Katherine Kingsley

NO BRIGHTER DREAM 10/1994 ISBN: 0451405129 Victorian. Andre de Saint-Simon has no use for Ali, the mysterious young woman whose life he has saved while on his travels. When he discovers that she is the long-lost daughter of his mentor, he promptly returns her to England-and tries to forget about her. Ali knows that Andre is her destiny and so she arranges his marriage-to herself. As Andre and Ali engage in a dance of desire and a battle of wits, they surrender to a passion they never knew existed-and risk their hearts and souls for a love they never thought they would find. . .

NO GREATER LOVE 4/1992 ISBN: 0451403029 Regency Period. Beautiful young Georgia Wells had heard ominous rumors about Nicholas Daventry at Ravenswalk. She had heard of the devastating good looks and unpardonable passions of this man exiled to India by his uncle, Lord Raven, for his scandalous behavior. She had been warned to beware of him by the mistress of Ravenswalk, the ravishing and ruthless Lady Jacqueline Raven. Now Nicholas Daventry has returned to Ravenswalk. . .to claim the legacy he said was his by birth. . .to wreak the vengeance he said was his due. . .and to plunge Georgia into a dizzying, dazzling vortex of desire, as she discovered that she was now the stranger-in a world of love that this man she did not know knew so very well. . .

NO SWEETER HEAVEN 8/1993 ISBN: 0451403665 Victorian. He was a legend among the French-handsome and mysterious, loved by all but a man whose heart was known to none. She was a legend among the British-a wild willful heiress-and it was said neither her heart nor her hand would ever be claimed. Pascal LaMartine and Elizabeth Bowes had nothing in common until the day she accidentally landed at his feet and looked up into the face of a fallen angel. Destiny brought them together in a shattering conflict of fury and desire-and destiny now threatened to tear them apart in the wake of betrayal and of a legacy they could not share. Drawn into a dangerous battle of intrigue and wits, each discovered how strong passion was. . .and how perilous it can be. . .

Laura Kinsale

FLOWERS FROM THE STORM 10/1992. ISBN: 0380761327.Victorian. He is London's most notorious rakehell - a charming, irresistible seducer possessing a brilliant mind and reckless passions. Until, in the wake of a shocking tragedy, he is condemned to a world of shadows...and madness. An innocent beauty of modest birth and simple faith, once she feared the dashing nobleman who awakened within her feelings she had never known. Now she has come to free him from his solitary torment - never dreaming her warm, healing touch will eternally bind them together in need, in desire...and in love.

UNCERTAIN MAGIC 3/1987 ISBN: 038075140-2. Georgian. He was called the Devil Earl and scorned by gentle society. But to Roderica Delamore, this disreputable Irish rake would make the perfect husband...for a young woman whose gift—or curse—was to hear every thought that passed through a man's mind. Here at last was a man whose deepest thoughts she could not read, but whose dancing blue eyes spoke of pleasures beyond belief. She offered her entire fortune for this chance at marriage, and the Devil Earl readily accepted the bargain. In his arms, Roderica was swept into the intoxicating ecstasy of her most passionate dreams—to awaken again and again to the torment of the dark secrets hidden in the mind of the stranger beside her. But consumed by the fiery desires he had stirred, she could listen only to the thundering voice that echoed in her own heart...for better, for worse, forever, my love....

Lisa Kleypas

BECAUSE YOU'RE MINE 9/1997. ISBN: 0380781441.Regency Period. Young, high-spirited Lady Madeline Matthews is expected to wed an aging, lecherous lord. But she would rather shame herself in the eyes of society than sacrifice her freedom, and resolves to render herself unmarriageable by indulging in a torrid affair with Britain's most acclaimed actor and notorious womanizer, Logan Scott...He is a legend in the footlights and in the bedchamber. But when the curtain falls, Logan is an intensely private, guarded man still tormented by past betrayals that cut deep into his pride and his heart. Now a forward little minx who seems completely out of place in the bright, sophisticated world of the London stage is disrupting his orderly existence with her constant presence, her unspoiled beauty and vibrant charm. And what begins with an on-stage kiss threatens to blossom into something more rapturous and real. But first Logan and Madeline both must be brave enough to drop the masks they hide behind...and reveal their true selves in the golden glorious light of love.

DREAMING OF YOU 5/1994. ISBN: 038077352X. Regency Period. In the shelter of her country cottage, Sara Fielding puts pen to paper to create dreams. But curiosity has enticed the prim, well-bred gentlewoman out of her safe haven - and into Derek Craven's dangerous world. A handsome, tough and tenacious Cockney, he rose from poverty to become lord of London's most exclusive gambling house - a struggle that has left Derek Craven fabulously wealthy, but hardened and suspicious. And now duty demands he allow Sara Fielding into his world - with her impeccable manners and her infuriating innocence. But here, in a perilous shadow-realm of ever-shifting fortunes, even a proper "mouse" can be transformed into a breathtaking enchantress - and a world-weary gambler can be shaken to his cynical core by the power of passion...and the promise of love.

SUDDENLY YOU 6/2001 ISBN:0380802325 She was unmarried, untouched and almost thirty, but novelist Amanda Briars wasn't about to greet her next birthday without making love to a man. When he appeared at her door, she believed he was her gift to herself, hired for one night of passion. Unforgettably handsome, irresistibly virile, he tempted her in ways she never thought possible...but something stopped him from completely fulfilling her dream.Jack Delvin's determination to possess Amanda became greater when she discovered his true identity. But gently-bred Amanda craved respectability more than she admitted, while Jack, the cast-off son of a nobleman and London's most notorious businessman, refused to live by society's rules. Yet when fate conspired for them to marry, their worlds collided with a passionate force neither had expected...but both soon craved.

STRANGER IN MY ARMS 7/1998. ISBN: 038078145X. Regency Period. "Lady Hawksworth, your husband is not dead..." With those words, Lara's life turned upside down. Hunter, Earl of Hawksworth, had been lost at sea. Or so she'd been told. Their unhappy marriage - with its cold caresses and passionless kisses - was over. But now a powerful, virile man stood before her, telling secrets only a husband could know, and vowing she would once again be his wife in every way. While Lara couldn't deny that this man with the smoldering dark eyes resembled Hunter, he was attentive and loving in ways he never was before. Soon she desperately wanted to believe, with every beat of her heart, that this stranger was truly her husband. But had this rake reformed - or was Lara being seduced by a cunning stranger?

Betina M. Krahn

THE PERFECT MISTRESS 10/1995 ISBN: 0553565230 Victorian. The daughter of an exquisite London courtesan, beautiful and candid Gabrielle Le Coeur is determined to make a different life for herself - staid, respectable...married. But her mother plans to see Gabrielle linked to a suitable protector, a wealthy and powerful man who can provide her with a lush and indulgent - though illicit - way of life. Pierce St. James is an openly libertine viscount who intends to stay single and free of the hypocrisy of Victorian society. For Gabrielle, he is the perfect man to help her with her own plans to outwit her mother. They will create the appearance of sin and scandal, as the virginal Gabrielle plays the mistress of London's most notorious rake. But love proves a disastrous complication to their perfect scheme...

Lynn Kurland

ANOTHER CHANCE TO DREAM 12/1998. ISBN: 0425165140. Medieval. With neither title nor land, Rhys could not win the hand of Gwennelyn of Segrave. But he would always have her heart. The two are kindred souls...Rhys, a knight with far too many notions of chivalry for his own good. And Gwen, a lover of minstrel tales, waiting to be swept away. But Gwen is betrothed to another man, and Rhys fears he will lose her forever. Until a surprise offer comes his way - bringing Rhys and Gwen a second change at love and another chance to dream.

THIS IS ALL I ASK 8/1997. ISBN: 0515121398. Medieval. Set near the Scottish border at a rugged castle on the edge of the sea, this is the story of a courageous lord who lost everything he held dear. Of a strong young woman willing to sacrifice everything for happiness. Two lost souls who find in each other a reason to live again, to laugh again, and to love for the first time.

THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU 4/1998 ISBN: 0515122610 Medieval. Alexander Smith had found success in the world of corporate takeovers--but not happiness. That had always escaped him . . . along with true love. Then, at the MacLeod keep in Scotland, he found a pirate map that miraculously answered his yearning--with a journey to another time. And when he was captured in Medieval England by Margaret of Falconberg, a fierce beauty hidden in knight's armor, he rediscovered his own chivalrous--and passionate--heart . . .

Stephanie Laurens

CAPTAIN JACK'S WOMAN 11/1995. ISBN: 0380794551. Regency Period. They meet in a clash of swords, drenched in the moonlight of Britain's rugged eastern coast: Captain Jack, his handsome features etched in silver and shadow, his powerful physique compelling "Kit" Cranmer to surrender. He is her dream lover come vividly alive, and his command of the smuggling gang is absolute. His all-knowing gaze penetrates her disguise as the "lad" leader of a rival gang with frightening ease - and his "punishment" with kisses leaves her maidenly modesty in tatters. Suddenly Kit finds she's only too delighted to explore with Jack the pleasures conventionally reserved for married ladies...little knowing what dangerous forces she's unleashing. For even as Kit revels in midnight gallops and cottage rendezvous, Captain Jack is laying a gentle trap that will curtail her freedom and bind her to him with a ring, a promise...and ties of devotion and desire.

DEVIL'S BRIDE 3/1998. ISBN: 038079456X. Regency Period. When Devil, the most infamous member of the Cynster family, is caught in a compromising position with plucky governess Honoria Wetherby, he astonishes the entire ton by offering his hand in marriage. No one dreamed this scandalous rake would ever take a bride. And as society mamas swooned at the loss of England's most eligible bachelor, Devil's infamous Cynster cousins began to place wagers on the wedding date. But Honoria wasn't about to bend to society's demands and marry a man "just" because they'd been found together virtually unchaperoned. No, she craved adventure, and while solving the murder of a young Cynster cousin fit the bill for awhile, she decided that once the crime was solved she'd go off to see the world. But the scalding hear of her unsated desire for Devil soon had Honoria craving a very different sort of excitement.

A RAKE'S VOW 10/1998. ISBN: 0380794578. Regency Period. Vane Cynster always knew which way the wind was blowing, and it was headed in a marrying direction. The other Cynster men might now mind stepping up to the alter, but Vane never wanted to be leg-shackled to any woman - no matter how comely. Bellamy Hall seemed like the perfect place to temporarily hide from London's husband-hunters. But when he encountered irresistible Patience Debbington, Vane realized he'd met his match and soon he had more than seduction on his mind. Patience wasn't about to succumb to Vane's sensuous propositions. Yes, his kisses left her dizzy; his caresses made her melt; but he was arrogant, presumptuous...and, despite his protests, bound to be unfaithful - just like every other man. Patience had promised herself that she'd never become vulnerable to a broken heart. But was this one vow that was meant to be broken?

A ROGUE'S PROPOSAL 10/1999. ISBN: 0380805693. Regency Period. Demon Cynster has seen love bring his brethren to their knees, and he's vowed that he will not share their fate...until he spies Felicity Parteger sneaking around his country estate. Demon remembers Felicity a mere chit of a girl, but now she stands before him - begging for his help - all lush curves, sparkling eyes and so temptingly worthy of the love he's vowed never to surrender to any woman. Felicity knew Demon was one of the ton's most eligible bachelors and a rogue of the worst sort, but he was the only one capable of getting her friend out of trouble. Her fascination with him had nothing to do with the power lurking just beneath his devil-may-care facade - or with the desire that flares when he takes her in his arms. She knows he'll never yield her the love she desperately seeks, but could a marriage with passion alone - even with a man like Demon - be enough?

Johanna Lindsey

DEFY NOT THE HEART 1989 ISBN: 0380752999 Medieval. Reina seethes with rage over her fate: taken captive by the knight Ranulf - a golden giant of a man who has pledged to deliver her to the nuptial bed of the despised Lord Rothwell. She will never accept such bondage and Reina offers herself to her kidnapped instead, offering to make Ranulf a great lord...if he agrees to wed her. But the brave knight desires much more than a marriage of convenience from this proud, headstrong lady who treats him with scorn yet makes his blood run hotter than liquid fire. She must come to him of her own free will or Ranulf will take her. For the passion that consumes them both cannot long be denied - even though gravest peril surely awaits them on the heart's trail to a destined and turbulent love.

GENTLE ROGUE 1990 ISBN: 0380753022 Regency. Heartsick and desperate to return home to America, Georgina Anderson boards the Maiden Anne disguised as a cabin boy, never dreaming she'll be forced into intimate servitude at the whim of the ship's irrepressible captain, James Mallory. The black sheep of a proud and tempestuous family, the handsome ex-pirate once swore no woman alive could entice him into matrimony. But on the high seas his resolve will be weakened by an unrestrained passion and by the high-spirited beauty whose love of freedom and adventure rivals his own

THE HEIR 4/2001 (reissue) ISBN:0380793342 Has anyone in London ever taken part in the coming-out season with less enthusiasm than Sabrina? Luckily, the most sought-after lady in the city has agreed to usher this young, lovely country girl through the perils and pitfalls of her all-important first season. Dashing highlander Duncan Mac Tavish is even less keen to be in London. Having recently learned he is the sole heir of an English marquis, Duncan is now required to assume his grandfather's title and estates -- and to marry Sabrina's ravishing, viper-tongued guide, who has been heard to make scathing statements in public about her "Scottish barbarian" groom-to-be. His unwanted betrothal, however, has brought Duncan into close proximity with the enchanting Sabrina -- a kindred spirit whose wit delights him ... and whose essence is the exquisite stuff of dreams. But duty, station, and a secret that dwells in the lady's past forbid Sabrina's and Duncan's desired union -- unless true love can somehow miraculously find a way.

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 11/2000 ISBN: 0380814811 Georgian. Left to handle the rumors of her family's bankruptcy and impending eviction, Larissa Ascot's wishes for a merry Christmas seem to be in peril for the first time in her sheltered life. A charming would-be "benefactor," Vincent Everett, the Baron of Windsmoor, has offered to shelter Larissa and her younger brother. But more than Yuletide spirit seems to have inspired the baron's generosity. From the moment he first set eyes on Larissa, the highborn rogue was bewitched. And now that she has taken up residence in his home, he aches with wanting her -- a most unfortunate state of affairs, since Vincent has sworn to seek a righteous vengeance on the Ascot family. But Christmas is a time of miracles, after all. And even two rival souls can be touched by the spirit of forgiveness in these magical days -- and showered with precious gifts of tenderness, love, and ecstasy unbound.

LOVE ME FOREVER 10/1995. ISBN: 038072570.Victorian. Still mourning her mother's death, Kimberly Richards is incensed by the determination of her father, the Earl of Amburough, to marry her off as quickly as possible - just to please the jealous lover he plans to wed. And since Kimberly harbors a deep-seated dislike of gold-diggers and the whole distasteful state of affairs, the feisty young heiress already despises the "worthy suitor" she encounters at Sherring Cross Estate: Lachlan MacGregor, the dashing, newly impoverished Laird of Clan MacGregor. A tryst with the handsome, haughty Lachlan seems dubious at best - especially since the rogue has designs on the married Duchess of Wrothston. But strange turns and outrageous circumstances promise to lead a woefully mismatched pair to a wildly unexpected destination - where a hard, resisting heart can open to the true glories of love.

LOVE ONLY ONCE 1985. ISBN: 0380899531. Regency Period. The exquisite niece of Lord Edward and Lady Charlotte Malory, Regina Ashton is abducted by Nicholas Eden - an arrogant seducer hardened by a painful secret from his past. Reggie has vowed to marry the golden-haired rogue who has besmirched her good name - and who arouses her womanly desires to an unendurable level. But her beauty only stirs Nicholas's passion - giving rise to dangerous misunderstandings...and a love that can live only once in a lifetime.

THE MAGIC OF YOU 6/1993. ISBN: 0380756293. Regency Period. As wild and reckless as the most incorrigible of her male cousins, Amy Malory has reached a marriageable age and has set her sights on a most inappropriate mate: the straight-laced American ship captain who once nearly had her Uncle James hung for piracy. Warren Andersen is shocked by the brazen advances of his despised enemy's beautiful niece. Though determined to resist her, he burns for the enchanting British minx. And an impassioned heart implores him to surrender to a love that could stoke the smoldering fires of a a family feud into a dangerous, all consuming blaze.

MAN OF MY DREAMS 6/1992. ISBN: 0380756269. Victorian. Wildly unpredictable, the most desirable beauty in the land, Megan Penworthy has set her amorous sights on Ambrose St. James - a man she has never met but has every intention of marrying. And no other suitor will satisfy her - especially not the common, if uncommonly handsome, horse breeder, Devlin Jefferys. Posing as lowborn Jefferys to escape a potentially fatal confrontation, Sir Ambrose is enthralled by the brazen, duke-hunting redhead. Without revealing his true identity, he vows to seduce and tame her, thereby foiling Megan's plans to marry the man of her dreams. But the notorious rogue never imagined the enchanting schemer would turn out to be the only woman he would ever dream of marrying.

THE PRESENT 11/1998 ISBN: 0380804387 Georgian and Regency. As the entire Malory family gathers at Haverston to celebrate the season, all is not well. Underlying tensions threaten to dampen the holiday spirit -- until a mysterious present that arrives anonymously is opened and shared by all. The gift is an old journal - a tender and tempestuous account of the love affair between the second Marquis, Christopher Malory, and a dark gypsy beauty named Anastasia, who seeks a love match with a non-gypsy in order to save herself from a pre-arranged marriage to a brute. Though the dashing English lord Anastasia sets her sight upon burns for the exquisite, exotic miss, Christopher could never consent to wed such a lowborn lady. But miracles have been known to happen in this season of peace and giving and love, as two extraordinary people separated by circumstance of birth begin a passionate dance of will and wiles. And in the miraculous blossoming of a glorious romance at a long ago Christmas time, there are wise and well-learned lessons that will enrich the hearts of the Malory descendants, and indeed, of everyone who has ever dreamed.

PRISONER OF MY DESIRE 12/1991. ISBN: 0380756277. Medieval. Spirited Rowena Belleme must produce an heir - or incur the dangerous wrath of a ruthless stepbrother who stands to forfeit his ill-gotten wealth. And the magnificent Warrick deChaville is the perfect choice to sire her child -though it means imprisoning the handsome knight...and forcing him to bend to her amorous whims. Vowing to resist but betrayed by his own virility, noble Warrick is intoxicated by Rowena's sapphire eyes and voluptuous beauty. Yet all the while he plans a fitting revenge - eagerly awaiting the time when his sensuous captor becomes his helpless captive...and is made to suffer the same rapturous torment and exquisite ecstasy that he himself endured.

SAY YOU LOVE ME 11/1996. ISBN: 0380725711. Regency Period. Left penniless after her parents' deaths, Kelsey Langton must now take responsibility for the well-being of her younger sister, Jean. But when circumstance and human frailty conspire to leave them homeless as well, Kelsey is forced to resort to drastic measures. Only by allowing herself to be sold at auction can she rescue her sister's future - and so Kelsey enters the infamous House of Eros, resigned to becoming the plaything of some well-heeled gentleman. Lord Derek Malory is the highest bidder for Kelsey's charms - a dashing rakehell from a family of charming London rogues who draws the sensuous dark-haired maiden into a world of unparalleled pleasures and dangerous rivalries. But Kelsey must scrupulously guard the secret of her highborn past - even as her grace, wit, spirit and beauty entice her new "master" to renounce his scandalous ways... and take a chance on true love, the most perilous and rewarding gamble of all.

SECRET FIRE 1987 (reissue 10/1996) ISBN:0380750872 He'd caught only a glimpse of her from the window of his carriage, but the young prince knew he had to have her. Within minutes, Lady Katherine St. John was dragged from the London street and carried off to a sumptuous town house -- for the pleasure of her royal admirer...From the tempestuous passion of their first encounter, across stormy seas, to the golden splendor of palaces in Moscow, she was his prisoner -- obsessed with rage toward her captor even as an all-consuming need made her his slave. Yet theirs was a fervor beyond her understanding, carrying them irrevocably toward final surrender to the power of undeniable love.

SURRENDER MY LOVE 6/1994 ISBN: 0380762560 Celtic and Viking. Wrongly branded a spy, the dark and handsome Viking lord Selig Haardrad suffered greatly in the dungeons of Lady Erika of Gronwood. And as he hung in chains, his magnificent body wracked with pain and fever, one thought sustained him: revenge! Now Destiny's great wheel has turned -- and Selig's exquisite, honey-haired tormentor has been delivered into the Norseman's hands. Now it is Selig who is the master, bound and determined to break the proud spirit of his captive "ice queen" and to conquer her with passion's sword -- never dreaming that his own heart will be vanquished by sensuous desire... and victorious love.

TENDER REBEL 1988. ISBN: 0370750864. Regency Period. Scottish heiress Roslynn Chadwick needs the safety of marriage to protect her from an unscrupulous cousin - and from the army of fortune-hunting scoundrels who covet her wealth and beauty. And Anthony Malory is everything she has been warned against. A ruthless, irresistibly handsome English rogue, Malory's sensual blue eyes speak of limitless pleasures. How Roslynn wishes she dared love such a man, but believing his passionate promises will only lead her into uncertain realms - and to unimagined heights of love.

Julia London

THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER 7/2001 ISBN: 0440236908.- Regency.. Arthur would never forget that tragic day: Lord Phillip Rothembow, his cherished comrade, killed senselessly in a duel. In an attempt to clear his late friend's name, Arthur leaves behind England - and the woman who broke his heart - to journey to Scotland...Desperately fighting to hold on to the land her husband lost in a foolish business venture, widowed Kerry McKinnon cannot believe that this beautiful stranger has come to seize her home and leave her to a terrible fate. Yet from the moment they meet, something powerful ignites between them. Theirs is a passion that is reckless, scandalous...and impossible to resist. But a shocking crime will force Kerry to flee with Arthur to England,where propriety rules, and where desire can lead to certain ruin. Unless a determined woman can show a world-weary rake that a life without love is the greatest scandal of all...

THE DANGEROUS GENTLEMAN 5/2000 ISBN: 0440235618. Regency. It was strictly business as Adrian Spence claims the woman his brother desired. A hasty wedding, and Lilliana Dashell was his - sweet revenge on the father who disinherited him and the brother who let it happen. Their wedding night is a revelation as passionate, innocent Lilliana ignites fires Adrian tries desperately to deny. By day he is a stranger. By night he is the lover of her dreams, and she a shameless wanton in his arms. But Adrian is determined that no woman will ever possess him. And Lilliana knows that her only hope of taming this very dangerous gentleman is to unlock his deepest mysteries and open his shuttered heart to love.

Elizabeth Lowell

ENCHANTED 8/1994 -Medieval Period. Bewitched and betrayed. Simon the loyal has vowed never to love, for love has made great warriors weak. To bring peace to the disputed lands, he agrees to wed an unwilling Norman heiress who speaks only through the sad song she draws from her harp. Marriage is his duty and nothing more. Ariane has known only coldness from men - and a betrayal so deep it all but killed her soul. And so she comes to Simon with resistance...and fear. Yet marriage in name alone can never be enough - for it is more than obligation that fires Simon's blood when first he sets eyes on his bewitching, reluctant bride. He must teach Ariane passion - and she must teach him trust. For all that is good within them will surely perish unless they surrender their hearts to love... Determined to bring peace to their disputing lands and avoid the weaknesses of love, warrior Simon the Loyal enters into a marriage of convenience with Ariane, a Norman heiress whose past experiences allow her no desire for men.

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