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AN AFFAIR OF HONOR 7/1996 ISBN 0451186265 The captive rake. Meg Ashburton was a disaster her first Season in London, a tall and awkward ugly duckling out of her depth in the social swim. Her only moment of delight was a brief dance in the arms of the dazzling Viscount Sedgewick, the most irresistible rake in the realm. Since then Meg had blossomed into a regal beauty. In an even more startling turnabout, the superb Sedgewick now lay at her mercy. The libertine lord was bedbound in Meg's country manor, recovering from an accidental injury. Meg could revel in his captivating company, without the chance of his walking away as he had done before. All too soon, though, he would be on his feet again, able once more to take Meg in his arms, and this time not to dance. Should she surrender her honor to this man who offered her everything but marriage? Or should she keep her precious virtue, and lose the man who already had walked away with her heart?
THE BEST INTENTIONS 6/1999 ISBN: 0451195736 Miles Prescott, the starchy, reserved Earl of Strickland, is a widower in search of a new wife to be a mother to his two young children. Having lost his one true love, he is determined on a practical, dispassionate match with a mature woman. Young girls in their first Seasons, their heads full of romantic notions of love, are not for him. When his sister comes to visit bringing along a beautiful widow, Miles thinks he may have found the perfect match. But the widow is chaperoning her gauche, much younger sister, an artless girl who causes Miles's best intentions to go awry as he finds himself falling in love with precisely the sort of woman he sought to avoid.
THE BRIDE SALE 6/1999 ISBN: 038080901X A Bartered Lady... Lord James Harkness is shocked to discover a 'bride sale' taking place in his small English village - and surprised by the depth of his feelings for the unfortunate gentlewoman being auctioned off by a disreputable husband. But is it honor and nobility that compel James to outbid the townfolk for the proud, beautiful lady - or is it something more akin to...desire? A Mysterious Lord... Verity Osborne is not sure whether good fortune or ill brought her to this dark, brooding man and his lonely manor house on the moors. Local talk brands James Harkness as evil - but Verity senses a gentleness underneath. She dearly longs for her liberty, but his sensuous touch causes her to stay. However, James must first trust Verity with his secrets if they are ever to share love's rapturous freedom. And will the promised passion she sees flaming in his eyes warm Verity's heart...or burn her?
A CHANGE OF HEART 12/1995 ISBN 0451186257 Lady Mary Haviland knew better than to think she ever would wed. No gentleman would woo a woman as long on the shelf or as plain as she was. In fact, her lack of the usual enticements made it easy for her to develop uncomplicated friendships, even with the most dangerous of rakes. Mary could laugh, then, at the rumors about her and the Marquess of Pemerton. Why would the most irresistible lord in London want her as anything more than a friend? What could she offer him that a legion of beauties did not already freely give this legendary rake? How could anyone guess his hold on her heart, when she kept her feelings hidden so well? But all her questions faded before the greatest question of all, when he asked her to be his bride. Now Mary faced the peril of the impossible dream coming terrifyingly true.
A GARDEN FOLLY 1/1997 ISBN: 0451186273 It was a stroke of luck that lovely Catherine Forsythe and her stunning sister, Susannah, were invited to a month-long house party on the estate of the Duke of Carlisle. It was their golden chance to snare spouses who would rescue them from poverty, and Catherine meant to make the most of it. At first the estate seemed the happiest of hunting grounds, abounding with titles and wealth. But Catherine's plans began to go awry when Susannah fell under the romantic spell of the most unsuitable of suitors, a gentleman with only love to give. Then Catherine's designs threatened to come completely undone in the arms of a man who was everything except a gentleman. For the handsome, hot-blooded Stephen Archibald claimed neither riches nor rank, as he offered Catherine nothing but scandal - and joy beyond her wildest dreams...
HER SCANDALOUS AFFAIR 12/2004 ISBN:0060565160 After this decree from his grandmother,Richard, Viscount Mallory, goes in search of the long-lost family heirloom. Imagine his surprise when he spots the exquisite heart-shaped ruby brooch on the bosom of the equally exquisite Lady Isabel Weymouth! Could this popular young socialite actually be a jewel thief? Richard is determined that the brooch be returned to his family. So when an opportunity presents itself, he pilfers the jewel from the lady's bedroom, but is stunned when she steals it back the very next day! Clearly the enchanting Isabel is a more formidable opponent than he imagined, and the former soldier finds himself battling wits and wills with the captivating temptress. Passion ignites between them as the competition heats up, and suddenly there is more than a ruby brooch at stake in this game of hearts.
IN THE THRILL OF THE NIGHT 2/2006 ISBN: 0451217845 Meet the Merry Widows, a secret society of respectable ladies… With some scandalous ideas… Assured of both money and position, none of the five friends who form the Merry Widows need ever marry again. But they have no intention of forsaking physical passion for the rest of their lives. So they make a daring pact—each will consider taking a lover for the pure pleasure of it. Marianne Nesbitt adored her late husband David, but the racy reminiscences of the Merry Widows make her wonder if she missed something special. Might she find it now through a love affair? Uncertain how to go about it, she asks Adam Cazenove, an old friend and notorious rake, to tutor her in the arts of seduction. The brazen request turns Adam’s world upside down. He never imagined his best friend’s very proper and exceedingly attractive widow would seek out a lover. If not for his recent betrothal, he would jump at the chance to warm her bed. Since he cannot bear the thought of another man doing so, he foils her every attempt at seduction. Until one night of unintended passion changes everything...RR@H's Novel Thoughts
JUST ONE OF THOSE FLINGS 8/2006 ISBN: 0451219201 Beatrice, Lady Somerfield, is too busy chaperoning her headstrong niece and overseeing her own young daughters to take a lover herself—until one night at a ball when a masked stranger makes her realize the delights she's been missing. When she learns his identity, however, an affair seems impossible. He is Gabriel, the Marquess of Thayne, just returned from India, the catch of the Season—and the one man half the debutantes of London (including Beatrice's niece!) want for a husband. But Thayne is thoroughly captivated by Beatrice, and their attraction leads to several mutually satisfying encounters. As he searches for a bride among the Season's young ladies, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the beautiful, sensual more sophisticated Lady Somerfield, and suspects his mistress might make the perfect wife. But will Beatrice's deepening feelings for Thayne be enough to overcome her vow never to marry again, and the scandal once their relationship is revealed? RR@H's Novel Thoughts
MISS LACEY'S LAST FLING 2/2001 ISBN: 0451201612 Miss Rosalind Lacey has spent all her 26 years in the country, quietly managing the lives of her widowed father and five younger siblings. When she learns she has contracted the illness that killed her mother, she decides to spend her last few months doing all the things she's never had the time or opportunity to experience. The simple country miss is transformed into a dashing Town sophisticate as she cuts a wide and wild swath through London Society.
ONCE A DREAMER 1/2003 ISBN: 0060505621 The fiery Miss Tennant wants satisfaction from the popular lady columnist who ruined young Belinda's life. But imagine Eleanor's surprise when she discovers the anonymous author of the odious advice is a disarmingly attractive man named Simon Westover! Well, the handsome cad is responsible for this outrage and he will set things right! As for Simon, he must protect his "Busybody" identity at all costs -- and therefore agrees to help Eleanor scour the English countryside for missing Belinda and her paramour. But the intoxicating nearness of the exquisite lady -- not to mention her dazzling emerald eyes and lush, kissable lips -- is almost too much for a hopeless romantic like Simon to bear. Yet how can he convince Eleanor that he is no mere meddler but a passionate male with intense desires ... and prove to the stubborn, straightforward miss that dreams of love can come true?
ONCE A GENTLEMAN 5/2004 ISBN:0060565144 Nicholas Parrish had no intentions of taking a bride, and certainly not someone like Prudence. Of course she's charming, pleasant, and a diligent employee of The Ladies' Fashionable Cabinet, the magazine Nicholas and his sister run from his home. Prudence may even be considered pretty, when you look past the mousy hair and dreadful glasses. But when she falls asleep at her desk and remains in his town house all night, her irate father demands satisfaction. And being a true gentleman, Nicholas agrees to do the proper thing. Though marrying Prudence never crossed his mind before, he has to admit there is an intriguing and desirable side to her he's only just beginning to see. But Nicholas may need to reconsider his plans for a marriage "in-name-only" especially now that Pru has decided to make herself totally irresistible.
ONCE A SCOUNDREL 8/2003 ISBN: 006050563X It was bad enough when Anthony Morehouse thought he had won a piece of furniture in a card game, but when he learned The Ladies' Fashionable Cabinet was actually a woman's magazine, he couldn't wait to sell it off. Then he sees beautiful Edwina Parrish behind the editor's desk. Tony has never forgotten the spirited girl who had bested him at every childhood contest, ultimately winning a priceless family heirloom he had no business wagering. Here was a golden opportunity for him to win it back. Yet Edwina, now a stunning enchantress, tempts him in a way no woman ever had before. Edwina is shocked to learn that Anthony Morehouse, a high-stakes gambler, is the new owner of her beloved magazine. Being the Cabinet's editor has been a labor or love, and she's not about to let Tony take it away from her. If the scoundrel wants to make a wager, then he'll find that she has a few tricks of her own up her sleeve. But the mischievous youth she once knew has grown into a brazen charmer, and Edwina may be making the biggest gamble of all . . . with her heart. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
A PROPER COMPANION 1/1995 ISBN 0515115266 Robert is a wealthy earl recently betrothed to a beautiful young girl in her first Season. Emily is an impoverished spinster hired as a companion to his grandmother, the dowager countess. Robert agrees to help his grandmother find a husband for Emily, but how is he to bear the thought of her in another man's arms?
Anne Herries
THE ABDUCTED BRIDE 6/2001 ISBN:0263827372 Deborah Ann Stirling is about to become betrothed when she is taken captive by a roguish privateer. Nicholas, Marquis de Vere, has vowed vengeance on her future husband, and Deborah is the bait to lure the murderous Spaniard from his hiding place. She is dismayed at how easy it would be to give way to her persuasive captor's charms. But what if it's part of Nicolas's revenge to seduce and then discard her?
THE COUNTERFEIT EARL 6/2001 ISBN: 0263828506 Olivia Roade Burton has lived in obscurity in Steepwood since she brought disgrace on herself by jilting a man of high degree. Now, she's restless and wanting more excitement from life. But will any man risk proposing to her, offering her a second chance? Scarred and disillusioned after his experiences in the Peninsular War, Captain Jack Denning believes he is too tainted to marry a decent girl. Caught in an innocent but compromising situation with Olivia, he is forced into an offer of marriage. One which Olivia has no hesitation in accepting because she yearns to find love - and ease the secret sorrow which haunts Jack's eyes...
A DAMNABLE ROGUE 1/2004 ISBN:0263839451 Forced into earning a living, Emma Sommerton was thankful that an old schoolfriend wanted her for a companion. Little did she realise that she would be brought close to scandal, and put at the mercy of the Marquis of Lytham! Angered at his apparent intention to make her his mistress, Emma is amazed with herself when her love for this roguish man actually prompts her to accept...
AN IDEAL MATCH 7/1998 ISBN:0263158411
LORD RAVENSDEN'S MARRIAGE 6/2001 ISBN: 0263828425 Life in the villages surrounding Steepwood Abbey is normally uneventful and quiet. Then several unsettling things happen for sensible, confirmed spinster Beatrice Roade. As the whole neighbourhood wonders at the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of the Machioness of Sywell, Beatrice's beautiful younger sister is forced to return from London - hotly pursued by Harry, Lord Ravensden. At first Beatrice wants nothing more than that her sister should make up with Harry and renew their engagement. But now that Beatrice has nursed him through a life threatening fever, she has tantalising dreams of what it could mean to be married to him herself...
A MATTER OF HONOUR 7/2000 ISBN: 0563168638 Lord Vincent Carlton requests his mother to invite Miss Cassandra Thornton for a visit. Having recently become an heiress. Cassie knows she needs help to bring her into style, but at least she can now afford to be selective about the man she'll marry. Unbeknownst to her, however, her late brother had made five of his friends promise that, should he die, one would marry Cassie - and Vinnie fad drawn the short straw...
MILADY'S REVENGE 12/2004 ISBN:0727861352 Corinna Knolls arrives in London after a year of mourning for her much loved mother and immediately falls in love with Edward Fitzroy, the new Marquis of Lanchester. The marquis admires the loverly but naïve young girl, though he has no wish to marry her - or any woman. One night, swept away on a tide of passion, Corinna allows the marquis to seduce her, but she soon regrets her foolishness when she realizes she is with a child. She contemplates taking her own life, but instead confesses her situation to her father, who then forces her to marry the vile Sir Keith Miles. Too late, Corinna realizes that she ought to have kept her secret at all costs. Can she learn to put the bitterness of the past behind her? Or will a hidden menace snatch away her happiness for ever?
ROSALYN AND THE SCOUNDREL 2/2001 ISBN: 0263139243 Miss Rosalyn Eastleigh was far from being the spinsterish old maid Damian Wrexham, Earl Marlowe, had been expecting. Admittedly, she was tall and capable. Rather than petite and fragile, but this had appeal to a man who refused to bow to convention. Rosalyn, with her quick wit and rebellious spirit, yearned for adventure beyond the narrow confines of Society life. She was irresistibly drawn to her mysterious neighbour, knowing he could severely damage her reputation. How much was she prepared to sacrifice to find love?
ROSANNA AND THE RAKE 1989 ISBN:0263763366
Elizabeth Hewitt
AIRS AND GRACES 9/1990 ISBN: 0451167139 Lady Julia Halston had all she needed for total happiness. The youthful widow had beauty, wit, wealth and position. And if she chose to surrender single bliss, the handsome Sir Royden Tallboys would provide a superbly suitable second marriage. Mr. Dominic Sales had nothing to add to her ideal existence. He detested the social whirl she adored. He was devoted to the rural life she loathed. And he had a perfect match in the sweet-as-sugar Miss Sophia Sutton. Certainly Mr. Sales did not fit into Julia's plans - plans that included everything but love...
BROKEN VOWS 5/1982 ISBN:0451115147 She had vowed "til death do us part"-but this was too much! When Clarice had wed Julian Rowan she had borne with pride and dignity the outrageous escapades and infuruating affairs of this strikingly handsome, shockingly rakish viscount. Only when news of his mysterius death at sea was confirmed by His Majesty's Governmnet itself did Clarice feel free to search for a different and finer love than her hot-blooded and unfortunately irresistable husband had offered. But just when she had found the contentment she hoped for with the almost excessively honorable John Prescott, Julian returned from his supposed watery grave--as insufferable and attractive as ever. This time, Clarice vowed, she would not give in to his pleas--a vow so much easier to make than to keep!
CAPTAIN BLACK 11/84 ISBN:451161041 Miss Catelyn Fitzsimon had no fear of gentlemen. With her beauty, birth, wit and wealth, Miss Catelyn Fitzsimon proved more than a match for the most gallant and greedy gentlemen of London society. First she toyed with them, then she spurned them, until her father was forced to send her into social exile on the estate of relatives in far-off Wales. She had strict orders to come to her senses and choose a proper lord to marry. Little did either Catelyn or her father dream that the man she would meet there would not be the kind of gentleman that Catelyn was so accustomed to conquering, but rather a figure of mystery and a legend of lawlessness in the habit of stealing what he wished, whether it was a purse of gold, or a haughty heart.
DIAMOND IN DISGUISE 1/1995 ISBN: 0451405641 Isobel Leyland knew better than to fall in love with the handsome stranger from America, Adrian Renville. Despite his rugged good looks, his powerful animal magnetism, his extraordinary self-assurance, he was socially inept compared to the polished dandies of English aristocratic society - and a citizen of England's enemy on land and on sea in the War of 1812. How could she trust this man whom she suspected of playing the boor in a mocking masquerade? How could she stand by him when she suspected that he was betraying her and her native country? But how could she say no to his searing kisses when her own awakened senses screamed yes? If Adrian was using her as a pawn of passion in a game of treachery, it was a game in which her hungering heart was willing to lose..
FALSE OF HEART 8/1992 ISBN:0451171233 Burned by a harsh betrayal once, Lady Elise Merivale swears never to expose her heart again, but a forced marriage to haughty and handsome Randall St. John could make her promise hard to keep.
THE FORTUNE HUNTER 11/1983 ISBN:0451125614 Sense and sensuality. Tessa Bellamy was known in Regency London as quite the most level-headed young lady ever to remain indifferent to society's frivolities and aloof from its follies. Lord Jonathan Harfield was known just as widely as the most unscrupulous fortune hunter ever to take a beautiful heiress as his wife-and now he was accused of having murdered her for her money and his freedom. Certainly Tessa had the sense to resist the appeal in his dark eyes, the strength in his commanding embrace. But for once in her life Tessa did not want to be sensible-she wanted to be in love.
THE ICE MAIDEN 6/1988 ISBN:0451153618 Miss Cassandra Tilton was blessed with beauty, birth, and wealth, and cursed by a demanding disposition. She rejected the most eligible suitors much to her family's dismay. But now it seemed she had found the perfect husband. Sir Matthew Bourne had everything she could want and propriety could demand. The marriage date was set, the banns were posted, her future was secure. Then the incredibly handsome, thoroughly scandalous Lord Adrian Searle arrived on the scene. The infamously irresistible aristocrat was used to getting what he wanted, and now he wanted Cassandra. Could this sterling young lady defeat his designs? And did she really want to?
INNOCENT DECEPTION 1987 ISBN:0451150910 Evelyn, Lady Norwood, the young wife of the wealthy and handsome Lord James Norwood, was one of society's most dazzling beauties-and on her way to becoming the most scandalous. For despite her perfect marriage and ideal mate, she had joined a circle of bluebloods conspicuous for high living and loose morals, a circle headed by the elegant, unprincipled Jonathan Dancer, who did not mask his desire to be more than Evelyn's friend. No one, and especially not her increasingly hostile husband, suspected the secret that drew Evelyn ever closer to the brink of folly and ruin as she staked her good name and love itself on the most dangerous gamble a proper but impetuous young lady could take...
LADY CHINA 6/1991 ISBN:0451169360 Beautiful young Lady Chloris Rawdon knew her reputation was as fragile as fine china. Her marriage to the much older Sir Clive Rawdon, and his sudden death made wagging tongues brand her an adventuress and worse. She vowed never to give her critics food for scandal. Then Lord Morgan Wrexford came into her life. The most handsome and charming rake in the realm, Morgan was everything a passionate woman could want and lady with so much to lose should fear. But when this irresistible lord set out to test her virtue and breach her defenses, Chloris found the dictates of pride drowned out the the demands of desire...
A LASTING ATTACHMENT 4/1989 ISBN:0451159144 Miss Emily Hampton was not only maddeningly stubborn, she was, in the arrogant eyes of Lord Galen DeVere, quite mad. Though fond of his freedom, DeVere had bowed to honor and asked this chit of a girl to be his wife after an accident had placed her in a compromising position with him. It was an offer that any socially sensible beauty would have leapt at, even without the goad of scandal. Yet Emily had incredibly, astoundingly, emphatically, said no. Emily, it seemed, wanted more than a man's hand. She wanted his heart. And that was what brought forth the fascinating speculation on whether DeVere could bring the foolish romantic to he senses, or whether Miss Emily Hampton would bring this unbending gentleman to his knees.
MARRIAGE BY CONSENT 1985 ISBN: 0451162706 Miss Willa Drake was beautiful, charming, highborn, and newly impoverished - and the two most handsome lords in London wanted to aid her in very different ways. The wealthy, elegant Viscount Revis assured her he would be her perfect husband and provider if she yielded her freedom to him at the altar. The dashing, witty Sir Nigel Allerton told her he would be her perfect lover, giving her the funds she needed and the independence she prized, is she surrendered in his arms. Willa did not hesitate to reject both of them. But neither would take no for an answer - and each had a devilishly clever plan to make her say yes...
A PRIVATE UNDERSTANDING 1/1990 ISBN: 0451162684 Enchanting Claudia Taverer had not lost her heart to the man she wed, she had lost a game of cards. She had wagered her hand in marriage against a fortune that her family desperately needed, and aristocratic Lindsay Allister had won her as the wife he needed. Claudia kept her bargain, and so did Lindsay. His marriage vow was that he would not make her make love, and he did not. But what neither of them bargained for was Lindsay's devilishly handsome cousin and wicked rival, Andrew Stoner, the Earl of Strait. What the irresistible Earl wanted, the Earl usually got - if only he could convince the intelligent Claudia she'd be luckier in love than in cards...
A SPORTING PROPOSITION 1983 ISBN:0451161068 What kind of woman was she? Beautiful young widow Ancilla Martin knew what kind of man Lord Devin Langley was. As owner of one of England's finest racing stables, he was a devotee of fine horseflesh, the thrills of the turf, and the excitement of high and reckless wagering. As possessor of one of England's greatest names and fortunes, he had his pick of lovely women of pleasure for his diversion, and of proud titled ladies for when he might at last decide to marry. Ancilla knew all too well what category of companion he considered her when he made her his most immodest proposal. But if Ancilla was sure she knew all their was to know about the scandalous Lord Langley, she soon discovered how little she knew about herself.
TRUE COLORS 5/1993 ISBN:0451175875 Sir Marcus Slade was the most exquisite of dandies. All society knew that an elegant appearance was his supreme desire. And many whispered that he could never be as interested in women as he was in clothes. Clearly, beautiful young Miss Zoe Bellingham had nothing to fear from this very gentle gentleman. Just as surely, she could never choose him over so dashing a suitor as Charles Beversham, rakish though Beversham might be. But in an amorous odyssey from the decorum of London to the dangers of Paris, and from girlish innocence to womanly experience, Zoe learned that more than clothes make the man...as Sir Marcus took mask, gloves, and all other impeding apparel off - and took on the task of educating Zoe in love...
THE WORTH INHERITANCE 7/1986 ISBN: 0451143833 According to handsome, charming Lord Francis Glennon, his older brother Crispin was a rake and a seducer whose desire to marry young Lady Phillipa Worth was no more than a need for funds for his infamous activities at the gaming table and in the boudoir. According to the dashing, debonair Crispin, Francis was a past master at stealing the hearts of trusting young ladies, and a silken-tongued hypocrite whose words of love for Phillipa masked a lust for the fortune that he, as a younger brother, had the misfortune to lack. Phillipa had to decide which one to believe. Which one to love. Which one to become engaged to. And which one to wed. And each time she decided, her mind had to change-on a whirligig of romance and intrigue that left her sense and her senses spinning, and her happiness in jeopardy...
Philippa Heywood
THE CAUTIOUS HEART 8/1981 ISBN:0515058017
Hiatt-Marshall
REGENCY DIAMONDS 8/1994 ISBN:0373312148 Features Azalea by Brenda Hiatt: A young heiress confronts a long-lost husband, who returns only to announce plans to marry someone else; and The Cyprian's Sister by Paula Marshall: A proper vicar's daughter must overcome her late sister's dubious reputation.
Brenda Hiatt
AZALEA short story in REGENCY DIAMONDS 8/1994 ISBN:0373312148 A young heiress confronts a long-lost husband, who returns only to announce plans to marry someone else.
A CHRISTMAS BRIDE 12/1993 ISBN:373312121 Christmas had always been a special time for Holly Paxton. Not only was it her birthday, but it was the day she had married Hunt Marquess of Vandover. This year should have been even more special--the first Christmas of her married life...
DARING DECEPTION 7/1993 ISBN: 0373312024 Gavin Alexander, sixth Earl of Seabrooke, needed an heiress - fast! His newly acquired title came with a mountain of debts, and he was fast losing face with polite society. So when Thomas Chesterton offered his sister - and her fortune - to him in repayment of a gaming debt, Seabrooke thought his problems were over. Unfortunately, his betrothed, Miss Frederica Chesterton, was not one to go meekly to her fate. In desperation, Frederica infiltrated Lord Seabrooke's household, posing as an assistant housekeeper. While there, she unearthed two disturbing discoveries. Lord Seabrooke was guarding a secret. And Frederica was close to losing her heart in spite of it!
GABRIELLA 3/1992 ISBN:0373311702 She turned his consequence into his conscience...Gabriella Gordon knew that she would have to agree to a London Season sooner or later or her Society sister would plague her to death. So when the celebrated Duke of Ravenham came to call, supposedly owing to the outcome of a wager, the duke was obliged to lend Gabriella his escort and consequence. Gabriella's sister was in raptures, but Gabriella most definitely was not. She was determined to be as difficult as possible but found that was easier said than done...
INNOCENT PASSIONS 2/2003 ISBN: 0060507586 Naïve and unschooled in the social graces, Rowena Riverstone nevertheless knows a scoundrel when she sees one. The dashing, devilish Noel Paxton is obviously a rogue of the first water. Why should he suddenly be so interested in an unpolished country girl? But the bigger mystery is why ever-so-serious Rowena responds to him with shivers, light-heartedness ... and an aching desire to be lost in his embrace. Who is the real Rowena Riverstone -- an awkward country beauty ... or a cunning traitor to the crown? Noel has taken on the guise of the legendary Saint of Seven Dials to expose a dangerous spy in London -- and Rowena may be in league with his prime suspect. Still, there's an enchanting innocence about her that seems so real, and a passionate inner fire Noel longs to release with a sensuous kiss. Yet if he is mistaken about her loyalties, he would be escorting the woman he is growing to love into a most perilous world indeed.
LORD DEARBORN'S DESTINY 2/1993 ISBN: 0373311915 Lord Dearborn had been assured by a fortune-teller that his destiny lay with a tall, beautiful blonde. And he'd found her. Rosalind Winston-Fitts was everything he'd dreamed of. Perhaps her conversation was somewhat lacking, but her obvious charms were not to be denied. So why was it her small, dark cousin, Elinor O'Day, whose company he sought? Ellie was lively and intelligent, it was true, but definitely not to his taste. It would be far better for her to go to her grandfather in Ireland than to remain in his household after he and Miss Winston-Fitts were wed. Otherwise, he might be tempted to cast his fate to the winds
A REBELLIOUS BRIDE 4/2002 ISBN: 0380817799 Lord Marcus has just made the decision to pick up where his friend Luke left off, becoming the next Saint of Seven Dials, devoted to helping London's poor by stealing from the most undeserving of the rich. The last thing he needs right now is a wife--especially hoydenish American Quinn Peverill! Quinn has no more desire for marriage than Marcus does. All she wants to do is learn more about the shipping business, then return home to Baltimore with her sea captain father. But now, because of her impetuous attempt to help a poor street urchin, she finds herself at the center of a scandal that can only be hushed by a quick marriage to the stuffy, insufferable (and outrageously handsome) Lord Marcus. Quinn rebels against convention by secretly helping the poor young prostitutes of London's slums as the anonymous "Sympathetic Lady," enlisting the help of the legendary Saint of Seven Dials, sight-unseen. Why can't her husband be as exciting as that heroic figure? Lord Marcus, meanwhile, becomes increasingly curious about the mysterious lady he's helping, even as he realizes he has fallen in love with his own wife. Eventually, both secret identities intersect in a crisis filled with humor--and passion.
ROGUE'S HONOR 7/2001 ISBN: 0380817772 Lady Pearl Moreston would first sacrifice her virtue and live life as a chambermaid before she'd acquiesce to her stepmother's demands and wed overbred Lord Bellowsworth! In fact, posing as a maid is precisely what Pearl does to escape her fate -- a deception that could prove disastrous for the impetuous bluestocking. Luckily, Luke St. Clair comes to her rescue. Now here is a man worth losing one's innocence to: strong, dashing, daring, worldly...and nary a drop of noble blood in him!Luke is intrigued by this minx who seems unusually knowing for her tender years...and whose intoxicating beauty makes him light-headed in her presence. But Luke is not the adventurer the winsome Pearl believes him to be. And though her soft, succulent lips are begging to be kissed, Luke is honor-bound to never reveal to her his true identity. Yet how long can passion's flames be restrained before two delightful deceivers are forced to drop their masks and surrender to the sweet, sensual fire?
THE RUNAWAY HEIRESS 6/2005 ISBN:0060723793 Dina Moore's only chance to claim her rightful inheritance before her ne'er-do-well brother gambles it away is to wed before she is twenty-five. But her scheme to marry a stranger in Scotland takes an interesting turn when she saves a naïve young woman from a disastrous union with a fortune hunter -- and earns the gratitude of the lady's elegant, handsome brother. Grant Turpin is eternally in the debt of the captivating redhead who saved his noble family from disgrace. He did not, however, anticipate that Dina would request his matrimonial vows as a reward -- a proposal the dashing man about town cannot honorably refuse. A wife is the last thing he wants, yet the delightful minx stirs his blood like no other woman has before. And strangely, the more independence Dina offers him, the less he desires it. Now it will take a special kind of seduction to turn this marriage of convenience into a true love match.
SCANDALOUS VIRTUE 6/1999 ISBN: 006101379X Sheltered and more than a little naïve, Lady Nessa Haughton was raised to be a model of English virtue. But beneath the inexperienced young widow's prim yet exquisitely beautiful exterior beats a willful heart longing for a taste of wickedness that would shock her proper sister and the rest of London Society. The new Marquis of Foxhaven, dashing Jack Ashecroft, is England's most revered war heroes and its most notorious hellion. Though he's inherited his beloved grandfather's title, Jack must reform his rakish ways to gain his fortune. Vowing to earn respectability, he sets out to find a proper wife--a woman above reproach who can redeem his reputation. Irresistibly drawn together, Nessa and Jack each seem to be exactly what the other wants--or so they think. Will their mutual attraction lead to true love, or irreparable ruin for them both?
TAMING TESSA 9/2004 ISBN: 0060936452 The Lady Will Not Be Broken ... With soft whispers and a gentle touch, Tessa Seaton can tame the wildest beasts. The daughter of an impoverished baronet, controlled by an unscrupulous uncle, her remarkable talent for calming and riding unbroken horses makes her a valuable asset, though she dreams of independence and stables of her own one day. Then Lord Anthony Northrup unexpectedly gallops into her life.... The Gentleman Will Not Be Deterred At first, Anthony is shocked and angered by the fetching maid who fools unsuspecting souls into purchasing unsuitable steeds. But when he realizes Tessa acts out of love, the dashing nobleman is enchanted. He must release the remarkable lady somehow from her distasteful servitude and have her to cherish forever. But Tessa is no damsel in distress and she will not be tamed; rather, it is she who must set Anthony's heart free with her unique gift and passionate fire. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
THE UGLY DUCKLING 9/1992 ISBN: 0373311818 She would have to choose but either way she would lose... Miss Deirdre Wheaton was in a pucker. She had never looked to marry. Certainly not to someone as grand as Lord Wrotham. But there was no help for it. She was unable to resist his charms, though for the sake of her first love, she fervently wished she could. How could she love a man with her heart, knowing all the while she would have to abandon her soul?
WICKEDLY YOURS 11/2003 ISBN:0060507594 The ton is abuzz over the arrival of Sarah Killian, a stunning stranger who shrouds her past in mystery. And no one is more intrigued than Lord Peter Northrup. The handsome rake wants to know everything about this enigmatic beauty who has so enflamed his curiosity and desire. But the enchantress guards her secrets well, even as she pulls him into a world of danger any self-respecting gentleman would be well advised to avoid. Penniless and dependent on haughty London relatives, Sarah is nevertheless determined to find her missing brother, a search that is leading her into the realm of the legendary hero-thief, the Saint of Seven Dials. She could desperately use the help of Peter Northrup, the dashing "Prince Charming" whose seductive sensuality she finds irresistible. But can she trust this man with the truth, let alone with her heart ... especially when she is forced to assume the identity of London's most notorious criminal?
Fiona Hill
THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 1987 ISBN: 0312010168 Surely a woman of wit - and means - should have no need of marriage...Miss Anne Guilfoyle was indeed most pleased with her independent life among clever London society. And what if a few wagging tongues called her a "bluestocking" and clucked that at twenty-eight she'd already scuttled her chances of matrimony? But when she suddenly lost her fortune, Anne's life changed completely. She was forced to retire far from the London scene - in distance and spirit - to her inherited farm in Linfield. Still, it didn't take too long for Mr. Henry Highet, the bumbling and blandly good-looking gentleman farmer next door, to offer a most radical proposition - marriage! Yes, she would marry him as a business arrangement, Anne said. But the deal became much more of a risk than she had imagined. And not even her quick London wit could save her helpless heart....
THE LOVE CHILD 1977 She was lovely -- that was certainly true. And sufficiently charming and clever to have secured a position as companion to the Dowager Duchess of Karr. Lotta Chilton was fine company at dinner, as delightful a lady as one could wish to have for a walk in the garden, but she was emphatically not the type of female with whom an attractive, unattached peer of the realm should fall in love, much less seek to marry. But there it was. From the Duke of Karr's first glimpse of Lotta at his mother's gala winter festivities, he had followed the girl around the splendid halls of Grasmere Castle like a lovesick puppy. Unshaken by his mother's dire warnings about Lotta's Italian parentage, unfazed by the whisperings of the other guests, the Duke sets out, vowed to claim the adorable nobody -- despite the protestations of propriety on the part of almost everyone, including Lotta herself. As Timothy, Duke of Karr, presses his suit amidst the extravagant entertainments of a winter house party, secret, scandalous forces are at work which could well alter the destinies of himself, his beloved, and the eighteen visitors to Grasmere Castle.
LOVE IN A MAJOR KEY 1/1976 ISBN: 0425030199 When Daphne left her family's country estate at Verchamp Park for the season in London, it was certainly with no anticipation of romance. She soon found, however, that she had no difficulty in finding suitors -- only in choosing among them. All were quite acceptable with the sole exception of Christian Livingston, the handsome and sensuous pianofortist employed by Lady Brede. Surely, little good could come of any attachment she might form for him. And yet, could propriety stand in Daphne's way once her heart was captured? Before she can honestly answer the question, Daphne finds herself at the center of a truly delicious intrigue!
THE PRACTICAL HEART 8/1975 ISBN:0425029220
THE STANBROKE GIRLS 1981 ISBN:0312755708 At six stones, Lady Emilia has good reason to be vexed by her intransigent brother. For Lord Marchmont is a bachelor who is as aloof as he is eligible. And he must marry and produce an heir- or one day forfeit his estates to his raffish cousin, Sir Jeffery de Guere. The climate at Haddon House, Grosvenor Square, could not be more cheerful. As winter defers to the oncoming season of balls and invitations, the Stanbroke girls--the dreamy and beautiful Lady Isabella, and her intelligent and even more exquisite sister Lady Elizabeth--are at the centre of there elegant circle. So when Lord Marchmont at last becomes a little more gallant than his wont, no one could be happier than Lady Emilia but an unexpected intrusion from the rake in their family engenders some dramatic complications...
SWEET'S FOLLY ISBN:0399118772 Misunderstood words and mistaken hearts...When a Regency lass falls on lean times, marriage looms as the only solution. And so Honoria Newcombe pledges herself to blond and bashful Alexander Blackwood. Alexander might make a most attractive husband--if only he could remember to be a husband. But busy with his books and fearful of Honoria’s feelings for that bounder Claude Kemp, Alex hesitates to make the maid he married into the wife he desires. With her marriage foundering from within and her virtue under attack from without, Honoria seems slated for certain scandal --until the boy she married proves himself the man she has come to love.
THE TRELLISED LANE 1975 ISBN:0425027945
THE WEDDING PORTRAIT 1975 ISBN:0425028577
Grace Livingston Hill
MARCIA SCHUYLER 1908 Two sisters are as different as night and day-and inexplicably linked by the man they both desire. Kate Schuyler lives only for what pleasures her in the moment, while Marcia Schuyler sacrifices her youth to marry her older sister's jilted fiance. Can Marcia endure living in borrowed clothes and a borrowed home with a borrowed husband? Is there hope to win her husband's love when Kate returns, spinning a web of deceit?
Anne Hillary
THE BARTERED BRIDE 6/1979 ISBN:0440109124 Robin and Kitty are both pawns in a game played long ago by their fathers -- a gambling aristocrat who finally lost more than he could afford, and a wealthy social-climbing commoner who offered the other an ideal way to discharge his losses. Now that the Earl of Scotney was dead, his son Robin was bound to honor his father's last debt -- an iron-clad contract compelling Robin to marry a woman he had never seen. A woman he didn't know and didn't want. And what of the woman herself? Ravishing raven-haired Kitty Tolbert swore never to marry a man willing to barter his title for her fortune. Never. But then Kitty met a handsome stranger and fell in love. She didn't know his name and didn't care -- until the day Lord Scotney came to claim his bride and her dowry. It was Robin! The man she loved at first sight and the man she had hated for years were one and the same! Could she ever look into his eyes again without wondering about this man who could deny his heart to settle a debt and marry a fortune? Kitty knew the future was in her hands. She couldn't live with him -- but could she live without him?
COMPROMISED LOVE 6/1981 ISBN:0440113512 "You have stripped this child of her good name and must replace it with your own. I insist that you marry her!" High-spirited, hot-tempered Stacy Prescott had sworn she would never wed an elderly stranger. Now, her escape with young Laurie Kendall thwarted, she stood at Anthony Kendall's side as her guardian delivered his ultimatum. But cold, arrogant Lord Kendall was determined to marry Miss Chetwin. Lady prim and Lord Proper. Could a madcap minx of a girl upset his carefully made plans? Could fire melt ice and turn a dreadful mix-up into a delicious romance and a surprisingly spicy marriage?
DIAMONDS AND THE ARROGANT RAKE 3/1982 ISBN:0440120942
HEARTS IN HIDING 11/1982 ISBN:1558174788
THE MISMATCHED LOVERS 6/1980 ISBN:0440163889 One month. They had only a month to find husbands or husbands would be found for them! Julia and her sister Phoebe had Ben whisked from school into the last of the London season. Sir Giles and Lady Ffoulkes, their new guardians, had delivered the ultimatum. And if Mr. Hazelton- Smythe was any indication of their preferences, there was no time to lose. Julia vowed they would marry for love. There was dashing Sir Tristan, shy Mr. Muffin - and her old friend Marcus Cotsworthy. Julie had turned Marc down again and again. Suddenly, she saw him as if for the first time. Had she already sacrificed her last chance for happiness? Was it already too late for love?
Linda Hilton
TOUCHSTONE 3/1996 ISBN:0671898108 Aurelia Phillips, Nethergate Hall's resident spinster-a quiet, reserved miss whose inability to tell even a polite lie had made her unmarriageable in London society-expected death to come calling. Her adopted grandfather, the Duke of Winterburn, was failing. Guests had already arrived to meet Joshua MacKinnon, the young wastrel who would inherit the ancient title and fortune of Winterburn. But Aurelia didn't expect Mr. Kit Ballantyne of Charleston, South Carolina. Silhouetted against a tempestuous storm, Kit's strength and stature were disturbing, and so was the ominously sealed letter he presented to the ailing Duke. If Galahad, her discerning pet deerhound, hadn't accepted Kit at once, Aurelia might have feared for her life-especially when the Hall's haughty mistress turned up murdered. Instead Aurelia felt drawn to this stranger as her only ally amid growing suspicions and increasingly sinister events. But while a killer stalked the halls and passion ambushed her heart, Aurelia needed to discover why Kit had come to Nethergate, and who he really was…because honestly, openly, and perilously, she was falling in love!
Tammy Hilz
BEYOND MY DREAMS 5/2004 ISBN:0821774409 The stately homes and greenswards of England are no more than an unpleasant memory for Gavin DeFoe, the Earl of Blackwell. Gavin's been sent to Egypt on a secret mission for his King. Though Napoleon's soldiers and spies are everywhere, Gavin must find a a pharaoh's tomb rumored to hold a magnificent crown Napoleon would plunder a country to have. But Gavin's quest is fruitless--until an adventurer's beautiful daughter offers to lead him to the treasure he seeks. Though she wears the traditional garb of Egyptian women, Mackenzie Tuggle is a true English rose...and Gavin must have her for his own. Roughly dressed for a nobleman, with a brooding fire in his eyes, Gavin is like no other man Mackenzie has ever known. And though she has promised to guide him through the desert--and into a labyrinth of a hidden royal tomb--there are many dangers that await them. Yet her wayward heart may prove to be the greatest danger of all. For she cannot resist his bold manner...or his passionate kisses.
SHADOW OF THE SUN 1/2004 ISBN:0821774395 Traveling to Egypt alone and in disguise is perilous indeed for Sarah Pendergrass, Lord Whitehurst's only daughter. She's never traveled outside of England, and Napoleon has invaded Egypt--but her father's life is at stake. To save him, Sarah must return a priceless artifact to its rightful tomb. At the dock in London, the Phoenix is ready to sail and Sarah is anxious to begin her journey...until the man who was once her father's protege--and is now his bitterest enemy--strides on deck. Jake Mitchell has always been a thrill seeker, driven to chase adventure and glory. He seems driven still, the intensity of his gaze and the magnetic power of his presence undiminished. Sarah remembers him well as a young rogue who stole her place in her father's life. And now he's after the treasure Sarah is determined to return to Egypt. Only he doesn't know she has it. As danger erupts from all sides, Sarah dares not forget the promise she made to her father...but Jake is a danger...and a temptation that may prove to be more than she can handle.
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