Close quarters Will reveal hidden truths… Desperately hoping for a season to escape her overprotective brother, Lady Margaret convinces him to hire her a dancing master. David Castell is dashing, exciting and mysterious, yet his probing quest...
His ring will rescue her And she’ll save him from his solitude It’s best if Sir Robert Gascoyne remains alone. That way he protects others from the curse that has plagued his family for generations. But when an injury results in Emma Harris...
Stay snowed in this Christmas… …with these three Regency short stories! After he broke her heart when he left for war, dare Lucy give Jack Gascoyne a second chance? Find out in Their Mistletoe Reunion by Christine Merrill. In Louise Allenâ€...
Stranded at a house party with the mysterious duke… When a storm hits, outspoken Abigail Prescott is trapped at a house party with Benedict Moore, the Duke of Danforth -- the very man she was once betrothed to! Wishing to know the man she was...
The plainest Strickland sister In the earl’s arms! Part of Those Scandalous Stricklands. To escape marriage to the newly inherited Earl of Comstock, bookish Charity must find her family’s missing diamonds. She meets her match in an intellec...
If the truth comes out… …there will be scandal! In this Those Scandalous Stricklands story, Hope Strickland must find the lost items of her family’s estate. Mysterious Gregory Drake, expert at fixing the problems of the aristocracy, is hi...
Faith Strickland's plan to marry to save her family backfires when notorious rake James Leggett sets out to break her unhappy engagement. He'll storm her Twelfth Night celebrations and scorch her into surrender! ...
Bought for Ten Thousand Pounds! Ex-soldier Frederick Challenger may own a share of London's most secret gentlemen's club, but he has long since stopped sampling its delights…until a beautiful woman auctions her innocence. Georgiana Knight's...
The engagement escapade! This season, all eyes are on biddable, well-connected Lady Belle. And for ambitious Benjamin Lovell, she's the perfect candidate for a convenient marriage. First, though, he must contend with her fiercely protective siste...
"What do I want? Satisfaction. Reparation. Revenge…" Though Gerald Wiscombe left for war a naive boy, he returns a man determined to claim what's rightfully his! But when Gerry suspects that his wife has been less than faithful in his absence, ...
Mistress or Wife? Independent Margot de Bryun has no intention of giving a man control of her life! Although handsome rake Stephen Standish, Marquess of Fanworth, does pique her interest… Maybe a man can offer other advantages? Stephen sees...
Her daughter recently jilted, widowed Generva feels anything but festive--until the unexpected arrival of Thomas Kanner, Duke of Montford, transforms the Marsh household. Might there be a Christmas wedding after all? ...
The wife he doesn't know… When William Felkirk opens his eyes, the past six months are blank. What happened? And who is this beautiful woman claiming to be his wife and caring for his broken body? Justine will do anything to protect her sis...
A reluctant rake and a ruined woman with nothing to lose are a perfect match in this delightful comedy of manners from Christine Merrill… Vincent Wilmont, the Earl of Blackthorne, makes a point of living up to his reputation as a rake, even thou...
THE ONLY WOMAN WHO CAN MAKE HIM REPENT! Honorable -- and handsome to boot! -- Michael Poole, Duke of St. Aldric, has earned his nickname "The Saint." But the ton would shudder if they knew the truth. Because, thrust into a world of debauchery, th...
GIVING IN TO TEMPTATION WOULD BE THE RUIN OF THEM ALL! Having spent years believing a lie about his birth, Dr. Samuel Hastings has been condemned to a personal hell of his desire's making -- his sinful thoughts of the one woman he can never touch...
Danyl Fitzhugh needs a woman. After his latest leading lady leaves both his theatre and his bed for another company, he vows to prove he can turn any woman in London into an actress--and sets his sights on Sarah Branford. He's immediately drawn to he...
THEY'VE MADE THEIR BED... Lord Kenton is surprisingly happy to be lured to a moonlit gazebo, held at gunpoint by the delectable Cynthia Banester and forced to marry her. The only finger he's had to lift is the one that's caressed the neckline of h...
Outspoken Lady Priscilla is the only woman in London brave enough not to simper at Robert Magson. As the Duke of Reighland, he needs a wife and this captivating woman would surely keep life interesting! Despite the obvious sexual attraction betwee...
Considered a spinster, Lady Drusilla Rudney has only one role in life: to chaperone her sister. So when her flighty sibling elopes, Dru knows she has to stop her! She employs the help of a traveling companion, who looks harmless enough.... Former ...
Emily Longesley married the love of her life and hoped that he would learn to love her. Instead, he upped and left their country estate for London. Suffering the snub with dignity, three years on Emily has had enough! Confronting her errant husban...
Born into poverty, Joseph Stratford's clever mind has made him a rich mill owner, but he has earned himself a wicked reputation among the villagers of Fiddleton. Only firebrand Barbara Lampett can see beyond the cold heart of this gentleman in disgui...
The thought of Robert Breton's touch fills Anne Clairemont with a delicious, scandalous heat--but her family's happiness depends on her going through with her planned marriage to his wealthy, cold business partner. Then Robert gives her a searing kis...
The dark Lord’s ultimate temptation… Daphne Collingham is convinced that her beloved cousin died at the hands of her husband, Timothy, Lord Colton, so decides to masquerade as a governess in his home to discover the truth. What Daphne h...
The peaceful country of Seravano is best known for its spotted goats and the impending royal wedding of Crown Prince Paolo Zara to the beautiful but flighty actress, Sylphine Jones. But when Sylphine gets two black eyes a week before the wedding, the...
AT THE MERCY OF A VERY WICKED RAKE Lady Verity Carlow is poised, charming, virginal. Her family's precious jewel. She will marry whatever titled bore is chosen for her. Yet sometimes, in the dark of the night, she wishes she weren't always so well b...
Liz Monahan is in a rut. Her boss is a jerk. Her mom won't stop asking about her love life. And her boyfriend just might be married. But since she found that corpse in her hotel room, things have gotten interesting. The new guy in accounting...
I PLEDGE IN PAYMENT THE MAIDENHEAD OF MY DAUGHTER... Chaperon Diana Price knew she was teetering on the edge of ruin. Her father had staked his fortune, and her virginity, at the card table -- and lost! To the most notorious gamester in town... Nat...
Widow Emma Hammond had reluctantly accepted her place as a poor relation to be given away in an arranged marriage. She didn't think she could escape her fate--until she meets gypsy Chal Pannell. Even though he vows revenge against her family for taki...
Though Lieutenant Tom Godfrey had never met Victoria Paget, he desired her. The late Captain Paget’s stories of his wife -- and her portrait -- were enough to arouse his envy…and his lust. Now Tom’s returned from the peninsula -- and never expe...
DASHING DUKE, BLUESTOCKING BRIDE! Shy heiress Miss Penelope Winthorpe was only trying to escape her bullying brother. She didn’t mean to wed a noble lord over a blacksmith’s anvil! Adam Felkirk, Duke of Bellston, had no intention of taking a wi...
Though Lieutenant Tom Godfrey had never met Victoria Paget, he desired her. The late Captain Paget's stories of his wife--and her portrait--were enough to arouse his envy...and his lust. Now Tom's returned from the peninsula--and never expected to fi...
A conventional lady... Constance Townley, Duchess of Wellford, has always been impeccably behaved. So why does she suddenly feel a wild urge to kick over the traces? An uncommon thief... Anthony de Portnay Smythe is a mysterious figure. A gentleman ...
MISTLETOE CAN CAUSE MISCHIEF! Harry Pennyngton, Earl of Anneslea, is surprised when his estranged wife, Elise, arrives home for Christmas, especially as she is still intent on divorce! The festive house party is in full swing when the guests are sno...
Arabella Scott cannot decide whether she's been saved or abducted when she is rescued from highwaymen by a darkly brooding stranger. In his eerily cold, dilapidated home, she has no choice but to trust her cavalry officer rescuer....
RUIN OR REDEMPTION? Miss Esme Canville's brutal father is resolved to marry her off--but she won't submit tamely to his decree. Instead, she'll offer herself to notorious rake Captain St. John Radwell and enjoy all the freedom of a mistress! St...
Dear Cici and Father, I have come to Devon and married a duke. And I'm more tired and hungry than I have ever been in my life. Please let me come home. Compromised and wedded on the same day, Lady Miranda was fast finding married life not to he...