigation lead to discovering the killer's identity-and will she live long enough to claim happiness with Jasper?Each book in the Suddenly a Duke series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.Suddenly a Duke:Book 1 - Portrait of the DukeBook 2 - Music for the DukeBook 3 - Polishing the DukeBook 4 - Designs on the DukeBook 5 - Fashioning the DukeBook 6 - Love Blooms with the DukeBook 7 - Training the DukeBook 8 - Investigating the Duke

Love does not advertise.Love extracts no price.When a young widow wishes to marry again, will the man she grows to love ask more than she can give?Mrs. Tynley Wallingford yearns for a quiet, comforting marriage to a man whom she can respect. She'll go to any lengths to find the best candidate who can respect her, in turn. Even correspond with one fellow at length before she agrees that Kendryck Hollens is the man whose words awaken her desire for a husband she might grow to love.Tynley takes a risk and sails to Wales with the best intentions. She finds in Kendryck a man with a noble ambition-and a family filled with age-old conflict and despair.Kendryck Hollens returns home to Wales after fifteen years abroad, a stranger to his cantankerous family. He assumes his rightful title as baron of the legendary house of Strade and attempts to change the dastardly reputation of his ancestors, and put his siblings on the right path to a purposeful life.Thrilled that Tynley has come to his home, he notices that her presence creates challenges among those in his family. But he feels assured she can help him obtain what he wants most in this world.When a tragedy threatens to ruin his ambition and his family, he fears the price of endurance will ruin Tynley's personal objective too-and drive her from him.How much can one ask of one whom they love? Are any prices too high?¿¿Matrimony!If I Love YouBecause of YouYou Do Something to Me

They handed him a title, but she was the offer he couldn't refuse.Boston businessman, Nathaniel Lawrence doesn't have a dime he didn't earn himself. So when he finds out that he's the long-lost heir to a penniless dukedom in England, it's easy for him to dismiss the undeserving fortune. Why pour money into a crumbling castle and meaningless title when his eye is set on the future in America? But when the current duke throws his lovely daughter's hand in to sweeten the offer, Nathaniel rethinks his rash decision. He knows a good business deal when he sees one, and marriage to Lady Charlotte, the jewel of the ton, is the very best.With a squandered dowry, Lady Charlotte only has one option that will keep her-and her father-living in the custom befitting their station. Marrying her father's heir would make her a future duchess and allow her to retain control of her family's ancestral home. A bargain is set. Nathaniel will accept the title and all the connections that come along with it, living the majority (or all) of his time in America, while Charlotte gets to raise their future son on their estate where he can learn to be a true English duke, cementing the family line for another generation. On paper, the agreement is brilliant and convenient, but in person, it's something that neither of them expected.Because the more Charlotte spends time with her new, brash husband, the more his enterprising and entrepreneurial American spirit rubs off on her. Soon, she begins to realize that maybe she didn't need a knight in shining armor to come and rescue her family from bloodthirsty creditors and a title in abeyance.Maybe she only needed a good idea, some alpacas, and a belief that she is more than just another passive branch on her ancient illustrious tree for a male heir to use to climb to the top.The Eglinton Knight SeriesBook 1 - Knight of the Jaded HeartBook 2 - Knight of the Broken HeartBook 3 - Knight of the Wicked HeartBook 4 - Knight of the Bleeding Heart

His dashing days are behind him - until an old flame dances back into his life.A hero of Trafalgar and many battle since, Captain Julius Vale, has retired from the Royal Navy and moved himself and all his siblings back to the family home near Blackhaven. Here, wounded and disillusioned, he seeks peace for himself, and happiness for his troubled brothers and sisters. He does not expect to encounter the woman who broke his heart ten years ago, and he certainly does not mean to make the mistake of falling for her again.Antonia, now an impoverished widow and mother, is the paid companion of eccentric spinster, Miss Talbot, who is taking a course of the Blackhaven waters. Meeting Julius again is a shock. So is the fact that he clearly blames her for their parting when it was he who sailed away without a word of goodbye. And yet after only one dance, she begins to feel alive...Amidst the tangle of anger, hurt and reigniting passion, they gradually realize the truth. But it seems that the same forces that parted them ten years ago are determined to do so again.Unless they are strong enough this time to trust in each other.One Night in BlackhavenThe Captain's Old LoveThe Earl's Promised BrideThe Soldier's Impossible LoveThe Gambler's Last ChanceThe Poet's Stern CriticThe Rake's MistakeThe Spinster's Last Dance