Last Updated: 10/10/2005

Candice Hern

AN AFFAIR OF HONOR 7/1996 ISBN 0451186265 Regency. The captive rake. Meg Ashburton was a disaster her first Season in London, a tall and awkward ugly duckling out of her depth in the social swim. Her only moment of delight was a brief dance in the arms of the dazzling Viscount Sedgewick, the most irresistible rake in the realm. Since then Meg had blossomed into a regal beauty. In an even more startling turnabout, the superb Sedgewick now lay at her mercy. The libertine lord was bedbound in Meg's country manor, recovering from an accidental injury. Meg could revel in his captivating company, without the chance of his walking away as he had done before. All too soon, though, he would be on his feet again, able once more to take Meg in his arms, and this time not to dance. Should she surrender her honor to this man who offered her everything but marriage? Or should she keep her precious virtue, and lose the man who already had walked away with her heart?

THE BEST INTENTIONS 6/1999 ISBN: 0451195736 Regency. Miles Prescott, the starchy, reserved Earl of Strickland, is a widower in search of a new wife to be a mother to his two young children. Having lost his one true love, he is determined on a practical, dispassionate match with a mature woman. Young girls in their first Seasons, their heads full of romantic notions of love, are not for him. When his sister comes to visit bringing along a beautiful widow, Miles thinks he may have found the perfect match. But the widow is chaperoning her gauche, much younger sister, an artless girl who causes Miles's best intentions to go awry as he finds himself falling in love with precisely the sort of woman he sought to avoid.

THE BRIDE SALE 6/1999 ISBN: 038080901X A Bartered Lady... Lord James Harkness is shocked to discover a 'bride sale' taking place in his small English village - and surprised by the depth of his feelings for the unfortunate gentlewoman being auctioned off by a disreputable husband. But is it honor and nobility that compel James to outbid the townfolk for the proud, beautiful lady - or is it something more akin to...desire? A Mysterious Lord... Verity Osborne is not sure whether good fortune or ill brought her to this dark, brooding man and his lonely manor house on the moors. Local talk brands James Harkness as evil - but Verity senses a gentleness underneath. She dearly longs for her liberty, but his sensuous touch causes her to stay. However, James must first trust Verity with his secrets if they are ever to share love's rapturous freedom. And will the promised passion she sees flaming in his eyes warm Verity's heart...or burn her?

MISS LACEY'S LAST FLING 2/2001 ISBN: 0451201612 Regency. Miss Rosalind Lacey has spent all her 26 years in the country, quietly managing the lives of her widowed father and five younger siblings. When she learns she has contracted the illness that killed her mother, she decides to spend her last few months doing all the things she's never had the time or opportunity to experience. The simple country miss is transformed into a dashing Town sophisticate as she cuts a wide and wild swath through London Society.

ONCE A DREAMER 1/2003 ISBN: 0060505621 Regency. The fiery Miss Tennant wants satisfaction from the popular lady columnist who ruined young Belinda's life. But imagine Eleanor's surprise when she discovers the anonymous author of the odious advice is a disarmingly attractive man named Simon Westover! Well, the handsome cad is responsible for this outrage and he will set things right! As for Simon, he must protect his "Busybody" identity at all costs -- and therefore agrees to help Eleanor scour the English countryside for missing Belinda and her paramour. But the intoxicating nearness of the exquisite lady -- not to mention her dazzling emerald eyes and lush, kissable lips -- is almost too much for a hopeless romantic like Simon to bear. Yet how can he convince Eleanor that he is no mere meddler but a passionate male with intense desires ... and prove to the stubborn, straightforward miss that dreams of love can come true?

Anne Herries

THE COUNTERFEIT EARL 6/2001 ISBN: 0263828506 Regency. Olivia Roade Burton has lived in obscurity in Steepwood since she brought disgrace on herself by jilting a man of high degree. Now, she's restless and wanting more excitement from life. But will any man risk proposing to her, offering her a second chance? Scarred and disillusioned after his experiences in the Peninsular War, Captain Jack Denning believes he is too tainted to marry a decent girl. Caught in an innocent but compromising situation with Olivia, he is forced into an offer of marriage. One which Olivia has no hesitation in accepting because she yearns to find love - and ease the secret sorrow which haunts Jack's eyes...

ROSALYN AND THE SCOUNDREL 2/2001 ISBN: 0263139243 Regency. Miss Rosalyn Eastleigh was far from being the spinsterish old maid Damian Wrexham, Earl Marlowe, had been expecting. Admittedly, she was tall and capable. Rather than petite and fragile, but this had appeal to a man who refused to bow to convention. Rosalyn, with her quick wit and rebellious spirit, yearned for adventure beyond the narrow confines of Society life. She was irresistibly drawn to her mysterious neighbour, knowing he could severely damage her reputation. How much was she prepared to sacrifice to find love?

THE WOLF OF ALVAR 1983 ISBN: 0708939031 Medieval

Elizabeth Hewitt

AIRS AND GRACES 9/1990 ISBN: 0451167139 Regency. Lady Julia Halston had all she needed for total happiness. The youthful widow had beauty, wit, wealth and position. And if she chose to surrender single bliss, the handsome Sir Royden Tallboys would provide a superbly suitable second marriage. Mr. Dominic Sales had nothing to add to her ideal existence. He detested the social whirl she adored. He was devoted to the rural life she loathed. And he had a perfect match in the sweet-as-sugar Miss Sophia Sutton. Certainly Mr. Sales did not fit into Julia's plans - plans that included everything but love...

THE FORTUNE HUNTER 11/1983 ISBN:0451125614 Regency. Sense and sensuality. Tessa Bellamy was known in Regency London as quite the most level-headed young lady ever to remain indifferent to society's frivolities and aloof from its follies. Lord Jonathan Harfield was known just as widely as the most unscrupulous fortune hunter ever to take a beautiful heiress as his wife-and now he was accused of having murdered her for her money and his freedom. Certainly Tessa had the sense to resist the appeal in his dark eyes, the strength in his commanding embrace. But for once in her life Tessa did not want to be sensible-she wanted to be in love.

Georgette Heyer

APRIL LADY 1/1957 ISBN:033002423X Regency. Young beautiful, impetuous, Lady Helen Cardross had collected quite a basket of little white lies in her efforts to help those less fortunate than herself...The new Lady Cardross so filled her days with fashion and frivolity that the Earl began to wonder whether she had indeed only married him for his money. And now, Nell dared not tell him the truth

ARABELLA 1949 ISBN:0373835558 Regency. To Arabella Tallant,daughter of a provincial minister, the invitation to stay with her London godmother was like the key to Heaven, for in addition to living in the glamorous city, Arabella might even find a suitable husband there...On the way an encounter with Mr. Beaumaris, leads her to pose as an heiress anxious to avoid suitors..

BATH TANGLE 1955 ISBN:0330202375 Regency. Never were there two young women less alike than the gentle Lady Fanny and the volatile Lady Serena. They were, however, good friends - Fanny, recently widowed and some years the younger was, in fact, Serena's stepmother. To compound the confusion, Serena's inheritance was, by the terms of her father's will, controlled by the stern Marquis of Rotherham - the man she had just jilted! The two girls decided to take a house in Bath, where Serena hoped the gay social life would temper their grief. But they could hardly avoid the romantic entanglements for which the spa was famous, thereby raising the eyebrows of their peers and the thundering disapproval of the Marquis, who had his own plans for Fanny and Serena - particularly Serena....

BEAU WYNDHAM 1941 Originally published as THE CORINTHIAN 1940 ISBN:0330102850 Regency. Beset by marriage-minded relatives, Sir Richard Wyndham nearly plunged into a dutiful betrothal. But just in time, lovely, impulsive Penelope Creed climbed out a window - and into his arms. Dressed as a boy, Pen was escaping her own demanding relatives, and wanted only to return to her childhood estate. Sir Richard refused to permit a young lady to travel unescorted, no matter what her garb. But upon discovering his charge meant to ride a mail coach, the sophisticated lord nearly changed his mind! Still, before long, marriage wasn 't looking quite the evil it had been - if he had the right bride in his arms...

THE BLACK MOTH 1921 ISBN: 330200925 Georgian. Jack Carstares, now rightful Earl of Wyncham, returns to the England he left in disgrace 7 long years ago. Still bound by the rigid code of the 18th century, Jack is determined not to claim his title and turns highwayman....Lovely Diana Beauleigh was under siege. The notorious Duke of Andover meant to have her--if not with her assent, then by force. But Diana was not about to surrender her virtue. She had already lost her heart to the man who rescued her from the Duke--a handsome mysterious highwayman.

BLACK SHEEP 1966 ISBN:033002230X Regency. With her high-spirited intelligence and good looks, Abigail Wendover was a most sought-after young woman. But of all her high-placed suitors, there was none Abigail could love. Miles Calverleigh had no regard for the polite conversations of Regency society. His cynicism, his morals, his manners appalled Abigail. Yet she was irresistibly drawn to his knowing smile. But how could she persuade her wealthy, respectable family to accept this unconventional, unsuitable man?

THE CONVENIENT MARRIAGE 1934 ISBN:0373834454 Regency. Upon deciding it was time to be married, the Earl of Rule made the logical - and appropriate - choice. Naturally the lady agreed. But then her impetuous, charming sister Horatia came up with another plan. Let Lizzie marry her true love - an untitled suitor - while Horatia herself would wed the earl! Her forwardness left the family aghast - and the earl intrigued. Horatia might not be the most suitable bride, but Rule knew he would never be bored!

THE CORINTHIAN 1940 ISBN:0330102850 Regency. Beset by marriage-minded relatives, Sir Richard Wyndham nearly plunged into a dutiful betrothal. But just in time, lovely, impulsive Penelope Creed climbed out a window - and into his arms. Dressed as a boy, Pen was escaping her own demanding relatives, and wanted only to return to her childhood estate. Sir Richard refused to permit a young lady to travel unescorted, no matter what her garb. But upon discovering his charge meant to ride a mail coach, the sophisticated lord nearly changed his mind! Still, before long, marriage wasn't looking quite the evil it had been - if he had the right bride in his arms...

FREDERICA 1965 ISBN:055324132X Regency. Frederica Merrivale has come to London for the social season, in order to give her beautiful younger sister Charis a chance to make a good marriage. Frederica herself, a witty charmer, is feared to beyond marriageable age at twenty-four.But they find themselves both besieged by more suitors than they can handle!

THE GREAT ROXHYTHE 1922 Renaissance

LADY OF QUALITY 1972 ISBN:0370014790 Regency. To be 29, a golden beauty and yet regarded as a hopeless spinster by all. Bath....Annis sealed her unwedded doom by sponsoring spoiled young Lucilla Carleton's intro into society, and respectable Bath matrons shook capped heads in horror... The only exception is Lucilla's guardian, Mr. Oliver Carleton.

THE MASQUERADERS 1928 ISBN:0449232530 Georgian. Temporarily abandoned by their scapegrace father, Prudence and Robin Lacey are forced to masquerade as the opposite sex to avoid capture by their political enemies. Prue makes a devilishly handsome young man and her brother Robin is equally beguiling as her "sister." This, however, makes for some dangerous entanglements when Prue, as Mr. Merriot, falls in love with Sir Anthony, and her brother, posing as Miss Merriot, finds his heart struck by the lovely heiress, Letty Grayson . . .

THE NONESUCH 1962 ISBN:0330244213 Regency. Sir Waldo Hawkridge was rarely refused anything - and particularly not by unmarried young women! Because of his name, his fortune and his looks, he'd always been relentlessly pursued - and ruthlessly determined to remain single. But then Sir Waldo came across not one but two women who captured his interest - but only Miss Ancilla Trent had the potential to engage his heart....

POWDER AND PATCH 1923 Georgian. Cleone Charteris has been Philip Jettan's favorite neighbor, his childhood friend. But when she returned from finishing school, Philip's romping playmate had gone forever and in her place was a Vision, the joy and despair of all the young men in the neighborhood. Cleone had every intention of marrying Philip someday, but though he was masterful and handsome, he was no slayer of herds. His coats were fashioned solely for comfort and he'd never fought a duel. Cleone longed to be wooed with endearments and flowers, but would her plans to change Philip into an accomplished flirt ruin her plans for happiness?

SPRIG MUSLIN 1956 ISBN:0099416247 Regency. Beautiful, charming, and hopelessly in love, young Amanda left home--fleeing her grandfather and his objections to her engagement to an impoverished young officer. On her own, the willful, flirtatious Amanda soon crossed paths with the dashing but cynical Sir Gareth, an older man with romantic woes of his own. And--as her unlikely and unwilling protector--he soon found himself entangle in a complicated tapestry of events woven by the irrepressible Amanda.

THE TALISMAN RING 1936 Georgian and French Revolution. A ravishing beauty, Eustacie de Vauban had been snatched from the excitement of the French Revolution to be sheltered in the dull safety of her grandfather's manor house in England..

VENETIA 1958 ISBN:3499120038 Regency. In love with an improper stranger... At twenty-five, Venetia Lanyon was far too close to spinsterhood to reject the attentions of the impeccable Mr. Edward Yardley. But the headstrong beauty vowed she'd rather die than marry a man she didn't love - especially since meeting her long-absent neighbor, the scandalous Lord Damerel. He was quite the most dashing, yes dangerous, man she had ever known. And now, unwillingly, she was in his debt, tempted to cast her good name and reputation to the winds of fate!

Philippa Heywood

THE CAUTIOUS HEART 8/1981 ISBN:0515058017 Regency

Brenda Hiatt

GABRIELLA 3/1992 ISBN:0373311702 Regency. She turned his consequence into his conscience...Gabriella Gordon knew that she would have to agree to a London Season sooner or later or her Society sister would plague her to death. So when the celebrated Duke of Ravenham came to call, supposedly owing to the outcome of a wager, the duke was obliged to lend Gabriella his escort and consequence. Gabriella's sister was in raptures, but Gabriella most definitely was not. She was determined to be as difficult as possible but found that was easier said than done...

A REBELLIOUS BRIDE 4/2002 ISBN: 0380817799 Lord Marcus has just made the decision to pick up where his friend Luke left off, becoming the next Saint of Seven Dials, devoted to helping London's poor by stealing from the most undeserving of the rich. The last thing he needs right now is a wife--especially hoydenish American Quinn Peverill! Quinn has no more desire for marriage than Marcus does. All she wants to do is learn more about the shipping business, then return home to Baltimore with her sea captain father. But now, because of her impetuous attempt to help a poor street urchin, she finds herself at the center of a scandal that can only be hushed by a quick marriage to the stuffy, insufferable (and outrageously handsome) Lord Marcus. Quinn rebels against convention by secretly helping the poor young prostitutes of London's slums as the anonymous "Sympathetic Lady," enlisting the help of the legendary Saint of Seven Dials, sight-unseen. Why can't her husband be as exciting as that heroic figure? Lord Marcus, meanwhile, becomes increasingly curious about the mysterious lady he's helping, even as he realizes he has fallen in love with his own wife. Eventually, both secret identities intersect in a crisis filled with humor--and passion.

ROGUE'S HONOR 7/2001 ISBN: 0380817772 Lady Pearl Moreston would first sacrifice her virtue and live life as a chambermaid before she'd acquiesce to her stepmother's demands and wed overbred Lord Bellowsworth! In fact, posing as a maid is precisely what Pearl does to escape her fate -- a deception that could prove disastrous for the impetuous bluestocking. Luckily, Luke St. Clair comes to her rescue. Now here is a man worth losing one's innocence to: strong, dashing, daring, worldly...and nary a drop of noble blood in him!Luke is intrigued by this minx who seems unusually knowing for her tender years...and whose intoxicating beauty makes him light-headed in her presence. But Luke is not the adventurer the winsome Pearl believes him to be. And though her soft, succulent lips are begging to be kissed, Luke is honor-bound to never reveal to her his true identity. Yet how long can passion's flames be restrained before two delightful deceivers are forced to drop their masks and surrender to the sweet, sensual fire?

SCANDALOUS VIRTUE 6/1999 ISBN: 006101379X Sheltered and more than a little naïve, Lady Nessa Haughton was raised to be a model of English virtue. But beneath the inexperienced young widow's prim yet exquisitely beautiful exterior beats a willful heart longing for a taste of wickedness that would shock her proper sister and the rest of London Society. The new Marquis of Foxhaven, dashing Jack Ashecroft, is England's most revered war heros and its most notorious hellion. Though he's inherited his beloved grandfather's title, Jack must reform his rakish ways to gain his fortune. Vowing to earn respectability, he sets out to find a proper wife--a woman above reproach who can redeem his reputation. Irresistibly drawn together, Nessa and Jack each seem to be exactly what the other wants--or so they think. Will their mutual attraction lead to true love, or irreparable ruin for them both?

THE UGLY DUCKLING 9/1992 ISBN: 0373311818 Regency. She would have to choose but either way she would lose... Miss Deirdre Wheaton was in a pucker. She had never looked to marry. Certainly not to someone as grand as Lord Wrotham. But there was no help for it. She was unable to resist his charms, though for the sake of her first love, she fervently wished she could. How could she love a man with her heart, knowing all the while she would have to abandon her soul?

Fiona Hill

THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 1987 ISBN: 0312010168 Regency. Surely a woman of wit - and means - should have no need of marriage...Miss Anne Guilfoyle was indeed most pleased with her independent life among clever London society. And what if a few wagging tongues called her a "bluestocking" and clucked that at twenty-eight she'd already scuttled her chances of matrimony? But when she suddenly lost her fortune, Anne's life changed completely. She was forced to retire far from the London scene - in distance and spirit - to her inherited farm in Linfield. Still, it didn't take too long for Mr. Henry Highet, the bumbling and blandly good-looking gentleman farmer next door, to offer a most radical proposition - marriage! Yes, she would marry him as a business arrangement, Anne said. But the deal became much more of a risk than she had imagined. And not even her quick London wit could save her helpless heart....

LOVE IN A MAJOR KEY 1/1976 ISBN: 0425030199 Regency. When Daphne left her family's country estate at Verchamp Park for the season in London, it was certainly with no anticipation of romance. She soon found, however, that she had no difficulty in finding suitors -- only in choosing among them. All were quite acceptable with the sole exception of Christian Livingston, the handsome and sensuous pianofortist employed by Lady Brede. Surely, little good could come of any attachment she might form for him. And yet, could propriety stand in Daphne's way once her heart was captured? Before she can honestly answer the question, Daphne finds herself at the center of a truly delicious intrigue!

SWEET'S FOLLY ISBN:0399118772 Regency. Misunderstood words and mistaken hearts...When a Regency lass falls on lean times, marriage looms as the only solution. And so Honoria Newcombe pledges herself to blond and bashful Alexander Blackwood. Alexander might make a most attractive husband--if only he could remember to be a husband. But busy with his books and fearful of Honoria’s feelings for that bounder Claude Kemp, Alex hesitates to make the maid he married into the wife he desires. With her marriage foundering from within and her virtue under attack from without, Honoria seems slated for certain scandal --until the boy she married proves himself the man she has come to love.

Sandra Hill

THE TARNISHED LADY 9/1995 ISBN: 084393834X Medieval. Lady Eadyth of Hawks' was barred from polite society because she had a child out of wedlock. Eirik of Ravenshire was England's most virile bachelor and dashing rogue....who soon finds his plans gone awry when he succumbs to the tarnished lady's love.

Anne Hillary

THE BARTERED BRIDE 6/1979 ISBN:0440109124 Regency. Robin and Kitty are both pawns in a game played long ago by their fathers -- a gambling aristocrat who finally lost more than he could afford, and a wealthy social-climbing commoner who offered the other an ideal way to discharge his losses. Now that the Earl of Scotney was dead, his son Robin was bound to honor his father's last debt -- an iron-clad contract compelling Robin to marry a woman he had never seen. A woman he didn't know and didn't want. And what of the woman herself? Ravishing raven-haired Kitty Tolbert swore never to marry a man willing to barter his title for her fortune. Never. But then Kitty met a handsome stranger and fell in love. She didn't know his name and didn't care -- until the day Lord Scotney came to claim his bride and her dowry. It was Robin! The man she loved at first sight and the man she had hated for years were one and the same! Could she ever look into his eyes again without wondering about this man who could deny his heart to settle a debt and marry a fortune? Kitty knew the future was in her hands. She couldn't live with him -- but could she live without him?

Tammy Hilz

ONCE A REBEL 2/2001 ISBN: 0821767798 Georgian. Ever since they nearly destroyed her village, Joanna Fisk has nursed a burning hatred for the nobility.  So when she encounters Nathan Alcott, a man who seems to represent everything she despises, she furiously fights the growing attraction between them.  Then Jo learns that the handsome aristocrat secretly plans to transport a cache of gold to France. Commandeering the Sea Witch, she attacks his ship--stealing the gold and taking him as her prisoner.  Now, as she and Nathan head into a dangerous adventure together, their passion can no longer be denied.  And yet, must Jo admit that the man she calls her enemy is the same man who has captured her heart?

Sandy Hingston

HOW TO KISS A HERO 3/2000 ISBN: 0440235340 Regency. Tucked away in the countryside, away from prying eyes, Mrs. Treadwell's Academy for Young Ladies is a place like no other. After all, only the most scandalous school would teach young ladies to trust their passions, to think for themselves, and to achieve their true potential--in life as well as in love....Nichola Hainesworth's desperate mother enrolled her at the Academy to master the fine art of marrying well. But Nichola has other plans. At first, she intends to escape. But soon she is drawn to the school's scandalously unorthodox fencing lessons . . . and its irresistibly arrogant instructor. A wounded war hero, Lord Brian Boru makes Nichola's heart race as he guides each thrust and parry. His rakish reputation would make her mother swoon, but Nichola sees beyond the Scotsman's fierce facade to the guarded heart beneath. And while the cardinal rule of swordplay is never to let one's heart overrule one's head, Nichola Hainesworth is about to learn that most rules are made to be broken!

THE LOVER'S CHARM 2/1999 ISBN: 0440223717 Regency. He is the prodigal son returned from the Caribbean after the sudden death of his brother. As the new Earl of Avenleigh, "Devil" Jack Cantrell has to save the debt-ridden estate and rescue his eccentric family before he can go back to his exotic island mistress. But he meets his greatest challenge in his brother's fiancée, the bishop's dowdy daughter. ..The lover's kiss...Miss Priscilla Wilcox assures Jack that she wants nothing from him. Only friendship. Anything more would be unthinkable--until the magical night in Vauxhall Gardens when Jack's bemused birthday kiss ignites new passion. Suddenly in love, Priscilla is transformed from a drab bluestocking into a dazzling beauty, and captures Jack's heart. But will his love last once the charm fades and he sees her for what she really is--an ordinary woman made extraordinary by her love for him?

A MOST RECKLESS LADY 6/1998 ISBN: 0440223687 Regency. Without warning, Lucas Strathmere's horse threw him into a snowdrift--at the feet of the most beautiful creature he'd ever seen. So this was Tatiana, the peasant girl he'd risked his life to find. Clad in breeches, she had the bearing of a duchess and the unbridled sensuality of a peasant. Not even Lucas, Earl of Somerleigh, could imagine the consequences as he swept her to England, determined to transform her into a lady fit for the ton . . . and uncover the mystery of her past. A most reckless passion...She'd learn a proper lady's ways, wear a proper lady's stays--all the better to turn her disapproving guardian into a very improper gentleman indeed. As Tatiana conquered Brighton and brought the randy Prince Regent to his knees, suddenly everything changed: Someone was following her, someone who knew the truth about her past. And even Lucas couldn't protect her--or himself--from the greatest danger of all: flashfire desire, and the scandal she courted in his arms. . . .

Hinshaw - Parks - Simpson

MY ONLY VALENTINE 1/2003 ISBN: 0821774360 Regency. Includes "Valentine Dreams" by Donna Simpson; "The Valentine Poem" by Victoria Hinshaw; and "The Ugly Duckling's Valentine" by Julia Parks.

Victoria Hinshaw

THE ELIGIBLE MISS ELLIOTT 1/2003 ISBN: 0821774050 Regency. Wealthy Miss Rosalind Elliott is all too aware of what she represents to prospective suitors. In her golden hair, they see the coin of the realm; in her sapphire blue eyes, the value of her investments. She fears becoming hard hearted, yet would rather settle into a dignified spinsterhood than make an attachment with a fortune-hungry man. But her quiet life in Bath becomes considerably more exciting with the arrival of the dashing Captain Philip Caldwell, who brings with him his elderly aunt--her grandmother’s nemesis--and an aura of intrigue…Captain Caldwell left adventure behind when he ended his Naval career. His is a lucrative retirement, but that is a fact he cares not to flaunt. Accompanying his Aunt Isiline to Bath is a chore he dreads--until he crosses paths with the charming Rosalind Elliott. It seems his elderly aunt and Rosalind’s beloved grandmama were once bosom friends--until vicious Bath gossips drove them apart. When Rosalind proposes a scheme to reunite the two ladies, Philip soon finds his head--and heart--preoccupied with a proposal of quite a different nature…

Karla Hocker

A BID FOR INDEPENDENCE 1986 ISBN:0446353523 Regency. She didn't give a fiddle for the frippery of London! It was the piano she loved.....Cherry Sinclair's parents had given their lovely daughter one year to fulfill her dream to become a successful concert pianist.

A CHRISTMAS CHARADE 11/1991 ISBN: 0821735829 Regency. Elizabeth Gore-Langton was hardly in a position to refuse to accompany Lady Astley to the Christmas party at Stenton Castle. After all, a paid companion must follow her employer's wishes. It scarcely signified that Elizabeth would be forced to face the man who had unknowingly broken her heart years ago during her first season. Most likely, the Duke of Stenton wouldn't even recognize her. But once she looked up into his dark, piercing eyes, she knew this was a man who forgot very little...and forgave even less. Well, she was no longer a blushing schoolgirl, and the dashing duke would soon find that a broken heart, once mended, could be formidable, indeed!

A DARING ALLIANCE 8/1988 ISBN: 156682043 Regency. Set amidst the War of 1812. Foreign intrigue suited the young and beautiful Lady Georgiana Rutledge. The London dandies bored her, but her heart stood still when Barrett Gray entered the ballroom. Was it his good looks, brash strength or American accent? Their countries were at war, but fighting was far from what Georgiana wanted of Barrett. Besides, she had other battles ahead. There was purse-pinched Sir Percy to contend with. In his pursuit of a rich bride, Sir Percy would resort to trickery and scandal, jeopardizing Georgiana's happiness. Desires erupt as violently as battles, and Georgiana crosses bumpy seas on an equally bumpy quest for true love...

A DECEITFUL HEART 2/1993 ISBN: 0821740733 Regency. Lady Caroline Dundas may have been raised in New Orleans but she knew how to comport herself as well as any London miss. But proper manners were quite impossible to maintain in the face of Simon Renshaw's arrogance. How dare he declare her father an imposter who had returned to England only to grab the family fortune and title. Renshaw was clearly a charlatan... and a rake as well! For he looked her up and down with an insulting familiarity that made her wish she were not such a lady after all!

THE DEVILISH MARQUIS 9/1989 ISBN: 0446353779 Regency. 'You'd Think Was The First The Way You Carry On!' First, Nell Hetherington was rudely awakened in the middle of the night by an intruder looming over her bed! Then, the cad had the gall to chastise her for screaming. Worse yet, she knew the rogue! He was the Marquis of Ellsworth, who had served with her father. Indeed, the blue-eyed rake had been the hero of her girlhood dreams. After a long absence, he had returned to London to surprise his mistress, Josephine - only to find Nell in Josephine's bed. Ellsworth did not know that the tawny-haired beauty had inherited half the house, and hoped to buy the rest to start a school for young ladies. Nell did not know that the devilish marquis owned the other half of her house. Nor did she dream that she would soon battle him for her future...and her heart.

AN HONORABLE AFFAIR 1988 ISBN:0446349070 Regency. The intriguing tale of a proper lady, a newsworthy gentleman, and heartfelt notion that had to be honored.

THE IMPERTINENT MISS BANCROFT 8/2002 ISBN:0821773607 Regency. Freespirited Sophy Bancroft has been dismissed from several posts for "impertinence and unauthorized, irresponsible acts." But now, as she begins her seventh attempt as a governess, she vows that, this time, she'll control her impulsive need to be inquisitive and outspoken. Her resolve is challenged, however, on the very night she arrives at the town house of her new employer, the dashing Viscount Northrop. There, a valuable necklace is missing, and Miss Bancroft feels the thrill of pursuit stir her blood...in more ways than one. Guardian to his sister's three rambunctious children, Viscount Lucian Northrop finds himself obliged to engage a governess. Expecting the arrival of a prim and proper miss, he is surprised to encounter the incorrigible Miss Bancroft, whose quick tongue and improper notions have a startling effect on him. Though he knows he ought to dismiss her, he cannot deny that she captivates. And when danger threatens her under his own roof, he realizes he cannot let her go at all--because he's fallen in love.

AN IMPROPER COMPANION 1989 ISBN: 0821726919 Regency. Despite her fetching blue eyes and sable hair, Kate Elliot remained every bit the prim and practical school mistress. Few at Miss Venable's Seminary for Young Ladies would have dreamed that Kate had entertained romantic notions in her girlhood! At twenty-eight, she remained firmly on the shelf and-- with the closing of the school--firmly unemployed. Hence, she welcomed the invitation of Liza Ashcroft's chaperone for the Season at Bath. But how would she endure the girl's toplofty father? Patience was not in her nature....Damien Ashcroft was certain that Miss Elliott would be the ideal companion for his daughter. A wallflower of quiet virtues, she would neither distract the handsome widower from his scholarly pursuits nor be bothered by his disdain for women. So he was stunned to discover that the imprudent Miss Elliott was outspoken to a fare-thee-well And shocked when sassy Kate made his pulse race alarmingly--surely out of anger. Ashcroft would have to teach her how to behave properly.

THE INCORRIGIBLE SOPHIA 1992 ISBN: 0802712088 Regency. A Most Unsuitable Pastime... The impertinent Miss Sophia Bancroft is thrilled to be engaged to the incomparable Viscount Lucian Northrop, but at a time when most respectable young ladies would be preoccupied with setting a wedding date and choosing a bridal trousseau, Sophy still has a most un-viscountess-like penchant for solving mysteries.When danger threatens her betrothed, the indomitable investigatrix soon finds herself up to her reticule in intrigue - and she'll take any risk to protect the man she loves. A Dangerous Endeavor... As aide to the British Foreign Secretary in perilous times, Lucian Payne has been assigned .a matter of extreme delicacy' - monitoring the movements of Napoleonic spies as they attempt to infiltrate the highest levels of London society. Soon plunged into a tangle of treason, betrayal and murder, the courageous Lord Northrop finds himself in grave danger. Foreign agents are closing in and he can trust no one . . . except the inimitable lady who wears his ring.

JUNE LOVE 6/1995 ISBN: 0821749765 Regency. Reclusive Viscount Stanmore hired historian Theadora von Hochstein, only to discover she had an irritating habit of poking her nose in other people's affairs--specifically the one between Arabella Stuart and William Seymore, whose secret love child might be Stanmore's ancestor. Soon she's having visions of an era long past and dreaming of a future with Stanmore.

LADY MARYANN'S DILEMMA 8/1990 ISBN:0821731068 Regency. Level-headed Lady Maryann Rivington had never seen a love match that didn't end in disaster. She was determined to wed for all the practical reasons--lineage, security, and the comparatively exalted status of the married woman. And the last thing she wanted to hear was a slanderous accusation against her carefully-chosen betrothed! She couldn't imagine why the handsome stranger who approached her in the Botanic Gardens was so intent on preventing her marriage. She only knew that she was so befuddled by the danger implicit in his words and the promise of passion in his eyes...

THE LITTLE MATCH-SELLER short story in ONCE UPON A TIME 9/1998 ISBN: 0821759957. Regency. Elinor Courridge was a sensible spinster who worked hard in her father's Mayfair tobacco shop and struggled to raise her wayward sister's child. Never, she believed, would her prince come--or even an ordinary gentleman with a fierce tendre for her. Until, one night, she lit a match...and sparked a spellbinding amour...

LOVE TANGLE 1988 ISBN:0821723324 Regency. The earl of Frenchmore is startled out of his view of misses as featherbrains, after meeting a forthright, intelligent Yorkshire spinster who has just wandered into his drawing room after venturing cross country on foot to save an infant from a fierce January blizzard.

A MADCAP SCHEME 1987 ISBN:0446302627 Regency. It was a most outrageous scheme--but most necessary if Olivia Fenshawe was to save her brother's reputation. Cutting her hair and donning his clothes, she daringly assumed his post as secretary to the dashing Earl of Worth--and fervently hoped her irresponsible brother would return before anyone was the wiser. But when Olivia took a bullet meant for the Earl, her true gender was most unceremoniously revealed. Irked at being duped by a young lady and determined to trap his would-be assassin, the infuriating Worth now demanded that Olivia pose as his fiancee. In return, The Earl would kindly keep his silence regarding the scandalous masquerade. It was an impossible situation for Olivia...and one made more so by the disturbing warmth of her "betrothed's" touch and the gentle awakening of her own tender heart.

MATTERS OF THE HEART 5/1992 It was a most outrageous scheme--but most necessary if Olivia Fenshawe was to save her brother's reputation. Cutting her hair and donning his clothes, she daringly assumed his post as secretary to the dashing Earl of Worth...

A SCANDALOUS LADY 4/1991 ISBN:082173377X Regency. Having risen from the squalor of London's back alleys to be the darling of Drury Lane, Meg Fletcher was indeed a consummate actress. And it took all her considerable skills to conceal her shock when she learned she was actually the legitimate daughter--and heir--of Sir Richard Carswell, an aging baronet! Determined to learn why her mother fled her husband in terror all those years ago, Meg journeyed to Carswell Hall. There, in addition to gaping servants and a very surprised papa, she encountered the extremely unsettling Earl of Stanbrook...

THE SEVEN RAVENS short story in ONCE UPON A KISS 5/1999 ISBN: 0821762109. Regency. It was bad enough that her father's will dispatched Lady Emily Marchmont on a quest for seven brothers she'd never heard of. Even worse, the key to their whereabouts lay with Sir Alexander Raven, once the object of her innocently bold overtures. And never did she imagine that his teasing eyes held the answer to her secret desires.

UNDER THE MISTLETOE short story in A CHRISTMAS COURTSHIP 11/1996 ISBN: 0821754645 Regency. Two lovely rivals vie to win a proposal from the handsome lord of Stenton Castle. But one of them is at a disadvantage: she's a ghost!

A WISH FOR CHRISTMAS short story in A CHRISTMAS WISH 11/1994 ISBN:0821747622 Regency.

THE YULE LOG short story in CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 11/1990 ISBN:0821732455 Regency.

MASQUERADE 8/1996 ISBN: 0821755595 Victorian. Beth Longly mixed among the beauties of the ton as though she belonged. In truth, adorned in the latest society fashions, she swept dashing, well-to-do Jamie Morgan completely off his feet. Little did he know that Beth was not "the lady" of Claremont House at all -- only its servant girl in disguise hoping to maneuver her way into a wealthy man's arms. Then Morgan proposed, leaving Beth to wonder how long her masquerade could last.... Morgan was pleased with his latest conquest. The handsome -- and utterly destitute -- pickpocket was quite convincing disguised as a society fop. So much so that the eligible "Lady Claremont" was immediately taken with him, even if she did seem strangely reticent about introducing him to her family. But the better he got to know the lovely aristocrat, the more he desired her. Yet once he was unmasked as the fortune-hunting rogue he was, he knew he risked losing his precious lady love forever....

Jane Aiken Hodge

ESCAPADE 10/1993 ISBN:0312097999 Regency. Set during the Napoleonic wars, the tale of two young women who defy the conventions of their age as they search for love and independence amidst the political turmoil of eighteenth-century Europe...

FIRST NIGHT 5/1989 ISBN:0708922201 Regency. 1802, American Martha and English Cristabel set out to seek their fortune in Europe, a world where the hazards of Napoleonic power politics are mixed with the glamour of early 19th century opera...

WIDE IS THE WATER 6/1981 Georgian and American Revolution. The time is 1780 and the bloody War of Independence has ended, but the peace terms are still a matter of passionate debate. To the young lovers parted by the throes of war, the separation is not only one of miles but also of attitudes and heritage. Mercy Purchis is separated by the privateer-haunted waters of the Atlantic from her new husband, Hart Purchis.

Anne Hodgson

TO LOVE AND TO CHERISH 12/1993 ISBN:0061081574 Georgian. Escaping a world of loneliness and cruelty, Brianda Breedon's only source of comfort was her beloved stallion, Dakota. But when her cruel brother lost Dakota in a wager to John Fauxley, the Earl of Manseth, she was determined to get her horse back. Never did Brianda dream her visit to the Earl's manor would be forever. For after one glimpse of Brianda's exquisite face, the magnificent but arrogant John Fauxley was intent on making her his--even if it meant marrying her. From the tranquil English countryside, to the elegant rooms of London, to the beautiful mountains of Scotland, theirs is a love story about passion that could not be denied.

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