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Annee Carter
A FIRE IN HEAVEN 3/1998 -Victorian
REDEMPTION 2/1997 ISBN: 0786003626 Victorian. Talented actress Gabriela vowed to make her mark on the stage, to triumph over her wretched childhood as an orphan. No one understood the ambition that kept her rehearsing until midnight, alone in London's Drury Theatre. Only she wasn't alone. He was there, a handsome stranger whose burning eyes both terrified and tantalized her ...whose powerful sensuality filled her with a dizzying, nameless desire. He was a creature of the night, a monster damned for eternity. For three hundred years, Marcus Danewell had existed without knowing the tenderness of a woman. Until Gabriela lured him from his subterranean hiding place with her spirit and ravishing beauty. He hungered for her kisses, and heaven help him, her blood. He struggled against temptation to make her his, to initiate her into the ways of the damned--yet he was drawn to her by a passion, a passion that could cost Gabriela her earthly soul or give Marcus back what he thought he'd lost forever--the chance to love.
SURRENDER TO THE DAWN 3/1996 ISBN: 078600228X Victorian. Beautiful Gwen Marsh was one of 1890s London's luckiest debutantes...until she was attacked by the Lancer, a shadowy killer who targeted young society women. Scarred emotionally and physically, she tried to lose herself in charity work. But now she is being called back - in no uncertain terms - to the life she left behind... Haunted by his wife's murder, Taylor Stafford needs Gwen to identify the Lancer. But his vow of vengeance soon pales beside his need to keep Gwen safe. Love is the key to healing them both - but a madman is watching. Can Taylor and Gwen escape cruel fate so that justice and romance can triumph?
Barbara Cartland
THE CAPTIVE HEART 1956 (reissued as THE ROYAL PLEDGE) Victorian. Sabina had come to Monte Carlo with a sense of excitement and anticipation. How different it all was from the country parsonage she had left in England. It was exciting to be traveling alone, though a little frightening to have to ask the help of a band of gypsies on the road. When Michel, the man she had seen at the gypsy camp, came back into her life again and again, Sabina began to forget why she was in Monte Carlo -- to meet her future mother-in-law and to spend her time with her fiance, the rich aristocratic -- the dull -- Lord Thetford. Unable to think of anyone but Michel, Sabina took the most reckless and dramatic step that a young lady of her station and prospects could possibly take. And then it seemed it was all for nothing -- he had disappeared!
THE DISGRACEFUL DUKE 2/1977 ISBN: 0552103055 Regency. Shimona was face to face with the notorious Duke. She had imagined an older man with slanting eyes, arched eyebrows, a long thin nose and pointed ears. But as she looked across the room she saw not the devil she had anticipated, but a surprisingly young, extremely good-looking man.
THE HEART TRIUMPHANT 12/1976 ISBN:0553103385 Georgian. Set in Bath in 1793. In a few short hours Cerissa would have everything she thought she wanted. A wealthy young lord was anxiously awaiting their wedding. Cerissa would become a great lady. No one would ever again mention her low birth. But...
LOOKING FOR LOVE 2/1982 ISBN: 0091477808 Regency. Gilda falls under the spell of the handsome Marquis, and discovers that Heloise had been involved in something treacherous!
LOST LAUGHTER 11/1980 ISBN: 0330261665 Regency. A handsome but irresponsible viscount falls head over heels in love with lovely, wealthy Niobe Barring, only to be rejected for a suitor with a far grander title. Angrily, he vows to marry the first woman who comes along, never imagining that it would Niobe's poor but ingenious cousin, Jemina, or that her spunk and unselfishness could capture his romantic heart.
LOVE AND WAR 5/1992 ISBN: 0515108529 Regency. When her newly widowed mother, Lady Langdale, loses her fortune and her reputation to the machinations of a cruel captain, Gina Lang turns to the handsome Marquis of Mortlake for assistance.
THE ROYAL PLEDGE 1970 Victorian. Sabina had come to Monte Carlo with a sense of excitement and anticipation. How different it all was from the country parsonage she had left in England. It was exciting to be traveling alone, though a little frightening to have to ask the help of a band of gypsies on the road. When Michel, the man she had seen at the gypsy camp, came back into her life again and again, Sabina began to forget why she was in Monte Carlo -- to meet her future mother-in-law and to spend her time with her fiance, the rich aristocratic -- the dull -- Lord Thetford. Unable to think of anyone but Michel, Sabina took the most reckless and dramatic step that a young lady of her station and prospects could possibly take. And then it seemed it was all for nothing -- he had disappeared!
WISH FOR LOVE 7/1982 ISBN: 0552122084 Regency. In the shadow of the trees the Earl drew in his horses and turned round in his seat to face her....
Linda Lea Castle
BY KING'S COMMAND 11/2000 ISBN:0821771272 Medieval
PROMISE THE MOON 2/2002 ISBN: 082177266X Held captive by Thomas de' Lucy, the man who destroyed her family and betrothed against her will to his son, Rowanne Vaudry is doomed to a life of misery. Then fate -- in the tall powerful form of Brandt Le Revenant -- steps in, rescuing her as she journeys to meet her fiance. How can Rowanne know that Brandt, a knight newly returned from the Crusades has his own reason for helping her? That he is the baseborn son of Thomas de' Lucy and that he burns to avenge himself for the cruelties he endured as a child? Now on a quest for reprisal, Rowanne and Brandt strike a devil's bargain and together find themselves caught in an overwhelming tide of passion -- one that can doom them both...or sweep away every obstacle in their path.
Philippa Castle
THE DANDY'S DECEPTION 1/1989 ISBN:0446350087 Regency. With her blue-eyed beauty, charm, and youth--not to mention a splendid dowry--Ullainee Pollinger came to her first Season expecting to be able to pick and choose among London's bachelors. Her father instead, had his own ideas on making her a match...
THE RELUCTANT DUKE 4/1981 ISBN:0440172349 Regency. He was pledged to another...But impetuous Julia would risk her reputation for his love....If he looked at her, she felt weak and if he did not, she was in despair. Of course, the Duke of Stanfield saw blonde, violet-eyed Julia Hartman--when he noticed her at all--only as the amusing younger sister of the ravishing Catherine....
Kimberly Cates
ANGEL'S FALL 12/1996 ISBN: 0671568728 Georgian. A vicar's daughter, Juliet Grafton-Moore is also the proprietress of Angel's Fall, a house where London's ladies of the night receive shelter from their past. It is an institution despised by distinguished peers and peasants alike, a place where the women learn by Juliet's pristine example -- and no men are allowed. But this rule is soundly broken when Juliet, suddenly besieged by an angry mob, is swept to safety by the dark-eyed, notorious Sabrehawk.... This sword-wielding legend, also known as the dashing Adam Slade, expects merely to fulfill a promise when he takes this spirited beauty under his wing. But upon seeing Juliet he is moved by her gentle blue eyes, her golden curls, and her admirable will. A man who has fought the fiercest of foes, Adam now finds his greatest challenge in protecting this lady...and resisting the unimagined heights of their growing passion....
MORNING SONG 7/1997 ISBN: 0671568736 Regency. Perhaps it's the Irish in her: Hannah Gray is as headstrong as she is sensible, as bold as she is willful. Having rescued her nephew, Pip, from an uncertain fate, she is fleeing with him as far and as fast as she can -- until she finds herself in England at the foot of Ravenscar, the great manor above Nodding Cross. When Austen Dante takes them in, Hannah is curiously drawn to the powerful but elusive master of Ravenscar. Needing the shelter of his home, she agrees to the daunting task of transcribing his musical compositions -- all the while having to pretend she understands a single note! Slowly, the two strangers come to know each others' deepest secrets: Hannah discovers the painful upbringing that fires his soul -- and a guarded truth that has followed him for years. And Dante, entranced by Hannah's rare spirit and candid ways, learns of the memories she keeps hidden -- and why young Pip needs a safe haven. But just as they open their hearts to each other, the forces that Hannah fled draw ever closer, threatening to shatter their precious idyll -- and test the fragile bonds of their newfound love.
Elizabeth Chadwick
THE CONQUEST 8/1997 ISBN: 0312154976 Medieval. In 1066 England, Saxon widow Ailith grieves over the deaths of her husband and infant son, but soon finds solace with Norman warrior Rolf de Brize. But her newfound happiness is suddenly threatened when Rolf's Norman wife and daughter arrive unexpectedly, and she also learns that Rolf had been responsible for the deaths of her beloved brothers at the Battle of Hastings.
LORDS OF THE WHITE CASTLE 4/2002 ISBN: 0312288271 Medieval. A violent quarrel with Prince John, later King John, disrupts Fulke FitzWarin's life ambition to become 'Lord of the White Castle' and leads him to rebel. There are perilous chases through autumn woods, ambushes and battles of wit as Fulke thwarts John at every turn. No less dramatic is the dangerous love that Fulke harbours for Maude Walter, a wealthy widow whom John wants for himself. Negotiating a maze of deceit, treachery and shifting political alliances Fulke's striving is rewarded, but success is precarious. Personal tragedy follows the turbulence of the Magna Carta rebellion, culminating in the destruction of everything for which Fulke has fought. Yet even among the ashes, he finds a reason to begin anew.
THE LOVE KNOT 12/1999 ISBN: 031224407X Medieval. In the summer of 1140, Oliver Pascal returns home from a long pilgrimage to discover England ravaged by civil war and his family lands forfeit to the conflict between Henry I's daughter Mathilda, and her cousin Stephen of Blois, who has seized the crown at her expense. Riding to the Earl of Gloucester's keep at Bristol, Oliver stumbles upon the aftermath of a mercenary attack on an isolated village. Among the survivors are Richard, an illegitimate royal son and half-brother to the Earl himself, and the boy's young nurse Catrin. Widowed, stubborn and proud, she has much in common with Oliver, a man still grieving for a wife lost in childbirth. At Bristol, Catrin meets Ethel, a wise woman and midwife, who begins to train her in the healing arts and is instrumental in bringing Oliver and Catrin together as lovers. But the endurance of that love is threatened by the perils of injury in battle, the danger of childbirth, the upheaval of continuing civil war, and the risk of loving in exchange for nothing but heartbreak. In the end Catrin must decide where her true loyalties lie.
SHIELDS OF PRIDE 8/1994 ISBN: 0345388399 Medieval. The year is 1173. King Henry's efforts to crush his rebellious sons ignite bloody border skirmishes throughout the land. Yet it is a time of triumph for mercenary Josceline de Gael, bastard son of the king's most trusted ally. Victorious on the battlefield, de Gael suffers sweet defeat when his heart is conquered by the lovely Linnet de Montsorrel. But their love will find its greatest challenge as the torments of jealousy, suspicion, pride -- and an enemy from beyond the grave -- threaten all they hold dear. The passionate telling of a woman's courage, a man's pride, and a love that must overcome the fiercest of challenges…
THE WILD HUNT 9/1991 ISBN: 0312064918 Medieval. When Judith of Ravenstow weds the roguish Guyon, Lord of Ledworth, in order to protect both their lands from her ruthless uncle, she at first is terrified of their marriage bed-- until Guyon shows her the pleasures that married life can hold.
Alice Chambers
ALWAYS A PRINCESS 5/2001 ISBN: 0843948671 Victorian. Lord Philip Wesley, son of the Earl of Farnham, masquerades as London's notorious Orchid Thief--a rogue who steals jewelry and leaves behind a cattleya orchid. But someone's been impersonating him, and badly at that. And who is the lovely and daring young woman pretending to be the Princess Eugenia D'Armand of Valdastock? Eve Stanhope has a grudge to settle with the aristocracy of Victorian London. She'll do it by impersonating a princess and an orchid thief, or she'll do it by breaking hearts. But will she lose her own heart first?
TAMING ANGELICA 2/2000 ISBN: 0843946822 Victorian. Where there's a will... What was the point in having beauty and wealth if one couldn't do what one wanted because of one's gender? Angelica didn't know, but she planned on overcoming it. Suffragette and debutante, the Boston Blunderbuss--as she'd been dubbed by the English lord she'd been sent to marry--had nothing if not will. There's a way... Lord William Claridge had a wont to gamble and enjoyed training Thoroughbreds, but his older brother had tightened the family's purse strings. Strapped for cash, the handsome rake decided to resort to the unthinkable: Marry. For money. But when his mark turned out to be a more spirited filly than he had ever before saddled, he felt his heart bucking wildly. Suddenly, much more was on the line than his own pocketbook. And the answer still came down to... Taming Angelica.
Susan Charnley
A TRUE AND PERFECT KNIGHT 12/2001 ISBN: 0843949449 Medieval. Why would King Edward I of England order a marriage between his most true and perfect knight and a woman suspected of treason? Baron Haven De Sessions knows a hundred reasons not to marry the widow Dreyford. She is entirely too independent, and a suspected traitor. Worst of all, she’d been married to his best friend—a man Haven arrested for plotting against the king. Haven believes the treacherous widow should have been the one to lose her head, not his dearest friend. Now, an oath to that same friend forces Haven to protect a woman he does not want and cannot trust. Genvieve Dreyford has her own reasons not to marry De Sessions. She’s been married and didn’t like the experience one bit. The man is far too handsome, and his reputation as the king’s most true and perfect knight has swelled the baron’s head. Worst of all, Gennie believes he betrayed his friendship with her husband to seek favor with the English king. Now, because of the Baron, Gennie has lost her home, her title and nearly everything she held dear. How can she pledge herself to a man she fears and mistrusts?
Loretta Chase
FALLING STARS 11/1992 Short Story in A CHRISTMAS STORY. ISBN: 038076833X. Regency
ISABELLA 1987 ISBN: 0380705974. Regency. At twenty-six, wealthy and sensible Isabella Latham had abandoned all thoughts of marriage. Yet when she arrived in London to oversee the debut of two younger cousins, it was Isabella who was besieged by legions of suitors...all of whom had an excess of creditors. There was the wickedly attractive Basil Trevelyan, a rake whose charm Isabella could not resist. And there was his utterly handsome cousin, the Earl of Hartleigh, who made her heart flutter in spite of herself. Pity Isabella. Little did she dream that her delicate dilemma would bubble into a scandal that would rattle family skeletons, give gossip-mongers their due...and land her an ideal husband.
KNAVES' WAGER 2/1990 ISBN: 1560540850. Regency. 'I need no further proof that you are despicable!' Lilith Davenant's sensibilities were appropriately offended. How dare the brazen Lord Julian Brandon kiss her when he knew full well the man she was to marry was in the next room! It mattered not that the cad was handsome, charming and witty...unlike the staid, auburn-haired young widow's fiancé. Lilith's repute meant all. Never did she imagine the blackguard's amorous pursuit was the result of a wager to sully her flawless reputation. Nor did she dream that one day she would yearn for Julian's irresistible embrace - and that a reckless gamble would cause the notorious rake to lose his heart...just as Lilith discovered her own!
THE LAST HELLION 4/1998 ISBN: 0380776170. Regency. She was a breathtaking firebrand, and Vere Mallory, the notorious Duke of Ainswood, had never seen anything quite like her. Although he thought he was rescuing Lydia Grenville from the clutches of a renowned wastrel, he quickly discovers she is angry at his interference! Amused by the sultry hellcat's fury, Mallory vows to teach her some humility - in life and in love. Lydia Grenville was fuming. She was determined to save womankind from disreputable rakes like the infamous Mallory, not to succumb to his scandalous charms. She finds herself overwhelmed by the scintillating sensations he brings to her body, but when she discovers that he has bragged that he's going to "tame" her, Lydia vows to fight his advances..but nothing prepares her for the surrender she finds in his arms.
THE LION'S DAUGHTER 10/1992 ISBN: 0380766477. Regency. She is Esme Brentmor, a fearless rebel with a tender heart but a temper that runs hotter than her flaming red hair. Secretly determined to avenge her father's death, she is forced to travel with a handsome English wastrel through a harsh and treacherous land. Varian St. George, an arrogant aristocrat, has gambled away his family fortune and lives on his considerable charm and good looks. Despite Esme's contempt for his selfish, pleasure-seeking ways, Varian's blatant sensuality irresistibly awakens in her a passion that flares hot and sweet. And as their perilous journey draws them closer together, Esme discovers beneath Varian's polished facade a man of honor and courage, struggling to be worthy of her, eager to claim her, and destined to be hers forever.
THE MAD EARL'S BRIDE 9/1995 Short Story in THREE WEDDINGS AND A KISS ISBN: 0380781220. Regency
VISCOUNT VAGABOND 1/1989 ISBN: 0802710468. Regency. Catherine Pellison simply would not abide by her father's wishes and marry the slovenly Lord Browdie. But her escape through the streets of London only seemed to lead her from bad to worse. First, she was robbed. And then, her supposed "rescue" by a kindly old woman stranded Catherine in a bordello - where the handsome Viscount Rand was intent on sampling her wares! A dire predicament indeed - especially when the dashing aristocrat decided to assume full responsibility for the ravishing runaway by taking her, quite against her will, into his home. But little did Catherine know that her struggle to preserve her virtue had inflamed the debauched gadabout's heart....and might well net her a husband worth desiring!
Taylor Chase
HEART OF NIGHT 1/2001 ISBN: 0061012904 Renaissance. She would do anything...for love! They call Sir Adrian Thorne a dangerous man -- and seek to jail him for untold crimes! Yet from the moment Lady Claire Darren feels the touch of his strong hand, she knows the lord is honorable. But as soon as the mysterious, arrestingly handsome Adrian stokes her fiery passions with a kiss, he demands that the lady keep her distance. It is a command Claire is powerless to follow, for she has fallen helplessly, hopelessly in love. Adrian can ignore his feelings no longer. He needs Claire desperately -- to protect his name and to heal his tormented soul. But he is a baron who must fight to regain his stolen birth right a loner who dares not love -- and he can make no promises, because the danger that stalks him could touch sweet Claire, and that must never be! But once he shares his strength with her, could he ever deny her his heart?
Elizabeth Chater
THE KING'S DOLL 12/1984 Georgian. The Duke of Landsdale's mother's anger erupts when she is persuaded by the King of France to give asylum to his mistress, the Comtesse and her daughter, Tiri. She immediately begins her campaign of making the King's plaything and her bewitching daughter's lives miserable. But the Comtesse has other plans: marry off her daughter to the most wealthy and powerful bachelor in sight. When the Duke first gazes at Tiri's extraordinary beauty, he is captured. Against his mother's wishes, he has fallen in love with the enchanting woman. Tiri has also rebelled against her mother's plans, she has found a mouthwatering catch, but she has also fallen in love with him. Can their mutual love overcome the obstacles their mothers' have placed in their paths or are they doomed to entering into a passionless marriage with another?
A PLACE FOR ALFREDA 8/1987 ISBN:0449210316 Regency. She went from rags to riches in the blink of an eye. Alfreda never felt like she belonged, but when she discovers that she was switched at birth and is the rightful heir to an Earl's estate she is flabbergasted. Nobody ever expected this mousy, plain girl to be of noble blood, especially Mark Savage. Mark has always infuriated Alfreda with his ceaseless mocking, but now she sees a spark of love deep within his eyes. But the aristocracy isn't all it's cracked up to be, someone isn't pleased with Alfreda's new position and they will do anything to ensure her demise. Can Mark's love and Alfreda's unstoppable will save her?
THE RANDOM GENTLEMAN 9/1981 ISBN:0449502104 Georgian.
A SEASON FOR THE HEART 1/1982 ISBN: 0449502384 Regency. Filled with storybook notions, Miss Melpomene Rand yearns to be a tragic figure like the imperiled heroine of her favorite novella. But, alas, whenever she is hurled into a predicament, she comes to little harm. In fact, Pommy's greatest affliction is being bored to her wit's end while acting as her aunt's personal servant. Pommy's aunt is a miserable creature; she never tires of mistreating Pommy and of calling her stories plain lies. Then one of Pommy's 'fantasies' produces the gallant Earl of Austell who, jaded by a life of luxury, sets out to rescue himself and Pommy from their mutual boredom.
A TIME TO LOVE 1/1987 ISBN:0449210308 Regency. When her beloved parents perished in a fire, Moira decided to throw her penniless self upon the mercy of her married cousin, Lili. But en route to Lili's London manse, Moira witnessed a most dastardly deed: highway men had set upon the Marquess of Donat, a veritable Tulip of the Ton. Moved by his stunning good looks, Moira managed to save Milord, with the help of seasoned campaigner, Major Hilary Norman, another innocent bystander. But the mysterious matter did not end there, for the major and the marquess continued to insinuate themselves into the young lady's life. It was clear both had caught Moira's attention. But which one would finally capture her heart?
Sally Cheney
TAPESTRY 10/1993 ISBN:0373287925 Regency. After rescuing her from a carriage and fishing her from a stream, Vincent Chesterton decided Dandre Collin had a knack for disaster. And he wanted to protect her. But his secret life had to come first...The bluest eyes Dandre Collin had ever seen belonged to VIncent Chesterton, the wealthy, dashin "catch" of the Lancashire countryside. The same man she had come upon dressed as a worker in a textile mill! And Dandre was determined to unravel the mystery behind his two identities.
TENDER JOURNEY (#148) 11/1992 ISBN:0373287488 Victorian. On board a rattling train, hurtling headlong into the future, Julia Masonet was not looking back. Her girlish follies behind her, she knew her journey's end would be her life's beginning. Back there was her guardian, Richard, voice of English reason to her French impetuousness. Back there was the man she loved--whether she admitted it or not. A well-ordered life presented well-ordered choices: all simple, clear-cut, responsible. Of this, Richard Edmond, raised with proper English sensibilities, was certain. Or he had been certain, until an enchanting, unruly French girl became his ward. What compelling magic had Julia spun round his heart?
THIEF IN THE NIGHT 2/1992 ISBN:0373287127 Regency. The country girl. Maggie Landers was spellbound the moment she laid eyes on her employer's houseguest, Jared Michaels. He was the handsomest, most sophisticated man she'd ever met- and he was the 1st who'd ever kissed her. Then she found why he was watching her every move... and why he'd kissed her. Officer Michaels was in a fine mess. As if spending an insipid seaside summer in pursuit of an elusive thief- under a roof with far too many suspects- wasn't enough of a trial, the incognito detective had to go and fall head over heels for pretty maid Maggie- his likeliest suspect...
THE WAGER 9/1996 ISBN: 0373289340 Victorian. Not To Be Trusted... A rogue draped in a mantle of savagery and civilization was the only way to describe Peter Desmond, she'd decided. But Marianne Trenton shuddered to realize she was dangerously intrigued, indeed, beguiled, by the very man she'd sworn to destroy. A Prize Beyond Price... Marianne Trenton was a jewel of young womanhood, shining with an innocence that radiated its own sweet allure. She'd appeared in Peter Desmond's life at the turn of a card, then turned his heart around...and he vowed to make her his own!
Blanche Chenier
A LADY OF FORTUNE 2/1980 ISBN:449500284 Regency. Harriet Ashley found it galling that so many men who didn't care a fig for her were proposing marriage. She knew only too well that she was plain. The truth was very clear: they were after her sizable fortune. Thus Harriet hit upon a scheme. She would go to a place where she was not known, and live as though she were poor.
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