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Jane Hinchman
RENDEZVOUS WITH LOVE 1987 ISBN: 0449216292 At four and twenty, with a sizable inheritance to boot, Miranda Trafford had refused every suitor. Her father hoped a lavish Season would soon change that! But a blizzard waylaid her trip to London, landing her in the arms of the notorious Lord Wendover. And though her indiscretion went only as far as lively conversation, Miranda received a most scandalous reputation! Her winning charms soon quieted clucking tongues... and her hand became most eagerly sought. Yet her thoughts kept returning to a country estate... and a most intriguing earl.
TO LONDON, TO LONDON 1989 ISBN: 0449216500 She thought love was a foolish, irrational emotion--and she would never succumb! A weaker woman might have shed a tear at the memory of waiting for a man who never came back. Not Miss Dillon Hearn. In the ten years since Charles broke her heart, she had steeled herself firmly against love. She was, in fact, the ideal chaperone for her lovely niece, Caroline, as they sailed the Atlantic for a visit to London. That was where the trouble began. For it seems Lord Roxbury, ever so smitten by lovely Caro, was none other Charles Norton himself! He was older certainly, more cynical, no doubt. But it was Charles! Well, she would make sure that he broke no hearts on this trip! But whose heart was she bound to save? Caroline's....or her own?
Charlotte Hines
THE EARL'S FANCY 12/1982 ISBN:0515068551 An older sister, who considers herself "on the shelf", vows to marry one of her sisters to the wealthy Earl of Rutledge, only to discover that she wants him for herself!
Sandy Hingston
THE AFFAIR 3/2003 ISBN: 0425189074 Gannon Finn was a brash Irish Lord on a tour of the Continent when he first met Christiane d'Oliveri, proprietress of the most exclusive gambling hell in Paris. He fell for her the way only an ardent youngster could--and vowed to rescue her from her life of wicked vice. But worldly, sophisticated Christiane just laughed at him. Years later, Christiane is the headmistress of a highly proper academy for young women when Gannon comes crashing back into her life, a redoubtable rake with his niece in tow. Is he still enamored of her? Or is he merely paying her back for her cruelty--or worse, using her to try to cover up a despicable crime? Christiane is about to learn a lesson that is harder than any her academy could teach.
HOW TO KISS A HERO 3/2000 ISBN: 0440235340 Tucked away in the countryside, away from prying eyes, Mrs. Treadwell's Academy for Young Ladies is a place like no other. After all, only the most scandalous school would teach young ladies to trust their passions, to think for themselves, and to achieve their true potential--in life as well as in love....Nichola Hainesworth's desperate mother enrolled her at the Academy to master the fine art of marrying well. But Nichola has other plans. At first, she intends to escape. But soon she is drawn to the school's scandalously unorthodox fencing lessons . . . and its irresistibly arrogant instructor. A wounded war hero, Lord Brian Boru makes Nichola's heart race as he guides each thrust and parry. His rakish reputation would make her mother swoon, but Nichola sees beyond the Scotsman's fierce facade to the guarded heart beneath. And while the cardinal rule of swordplay is never to let one's heart overrule one's head, Nichola Hainesworth is about to learn that most rules are made to be broken!
THE LOVER'S CHARM 2/1999 ISBN: 0440223717 He is the prodigal son returned from the Caribbean after the sudden death of his brother. As the new Earl of Avenleigh, "Devil" Jack Cantrell has to save the debt-ridden estate and rescue his eccentric family before he can go back to his exotic island mistress. But he meets his greatest challenge in his brother's fiancée, the bishop's dowdy daughter. ..The lover's kiss...Miss Priscilla Wilcox assures Jack that she wants nothing from him. Only friendship. Anything more would be unthinkable--until the magical night in Vauxhall Gardens when Jack's bemused birthday kiss ignites new passion. Suddenly in love, Priscilla is transformed from a drab bluestocking into a dazzling beauty, and captures Jack's heart. But will his love last once the charm fades and he sees her for what she really is--an ordinary woman made extraordinary by her love for him?
A MOST RECKLESS LADY 6/1998 ISBN: 0440223687 Without warning, Lucas Strathmere's horse threw him into a snowdrift--at the feet of the most beautiful creature he'd ever seen. So this was Tatiana, the peasant girl he'd risked his life to find. Clad in breeches, she had the bearing of a duchess and the unbridled sensuality of a peasant. Not even Lucas, Earl of Somerleigh, could imagine the consequences as he swept her to England, determined to transform her into a lady fit for the ton . . . and uncover the mystery of her past. A most reckless passion...She'd learn a proper lady's ways, wear a proper lady's stays--all the better to turn her disapproving guardian into a very improper gentleman indeed. As Tatiana conquered Brighton and brought the randy Prince Regent to his knees, suddenly everything changed: Someone was following her, someone who knew the truth about her past. And even Lucas couldn't protect her--or himself--from the greatest danger of all: flashfire desire, and the scandal she courted in his arms. . . .
Hinshaw - Parks - Simpson
MY ONLY VALENTINE 1/2003 ISBN: 0821774360 Includes "Valentine Dreams" by Donna Simpson; "The Valentine Poem" by Victoria Hinshaw; and "The Ugly Duckling's Valentine" by Julia Parks.
Victoria Hinshaw
ASK JANE 4/2005 ISBN:0821778404 Cedric Williamson has been hoodwinked into a most unwise investment, to his dismay. Where to turn for advice? Perhaps his aunt's companion, Miss Jane Gabriel, might help-the pretty scholar always has her nose in a book and she seems to know everything worth knowing. But she betrays a charming inexperience when it comes to matters of the heart-a subject in which Cedric would have to declare himself the expert. Jane Gabriel finds Cedric's attentions a distracting nuisance. She cannot imagine why he pays her so many compliments, brings her flowers, and flirts with her shamelessly. A handsome rake of such renown cannot possibly be interested in her.or can he? That is the most intriguing question of all.
THE BOXFORD LEGACY short story in A REGENCY SAMPLER 10/1999
CORDELIA'S CORINTHIAN 5/2004 ISBN:0821776738 Cordelia Bransford, a spinster at twenty-four, is happy to spend a few months at Lodesham Hall helping her expectant cousin care for her three little children. Among the guests attending the Earl's annual fishing tourney is Lord Matthew Allerton, a man with a reputation for more than his share of youthful scandal. Cory vows to resist his good looks and easy charm, believing his flirtatious manner is nothing more than habit. No dashing rakehell could possibly be tamed by a vicar's unsophisticated daughter...Matt has spent the last few months recovering from his Waterloo injuries, and is much in need of pleasant diversion. He delights in teaching Corey and the children the fine art of angling, despite her witty dismissal of his flirtatious advances. She is refreshingly unlike the frivolous young ladies he's known-and now that he actually wants a woman to take him seriously, Matt is dismayed by Corey's absolute refusal to do so! But her love is a prize indeed-and her hand is well worth winning.
THE ELIGIBLE MISS ELLIOTT 1/2003 ISBN: 0821774050 Wealthy Miss Rosalind Elliott is all too aware of what she represents to prospective suitors. In her golden hair, they see the coin of the realm; in her sapphire blue eyes, the value of her investments. She fears becoming hard hearted, yet would rather settle into a dignified spinsterhood than make an attachment with a fortune-hungry man. But her quiet life in Bath becomes considerably more exciting with the arrival of the dashing Captain Philip Caldwell, who brings with him his elderly aunt--her grandmother’s nemesis--and an aura of intrigue…Captain Caldwell left adventure behind when he ended his Naval career. His is a lucrative retirement, but that is a fact he cares not to flaunt. Accompanying his Aunt Isiline to Bath is a chore he dreads--until he crosses paths with the charming Rosalind Elliott. It seems his elderly aunt and Rosalind’s beloved grandmama were once bosom friends--until vicious Bath gossips drove them apart. When Rosalind proposes a scheme to reunite the two ladies, Philip soon finds his head--and heart--preoccupied with a proposal of quite a different nature…
THE FOUNTAINEBLEAU FAN 9/2002 ISBN: 0821774042 By stitching and hand-painting trifles for the ton, high-born Meg Hayward has averted poverty–only to be suspected of crime! Meg’s exquisite copy of an antique fan has been mistakenly sold as the original to the righteous Earl of Wakefield. Resentful of his notion that she swindled him, Meg nevertheless accepts a commission to redecorate his conservatory at Wakefield Hall. Until the handsome lord’s attentions make her eager to finish it and escape...from an attraction that threatens her sensibilities and her sense. Wakefield has his doubts about this enchanting young painter, yet finds himself seizing every opportunity to converse with her as she works on her murals—even to steal a kiss in the conservatory shadows. The doggedly upright earl has plans to marry, and rebuild his family’s fortunes...but he must be sure his bride is above reproach. Will he ever comprehend that Meg’s only theft is that of his all-too-willing heart?
AN IDEAL MATCH 11/2004 ISBN:0821776746 Elizabeth Drayton, a young widow just out of mourning, wants nothing more than to enjoy her independence and a quiet life alone. Remarrying is out of the question-but her devoted friends and interfering relations do not agree. They see no reason for such a pretty woman to deny herself happiness, and their well-meaning schemes cause no end of trouble! Elizabeth's patience is wearing thin.until she is introduced to a man in a similar predicament: Henry Marlowe. The handsome Mr. Marlowe has no wish to remarry. He is content to pursue his botanical studies in scholarly solitude, though he must admit that Elizabeth is charming indeed and lovelier than any flower. Perhaps if he and Elizabeth merely pretend to be engaged, they will be left alone at last. But love blossoms-when and where it is least expected...
LEAST LIKELY LOVER 2005 ISBN: 0821778412 Kitty Stone dreamed of making a perfect match with the Duke of Charsley... until he wed her younger sister instead. And, much to Kit's chagrin, the happy couple announces that they are expecting a bundle of joy. Now she will have to reside in Charsley Hall to help her sister and play the role of dutiful maiden aunt. Jack Whitaker, a dashing officer in the Peninsular War and cousin to the duke, has returned to Charsley Hall to recuperate. Though he finds the chaotic household hardly restful, there is one bright spot: Kitty. She is sweet, spirited, and bewitchingly pretty. And in her company, life seems full of promise, the promise of love.
MISS MILFORD'S MISTAKE 11/2003 ISBN: 0821775391 Happily devoted to running her school for local children, Miss Eleanor Milford could never forsake her independence for marriage. But her formidable grandmother insists that she find a husband for her flighty young cousin, Priscilla. As luck would have it, there is a suitable candidate-Eleanor's former suitor, Griffith Preston, Lord Bromley. Possessed of the good sense and judgment that Priscilla lacks, he would make an ideal husband. In fact, each delightful encounter with Griffith makes Eleanor uncomfortably aware of just how perfect he would be...Griffith Preston's life changed when he inherited an earldom. With it came a host of new responsibilities, not least of which is securing a wife. He's astonished to learn that the beguiling beauty who once refused him has never married-and that she is more appealing than ever. Pretending to court Priscilla-who prefers the company of a notorious rake-gives him an excellent excuse to be near Eleanor. Wishing for more than Eleanor's friendship would surely be folly...unless he dares to hope that she might exercise a lady's cherished right...and change her mind.
MISS PARKER'S PONIES 7/2003 ISBN: 0821775383 Blissfully unaware of what Fate holds in store, Miss Caroline Parker has happily spent her days training her beloved ponies and ignoring more ladylike pursuits. But her carefree country life comes to an abrupt halt when her widowed mother insists she embark upon a London Season for the express purpose of snaring a well-heeled husband. Suddenly, the spirited beauty is thrust into a world of glittering balls and elegant soirées with no hope of rescue in sight…until she meets a dashing young captain who seems to understand her dilemma implicitly, a man who becomes her staunchest ally overnight…On the battlefield, Thomas Ogden had acquitted himself with courage, and he’d brought home the war wounds to prove it. But now, faced with the prospect of trolling the marriage mart for a rich wife, he is filled with foreboding. Thank goodness for Caroline. Becoming her partner in this business of finding a mate makes life tolerable, even pleasurable… Until Thomas realizes he’s finding fault with every man Caroline flirts with…until he discovers he’s harboring a desire to do violence to every man who asks her to dance…until he begins to sense that he will never accept any man as Caroline’s husband…any man but himself…
THE MUDDLED MATCHMAKER short story in A MATCH FOR PAPA 5/2003 ISBN: 0821775162 Hugh Grayson, a widower with a small daughter, can think of nothing he wants less than to marry again. His father, however, seems to have different plans--and is now in league with a baronet next door, who wants his own widowed daughter to find love again! It's a tangle of epic proportions--until Hugh realizes that the young woman in question has inspired feelings of a decidedly romantic nature…
Hocker-Kingsley-Malcolm
A VALENTINE'S DAY DELIGHT 1/1994 ISBN:0821744712 Stories featured are "The Dilatory Groom" by Karla Hocker, "The Crystal Heart" by Mary Kingsley, and "Fit for a Prince" by Anthea Malcolm.
Hocker-Dunn-Lansdowne
ONCE UPON A KISS 5/1999 ISBN: 0821762109 Anthology featuring "Aladdin's Lamp" by Carola Dunn, "The Seven Ravens" by Karla Hocker, and "The Emperor's Nightingale" by Judith A. Landsdowne.
Hocker-Lansdowne-Dunn
ONCE UPON A TIME 9/1998 ISBN: 0821759957 Stories include "Rumplestillskin" by Carol Dunn; "The Little Match-Seller" by Karla Hocker; and "Rapunzel" by Judith A. Landsowne.
Hocker-Dunn-Reed
A CHRISTMAS COURTSHIP 11/1996 ISBN: 0821754645 Anthology featuring Carola Dunn's "The Christmas Part"; Karla Hocker's "Under the Mistletoe"; and "The Christmas Beau" by Joy Reed.
Hocker-Lansdowne-Savery
HIS ETERNAL KISS 9/2002 ISBN: 0758203322 Features "A Lady of the Night" by Karla Hocker; "The Cossack" by Judith A. Lansdowne; and "Dark Seduction" by Jeanne Savery.
Karla Hocker
A BID FOR INDEPENDENCE 1986 ISBN:0446353523 She didn't give a fiddle for the frippery of London! It was the piano she loved. . .Cherry Sinclair's parents had given their lovely daughter one year to fulfill her dream to become a successful concert pianist. If she failed, there was only--dash the thought!--marriage to a rather dull local peer for her future. But though she eschewed the ton, Cherry found herself embroiled in social difficulties from the moment she reached London. But how was she to know that her very first audition would be held in a house of ill repute? And why was the mistress of the dashing Duke of Belcourt, the green-eyed Lady Aberlaine, doing her best to sully Cherry's name? And most maddening of all, whay was the devastingly handsome duke himself always there--laughing of course, and offering his help--every time Cherry made a gaffe? It all seemed destined to take her away from her music--and lead her to a new song of love.
A CHRISTMAS CHARADE 11/1991 ISBN: 0821735829 Elizabeth Gore-Langton was hardly in a position to refuse to accompany Lady Astley to the Christmas party at Stenton Castle. After all, a paid companion must follow her employer's wishes. It scarcely signified that Elizabeth would be forced to face the man who had unknowingly broken her heart years ago during her first season. Most likely, the Duke of Stenton wouldn't even recognize her. But once she looked up into his dark, piercing eyes, she knew this was a man who forgot very little...and forgave even less. Well, she was no longer a blushing schoolgirl, and the dashing duke would soon find that a broken heart, once mended, could be formidable, indeed!
THE DANCING SHOES short story in ONCE UPON A WALTZ 3/2001 ISBN: 0821767976 The pupils at Mrs. Foster's Seminary for wealthy young ladies have always been promised a fête where they will meet gentlemen of rank." Headmistress Minna Elfinstone never imagines that an enchanted pair of dancing slippers would whirl the girls off to a mysterious ballroom—or that her own golden dream of love might come true when she steps into the arms of an irresistibly handsome man...
A DARING ALLIANCE 8/1988 ISBN: 156682043 Foreign intrigue suited the young and beautiful Lady Georgiana Rutledge. The London dandies bored her, but her heart stood still when Barrett Gray entered the ballroom. Was it his good looks, brash strength or American accent? Their countries were at war, but fighting was far from what Georgiana wanted of Barrett. Besides, she had other battles ahead. There was purse-pinched Sir Percy to contend with. In his pursuit of a rich bride, Sir Percy would resort to trickery and scandal, jeopardizing Georgiana's happiness. Desires erupt as violently as battles, and Georgiana crosses bumpy seas on an equally bumpy quest for true love...
A DECEITFUL HEART 2/1993 ISBN: 0821740733 Lady Caroline Dundas may have been raised in New Orleans but she knew how to comport herself as well as any London miss. But proper manners were quite impossible to maintain in the face of Simon Renshaw's arrogance. How dare he declare her father an imposter who had returned to England only to grab the family fortune and title. Renshaw was clearly a charlatan... and a rake as well! For he looked her up and down with an insulting familiarity that made her wish she were not such a lady after all!
THE DEVILISH MARQUIS 9/1989 ISBN: 0446353779 'You'd Think Was The First The Way You Carry On!' First, Nell Hetherington was rudely awakened in the middle of the night by an intruder looming over her bed! Then, the cad had the gall to chastise her for screaming. Worse yet, she knew the rogue! He was the Marquis of Ellsworth, who had served with her father. Indeed, the blue-eyed rake had been the hero of her girlhood dreams. After a long absence, he had returned to London to surprise his mistress, Josephine - only to find Nell in Josephine's bed. Ellsworth did not know that the tawny-haired beauty had inherited half the house, and hoped to buy the rest to start a school for young ladies. Nell did not know that the devilish marquis owned the other half of her house. Nor did she dream that she would soon battle him for her future...and her heart.
THE DILATORY GROOM short story in A VALENTINE'S DAY DELIGHT 1/1994 ISBN: 0821744712
AN HONORABLE AFFAIR 1988 ISBN:0446349070 The intriguing tale of a proper lady, a newsworthy gentleman, and heartfelt notion that had to be honored.
THE IMPERTINENT MISS BANCROFT 8/2002 ISBN:0821773607 Freespirited Sophy Bancroft has been dismissed from several posts for "impertinence and unauthorized, irresponsible acts." But now, as she begins her seventh attempt as a governess, she vows that, this time, she'll control her impulsive need to be inquisitive and outspoken. Her resolve is challenged, however, on the very night she arrives at the town house of her new employer, the dashing Viscount Northrop. There, a valuable necklace is missing, and Miss Bancroft feels the thrill of pursuit stir her blood...in more ways than one. Guardian to his sister's three rambunctious children, Viscount Lucian Northrop finds himself obliged to engage a governess. Expecting the arrival of a prim and proper miss, he is surprised to encounter the incorrigible Miss Bancroft, whose quick tongue and improper notions have a startling effect on him. Though he knows he ought to dismiss her, he cannot deny that she captivates. And when danger threatens her under his own roof, he realizes he cannot let her go at all--because he's fallen in love.
AN IMPROPER COMPANION 1989 ISBN: 0821726919 Despite her fetching blue eyes and sable hair, Kate Elliot remained every bit the prim and practical school mistress. Few at Miss Venable's Seminary for Young Ladies would have dreamed that Kate had entertained romantic notions in her girlhood! At twenty-eight, she remained firmly on the shelf and-- with the closing of the school--firmly unemployed. Hence, she welcomed the invitation of Liza Ashcroft's chaperone for the Season at Bath. But how would she endure the girl's toplofty father? Patience was not in her nature....Damien Ashcroft was certain that Miss Elliott would be the ideal companion for his daughter. A wallflower of quiet virtues, she would neither distract the handsome widower from his scholarly pursuits nor be bothered by his disdain for women. So he was stunned to discover that the imprudent Miss Elliott was outspoken to a fare-thee-well And shocked when sassy Kate made his pulse race alarmingly--surely out of anger. Ashcroft would have to teach her how to behave properly.
THE INCORRIGIBLE SOPHIA 1992 ISBN: 0802712088 A Most Unsuitable Pastime... The impertinent Miss Sophia Bancroft is thrilled to be engaged to the incomparable Viscount Lucian Northrop, but at a time when most respectable young ladies would be preoccupied with setting a wedding date and choosing a bridal trousseau, Sophy still has a most un-viscountess-like penchant for solving mysteries.When danger threatens her betrothed, the indomitable investigatrix soon finds herself up to her reticule in intrigue - and she'll take any risk to protect the man she loves. A Dangerous Endeavor... As aide to the British Foreign Secretary in perilous times, Lucian Payne has been assigned .a matter of extreme delicacy' - monitoring the movements of Napoleonic spies as they attempt to infiltrate the highest levels of London society. Soon plunged into a tangle of treason, betrayal and murder, the courageous Lord Northrop finds himself in grave danger. Foreign agents are closing in and he can trust no one . . . except the inimitable lady who wears his ring.
JUNE LOVE 6/1995 ISBN: 0821749765 Reclusive Viscount Stanmore hired historian Theadora von Hochstein, only to discover she had an irritating habit of poking her nose in other people's affairs--specifically the one between Arabella Stuart and William Seymore, whose secret love child might be Stanmore's ancestor. Soon she's having visions of an era long past and dreaming of a future with Stanmore.
A LADY OF THE NIGHT short story in HIS ETERNAL KISS 9/2002 ISBN: 0758203322 Anna von Hermannstadt has never forgiven her vampire mentor Vladim Szeben for transforming her into one of the cursed undead. Though she despises the handsome immortal, she cannot completely escape the dark temptation of his calling…until she meets Viscount Gareth Rossiter, a man whose obsession with her may place them all in the gravest danger…
LADY MARYANN'S DILEMMA 8/1990 ISBN:0821731068 Level-headed Lady Maryann Rivington had never seen a love match that didn't end in disaster. She was determined to wed for all the practical reasons--lineage, security, and the comparatively exalted status of the married woman. And the last thing she wanted to hear was a slanderous accusation against her carefully-chosen betrothed! She couldn't imagine why the handsome stranger who approached her in the Botanic Gardens was so intent on preventing her marriage. She only knew that she was so befuddled by the danger implicit in his words and the promise of passion in his eyes...
THE LITTLE MATCH-SELLER short story in ONCE UPON A TIME 9/1998 ISBN: 0821759957. Elinor Courridge was a sensible spinster who worked hard in her father's Mayfair tobacco shop and struggled to raise her wayward sister's child. Never, she believed, would her prince come--or even an ordinary gentleman with a fierce tendre for her. Until, one night, she lit a match...and sparked a spellbinding amour...
LOVE TANGLE 1988 ISBN:0821723324 The earl of Frenchmore is startled out of his view of misses as featherbrains, after meeting a forthright, intelligent Yorkshire spinster who has just wandered into his drawing room after venturing cross country on foot to save an infant from a fierce January blizzard.
A MADCAP SCHEME 1987 ISBN:0446302627 It was a most outrageous scheme--but most necessary if Olivia Fenshawe was to save her brother's reputation. Cutting her hair and donning his clothes, she daringly assumed his post as secretary to the dashing Earl of Worth--and fervently hoped her irresponsible brother would return before anyone was the wiser. But when Olivia took a bullet meant for the Earl, her true gender was most unceremoniously revealed. Irked at being duped by a young lady and determined to trap his would-be assassin, the infuriating Worth now demanded that Olivia pose as his fiancee. In return, The Earl would kindly keep his silence regarding the scandalous masquerade. It was an impossible situation for Olivia...and one made more so by the disturbing warmth of her "betrothed's" touch and the gentle awakening of her own tender heart.
MATTERS OF THE HEART 5/1992 It was a most outrageous scheme--but most necessary if Olivia Fenshawe was to save her brother's reputation. Cutting her hair and donning his clothes, she daringly assumed his post as secretary to the dashing Earl of Worth...
A SCANDALOUS LADY 4/1991 ISBN:082173377X Having risen from the squalor of London's back alleys to be the darling of Drury Lane, Meg Fletcher was indeed a consummate actress. And it took all her considerable skills to conceal her shock when she learned she was actually the legitimate daughter--and heir--of Sir Richard Carswell, an aging baronet! Determined to learn why her mother fled her husband in terror all those years ago, Meg journeyed to Carswell Hall. There, in addition to gaping servants and a very surprised papa, she encountered the extremely unsettling Earl of Stanbrook...
THE SEVEN RAVENS short story in ONCE UPON A KISS 5/1999 ISBN: 0821762109. It was bad enough that her father's will dispatched Lady Emily Marchmont on a quest for seven brothers she'd never heard of. Even worse, the key to their whereabouts lay with Sir Alexander Raven, once the object of her innocently bold overtures. And never did she imagine that his teasing eyes held the answer to her secret desires.
UNDER THE MISTLETOE short story in A CHRISTMAS COURTSHIP 11/1996 ISBN: 0821754645 Two lovely rivals vie to win a proposal from the handsome lord of Stenton Castle. But one of them is at a disadvantage: she's a ghost!
A WISH FOR CHRISTMAS short story in A CHRISTMAS WISH 11/1994 ISBN:0821747622
THE YULE LOG short story in CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 11/1990 ISBN:0821732455
Jane Aiken Hodge
CATERINA 1999 ISBN:0312205074 Having survived scandal and the disdain of many a society lady and gentleman in years past, Caterina is now the mistress of her household, and the talented artist behind a successful series of cartoons. But her hard-won independence is far from secure. The political turmoil following Napoleon's invasion of Portugal in 1807 has left a vacuum of power and a dangerous climate for liberal freethinkers like Caterina. When her son Lewis joins in the political fray, Catarina is drawn in as well - and while painting the portrait of a powerful political figure, she embarks on a dangerous new career. She must summon all of her strong will and courage to survive the spinning tornado of political intrigue and lies this time - and to face a past she thought she had left behind forever. ..a dramatic tale of love and war
ESCAPADE 10/1993 ISBN:0312097999 Set during the Napoleonic wars, the tale of two young women who defy the conventions of their age as they search for love and independence amidst the political turmoil of eighteenth-century Europe...
FIRST NIGHT 5/1989 ISBN:0708922201 1802, American Martha and English Cristabel set out to seek their fortune in Europe, a world where the hazards of Napoleonic power politics are mixed with the glamour of early 19th century opera...
HERE COMES A CANDLE 1967 ISBN:0449236005 Kate Croston hid her beauty behind a quiet manner. But from the start, Master Jonathan Penrose knew she had touched his heart. He knew little about her past--only that she was English and had fled to America and was now alone and penniless. She had told him nothing of the ugly, terrifying experience that had brought her here...
THE LOST GARDEN 11/1982 ISBN: 0698111885
MARRY IN HASTE 6/1970 ISBN: 038504528X Camilla Forest, a lovely young refugee from France, had married the proud and sardonic Lord Leominster. There was only one problem: she was falling in love with her husband. And they had agreed that theirs was to be a marriage in name only. Suddenly, Leominster was sent to Lisbon on a diplomatic mission. Or so Camilla thought, until she discovered that he was really a spy. Now both their lives depended on the success of a masquerade that she alone could play.
ROYAL GAMBLE 1976 ISBN:0515040525 (originally titled THE ADVENTURERS in 1971) Young Sonia von Hugel was forced to witness the destruction of her family and home during Napoleon's retreat. Disguising herself as a boy, she fled from the marauders who were looting the countryside. Between the French and the Cossacks she was in deadly peril. But Sonia's first encounter with the enigmatic adventurer and card shark, Charles Vincent, penetrated her disguise and left her at the mercy of the stranger. Charles promised a life of excitement and thrills if she would stay with him. Suddenly Sonia had to make a choice between him and the terrible dangers that lay in wait for them both.
SAVANNAH PURCHASE 1971 ISBN:0449229068 Set in the deep south of the early nineteenth century, when rich planters had a civilization all their own, this is a novel of romantic suspense which blends intrigue and comedy against the vivid background of Savannah history. Cousins who might be twins, Juliet and Josephine are separated by the Battle of Waterloo, to meet again, four years later, on a desolate bluff by the Savannah River. Both are orphans now, but Juliet is penniless, while Josephine has made a marriage of convenience with rich Savannah planter, Hyde Purchis. Each, in her own way is desperate, and when Josephine proposes that Juliet play, once more, their childhood game of personalization, she agrees, though with grave foreboding. She will take her cousin's place, deceiving even her estranged husband, while Josephine tries a mad gamble to rescue Napoleon from St. Helena. Plunged into the social whirl of Savannah, or on the great plantation of Winchelsea, Juliet finds the stakes higher than she had understood, and realizes, all too soon, just how little Josephine has really told her. Beset by strangers who may be friends, enemies, or even lovers, she is compelled to play out the dangerous masquerade, herself in the dark. Honour and life itself are at stake, and not just her own. Entertaining her guests in the great house in Oglethorpe Square, or dancing with the President of the United States, she is aware, always, of disaster looming for them all..
THE WINDING STAIR 1968 When the invitation came, Juana Brett was delighted. A chance to escape from the grey dankness of England, a chance to visit her happy childhood home at the Castle of the Rock, and above all, the opportunity to escape the petty tyranny of her stepmother. But when she arrived in Portugal, Juana realized that the implications which lay behind Napoleon's proposed attack on Portugal contained great urgency in relation to her own life there. Caught up in the affairs of state, aware that the trip to Portugal had been 'arranged', enmeshed in the machinations of the terrifying Sons of the Star, she finds that even at the Castle on the Rock the atmosphere is charged with doubt and suspicion.
Holbrook-Lawrence-Solomon
ENCHANTING KITTENS 10/1999 ISBN: 0821763598 Contains "A Fairy Tail" by Cindy Holbrook; "A Bewitching Minx" by Nancy Lawrence; and "The Black Cat" by Hayley Ann Solomon.
Holbrook-Raleigh-Simpson
VALENTINE ROGUES 1/2001 ISBN: 0821767720 Features "A Valentine Dream" by Cindy Holbrook; "The Merry Cupids" by Debbie Raleigh; and "Wild Honey" by Donna Simpson.
Holbrook-Maxwell-Poore-Porter-Rasley-Richey
A VALENTINE'S DAY TANGLE 2/1993 ISBN:0821740504 Anthology containing "With Cupid's Intervention" by Cindy Holbrook; "The Second Proposal" by Emily Maxwell; "Game of Hearts" by Dawn Aldridge Poore; "A Valentine Tangle" by Nina Porter; "The Wilder Heart" by Alicia Rasley; and "A Most Fortunate Lady" by Cynthia Richey.
Cindy Holbrook
THE ACTRESS AND THE MARQUIS 3/1997 ISBN: 0821755900 'Tis all a dreadful mistake. Jezebel Clinton is no actress; she is a proper young lady, playing a role in order to save her brother from financial ruin. Now she has just been bought by the Marquis of Haversham to play the part of his fiancé! Detesting the idea of being leg-shackled, the Marquis wishes to foil his matchmaking grandmother's plans. He will arrange to become 'engaged' to a woman she will never accept - by hiring the lovely, entirely unsuitable Jezebel. Jezebel if furious, frantic, and alas, too poor to repay Haversham. Worse, each time her handsome 'fiancé' is near she becomes all a-tremble. It must be love, and there is only one cure. Although Jezebel cannot act worth a whit, she must triumph upon the bigger stage of life, convincing the ton - and Haversham's grandmother - that all's well can end well, as a smitten Marquis joins her at the altar for a lifetime of happiness that is the real thing...
THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 12/1997 ISBN: 082175811X The Incomparable Lady Sarah, the darling of the ton, not only broke off her engagement to Ravenwich--that dreadful rake and libertine--but struck an even deadlier blow! During a visit to his country estate, the cad tried to have his way with her...until she hit him over the head, and fled into the night. Found disheveled and unconscious by the reclusive Earl of Grey, she was unrecognizable as the beautiful woman who had every man in London at her feet...Until she could devise a plan, Lady Sarah swooned into Lord Grey's arms and pretended to have lost her memory. She thought it should be easy to wrap a country gentleman around her finger without telling him her name. Unfortunately, the handsome lord thought her an absolute ninny! She was upsetting his servants, trying to teach him manners, and turning his household topsy turvy. They were a terrible match...and an irresistible combination. But trouble lay ahead, and soon the reluctant couple would be tested--by a lady's deception, a deadly duel, and a heartbreak only love could mend...
COVINGTON'S FOLLY 7/1994 ISBN: 0821746340 Miss Chantel Emberly detested no man more than Richard St. James, the Earl of Hartford. She was sure he had been the masked intruder in her bedroom, the cad who bound and gagged and very nearly kissed her. Of course, St. James might really be after the Covington treasure hidden somewhere on her estate. But Chantel herself had never been able to find it, and now she was down to her last shilling. But that did not mean she would wed this scoundrel, even if he was the most sought-after bachelor in London. Until St. James's latest outrage - hoodwinking her into a compromising situation and into his unexpectedly exciting arms - left Chantel no choice but to become his wife - in name only. But whatever the enigmatic St. James sought - a spy, a treasure or something more - it was her heart that was the real traitor. For now Chantel found herself falling - far too well, and not at all wisely - in love
A DARING DECEPTION 7/1993 ISBN:0821742310
A FAIRY TAIL short story in ENCHANTING KITTENS 10/1999 ISBN: 0821763598 On his way to foil a fairy's curse by marrying the beautiful witch maiden, Alwayna, high-born warlock Blake Farewell is turned into an adorable black kitten. It's a blow to the handsome duke's pride—and a predicament that could mean banishment from the mortal world...until he discovers he has the power to turn back into his own devastatingly handsome form when he's alone with Alwayna.
THE LADY DOES NOT! short story in FLOWERS FOR MAMA 4/2002 ISBN: 082177283X Rosalind Treemont has never wished for marriage or motherhood. With two brothers, three cousins, and a rambling family estate, why should she wish for more trouble? Unhappily, her retriever, Jessica is of an opposite mind, bringing home all manner of small creatures to “mother” in the barn. Then the dog brings home a wounded man, and for Rosalind, romance is suddenly far more attractive…
LADY MEGAN'S MASQUERADE 8/1989 ISBN:0821743902 It was a point of honor with the Earl of Argyle never to take advantage of the “lower orders.” The Earl was a rake -- but a discriminating one, who only succumbed to the charms of his own kind. But there was something about his new maid Megan that made the Earl yearn to break his own rule. With her blue eyes smiling up at him, even the most honorable gentleman might yield to temptation. For six months Lady Margaret “Megan” Linton had to serve as a maid in a noble household, or forfeit her grandfather’s fortune. It was a shocking condition, but the resourceful Megan was determined to fulfill her grandfather’s last wish. Because the Earl of Argyle prided himself on never abusing his maids, she thought she would be safe from him. But she never expected that danger would lurk in her own undeniable passion for the handsome lord of the manor!
LORD SAYER'S GHOST 5/1996 ISBN: 0821753207 Outraged screams echoed through Shadow Hall, and Prudence was ready to kill...Lord Sayer. If he weren't dead already, that is. His mischievous antics made help impossible to keep. Prudence wished the seductive spirit would simply take one step beyond...and stay there!...A Rake? But no insouciant ghost was going to drive Prudence from this castle. Sayer's will declared that any relative able to inhabit it for one year would inherit his estate. Prudence was only a distant relative to be sure, but she simply had nowhere else to go....Or A Man To Love? Except into the arms of...Lord Sayer! The very-much-alive nobleman was just pretending to have passed on so he could unmask his would-be murderer. Now he had just stolen a kiss--and requested Prudence to host a séance. Dare she trust this rogue who was far from what he seemed? Could a spirited scoundrel properly woo her? Perhaps--with a little faith, a lot of love, and maybe some help...from the other side.
LOVE'S MAGIC short story in BEWITCHED BY LOVE 10/1996 ISBN:0821754300
THE MISSING BRIDES 8/2001 ISBN: 0821768123 Who Needs A Marriage For Convenience... For Matthew Severs, Earl of Raleigh, a marriage of convenience - to a bride with the funds he so sorely lacks - is the only sensible course of action. What's become quite inconvenient, however, is the way his prospective wives keep disappearing! Dotty Aunt Clare is behind the mishaps, of course - and his spirited neighbor Penelope Lancer has taken her side in the matter! ...When True Love Is So Sweet? Penn can't help feeling that the elderly matchmaker is only trying to help - after all, she's promised to find Matthew true love! And although Penn believes her old tendre for Matthew is long dead, the fact that she is apparently not considered an eligible candidate stings. Still, the polite thing to do is join the search for the missing brides - and hope that she doesn't lose her heart to Matthew once more.
THE MISSING GROOM 1/2001 ISBN: 0821767690 Lovely Lady Julia Wexton must wed in six months--or control of her fortune goes to her father’s ward, incorrigible ladies’ man, Garth Tolton. With her dotty Aunt Clare’s help, Julia creates a master list of every acceptable suitor in the ton, and finds that each is willing to propose. Her problems seem over....until one by one her suitors vanish! Garth Tolton, Earl of Sanderson, had forgotten how pretty Julia is. And now she is in terrible trouble--and so is he! The ton is calling Julia a curse, and she’s calling Garth the cad behind the outrage. So he’s making a proposal, too...that they join forces to solve the mystery of the missing men, not knowing that it may lead them into danger, or perhaps into the deeper mystery called love....
THE MISSING MATCHMAKER 12/2001 ISBN: 0821768476 Lucas Montieth, Earl of Kelsey, was simply being polite when he promised to take Lord Wrexton's sister into his household. Unfortunately, the lady in question is none other than the ton's infamous matchmaker, 'Aunt Clare' - and when they last crossed paths, Lucas barely escaped with his bachelorhood. This time, after announcing that she has found Lucas' true love, namely Miss Georgetta Thompson - Clare disappears without a trace! Before he knows it, Lucas has joined Georgetta herself in search of the mischievous old minx - only to discover his own unexpected desire...Though in mourning for her father's death, Georgetta is feeling truly alive fro the very first time. She couldn't be less interested in Aunt Clare's romantic scheming, for marriage would only hinder her quest for adventure...or would it? When Clare mysteriously vanishes, Georgie finds herself looking for clues, side by side with the handsome - albeit arrogant - Lucas Montieth. The whirlwind pursuit of Clare and her captors satisfies Georgie's thirst for thrills - but she soon realizes that only Lucas can answer the demands of her heart...
MY LADY'S SERVANT 6/1998 ISBN: 0821759116 Fresh from crying off her fifth engagement, Lady Serena Fairchild, heartless jilt and careless flibbertigibbet, declares she is finished with men--until she discovers a strange and handsome man in her own bed. Is there no escaping the insidious creatures? Worse, the impudent man claims to have been hired as overseer by Serena's brother and refuses to leave the premises...What Serena doesn't know is that in Nicholas St. Ives, alias Tom the serving man, she has met her match. The former soldier and well-known rake had hoped to elude a Frenchman bent on avenging a crime Nicholas did not commit by holing up at The Fairchilds' London home. Serena's untimely return not only forces him to adopt the persona of Tom, but also to all madly in love with his supposed mistress--and she with him. But the feisty pair has a stormy road ahead of them--before they learn that running in tandem, they make a wild and glorious team...
ON THE FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS 11/1999 ISBN:0821763040 After her father’s death and the reading of his will, seventeen-year-old Carinna Worthington finds herself the unwelcome ward of Adrian Hazzard, Marquise de Chambrette. Unruffled by his curmudgeonedly protests against a young miss remaining in his bachelor household, Carinna insists she cares not one whit about her reputation. Why would she when she has no intention of ever marrying? And yet, as Christmas grows near and Carinna sets about filling Adrian’s once-stately home with holiday cheer, she discovers that under his brusque demeanor lies the warmest of hearts…one that has her own heart yearning for him! A world-weary veteran of the war, Adrian would far prefer to pass the Christmas season indulging in the frivolous pleasures of London rather than supervising his spirited charge. But as Carinna’s lively antics demand more of his dutiful attention, Adrian finds himself unexpectedly charmed by her innocence and angelic beauty. Now this confirmed scrooge of a bachelor is in danger of losing his heart…and gaining the greatest of holiday joys.
THE PRESENT short story in A MOTHER'S JOY 4/1994 ISBN: 0821745344
THE RAKE OBJECTS? short story in SEDUCTIVE AND SCANDALOUS 8/1997 ISBN: 082175713X A bride is shocked when a rogue's announcement stops her wedding ceremony cold, but is this intruder's motive love or revenge?
A RAKE'S REFORM 3/1995 ISBN:0821748769 A proper lady and confirmed spinster vows to learn all about vice and seduction from a notorious rake who claims he wants to reform and learn about virtue--but they both end up learning about love.
THE RELUCTANT BRIDE 12/1998 ISBN: 0821760629 Alexander Rothmier, marquis of Wyndam, is a magnificent catch; handsome, mannerly, and very rich. Now, at thirty, he is ready to settle down and honor the arrangement made years earlier to marry Josephine, the daughter of the earl of Stanton. His mama is thrilled; her papa is over the moon. And Josephine is...reluctant. In fact, she advises the marvelous Marquis to bolt! Why? Her spendthrift family is far down the river Tick; that is to say, they are broke. If Alexander marries into her family, they will drain his coffers dry. Unless Josephine can recoup the family fortune, she can not accept the Marquis's proposal. Of course, nothing increases a suitor's ardor more than a lady who says no. Alexander is intrigued with the saucy Josephine. She is falling madly in love with him. But money is an object, and Josephine has a most outrageous scheme in mind - a shocking plan that could lead to her ruin...or save the love of two desperate hearts.
A SUITABLE CONNECTION 2/1990 ISBN: 0821729314 Her innocence intrigued him...Ravenstoke wasn't fooled for a moment by the ragged urchin he found perched in the tree near Grantham Hall. Any idiot with eyes could see the frightened creature was a girl... and a dashed pretty one at that. But once he'd heard all about how she'd fled the hideous betrothed her cruel stepfather had forced upon her, Ravenstoke understood why she'd struggled to mask her considerable charms. And - to his amazement - the jaded duke felt the urge to protect the chit from her unscrupulous parent's greed... as well as from his own, less-than-gentlemanly desires......
A VALENTINE DREAM short story in VALENTINE ROGUES 1/2001 ISBN: 0821767720 To help an unlikely new acquaintance, Jacklyn Armstrong agrees to help the scandalous Earl of Hart discover true love --but the logical lady soon finds her heart in delicious danger.
A VALENTINE FROM VENUS short story in VALENTINE WISHES 2/1998 ISBN: 0821758535 When Cupid wagers Venus she cannot bring two unlikely lovers together, the goddess of love finds herself faced with the Marquis of Waverly, a writer of love poems, and his lovely assistant, Amelia Thornton, who dispassionately analyze the romantic nuance to each line. But once Venus takes matters in hand, the poet and his muse discover that there is more to love than rhyme.
THE WEDDING GHOST 6/1999 ISBN: 0821762176 Despite her taste for romantic poetry, Anna Winston pooh-poohed the notion of ghosts--especially the one that haunted the crumbling castle where her sister's nuptials were to take place. But Anna's doubts vanished when an apparition lured her into the bedchamber of the bridegroom's reclusive brother, Roarke Chancellor, the Duke of Seeton, and promptly locked them in together! The only way for Anna to prove the phantom's existence--and save her reputation--was by solving the age-old Chancellor mystery. Left at the altar by a faithless bride, the dashing Roarke Chancellor, harbored a deep aversion to all females, including Anna Winston, whose abrupt appearance and prattle of supernatural beings was most exasperating. But soon, her angelic face began to haunt his dreams, her sharp tongue challenged his wit, and the taste of her lips lingered on his--leading the embittered lord to learn a few lessons about the true power of the past.
WITH CUPID'S INTERVENTION short story in VALENTINE'S DAY TANGLE 2/1993 ISBN:0821740504
Holden-Leigh-Willingham
MAMA'S LITTLE MATCHMAKER 4/2000 ISBN: 08217-65841 Anthology featuring A Mother's Heart by Alice Holden: When Lady Susannah Taylor unexpectedly becomes guardian to her orphaned nephews, she is certain she will not like being a mother. The Honorable Joshua Cameron thinks otherwise--and, with the eager help of little Ethan and Davey, conspires to show Susannah she has the heart of a mother--and that of a wife.....The Perfect Match by Juliette Leigh: Miss Sally Rivers is in love with Mr. Timothy Beresford, but her mother’s impending nuptials will force her to move to Gibraltar, thereby ending her budding romance--unless the young couple can find Mrs. Rivers a new husband at home in England…...The Last Chance Governess by Bess Willingham: Hugh Permenas, Duke of Deramore, is too obsessed by grief to give his motherless son, Alexander, the attention he craves--until Miss Fiona Plunkett bravely takes on the redemption of the needy child and his lonely father. But can the spark she’s ignited in Hugh’s heart be enough to light a lifetime of love for him and his son?
Holden - Donnelly - Reed
MY SWEET VALENTINE 2/2002 ISBN: 0821771841 Anthology featuring Silver Links by Shannon Donnelly: Lady Olivia Duncastle fears she has destroyed her perfect marriage to the dashing diplomat Lord Duncastle when she lets slip a political secret to the wrong person. Only the magical power of the perfect Valentine can save their love... The Valentine Husband by Alice Holden: To avoid an arranged marriage, Jenny Markham invents a seduction designed to ruin her good name. But then the supposed seducer suddenly appears--with an unexpected scheme of his own... and At First Sight by Joy Reed: Miss Phoebe Fairchild's intricately laid plans to have Mr. Randolph Harris be the first man she sees on Valentine's Day--thus becoming her future husband--are crushed when a handsome stranger opens her eyes...and her heart...
Alice Holden
BENEATH THE MISTLETOE short story in UNDERNEATH THE MISTLETOE 12/1998 ISBN: 082176070X An accident on an icy road brings a dashing young army officer to Megan Wyndom's remote little cottage, igniting bitter memories of a family disgrace and sweet kisses stolen in happier times.
CUPID'S ARROW short story in MY DARLING VALENTINE 2/1999 ISBN: 0821761250 Since her father's death has left the village without a physician, the intrepid Miss Sarah Buchanan confronts the new landowner, Lord Darnay, with a plan to resolve the issue. From the moment Darney sees the pretty country miss, he longs to make her his lady. Alas, though Cupid's dart has found its mark, cruel gossip about Miss Buchanan and the noble lord tests the magic of St. Valentine's Day.
LORD NABOB'S CONVERSION Short Story in A TASTE OF CHRISTMAS 10/2002 ISBN: 0821772880 Dinah Monroe will do anything to keep four orphans and their guardian from being turned out before Christmas—even if it means inviting their landlord, the impossible Justin Sinclair, to a cookie-baking celebration in the hopes of changing his mind. But Dinah never expects the glowering lord to be so adept at winning the hearts of the children…or so persistent in pursuing her own…
A MOTHER'S HEART short story in MAMA'S LITTLE MATCHMAKER 4/2000 ISBN: 08217-65841 When Lady Susannah Taylor unexpectedly becomes guardian to her orphaned nephews, she is certain she will not like being a mother. The Honorable Joshua Cameron thinks otherwise--and, with the eager help of little Ethan and Davey, conspires to show Susannah she has the heart of a mother--and that of a wife.
ONE TRUE LOVE short story in ON BENDED KNEE 6/2003 ISBN: 0821774956 With only a meager competence and no prospects, Kate Hamilton must make her own way in life as a governess. Her good friend, veterinarian Daniel Nealy, offers to help her acquire a position with a local wealthy family, where she meets the irrepressible Lord Percy. But despite the dashing lord's amorous attentions, it's upstanding, honorable Daniel who makes Kate yearn to say “I do.”
A PICTURE PERFECT ROMANCE short story in HIS BLUSHING BRIDE 5/2001 ISBN: 0821768158 Feisty bluestocking Phillipa Westhaven sallies forth amid the ton for a husband--only to find love in a most unexpected place.
AN UNCONVENTIONAL MISS 4/1997 ISBN: 0821756222 Amanda Lofton, daughter of a wealthy merchant, has everything--except a suitor who wants her love, not her money. Penniless Rance Straughn is urged by his family to court Amanda in order to solve his financial woes--but he'd rather earn his fortune in public boxing matches than marry. Now, the unconventional miss will risk her reputation and come out fighting with a bold plan to bring the man of her dreams to the altar.
THE VALENTINE HUSBAND short story in MY SWEET VALENTINE 2/2002 ISBN: 0821771841 To avoid an arranged marriage, Jenny Markham invents a seduction designed to ruin her good name. But then the supposed seducer suddenly appears--with an unexpected scheme of his own...
Christine Holden
DEAREST BELOVED 11/2001 ISBN: 0515132284 Dear Arielle - I beg you to reconsider your career plans-medical school is no place for a woman of your beauty and grace! I know I promised to help you-and I will, I swear-but you must think of all you'll be missing. Passionate whispers. Sweet, tender kisses...But I digress. No matter what you choose, I will always remain- Most Cordially Yours, Hunter. Arielle Stanford has heard all about how the mysterious Hunter Braxton goes out of his way to help people realize their dreams. And when she writes to ask him - a stranger! - to help her find a way to attend medical school, he agrees. But then he meets her in person-and decides she's better suited to marriage than medicine. The nerve of the man! She won't let anyone disparage her dream - especially not someone like Lord Braxton. If only he weren't so handsome. So charming. So completely irresistible.
Samantha Holder
MISS ROWLAND'S RESOLVE 5/1987 ISBN: 046343331 Miss Gweneth Rowland's heart was all aflutter. With her dear brother missing, and her greedy uncle firmly installed in the family mansion, the plucky young girl felt impelled to flee. But to become an unchaperoned lady in London - it simply wasn't a la mode! That was precisely what Professor Miles Bardsley, Lord Stanford, exclaimed when he found this raven-haired beauty hopelessly lost on a Mayfair street looking for Hookham's lending library. And to discover that she was the new librarian left him not only aghast but intrigued. Here was a serious lass with no patience for the frivolous fripperies of the Season, a young woman Stanford sorely wished to convince otherwise.
SCANDAL IN BATH 7/1988 ISBN: 0446347701 Mariella Chase graciously swept back her golden curls, sat down at her secretary, and proceeded to write - with relish. She had not penned one of her whodunits since before widowhood. Only now she was not simply writing a mystery, she was living it! Indeed, Mariella had recently discovered the body of a young woman done in by an unknown assailant. Now, the deceased was one Miss Merryweather, governess to the young daughters of that handsome widower and infamous rake, the Marquis of Rushworth. Moreover, rumor had it that she had been his inamorata. Discerning Mariella noted all the ingredients for a smashing fiction and intended to use them...but the incensed Marquis had other ideas! Clash they might, yet neither gadabout nobleman nor beautiful widow could suspect that the greatest mystery to be solved was that of their own yearning hearts
TEMPORARY WIFE 4/1985 ISBN: 0446325996 Wedded to an Earl! Paige's emerald eyes danced merrily when she imagined how the ton would receive that bit of news. For though a lovely lady of quality, Paige was hardly a la mode. Everyone knew she had turned down the offers of three Seasons of society suitors for the quiet company of her companion and her cat! Then, snowbound in a country inn, Paige gave her assent to a marriage proposal of an entirely different nature. Captain David Owens, the dashing new Earl of Pellyn, needed a competent wife-in-name-only for a short span - annulment to come later. Being a lady of independent mind, Paige saw no reason not to help her handsome new friend. But once in David's arms, she would discover that her heart had a mind all its own.
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