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A REGENCY HOLIDAY 11/1991 Regency. Features "The Girl with Airs" by Elizabeth Mansfield; "Proof of the Pudding" by Monette Cummings; "The Kissing Bough" by Martha Jean Powers; "Christmas at Wickly" by Judith Nelson; and "A Christmas Spirit" by Sarah Eagle.
Elizabeth Mansfield
THE ACCIDENTAL ROMANCE 8/1988 ISBN:1557730601 Regency. Luciennce was positively outraged. The terrible collision with Lord Perry Wittenden's carriage had all but destroyed her own. And when the infuriatingly good-humored fellow -- a versifier of irritating wit and talent -- published a scandalous account of the accident, in which Lucy was identified as a shrew, it became an incident quite beyond bearing. Indeed, Lucy's every encounter with the man bred chaos and disaster. And yet Lord Perry, while admitting that Lucy was the most temperamental, spoilt and unreasonable young woman he'd every met, nevertheless was discovering that her fiery spirit and captivating beauty made those encounters too enjoyable for him to wish to avoid.
THE BARTERED BRIDE 9/1989 ISBN: 0515115215 Regency. Brokenhearted from a shattered romance, Lord Kittridge agreed to marry Cassandra Chivers - for forty thousand pounds of her father's money. But he recalled having seen her exquisite face somewhere before - and he was sure Cassie had planned to ensnare him into marriage. Was his new bride a crafty schemer behind her shy demeanor? Cassie loved him from the moment their eyes met... Why was he determined to believe the worst about her? All she wanted was his happiness - and his love - no matter what the cost might be.
A BRILLIANT MISMATCH 5/1991 ISBN:0515105457 Regency. Fiery Moira Pattinger vowed that her domineering father would rue the day he dared interfere with her choice of husband... and so made an impetuous promise to marry the next man to cross her path. Little did Moira realize that the next morning, the first man she laid eyes upon would be a bootless, rugged, and unsightly vagrant sleeping in the Pattinger stables. Undaunted, the stubborn redhead declared her engagement -- while convincing the confused stranger to play along with the charade. But Moira didn't bargain for the discoveries she would make about her mysterious fiancé... or the tender longing he would arouse in her heart....
A CHRISTMAS KISS 12/1990 ISBN:0515105201 Regency. When James Everard announced that he had invited a young lady home for the Christmas holidays, his father, the Earl of Gyllford, was astounded--and skeptical. Could it be that Jamie was finally showing an interest in something other than horseplay with his friends? But when lovely Miss Evalyn Pennington arrived at Gyllford Manor, it was the earl who found himself inexplicably drawn to her winsome beauty. Neither Evalyn nor the earl expected the light of love that filled their Christmas with some very special gifts.
THE COUNTERFEIT HUSBAND 9/1982 ISBN:0515090107 Regency. A Daring Masquerade..Camilla, Countess of Wyckfield heaved her book at Thomas. "Why, you...you...!" "Bounder?" Jackanapes? Dastard?" he supplied." All of them! Get out of my sight!" She didn't speak again until she heard him leaving. "Well will you?" she asked, turning slowly. "Before you go, answer my question." His broad grin became a small half-smile, and his eyes held a warmth that made something in her chest clench. " My lady," he said softly,"there is one thing you must believe: There's no role I'd rather play than that of your husband..."
DUEL OF HEARTS 11/1980 ISBN: 042504677X Regency. There's no time to explain! Sarah said. Come and sit down beside me. Quickly! She pulled him to the sofa. The door had been left open so that anyone passing would be bound to see them. Sarah placed his arms firmly around her waist. Now, Edward, try not to be too shocked. I want you to kiss me. What?! Edward gaped at her. You can't mean.... Yes, I do! She threw her arms around him and lifted her face to his. Kiss me...as if you really mean it!
THE FIFTH KISS 7/1981 ISBN: 0425047393 Regency. Bookish, naive Olivia Matthews was not surprised to discover that her brother-in-law, Miles Strickland, was unfaithful to her dear sister. She'd always had the impression that the man was a monster. But when her sister's deathbed request made it necessary for Olivia to come into close and prolonged proximity to the difficult, dreadful man, she knew that she had better learn a great deal more about life and love than she'd managed to acquire so far.
THE FROST FAIR 4/1982 ISBN:0425053628 Regency. Lady Meg sighed. "You have faced Napoleon's armies without a qualm. What harm could come to you from a friendship between us?" "Friendship?" Sir Geoffrey inquired sardonically. "What has friendship to do with anything?" "Why, what else have we been speaking of?" asked Meg, surprised. Then suddenly she was locked in his arms. His lips were pressing down on her with an almost angry urgency. Then she heard his voice, harsh with bitter passion. "You see, my dear," said Sir Geoffrey, "It's not friendship that frightens me....."
THE GIRL WITH AIRS short story in A REGENCY HOLIDAY 11/1991 ISBN:0515107050 Regency
THE GIRL WITH THE PERSIAN SHAWL 2/2003 ISBN: 0515134147 Regency. Always speaking her mind in public, Kate Rendell is ill-suited for any bachelor in Sussex. But, when an admirer of her family's famous portrait strikes her fancy, it seems that the un-matchable girl has finally met her match...
HER MAN OF AFFAIRS 8/1980 ISBN: 0515087998 Regency. Lady Theo Fairchild, dashing, beautiful, willful and extravagant, was on the brink of financial ruin. And only one man in London seemed capable of extricating her -- David MacKenzie, a hot- tempered Scotsman on temporary loan from his position at her bank to act as her man of business. But not only did their opposing temperaments threaten to overset his business plans, they portended a tragedy to both their personal lives. For the attraction beneath their constant quarreling was one that could never be acknowledged.
THE LADY DISGUISED 3/1989 ISBN:1557731721 Regency. When Ada Farrington's dear little eight-year-old brother vanished, she set out to find him. Disguising herself in boy's clothing, her perilous search led her from a nearby gypsy camp to the splendid drawing rooms of the London ton. The disguise brought her to a proper muddle when she lost her heart to Derek Rutledge, who believed her to be a boy. Determined to find her brother before revealing the truth about herself, it was as a boy that she encountered one of those nightmarish flash houses where little boys were enslaved to work as chimney sweeps. Could true happiness take root in such a fearful search and dishonest deception?
LOVE LESSONS 5/1983 ISBN:051509210X Regency. How could he not love the woman he had taught her to be? Oliver Fleming, the young Earl of Pentargon, was so unorthodox a guardian that by the time Anne was sixteen she was an incomparable horsewoman, an enthusiastic botanist -- and a hopeless hoyden. She was also, as she discovered with shock, in love with her guardian. And her new woman's heart told her that his passion answered her own.... Why then had he sent her off to London to become a lady -- she who wanted only to be his wife? Could he really prefer that prim, that proper... that passionless Eliza Gilbart?
THE MAGNIFICENT MASQUERADE 9/1987 ISBN:0441515681 Regency. When Viscount Birkinshaw sought to marry off his impertinent daughter Kitty to the Earl of Edgerton's equally spirited brother, it seemed like the perfect match. But neither of the titled matchmakers could have anticipated the consequences of their scheme. For from the beginning of Kitty's journey to meet her husband-to-be, there seemed to be some question as to which lovely young lady was the bride, and which the conspiring domestic. As Kitty and Emily, her maid, are brought from the decorous academy run by Miss Marchmont to the sprawling elegance of Edgerton Park. It becomes necessary to keep a sharp eye out for the regal bride and the beautiful impostor.
MAMA'S CHOICE 6/1982 ISBN: 0686857143 Regency
MATCHED PAIRS 1/1996 ISBN:0515117854 Regency. The dashing Lord Canfield had come to a tiny village in Derbyshire for peace, not to involve himself in other people's domestic affairs. But he couldn't help noticing that his charming neighbor Juliet Branscombe was heading for trouble. Her betrothed was playing her fast and loose with a charming London sophisticate behind her back. And the shy Juliet seemed almost content to let him go! Struck by Juliet's delicate charm, Canfield decided to take matters into his own hands. He would help her win back her betrothed's heart. But what he didn't expect was that she would win his own.
MISCALCULATIONS 6/2000 ISBN:0515128341 Regency. Blessed with boyish charm - and a sizable inheritance - Lucian Hammond, Lord Kettering, is as welcome at the gentlemen's clubs as he is at society soirees. But his penchant for gambling lands him in debt, and puts him at the mercy of his mother, who controls his inheritance until his thirty-fifth year. Lady Kettering offers him a wager that he cannot refuse. If he can straighten out his finances in a month, she'll release to him his entire fortune. One condition: that he accept the help of her own "man of business" - a woman - whose mathematical talents are as irritating as her beauty is captivating.
THE PHANTOM LOVER 1979 ISBN:0515087424 Regency. Nell asked. A light appeared in her bed-chamber, then took the form of a man, then spoke... "You must leave Thorndene," said the ghost; then added, more gently, "I come again to warn you, not to harm you. I may never touch you, any more than a shadow may...""What does that signify?" Nell asked. "Since you are dead, you can have no need or inclination to touch me anyway." "You can't know much about men -- or ghosts -- or how delightful you look in that nightdress, if you believe that," he said with disturbing sincerity. Nell blushed and pulled the bedclothes over her. For a long moment, neither of them spoke. Then, as suddenly as it had appeared, the ghostly figure was gone... Fiery young "Nell" Belden went to Thorndene Castle to escape a lover, not find one... She was bound by the strict conventions of England's Regency to a man she could never love; then bound by the ties of passion to a man she could never marry! For at Thorndene, she discovered a new and startling love, a love that was as intense as it was doomed... the phantom lover.
POOR CAROLINE 7/1995 ISBN:0515116599 Regency. "Poor Caroline..." How she detested those words. Orphaned and penniless at twelve, Caroline Whitlow had heard the phrase too often. Though she'd lived on her uncle's charity for a dozen years, she intended never to be pitied again. But after her uncle's death, she learned that Kit Meredith, the heir to the estate, was returning from the wars to enjoy the peace and quiet of Crittenden Grange. Since the independent-minded young beauty felt that she would rather starve than accept the charity of this arrogant stranger, Caroline fled from the place that had all these years been her home. But Kit was not arrogant. Generous and kind, he knew she belonged back at the Grange. He was willing to devote himself to the task, but it would take more than determination. It would take scheming, deceit...and love.
A PRIOR ENGAGEMENT 9/1990 ISBN:0515103985 Regency. Genevra was known as a jilt. Her mother claimed she'd jilted eighteen different suitors in the past eight years. It was only the violin she loved, her mother believed. Music would make an old maid of her! But Jan had experienced a human love once -- the first man she'd jilted. None of the others could make her forget him, despite the fact that she'd jilted him for a very good reason. And now her obnoxiously spoiled, beautiful cousin Belinda was betrothed to that very man!
A REGENCY MATCH 5/1980 ISBN:0515087564 Regency. No sensible man -- and Marcus Garvey, Earl Of Wynwood was, if anything, very sensible -- would permit himself to fall in love with a girl who was as headstrong, histrionic, impulsive and accident-prone as Sophy Edgerton. But Sophy was making such turmoil in his life that she was quite destroying his peace of mind. She, on her part, infuriated by his obvious and outspoken disapproval, was determined to put him in his place. "There are possibilities for mischief," she swore to herself, "that he hasn't even dreamed of."
REGENCY STING 1980 ISBN: 0425044971 Regency. When Jason, a single and very wealthy American, inherited the title to the Mainwaring estate, all the impoverished Mainwaring family tried to encourage a match between him and the one marriageable Mainwaring, Anne. But Anne found the fellow too boorishly colonial, and he found her too Britishly elegant for his taste. Besides, he had not the slightest intention of remaining in England for long. And she would never for a moment consider leaving England for the uncivilized place Jason had come from.
A SPLENDID INDISCRETION 1/1985 ISBN:0425074544 Regency. Ada Surringham would not have denied--if she could have kept her mind on the question long enough--that she was more than somewhat muddleheaded. But not too muddled to know that she was in love with Ivor Griffith, Viscount Mullineaux, London's most eligible and elusive bachelor, a Corinthian of impeccable poise and unshakable perfection. And he with her. That was precisely the problem. For Ada loved him too much to inflict upon him such a paragon of confusion as...herself.
A VERY DUTIFUL DAUGHTER 1979 ISBN:0515087408 Regency. Everyone agreed that the sensible, obedient, and lovely Letty Glendenning would make a perfect wife for the dashing, hitherto-uncatchable Lord Roger Denham. Even Roger agreed. And he was certain his overwhelming attraction to her was returned. Then why on earth was Letty refusing his offer of marriage?
WINTER WONDERLAND 11/1993 ISBN:0515112348 Regency. One stinging rejection was enough to chill Barnaby's heart to love. It had been the most humiliating encounter of his life when Miranda Pardew had haughtily rejected his shy request for a dance. Since then, Barnaby vowed that no woman would make a fool of him again. Ten years have passed since that encounter, but it seems like yesterday when Miranda comes into his life once more. Still a stunning beauty, time and circumstance have left her poor, alone and in need of employment. When she's hired as a governess for his brother's children, Barnaby must conceal his painful memories...and his desire. Amidst the warmth and merriment of the Christmas season, Miranda's return might be a curse...or a blessing.
Molly Marcort
A ROGUE'S KISS 1/2000 ISBN:0821765884 Regency. A hellion finds heaven...Christian Faraday, the scapegrace Earl of Bedlington, had a talent for landing in compromising positions. But when his latest indiscretion threatened to become a full-blown scandal, he deemed it a sign to change his dissolute ways. Trading the tawdry pleasures of London for the idyll of a friend's country estate, Christian soon discovered that the charms of bucolic life included a fiery lass who challenged his jaded heart. ..in an angel's arms. To proud country beauty Merissa Cassell, Christian was just another arrogant nobleman, like the ones who ruined her only brother. And yet, for all her efforts to despise him, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to his rakish good looks. Now, as a dark secret forced her into the shadows of London's seamy slums, Merissa was astonished to find that Christian had followed her there...and was intent on making a bold claim for her heart.
Edwina Marlowe
FALCONRIDGE 1969 ISBN:0441225713 Victorian. Evil and violence engulf a helpless young girl who must rid an old stone mansion of its ghosts before she can find herself.
THE LADY OF LYON HOUSE 1970 ISBN: 44146898 He was a tall man in a wide, checked cloak, and when the swirling London mist could not hide his face, he slipped into the shadows. Someone had been following Julia Meredith night after night, someone whose footsteps rang on the fog-wet cobblestones when she walked, and stopped when she stopped. And so her guardians sent her to the country to stay with an old friend, Corinne Lyon, mistress of Lyon house. But even there, protected by fever-scarred Corinne and Edward, her handsome, erratic nephew, Julia still felt that unseen eyes were watching, waiting. And then the stranger moved into nearby Dower House, a tall man who owned a checked cloak, who knew more about Julia than he should. He and Edward disliked one another immediately, and Julia, confused by her attraction to both men, knew instinctively that one of them wanted to kill her. But which one, and why?
THE MASTER OF PHOENIX HALL 1968 Victorian. ISBN: 0727840223 Angela Todd, alone in , Dower House, is besieged by fear. Plagued persistently since her arrival in Cornwall, she has no one to turn to but two men she barely knows: the arrogant master of the vast Phoenix Hall, Roderick Mellory, and Greg Ingram.
MIDNIGHT AT MALLYNCOURT 1975 ISBN:0399114459 Victorian
Lillian Marsh
THE FORGOTTEN BRIDE 1/1983 ISBN:0515068632 Regency. Young, impoverished, with nowhere to turn, Eleanor Glyndon impetuously married a dashing stranger. But after a blissful wedding night, she awoke to an empty bed, with no way of finding her errant husband. Years later, Eleanor confronts the proud, ,formal Earl of Hellistone--who is shocked to learn he has a wife..and son. Honorably, he acknowledges her claim. But Eleanor, the forgotten bride, has never forgotten her bridegroom--or the glorious passion they briefly shared. When he comes to her at night, she cannot deny him. Still, ,a silent struggle rages between them as Eleanor fights his lust to win his love...
LOVE'S MASQUERADE 5/1982 ISBN:0515058513 Regency. They are the envy of all London, the talk of the ton! As the lovely young widow Amelia Carrington and her escort Justin Farnham, Earl of Croyden, dine and dance through glittering Regency London, almost consumed by their desire for each other, Justin cannot understand why she holds him off...
Marshall-Westleigh-Ashley
A REGENCY CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 10/2000 Regency. Includes "Dear Lady Disdain" by Paula Marshall; "The Neglectful Guardian" by Anne Ashley; and "Felon's Fancy" by Sarah Westleigh.
Paula Marshall
THE BECKONING DREAM 2002 Regency. The only way actress Catherine Wood could ensure her brother’s release from jail was to accompany “Tom Trenchard” to Holland on a spying mission, while pretending to be his wife! With his roguish charm Tom made no bones about wanting Catherine in his bed—after all, she was an actress. But Catherine was determined to hold him at bay no matter how appealing he was. As they traveled into danger and depended upon one another, their attraction turned to love, and then misunderstanding. Would an eleventh-hour race against death finally make this “pretend” couple reveal the truth about their love?
DEAR LADY DISDAIN 12/1998 ISBN: 0373511159 Regency. Running Blanchard’s Bank after her father’s death was fulfilling for Anastasia but, even so, she felt there was something missing from her life. Problems with the branch in York, decided Stacy. She would go herself. But the November weather turned severe and, with her retinue, she sought refuge at Pontisford Hall. It was a nightmare! The Hall was in a parlous state, and the man she thought to be the butler turned out to be Matthew, Lord Radley. He was quite as forceful and autocratic as herself, and the sparks that flew during her enforced stay had repercussions that quite appalled her....
THE DESERTED BRIDE 1998 ISBN:0263807746 Renaissance. Drew was in no hurry...Bess was ten years old when she first saw her husband -- on their wedding day. Andrew, Earl of Exford left after the ceremony, and as Bess grew up she revelled in the freedom afforded by her absent husband. It was her twentieth birthday when Drew finally sent word he would be visiting Atherington! Would ha allow her continued rule or wish to consummate his marriage? It was as well she didn't know he was only coming now at the behest of Sir Francis Walsingham, the Queen's spymaster
MISS JESMOND'S HEIR 7/2001 ISBN: 0373511515 Regency. Inspecting the property recently inherited from his great-aunt, Jess Fitzroy found a youth and two children playing cricket on his grounds. The "youth" was the widowed Mrs. Georgina Herron, but, in behaving like a stern papa, he infuriated her before he and she could come to terms. Jess didn't think of Georgie as suitable parti, until he learned the truth behind the facade she --and others! --presented to the world....
AN UNCONVENTIONAL DUENNA 12/2001 ISBN: 0263828492 Regency. Tall, dark and confident, Athene Filmer seizes the opportunity to act as companion to her small, blonde and decidedly timid friend when she is launched into the ton. Illegitimate, with no dowry, Athene sees this as her one chance to make a rich marriage. But troubles arise when both young women consider Adrian, Lord Kinloch, to be the ideal husband. It's more than obvious to Athene that his formidably brusque cousin, Nicholas Cameron, is disapproving of her - seeing her as an adventuress on the make - but since Nick has shown no signs of offering her marriage himself, she knows she should dismiss all thought of him! But Nick will not be ignored . . .
THE WAYWARD HEART 4/2000 ISBN: 0263812332 The fifth book that follows the fortunes of the prestigious Schuyler family.
THE WOLFE'S MATE 3/2001 ISBN: 0373511353 Regency. Unbeknownst to Miss Susanna Beverly, her stepfather had cheated her out of her rightful inheritance. Thus she was forced to become the companion of Miss Amelia Western, who was betrothed to Viscount Darlington. Who would have guessed she'd be mistaken for Amelia and kidnapped by Mr. Ben Wolfe's henchmen! Ben's intentions were honorable. He did at least intend to marry Amelia. But his real aim was revenge upon Darlington's family. Kidnapping the wrong woman upset all his plans, but as Ben got to know the forthright Susanna, he couldn’t really admit to being sorry....
Deborah Martin
BY LOVE UNVEILED 5/1993 ISBN:0451403622 Renaissance. Lady Marianne Winchilsea, a beautiful half-gypsy, was running for her life from those who though she was involved in an attempt to kill the king. Forced to disguise herself, she trusted no one--especially not Garett Lyon, the Earl of Falkham, the man who usurped her family home and who seemed to be her most dangerous enemy..
DANGEROUS ANGEL 9/1994 ISBN: 0451405285 Georgian. Cordelia Shalstone, the daughter of a country vicar, seemed a model of propriety and an angel of mercy and charity. None guessed Cordelia's unseemly secret life - composing music, a sphere reserved for men. And not even Cordelia herself suspected the passion waiting to be awakened within her. The handsome Sebastian Kent, Duke of Waverly, took Cordelia at face value. He could not believe that this beautiful young lady possessed such heavenly musical talent. He could not believe that just being near her could stir such intense desire in him. And he could not believe that a vicar's daughter would ever accept his fervent overtures. But when the upright lord and the vicar's daughter set off for London to launch her music career, the Duke's resolve to hold his lust in check was overruled by Cordelia's refusal to deny her own ardent yearnings. It was a definite turnabout in the game of love which proved Cordelia more determined than Sebastian when it came to fulfilling their hungry hearts...
TOO WICKED FOR HEAVEN Short Story in ONE NIGHT WITH A ROGUE 10/1995 ISBN:0312956118
WINDSWEPT 4/1996 ISBN: 0451406761 Regency. Catrin Price was called the Lady of the Mists, a legend of the Welsh countryside, a woman haunted by a death curse that doomed the man she married. The only way to break the spell was to buy back a Druid chalice that an ancestor sold long ago. But when Catrin redeemed it, she left a dead man behind her. Who would believe her innocent with the man's treasure in her hands? Now she lived in fear of discovery, afraid to trust, afraid to give away her heart...Evan Newcome came to Wales to find the mysterious woman seen with his murdered friend. En route, his breath quickened when a beautiful creature stepped from a misty lake. And the moment their eyes met, passion blazed. But when Evan's dark past stepped between him and Catrin, a wall of mistrust was raised that only the magic of true love could life - a true love that was all-consuming, all-powerful, all wonderful..
Kat Martin
FANNING THE FLAME 8/2002 ISBN: 0743419162 Regency. The London ton is abuzz with the latest scandal. Jillian Whitney, well-born but penniless, has been living under the roof of a wealthy nobleman old enough to be her father. When Adam Hawthorne, the mysterious Earl of Blackwood, meets the lovely rebel, he's intrigued enough to want to lure her into changing protectors. Suddenly, Jillian's beloved guardian is murdered, and she is the only suspect. Forced to flee, she falls into the arms of the earl, who offers refuge from the law but no escape from an intoxicating passion. Although Jillian swiftly loses her heart, she knows that the eligible earl would never marry a woman tainted by scandal. But is Jillian underestimating the strength and depth of a man's passion?
GYPSY LORD 9/1992 ISBN: 0312928785 Regency. When tall, handsome Dominic sees one of his Romany band whipping a beautiful, flame-haired captive, he never dreams she is a pampered heiress stolen from the English court. To have her, he will pay a king's ransom and make himself her lord. Lovely Catrina forbids Dominic her bed, but her fiery temper is no match for his cool determination to take her as his lover. Still, she will not be passion's slave forever. She and her Gypsy Lord will meet again--in a glittering London setting, far from the rustic tent they shared. Will her desire for revenge overwhelm her natural urge to love?
HEARTLESS 5/2001 ISBN:0312979444 Regency. Seduction was his plan but the Earl of Greville never suspected Ariel's innocent passion would awaken emotions he had long believed dead. When mistrust and betrayal threatened the fragile happiness the two of them have found, Justin must convince Ariel he isn't the heartless man she believes.
INNOCENCE UNDONE 1/1997 ISBN:0312960891 Regency. Jessica Fox wasn't always the beautiful, composed young woman who is the toast of the London ton. Born in poverty, Jessica wandered the streets until fate found her a guardian in the aging Marquess of Belmore. Now, it is fate she tempts with her longing for the Marquess's son, the arrogant and handsome Captain Matthew Seaton. Upon his return from the sea, Matthew is forced to confront the sensuous beauty he believes has set her sights on the Belmore title. Though his mind tells him to beware, his blood boils with thoughts of luring her into his bed. To win his love, Jessica will do anything. But when desire flames and the dark shadow of her childhood lengthens, she risks everything she has dreamed of in a dangerous dance.
NIGHT SECRETS 5/1999 ISBN: 0312970021 They came from opposite worlds: Brianne, a young woman trapped in a life from which she longs to escape: and Captain Marcus Delaine, a man whose heart and soul cannot be touched by anyone. When Brianne briefly stows away on his ship, their lives are filled with beauty and passion...But when tragedy strikes, Brianne and Marcus are torn from each other, and the love between them is buried beneath the agony of betrayal. Traveling to England, Brianne is determined to touch the heart of the vengeful, embittered man Marcus has become...even if it means losing him forever.
NOTHING BUT VELVET 7/1997 ISBN: 0312962436 Georgian. Lovely Velvet Moran has renounced all thoughts of love. To save her family from ruin, she will wed the hard-faced Duke of Carlyle. But instead of becoming a nobleman's bride, Velvet finds herself a notorious highwayman's prize - her resolve to escape his forest lair warring with the wicked heat sparked by his caresses. Falsely branded a murderer, Jason Sinclair has secretly returned to clear his name and stop the wedding that would deny him his stolen dukedom. In an outlaw masquerade, he'll kidnap this sensuous minx and detain her as long as is necessary. But can he bridle the surge of passion that has captured his soul...and could imperil them both?
PERFECT SIN 10/2000 ISBN:0312975643 Regency. Randall Clayton harbors a hidden motive for seducing the fiery-haired, passionate Caitlin Harmon. Rand is on a mission to find a murderer...and it's leading straight to Caitlin's father. Cait Harmon is certain she will never fall in love. But one dance with the powerful, compelling Randall, and Cait's heart is lost forever. Now Rand must embark on the quest of a lifetime: proving to Caitlin that love is the most powerful treasure of all.......
SILK AND STEEL 1/2000 ISBN: 0312972814 Georgian. Lady Kathryn Grayson is a gently bred noblewoman with a privileged future ahead of her...until her greedy uncle decides to steal her fortune by committing her to an insane asylum. Her only escape is to stow away in the carriage of Lucien Montaine, Marquess of Litchfield, who hears her story with disbelief and suspicion. Yet Kathryn's instincts tell her Lord Litchfield is a man of honor - and her only salvation. Desperate to save herself, she attempts to seduce him and forces him into marriage. The moment Lucien encounters the ragged, hungry waif with the dignity of a queen, he fights against wanting her. Though captivated by her intellect, strong will, and beauty, he will never love the woman who has deceived him. Though their battle of wills grows stronger every day, desire threatens to overpower his fury. Can this maddening woman who is now his bride melt his heart of steel? Or will her silken touch only strengthen his vow never to fall prey to the dangers of love?
SWEET VENGEANCE 9/1993 ISBN:0312950950 Regency. With her cascading raven curls and sleek, sinewy curves, Jocelyn Ashbury was a woman any man would want. And Rayne Garrick, 4th Viscount Stoneleigh, wanted Jocelyn...in his arms, and in his bed. He'd found her among a ragtag band of scamps and cutthroats, and saved her from a fate worse than death. But even as she yielded to him with a blazing hunger that matched his, she would soon betray him...in a night of shocking violence that would plunge them both into a world of treachery, danger, and all-consuming passion. From the teeming slums of London to its scandalous salons and dazzling ballrooms, from a vast estate on Hampstead Heath to the stone walls of Newgate Prison and a magnificent plantation on the shores of Jamaica.
WICKED PROMISE 10/1998 ISBN:0312966407 Regency. When the loathsome Lord Bascomb tries to force her into marriage, Elizabeth Woolcot, against her will, must appeal to her influential guardian. Nicholas Warring, known as the Wicked Earl, is a darkly handsome charismatic figure - with the power to save her but a past that could put her reputation dangerously at risk. A ruthless womanizer, he has also been convicted of murder - and barely escaped hanging...Elizabeth can't help her attraction to the man who haunts her dreams--nor his hunger for her. But she knows it can never be. For Nicholas is a married man--until he becomes a handsome, wealthy widower.
Malia Martin
THE DUKE'S RETURN 8/1999 ISBN: 0380798980 Regency. British "expat" Trevor Phillips is loving his life in France. Where else can all his needs be accommodated so well? ...Exquisite food, willing women, absolute privacy, and most importantly, no intrusions from his mother England and checkered past life. Then, an old associate (whom he'd rather forget, like the rest of his past) turns up on his doorstep and delivers the news that will change his life forever: He has inherited a Dukedom! Trevor is compelled to cross the channel and face responsibilities he never wanted, people he has never met, and a special woman who (he learns later) can give him much more than his adopted France ever could!
HER NORMAN CONQUEROR 8/1998 ISBN: 0380798964 Medieval. Aleene has steadfastly vowed never to enter into a forced marriage with the vile pawn who threatens to usurp power over her beloved Seabreeze Castle. But she never expected rescue could come in the virile form of a poacher caught roaming the estate. In one rash, rebellious act she marries this man. But once the wedding vows are said, Alene begins to see Cynewulf, her husband, in all his golden splendor. With his mane of sun-drenched locks, Cynewulf is breathtakingly handsome and his hands work magic on her in ways she never believed possible. Yet how could Aleene ever have known that the unexpected passion joining her with this man, who she has come to know as her soul mate, will lead her into a more treacherous game...one she can only win through the power of an all-encompassing love?
MUCH ADO ABOUT LOVE 9/2000 ISBN: 0380815176 Renaissance. What if the greatest male writer the world has ever know was, in fact, a woman? And what if the man who uncovered her secret was the only one who could set her heart free? ... At the royal command of Queen Elizabeth, Sir Ian Terrance has sought out a popular local playwright named William Shakespeare-- only to discover that he is a she ... and a most desirable and delectable she indeed! And now that the remarkable Olivia is his prisoner, Sir Ian is the one in chains-- bewitched by the singular young woman's irresistible beauty, deliciously sharp wit, and innocent sensuality. Olivia's secret life was well hidden, until Ian burst through her wall of pretense. There is much the devilishly handsome man can teach the imaginative, if inexperienced, maid with his tender caresses and intoxicating kisses. But how long will the exquisite writer be able to able to remain aloof from the passionate attentions of her bold kidnapper? And can a breathtaking romance turn Ian from his duty- and ensure a happy ending?
PRIDE AND PRUDENCE 2/2002 ISBN: 0380815184 Regency. The heroic exploits of dashing Captain James Ashley have made him an idol in the eyes of an adoring public. But in London's salons, the society ladies whisper that "The Most Delectable Man in England" is good for one thing. The proud adventurer wants respectability, not a reputation for excellence in battle and bed. But one obstacle stands in his way: the exquisitely distracting vixen, Lady Prudence Farnsworth. The lovely, tempestuous widow's fierce independence stirs the conqueror in him, and her searing sensuality makes him ache to taste the fire of her kiss. Rumor has this tempting woman of dark mystery linked to Captain Ashley's despised enemy, so even one ecstasy-filled evening together would be perilous. But when two equally passionate souls come together, no amount of pride or willful prudence can keep them apart.
Michelle Martin
THE ADVENTURERS 9/1996 ISBN: 044922340X Regency. The Earl of Northbridge was nobody's fool, but here he was lost in a sea of outrage, embarrassment--and honest perplexity. How could a woman masquerade as a man . . . and fool him so cleverly? Worse, how had she managed to coerce him into joining her scheme? For her part, Isabel was proud of her mastery of disguise. Now she was putting her skills to the ultimate test: She must get her young friend past a snare of murderous characters who mean to keep him from claiming his legacy. Only too soon did Isabel discover her greatest danger was not her enemies, but the earl himself. With his fathomless blue eyes, he seemed to see all her secrets--and there was no way she could mask that she'd fallen hopelessly in love!
THE BUTLER WHO LAUGHED 5/1997 ISBN: 0449225283 Regency. She would marry for wealth or position . . . or not at all! Thus, Sarah Thorndike was admonished by her parents. In fact, a bridegroom had been selected: Viscount Lyleton, a dandy of the first order with whom she would acquaint herself at a summer house party. A more reluctant pair there never had been. And Lyleton had a problem quite apart from Sarah: blackmail. However, he had a most kindhearted and resourceful friend, Lord Rawlins, who, posing as a butler during this house party, would make a devilish attempt to steal a certain incriminating letter . . . and perhaps steal a heart along the way. . . .
THE HAMPSHIRE HOYDEN 6/1993 ISBN:0449222020 Regency. Defying convention was a pleasure she didn't plan to forfeit. Concocting schemes of dubious propriety and shocking the ton was an occupation that could keep Katherine Glyn happily amused for life. Lord Blake, however, found Miss Glyn quite intriguing since she all but ignored him. Clearly Miss Glyn bore further investigation--if only to excise her from his thoughts.
THE MAD MISS MATHLEY 8/1995 ISBN:0449223396 Regency. Ordered to marry the next man who offered, Melinda Mathley devised a scheme to provide so horrific a match that her father would have to retract his demand. Her "engagement" to notorious Lord Carlton would halt her parents' matchmaking--while offering Carlton the entry to Society that years of being a scoundrel had stolen.
QUEEN OF HEARTS 8/1994 ISBN: 0449222039 Regency. The apoplectic Lord Cartwright had some rather scathing comments for Samantha Adamson, "the scandalous meddler." But she hardly considered herself scandalous. She was, at most, determined. For as a matchmaker of skill, she did not meddle; she merely organized people's lives when they didn't have the sense to do so for themselves. But her irreverent ways certainly earned the ire of Simon Cartwright, appalled at her flouting of every rule of polite society. Yet something else boiled inside this most determinedly civil gentleman--and he absolutely refused to fall in love.
Prudence Martin
COUNTERFEIT COURTSHIP 7/1982 ISBN:0440113148 Regency. Dashing Justin Norville, Marquis of Develan, was the most notorious rake in London...and now an ardent suitor for her hand! The ton was all agog. How had Taci Blackwood succeeded where so many others had failed? Only Taci knew the truth: She had been compromised by the drunken marquis. He was merely honoring his obligation to ask for her hand. Clearly his affections were elsewhere, but try as she might, she couldn't forget those burning stolen kisses. Taci had sworn to marry honestly--only for love. Was she about to let this titled thief who had robbed her lips plunder her heart as well?
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