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Sylvie F. Sommerfield

DEANNA'S DESIRE 11/1981 ISBN:0890839069 American Revolution and Pre-Civil War. It was a long ocean voyage from England to Virginia but Matt Deverall had a great deal to think about. He was about to embark upon a new life: that of a plantation owner. That America was in midst of political turmoil didn't worry him...until he saw her.

ELUSIVE SWAN 1987 ISBN:0821720619 Georgian. When wealthy, aristocratic Lucas Maine first saw stunning Arianne St. Thomas in a dockside tavern, he could only assume the worst about her. Still, it took all the lusty captain's self-control not to embrace the blonde beauty's sensuous form and stroke every luscious inch of her. But as the evening passed and his blood grew hotter, Lucas found it more and more difficult to remember his mission was to capture the scoundrels who were raiding his ships--not to possess a chit who was mistress to all and loyal to none! Amethyst-eyed Arianne fled the shackles of an arranged marriage for the freedom of boisterous St. Augustine--only to be trapped by her own traitorous desires. Just a glance from the towering stranger made her tremble with excitement. The slightest brush made her ache for fulfillment. But the innocent young woman was running from one man...she dared not submit to another. Fighting the raging tide of her feelings, Arianne's only choice was to once again take flight, as far and as fleet as an Elusive Swan.

NOAH'S WOMAN 9/1997 ISBN: 0843942983 Victorian. Alone and afraid, Charity Gilbert slipped through the dark and twisted streets of Victorian London, never dreaming that ahead lay a life of luxury, a life of satin gowns and scented flowers and admirers vying for her favors. Jason Desmond - To the talented artist she was an angel whose lush blonde beauty was just waiting to be immortalized on canvas. Gregory Hamilton - Dissolute and manipulative, he saw Charity as a golden opportunity to destroy his most deadly enemy. Noah Morgan - For the notorious ladies' man she was Aphrodite, goddess of love, the one woman whose mysterious and innocent allure he would never forget.

TAMARA'S ECSTASY 1982 ISBN:0821717081 Georgian and American Revolution. They rode the waves of desire - lost in a sea of love. Captains Devers' only woman, and Tamara's first man. It took only moments for Captain Steffan Devers to recognize Tamara's innocent, yet sensual loveliness.

VELVET AND STEEL 9/1999 ISBN: 0843945761. Medieval. Soft as velvet... Commanded to marry a Saxon heiress in order to secure her lands for his king, Norman knight Royce, Sword of William, did not expect to find the lovely creature who stood before him. Her flaxen hair billowed behind her, windswept from a recent ride. Her defiant eyes the color of cornflowers on a summer day revealed the intelligence and gentleness her awesome beauty could not hide. For once, Royce was struck speechless--and he knew that he would be the one to spark the fire that would set this maid aflame with desire. Hard as steel. He was the largest, most intense man she had ever encountered. His well-muscled chest rippled with every movement; his thick black hair fell in waves like the softest silk. But it was his gaze that both unnerved her and touched her soul. His golden eyes glanced over her body and heated her to the very core of her being. For though he was the Sword of William--a knight so passionate and powerful on the battlefield, legends told his tale--Lynette saw the pain behind his handsome visage, and knew that she would be the one to heal the wounds of his tormented past.    

Grace South

MERRIE 7/1981 ISBN:0385145373 Regency. Melanie Sherrington was always in trouble for her curiosity...It wasn't that Merrie snooped, she simply looked after her own interests. The only other thing (besides listening at keyholes) that occupied Merrie was her romantic obsession with young Sir Ninian, who she was certain was a fortune hunter. And since she could not let either occupation alone, she found herself head over heels in a very dangerous situation...

Sheri Cobb South

BRIGHTON HONEYMOON 8/2000 ISBN: 0966800524 Regency. Sir Aubrey Tabor began with the most altruistic of motives. When the Brundys' (The Weaver Takes a Wife) seaside wedding trip is interrupted by a young woman claiming to be Mr. Brundy's sister, Sir Aubrey promises to do what he can in order to relieve his friend of an impostor whose presence poses a threat to marital bliss. But golden-haired Polly proves to be more than a match for Sir Aubrey, and with each encounter, he finds himself thinking less of his friend's honeymoon and more about having one of his own...

MISS DARBY'S DUENNA 11/1999 ISBN: 0966800516 Regency. Sir Harry Hawthorne thought he was making a marriage of convenience to a childhood friend-until his fiancee captures the fancy of the dashing and dangerous Lord Mannerly. Suddenly Sir Harry's jealousy is roused to the point that he assumes the identity of his reclusive grandmother in order to keep the all-too-grown-up Miss Olivia Darby under his watchful eye. But the course of true love never did run smooth, and among the obstacles Sir Harry must face are a love-struck younger sister, an elderly widower with an amorous interest in the faux "Lady Hawthorne," and a rival more ruthless than Sir Harry ever imagined...

THE WEAVER TAKES A WIFE 1/1999 ISBN: 0966800508 Regency. Haughty Lady Helen Radney is one of London's most beautiful women and the daughter of a duke, but her sharp tongue has frightened away most of her suitors. When her father gambles away his fortune, the duke's only chance for recouping his losses lies in marrying off Lady Helen to any man wealthy enough to take a bride with nothing to recommend her but a lovely face and an eight-hundred-year-old pedigree. Enter Mr. Ethan Brundy, once an illegitimate workhouse orphan, now owner of a Lancashire textile mill and one of England's richest men. When he glimpses Lady Helen at Covent Garden Theatre, he is instantly smitten and vows to marry her. But this commonest of commoners will have his work cut out for him if he hopes to win the heart of his aristocratic bride.

Jan Cox Speas

MY LOVE, MY ENEMY 1961 ISBN:0380018691 Regency and War of 1812. Two continents ablaze with war, two hearts torn by loyalty.

Flora M. Speer

FOR LOVE AND HONOR 7/1995 ISBN: 0843938161 Medieval. Falsely accused of murder, Sir Alain vowed to move heaven and earth to clear his name and claim Joanna. But in a world of deception and intrigue, the virile knight faced enemies who would do anything to thwart his quest of the heart. From the sceptered isle of England to the sun-drenched shores of Sicily, the star-crossed lovers would weather a winter of discontent.

HEART'S MAGIC 6/1997 ISBN: 0505522047. Medieval. In the year 1122, Mirielle sensed change was coming to Wroxley Castle. She had seen a vision of two men, cloaked in black, their faces hidden, in her crystal globe. Then, from out of the damp fog, two strangers rode into Lincolnshire. Mirielle sensed the first man to be honest. But the second man, Giles, was hiding something -- even as he stirred her heart and awakened her deepest desires. What business had really brought him to Wroxley, and why was he hiding it from her? As Mirielle sought the truth about her mysterious guest, she uncovered the castle's secrets of past betrayals, of hearts won and loves lost. And she knew she had to put a stop to the treachery that threatened all she held dear. Only then could she be in the arms of her only love, the man who had awakened her own... Hearts Magic..

MUCH ADO ABOUT LOVE 12/1989 ISBN: 0843928786.  Medieval. England 1107. As a twenty-year-old virgin far past marriageable age, Halys did all she could to avoid male attention. And the male she wished most to avoid was Simon of Lyonne, the arrogant baron who had broken her heart when she was just fourteen. Recently returned from crusade, Simon was bewitched by Halys's rose-gold beauty, but bemused by her shrewish tongue. He vowed he would have nothing to do with her... until a clever ruse convinced him she was pining for his love. Long-standing enemies, Simon and Halys now found they were longing to stand at the altar. Neither guessed at the tender deception that had brought them together for a taste of ecstasy. But when the truth was learned, would their love prevail, or would pride remind them that their union was a fool's paradise, engineered by all too human hands?

A PASSIONATE MAGIC 5/2001 ISBN: 0505524392. Medieval. Sent as an offering of peace between two feuding families, Lady Emma is prepared to perform her wifely duties. But when she first lifts her gaze to the turquoise eyes of her lord, she senses that he is the man she has seen in her most intimate visions. Dain of Penruan has lived an austere life in his Cornish castle on the cliffs, and he doesn't intend to cease doing so, regardless of this arranged marriage to the daughter of his father's hated rival. But though he attempts to disdain Lady Emma, the lusty lord can not ignore her lush curves, or the strange amethyst light sparkling from the depths of her chestnut eyes. Perched upon the precipice of a feeling as mysterious and poignant as silvery moonlight on the sea, Lady and Lord plunge into a love that can only have been conjured by ... a passionate magic.

TWELFTH NIGHT short story in A TIME TRAVEL CHRISTMAS 11/1993 ISBN: 0505522411 Medieval. A medieval lord discovers that all things are possible during the Yuletide when a lady like none he has known before mysteriously appears at his castle to warm his lonely heart.

TWO TURTLE DOVES short story in FIVE GOLD RINGS 10/1999  ISBN: 0843946121. Medieval

Mary Spencer

DARK WAGER 12/1997 ISBN: 0440224918 Regency. Lady Clara Harkhams wasn't a great beauty, but men clamored for her hand. She practiced the art of flirting with gay abandon, but she'd long ago given her body and soul to Lucien Bryland, the viscount she was promised to at birth. Now, after years abroad, Lucien returned a different man: dark, brooding, his piercing gaze setting her afire. His lips possessed her, his strong arms claimed her even as she refused to marry the stranger he'd become. Lucien knew he could never trust the coquette. But he planned the ultimate revenge--in marriage. Soon, he was sure Clara would be pregnant and tucked away in the country as he returned to London, his mistress, and the ton. So he'd wagered at White's. But the woman he tried to hate obsessed him. He had set out to enslave her, to make her want him as he wanted her. Yet the opposite seemed to be happening. Clara was an opiate and he was completely addicted. He could compel her to marry him--but he would have to win her love once again....

DEVIL'S WAGER 2/2000 ISBN: 0440224934 Regency. A price paid in passion.... It has been three long years since Diana cast her beloved husband from her life, banishing him from Castle Kerlain. In a night of drunken foolishness, Lad Walker gambled away the land that was his birthright--and the only home she knew. It has been three long years...and Lad has spent many a cold winter night alone, thinking of ways to collect money so he can earn back his estate and his wife's forgiveness. Now that he's made a fortune by wagering on the love matches among the ton, he's returned home determined to make Diana his wife once more. But first he must wear down her resistance and convince her that during his time away, he'd dreamed only of her...desired only her. Now he vowed to claim his part of the bargain...in her bed. And he would settle for nothing less than all Diana had to give.

LADY'S WAGER 11/1998 ISBN: 0440224926 Regency. A Game of Passion . . . Miss Gwendolyn Wells was determined to win the Perfect Husband - and she found him while visiting London with her father. From the moment the spirited young American laid eyes on Jack Sommerton, Earl of Rexley, she knew he was The One - though he had vowed never to wed. So she secretly wagered that the notorious rake would soon be married. To her! But first she had to tempt and infuriate him, to drive the man who was the talk of the London ton to passionate extremes. Then she said no - and he vowed to have her at any cost...Played for Keeps... Her beauty dazzled him. Her bold laughter unnerved him. For the first time in his rakehell life, Jack Sommerton met a woman who touched his very soul. Gwendolyn Wells invaded his dreams, blinded him with her charms, drove him mad with desire, until he finally swept her into his arms. Love had nothing to do with it - until she said she'd settle for nothing less. . .

Mira Stables

FRIENDS AND RELATIONS 11/1979 ISBN: 0449500195 Regency. 'You have been a good and dutiful daughter to me and the least I can do is put you into possession of the facts. You are not my daughter.' With those words Mrs. Tracy gave lovely Charmain the shock of her life. The news that she was a nameless waif, unclaimed after an accident in which her nurse had died, turned Charmain's dreams of the future to ashes. What chance would she have in society? Though without a name, Charmain did possess a great deal of beauty and a swift intelligence. She would set out to find a family and a name of her own. Suddenly, she knew exactly how she would do it...

NO IMPEDIMENT 8/1980 ISBN: 0449500802 Regency. When shy Pippa Langley found the injured young Marquess of Merland she had no idea who he was. All she cared about was getting him well. Quentin, as his Lordship was called by his peers, found Pippa’s presence comforting. But no thought of romance entered his mind. Even when his vindictive aunt began to spread nasty rumors about their involvement, Quentin's only thought was to protect the girl’s name. He did not know then that she had quite fallen in love with him. When he asked her to marry him it was out of a sense of duty. And for far too long it was a marriage in name only. Then he introduced her to his eccentric mother, who took an immediate liking to her When she saw the way things were, she decided to change things. At once!

SUMMER AT DORNE 4/1982 ISBN: 0449502821 Regency. She had exchanged one danger for another... Chantal would never marry Giffard Delaney and she was quick to tell him so. When it seemed that she was to be forced to do so, she escaped, only to fall into a pool at the bottom of a quarry. Awakening from unconsciousness, she found herself in the care of a stranger with only a blanket covering her. She had no choice but to go along with him, at least until she could replace her tattered clothes. But she found the trip longer than she thought, and the man more important to her than she ever imagined.

Jill Stengl

A CHILD OF PROMISE(#292) 8/1998 ISBN: 1577484053 Renaissance. Harry Jameson, an itinerant joiner, longs to settle in one place, marry, and raise a family. So far, God has planned otherwise, but then Harry's latest woodcarving job brings him into the vicinity of Castle Trent...and into the desolate life of Ishmaela Trenton. Life holds little meaning for the neglected, abused, dirty maiden until the day she meets Harry. Maela's mother is dead, and her natural father, Sir Hanover Trenton, views her only as a commodity to barter with. Through Harry, Maela discovers her own worth in God's eyes-and she learns to love the handsome joiner. However, their love seems hopeless, for Lord Trenton would never consent to give his daughter to a commoner. Surely God would not give Maela new life only to leave her helpless in the hands of wicked men! Will Harry move on to new jobs and let his little pupil fend for herself?

Cynthia Sterling

RUNAWAY RANCH 1/2001 ISBN: 082176764X Western. Cam Worthington, the youngest son of the Earl of Devonshire, had come to Texas as a new member of the clergy. But on his way to meet the Texas bishop, he suddenly found himself facing a farmer with a shotgun, a nervous young woman named Caroline Allen, and a preacher ready to perform a hasty marriage ceremony - with Cam as the groom. With no choice but to wed, Cam said 'I do' assuming he could 'undo' the vows later....until he had a change of heart. For as the bond grew daily between him and his lovely new wife, the earnest young vicar would discover that the strongest faith of all comes in a love that no one can put asunder.

Rosemary Stevens

HOW THE ROGUE STOLE CHRISTMAS 11/1998 ISBN: 0449001997 Regency. The yuletide season has always cursed Lady Margery Fortescue with bad luck. This year the cottage roof caves in. So she reluctantly accepts an invitation to a house party - only to be accosted at a nearby inn by a rogue too handsome and too rich to have any sense. While he does graciously propose, after he realizes she is a lady of Quality, Margery ungraciously declines. But when the arrogant Lord 'Reckless' Reckford and his wicked grin appear at the same holiday gathering as Margery, she mistakenly concludes that the unrepentant rake is determined to steal her Christmas - or even worse . . . her heart!

LORD AND MASTER 12/1997 ISBN: 0786251506 Regency. Miss Daphne Kendall, infuriated at the mistreatment of a lovely cat, rushed to save the poor creature. But for Lord Ravenswood--a man determined never to let any woman influence him beyond common sense--a spontaneous act of gallantry earned him the dubious honor of being the feline's new master. As Daphne's attraction for his lordship drew her into a tangled maze of sinister doings, Lord Ravenswood--ardently shopping for an uncomplicated, biddable wife--could not resist the most unsuitable Daphne . . . a miss who threatened to inspire in him that most uncontrollable of all emotions: love!

Stephanie Stevens

DEFIANT ANGEL 6/1991 ISBN: 0380764490 Regency. Born with the bloodlines of an aristocrat and a spirit as wild as her prized Arabian stallion, willful young Lady Tiffany Courtland is sent to France to be schooled and presented to the crème de la crème of society. Blossoming into a rare beauty, she catches the eye of every man in Paris—including the rich and powerful Clinton Barencourte, the Duke of Wentworth, whose arrogant charm infuriates her while his aggressive masculinity makes her body tremble. A handsome and notorious rogue, Clinton takes Tiffany as his bride even as she vows to defy him. Determined to teach her the roles of lover, mistress and wife, he forces her into a battle of wills…until his passion turns her fury into fiery desire…surrendering them both to the ecstasy of a love too long denied.

Lois Stewart

THE BARTERED BRIDE 9/1995 ISBN: 0821750798 Regency. The widowed Lady Diana had only one passion: her ancestral estate at Abbotsleigh. Her brief, disastrous marriage had been arranged to save her family from financial ruin, and she vowed she would never again wed for money. Then she attended a masked ball in London... and was soundly kissed by a handsome stranger. He made her knees weak, her blood race, and her reason flee....The son of a British banker and half-caste Calcutta woman, Jared Amberly had returned to England from India to seek revenge against the society that had scorned him. Having made his fortune, he proceeded to purchase the gambling debts of Lady Diana's wayward brother. But his generosity came at a cost: the lovely Diana as his wife. Yet, beginning with a stolen kiss, his best-laid plans went awry. Amberly had thought to buy a bride. Now it was he who was at the lady's mercy -- ready to pay any price... for love.

THE DUKE'S MISTRESS 9/1993 ISBN:0821743007 Regency. Jonathan Rayner, Duke of Alverly, might indeed own half the county -but it didn't give him the right to rule it with an iron fist! Hilary Vane was determined to succeed in her daringly advanced plan to open a school for the young ladies of Wycombe Valley, despite the Duke's high-handed objections. The country lasses had much to learn from the city-bred schoolmistress...as did the splendidly handsome Duke himself. For much as he infuriated her, Hilary could not help but be intrigued by the enigmatic, strangely solitary nobleman who made her heart beat a little faster every time he happened near...

AN INDEPENDENT LADY 3/1991 ISBN:0821733478 Regency

A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE 10/1996 ISBN:0821754270 Regency. Lovely Sophia Ashley gave up all thoughts of a love match when she wed a much older man. Widowed now, she has inherited his fortune, but lacks the proper station to find titled husbands for her marriageable sisters. In fact, the London season will be a disaster if Sophia herself doesn't marry the Earl of Leyburn. When this notorious rake first rescued her from a coach accident, she thought him an intriguing stranger; now his desperate financial state has led him to Sophia's door to propose a union of mutual convenience. But as soon as she says 'I do,' Sophia suddenly realizes she doesn't...and won't. For the unthinkable has happened: She has fallen in love with her handsome husband who, unbeknownst to Sophia, has also lost his heart to her....

Marcy Stewart

A BRIDE FOR LORD BEAUMONT 4/2000 ISBN: 0821765825 Regency. Roslyn Andrews once fancied herself in love with Miles, Lord Beaumont, but that was when she was still in the schoolroom, and before his attentions had inexplicable drifted away. Now on the brink of her betrothal to a local landowner, Roslyn is determined to put the past behind her – and that means seeing Miles wedded too. So she invites four eligible ladies for a visit, certain that among them is a suitable bride for Lord Beaumont – only to realize that she wishes to occupy the position herself! Lord Beaumont was dismayed to learn of Roslyn's engagement. But how could he stop the only woman he'd ever loved from marrying if he was secretly promised to another? His father's debts had ensnared him in a most unpleasant alliance, and Miles was resigned to what would surely be a miserable existence – unless fate could change the course of two destined hearts….

CHARITY'S GAMBIT 4/1994 ISBN: 0821745379 Regency. Desperate circumstances have reduced Charity Abercrombie to giving lessons on the pianoforte. But while music may feed the soul it cannot provide a secure future...nor can the kiss she shares with mysterious Dominic Castille, who falls from a tree---practically at her feet--as she strolls through the woods...Determined to forget the incident--romantic as it was--Charity reluctantly embarks on a London season in hopes of making a suitable match. She cannot know that the dark and dashing captain harbors a dangerous secret that will soon ensnare them both in its web--leaving Charity to risk certain pain in a gamble that could cost her the man she so passionately loves...

DARBY'S ANGEL 7/1996 ISBN: 0821753568 Regency. He thought she was a ghost. She thought he was an angel. Were ever two hearts more perfectly matched?. . . . When actor Simon Garrett left America to travel to England, he was still recovering from the tragic loss of his wife and child. But as he wandered through his late wife's estate, he unwittingly stepped through a gateway to the past-and came face to face with. . . A ghost? She seemed to be flesh and blood; she certainly shrieked loud enough when she saw him. But she was unmistakably Darby Brightings, a woman who died nearly two centuries ago. Darby was astonished when the handsome stranger appeared out of nowhere, claiming to be her guardian angel. Surely it was improper to feel an earthly tendre for him! Perhaps her mysterious visitor was not just a spirit from above, but a passionate man determined to save a Regency lady from danger...and offer her his timeless, heavensent love.

THE DARING MISS LASSITER 5/2001 ISBN: 0821768131 Regency. Will an outrageous deception break a lady's heart? Audrey Lassiter never dreamed of being an impostor -- until she was offered £10,000 to pose as Lady Hastings's long-lost daughter, Roxanne. The dying Lady Hastings had a last wish: to see her child again.... or so her solicitor said. For the sake of her penniless family, Miss Lassiter agreed to the deception, never expecting to be placed in danger at opulent Hastings House... or to fall in love. Though Lord Harry, heir to the Hastings fortune, thought Audrey a fraud, he could not resist her dazzling charm or the dizzying attraction of her smile. Deeply troubled by it all, he needed to uncover the truth, while never letting the lovely pretender out of his sight. But soon, fate would lead Harry and Audrey into an affair of the heart -- one perilous enough to bind them in love forever... or tear them from each other's arms.

LADY CONSTANCE WINS short story in LORDS AND LADIES 5/1996 ISBN: 0821753231 A lovely noblewoman risks her heart when she asks a wickedly handsome American to engage in a scandalous deception. Regency

LADY SCANDAL 8/1998 ISBN: 0821759558 Regency. Who is Lady Scandal? Whispers around in Bath over the identity of the mysterious new playwright in town. Rumor has it that the author, whose witty pen parodies the foibles of well-known Society members, is herself a lady. And it's unthinkable that a gentlewoman should earn her living especially in such an unconventional way. Yet Gwendolyn Devane will risk anything to provide for her daughter anything except marriage, of course. After her disastrous experiences with the male species, the beautiful widow prefers to gamble her reputation rather than her heart. But her determination falters when a handsome stranger comes to her with a proposition. Glassmaker Sir Maxim Hastings has only one thing on his mind to recover the missing formula that will restore his family's fortune and honor. When he asks Gwendolyn to help him, she knows she should refuse, but she reckons this is the only solution to keep the dashing nobleman out of her affairs. Now, neither Maxim nor Gwendolyn is ready for the havoc their carefully devised scheme will create especially when they find themselves falling in love!

LORD MERLYN'S MAGIC 10/1995 ISBN: 0821741123 Regency. At a magic show featuring Merlyn the Wizard, Abigail is whisked on-stage and held spellbound by the man behind the magician's mask, who whispers, "You must marry me!" This may be her only chance for love--but it could also be dangerous! What will she decide?

THE PRINCE AND THE PILGRIM 1/1996 ISBN: 0449224430. Celtic and Medieval. Eager, burning, and young, Alexander has come of age to take vengeance on the treacherous King of Cornwall who murdered his father. He sets off toward Camelot to seek justice from King Arthur, only to be diverted by the beautiful and sensual Morgan le Fay, Arthur's sister. Using her wiles and her enchantments, Morgan persuades the young prince to attempt a theft of the Holy Grail. He is unaware her motives are of the darkest nature.... Motherless daughter of a royal duke, Alice has lived a life of lively adventure, accompanying her father on his yearly pilgrimages. Now, on her father's final visit to Jerusalem, she comes under the protection of a young prince whose brothers were murdered, a prince who is in possession of an enchanted silver cup believed to be the mysterious Holy Grail itself.

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