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BEWITCHED BY LOVE 10/1996 ISBN: 0821754300 Regency. In a trio of haunting romantic tales, a young sorceress encounters her destiny in a handsome duke, a rake and an heiress confront a scheming vampire, and a bride faces both danger and love with her new husband, whose first marriage ended in tragedy.
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A JUNE WEDDING 6/1992 ISBN: 0821737813 Regency. Includes "A Reluctant Bride" by Teresa DesJardien; "A Match for Marigold" by Mona K. Gedney; "June Masquerade" by Valerie King; "The Wedding of the Season" by Emily Maxwell; "Best Man" by Elizabeth Morgan; and "A Wager for a Bride" by Dawn Aldridge Poore.
Teresa DesJardien
THE BARTERED BRIDEGROOM 3/2000 ISBN: 0451199626 Regency. Katherine Oakes is a beautiful woman with a forbidden passion for all things equine. One day she sneaks into the stables to say good-bye to her favorite horse - and encounters the animal's new owner, the notorious Benjamin Whitbury! Although Katherine's spunky demeanor intrigues him, Benjamin resolves to avoid her at all costs. But then Katherine's secret fiancé threatens to destroy what's left of Benjamin's reputation unless Benjamin agrees to take the troublesome bride-to-be off his hands. To save Katherine from her treacherous suitor and himself from social perdition, Benjamin proposes a temporary betrothal - and discovers that all bets are off in affairs of the heart...
THE HAUNTED BRIDE short story in BEWITCHED BY LOVE 10/1996 ISBN: 0821754300 Regency. The Haunted Bride is the second Lady Healey who has just wed a nobleman whose first marriage ended in tragedy...and whose seductive embrace could bring danger - or the love of a lifetime.
LOVE'S MAGIC 3/1995 ISBN: 0821748750 Regency. Lord Richard Quinn flees London after the woman he loves rejects him. In the wilds of Somerset, where he practices his Druidic art, he hopes to recover his composure and regain his peace of mind. However, his discovery of an unconscious young lady on his doorstep one dark and rainy night throws his plans into disorder and his world into disarray... For the mysterious and alluring Alysia has a mind of her own...and a spirit to match. The harder Quinn attempts to uncover her true identity, the more the madcap miss leads him a merry chase. Yet even as Alysia fills his life with a joy and excitement Quinn has never known, he is determined to steer clear of any romantic entanglement...until some ancient magic and the miraculous power of love work their healing wonders on his wary heart...
THE MARRIAGE MART 2/1992 ISBN: 0821736701 Regency. Fiddlesticks, thought Lady Mary Wagnall. Finding a husband couldn't be that difficult. She knew she was no great beauty, and at the ancient age of 28 she was prepared to settle for an older gentleman, one happy to settle down and start a family of his own. Yet, one glimpse of the incomparably handsome Duke of Rothayne put every practical plan to rout. Mary would be less than a woman if her heart remained unaffected by such a man, but more the fool for giving in to such folly! Nothing intrigued the Duke of Rothayne more than a challenge, particularly where women were concerned. And Lady Mary Wagnall, with her quick-witted banter and forthright nature would certainly provide enough sport to alleviate his increasing sense of ennui. But as he helped to plot her course to matrimony, he began to wonder if it was to be his sworn bachelorhood which would succumb to her charming nature and lively smile!
THE MARRIAGE MASQUERADE 12/2001 ISBN: 0451204832 Regency. After a heated public debate ends her engagement, Lady Lucianne Gordon has to endure the humiliation of a fourth season. To save herself from her encroaching reputation as a spinster, Lucy must obey her godmother--who just happens to be Queen Charlotte--and be paired off with an eligible bachelor at Her Majesty’s masquerade ball. Lord Oxenby has always prided himself on being a friend of the Queen, but is perplexed when she first orders him to join Lady Lucianne as “Lord and Lady of the Masquerade,” and then later as her husband. Oxenby and Lucy have never been friends--not since a miscommunication between them years ago--and to be forced into marriage is difficult for both of them. But living together as man and wife just may be what the couple needs to fall in love…
A RELUCTANT BRIDE short story in A JUNE WEDDING 6/1992 ISBN: 0821737813
Regency.THE RELUCTANT SMUGGLER 2/2001 ISBN: 0451202201 Regency. For Charlotte Deems, the death of her husband was a mixed blessing. She was freed from a marriage without desire--but left with no one to help provide for little Oscar. Now her money dwindled and her boy needed a father--even if it meant yet another loveless marriage…Lord Sebastian Whitbury was a handsome young man from a good family, but he lacked the funds to marry his intended. To earn her father’s approval, he hatches a perilous plan to make a fortune. But when Charlotte stumbles upon his illicit plot, she becomes an unwilling accomplice in his dangerous quest to win his lover’s hand. Then Sebastian’s plan hits a snag…when his bond with Charlotte grows from complicity--to passion…
A SCANDALOUS PROPOSAL 3/1994 ISBN: 0821745042 Regency. Two weeks into the London season and Lady Pamila had already received her first offer....from a rake! During the London season, Lady Pamela Premington sets her sights on the distinguished and wounded Lieutenant Penford, all the while ducking for cover from the rakish and marriage-minded Lord Marchmont.
A WINSOME WIDOW 10/1994 ISBN: 082174724X Regency. The chase is on! It all began when Regist, Viscount Collingsworth, overheard that scoundrel, Lord Willernot, laying odds at White's that he could woo and win the lovely Lady Stephana Monroe. Regist had always held the incomparable Stephana in the highest regard, but challenging Willernott's wager had just landed the impoverished nobleman in a coil. How was he to wed, in a mere two months, the lady who'd been dubbed the 'Wild Goose Widow' for keeping eager suitors at bay? But Regist had underestimated his own charms. Stephana much preferred picnicking with him at the seashore and dancing in the rain together to attending boring old operas and stuffy society balls with Willernott. But dared she follow her heart's secret desires, no matter where they might lead?
WISH UPON AN ANGEL short story in A CHRISTMAS WISH 11/1994 ISBN: 0821747622 Regency.
Hilary Desmond
CHARLOTTE 4/1981 ISBN:052341062X Regency. Charlotte Linton is a blossoming beauty on the threshold of womanhood when she leaves behind her elegant country home and ardent sweetheart to become a governess in the London household of Lord and Lady Forbes. Never before has she been thrown among such a glittering assembly of witty, charming - and oft-times conniving - personalities. The scandalous Rawley Forbes is one of the first young men to take notice of the pretty newcomer. His attentions, not always favorable, quickly wreak havoc with Charlotte's peace of mind as she realizes that the intoxicating whirl of fashionable society is not always as enticing as it may appear...
Jude Deveraux
THE BLACK LYON 10/1980 ISBN: 038075911X Medieval. Darkly handsome and rich beyond imagining the bold English conqueror was called Lyon for his-lionlike fierceness. He had no match among enemies, or women ... until he met Lyonene,the green-eyed beauty whose fiery spirit matched his own. Through a whirlwind romance and stormy marriage, she endured every peril to be by his side... until jealousy and vicious lies drove her across the Irish Sea and into rave danger. One man could save her -- only the fierce Black Lyon had the courage to destroy the ruthless plot that had driven them, apart and threatened the bond of love they had vowed could never be broken
THE CONQUEST 1991 ISBN: 0671644475 Medieval. Lovely Zared Peregrine was the pride of her family, a treasure her rough-hewn brothers would strive at any cost to protect from their ancient enemies, the Howards. The Peregrines had suffered loss enough. Thus Zared's brothers trained her in the arts of war, and dressed her in boy's clothing. Beyond the castle walls, none knew that the youngest Peregrine was a girl....Yet when the magnificent Knight Tearle Howard returned from a lengthy sojourn in France, it took him but one glance to discover that Zared was most definitely female, and beautiful. Now, as the enmity between their families raged on, Tearle would mount a bold campaign to win the ravishing spitfire's heart -- and save her from his brother's dark and deadly obsession!
COUNTERFEIT LADY 12/1984 ISBN: 0671744577 Georgian. Carrie Montgomery had grown up with seven adoring older brothers, and she was used to getting her way rather easily. Joshua Green was looking for a hardworking, practical mail-order bride to help with the farm and feed and clothe his children. Yet from the moment Carrie saw his photograph, saw his devastatingly handsome, sorrowful smile, the petite and pampered beauty knew she was the perfect wife for him. Josh didn't see it that way. Wed by proxy, he refused to be charmed by his new bride's blonde curls and effervescent laughter, or impressed by her trappings of wealth...even if his son and daughter believed she was a fairy princess come to life. He was furious - and ready to send her packing, until a near tragedy convinced him that her beauty was more than skin deep. But even after he had yielded to the wild desire that surged between them, Josh could not admit how much he truly needed her, then an old scandal threatened to re-emerge, and he realized that he could lose her forever...
THE DUCHESS 10/1991 ISBN: 067168972X Victorian. Claire Willoughby was a modern American girl of the late 1800s - fresh, practical, energetic, and wide-eyed with curiosity. A clause in her grandfather's will said that she must wed an 'acceptable' man to keep her millions, and blond, handsome Harry Montgomery, the eleventh Duke of MacArran, was perfect. He owned an historic castle, he looked manly in a kilt, and he was as much a titled Scotsman as Bonnie Prince Charlie himself. Their engagement was quickly announced, and Claire - her future as a duchess assured - set off with her entire family to meet the Montgomery clan in Scotland. Bramley Castle was a damp, chill place, overflowing with eccentric Montgomery relatives. But there was also Trevelyan, a curious, brooding man of great mystery who lived in secret in the most ancient part of Bramley. Whoever he was, he wasn't at all like Harry. Trevelyan was the most exasperating, arrogant, know-it-all of a man Claire had ever met. And the most fascinating...
THE HEIRESS 1995 ISBN: 0671744623 Renaissance. Jamie Montgomery, an impoverished Elizabethan Knight, is elated when he is assigned to escort Axia, the Lancaster heiress, to the castle of her betrothed. If only she will fall in love with Jamie - as Jamie's devoted older sister predicts - the family's financial woes will be solved. But Axia, who has spent her life closely guarded by her father's servants, is not the shy, cosseted flower Jamie expects. She's a hoyden, hell-bent on enjoying her precious moments of liberty before her marriage to a man chosen by her remote, eccentric father. After curtly informing Jamie not to bother declaring his love for her - as all poor, handsome men seem wont to do - Axia makes his life a misery, sneaking off to the marketplace, nearly breaking her neck on a runaway horse, and doing everything possible to delay the trip. Though she dare not admit it, even to herself, Axia dreads being wed to a stranger. Suddenly Jamie realizes that he savors even her most barbed words like the rarest nectar...that he is falling desperately in love with this bold, maddening beauty. Now he must contrive a daring plan to win her freedom - and win her proud, defiant heart for his own!
HIGHLAND VELVET 1982 ISBN: 0671011340. Medieval. He came to Scotland as a conqueror, saw her beauty and was vanquished. But still she would abhor him. She owned a temper hot enough to forge the armors of battle or inflame a valiant soldier's passion. Yet still she would resist him. She became his reason to live, his reason to love. And still she would deny him. But while clan fought clan, while brother took up sword against brother, and the highlands ran with blood, their destiny was made...and this mighty warrior pledged himself to this woman's pride, her honor and her name - and made of their love a torch to burn through the ages!
LOST LADY 4/1985 ISBN: 0671435566 Georgian. Forsaken by her guardian and narrowly escaping marriage to a money-hungry suitor, Regan flees Weston Manor, the only home she's ever known, determined to rule her own destiny. When Travis Stanford, a big, rugged American, finds Regan on London's docks, he vows to protect her - unaware of the magnificent, iron-willed beauty she would become, or the dangerous, passion-filled future that awaited them both. From England's bawdy wharves to Virginia's elegant mansions, their love was kindled by chance, and flamed by the thrilling pursuit of unknown tomorrows.
THE MAIDEN 10/1988 ISBN: 0671743791 Medieval. He was wise, strong, and brave. His destiny was to be king. She was young, beautiful, a warrior princess. Her destiny was to love him. But when first they met, it was not as princess and king -- it was as man and woman only, consumed by a passion so sudden, so deep that the very world exploded with one kiss. Only later, with his touch still burning on her lips, did Jura discover that the knight of her secret tryst had been none other than the hated Prince Rowan! Rowan, who had returned from far-away England to usurp her brother's throne...Rowan, who vowed to unite the wild clans under his rule. Furious, Jura swore her enmity to the golden-haired prince whose glorious visage tormented her days and haunted her nights. But nothing would stop Rowan from ruling over the warring tribes...and nothing would stop him from winning the fierce and lovely Jura as his bride, his Queen, his love....
REMEMBRANCE 12/1994 ISBN: 0671744593 Renaissance and Edwardian. Bestselling romance writer Hayden Lane has never been so obsessed with one of her heroes before - so obsessed that she barely notices when her fiance breaks off their engagement. Desperate to discover more about him, she visits a psychic, who tells her that in a past life in Edwardian England, Hayden was a woman named Lady de Grey. Hayden is intrigued. And when she learns that Lady de Grey was a promiscuous woman who mysteriously disappeared one night, and that her ghost is said to haunt her husband's home, Hayden is spellbound. Although the psychic warns her not to investigate further, Hayden must know more. When she meets a hypnotist at a dinner party, she can't resist volunteering. But his trick goes wrong, and instead of merely remembering her lifetime as Lady de Grey, Hayden is whisked back to Edwardian times. The moment she awakens, she faints, due to the unfamiliar sensation of Lady de Grey's extremely tight corset. But soon Hayden will awaken again, to discover quite a different story about a woman history considered a trollop, a spectacular, brooding man...and the rapturous love that would be hers if she dared open her heart to the most mysterious adventure of all...
THE TAMING 5/1989 ISBN: 067174383X Medieval. England's most valiant knights paid court to wealthy Liana Neville, but only the infamous warrior Rogan Peregrine made no secret of his powerful desires. His very caress melted Liana into liquid fire, and she vowed to capture this manificent, wild man. Boldly the delicate beauty gave him her hand -- and Britain's richest dower. Yet he was bound to a bitter feud: for love betrayed, brothers killed, and ancestral land usurped. In Rogan's war-ravaged castle, Liana would lay her tender seige...to redeem his embattled spirit and win his untamed heart!
VELVET ANGEL 12/1983 ISBN: 0671739735. Medieval. She came to him as a precious gift, a naked angel rolled in a rug. Once he gazed into her green eyes, saw her tangle of honey blonde hair, he was undone with passion. Elizabeth would never surrender. He was a hated Montgomery - she was a Chatworth - and the blood war between their families raged on, a wildfire of rape, murder, and betrayal. Elizabeth vowed to fight the handsome lord, to resist the burning desire in his eyes - no matter how great the temptation.
THE VELVET PROMISE 4/1981 ISBN: 0671739743. Medieval. All of England rejoiced on her wedding day. But Judith vowed that her husband would get only what he took from her. At the flower-bedecked altar, the first touch of their hands ignited an all-consuming passion. Gavin Montgomery looked deep into her golden eyes and burned with desire for her..but his heart had been pledged to another. Humiliated and alone in a strange castle, Judith resolved to hat this husband who took her body, but rejected her love.. never admitting her fear of losing him. But destiny held another fate for Judith...a fate would keep at last... the velvet promise.
VELVET SONG 1983 -ISBN: 0671739751. Medieval. With her father murdered, her home burned, lovely Alyx Blackett fled to the woods - and sanctuary in the camp of Raine Montgomery, a nobleman outlawed by the king's edict. There she hid her beauty in the guise of a boy, and her sorrow in her work as Montgomery's squire. But how long could such loveliness as hers be hidden? How long could such a gallant man's desires be blind? And soon - even as a blood feud raged between the Montgomerys and the Chatworths, as angry swords clattered in the name of family honor - one woman's love would make all the difference...one woman's love would inflame a hero's passion, touch a king's pity, and raise a song of praise in every English heart.
Thea Devine
HER LORD AND MASTER Short Story in TAKEN BY SURPRISE 1/2003 ISBN: 1575668165 Regency. Bored, jaded, and obscenely wealthy, the Earl of Wick has ravished every woman in London and beyond. Now with pressure from his family to settle down, the scandalous rogue embarks on an erotic odyssey to seduce a ripe, lily-pure virgin whom he might--or might not--marry. But the lady in question is not quite as naive as the earl expects, and with each heated night of bold passion and willing abandon, it's the silver-tongued rogue who finds himself falling under the lady's sensual spell...
SEDUCTIVE 4/2001 ISBN: 1575667983 Edwardian. With nowhere left to go, and a fortune in imperial Russian jewels to protect, Nicholas Massey had only one choice--to return to Shenstone, his late uncle's home and the legacy he had never intended to claim. The son of an expatriate Englishman and a Russian noblewoman, Nicholas was a consummate spy, yet murder and betrayal had forced him into the open--and into direct contact with his uncle's widow, the lovely and aloof Elizabeth. Elizabeth, with her intriguing ties to the Russian court and her isolation at Shenstone. Elizabeth, with her intrusive questions and her mysterious secrets. Elizabeth, who would soon discover that Nicholas numbered among his talents those of a very persuasive, and fantastically accomplished, lover.
TEMPTED BY FIRE 7/1992 ISBN: 0821750208 Regency. Amid the glittering decadence of the Brighton gaming hall, Jainee Beaumont coolly surveyed her prey. A year ago, Lord Southam had taught her that women were objects to be fondled and toyed with as discreetly as the cards or dice. Now she meant to show him how well she could play his game. The handsome nobleman was just what she needed. Under his protection, she would have access to London's highest circles - and her long-lost father. He'd never know he was being used until she'd gotten what she wanted. But Jainee had reckoned without Southam's knowing caresses and masterful kisses. And all too soon she realized she'd gambled everything only to lose to her own shameless desires. Southam watched his lovely opponent with narrowed eyes. Not long ago, she'd been a spirited guttersnipe, eager to carve his heart out. Now she'd become an elegant goddess, determined to wager her virtue for a voucher to Almack's. Though he'd come for an evening's play, nothing more, Southam couldn't resist meeting her challenge. It would amuse him to unravel her tantalizing web of half-truths and temptations until he uncovered the woman beneath. And once he had her naked and wanting beneath him, he'd brand her as his with the fires of her own raging passion...
Anne Devon
THE ROGUE'S LADY 8/1982 ISBN: 051506680X Regency. Henry Romney was a notorious rogue and ladies' man. How, then, could Alexandria Linnell seriously consider his outrageous proposal of marriage? True, her position as companion to a harridan aunt was unbearable. And her childhood sweetheart had jilted her to wed for money. But marriage to a rake? Unthinkable! Impulsively, she accepts...She is free to do anything she pleases--except try to change her husband's rakish ways. But Alexandria develops a weakness for his certain mischievous grin and endearing gallantry. And when the rogue retreats to the country, she ardently pursues him...
THE WIDOW OF BATH 3/1982 ISBN: 0515059684 Regency. Jack Welbourne had returned! Lady Joanna’s heart fluttered as he stepped from his curicle, valiantly trying to conceal the wound he’d earned in Wellington's Army. Years before, Joanna had obeyed her father’s wishes by marrying Sir Gerald rather than eloping with his brother Jack. Now she was a widow - but the bitterness in Jack’s eyes and the bit of his tongue dashed her secret longings. The man she’d known and loved forever - was a cold stranger.
Georgina Devon
MIDNIGHT LADY short story in A MOTHER'S HEART 5/1992 ISBN:0821737562 Regency. By day she was Lady Jewel de Vree, The Dark Goddess, famed for her breathtaking beauty, her scandalous clothing, and her icy disdain for her suitors. By night she donned wig, mask and pistol as the mysterious highwayman...
UNTAMED HEART 10/1994 ISBN: 0373312156 Regency. When Lord Alaistair St. Simon, better known as 'Saint, ' won the young Baron Stone's inheritance at the gaming tables, he fully intended to return Stone's vowel the next day. But the next day, Stone was dead, and his sister, Liza was left to pay the piper. Proud to a fault, Liza refused Saint's offer of her brother's vowel and set off to find employment. Unfortunately, the only person who would hire her was the lecherous Earl of Bent, and by the time she had taken his measure, her reputation was beyond the pale. Again Saint attempted to come to her rescue. Again she refused. It left him no choice: he would kidnap her and force her into a marriage of convenience they would both detest--but perhaps not so much as Saint's spurned mistress.
Marian Devon
ESCAPADE 2/1989 ISBN:0449215954 Regency. Lady Maria Carlton, woefully tired of her insipid life, eagerly followed the exploits of the intrepid lady aeronaut, Madame Blanchard. But when she attended one of Madame's launchings, she never dreamed she'd find herself airborne with a most handsome stranger - crossing the English Channel! Her companion was Lord Brett, whose reputation for lovemaking had earned him six pages in an infamous lady's memoirs. Worse, he was hiding from the law. Worse than worse, the press believed Maria was Madame Blanchard! Quite a muddle indeed. And Lord Brett's intoxicating kiss didn't help matters!
GEORGIANA 5/1981 ISBN:0449216705 Regency. When Georgiana Morland bails her twin brother out of a gambling debt, she meets Lord Garth, the most cynical and handsome rake on the Marriage Mart. To prevent a duel between the two men, Georgiana bravely intervenes on her brother's behalf--even as it leads her to an altogether different sort of confrontation with the lord...
A HEART ON HIS SLEEVE 2/1993 ISBN:0449221601 Regency. With Valentine's Day closing in, Emeline Sedley decides to turn Lord Blakeney's hunting party into a marriage market, matching up the reluctant lord with her friend, Andrea Prior. Unfortunately, his lordship refused to play fair...
MISS ARMSTEAD WEARS BLACK GLOVES 6/1985 ISBN:0449207927 Regency. When Miss Frances Armstead invented a secret betrothal to Lord Greville Wainwright to ward off her uncle's insistent matchmaking, she thought it was the perfect safeguard to a single life. After all, Lord Greville was a naval hero who - rumor had it - was consigned to a watery grave at sea. But suddenly her faux fiance returned - very much alive! Would he tar and feather young Frankie's reputation all the way to fashionable London - or would Lord Greville exact an altogether more titillating vengeance?
MISS KENDAL SETS HER CAP 12/1996 ISBN: 0449224562 Regency. Making up a challenge born mostly out of boredom, Miss Frederica Kendal set her cap for her new neighbor, Lord Thorpe. A calamitous first meeting provided a rather inauspicious beginning for her campaign. Then the cynical war hero dared to steal a kiss--which happened to be witnessed by prying eyes--leaving him no choice but to offer for Miss Kendal. She refused, of course. How absurd! He didn't even like her, much less love her. And thus Miss Kendal and her cap were dispatched to London to avoid the scandal. But her reputation preceded her: The curious flocked to see the young woman so high in the instep that she'd actually turned down a proposal from the Viscount Thorpe! Soon Miss Kendal was the most popular miss in London, especially in the eyes of her spurned suitor, who must convince Miss Kendal to set her cap once again. . . .
MISS ROMNEY FLIES TOO HIGH 7/1986 ISBN:0449208443 Regency. The old gentleman had taken it into his head to leave his considerable fortune to his illegitimate daughter, Sarah Romney, with pious Lady Petherbridge none the wiser. If one of his three nephews, fashionable gentlemen all, married the young lady, he would inherit for himself and his bride. Marry an actress, even a very pretty one? Two of the hopefuls had no choice: they would be penniless without the Petherbridge portion. Only Lord Graymarsh was wealthy in his own right. So how was it that the man who cared the least was the one who won the lady's heart?
MISTLETOE AND FOLLY 12/1991 ISBN: 0449217396 Regency. A bout of measles forced Jemima to replace her bedridden sister as the houseguest of her wealthy aunt for the Christmas season - and no one was happy. Jemima's aunt was hardly pleased to present a Schoolroom Miss - especially when a muddy disheveled Jemima, dragging her Christmas spirit behind her, appeared at her door after nearly being run down on the road! To her outrage, Jemima realized the driver of the hell-bent curicle was one of her aunt's houseguests and - not at all impressed by his rank and fortune - gave Lord Montague a piece of her mind, yuletide or no! But even without the mistletoe encouragement, suspicious that Lord Montague was other than the rake he appeared began to melt her icy demeanor. Soon, Jemima was drawn into a daring - and perhaps perilous - adventure. But she feared her growing tendre for the intriguing Montague would prove to be a hollow holiday lark...
M'LADY RIDES FOR A FALL 3/1987 ISBN:0449210383 Regency. Stay in the same house with her father's new wife? Lady Cassandra Devenham was having none of it! And so she turned to her foppish cousin, the Viscount Severn, in hopes that he could convince her father to let her have an establishment of her own. Lord Severn had sundry troubles of his own. His rakehell friend, Captain Charles Danforth, was lying low just long enough to win a horserace that would get him out of dun territory. And Severn had foolishly consented to let Danforth, disguised as his valet, accompany him to his uncle Devenham's estate! Delinquent daughter, cravatless cousin, and suspicious valet were soon embroiled in the makings of a scandal, and in the makings of romance between an independent miss and a very messy valet.
ON THE WAY TO GRETNA GREEN 2/1998 ISBN:0449227006 Regency. Though recently jilted at age seven-and-twenty, Claudia Wentworth was about to embark on a whirlwind adventure. It all began when she enlisted the aid of Lord Thornton after he finished a card game in a debauched bachelor establishment. Soon the two were roaring along on a wild ride in hot pursuit of eloping lovers. After all, the spirited Miss Wentworth couldn't possibly allow one heartbreak to send her crawling into a hole. Certainly someone must awaken her to the joys of passion and romance! And Lord Thornton, though ne'er the romantic fool, seemed just the man to do it. .
A QUESTION OF CLASS 7/1988 ISBN:0449213404 Regency. After breaking off a loveless engagement, lovely Lady Venetia Lowther vowed she's rather be a spinster than marry a man who didn't love her, despite what society expected. But when she finally fell for a young man of her station, Major Gareth Wincanton, he was actually an actor posing as a gentleman to win a dubious bet! And what was Venetia to do when the major's ginger-haired double appeared in town? Was he Nicky Forbes, the actor, or perhaps the real Wincanton in disguise? For if Lady Venetia felt the same thrill when she looked into his eyes, how could she ever decide between them...?
SCANDAL BROTH 4/1987 ISBN: 0449210391 Regency. 'So now you know, you loose screw, You proposed to the wrong woman!'... Having delivered this facer to the Honorable Fitzhugh Denholm, a delighted Antonia Thorpe watched as he reeled from the shock. For the notorious rake thought he had escaped a marriage de convenience when the baffled Antonia refused him. Little did he know of the woman his father had arranged for him to marry. But the other Miss Thorpe had no more desire to wed Denholm than he had for her, and it fell to Antonia to save her cousin from this coil. Still, she never intended to enthrall Denholm with herself...or did she?
SCANDAL BROTH - A QUESTION OF CLASS 3/1998 ISBN:0449002098 Regency
A SEASON FOR SCANDAL 7/1992 ISBN: 0449220478 Regency. The three cousins had an impossible reputation to uphold as the daughters of the infamous Percival sisters... They were expected to make their come-outs together and repeat their mothers' triumphs. Unfortunately, it was only cousin Sylvia whose ethereal beauty promised to preserve the legend. Jenny was, in truth, a Long Meg, and Claire was much too plump. Lord Dalton, the biggest catch in London, set his sights on Sylvia, as did every Corinthian of the set. But it was Jenny's laughing black eyes and clever tongue he couldn't seem to escape. She, however, was determined to protect sweet Sylvia from this rake's attentions - and could not quite fathom how those attentions had suddenly turned to herself...
SIR SHAM 3/1988 ISBN:0449213390 Regency. Lucy Haydon's matchmaking scheme was a grand success--the dashing Mr. More was smitten by her fair sister. Then More's odious sycophant, Mr. Drury, formed a tendre for Miss Lucy, who was certain he harbored some ghastly secret. If only he weren't so handsome--or his kiss so very unsettling!
SIR SHAM - A SEASON FOR SCANDAL 12/1998 ISBN:0449004406 Regency
AN UNCIVIL SERVANT 1/1994 ISBN:0449221598 Regency. Clearly, her lovely hands had never done a day's work. And when Lord Jeremy Pickering kissed her in a fit of pique--promptly accepting a bucketful of suds in return--the apology he received after her anger quelled was in words as aristocratic as his own.
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