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DANGEROUS BEAUTY 2005 (ebook) During the night of the annual prestigious Sweet Pea Ball, two lives are about to be changed completely. Natasha is one of the most beautiful women in London. Thanks to Vaughn Wardell, the man she once thought she loved, she has learned not to suffer fools, and finds most men arrogant beyond tolerance. Her mother, however, will have her married before the end of this, her third season, no matter what it takes. Natasha will fight her every step of the way. Seth Harrow is an uncouth Irish sea captain fresh from the colonies of Australia. He's dressed as a lord and carries a secret that will tear London society apart if it is revealed. He's in London for one small task before heading to Ireland to help an old friend. He has no time for giddy debutantes and the hypocrites of society, but must deal with them both to achieve his goal. In one watershed night, Seth and Natasha will face hatred, bigotry and soul-searing passion. The outcome of that night will plunge them into a churning maelstrom of love, life.and death.
FORBIDDEN 2002 ISBN:1843603330 Elisa's determined to have her son back at any cost. Even if it means marrying a vicious stoat of a man like Rufus Wardell. But her plans, and her life, are turned upside down by the sudden reappearance of Rufus' son, Vaughn. Lured by the contrast her sweet beauty makes with the rumors of her wanton past, Vaughn embarks on a seduction as scorching as it is daring. What he finds is not at all what he sought: Elisa is an innocent, but with a sensuality so raw, that he cannot resist her. It doesn't matter to him that their passion is forbidden.
Irene Loyd Black
A CHARMED BETROTHAL 4/1991 ISBN: 0821733788 Midwifery was hardly a fitting endeavor for a noblewoman, but Lady Skylor nevertheless chose medicine over matrimony. Independence, in her opinion, was far preferable to life as a lawfully wedded wife, no matter the superstition surrounding a certain family talisman. Thus, she was distressed to discover not only that her father had betrothed her to Simon Hylliard, Earl of Middlebrook, but that her fiance was a gambler and rakehell! She'd require all her keen wits to thwart this maddening rogue, who seemed bent on capturing not only her hand in marriage but also her well-guarded heart.
A DETERMINED LADY 11/1996 ISBN:082175467X Boston bluestocking Olivia Pembroke is determined to get to England, and to publish her novel. Disguising herself, she answers an ad for a Plain Jane to wed a wealthy lord--never intending to go through with the wedding. But when she meets handsome, sensual Lord Castleberry, she discovers he is the man of her dreams. Now she must change from his wife of convenience to the woman he desires.
THE DUKE'S EASTER LADY 3/1993 ISBN: 0821741039 Outraged that a distant cousin was about to inherit her estate, Lady Emma Winslow began seeking a new place to live. Then her late brother's closest friend, the Duke of Attlebery, invited her to stay with him while she conducted her search. All upper crust charm and tawny good looks, the Duke was the prime target this season for the young misses of the marriage mart. But Lady Emma cared not a whit for the fashions - she feared only that her host's temptingly seductive manner would lead her astray. For the feel of his lips on hers melted away Emma's maidenly reserve...placing their domestic arrangement in a different light indeed!
A HUSBAND FOR THE COUNTESS 7/1990 Dowager Countess Sarah Mary Ester Worthington swore she would never again marry a man who cherished only her beauty. Disguised as a bedraggled servant, she put the dashing Marquis of Heatherdon to her exacting test--and found he could not resist the charms of so tempting a maid!
LADY SARAH'S FANCY 11/1994 ISBN: 08217047533 Lady Sarah Templeton needs to marry a wealthy man in order to save Merrymount, her late mother's ancestral castle. But when she loses her heart to a seemingly penniless lord, she must choose between money and true love.
A MISCHIEVOUS MISS 9/1991 ISBN:0821735195 Ruanna Moreton's troubles were just beginning the day she fled to London to escape a dreadful arranged marriage. Reduced to scraping a living in the slums, the beautiful Ruanna luckily fell into the graces of a matronly cousin...
MY SWEET VALENTINE 1/1994 ISBN:0821744704 Orphaned Cassandra Edwards loved to sit on the small hillock overlooking sprawling Ranleigh Manor, imagining that she lived the carefree life of a gentlewoman. But she was practical enough to know that her idle daydreams could never come true...until the fateful day Lord Ranleigh himself called on her - to request her hand in marriage! Darkly handsome with piercing blue eyes, Ranleigh was the most eligible bachelor in all Suffolk. He was also arrogant to the core. Wed him she might, but a union of convenience was not what Cassandra had in mind. For when two people vow to love and honor forever, they should live up to their promises!
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A TOUCH OF MERRY 12/1995 ISBN: 0821751751 An orphan in the storm. It took all Rachel Storm's courage to call at imposing Talbert Hall and pass herself off as a nanny. In truth, she had run away from an orphanage to search for the father she believed had abandoned her eighteen years before. But the dark-haired stranger who stood gazing at her in a most unsettling fashion was far too young to be her dear, long lost papa. Seeing this lovely young woman's eyes shining with hope and tears, Lord Trenton Abshire felt his heart stir. Perhaps she could bring a touch of holiday warmth to the gloomy mansion, and give him a chance to become better acquainted. But for a member of the ton even to thing of wooing a nursemaid was the surest way to start a Yuletide scandal, unless Trenton could help Rachel uncover the mystery of her parentage and give her the most precious Christmas gift of all: a family to love.
Charity Blackstock
GENTLEMAN ROGUE 1975
THE MOONLIGHTERS 1966
Lawana Blackwell
THE COURTSHIP OF THE VICAR'S DAUGHTER 5/1998 ISBN:1568659989 Love is in the air. You will sense it as soon as you arrive in Gresham. As the wedding of Julia Hollis and Vicar Andrew Phelps approaches, the quaint English village is caught up in a stir of excitement and the promise of an event to remember. Andrew's daughter Elizabeth is being courted by a handsome young curate. But while she is considering his offer of marriage, the man she once loved suddenly appears at her door, wanting to prove he has changed and is now worthy of her affection. A cloud of uncertainty surrounds her as she seeks to know her own heart. Lovely, kind hearted Mercy Sanders isn't allowed to be courted in a normal fashion. You will be stunned as she at the advice she is given on how to win the heart of Gresham's newest member. Even the eccentric bachelor Squire Bartley is smitten by love, and his bumbling attempts at courting will bring a smile.
THE MAIDEN OF MAYFAIR 1/2001 ISBN: 0764222589 An orphanage in the slums of London is the only home young Sarah Matthews has every known, But she is suddenly whisked away form poverty to live as a wealthy widow's ward in the prestigious Mayfair district of the city. Sarah can't fathom why this elderly woman, a stranger to her , would desire her company but Dorthea Blake has reasons she isn't willing to reveal. As Sarah blossoms into a young woman , the secret Mrs. Blake harbors threatens to break her hear and make both of them outcasts among London's social elite. When a visitor to the Blake mansion unknowingly stumbles on the the truth Will the mystery of Sarah's birth remain buried forever?
THE WIDOW OF LARKSPUR INN 2/1998 ISBN:1556619472 Julia Hollis had enjoyed an easy life in her London townhouse, with servants to attend her every need and a nanny to help raise her three children. But when her husband passes away, she is told by his bankers that he gambled away their fortune, and that the only remaining property is The Larkspur, an old abandoned coaching inn in the quaint village of Gresham. Julia decides to move her family there and to turn the dilapidated inn into a lodging house. When a new vicar moves to the village, he and Julia are drawn to each other. But will their children succeed in keeping them apart?
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HIS BRIDE TO BE 5/2000 ISBN:0821766104 Anthology featuring The Rebellious Bride by Catherine Blair; The Impossible Bride by Cathleen Clare; and The Brambleberry Bride by Hayley Ann Solomon
Annette Blair
A CHRISTMAS BABY 10/2004 ISBN: 0821777696 A Merry Gentleman... Rocking a cradle is no diversion for a rogue--but the new earl of Blackburne has no choice. Ashbord Blackburne cannot clear his debts or save his family's estates unless he comes into his inheritance, and his grandfather's will makes it perfectly clear that he must marry and produce an heir by year's end--or forfeit a fortune. His choice of bride is most unconventional: Larkin McAdams is an innkeeper's daughter! And His Sweet Lady... Though her clothes are rough, a tender heart beats beneath. Lark has hidden her fondness for Ash for many years, thinking him above her. But now she must say yes. The earl of Blackburne won her--as a consolation prize--in a card game with her father. Ash has promised to educate her well and turn her into a lady fit for his grand house. Yet as Christmas draws near, Lark will teach the earl some lessons of her own...in the ways of love...RR@H's Novel Thoughts
LADY FAITH 8/1999 ISBN: 0821765019 Faith Wickham stepped into a dark, despairing place when she entered Killashandra Hall to care for the gravely injured Justin Devereux, Duke of Ainsley. The handsome, dark-haired man lay unconscious, and soon Faith wondered if someone at Killashandra conspired to hasten his death. Faith's duty was to heal him, but when he called for her from tormented dreams, she answered with her heart. From the depths of his drugged sleep, Justin felt an angel had come near to help him. For he thought all was lost: his wife had betrayed him, his daughter had been killed, and his brother had plotted to take his title. But now a beautiful young woman was fighting to bring him back to the land of the living ... where danger lurked, a stunning revelation waited, and desire could damn, or save, them both.
AN UNDENIABLE ROGUE 7/2002 ISBN: 0821773826 Widowed, penniless Sabrina Whitcomb isn't looking for romance. What she needs is a husband, and she knows well enough that romance and matrimony aren't always compatible. While providing for her twins and the child she now carries is paramount, wedding a virtual stranger--even a wealthy one, like Gideon St. Goddard, Duke of Stanthorpe--is no light matter. Sabrina knows the friend who arranged the union would not promise her to a true scoundrel, but one look at her future husband convinces her that he is a shameless rogue. A shockingly handsome and desirable one, at that. Why has he agreed to marry her? When Gideon flashes that wicked, seductive smile, the reason hardly matters, but the chance that he'll steal her heart becomes all too real...
AN UNFORGETTABLE ROGUE 10/2002 ISBN: 0821773844 Young and insecure, Alexandra Huntington had married the man she'd adored since childhood-and said goodbye to her war-bound groom on the steps of the church. Of course, Bryceson Wakefield, Duke of Hawksworth, was always too aristocratically elegant for his own good-apparently far too much so to survive Waterloo. As his widow, Alex is penniless because the charming roué neglected to provide for her in his will. Now she is on her way to the altar once more, hang the fact that her groom is Bryceson's enemy, the Viscount Chesterfield. But the ceremony is halted by none other than Bryceson himself-limping, bearded, and all the more dear to Alex for it. Though she secretly rejoices at his return, she will not fall into his arms so easily. She intends to show him that she is a grown woman with real passions who will demand that her husband prove his loyalty.and his love.
AN UNMISTAKABLE ROGUE 10/2003 ISBN:0821774689 Married and widowed in short order, Chastity Somers vows to claim her bridegroom's inheritance as the long-lost St. Iyves, Earl of Barrington, if only to have the means to care for his impoverished young cousins. After freeing the children from their workhouse prison, she heads for Sunnyledge. The estate will be hers to run as a children's home if no other heir appears within three months.and if she remains above reproach. But now she must contend with Reed Gilbride, who also believes himself the missing St. Iyves. The dangerously handsome military man has the power to derail all her dreams. She prays he will not find proof of his claim.or realize the power he soon holds over her heart. If she surrenders to the passion he inspires, will she sacrifice the children's future.or find the key to her own?
Catherine Blair - Kate Huntington - Simpson
UNTAMEABLE 10/2002 ISBN: 0821774158
Catherine Blair
ATHENA'S CONQUEST 3/2001 ISBN: 0821768735 Athena Montgomery is perfectly happy being the bluestocking chaperon of her beautiful younger sister, Cassiopeia. Why should she care if handsome Frenchman Dominic Solage--rumored to be a spy--prefers a silly young girl like Cass to a serious-minded woman like herself? If Athena is to marry at all, better to accept the offer of the decidedly average Charles Wellborne. . . even if her heart refuses to forget Dominic. Dominic Solage never thought the starchy town of Bath would offer such a tantalizing prospect of romance. Athena Montgomery is clever, funny, and favored with the most remarkable grey eyes. But their union is impossible--at least as long as he is in the secret employ of the foreign minister. But when Athena's life is placed in peril, Dominic can no longer remain silent. Now, he must undertake the most daunting task of his career as he sets out to prove to Athena that she is the only woman he will ever desire. . . .
THE BLACK KITTEN Short Story in MAGICAL KITTENS ISBN: 0821766910 10/2000 Lord Jonathan Griffith lays a bet that by All Hallows' Eve he'll win the hand of the formidable Miss Lorna Harrington, whose Egyptian antiquities he covets. But he will need the help of her kitten Imp, to woo her and make her his forever.
A FAMILY FOR GILLIAN 9/2001 ISBN: 0821768743 Miss Gillian Harwell was sure that getting caught in a compromising position would thwart her family's scheme to marry her off for money. However, her plan worked all too well--with her reputation ruined, her only recourse was to wed Viscount Prescott Avery, a lonely widower with three unruly children. And it wasn't long before Gillian found her attempts to help her new family sparking a most surprising romance.... Prescott had agreed to this hasty arrangement strictly for his family's sake. He never expected that his new wife would be so spirited and outspoken. Nor did he imagine that her caring ways would not only work wonders on his children, but would also break through his carefully cultivated reserve, provoking a passion he thought long dead. Now, amid past hurts and misunderstandings, he must prove his love to Gillian--for if she leaves his home, she takes his heart with her...
THE HERO RETURNS 12/1999 ISBN: 0821764489 Amelia Harrow has worshiped Viscount Hunter Westhaven since the schoolroom. Now, after three long years fighting Bonaparte, the famed hero has returned to claim his bride. But he is strangely changed. The charming idol of Amelia's youth has now been replaced by a somber, restless, and enigmatic man. An afternoon of honeymoon passion, stormbound in a moorland cabin, prove Hunter far from insensible to Amelia's charms. Yet his ardor, she fears, does not touch his innermost spirit. And what "business" keeps him away so often in London, while she pines for his caress? Hunter would sooner face the most savage enemies on the battlefield than the secrets of his own soul. How can Amelia ever understand how much the war has changed him? He knows he must lay the past to rest if he is ever to find happiness with his lovely wife-even if it means traveling to London alone to search for the families of his comrades who fell in battle. But when Amelia finds him and discovers a secret from his past she cannot forgive, Hunter may have lost her forever: unless an unexpected blessing teaches them both the true meaning of love.
A NOTORIOUS LADY 10/2004 ISBN:0821775537 Once Cambridge astronomy professor John Caldwell's only passion was for the pursuit of knowledge. Then he met a woman more intriguing than the most radiant star. Lady Eleanor Whitcombe, with her quiet reserve and mysterious air of sadness, is nothing like the frivolous, feather-brained society misses he's done his best to avoid. But the strait-laced professor is in for a shock. For Lady Eleanor has a dark past-one that could cloud the bright future he's contemplating...Once Lady Eleanor Whitcombe was a flirt, a tease, in short, scandalous. But now, the newly virtuous widow has vowed to put the past behind her. She's brought her young son to this quiet hamlet to escape notoriety and begin anew. The last thing she expects is to become involved with a devastatingly attractive professor who's unaware of her tarnished reputation. He's bound to be crushed. He's destined to be disillusioned. Yet when her secrets become fodder for gossip, will she find a way to rise above it.and show him that their love is written in the stars?
A PERFECT MISMATCH 3/2002 ISBN:0821772295 Celia Jordan has loved Lord Dorian Leydon for as long as she can remember-and now that he's been jilted by a social climber, she's ready to set her sites on him in earnest. Since he's never paid the slightest attention to her as she is, Celia decides that to win him over, she'll remake herself into someone she isn't. Her plan works like a charm, but Celia is left to wonder-and worry-about how Dorian will react when she finally drops her charade...Still smarting from his recent humiliation, Dorian has sworn off women indefinitely-particularly women like the flirtatious Miss Jordan. He is most surprised, therefore, when circumstance throws them together, and he discovers that he has more in common with Celia than he ever imagined. She is bright, witty, and seems to share all of his interests. But what Dorian thinks he wants may not be his heart's truest desire.
THE REBELLIOUS BRIDE Short Story in HIS BRIDE TO BE 5/2000 ISBN: 0821766104 Though her parents have already arranged her marriage to Lord Trevlan, an impoverished viscount who is willing to marry into trade in exchange for her dowry, Diana Quinlan isn't about to enter into a loveless marriage with an aristocratic stranger simply to please her social-climbing mother. Instead she offers Trevlan a bargain--a guaranteed match with her cousin Hypatia in exchange for her freedom. But during her matchmaking machinations, Diana discovers that perhaps she isn't so willing to give away her intended after all!
THE ROGUE'S WIFE Short Story in UNTAMEABLE 10/2002 ISBN: 0821774158 Lady Charlotte Sinclair tries to ignore her husband John's roguish ways-until his flagrant philandering humiliates her in front of all the ton. But when she sets out to become the seductress of John's dreams, Charlotte discovers that there's more than one way to catch a man.even when he's your husband.
THE SCANDALOUS MISS DELANEY 8/1999 ISBN: 0821762923 Who would have thought one waltz would be her undoing? Unless Madeline Delaney receives an offer of marriage from the notorious Lord Lambrook, her reputation will be utterly ruined! When he fails to do so, the intrepid Madeline runs him to earth at his club only to be brutally snubbed. To add insult to injury, she is read a stinging lecture on propriety by the terribly proper and upsettingly handsome stranger who escorts her home. Never would she forget such humiliation! Devin Forth could not believe his eyes when the pretty hoyden he'd squired home in London descends on the country estate where he is a tutor. She has been sent to her uncle's home to escape one scandal, only to fall headlong into another. But this one is of his own making. He finds himself falling in love the the outrageous beauty. How could a poor tutor ever hope to win a lady of quality? When Lord Lambrook's reappearance and a surprise inheritance change everything, he and Madeline must be prepared to flaunt the rules and shock the ton to find true love.
A SCHOLARLY GENTLEMAN 8/2002 ISBN: 0821772309 Seven years ago, Miss Phoebe Granville had been the toast of the ton. Dazzled by her own success, she'd rejected the suit of Jordan Blakley DeVaux in favor of his dashing cousin Arthur DeVaux. When her glittering marriage is cut short by Arthur's untimely death, Phoebe moves to Cambridge--and promptly runs into Jordan, now a respected professor at the university. To her surprise, Phoebe realizes that Jordan ignites passionate emotions she never felt for Arthur. But can Jordan forgive her for spurning him in the past--for foolishly choosing a shallow alliance over true love? Having turned his back on Society and forged a new life for himself in Cambridge, Jordan Blakley DeVaux's peace is abruptly shattered when the widowed Phoebe comes to town. There's no one he despises more, Jordan tells himself. Yet he's stunned to learn that time hasn't lessened the force of his feelings for her--and that not only is Phoebe beautiful, she's brilliant too, something he hadn't appreciated during that fateful Season long ago. Soon a soul-stirring kiss shared with Phoebe in the library convinces Jordan that following his heart may be well worth the risk of having it broken yet again...
VALENTINE BRIDE Short Story in VALENTINE KISSES 2/2000 ISBN: 0821764640 Margaret Fitzpatrick is set to become the toast of Dublin on St. Valentine's Day. On that day she will marry the dashingly handsome Captain Spencer Weldon, the college friend of Austin Bourke, her childhood beau and dearest friend. When Austin appears at the Merrion Square townhouse on the morning of her wedding to announce that the captain has cried off and fled, he is left in the unenviable position of trying to excuse the cowardly fiancé and pick up the pieces of Margaret's dashed hopes. How can he play the role of comforting friend when he has loved Margaret from afar for years.
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A DREAM COME TRUE 3/1994 ISBN:0451404513 Anthology featuring Dream Lover by Jennifer Blake, Love for Sail by Shirl Henke, Old Love and Lilac Lace by Becky Lee Weyrich, Journey of the Heart by Anita Mills, and Cheyenne Dream Catcher by Georgina Gentry.
Karen Blake
A QUESTION OF HONOR(#116) 5/1981 ISBN: 0449501841 The chit was a great beauty--lustrous golden hair, eyes like blazing emeralds, skin like dresden porcelain, and he mistook her for a serving girl. The first time the Marquess kissed her was in the blacksmith's barn. He took Kate for just another tempting serving wench. The second time he saw her he was humiliated, having learned she was a highly repectable heiress, and he set out to make amends. She, however, wanted nothing to do with him. Until, the second kiss.
Sally Blake
MARRYING FOR LOVE 1/1998 ISBN: 0263155234 Amy Finch was on a voyage to visit her employer's nephew, Marcus Bellingham, when Lady Bellingham contracted a fatal fever. Amy arrived having never met Marcus -- and he suspected she was a gold-digger! Then Marcus and Amy discovered the terms of his aunt's will. They had to marry within six months or neither of them would receive a penny!
Audrey Blanshard
AN AFFAIR OF DISHONOUR 1/1981 ISBN:0449501523 Humphrey Freen, the Earl of Begbroke, and Major Guy Hipsley have dueled before--only this time it is because of a woman--Miss Anne Thouvenal. This time they meet, not at dawn, but in the evening; not in the forest, but on the dance floor; not with a secret witness or two, but with all the Ton to see, at the height of the social season!
CATHERINE 6/1981 ISBN:0449501892 Poor Catherine is forced into an unwanted marriage by her guardian.
THE CHELBECK CHARGER 1977 ISBN:0449237702 The spring of 1816, finds wealthy Sir Ralph Marwood once again in town to find husbands for his daughters. When a chance encounter throws the dashing Piers Aubery in their path, he is delighted. But Emily, who appears to be the prime object of Piers's attentions, cannot like him, and her efforts to prevent a match are further complicated by the advent of the Chelbeck Charger.
THE FEARNS OF AUDLEY STREET 1978 ISBN:0449500357 The lovely Justina had no intentions of falling in love with the handsome Captain Moresby. She was already engaged to marry another--the dashing viscount who promised to give up gambling if he could make Justina his wife. Now Justina found herself torn between the unacknowledged love of a stranger and the dangerous passions of a rakehell...
THE FRENSHAM INHERITANCE 1974 ISBN:0449235572 Miss Ann Dorville was more than beautiful. She was spirited, intelligent, and very rich. She was an heiress. Which was the real reason John Frensham had asked her to marry him. Ann had nearly resigned herself to a pleasant, but loveless marriage when a startling look from an elegant stranger shattered her complacence. She found her heart had quite gone out to the mysterious young man. Suddenly she felt very foolish about the whole thing--until she saw him again--and received the shock of her life..
GRANBOROUGH'S FILLY 1976 ISBN: 0449232107 'You need not fear on my account, Madam. I am not in the habit of assaulting maidens in distress. Your virtue is quite safe.' Selina was something of a beauty - and very much a firebrand. But she was not prepared for the violent adventure that befell her when she was shipwrecked off the Cornwall Coast. Nor was she prepared for the handsome, enigmatic young stranger, Mr. Rufford, who was her sole companion in this seaside drama. What little she learned of Rufford appalled her. A gambler, a fugitive husband, and heaven alone knew what else. All this was forgotten, however, when she realized they were both in danger of being caught by the deadly ruffians who preyed on shipwrecks and their survivors. If she ever got out of this alive, she would give Mr. Rufford - whoever he was - a piece of her mind. He had something to tell her also...
LUCETTA 10/1979 ISBN:0449241890 Lucetta, beautiful spitfire daughter of the eccentric Lord Wintringham, fell in love so suddenly she could hardly believe it. She had turned down dozens of suitors and now there was Papa's guest, the dashing young Honourable Vere Dalvin, who unknowingly had made off with her heart without so much as a by-your-leave. But when Papa proposed that Dalvin marry Lucetta, his young guest fled. Lucetta was not dashed. She knew that sooner or later she would again encounter her runaway love-and snare him...
THE LYDEARD BEAUTY 1/1980 ISBN:0449500160 Sooner or later Susan supposed she'd marry. The idea of falling in love had never occurred to her--until she met the elegant and wealthy Lord John. Even then she did not think it possible that he would be interested in her...
THE SHY YOUNG DENBURY 1977 ISBN: 0449236668 Everyone thought of Almeria Denbury (known to her intimates as Merry) as charmingly shy. Especially in the company of the opposite sex. She would, thought her family, make a perfect minister's wife. In fact, they had the minister all picked out.
SIR RANULF AND THE RUNAWAY 8/1980 ISBN: 0709177488 Her father was an eccentric, and had transformed his English country estate into a Gothic fantasy. His father had been an eccentric, and had steeped his estate in artifacts of ancient Egypt. And though Isabella de Hyville had always admired Sir Ranult Thrinby from afar, the feud between the families in these adjoining estates seemed destined to keep Isabella far from the man she knew she could love. That is, until fate stepped in in the guise of her younger sister, Biance, who was bound and determined to protect a boy she had discovered running for his life from Thrinby Hall.
A VIRGINIAN AT VENNCOMBE 1/1976 ISBN:0449234207 From the moment she laid eyes on Thaddeus Forbes, spirited lovely Caroline Quenby of Venncombe Manor was in deep trouble. For in that instant she had fallen in love with the dashing prisoner of war who was an American naval surgeon...
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A MOTHER'S LOVE 4/1993 ISBN:0821741373 Anthology featuring A Singular Miss Marsh by Sara Blayne, Her Special Day by Teresa DesJardien, The Butterfly Net by Melissa Lynn Jones, Blissful Betrothal by Valerie King, Gifts of the Heart by Mary Kingsley, and Reversal of Fortunes by Nina Porter.
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VALENTINE LOVE 1/1996 ISBN:0821751999 Anthology featuring Cupid's Arrow by Sara Blayne, Game of Hearts by Jo Ann Ferguson, and Unwilling Bride by Lois Stewart.
Sara Blayne
THE CAPTAIN'S BRIDE 10/2002 ISBN: 0821768344 A ravishing beauty with an irresistible air of innocence, Lady Violet Rochelle has no end of worthy suitors-not one of whom interests her in the slightest. For though seemingly demure, she harbors a secret yearning for adventure.and for a lover who is anything but proper...Captain Trevor Dane, lately of the King's navy, is a man known for his daring exploits and his victories in battle. But when, on a furtive mission of his own, he breaks into Violet's bedchamber and impudently avails himself of her kisses, he unleashes a passion that will soon seal both of their fates. Shadowed by intrigue and unrelenting danger, the last thing Dane needs is to be saddled with a wife. Yet when Violet vows to marry him, not to save her own reputation, but to save his, Dane finds himself up against a most formidable--and disarming--opponent: a raven-haired temptress who will not be denied! And now, as rumors swirl amid the ton that Dane is the elusive agent Le Corbeau, Violet sets out to show the world that they have the wrong man...making her a target of his implacable enemies, and leaving Dane desperately searching for a way to keep his lady wife safe.and safely in his arms.
THE CHRISTMAS BRIDE short story in CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 1990 ISBN:0821732455
THE CUPID'S ARROW short story in VALENTINE LOVE 1/1996 ISBN:0821751999
DARK SHADOWS short story in LORDS OF THE NIGHT 1997 ISBN:0821755935
THE DEVILISH DUKE short story in DANGEROUS AND DASHING 7/1998 ISBN: 0821759337 the angelic Miss Eudora Precious issues a scandalous invitation to a blue-eyed cad named Sylvester Kane, but will he take her virtue...or lose his heart?
DUEL OF THE HEART 1989 ISBN:0821728512He had a cutting manner, an insufferable arrogance--and an irresistible gleam in his eye. Looking back to his pain-wracked nightmare days after the Battle of Talavera, Rathbourne's recovery was as much due to the hauntingly serene beauty of a woman who called herself Gina as to her skillful nursing. She had given herself to him, thus the battle of love now turns into a passionate battle of wits!
AN EASTER COURTSHIP 3/1995 ISBN:0821748742 When tragedy ends her engagement, Lady Jane Ashley leaves London to live in the country. Then a late spring snowstorm brings with it a handsome stranger named Danforth--the marquess she believes is responsible for her fiance's death. Perhaps Jane is ready for a London season after all.
AN ELUSIVE GUARDIAN 10/1994 ISBN:0821747266 A prim and proper miss is rescued by a masked privateer, only to find herself married to him before he disappears into the night. Charity goes from a spinster-on-the-shelf to the talk of the ton, thanks to the dashing pirate who rescues her by claiming her as his bride!
ENTICED 5/1999 ISBN: 0821762036 Born to an Indian mother and an English father, Chance True--Son Quincy Ridgeway, Duke of Rivenoak, was equally skilled at hunting as he was at pursuing the fashionable ladies of the ton. But when he received word from America that his parents had been murdered, he vowed to avenge their deaths. After hearing of Pandora Featherstone's reputation as an accomplished confidential inquiry agent, Rivenoak enlisted the services of the quick-witted beauty who summoned his most primitive passions...and threatened to unlock the bitterness surrounding his heart. With a talent for solving impossible conundrums, Pandora Featherstone was a woman who refused to follow convention. So when the Duke of Rivenoak asked her to pose as his promised bride to help him find his family's killers without arousing suspicion, she did not care about the scandal certain to tarnish their names if their secret mission was exposed. Now as Pandora and Rivenoak get closer to the truth- and to danger-they are enticed into each other's arms, and into a passionate love worth risking their lives for.
THE GEMEL RING short story in A JUNE COURTSHIP 6/1994
HIS SCANDALOUS DUCHESS 10/2000 ISBN: 0821766945 Irrepressible Althea Wintergreen sacrifices her own reputation to save her sister’s by claiming to be the mother of her illegitimate niece. Shrouded in scandal, she has no illusions about the amorous intentions of the wholly disreputable and devastatingly handsome Lucius Keene, the Duke of Traherne. Tempted by the sweet promise of passion in Lucius’ kiss and her own secret desire to know love, Althea aids him wholeheartedly in her own seduction! Though Lucius Keene is a confirmed rake and dedicated bachelor, he is above all a gentleman. Determined to set matters right, he proposes marriage to the unconventional, delightful Althea, never anticipating London’s most eligible Duke would be turned down flat! Aware his own heart is becoming dangerously involved in the matter, especially as sinister doings are afoot, he vows to convince noble Althea that her “scandalous” past is no reason to deny them both a future of bliss in each other’s arms…
AN IMPROPER BRIDE 10/2001 ISBN: 0821767755 Twenty-five year old Lady Elfrida Rochelle, the older daughter of the late Marquis of Vere and granddaughter of the Duke of Albermarle, is a firm believer in the extraordinary powers of the mind. She sees in her crystal ball the man she is destined to love, who just happens to be Guy Herrick, the Earl of Shields--or perhaps she only dreamed it. . . Guy Herrick, the Earl of Shields, a confirmed bachelor of thirty-five, finds his interest is most definitely piqued to discover a young beauty with glorious sable hair and singularly blue eyes is apparently stalking him. Intrigued, he makes a point to bump into her apparently by accident and strike up an acquaintance that will lead him into any number of perilous situations.
THE LORDS OF MISRULE short story in A CHRISTMAS DELIGHT 1991 ISBN:0821735837
MARRYING THE MARQUIS 10/2004 ISBN:082176926X Gideon Rochelle, the Marquis of Vere, has found a daring solution to his financial troubles, moonlighting as London's most notorious and romantic highwayman, the Black Rose. It's a dangerous enterprise in which the only ladies involved are those being robbed. Until he unmasks a copycat bandit who brazenly challenges him with a practiced sword-and finds himself gazing into the captivating eyes of the daughter of his most hated enemy. And he can think of no better revenge against the man who destroyed his family than to seduce and ruin the very beautiful and enticing Lady Constance. Believing her identity is still a secret, Constance puts into motion her bold plan to convince Gideon to teach her the art of robbing coaches, hoping that somehow she can find a way to redress the wrongs done to his family by hers. Soon, however, she is lost in the heady temptation of danger, moonlight and Gideon's passionate embrace, unaware that the dissolute Marquis' own calculating plot of vengeance has gone surprisingly awry. For neither conspirator had counted on their hearts getting in the way of their best-laid plans....
A NOBLE DECEPTION 12/1995 ISBN:0821751735 Absolutely, positively, never would Lady Lucy Powell settle for an arranged marriage to Lord Lathrop, a man she had never even met. With her riot of red curls and sparkling green eyes, Lucy lacked the fair beauty of her sisters, but she did have...imagination! She intended to live as a free spirit, penning tales of Gothic intrigue and love triumphant. Only a man as mysterious and passionate as the heroes of her secret dreams could ever win her hand. Someone very much like the handsome, brooding stranger who had recently moved into nearby Lathrop Castle to ready it for the duke's arrival. Exuding an air of reckless abandon as he galloped across the moor, Phillip Carmichael was...perfect! Indeed, from their first meeting, he inspired a tendre that rendered Lucy breathless. But no work of fiction could have prepared her for the truth about this dashing scoundrel. And nothing—not even Phillip's dire secret—would keep her from the altar with the man she loved...
A NOBLE HEART 7/2000 ISBN:0821766538 Heiress Felicity Talbot´s heart raced every time she saw William Powell, Viscount Lethridge. Unfortunately he was so infatuated with her flirtatious cousin Zenoria, he never even noticed her. So Felicity had immersed herself in good works and dreams...until William was injured in a duel over Zenoria and brought to Felicity´s country house unconscious....William didn't know where he was or who he was. But he was being cared for by the most angelic creature. Her name was Felicity, and happiness she brought to him indeed. Yet what future could he promise her if he couldn't remember his own past? Somehow William resolved to regain his memory—and win the heart of the only woman he would ever have…
A NOBLEMAN'S BRIDE 5/1991 ISBN:0821734016 Free-spirited young Brie Morgan wanted no part of marriage to anyone--certainly not to "Demon" Drake, the Earl of Malvern, a man she had never even set eyes on. Since her grandfather refused to break the pledge he'd made 18 years before, Brie decided to rid herself of her betrothal another way. At her first meeting with Drake, she played the role of simpering fool to the hilt...
A NOBLE PURSUIT 9/1997 ISBN: 0821757563 "Hurry up and kiss me!" The Earl of Ransome has embraced many a miss, but he has never been asked by a perfectly strange woman! But her eyes are blue, her hair is gold, and her lips are very appealing...so the Earl of Ransome does as he is bid. As for Francine Elizabeth Powell, the tomboyish daughter of the Earl of Bancroft, she never expects the room to actually start spinning. She'd been trying to escape the unwelcome attentions of a drunken squire and acted impetuously...as usual. But it is the rakish Earl who is struck by Cupid's arrow. Alas, Francine does not believe a word he says. With his choice of the ton's most beautiful ladies, why would he want her? Her plan had been to spy on her sister's wandering husband concealed in a most risqué disguise. Now the smitten nobleman's pursuit of this delightful minx will find him entangled in her most unconventional adventures. It's a merry chase that could turn a rake into a fool with a broken heart...or turn a brazen tomboy into a blushing bride!
A NOBLE RESOLVE 6/1998 ISBN: 0821759124 Lady Josephine Powell was nineteen and not always in the best of health. And now, instead of a new ball gown and an exciting London come-out, she had doctor's orders to take the waters at a provincial spa. She never dreamed that an accident en route would tumble her into the strong arms of her rescuer, Devon Roth, Earl of Ravenaugh...Devon was called cold, harsh, incapable of romance. He was still very bitter about the tragedy that claimed his first wife. He was also called a man of honor. Never would he seduce an impish beauty twenty years younger than himself. Never would he reveal his growing tendre. No, the Earl nobly resolved to resist any impropriety...and any kisses. What could Josephine do? She resolved, quite mischievously, to prove age could not stop their love!
PASSION'S LADY 1985 ISBN:0821741713 Marie knew she was playing a dangerous game. As the Countess of Shayle she had found a temporary haven from her deadliest enemy. But the Earl was no fool, and Marie did not know how long she could hold out against his shrewd questions, or the spark of passion in his eyes.
THE SINGULAR MISS MARSH short story in A MOTHER'S LOVE 4/1993 ISBN:0821741373
THEODORA 9/1996 ISBN: 0821754122 Called the "Devil's Cub" because violence and danger seem to follow him, Caleb Dameron gallops across the moors...and nearly runs down a lithe, flaxen-haired lady. A woman possessed of a blessed gift, Theodora gazes into Dameron's smoldering eyes and sees a man sick in body and soul. She cannot know that his cure will mean surrendering her heart. But in Regency England, where power is gained by birth and fortune--or lost by treachery--Caleb has been marked for death by a secret enemy. And his bride and daring him to fight against the darkness within and the evil without...with the only weapon that can save them both: their indomitable love.
Blayney - Parks - Raleigh
A HUSBAND FOR MAMA 4/2003 ISBN: 0821774913
Mary Blayney
THE CAPTAIN'S MERMAID 9/2004 ISBN:0821775073 Lavinia Stewart was raised in Jamaica, footloose and fancy free-and returning to England to become a lady at last has proved most difficult. Though she must make her debut, polite society and its endless rules only make her head ache. She would just as soon not dance with dukes and converse with countesses, and her older brother refuses to spend so much as a shilling on a London Season for her. Yet Captain William Braedon Chartwell is delighted that Lavinia is to remain in the country for months to come...By great good fortune, his estate and that of the Stewarts lie side by side-and his charming new neighbor is simply irresistible. Though Captain Chartwell has spent years at sea in the service of his King, his greatest adventure awaits: wooing-and wedding-his very lovely Lavinia.
CHILD OF HER HEART short story in A HUSBAND FOR MAMA 4/2003 ISBN: 0821774913 After a broken engagement, governess Caroline Morton fled her beloved Yorkshire for France and has now returned with a ten-year-old orphan in tow. Though she loves the girl with all her heart, Caroline is searching for young Marguerite’s relatives. However, the little minx has a secret wish, and is happily playing matchmaker with a handsome gentleman from Caroline’s past--a man Caroline once loved and lost…
HIS HEART'S DELIGHT 1/2001 ISBN:0821771809 Morgan Braedon has plans for his future, and not one of them includes a wife. Yet his imperious father is demanding that he choose a bride from this Season's marriage mart--or lose his financial support. What Morgan needs are a few winning hands at the gaming tables, not a season of romantic entanglements! Maintaining the illusion of a courtship will be impossible, Morgan thinks. But that's before he meets lovely Christiana Lambert, a miss after anything but his heart.…Christiana can't deny that London will offer the kind of excitement the country sorely lacks, but she's determined to avoid attracting the attention of potential suitors. Yet, it's unquestionably sensible to pretend that she's entertaining the possibility of a romance, if only to please her parents--and handsome Morgan Braedon is quite conveniently prepared to help her. Yet when their staged flirtation becomes something far deeper, Morgan and Christiana cannot deny that love may have taken them both by surprise.
HIS LAST LOVER 11/2002 ISBN: 0821771817 James Braedon's relationship with his father has never been an easy one. Yet he knows he cannot refuse to care for him after the frail man falls ill--nor can he escape his duty as the Viscount of his family's ruined estate. Life seems entirely bleak, until a charming young Frenchwoman arrives, offering to be the family housekeeper. The last thing James needs is a woman meddling in every aspect of his life. But soon, Marguerite's sunny disposition and warm laugh put James at ease, and it isn't long before the spirited beauty invades both his home and his heart. Despite losing her family in the French Revolution, Marguerite Voisson is convinced that life is more joy than sorrow--and her unique charm makes even James laugh again. As she uncovers pieces of his childhood in the burned-out ruins and shares them with him, she realizes that James holds the key to her own happiness. But how to convince him that family means more than heartache…and that she is meant to be his last lover, and his wife?
THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY 11/2003 ISBN: 0821775065 Mariel Braedon Whitlow has spent most of her life caring for others, so when her ailing grandmother summons her to London, she immediately complies. But the Dowager Duchess of Hale has matchmaking in mind, and before Mariel knows it, she is plunging into a dazzling world of glittering balls and gallant suitors. Yet there is only one man who quickens Mariel's heart, a mysterious and engaging man who has crossed her path before...Famed for his wicked wit and his legendary generosity, Edward Hadley is the most popular bachelor in the ton. Indeed, he is beloved equally for his mischievous pranks and his vast wealth. Yet never has anyone bothered to delve beneath his sunny facade.until now. Sweet Mariel is as unworldly as he is sophisticated, as contained as he is flamboyant. And every time they meet, his feelings for her grow. But when the beguiling widow discovers his greatest secret, will it put their blossoming love in jeopardy?
Leonora Blythe
CAROLINA 8/1981 ISBN:0449502058 When her father died in disgrace and financial ruin, Carolina devoted herself to picking up the pieces of her family's shattered lives. Still, Carolina could not forget the handsome young soldier she had once planned to marry. Nor could she forget Lord Pershore..
FELICIA 1978 ISBN: 0449237540 'But you do not seem to understand. I cannot remember who I am.' When dashing Lord Umber rescued Felicia from the coach accident, he automatically assumed she was merely a wench for fun and games. He knew nothing about her aristocratic heritage. Neither did she, for the blow on her head had quite driven all memory away. But even though Felicia did not remember her past, she was not going to allow herself to be seduced by this glamorous young stranger.
HELENE 11/1979 ISBN:0449500047 Beautiful, fair-haired Helene Ambel was the hit of the London season, the epitome of a refined young heiress. But she preferred books, horses, and intellectual pursuits to the dances, parties, and simpering, overdressed, foolish men she could not take seriously. Helene was hungry for adventure. She found it by helping her friends Juliet and Nicholas, who wanted to marry. Juliet's mother preferred the smooth-talking earl as match for her daughter. And though Nicholas adored Juliet, he had his own reasons for hesitating to make her his wife. Helene was drawn into the dark intrigue that threatened to separate Nicholas and Juliet forever--the same intrigue that had touched Helene's maid's sister. Then Helene met the handsome Captain Longford. His interest in helping the star-crossed lovers made him very attractive to Helene...
LADY TARA 1/1978 ISBN:0449235343 The slender young highwayman who held up Lord Raven's coach was shocked to discover he had made a terrible mistake. He turned and fled, but not before Lord Raven had put a bullet in his shoulder. It was then Raven's turn to be shocked. For the wounded highwayman turned out to be a beautiful young woman, the kind of woman the rakish Raven had been seeking all his life - Lady Tara. It was some time before Lady Tara could tell Raven the truth about this frightening masquerade. But when she did, she plunged them both into a dangerous mission that was to change their lives...
MIRANDA 5/1980 ISBN:0449500489 The lovely Miranda was as scandalous as she was beautiful. Young Lord Romford had his hands full as her guardian and right now he was at his wit's end. Only the night before Miranda had allowed the dashing Viscount Brynmawr to unmask her at a rout. Gossip spread like wildfire and impulsively Miranda announced that she was engaged to the Viscount. This, of course, appeared to make everything proper. Now a firm Lord Romford confronted her and told her she had to go through with this marriage. 'It might just be the making of you,' he said. Miranda's tears did not move her young guardian one whit. Or did they?
SALLY 12/1981 ISBN:0449502295 She had always done as she pleased-- with nary a thought to the consequences. Indeed, Sally Mallory's great success throughout the ton as a fine portrait painter had been aided by such spirited independence -- along with lively wit and extraordinary talent. But now it seemed she had gone too far. Impetuous Sally had comprised her reputation, and now was to be forced into a marriage of convenience with the most distinguished art critic in London, the cold and arrogant Duke, Ian Frobisher! Ian was proud, unbending, quick to anger -- and though Sally sensed the hurt beneath his disdain, she was desperate to escape a loveless union. Impulsively, she accepted the disreputable Sir Percy Badham's shocking proposal.....
Juliet Blyth
LUCIFER'S CHAMPION 2/1989 ISBN: 0356206033
THE PARFIT KNIGHT 11/1987 ISBN:0312908512 A handsome rake, Marquis of Amberley, is attacked by highwaymen and forced to take shelter in a small manor where he falls in love with a sheltered, beautiful blind girl.
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