AFRAID(#137) 1981 ISBN: 0099247402 "Of course." She said, "and now you have saved me for the . second time!"
ALONE IN PARIS (#99) 1979 ISBN: 0553125761 On leaving the Italian convent in which she was educated, Una Thoreau set out for Paris to join her father in Montmartre. She arrives to discover that her father is dead. Alone in foreign city, her father's picture dealer, Philippe Dubucheron, befriends her and takes Una to a party at the Duke of Walstanton's. Una is unaware that her presence there is deviously planned. The Duke is to choose between two women - Una and Yvette Joyant, a sophisticated and notorious demimondaine.
AN ARROW OF LOVE(#31) 1/1976 ISBN: 0330245422 As far as Melissa Wade was concerned, the future could have hardly looked blacker. Her father's second marriage had been a disaster, and Melissa faced the prospect of her hated stepmother choosing her husband.
THE BLUE-EYED WITCH(#45) 8/1976 ISBN: 0091266807 There was no question that the Marquis of Aldridge had saved her life. The townspeople were convinced she was a witch. They were dragging her to the river to administer the ultimate test. If she drowned, she was innocent. If she floated, she was evil.
THE BORED BRIDEGROOM 1974 ISBN: 0330239511 For as long as Lucretia Hedley could remember, she had loved the Merlyncourt estate and its handsome young lord, the Marquis. Lucretia didn't want her husband to be bored, so she decided she must become a "woman." Her choice in how to do that turned into intrigue and high adventure!
THE CALL OF THE HEART 9/1975 ISBN: 0330244698 It was a message Lalitha would rather have died than deliver. Her beautiful stepsister had suddenly decided not to go through with her elopement with the wealthy, handsome Lord Rothwyn. Lalitha had been sent to the church to inform the waiting nobleman that his future bride would not be arriving. As she stood before the enraged and jilted bridegroom, Lalitha steeled herself for further outburst of Rothwyn's fury. She had been quite prepared for the vehemence of his initial reaction: his Lordship's vile temper was the talk of London society. But what would he do to her now? His next reaction took her totally be surprise.
CAUGHT BY LOVE(#162) 8/1982 ISBN: 0099284804 The Marquis walked deep into the stable. "Where are you?" "I am .. here," Cara replied.
THE CHIEFTAIN WITHOUT A HEART(#95) 1978 ISBN: 0552109029 The Duke went down on one knee before Clola and put his hands together, palm to palm. Then, looking up at her, he said very slowly: "I swear by Almighty God to protect and serve you. I will love you with my whole heart, worship you as my wife, and strive to give you happiness. " His voice seemed to vibrate through Clola. Every word gave her a thrill. Then, because she sensed he was waiting for her response, she put her hands on each side of his and shyly bent to kiss his cheek. But instead of his cheek it was his lips she found. And suddenly she was in his arms and he was kissing her hungrily, fiercely, passionately. "You are mine! " the Duke cried, and there was a note of triumph in his voice. "Mine, and no one shall take you from me! "
THE COIN OF LOVE 1956 ISBN: 0090152514 Cleona Wickham was 18 when her fortunes changed. Unexpectedly, she was asked to accompany Lady Beryl to Italy, under the protection of cynical Lord Raven..But the journey itself is only a prelude to Cleona's search for love and happiness...She was on a tempestuous search for love-with a man she had learned to fear.
THE COMPLACENT WIFE 8/1973 ISBN: 0091127106 She offered to be a loveless bride and then her heart betrayed her! The handsome Earl of Droxford relished all the privileges of being wealthy - and a bachelor. Now, because of King William's decree, he must be married within a month. 'Find me a wife, ' he told his beautiful mistress. 'A complacent, conformable wife who will not interfere in my affairs! ' For bewitching, green - eyed Karina, it was a chance to escape from poverty and hardship, and she offered herself as the docile bride! So they made their loveless marriage vows - the Earl and the enchanting country girl. But in fashionable London Karina broke her promise to be complacent. She had fallen impossibly in love!"
THE CRUEL COUNT 12/1975 ISBN: 0330239805 It was certainly not the reception Lady Vesta Cressinton-Font had expected. As soon as she left her ship and set foot on the small Mediterranean island of Katona, the blue-eyed, exquisitely-beautiful Vesta felt frightened and totally alone. Where, she wondered, were Prince Alexander's representatives? Surely His Royal Highness would not let his future bride arrive on Katona without a formal greeting. Really, it was quite unthinkable: traveling all the way from England to marry a man she had never met and then being rudely abandoned.."They tell me you have arrived alone." The words cut across Vesta's indignant reverie. Startled, she directed her gaze toward the man who spoke them. His stern, domineering manner, his penetrating glance quite alarmed her. And yet he was so darkly handsome.."I am Count Miklos Czako," the stranger continued harshly. "I will take you to His Royal Highness"....
THE CURSE OF THE CLAN 6/1977 ISBN: 0330252615 "What is your name?" The Duke addressed her in a deep, low voice. "T-Tara . . . Your G-Grace." "Tara, you are to marry me. How old are you?" "Nearly eighteen, Your Grace." "Very well," he said as the door opened and the ministered entered. Dazed, the last thing Tara remembered was repeating the words, "I will." Then it was over. She was married to a Highland Chieftain - a man she had never seen until two minutes before!
DIONA AND A DALMATIAN(#180) 12/1983 ISBN: 009153190X She tried to keep her distance from him, but she was like a moth to the flame. And it was getting hot.
THE DISGRACEFUL DUKE(#56) 2/1977 ISBN: 0552103055 Shimona was face to face with the notorious Duke. She had imagined an older man with slanting eyes, arched eyebrows, a long thin nose and pointed ears. But as she looked across the room she saw not the devil she had anticipated, but a surprisingly young, extremely good-looking man.
DRENA AND THE DUKE 1992 ISBN: 072784346X The Dowager Countess of Winterton is very anxious for her beloved granddaughter Drena to marry her relative the Duc de Saulieu of Burgundy, and so they travel to his Chateau where Drena is repulsed by him, even though he seems very keen to charm her. How the plots of the wicked Duc finally fail are told in this exciting story
THE DRUMS OF LOVE 1979 ISBN: 0330256734 A tense story of a forbidden love, set in Haiti. A young Nun and a young man on the run from a mistake in his past, find love and voodoo in every corner. Will common sense or love win the day?
A DUEL WITH DESTINY(#64) 6/1977 ISBN: 055210549X "I love you as I swear I have never loved a woman before," the Marquis said. "But I cannot offer you marriage." Rowena's whole body became cold and she felt as if there were a block of ice in her heart. "Such love is wrong...and wicked," she spoke beneath her breath. "How can it be wrong when we love each other? I am willing to devote my whole life to you. Why should you ask for more?" "Yes," said Rowena with a touch of anger in her voice, "How dare I? Well, my lord, I do dare. I dare to tell you that the love you offer is not good enough for me!"
THE DUKE AND THE PREACHER'S DAUGHTER(#96) 1978 ISBN: 0552109940 Benedicta gave a little cry and threw herself against the Duke. 'I am so frightened I may . . . disappoint you.' He pulled her closer to him. 'Do you think I want you to know anything but what I shall teach you?' he asked. 'I adore your ignorance, your purity.' He spoke with a fervor she had never heard be-fore. 'I was the first man who had ever kissed you. I shall also be the only man, and the last.' Benedicta gazed at him in awe. 'How could there be anyone else but you?' she asked wonderingly. Very tenderly the Duke looked down into her eyes. 'You are mine,' he said. He kissed her until he could feel her soft and pliant against him, until his lips had awakened in her the first flickering flames of desire.
ESCAPE 6/1986 ISBN: 0515085790
FOR ALL ETERNITY 1982 ISBN: 0515059641
A FRAME OF DREAMS(#34) 3/1976 ISBN: 0330245872 Her father had died on their way home to England, his career in shambles, his name disgraced by accusations of treason. Now Canuela Arlington and her mother were alone in London in desperate need of money. Canuela would have to find work. Knowing her delicate beauty was sure to provoke unwelcome advances, Canuela pulled her long golden hair back sharply from her face, obscured her dazzling grey-green eyes with huge glasses and dressed in unflattering black. Her excellent qualifications soon interested an employer: Ramon de Lopez, the handsome Argentine aristocrat, one of the wealthiest men in South America. Canuela trembled with rage at the mere mention of his name for Ramon was an "old friend" of her father's, one of the many who deserted him in the crisis. Canuela would repay him for his disloyalty. It would not be difficult to destroy him. If only he were not so wildly attractive....
FREE FROM FEAR(#120) 1980 ISBN: 0330260731
FROM HELL TO HEAVEN 12/1980 ISBN: 0517188244
A GAME OF LOVE ISBN: 0727817698 The Earl of Inchester reveals a strange sense of priorities when, in the interest of family honor, he chooses to save his ancestral home by marrying the daughter of a despicable usurer.
A GENTLEMAN IN LOVE 1980 ISBN: 0330260340 Romance between the Earl of Hellington and Thalia.
GIFT OF THE GODS(#147) 1981 ISBN: 0330264907 'Shall we find out if the second time we kiss each other is as wonderful as the first?' He did not wait for her answer, but his lips were on hers and Alisa knew at the first touch of them that this was what she had been longing and yearning for and thought she would never know again.
GYPSY MAGIC 5/1983 ISBN: 0330280023 As the King spoke, there was a sudden depth in his voice, and Laetitia thought there was a fire in his eyes that had not been there before. She would have taken a step away, but his arms went round her. Before she could even put up her hands, his lips came down on hers. Even as she thought she must struggle and be free of him there was a strange magic. It seemed to grow and intensify until she felt not only her lips grow soft and yielding, but her whole body move as if to music. He took his lips from her to say: 'I want you, now at this moment, as I know you want me!' Then the King was kissing her again, but not now on her lips. Instead his mouth moved over the softness of her neck, and it gave Laetitia a sensation she had never known before, which made her quiver against him, her breath coming quickly from between her lips. 'I..love..you!' she whispered. 'I love..you..love you!
A HALO FOR THE DEVIL 9/1973 ISBN: 009905650X The Marquis gazed in amazement at Fortuna's gold-white hair and enchanting little face. She's unlike anyone I've seen before... But that was not true, he realized. She was like someone! Who was it? Who could it be? When the Marquis learned an astonishing truth about her, he knew he could use this adorable young beauty as a weapon against his enemy. So he laid elaborate and cynical plans to avenge an old wrong. But he did not count on Fortuna's spirit and courage. Nor did he understand the strange stirrings in his worldly heart. Had he plotted revenge to well, only to lose his true love?
HAUNTED(#32) 4/1986 ISBN: 051508512X
A HAZARD OF HEARTS 1949 ISBN: 0515095125 Her hand, her inheritance, her dreams -- all would be won or lost on the turn of a card.
THE HEART OF THE CLAN ISBN: 0786224843 The beautiful Sona McCarron and her father journey back to their beloved Scotland to stay with the Duke of Invercarron, the head of the Clan. The occasion is the wedding of the Duke's son and heir, the Marquis of Inver, to the daughter of a neighboring chieftain. It is there that Sona meets the bitter Torquil McCarron, who tries to win both her heart and her mind. And there, too, that she meets the Marquis -- and finds herself hopelessly in love with a man who is promised to another ...
THE HIDDEN HEART (#10) 1970 ISBN: 051102204 Forbidden Love... Yesterday her future seemed to rest upon the charity of a distant uncle who had always regarded her with contempt. But a deathbed promise had brought golden-haired Sylvia Wace to the imposing estate of Sir Robert Sheldon. There she had hoped to make a place for herself as governess to Sir Robert's lovely young daughter. But she had not reckoned upon the treacherous meddling of an imperious old dowager ... nor upon the possibility that in such a cold and regal mansion she might lose her heart. Had she made the right decision? Should she not have bowed to Fate and accepted the grudging generosity of her uncle? What right had she, penniless and without a protector in the world, to embark upon an adventure so hazardous with love and heartbreak..
HUNGRY FOR LOVE(#52) 12/1976 ISBN: 0552102555 The story of a spirited and talented young girl who saved her brother's reputation...The Marquis kissed her masterfully, passionately. "Tomorrow," he said, "I will take you to a house I have in the country. You will be safe there, and no one will insult you or assault you ever again." Araminta felt as though an icy hand was squeezing the warmth of new love from her heart. Though young and innocent, she understood the cold meaning of his words...
THE HUSBAND HUNTERS(#39) 5/1976 ISBN: 0330246879 Andrina Maldon has only two months to find husbands for her adorable younger sisters!
IMPERIAL SPLENDOUR 1980 ISBN: 0330258028 The Duke of Welminster arrives in St. Petersburg to discuss the reaction of Tsar Alexander to the news that Napoleon Bonaparte's Army is advancing on Moscow. He amuses himself with a lovely princess but is aware that she is a spy of the Tsar. But when he meets Zoia, his life is transformed. As he watches her dance, and later, as he listens to her play the piano, he is strangely, mystically aware of what the beautiful young woman is thinking.
THE IMPETUOUS DUCHESS 6/1975 ISBN: 0552097578 She lied again and told the Scottish couple who gave them shelter that she and the Duke were married. Their hostess saw through the story. With a twinkle in her eye she sought to acquaint the Duke and his "bride" with an odd statute of Scottish law making anyone who uttered a declaration of marriage before witnesses legally wed. Could it be that he and this mindless little fool were actually married?
THE INCOMPARABLE 1/1995 ISBN: 0749312777 The impoverished Earl of Eldridge inherits a fortune and decides to share his good luck with his friends. Throwing a grand party, he instructs that they each must bring a beautiful young woman. There will be a vote to decide who is the greatest beauty - and she will then belong to the Earl.
IN THE ARMS OF LOVE 1981 ISBN: 0091464102
THE INNOCENT IMPOSTER(#138) 2/1995 ISBN: 0515115541 Impersonating her sophisticated older sister at the latter's luxurious estate, Ursa is challenged by the irresistible Marquis of Charnwood to also pretend that she is his fiancée, until her genuine feelings cause her to pursue a forbidden love.
JOSEPHINE EMPRESS OF FRANCE 1974 ISBN: 051503326X She was to lie in the bed of Marie Antoinette and be crowned Empress of France. She was wanton, seductive, and often deceitful - generous, extravagant, and incredibly greedy. She kept Napoleon waiting for her embrace until she had captured his heart. And then she offered him a passion he had never known before. What was the secret of her ravishing charm, this Creole temptress whom Napoleon found irresistible?
THE JUDGEMENT OF LOVE(#91) 1978 ISBN: 0091364604
KISS FROM A STRANGER(#79) 3/1990 ISBN: 0515102733 Orphaned and penniless, Shenda Lynd hoped to find shelter within the proud walls of Arrow Castle. But to her surprise, the master of the castle, Durwin Bow, was the gentle stranger who kissed her in the woods. Could she save the gallant Earl's honor from the sinister Bonapartist spy at Arrow Castle?
LIES FOR LOVE(#154) 3/1982 ISBN: 0553207474
LIGHT OF THE MOON(#103) 1979 ISBN: 0330258524 Romance featuring Neoma and the Marquis. The marquise voice deepened as he spoke: 'Have I spoilt what you felt for me, my precious?' Neoma moved a little near to him. 'I am. . . sure that if you . . . kiss me . . . we will find it is still there.' She only whispered the words, but the Marquis heard them. He put his arms out, she moved into them, and he held her very gently against him. 'Oh, my light of the moon,' he cried. 'Having found you, I think it would kill me if I lost you!' 'That is. . . how I felt. . . when I thought I had . . . lost you.' The marquis drew her closer and slowly, as if he were a half-afraid, his lips found hers. Just for one agonizing moment Neoma thought that the wonder she had felt was gone. Then like a streak of lightning running through her it was there-moving through her whole body into her heart.
LISTEN TO LOVE (#39) 1986 ISBN: 051508753X To the honorable Anthea Brooke, raised in genteel poverty, the lavish and worldly pleasures of the haughty and handsome Marquis of Eaglescliffe, new owner of her ancestral home, were more puzzling than shocking. How could the sheltered beauty have imagined that the subtle magic of music would unite two such unlikely hearts in love's tender, enduring, and ecstatic harmonies?
LOOK WITH THE HEART (#127) 1994 ISBN: 0515113417 When fire razed her ancestral home, Erlina Sherwood sought shelter at Meldon Hall. The Manor house of the arrogant Marquis of Meldon had been all but destroyed by neglect. Erlina was astonished to find the Marquis himself in residence, amid the Hall's faded magnificence... But he could not mourn its lost splendor, for an accident has stolen his sight. As time passed, the lovely orphan came to know the proud, private heart of the compelling Aristocrat...Her tenderness came to heal his wounded soul - and bind them in a brilliant dream-come-true of never-ending Joy...
LOOKING FOR LOVE(#152) 2/1982 ISBN: 0091477808 Gilda falls under the spell of the handsome Marquis, and discovers that Heloise had been involved in something treacherous!
LORD RAVENSCAR'S REVENGE(#85) 1978 ISBN: 0552109037
LOST ENCHANTMENT(#52) 1972 ISBN: 0091114101 The dashing Marquis of Alton was one of England's wealthiest noblemen. The most enchanting beauties in London were eager for his embrace and the loveliest of them all was determined to marry him. Then, in the green and gold-flecked woods on his estate, he met a mysterious and bewitching young woman. Who was this green-eyed wood nymph, with her elfin grace and unspoiled charm? Why was she so terrified? He must find her again and learn the truth. At last, when fate did bring them together, they were drawn into a drama of powerful passions that threatened to destroy them both!
LOST LAUGHTER 11/1980 ISBN: 0330261665 A handsome but irresponsible viscount falls head over heels in love with lovely, wealthy Niobe Barring, only to be rejected for a suitor with a far grander title. Angrily, he vows to marry the first woman who comes along, never imagining that it would Niobe's poor but ingenious cousin, Jemina, or that her spunk and unselfishness could capture his romantic heart.
LOVE AND LUCIA 2/1983 ISBN: 0330269976 Looking out they could see lights in the distance which seemed to mingle with the stars coming out in the sky overhead. 'It is so beautiful!' Lucia said. There was silence. Then the Marquis said in a different voice from any she had heard before: 'So are you, Lucia.' As she looked up in astonishment he put his arms round her and drew her close to him. Then while she trembled because she thought she was stepping into a dream, his lips came down on hers...Only when a century seemed to have passed and the Marquis raised his head did she say: 'I...I...love you! I feel as if you have given me something so...magical...so perfect that there are...no words in which I can tell you how...wonderful it was.' The Marquis did not answer, but merely kissed her again, and to Lucia it was as if they were both standing in a dazzling light which came not from the sky, but from within themselves. Light is...love, she thought. Then there was nothing else in the whole world but the Marquis, his arms, his lips and him...
LOVE AND THE LOATHSOME LEOPARD 10/1977 ISBN: 055210745X Mystery and adventure abound when a village is threatened by the activities of a band of smugglers.
LOVE AND WAR 5/1992 ISBN: 0515108529 When her newly widowed mother, Lady Langdale, loses her fortune and her reputation to the machinations of a cruel captain, Gina Lang turns to the handsome Marquis of Mortlake for assistance.
LOVE AT THE HELM 9/1982 ISBN: 0860092909 Inspired and helped by Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma, a romance set in the lush Caribbean, the Royal Navy, in the spring of 1815.
LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR 1/1987 ISBN: 072781320X In order to help Lady Charis Langley with her elopement, Alecia Stambrook, her cousin, agrees to take her place at the first meeting between Lady Langley and her guardian.
LOVE CLIMBS IN(#108) 1979 ISBN: 0552110450 The Marquis of Troon decides to marry Lady Dilys Powick, who is as wild and raffish as he is himself. He arranges a spectacular and daring Steeplechase as a farewell to his bachelor days, but Sir Charles Lingfield -- who wins second prize -- dies of a heart attack on his way home. To the astonishment of the Marquis he finds Sir Charles has made him the guardian of his daughter, Valeta. Valeta encounters a climbing boy who has come down the wrong chimney and persuades the Marquis to buy his apprenticeship. But she is put in a desperately dangerous situation by the sweep and Lady Dilys . . .
LOVE FOR SALE 10/1980 ISBN: 0552113298 Duke Randolph of Oswestry sees a way to avoid marriage to the beautiful but conniving Lady Marlene when young Udela Hayward suddenly seeks refuge at his door. Recently orphaned, Udela has nearly been duped into entering the House of Pleasure operated by the duke's devious brother. Penniless and alone, Udela accepts the duke's offer to pretend to be his fiancee for a few months--the least she can do to repay his kindness--but soon there is nothing make-believe about their game of love!
LOVE HAS ITS WAY(#112) 1979 ISBN:0553133640
LOVE IS CONTRABAND 1968 ISBN: 0090023803 The Duke of Westacre, attending a house party together with the most beautiful girls in society, discovers a matrimonial trap has been set for him....She was playing a dangerous game, flirting with love and treason at the same time!
LOVE, LORDS AND LADY-BIRDS 1978 ISBN: 0330253123 , The Regent's Court has set the style in manners and morals in regency London - a place young and headstrong Petrina Lyndon would much rather not be. When her guardian refuses to answer her letters asking for release from the quiet country school, Petrina flees the safety of the proper finishing school to become a notorious Lady-Bird of the night among the beau monde.
LOVE TO THE RESCUE(#11) 1967 ISBN: 0515028649 Cleona had agreed to the daring masquerade only for the sake of her best friend, Leonie. Before Cleona knew it, she became enchanted with the reckless young Duke of Lynke--a handsome rascal who spent his nights at the gambling tables.
LOVE UNDER FIRE 1960 ISBN: 0090029607 Fleeing a cruel stepmother, the petite and fragile Elvina finds kindness on the Lisbon waterfront from Lord Wye, who thinks she's a child. Suddenly Elvina finds herself a fugitive stowaway - in love with the ship's captain!
LOVE WINS 12/1981 ISBN: 0330265644 Instinctively Lord Heywood tightened his arms and drew her closer still, and as he did so he realized he loved her. As she raised her face to ask a question, lightning made Lord Heywood see her frightened eyes, her face very pale and her lips parted.
THE LOVELESS MARRIAGE(#139) 3/1995 ISBN: 051511572X The feud between the MacSteel and McBrara clans has simmered for centuries, but now, inflamed by a sly, ambitious schemer, it threatens to blaze into cruel warfare. The last chance for peace is a wedding -- between Fyna MacSteel and the masterful Earl of Braradale. With all the courage of her clan, Fyna goes to her destiny. But the Earl is as wise as he is handsome, and her destiny is not what she expected...
A MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN 10/1982 ISBN: 0553229184 Without thinking, simply because her terror about what had occurred was still with her, Samala ran towards the Duke of Buckhurst and flung herself against him...
THE MYSTERIOUS MAID-SERVANT 3/1977 ISBN: 0091282306 Romance and mystery set in 19th century France.
THE NAKED BATTLE(#73) 10/1977 ISBN: 009133280X Her life had been empty before she came to Ecuador. But now the fate of Simon Bolivar's entire rebel army was in Lucinda's hands-as well as the life of the man she loved.
NEVER LAUGH AT LOVE(#49) 10/1976 ISBN: 0552101699 Anthea Forthingdale had made the most costly mistake of her life. Granted she needed money to ease her mother and three sisters out of their impoverished existence. And granted Anthea's clever caricatures of London high society had been a smashing success: even the Prince Regent chuckled at her witty, anonymous parodies and a newspaper had offered her ten pounds outright for each drawing. But to have submitted a caricature of her own alluring young Godmother with her illicit lover, the Duke of Axminster, for publication . . . Really, what had Anthea been thinking of? And now her Godmother's outraged husband was threatening his unfaithful wife with a messy divorce. There was only one way out of this tempest Anthea had created with her silly scribblings. As the Duke proposed the solution, the poor young girl went cold with dread...
A NIGHTINGALE SANG 1979 When the Duke held Aleta in his arms, he had never known such rapture. 'Do you love me?' he asked. 'Oh, Tybalt, you know I do.' 'You excite me so wildly, my precious.' 'I...want to...excite you...as you excite me.' The Duke could only gaze Aleta's lovely young face. 'Making love is so...wonderful,' she whispered. 'My precious, you are sure that is how you felt?' 'Oh, yes and the nightingales were singing...and I am certain the angels were...too.' He held Aleta closer still and said a prayer of thankfulness in his heart. Looking at her now, her beautiful hair shining in the moonlight, the Duke told himself that no man in the world had ever been more blessed. 'I love you,' he cried suddenly. 'I love you with all my heart and soul!
NO ESCAPE FROM LOVE(#117) 11/1977 ISBN: 0552107867 Venita had never been so frightened or confused in her life. Trapped in Paris as Napoleon was trying to imprison all English tourists, she was masquerading as a French seamstress. But she could never disguise her fresh young beauty and exquisite manners. The handsome, worldly Count Axel had already noticed her and had his own plans for her future . . .
THE ODIOUS DUKE 1973 ISBN 0515032417 In Search of a Duchess...'His Most Noble Perfection, ' the London Bucks called him. The elegant Duke of Selchester was indeed perfection-with handsomely garbed figure and his devastating good looks. Now he wanted the perfect wife, well-bred and obedient, who would present him with an heir to his fortune and leave him untouched by love. But a chance meeting with a winsome young beauty altered all his well-laid plans. And he was plunged into a mysterious intrigue with a woman who called him odious! Would she listen to her rebellious heart and offer him the perfection of love?
OLA AND THE SEA WOLF(#127) 9/1980 ISBN: 0099235307 The stars shone brilliantly over the harbor as Ola's words concealed what was in her heart. 'You have told me that you hate women as I hate men...' The color rose in her cheeks. The Marquis replied, 'I think we have a great deal to learn about each other.' Then he pulled her against him, kissing her with an insistence that dominated her, yet she was not afraid.
THE OUTRAGEOUS LADY(#67) 7/1977 ISBN: 0330252607 In a dizzy wave of rapture she realized he had stolen her heart!
PARADISE FOUND(#25) 9/1985 ISBN: 0515083402
THE PENNILESS PEER(#7) 1974 ISBN: 0330239538 Lovely, red-haired Fenella Lambert had loved her handsome cousin since they had played together as children. So when Lord Pereguine Corbury returned from fighting Napoleon's armies to find himself destitute, it was she who suggested the daring plan that would regain his fortune - even though it meant his marriage to another. With Pereguine, Fenella embarked on a perilous adventure that brought her close to danger than she had ever been before.
THE PROBLEMS OF LOVE(#81) 2/1978 ISBN: 0552108049 Contains the story of the Marquis of Osminton and his beautiful distant cousin Alexia in Regency London.
THE PRUDE AND THE PRODIGAL(#128) 9/1980 ISBN: 0330260391 "I think, Prunella," the Earl said slowly, "you are offering me a challenge."...To Prunella's astonishment, the Earl's arms were suddenly around her....
THE RHAPSODY OF LOVE 4/1977 ISBN: 0330251694 Orlena could not believe her eyes. There standing in front of her was her new Guardian, the man her late father had chosen to protect her large fortune...
RIDING TO THE MOON(#178) 10/1983 ISBN:055323594X The Marquis of Ardsley is admired, loved, and sometimes disliked. His cynical remarks in White's Club about women, and his insistence that a gentleman can marry only someone blueblooded, cause Lord Fordham & Sir James Overton to make a bet of a hundred guineas that they will introduce him to a tradesman's daughter so beautiful that he will not be aware of her origin.
A RUNAWAY STAR (#88) 1978 ISBN: 0553119621 When Gracila turned up her exquisite face to gaze at Lord Damien, he said in a trembling voice: For God's sake, do not look at me like that...you who are so pure, so perfect, so innocent. Now when I see you, I know that I must go away.' 'Go away!' she echoed, 'but I do not understand.' 'I cannot meet you anymore. It is wrong for you, and hell for me.' Gracila longed to cradle his head in her arms. 'You have suffered,' she murmured, 'but perhaps I can make you happy.' Lord Damien shielded his face from her pleading eyes. 'Gracila,' he said, and his voice was raw, 'think what our life would be like with every door in the County shut against us, with every decent person pointing a finger of scorn. Do you really believe my love is so feeble that I would sacrifice you rather than myself?' Gracila had never seen a man look so angry and determined. 'My mind is made up. I will leave tomorrow.' She let out a long, piercing cry. 'No, I cannot...bear it! I cannot...lose you!'
THE SAINT AND THE SINNER(#78) 1/1978 ISBN: 0552108030 Pandora was not eavesdropping. It was only by accident that she found herself overhearing the horrifying conversation between her uncle and guardian--the Bishop of Lindchester--and his wife."...that Prosper Witheridge asked me yesterday if he could pay his addresses to Pandora." "You mean to say he wishes to marry her?" Pandora suddenly realized that she had been holding her breath for so long that she was now gasping for air.
SEEK THE STARS(#106) 6/1992 ISBN: 0727842250 Forced into a betrothal to the Earl of Kensall, who is having an affair with her stepmother, the Marchioness of Langbourne, Sadira runs away only to find herself in danger, and the Earl is her sole hope for survival.
A SERPENT OF SATAN(#101) 4/1979 ISBN: 0330257447 He bent his head as he spoke and his lips found hers. He could not imagine that any woman's mouth could be so soft, so yielding and yet so exciting. And for Ophelia it was as if he filled the whole world, the earth and the sky, and she knew this was the moment she had been waiting for.
THE SHADOW OF SIN 7/1975 ISBN: 0552097829 Celesta was terrified. Parentless and alone save for the companionship of her old nurse, she had just learned that her brother Giles had lost their family home at he gambling tables. Celesta couldn't stay in her tiny cottage at the edge of the estate without permission of the new owner, the Earl of Maltham. But as soon as he saw his pretty new tenant, the Earl had other plans for her. He offered her his "protection," convinced that the destitute girl would jump at the chance to become a wealthy man's mistress. Celesta was horrified by the idea. But where could she turn for help to resist the Earl's unwanted advances?
A SHAFT OF SUNLIGHT(#149) 11/1981 ISBN: 055211930X Giona and a Duke.
THE SPIRIT OF LOVE(#134) 10/1994 ISBN:0515114790 Odella Wayne's radiant beauty is untouched by the ways of the world, but she knows wickedness when she hears it - the Fortune-Teller at the Fairground is a spy for the French! The Marquis of Midhurst receives Odella's news with gratitude - and a perilous request: to identify an assassin and save a Royal's life...Odella is dazzled by the grand and sophisticated Marquis, a veritable Prince Charming...and the Marquis recognizes in the country girl a pure and gallant Heart. As war rages aboard, the irresistible and serene Joy of True Love unites two brave, noble, and patriotic souls!
A SWORD TO THE HEART 1974 ISBN: 0552096997 From the moment she saw him, Natalia Greystroke knew that Lord Ranulf Colwall was the one man she could love. And when he asked to marry her, she thought he felt the same way. But on her wedding night, Natalia overheard her husband say that he would never permit himself to love any woman - all he desired from marriage was an heir to his vast estate. Natalia was crushed. She knew she could never truly become Lord Colwall's wife. Desperate and afraid, she fled her new home- still hoping she had kindled some spark of affection that would bring him to her side.
TERROR IN THE SUN(#110) 4/1979 ISBN: 0330257668 In the terror-laden corridors of a Maharajah's palace, Brucena knew she need not be afraid when Iain was there.
A THEATRE OF LOVE (#100) 1991 ISBN: 0515107360 The Duke of Moorminster thanked Providence for revealing his mistress' betrayal only moments before he proposed marriage. Now, though, he had to replace the scheming Society beauty in the Christmas pageant he was composing for Their Royal Highnesses in his Private Theatre...In a tiny Church at the end of his Estate, the Duke found his Angel - Lavela Ashley, the Vicar's young daughter. Her celestial voice and shy, innocent perfection struck new chords in the Duke's soul. But a treacherous conspiracy menaced the proud Duke's life, and only a miracle could save him! For the curtain was destined to rise on a Heaven-blessed union, a Lover's Paradise forever.
THREE DAYS TO LOVE (#150) 2/1996 ISBN: 0515118125 A lady reluctantly agrees to help an Earl save his estate from a wicked scheme, only to fall in love with the Earl.
A TOUCH OF LOVE (#68) 1977 ISBN: 055311168X The Duke's arms went around her and before Tamara realized what was happening his lips were on hers. For a moment she was still in surprise, then she felt a sudden rapture so wonderful that she knew this was what she had been seeking. 'Oh my darling,' the Duke said hoarsely. 'I love you.' 'I ... love you!' she whispered. Then, even as she spoke she remembered the unforgettable things she had written about him before she had come to love him. An icy hand gripped her heart as she tore herself from his embrace and raced suddenly to her room.
THE TREASURE IS LOVE(#102) 1979 ISBN: 0099194007
THE TWISTS AND TURNS OF LOVE(#80) 2/1978 How strange that a carriage accident could bring such enchantment into Petula's life.
THE UNBREAKABLE SPELL 11/1983 "For a moment Rocana found it impossible to believe that the idea of the Marquis driving some beautiful lady as he had driven her could evoke an agonizing sensation, which she though was even more painful than the wound in her arm had been. Then she admitted to herself that it was jealousy. She was jealous of any companion of the Marquis's: jealous that because she could not accompany him he had somebody else to talk to, somebody else who would make him laugh. "How can I...possibly feel like...this?" she asked and suddenly knew the answer as if it were written on the bedroom walls in letters of fire. "I love him!" she told herself, and knew how hopeless it was...
WHO CAN DENY LOVE(#111) 1979 ISBN: 0552111368 She tried to keep her distance from him, but she was like a moth to the flame....
THE WILD, UNWILLING WIFE(#86) 1977 ISBN: 0330251724 Alvaric Verne was on safari in the heart of Africa when he received a letter written 6 months earlier - a letter that was to change his life. Informed that his uncle and cousin had been killed in a carriage accident, Verne is summoned to England to assume his title as the 11th Lord Verhnam...Jarita's hair was glinting in the light of the candles, and her eyes were wide and frightened in her small face. Another crash of lighting reverberated in the room and now, as if she could not help it, she reached out towards Lord Vernham and instantly his arms were around her, holding her close.
WINGED VICTORY(#2) 4/1982 ISBN: 0330268066 The Earl of Poynton is known throughout England for his superb taste in race-horses and for his affairs with married women. Yet the Rake's raffish heart is touched by the beautiful young Cledra Melford, who asks him to help save her beloved thoroughbred Star from her cruel uncle...and teaches him the meaning of true love!
A WISH COME TRUE(#108) 8/1992 ISBN:0515109045
WISH FOR LOVE (#160) 7/1982 ISBN: 0552122084 In the shadow of the trees the Earl drew in his horses and turned round in his seat to face her....
A WITCH'S SPELL (#9) 6/1983 ISBN: 0552124443
A WORLD OF LOVE (#42) 1987 ISBN: 051508882X When her beloved brother incurs a disastrous gambling debt, shy and lovely Carmella knows that his reckless plan offers their only hope of escaping disgrace. But does their host, the formidable Marquis of Ingleton, really believe her to be a worldly Society beauty? Or does this disturbingly handsome man suspect the terrifying shame that Carmella must risk?
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