Last Updated: 10/10/2005
Beth Bryan
WHAT LUCINDA LEARNED 5/1991 ISBN:0373311508 Regency. Her future had been settled until she discovered love…Lucinda Neville had hit upon a famous idea. By proposing marriage to her childhood friend and country neighbor, she would save him from the sponging house and he would save her from the marriage mart. But before the betrothal could be made official, Lucinda agreed to endure one Season in town, though she was certain it would not make one whit of difference. She had not reckoned on the fatal charms of Beau Devereux—or the unexpected flurry of cupid's arrow—that left more than just one lovesick couple in their wake....
Gayle Buck
BELLE'S BEAU 12/2000 ISBN: 0451201973 Regency. Raised in seclusion in the country, Miss Annabelle Weatherstone is making her first foray into the gaiety of the London Season—taking the place of her twin sister, Cassandra, who had lived with their aunt and uncle in Bath. Young, free, and beautiful, Belle has no immediate interest in snaring husband—only in having fun. But she soon meets a gentleman who stands out among her crowd of admirers...Lord Adam Ashdon, on leave from the army, plans a brief stay in London before going to Bath—to pursue a lovely young woman he met there while recuperating from a wound. But to his surprise, he runs into that very same girl in the thick of the Season. Ashdon immediately focuses his attentions on the “Belle of London,” as she is known, but her manner, though pleasing, is somewhat strange. Is it hauteur or a scheming nature that prevents Belle from acknowledging their time together in Bath? And with war looming in his future, is it worth Ashdon’s time to continue courting a young lady who may not be what she seems?
CASSANDRA'S DECEPTION 6/2000 ISBN: 0451200373 Regency. A family tragedy caused Cassandra Weatherstone to be separated from her twin sister, Belle, at an early age, and a family scandal then insured they would forever live apart. But no family dissension could ever break the sisterly bond between them—however clandestine their meetings. Alike in every way, and as accomplished in the art of etiquette as they are in their love of intrigue, Cassandra and Belle are now prepared to discover the mysteries of each other’s lives—by enacting a delightful masquerade...Ensconced in her sister’s Belle’s estate, Cassandra’s charade has begun. But pretending to be Belle has unforeseen consequences: namely, finding unexpected passion in the arms of a refined young suitor. But being true to her heart means being exposed as an imposter. And is any love strong enough to survive such a scandal?
THE CHESTER CHARADE 5/1999 ISBN:0451195434 Regency. A surprise guest had arrived at the house party of Miss Chastity Cummings—Jeffery Halston, a former suitor. As a youthful girl on the edge of womanhood, Chastity had regarded the handsome heir as a friend, but was not ready for his love. Now a widower, Mr. Halston and returned to society. And although the dashing Lord Cardiff was also in attendance, Chastity looked upon Mr. Halston with new eyes, and wondered if she hadn’t made a terrible mistake all those years ago… Then the quiet serenity of her party was destroyed—by a scandalous theft committed on the Chester estate! Now a crime was desperately in need of solving—while Chastity searched for the solution to the problems of her heart…
LORD DARLINGTON'S DARLING 1/2002 ISBN:0451205022 Regency. Lord Darlington has been busy with the handling of his family’s dwindling estate—so busy, in fact, that he has made little time for society. When he absolutely must wed, he assumes, it should not be too hard to find a suitable young woman. But looking after his family—and acting as surrogate father to his orphaned siblings—must always come first…Demure Abby Fairchilde has just about the same attitude toward marriage: why get herself in a tizzy over it when everyone else is worrying for her? But when fate crosses their paths, both Lord Darlington and Abby find themselves listening to the happy notes of a love song—a song they did not know existed…
LORD JOHN'S LADY 3/1988 ISBN:0451152417 Regency. The perfect man...Lord John Stokes was all that Sophia Wyndham could possibly want. He was handsome. He was wealthy. He was charming. He was honorable. He was kind. And he was brave-brave enough to risk death to save Sophia from a hideously unsuitable marriage to a nefarious nobleman in St. Petersburg and bring her safe and sound back to her relations in London. There was, in fact, only one desirable thing that Lord John Stokes decidedly was not. Lord John was not in love with her--which made this perfect man the most perfectly impossible challenge that the daring and determined Sophia had ever faced...
TEMPTING SARAH 3/1998 ISBN:0451194667 Regency. Sensible Miss Sarah Sommers and her sister Margaret, a diamond of the first water, were country misses. But they could recognize a true gentleman, and dashing Lord Eustace was simply splendid, gallantly rescuing them when their coach broke down. Their wealthy grandmother, Lady Alverley, a dragon of the “ton”, was sponsoring their come- outs, and they had been on the road to London. Lord Eustace was surely their first conquest, for the eligible bachelor was quite smitten by Margaret. Alas, it was Sarah who secretly fell in love. Soon the Sommers sisters were a la mode, with suitors at every turn. But a scandal was brewing as Sarah found herself in Eustace’s arms, not as the woman he courted, but as the one he desired.
Robin Burcell
WHEN MIDNIGHT COMES 12/1995 ISBN:0061083933 Regency
Lolah Burford
VICE AVENGED: A Moral Tale 1971 ISBN:44901719125 Georgian. A moral tale of the Marquis and his friends. In a pall of boredom, surfeited with gambling and other gentlemanly dissipations, the Viscount Lisle proposes a new game: the ravishment of a virgin of good family. The name of the maiden will be chosen by lot, and her deflowerer will be chosen by a round of cards. The stakes are high with proof of success demanded.
Mallory Burgess
BELOVED HEART 6/1997 ISBN:0821756699. Medieval. The daughter of an Oxford professor, artist Callie Wingate has been confined by propriety to ladylike subjects--until she finds inspiration in the wilds of Scotland. He is a noble savage--a man who sets her heart soaring. Back home in England, Callie cannot forget him. Nor can she ignore Mick Harding, her father's new protege. Now, Callie will discover the truth about the man she has come to love.
BELOVED KNIGHT 8/1993 ISBN: 0821743244 Medieval. They shared a love as dangerous as the turbulent times they lived in! He was a French-born warrior-knight, magnificent in battle, now forced by papal decree into a life of cruel exile. She was a convent-raised English beauty, desperate to escape an arranged marriage...fated to save his life and to risk her own for a dangerous passion. Divided by circumstances, they would meet again amid the pomp and splendor of King Edward's royal court... From the stormswept coast of Devon to the dazzling palaces of London and the heroic battlefields of Scotland, Michel Faurer and Madeleine le Courtenay were caught in a desperate dance of danger and desire...two unlikely lovers destined to come together in a firestorm of forbidden passion that would join their hearts for all time!
Patricia Burns
THE MARRIAGE MART 1980 ISBN: 0708933068 Georgian
Shirlee Busbee
FOR LOVE ALONE 5/2000 ISBN: 0446605328 Regency. Tempestuous young widow Sophy Marlowe vowed she would never wed again...except for love. Proud, brooding Viscount Ives Harrington swore he would never shed his bachelor ways...except for revenge. Then Ives chose to save the fearless Sophy from a sure, swift march to the gallows—for the price of her hand in marriage. Suddenly, England's most mismatched pair, united in cold calculation, find themselves whirled together by winds of war and intrigue...where a mere glancing touch, a dangerously impetuous kiss, a single night of scorching abandon, will lay bare a breathless truth that neither dares deny....
GYPSY LADY 12/1977 ISBN:0380018241 Regency. She is a woman, lovely and self-willed, separated from her birthright. He is a proud native son of Louisiana, whose cunning makes him a natural choice to seal a young nation's destiny-and whose dark allure makes him a man most women want, and none forget. Yet from the moment Jason Savage spies Catherine Tremayne dancing with heedless abandon in a gypsy camp their fates are sealed. Through days of swirling intrigue and nights of sweet, yielding passion, theirs was a love that would grow ever more undeniable...even as it burned with the hot defiance of two wild and stubborn hearts.
LOVERS FOREVER 5/1996 ISBN:0446602191 Regency. Under the cloak of darkness, Lady Tess escapes, a lone rider fleeing from her diabolical cousin - only to fall into the hands of ruffians who rob her of her jewels...and her memory. Then in the shelter of a wayside in, she meets the man the centuries and the fates have prepared her for. From the moment the coldly handsome Nicolas Talmage, Earl of Shelbourne, lifts his dark eyes to hers, they are drawn together, spellbound, into each other's arms, and into a night of passion that claims her innocence and melts his heart. But Tess refuses to become his mistress. Enraged and yet unable to let her go, Nicolas takes her to an old cottage on the outskirts of his estate. Here, in a place haunted by the whispers from the past, they will discover Tess's true identity, a tangled web of family secrets, and a magical love that can transcend the boundaries of time and space...
WHISPER TO ME OF LOVE 4/1991 ISBN:0380752115 Regency. She was a raven-haired waif from the streets of London--a wild innocent to be rescued..and tamed. She is Pip, London's smallest street urchin and quickest pickpocket. He is Royce Manchester, a dashing American bachelor on holiday in London. When fate hurls them together in 1815, their lives are changed forever. A spirited beauty, Morgana would captivate Royce's jaded heart, while resisting the smoldering desire she felt for her virile protector. He would have her as his mistress - she would surrender only as his bride.
Mary E. Butler
THE GENUINE ARTICLE 3/1991 ISBN: 155773478X Regency. A captivating stranger - and a shocking revelation! Lovely Emily Meriton had always been fond of Edward, Lord Palin, so she was quite pleased with their engagement. But before a wedding announcement could be made, a darkly handsome stranger arrived, claiming that he, not Edward, was the rightful heir to the family title. Can it possibly be true that the stranger is Edward's cousin - believed to have perished ten years earlier in France? The puzzling questions surrounding his identity grow more complex and Emily finds herself caught up in the conflict. But even more troublesome are her feelings for this mysterious man, feelings far more complex than fondness.
WOLF'S LADY 2/1992 ISBN:0843932279 Regency. Falsely accused of a crime, and cast into England's most notorious jail. Jenny Wilde thought herself doomed--until a dangerous highwayman offered her a chance at liberty. All she need do was pose as a missing heiress...
Nancy Butler
THE BARTERED HEART 8/1999 ISBN:0451198263 Regency. Abandoned by his mother and left to be raised by a cruel father, Griffin Darrowby vowed long ago to harden his heart against emotion. So when the handsome rogue finds his fortune lost, it's not the comfort of a love match he seeks, but the purse of a wealthy wife. As he makes his way to the estate of just such an eligible prize, he finds his route riddled with treacherous bogs, bumbling thievers - and a beautiful waif in petticoats who may do much more for his life than simple save it.
THE DISCARDED DUKE 8/2002 ISBN: 0451206797 Regency. Nearly destitute, Ursula Roarke agrees to sell her late husband's bloodstock to the Duke of Ardsley. But the wily widow has an ulterior motive in visiting the peer's property in Devon: She hopes to entice him into marriage. Never does she imagine that a handsome sheepherder will jeopardize her plan--and win her heart. William Ridd has spent years breeding the best wool-bearing sheep in England for Ardsley. And he blames Ursula alone for the duke's decision to replace the flocks with horses. Still, Ridd cannot long deny the redhead's tempting charms. But the love of a beautiful woman may not be enough to conquer his fear that a secret from long ago will destroy any future happiness.
KEEPER OF THE SWANS 9/1998 ISBN:0451195744 Regency. It was definitely not good form to flee one's own betrothal ball. Yet Diana Exeley ran pell-mell from the mansion to the riverside lawns because she could not bear to wed Sir Beveril, a man she barely knew. And when she climbed into a rowboat and sat quietly on the water, she overheard the reason a titled lord had agreed to marry a backward country girl, as Beveril himself explained to his mistress about the money her family promised. Diana never expected what happened next -- the bowline snapping, the boat careening down the swollen Thames, and the strong hands that plucked her from the raging tide. By chance or fate, Diana had landed on an island with the most extraordinary rescuer -- Romulus Perrin, a mysterious man who protected the river swans. In his gentle courage Diana found the hero she had dreamed about. In his arms she found happiness. Now she would tell the terrible lie to hide from him her world, as deception and secrets mingled with a desire that could lead to ruin... or a love powerful enough to set her free.
LORD MONTEITH'S GIFT 1/1998 ISBN:0451194705 Regency. Evelynne Marriott, a gentlewoman born, had donned the disguise of a rough-and-tumble lad. With her family fallen on hard times, she toiled away at a man's job to keep a roof over all their heads. Not that she expected the wealthy Earl of Monteith to understand. She'd called at his town house to thank him for saving her young brother's life-and he responded by treating her with suspicion and talking of conspiracies. Then the earl was abducted! It was only sheer impulse that drove Evelynne to try to rescue him. Soon she was embarking on a dangerous adventure that would ignite a spark and a most dismaying desire. ..to kiss the grateful nobleman. But the earl was above her station; a match would scandalize the ton. So when he offered her the reward of a gift of her choosing, Evelynne dared not answer true. For what she really wanted was nothing less than his heart.
THE PRODIGAL HERO 11/2000 ISBN:0451201728 Regency. It's Christmastime in London, but all is not merry for a former sea captain called MacHeath. Down to his last few shillings, he's nipping away the cold in a pub when he overhears a group of ruffians planning a kidnapping. Their prey turns out to be the daughter of MacHeath's old employer-who he hasn't seen in ten years. ...Alexa Prescott is traveling home for the holidays. Tired of the high-society life of London, she hopes to convince her father to allow her to work in the shipyard where she is happiest. But then she is abducted by MacHeath-in the guise of a highwayman. Suspicious of his claims that he's merely trying to protect her, Alexa is nonetheless charmed by her kidnapper-whose real identity she doesn't remember. And even as their affection for each other grows; the real villains are in pursuit. ...
THE RAKE'S RETREAT 4/1999 ISBN:0451197895 Regency. One fragrant June afternoon, Lady Jemima Vale took her canvas stool and sketchbook to the sunny countryside with the intention of drawing a pleasant view of some aspens. But what she saw made her heart lurch. From across the plain came a ruggedly handsome rider...and a girl in distress! Jemima was aghast to discover that the man was Beecham Bryce. Bryce had cut a swath through the ton since before she had made her comeout,and his name was a byword for all that licentious and low. Now, he was escorting a traumatized young girl who had just witnessed a shocking murder! Jemima felt obligated to accompany the two to Bryce's estate--the poor child should not be unchaperoned in the company of such a rogue...There, at his baronial manor, they were safe from the killer. But as the scandalous incident brought Jemima closer to Bryce, she found that it was her heart that was in danger...from her own desire.
THE RAMSHACKLE SUITOR 3/2000 ISBN:0451199758 Regency. Lucy Parnell sacrificed her social position to escape her stepbrother's tyranny. Now, earning her living as a governess, she is taking a long overdue holiday on the Isle of Man. Instead of a respite, however, Lucy is engaged in a personal quest--which her stepbrother is determined to stop. She finds an unlikely champion in the roguish Roderick Kempthorne. When her stepbrother absconds with her belongings, leaving Lucy stranded and homeless, Roderick offers her shelter at the estate of the Earl of Steyne. Wary of his true intentions, she nevertheless accepts his invitation. And as Lucy entrusts the secret of her search to Roderick, she also entrusts her heart to him ion a love she never believed could exist...
RECLAIMING LORD ROCKLEIGH 9/2001 ISBN: 0451204220 Regency. Lustful Lord Rockleigh is the talk of the ton. He's never denied his amorous appetites, but he's furious that people are gossiping about his intimate intrigues, thanks to a slanderous newspaper editorial....Newspaperwoman Mercy Tatlock can't believe Rockleigh has the nerve to file suit against the editor of The Tiptree Trumpet, who just happens to be her very own father! Marshaling all her charm and cunning, she dreams up some deliciously devious tricks to embarrass the rakish Roc-- tricks that will surely convince him to drop the charges. But Roc is not a man to be trifled with. For in his nefarious eyes, Mercy's nettling ways prove most arousing.....
Nicole Byrd
DEAR IMPOSTOR 8/2001 ISBN: 0515131121 Regency. There's only one way for Miss Psyche Hill to gain control of her inheritance: marriage. Unfortunately, potential suitors have been run off by her uncle, who hopes to keep Psyche's money in the family--his family. Unwilling to marry her obnoxious cousin but desperate for financial independence, Psyche hatches a stunning scheme: invent an aristocratic fiance, and then hire an actor to bring him to life. . . Gamester Gabriel Sinclair is adept at brilliant performances, yet despite his talent for cards, he's never been mistaken for an actor--until a carriage whisks him away from hired thugs and off to a betrothal party. Posing as the actor hired to be Psyche's fictitious fiance is a challenge Gabriel accepts, for Psyche unwittingly offers him a safe haven from his pursuers. But scandal, and a whirlwind of danger, threaten if Gabriel's ruse--and his past--is uncovered. Despite her resolve not to trust this enigmatic impostor, the passion that Psyche finds in Gabriel's arms may be the one truth in the center of deception. . .
Julia Byrne
AN INDEPENDENT LADY 11/1999 ISBN:0373511531 Regency. The Earl of Hawkbridge's grandmother had the unfortunate habit of collecting lame ducks who invariably took her for a ride. When Marcus heard about the new companion, widowed Mrs. Amaris Chantry, he went hotfoot to Devon to eject her -- only to be stunned by his reaction to Amy's youth and beauty! Which didn't mean, of course, that Amy didn't have something to hide. She did! And Marc intended to take great pleasure in finding out just what it was. .
MISTRESS OF HER FATE 8/1998 ISBN: 0263145212 Regency. Lady Eleanor fitzWarren had barely seen her father since he gave her into the 'care' of her uncle's dissolute household. Only by deceit and manipulation had Nell managed to hang on to her virtue, so it ill became Lord Rafe Beaudene to think her a whore, however things might have looked! Rafe might have been delegated to bring her to her father, prior to any marriage fitzWarren might arrange, but Rafe clearly had an agenda of his own. Was Nell simply to be a pawn between two powerful men bent on revenge?
MY ENEMY, MY LOVE 1/2000 ISBN: 0263140024 Medieval. A feud between King Stephen and Empress Matilda brought chaos to Isabel de Tracy's life, so much so that she found herself hostage in exchange for her brother Edmund's safety...On the run from a scheming empress, they were forced to be together, and Guy's sense of betrayal made him savagely angry.
RAVENSDENE'S BRIDE 8/1998 ISBN: 026314898X Regency. Nicholas, 5th Earl of Ravensdene, had rarely spent time in his ancestral home in Sussex, but now there was need. Somewhere in the area was a traitor, and Nick, as one of Wellington's spies was intent on finding him. What Nick hadn't bargained for were the local matchmaking mamas, and the only way out of that imbroglio was a marriage of convenience to his neighbour's niece. Miss Sarah Lynley was a constant surprise to him, and aroused a level of desire that amazed him -- so much so that it was hard to remember that her family topped his list of suspects....
SCANDAL AND MISS SMITH 8/1998 ISBN: 0373303106 Regency. Scandal followed Phoebe Smith wherever she went.
Eve Byron
DECEIVE ME NOT 8/1997 ISBN:0380793105 Regency. Beautiful but sheltered--haunted by her father s early demise--Lady Melissa Seymour shields her fragile emotions behind the exquisite she presents to British society. But one man has penetrated her guard and entered her fantasies: Bruce Palmerston, Viscount Channing, a forceful and devilishly handsome rogue...and her family s avowed enemy. At first Bruce Palmerston viewed delicate Melissa as a pawn in his plan to ruin the woman who tried to destroy two people he cherished. But Melissa s caring soul and alluring beauty have softened his vengeful heart, arousing his desires and protective instincts as no one has done before. Now Melissa s impetuous ardor--and the heaven they have both found in each other s arms--is threatened by hateful conspirators who would see their romance fail. But Bruce has tasted Melissa s lips and her passion. And he will allow no treachery to prevent him from freeing his gentle, guarded lady--and himself--with the power of all-conquering love.
LOVE ME NOT 12/1996 ISBN:0380776251 Regency. As a child, Lady Kathleen was grateful that a sacred vow had been made that protected her from the malevolent grasp of the earl who called himself her father. But the exiled earl has returned, to ruin her dreams of independence by forcing her into an arranged marriage... A Duke to The Rescue. Now it is the handsome hot-blooded Damien, Duke of Westbrook, who boldly comes forward to honor his father's promise--snatching the ravishing flame-haired beauty from that dreadful marriage by wedding her himself. Furious that independence still eludes her, Kathy vows that the arrogant rake who rescued her will never possess her. Yet even as her mind recoils, her heart cries out to the pleasure he sparks deep within her. For theirs is a passion fired by love denied...and destined to unconditional surrender.
MY LORD STRANGER 3/1999 ISBN: 038080364X Regency. Theirs is an arranged marriage, one Drew Sinclair resisted but his childhood friend Lady Harriet, Countess Saxon, longed for. But Drew, raised by a foster father with only haunting dreams for memories, is gnawed with a desperate urgency to discover his past. So, with the wedding vows barely spoken, he bestows one sweet kiss on his lovely child bride and leaves to find the man he was intended to be.Years later Drew returns home, determined to leave some secrets buried, put his past to rest, and claim the wedding night he and Harriet had never shared. But the young innocent bride of his memory has been transformed into a beautiful, irresistible, independent woman. One with whom Drew is falling desperately in love...and hoping it's not too late.
ONLY IN MY DREAMS 6/1998 ISBN:0380793113 Regency. Baroness Lorelei Wildewood needs a husband, even one in name only, to give her respectability and the family she always longed for. And the brash, strikingly handsome aristocrat she has wed seems to need her as much as she needs him. Raised in America but in England to assume his birthright, Adrian Winters finds himself captivated by the ferocious chestnut-haired beauty he wed--for her spirit matches his own. Could what began as a marriage of convenience spark something deeper?
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