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IN MY WILDEST DREAMS 1989 ISBN:0446354023 Fiery-haired Rowena de Bernard had been exiled by Napoleon's conquests from the luxurious French chateau of her birth to the snowy moors of Scotland. Then Captain Tarquin York, a handsome British cavalry officer took her on a perilous journey back to France, matching her defiant spirit with a will of steel and claiming her heart with the all-consuming heat of his kisses. But Napoleon's armies, maddened with vengeance against the English, would turn their odyssey to the lush vineyards of Southern France into a flight from death. Soon Rowena would be caught up in the fight for freedom that would end at Waterloo. And amid the ravages of war, her innocence would end in flaming desire, and the passion of a woman hungry for everything love can bring.
Lillian Marsh
THE FORGOTTEN BRIDE 1/1983 ISBN:0515068632 Young, impoverished, with nowhere to turn, Eleanor Glyndon impetuously married a dashing stranger. But after a blissful wedding night, she awoke to an empty bed, with no way of finding her errant husband. Years later, Eleanor confronts the proud, formal Earl of Hellistone--who is shocked to learn he has a wife..and son. Honorably, he acknowledges her claim. But Eleanor, the forgotten bride, has never forgotten her bridegroom--or the glorious passion they briefly shared. When he comes to her at night, she cannot deny him. Still, ,a silent struggle rages between them as Eleanor fights his lust to win his love...
LOVE'S MASQUERADE 5/1982 ISBN:0515058513 They are the envy of all London, the talk of the ton! As the lovely young widow Amelia Carrington and her escort Justin Farnham, Earl of Croyden, dine and dance through glittering Regency London, almost consumed by their desire for each other, Justin cannot understand why she holds him off...
Darlene Marshall
 PIRATE'S PRICE 1/2005 ISBN: 1553160606 (ebook) Christine Sanders of St. Augustine in Territorial Florida is a runaway wife who believes the best way to live comfortably on her own is to turn pirate and rob a man with money. And the perfect man to rob is her own husband, Justin Delerue, Lord Smithton, especially since he got rich by marrying her against her will and taking her inheritance! With the help of her godfather Julius Davies, himself a retired pirate with a fondness for young sailors, Christine puts together a gay, er, jolly crew and takes to the seas as Captain Christopher Daniels. It doesn't take long for the dread pirate Daniels to become a force to be reckoned with in Florida's sealanes, especially for ships owned by Delerue-Sanders Shipping. But when Smithton himself is taken captive and held hostage by Daniels and the crew of the Tigress he has a different plan for his runaway pirate bride, and could very well end up stealing something from her--her heart. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Marshall-Westleigh-Ashley
A REGENCY CHRISTMAS COLLECTION 12/1998 Includes "Dear Lady Disdain" by Paula Marshall; "The Neglectful Guardian" by Anne Ashley; and "Felon's Fancy" by Sarah Westleigh.
Marshall-Andrew
RELUCTANT BRIDEGROOMS 1994 ISBN:0373312180 Features "My Lady Love" by Marshall and "Darling Amazon" by Sylvia Andrew.
Paula Marshall
A BIDDABLE GIRL? 10/1996 ISBN: 0263147770
THE CAPTAIN'S LADY 9/1994 ISBN: 0263140113
COUSIN HARRY 4/1993 ISBN:0373311966 She was a usurper and a fortune hunter... Or so it seemed to Alex, Earl of Templestowe. Alex found himself deprived of part of his inheritance. The home where he had grown up had been left to his cousin's widow, Harriet Ashburn, a woman whose reputation was not to her credit. But Cousin Harry was not the least bit like her reputation - unless she was playing some sort of devious game. Harry seemed to be gentle and kind and all woman, and Alex was afraid of his growing attraction to her. Harry had already tricked his cousin into marrying her, and one fool in the family was more than enough.
THE CYPRIAN'S SISTER ISBN:0263140059
THE DARING DUCHESS 11/2004 ISBN:0263839842 A very unconventional lady! Sir Neville Fortescue MP comes of a long line of rakes and hellraisers - and he's determined to live a decent life. He certainly doesn't associate with women like the notoriously unconventional Diana, Duchess of Medbourne. But when Neville and Diana are forced together to help a servant girl, they plunge into a shady world of brothels, plots and murder. Neville realises that he has underestimated the beautiful young widow - and his own love of danger and adventure. Could staid Sir Neville be a fit match for the Daring Duchess?
DEAR LADY DISDAIN 12/1998 ISBN: 0373511159 Running Blanchards Bank after her fathers death was fulfilling for Anastasia but, even so, she felt there was something missing from her life. Problems with the branch in York, decided Stacy. She would go herself. But the November weather turned severe and, with her retinue, she sought refuge at Pontisford Hall. It was a nightmare! The Hall was in a parlous state, and the man she thought to be the butler turned out to be Matthew, Lord Radley. He was quite as forceful and autocratic as herself, and the sparks that flew during her enforced stay had repercussions that quite appalled her....
THE DEVIL AND DRUSILLA 1999 ISBN: 0263836630 The Earl of Devenish reluctantly returned to his ancestral home, Tresham Hall in Surrey. A cynical man, often deserving his nickname Devil, he didn't expect to be so powerfully drawn to his neighbor, Mrs Drusilla Faulkner. Quiet and demure in public, in private she showed a wit, and strength of will, to match his own. But her husband's untimely death was part of the puzzle he was investigating, and he couldn't be sure that she wasn't involved...
EMMA AND THE EARL 9/1996 ISBN: 0263797600 The penniless Miss Emma Lawrence has no choice about accepting the post of governess to the young daughter of Dominic Hastings, the Earl of Chard. But what unkind twist of fate has her working for the man she might have married when she was the rich Miss Emilia Lincoln? And - more disconcerting - will he recognise her? In ten years they have both changed so much - except for Emma's abiding love for Dominic...
HESTER WARING'S MARRIAGE 5/2000 ISBN: 0263168611 Miss Hester Waring's father was a wastrel and a drunkard, who had alienated most of Sydney society. When he died, Hester found herself destitute and alone, with no one to rely on. Her rescue came from a most unlikely source - Mr.Tom Dilhorne, an ex-convict, now the richest man in Sydney. He engineered a teaching job for her, but knew that if he was to be accepted by society he needed a lady for a wife. And Hester was every inch a lady. Luckily the skinny schoolteacher wasn't at all his type, so he wouldn't be in danger of losing his heart - would he?
AN IMPROPER DUENNA 1993 ISBN:0373312326 Miss Chloe Transome, impoverished dependant of her cousin Serena, Lady Marchingham, knew that, at nearly thirty, her drab life was not likely to change. But she was wrong. Her old governess wrote offering a home in Northumberland, and Sir Patrick Ramsay visited Marchingham. Sir Patrick was intended for Chloe's charge, Miss Marianne Temple, but Patrick found he had a marked predilection for Chloe's company, though they had to be circumspect, for both Serena and Marianne were jealous of him. Knowing Patrick had no thought of marriage, nevertheless Chloe decided to throw her cap over the windmill, and stand the consequences.
AN INNOCENT MASQUERADE 8/2000 ISBN: 0263168697 Thomas Dilhorne was a very different man from his father! He'd married, then lost, in childbirth, his childhood sweetheart, and small Lachlan didn't make up for the loss. Already a stern quiet man, the tragedy made him withdraw even further. In desperation his father sent him to Melborne, but when Thomas didn't return, the family became increasingly worried. They didn't know that Thomas had lost his memory...
LADY CLAIRVAL'S MARRIAGE 2/1997 ISBN: 026315176X
LORD HADLEIGH'S REBELLION 2/2002 ISBN: 0263827658 Lord Hadleigh had found the love of his life over a decade ago, but she was forced to marry elsewhere. When a chance meeting at a house party reunites him with Mary Wardour, they have to discover the truth about what drove them apart before they can hope to find future happiness together...
MAJOR CHANCELLOR'S MISSION 11/2001 ISBN: 0263827534 Major Richard Chancellor had been on some difficult assignments, but posing as a tutor to a respectable family had to be the most challenging. His task was to expose a traitor, but his instant awareness of Miss Pandora Compton, chatelaine of the estate, made the subterfuge increasingly difficult. While Major Richard Chancellor was a very eligible party, mild and scholarly Mr. Edward Ritchie, the tutor, was not. Although Pandora did seem to show a marked predilection for his company. How would she react when she learnt of his deception?
MISS JESMOND'S HEIR 7/2001 ISBN: 0373511515 Inspecting the property recently inherited from his great-aunt, Jess Fitzroy found a youth and two children playing cricket on his grounds. The 'youth' was the widowed Mrs. Georgina Herron, but, in behaving like a stern papa, he infuriated her before he and she could come to terms. Jess didn't think of Georgie as suitable party, until he learned the truth behind the facade she - and others! - presented to the world...
THE MISSING MARCHIONESS 8/2002 ISBN: 0263-828573 Since the murder of the Marquis of Sywell shook the quiet vicinity of Steepwood Abbey, Madame Félice has been careful to conceal her true identity. Now, she senses danger and exposure ahead because, for the first time in her life, she feels the lure of a man's attraction. But which is she more terrified of losing - her mask or her heart? Driven by desire to make this elegant modiste his mistress, Marcus, Lord Angmering, sets out to discover the truth. As he gradually peels away the layers of her disguise, Marcus unveils the terrible secret that she has been so desperate to hide...
MY LADY LOVE 1993 ISBN: 0263780619 Charles Shadwell loses his memory and finds employment from the countess with whom he shares a past.
NOT QUITE A GENTLEMAN 1995 ISBN: 0263793036
REASONS OF THE HEART 1995 ISBN: 0263140474
REBECCA'S ROGUE 7/1998 ISBN: 0263810356 For a monthly allowance to Will, Rebecca would have bought herself a husband. All Will had to do was abide by her rules, no consummation of the marriage and no emotional involvement. But when Will broke all the rules, Rebecca wasn't the slightest bit sorry!
THE REGENCY RAKES 1/2001 ISBN: 0263828301 Contains "Emma and the Earls" and "Scandals" by Georgina Devon.
THE REGENCY RAKES #2 11/2002 ISBN: 0263836630 The cynical Earl of Devenish, often most deserving of his nickname Devil, little expected to be so powerfully drawn to his quiet and demure neighbor, Mrs. Drusilla Faulkner. In private she showed a wit and strength of will to match his own. But her husbands untimely death was part of the puzzle he was investigating, and he couldnt be sure that she wasnt involved
RELUCTANT BRIDEGROOMS 5/1995 ISBN: 0373312180 Contains "My Lady Love" by Paula Marshall: Charles Shadwell loses his memory and finds employment from the countess with whom he shares a past; and "Darling Amazon" by Sylvia Andrew: A white lie about a betrothal becomes public knowledge and forces unwanted nuptials.
A STRANGE LIKENESS 7/2000 ISBN: 0263168654 Something had gone wrong with the London end of the Dilhorne's business empire, and Alan had been delegated to put things right. But almost immediately after his arrival Alan met up with Ned Hatton, and, to his total astonishment, they were almost identical. It wasn't until he met Ned's sister, Eleanor, and learned more of their family background, that he realized the likeness was more than a coincidence. The trouble was, as he grew to love Eleanor, the family secret could sweep away any hope he had of a lifetime with his love.
TOUCH THE FIRE 10/1994 ISBN: 0263136426
AN UNCONVENTIONAL DUENNA 12/2001 ISBN: 0263828492 Tall, dark and confident, Athene Filmer seizes the opportunity to act as companion to her small, blonde and decidedly timid friend when she is launched into the ton. Illegitimate, with no dowry, Athene sees this as her one chance to make a rich marriage. But troubles arise when both young women consider Adrian, Lord Kinloch, to be the ideal husband. It's more than obvious to Athene that his formidably brusque cousin, Nicholas Cameron, is disapproving of her - seeing her as an adventuress on the make - but since Nick has shown no signs of offering her marriage himself, she knows she should dismiss all thought of him! But Nick will not be ignored . . .
AN UNCONVENTIONAL HEIRESS 4/2003 ISBN: 0263835022 The lady and the convict! Society heiress: Sarah Langley came to New South Wales to get away from her stifling English home. But she didnt expect to mix with transported felons such as the duplicitous Tom Dilhorne and the infuriating, intense Alan Kerr
Social outcast: Alan Kerr, an unjustly disgraced doctor, spends all his energy on helping Sydneys poor. He has no time to waste on silly society women! But their feelings change as they learn more about each other and from such an unlikely friendship a forbidden passion starts to grow
THE WOLFE'S MATE 3/2001 ISBN: 0373511353 Unbeknownst to Miss Susanna Beverly, her stepfather had cheated her out of her rightful inheritance. Thus she was forced to become the companion of Miss Amelia Western, who was betrothed to Viscount Darlington. Who would have guessed she'd be mistaken for Amelia and kidnapped by Mr. Ben Wolfe's henchmen! Ben's intentions were honorable. He did at least intend to marry Amelia. But his real aim was revenge upon Darlington's family. Kidnapping the wrong woman upset all his plans, but as Ben got to know the forthright Susanna, he couldnt really admit to being sorry....
THE YOUNGEST MISS ASHE 8/1997 ISBN: 0263153398 "I'll be your mistress, not your wife." Sir Simon Darrow had known and liked Meg Ashe since she was a child, and secure in his acceptability, his blunt proposal totally lacked romance -- he was stunned when Meg refused him, and went instead to her aunt in Paris.. Eight years later, as the widowed and very wealthy Comtesse de mortaine, Meg returned trailing an apparently slightly soiled reputation -- to find Simon still unmarried and not prepared to accept Meg's decision never to marry again...despite his misgivings!
Jacqueline Marten
ENGLISH ROSE 10/1983 ISBN:0671496557 'Your voice called me,' he said. 'My voice now bids you to go away.' This exchange marked the first meeting of Primrose Darcourt and Major Lord Jason Woodleigh. He thought she was a serving girl--she wasn't. He thought she was the woman of his dreams--she wasn't. He thought she was his future--she was. In the light of the moon, he was staring down at her white lawn blouse laced with rose ribbons and the locket that stirred gently up and down with her breaths. She was aware, as though he had told her so, that he was not seeing her as she was, but as she had been hours earlier, standing waist-deep in the River Dender with her breasts and shoulders naked to his gaze...She turned away from him, her face flaming, her body suddenly on fire. The next moment she was chilled. Frightened, too. The almost possessive way his eyes roamed over her was suddenly suffocating!
Deborah Martin
WINDSWEPT 4/1996 ISBN: 0451406761 Catrin Price was called the Lady of the Mists, a legend of the Welsh countryside, a woman haunted by a death curse that doomed the man she married. The only way to break the spell was to buy back a Druid chalice that an ancestor sold long ago. But when Catrin redeemed it, she left a dead man behind her. Who would believe her innocent with the man's treasure in her hands? Now she lived in fear of discovery, afraid to trust, afraid to give away her heart...Evan Newcome came to Wales to find the mysterious woman seen with his murdered friend. En route, his breath quickened when a beautiful creature stepped from a misty lake. And the moment their eyes met, passion blazed. But when Evan's dark past stepped between him and Catrin, a wall of mistrust was raised that only the magic of true love could life - a true love that was all-consuming, all-powerful, all wonderful..
James Conroyd Martin
AGAINST A CRIMSON SKY 8/2006 ISBN: 0312326823 The year is 1794, and the beautiful and resilient Countess Anna
Maria Berezowska has narrowly escaped death amidst the chaos caused by
the violent dissolution of Poland at the hands of its neighbors who
feared its democratic Third of May Constitution. When Anna returns to her family estate, she is reunited with her longtime love, the handsome and proud Lord Jan Stelnicki. The two young lovers are united in marriage even as their beloved Poland is ripped apart. As the couple struggles to raise a family in the face of an uncertain future, Anna’s capricious cousin, Zofia, returns with a surprise of her own. Although Zofia’s past schemes still resonate, Anna’s doubts turn to fear as Jan’s patriotism draws him to the battlefield. Offering new hope for a conquered Poland, Napoleon Bonaparte comes calling, pleading for Polish money and soldiers to fight the very countries that have wiped Poland from the map. While many Poles place faith in Napoleon, believing he will return to them an independent Poland, others doubt his commitment, seeing only a man obsessed with personal glory. With the aid of new Polish legions—Anna’s friends and family among them—Napoleon battles his way across Europe in an effort that culminates in the doomed 1812 winter march into Russia. Against this backdrop, Anna and Jan valiantly fight to hold on to a tenuous happiness, their country, and their very lives. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Kat Martin
DANGEROUS PASSIONS 2/1998 ISBN: 0312962479 When Elisa Tauber learns of her beloved brother's murder and that her native homeland is threatened, she is determined to expose the traitor. Posing as a recently widowed countess, she moves through the glittering world of the court, willing to barter even her lovely body if she must. More than one man poses a threat, but it is the tall, imposing Lord Wolvermont, Colonel Adrian Kingsland, who endangers her heart. Even as she suspects he might be the spy called the Falcon, she longs for his touch. When fate takes a hand, she must decide whether to betray her mission or lose the man she loves.
THE DEVIL'S NECKLACE 8/2005
ISBN: 0778321991 To British privateer Ethan Sharpe, Grace Chastain was nothing but a
pawn for vengeance against Harmon Jeffries, the traitor responsible for
his brutal years in prison. Believing Grace to be Jeffries’s mistress, he plans to humiliate his enemy by seducing her. Grace fears her priceless heirloom necklace has begun to live up to its curse when Captain Sharpe makes her his prisoner aboard his schooner. Defiantly she resists his coarse advances, and suspects there is more to this complex sea captain than his brooding anger and silent accusations. But Ethan quickly realizes that she is not the wicked woman he imagined her to be. Grace is as headstrong as she is lovely, and the battle of wills that ensues weakens his resolve. Now Ethan must decide: can he settle the demons of his past and follow the destiny his heart commands? RR@H's Novel Thoughts
DEVIL'S PRIZE 6/1995 ISBN: 0312954786 Damien, Lord Falon, made his ruthless proposal to Alexa Garrick at the gaming table where he'd cheated the exquisite young heiress out of a fortune - one night with him would discharge her debt. Yet, as he claimed his prize, the handsome earl fought a craving for more than Alexa's body...and when a twist of fate turned seduction into matrimony, rapture and rage warred within him. How could he love the woman whose flirtations had destroyed his brother? Alexa knew of Damien's French blood, his scandalous liaisons, and the whispers that branded him a smuggler. Though she was playing with fire, the dark, devilish Earl's hungry embrace plucked at her heartstrings with a haunting song of desire. But was Damien spinning a web of deceit and treason, as he brought her to his surfswept castle?
FANNING THE FLAME 8/2002 ISBN: 0743419162 The London ton is abuzz with the latest scandal. Jillian Whitney, well-born but penniless, has been living under the roof of a wealthy nobleman old enough to be her father. When Adam Hawthorne, the mysterious Earl of Blackwood, meets the lovely rebel, he's intrigued enough to want to lure her into changing protectors. Suddenly, Jillian's beloved guardian is murdered, and she is the only suspect. Forced to flee, she falls into the arms of the earl, who offers refuge from the law but no escape from an intoxicating passion. Although Jillian swiftly loses her heart, she knows that the eligible earl would never marry a woman tainted by scandal. But is Jillian underestimating the strength and depth of a man's passion?
THE FIRE INSIDE 2/2002 ISBN: 0743419154 Kassandra "Kitt" Wentworth was no ordinary young woman. Headstrong and rebellious, this daughter of a viscount had no intention of obeying her father, submitting to a husband...or falling in love. But she never thought a man like Clayton Harcourt would pursue her. As the bastard son of a wealthy duke, Clay was no stranger to scandal. Taking a wife was not his plan, but Kitt's wild spirit drew him like a flame in the darkness, and the gossip swirling around her awakened a desire to tame and protect her. When Clay lays a trap for marriage, Kitt can't help but surrender to the passion he stirs within her. But will a secret from her past keep her from trusting her heart to the magnificent rogue who arouses her most burning desires?
GYPSY LORD 9/1992 ISBN: 0312928785 When tall, handsome Dominic sees one of his Romany band whipping a beautiful, flame-haired captive, he never dreams she is a pampered heiress stolen from the English court. To have her, he will pay a king's ransom and make himself her lord. Lovely Catrina forbids Dominic her bed, but her fiery temper is no match for his cool determination to take her as his lover. Still, she will not be passion's slave forever. She and her Gypsy Lord will meet again--in a glittering London setting, far from the rustic tent they shared. Will her desire for revenge overwhelm her natural urge to love?
THE HANDMAIDEN'S NECKLACE 1/2006 ISBN: 0778322076 Five years ago Rafael, Duke of the Sheffield, believed he was
betrayed by the woman he loved and the pain haunts him still. When Rafe
discovers that he was cruelly tricked, and that Danielle Duval was
never unfaithful, he's desperate to win her back. But Dani is already
on a steamer bound for America to marry another man. Impulsively, Rafe
follows her and, trapping her in a compromising situation, quickly
makes her his wife. Promising her that with time he can prove his love and win her trust, Rafe presents her with a stunning necklace rumored to hold great power. As much as Dani wants to believe it can right the wrongs of the past, she fears there is one truth it cannot conceal, a truth that could cost her this second chance with Rafe, the only man she has ever loved ...RR@H's Novel Thoughts
HEARTLESS 5/2001 ISBN:0312979444 Seduction was his plan but the Earl of Greville never suspected Ariel's innocent passion would awaken emotions he had long believed dead. When mistrust and betrayal threatened the fragile happiness the two of them have found, Justin must convince Ariel he isn't the heartless man she believes.
INNOCENCE UNDONE 1/1997 ISBN:0312960891 Jessica Fox wasn't always the beautiful, composed young woman who is the toast of the London ton. Born in poverty, Jessica wandered the streets until fate found her a guardian in the aging Marquess of Belmore. Now, it is fate she tempts with her longing for the Marquess's son, the arrogant and handsome Captain Matthew Seaton. Upon his return from the sea, Matthew is forced to confront the sensuous beauty he believes has set her sights on the Belmore title. Though his mind tells him to beware, his blood boils with thoughts of luring her into his bed. To win his love, Jessica will do anything. But when desire flames and the dark shadow of her childhood lengthens, she risks everything she has dreamed of in a dangerous dance.
NIGHT SECRETS 5/1999 ISBN: 0312970021 They came from opposite worlds: Brianne, a young woman trapped in a life from which she longs to escape: and Captain Marcus Delaine, a man whose heart and soul cannot be touched by anyone. When Brianne briefly stows away on his ship, their lives are filled with beauty and passion...But when tragedy strikes, Brianne and Marcus are torn from each other, and the love between them is buried beneath the agony of betrayal. Traveling to England, Brianne is determined to touch the heart of the vengeful, embittered man Marcus has become...even if it means losing him forever.
PERFECT SIN 10/2000 ISBN:0312975643 Perfect plan...He was the ultimate rake...But Randall Clayton, seventh Duke of Beldon, harbors a hidden motive for seducing the fiery-haired, passionate Caitlin Harmon. Rand is on a mission to find a murderer...and it's leading straight to Caitlin's father. Perfect Seduction...She was the ultimate temptation...Cait Harmon, the feisty, intellectual daughter of an American adventurer, is certain she will never fall in love. But one dance with the powerful, compelling Duke of Beldon, and Cait's heart is lost forever. Perfect Sin...
 SECRET WAYS 4/2003 ISBN: 0743419170 Vermillion Lee Durant is well versed in the art of seduction and determined to remain loyal to the destiny she was born to fulfill. But to Captain Caleb Tanner, a British officer hunting a spy who has been leaking information to the French, she may be more than the flirtatious young woman she seems. Assigned to uncover the truth about Vermillion and her aunt, Caleb poses as a groom at the Durant racing stables -- and fights an attraction to Vermillion that may cloud his judgment and threaten his heart. Both captivated and annoyed by the handsome, arrogant groom, Vermillion vows to resist him -- knowing she must choose allegiance to her family over the desires Caleb has awakened. But passion and truth cannot always be denied, even for two lovers who are masters at keeping secrets. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
SWEET VENGEANCE 9/1993 ISBN:0312950950 With her cascading raven curls and sleek, sinewy curves, Jocelyn Ashbury was a woman any man would want. And Rayne Garrick, 4th Viscount Stoneleigh, wanted Jocelyn...in his arms, and in his bed. He'd found her among a ragtag band of scamps and cutthroats, and saved her from a fate worse than death. But even as she yielded to him with a blazing hunger that matched his, she would soon betray him...in a night of shocking violence that would plunge them both into a world of treachery, danger, and all-consuming passion. From the teeming slums of London to its scandalous salons and dazzling ballrooms, from a vast estate on Hampstead Heath to the stone walls of Newgate Prison and a magnificent plantation on the shores of Jamaica.
WICKED PROMISE 10/1998 ISBN:0312966407 When the loathsome Lord Bascomb tries to force her into marriage, Elizabeth Woolcot, against her will, must appeal to her influential guardian. Nicholas Warring, known as the Wicked Earl, is a darkly handsome charismatic figure - with the power to save her but a past that could put her reputation dangerously at risk. A ruthless womanizer, he has also been convicted of murder - and barely escaped hanging. ...Elizabeth can't help her attraction to the man who haunts her dreams - nor he his hunger for her. But she knows it can never be. For Nicholas is a married man. Then a heinous crime shatters their lives - and Nick is the natural suspect. Elizabeth wants to believe in his innocence more than life and love itself - but can she trust a man who has killed before?
Malia Martin
THE DUKE'S RETURN 8/1999 ISBN: 0380798980 British "expat" Trevor Phillips is loving his life in France. Where else can all his needs be accommodated so well? ...Exquisite food, willing women, absolute privacy, and most importantly, no intrusions from his mother England and checkered past life. Then, an old associate (whom he'd rather forget, like the rest of his past) turns up on his doorstep and delivers the news that will change his life forever: He has inherited a Dukedom! Trevor is compelled to cross the channel and face responsibilities he never wanted, people he has never met, and a special woman who (he learns later) can give him much more than his adopted France ever could!
PRIDE AND PRUDENCE 2/2002 ISBN: 0380815184 The heroic exploits of dashing Captain James Ashley have made him an idol in the eyes of an adoring public. But in London's salons, the society ladies whisper that "The Most Delectable Man in England" is good for one thing. The proud adventurer wants respectability, not a reputation for excellence in battle and bed. But one obstacle stands in his way: the exquisitely distracting vixen, Lady Prudence Farnsworth. The lovely, tempestuous widow's fierce independence stirs the conqueror in him, and her searing sensuality makes him ache to taste the fire of her kiss. Rumor has this tempting woman of dark mystery linked to Captain Ashley's despised enemy, so even one ecstasy-filled evening together would be perilous. But when two equally passionate souls come together, no amount of pride or willful prudence can keep them apart.
Michelle Martin
THE ADVENTURERS 9/1996 ISBN: 044922340X The Earl of Northbridge was nobody's fool, but here he was lost in a sea of outrage, embarrassment--and honest perplexity. How could a woman masquerade as a man . . . and fool him so cleverly? Worse, how had she managed to coerce him into joining her scheme? For her part, Isabel was proud of her mastery of disguise. Now she was putting her skills to the ultimate test: She must get her young friend past a snare of murderous characters who mean to keep him from claiming his legacy. Only too soon did Isabel discover her greatest danger was not her enemies, but the earl himself. With his fathomless blue eyes, he seemed to see all her secrets--and there was no way she could mask that she'd fallen hopelessly in love!
THE BUTLER WHO LAUGHED 5/1997 ISBN: 0449225283 She would marry for wealth or position . . . or not at all! Thus, Sarah Thorndike was admonished by her parents. In fact, a bridegroom had been selected: Viscount Lyleton, a dandy of the first order with whom she would acquaint herself at a summer house party. A more reluctant pair there never had been. And Lyleton had a problem quite apart from Sarah: blackmail. However, he had a most kindhearted and resourceful friend, Lord Rawlins, who, posing as a butler during this house party, would make a devilish attempt to steal a certain incriminating letter . . . and perhaps steal a heart along the way. . . .
THE HAMPSHIRE HOYDEN 6/1993 ISBN:0449222020 Defying convention was a pleasure she didn't plan to forfeit. Concocting schemes of dubious propriety and shocking the ton was an occupation that could keep Katherine Glyn happily amused for life. Lord Blake, however, found Miss Glyn quite intriguing since she all but ignored him. Clearly Miss Glyn bore further investigation--if only to excise her from his thoughts.
THE MAD MISS MATHLEY 8/1995 ISBN:0449223396 Ordered to marry the next man who offered, Melinda Mathley devised a scheme to provide so horrific a match that her father would have to retract his demand. Her "engagement" to notorious Lord Carlton would halt her parents' matchmaking--while offering Carlton the entry to Society that years of being a scoundrel had stolen.
QUEEN OF HEARTS 8/1994 ISBN: 0449222039 The apoplectic Lord Cartwright had some rather scathing comments for Samantha Adamson, "the scandalous meddler." But she hardly considered herself scandalous. She was, at most, determined. For as a matchmaker of skill, she did not meddle; she merely organized people's lives when they didn't have the sense to do so for themselves. But her irreverent ways certainly earned the ire of Simon Cartwright, appalled at her flouting of every rule of polite society. Yet something else boiled inside this most determinedly civil gentleman--and he absolutely refused to fall in love.
Prudence Martin
COUNTERFEIT COURTSHIP 7/1982 ISBN:0440113148 Dashing Justin Norville, Marquis of Develan, was the most notorious rake in London...and now an ardent suitor for her hand! The ton was all agog. How had Taci Blackwood succeeded where so many others had failed? Only Taci knew the truth: She had been compromised by the drunken marquis. He was merely honoring his obligation to ask for her hand. Clearly his affections were elsewhere, but try as she might, she couldn't forget those burning stolen kisses. Taci had sworn to marry honestly--only for love. Was she about to let this titled thief who had robbed her lips plunder her heart as well?
WAGER ON LOVE 1989 ISBN:0821715771 Only a rogue like Nicholas Ruxart would choose a bride on the basis of a careless wager. And only a rakehell like Nicholas would then fall in love with his betrothed's grey-eyed sister! The cynical viscount had always thought one blushing miss would suit as well as another, but the unattainable Jane Sommers soon proved him wrong. Jane considered herself on the shelf and was resigned to the life of a country spinster. She wanted no part of the London Corinthian who had gambled so coldly on her sister's affections. She was determined to ignore his knowing mocking gaze, resist his darkly handsome smile, rebuff his perfect, polished charm. But could she deny the tender yearnings of her own traitorous heart?
Sally Martin
FAIR SCHEMER 10/1993 ISBN:038077397X Tired of fighting off London's predatory society belles, Lord Greybourne travels incognito under the name of Mr. Grey, hoping to find a woman who is attracted to his charm rather than to his money.
NUMBERED KISSES 12/1992 ISBN: 0515109959 What the beau monde would make of this! Nella Parfitt is horrified at her eccentric uncle's plans to publish his memoirs - especially the scandalous chapters concerning Lord Ryland's mother. To avert disaster, Nella arranges a clandestine meeting with the attractive marquis, Lord Ryland....Together they plot to destroy the offending pages before the damage is done. But in trying to suppress the story of a long-past romance, Nella and the handsome marquis may kindle one of their own...
SWEET FANCY 5/1994 ISBN: 0380773988 Lady of Mystery... She is the toast of the London theater, a lovely and mysterious 'songbird' who holds the gentlemen of the ton spellbound with her enchanting performance and with the secret of the face behind the mask. Who is this beautiful creature who so carefully guards her identity? Lord of Desire... The wily Lord Rossiter, a former spy for the English government, fully intends to unmask the bewitching beauty. But his clever scheme to learn he identity by making her his mistress is met by a storm of outrage. And before he can come up with a better plan, he has become hopelessly entangled in love's most delightful deception.
Connie Mason
GYPSY LOVER 5/2005 ISBN: 0843954620 "You are nothing but a gypsy!" So the haughty Lord Lonsdale accused Dante at the reading of his grandfather's will. To the astonishment of the ton, the late marquis had disinherited the petulant lord, leaving his vast estate to a darkly handsome Romany horse trader. Acres of land, fabulous wealth, rich manor houses-all these were his for the taking, provided Dante would also take the bride his grandfather had specified. "You stole a kiss from me the first time we met." So claimed lovely Lady Esme Harcourt. The arrogant gypsy had swept her into his arms at a country fair, awakening both her desire and her disdain. Though her hand might be promised to the new Marquis of Alston, she swore never to wed a man whose birth put him so far beneath her. But no matter how she protested against Dante as her husband, her heart had already accepted the free-spirited Rom as her wild. Gypsy Lover. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
THE LAST ROGUE 4/2004 ISBN: 0843952334 All London was stunned by Lucas, Viscount Westmore's vow to give up the fair sex and exile himself to St. Ives. The infamous rake was known for his love of luxury and his way with the ladies, just as the rugged Cornish coast was known for its savagery, its fearsome gales and its smugglers. But Luc was determined to turn away from the seduction of white thighs and perfumed flesh that had once ended in tragedy. In the long, lonely hours of darkness he would make his atonement...or so he thought. He never guessed the stormy nights of Cornwall would bring unlooked-for danger, the thrill of the chase, and a long-legged beauty who would tempt him like no other. As illicit cargo changed hands, as her flashing green eyes challenged his very masculinity, he longed for nothing so much as to lose himself in... Bliss. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
PIRATE 12/1998 ISBN: 0843944560 Devastated by love's betrayal, nearly destroyed by the assassin who took his eye and left him for dead, Guy De Young was reborn as a man with no name: a pirate. His stare was unforgettable; the brilliant gaze enchanted women and struck fear in the hearts of men. Determined to ruin those who kept him from freedom and his heart's only desire, the reckless marauder could have been the Devil himself but for the single gleaming silver eye that recalled his past life. When his lost love, Bliss Grenville, fell into his clutches, the handsome buccaneer whisked her off to his island paradise, intent on revenge. But sometime during those endless tropical nights, his lust for vengeance became an uncontrollable desire for the women herself. Though he had taken her captive, he would not be satisfied until she had freely given him her heart and soul.
THE ROGUE AND THE HELLION 6/2002 ISBN: 084395020X When the audacious highwayman help up his coach and pointed a pistol at a rather crucial part of his anatomy, the Marquis of Bathurst had a critical choice to make - give up his dead brother's ring or loose the family jewels. Gabriel decided to part with the memento, but only temporarily. He would track down the their with the unforgettable green eyes if it was the last thing he did. Everyone knew of the scandalous reputation of the Rogues of London. So when their most infamous member took her in his arms at a social ball, Olivia Fairfax realized his intentions were far from honorable. Gabriel's hot pursuit made her emerald eyes widen and her pulse race, but was he after a lover or the hellion who'd dared to rob him at gunpoint? Either way, Olivia knew it was now her turn to hand over the goods, and she was more than willing to hive him both her body and her heart.
SEDUCED BY A ROGUE 4/2003 ISBN: 0843951346 Ramsey Dunsmore's undercover task for the English Foreign Office is to charm a young beauty into disclosing information. But Ram has an ulterior motive, since the woman is a lady who broke his heart four years ago. The loving kisses he'll place on her lush mouth will be more than amorous...they will hold the sweet taste of revenge. Phoebe Thompson's father is missing, and her home has been burglarized. The last thing she needs is the attention of Lord Braxton, infamous Rogue of London. But Phoebe plans to beat him at his own game. The sensual lord will prove his intentions are honorable before she relinquishes her heart.
Deborah Matthews
THE ART OF LOVE 5/2000 ISBN 0821768514 Independent, feisty, and always in trouble, Mattie Somerton was hardly a conventional lady. Thank goodness for that, because she suddenly found herself involved in a highly unladylike scheme-- pilfering museum art to clear her father of unjust charges of forgery. To help, she had enlisted the aid of Lucas Barton, a rakishly handsome man who would filch not only a painting...but her heart as well. ...Or Picture-Perfect Love? Lucas Barton, the Earl of Stonehurst, believed that the best way to catch a crook was to befriend one. Posing as a passionate collector of paintings seemed like a good way to ingratiate himself into the Somerton household. His plan was working, too, except for one problem--his attraction to lovely Mattie. Now he must decide how to end his masterpiece of deception without betraying the woman he has grown to love.
BOLD AND BONNY 4/1999 ISBN 0821763385 When her father's death left her penniless, spirited Daphne Barclay was forced to make her own way in the world. Taking a position as governess at Scotland's Rathmore Castle seemed like a sensible idea--until Colin Douglas, her charges' older brother, unexpectedly returned from London. Mistaking Colin--the formidable Duke of Rathmore--for an intruder, she struck him with a bedwarmer--only to see stars later when the handsome Scotsman kissed her... ...Until Desire United Them Family responsibilities and societal expectations demanded that Colin marry a titled woman of wealth, but irrepressible Daphne had already stolen his heart. If only the beautiful governess would refrain from her ridiculous antics in the name of his siblings' education--like tramping about in the castle's suit of armor! Colin didn't know what to do with the beautiful girl he loved so passionately--except take her in his arms...
THE DUCHESS AND THE DEVIL 11/2000 ISBN 0821771248 Young, impetuous, and hopelessly in love, Leandra Sterling never imagined that Adam Lawton would join the war against Bonaparte-- or that she would find herself carrying his child after he was gone.When her parents insisted on a hasty marriage to none other than Adam's aging cousin, Leandra was certain her fate couldn't be worse.Then her husband died, leaving her at the mercy of Adam himself, the one man who despised her...and the only man she'd every wanted. With his cousin's death, Adam gained not only a title, but a chance to take revenge against the woman who had betrayed him so cruelly. Yet Adam was shocked to find that beautiful Leandra still had the power to touch his heart. And with her adorable twin daughters clamoring for his attention--and winning his affection-- vengeance suddenly seemed distasteful.What was the truth behind Leandra's marriage to his cousin? And did that matter more than the passion in her every kiss?
A GIFT OF LOVE 11/1999 ISBN 0821765426 Dorie Knighton didn't have time for Christmas wishes. She was too busy caring for her precocious nine-year-old sister, Hannah, and their aging aunt. So when she found a man lying injured in the snow, it only added to her troubles. And yet she couldn't leave the handsome stranger to die...nor could she fight the bittersweet longing he awakened in her. ...It Might Come True As the Marquess of Ashborne, Nathan Langford's fun-loving ways had landed him in trouble--alone and half-frozen in the snow. If it wasn't for Dorie's compassion, he'd be dead. And if it wasn't for her shy charm, he wouldn't be in love. But could an inveterate bachelor like him finally settle down? Little Hannah thought so--especially if a Christmas Angel granted her wish...and gave Dorie the husband of her dreams.
Joan Lord Matthews
SECRETS OF THE HEART 2/1998 ISBN: 0821758454 Ravenna Marisse didn't believe in curses, but something was wrong at Harlixton Hall. None of the wives of the four brothers who resided there had safely delivered an heir. And when Anne Pembroke lay dying giving birth to her son, Raven's renowned skill as a midwife was called on. But out of tragedy a miracle is born: although Raven loses the mother, she saves the baby boy, and thinks her work in the manor house is done. But the brooding magnetic Garreth Pembroke has asked her to stay and care for the sickly infant. The last brother to marry, Garreth is the keeper of the family fortune, and the family secrets--a man whose seductive spell has captures her very soul. But to claim the love that belongs to them both, Raven must free Garreth from the bonds of the past and uncover the secrets lying within her own heart...
Laura Matthews
THE AIM OF A LADY 6/1980 ISBN: 0451170814 When Lady Diana Savile launched the arrow that accidentally pinked a vulnerable portion of the Viscount Alma's anatomy, she little suspected that it was she who was in danger. But when the handsome and jaded Viscount saw this enchantingly lovely innocent, Cupid's arrow struck him as well. Diana had vowed that no man would ever master her and that wedlock would never cage her free spirit. But now she had to counter every weapon in this renowned rake's arsenal of love. For this lord who would not take no for an answer held nothing back in his effort to pierce her armor and penetrate her heart...
ALICIA 1992 ISBN: 0451171977 Lady Alicia Coombs vowed never to entrust her happiness to a man again. Her marriage had been a series of brutal betrayals, and her widowhood gave her a freedom more precious than any promise of love. Unfortunately Alicia's exquisite beauty was a lure no man could resist. Certainly not Sir Francis Tacker, who used all the power of his purse and skill as the most seductive rake in the realm. And not Lord Nigel Stronbert, whose good looks and charm were more dangerously tempting still. Alicia had to defeat one man's diabolical designs...another man's insidious attraction...and above all, the yearnings of her own treacherous heart.
THE ARDENT LADY AMELIA 2/1984 ISBN:0451127706 While most young ladies hunted the safe haven of marriage, Lady Amelia Cameron
passionately pursued danger. She was determined that her elder brother, Peter
should not be the only one to have the fun of battling a network of French spies
and their English sympathizers--and Amelia set about capturing them with her
dazzling beauty and promises she never meant to keep. But when Amelia launched
her campaign to unmask the handsome, mocking, and most certainly suspect Lord
Verwood, so ridiculously trusted by every man and so foolishly adored by every
woman, she found that two could play at the game of tantalizing temptation. For
instead of turning the head of this man of mystery and menace, Amelia was losing
her heart. . .
A BARONET'S WIFE 1/1981 ISBN:0446353248 Lovely Olivia regarded Sir Noah Lawrence with more than a touch of suspicion. Not only had the rakish gentleman led her three bothersome brothers astray, but he had involved her in an escapade that threatened to leave her reputation in tatters. Now, to top it off, Sir Noah was trying to convince her that their betrothal was the only way to stem the rising tide of scandal. True, Olivia had often dreamt of the freedom marriage could bring, but she feared that close proximity to the imperious baronet would prove dangerous. For what good is freedom when you have lost your heart?
A CURIOUS COURTING 1993 ISBN: 0451174879 Twice Selina Easterly-Cummings had been betrayed by men - once by a lustful lord, once by a faithless gentleman of fashion. She vowed never again to trust or even tempt the odious opposite sex. She masked her stunning beauty in the grimmest garb, and stunning beauty in the grimmest garb, and devoted herself to good works rather than glittering balls. Mr. Gareth Rushton was everything she abhorred - handsome, charming, seductive, and self-assured in getting anything be wanted. When he set out to get what he wanted from Selina, the battle was on - between a lady who would not surrender, and a gentleman who would not be denied...
A FINE GENTLEMAN 11/1999 ISBN:0451198727 Lady Caroline Carruthers was enjoying her visit to the Harstop home. But one thing made life at the estate complicated--Lady Harstop was intent on convincing her son that Caroline would be the perfect wife for him. Who could think of marrying such an obstinate, infuriating man as Richard? But an unexpected surprise arriving on the doorstep turns a far-fetched plan of wedding meddling into startling possibility...
HOLIDAY IN BATH 3/1981 ISBN:0446357626 With his talk of antiquities, his formal black cravat and his positively parental attitude toward her, Cranford Ashwicke seemed much too old to the bubbling, adventurous Trelenny. She'd known him all her life, and for that long, apparently, their families had wanted them to wed. She refused even to consider the match. But then he took Trelenny and her mother on a trip--an eye-opening sojourn among the vacationing members of the London ton--where she discovered much about his past, their present and her future.
IN MY LADY'S CHAMBER 1993 ISBN:0451176502 It was six years but seemed an age ago when Miss Theodosia Tremere and Lord Marcus Steyne had been head-over-heels in love. That was before a spiteful lie and a painful misunderstanding broke their engagement and sent them their separate ways. Now Theodoia was no longer a sheltered young lady but an impoverished governess forced to fight for her virtue against roving rakes. Now Lord Steyne was no longer a starry-eyed youth but a worldly wise gentleman of the ton. And now they had come together again...and Theodosia fled from the feelings and shrank from the words that would force her to risk seeing her dreams go up in smoke at second time should the flames of love burn her again...
LADY BOUNTIFUL short story in A REGENCY CHRISTMAS VOLUME VII 11/1995 ISBN:0451180143
THE LADY NEXT DOOR 1993 ISBN: 0451175263 Spirited Marianne Findlay refused to be daunted when scandal touched her reputation. Rather than hang her head in shame, she turned her back on society. But when the magnificent Earl of Latteridge takes up residence next door, Marianne shows signs of succumbing to love.
LORD CLAYBORNE'S FANCY 11/1980 ISBN:0451170652 The new Lady Rebecca Clayborne's honeymoon had ended almost before it had begun. Though she now had everything most women would want--wealth, title, and social standing--she lacked the one thing she most desired: her husband's heart. Handsome and dashing Lord Jason Clayborne might be a model mate in public--but in private he was as cold to her as he was hot in his pursuit of the stunning and scandalous Lady Hillston. Which left the beautiful but innocent Rebecca with a clear choice. She would content herself with being a wife in name only. Or she could learn the ways of the world and fancies of men enough to beat her ravishing rival in the game of love...
LORD GREYWELL'S DILEMMA 3/1986 ISBN: 0451123379 The perfect wife - in every way but one... When Elspeth Parkstone wed the handsome and wealthy Viscount Greywell, she fully lived up to her part of their bargain. She tenderly tended back to health Greywell's motherless infant son. She ran his magnificent manor and supervised his imposing staff of servants with matchless efficiency. She presided as an impeccably proper hostess on public occasions and did not interfere with his private life. And all she asked in return was that he keep his promise not to touch her. Truly this man and this marriage were faced with a most devilish dilemma - a Gordian knot of romantic reluctance that only the most subtle strategy and startling masterstroke could hope to untangle...
MISS RYDER'S MEMOIRS 9/1988 ISBN: 0451155459 It was bad enough when the dashing and debonair Sir John Meddows spied Miss Catherine Ryder in a totally embarrassing state of undress in what she imagined was a secluded swimming pond. It was even worse when instead of turning his back he showed her his grinning face. But what was really infuriating to the incorrigibly unconventional Catherine was that Sir John ignored her whenever her prim, proper and annoyingly attractive sister Amanda appeared. Miss Catherine might be a young lady who dared to do anything she wanted - but now she had to learn to stop at nothing to win the lord she loved.
THE PROUD VISCOUNT 5/1987 ISBN: 0451148096 Lady Jane Barlow refused to hear of marriage to the Viscount Rossmere. Such a match would be an insult to the memory of the man whom Jane had loved and tragically lost. Moreover, Jane refused to put herself under the yoke of a lord who clearly thought himself superior to her and everyone else. For his part, Rossmere wanted nothing to do with tying himself down to any one woman, especially not the infuriatingly independent Lady Jane. Much more to his taste was the exquisite Madeline Fulton, who offered a wealth of pleasure without demanding he pay with his freedom. But Jane was hard to resist- almost as hard as resisting a love that neither dared admit....
A PRUDENT MATCH 7/2000 ISBN: 0451200705 Desperate to settle a debt regarding his estate, Baron William Ledbetter marries Prudence Stockworth in a hasty ceremony. The wealth she inherited in the wake of her fiancé's death is enough to mend his financial affairs. But even if he didn't need the money, he finds himself entranced by her innocent beauty...Prudence remains brokenhearted over the death of her fiancé, but knows the time has come to marry rather than die a spinster. Although she is aware that Ledbetter had wed her only for her money, his forward advances frighten her pure sensibilities. And it will take all of her courage to trust this man whose passion knows no bounds - and find a love that is the greatest fortune of all....
A RIVAL HEIR 1/2002 ISBN: 0451205278 Nell Armstrong hasnt much to look forward to in life. On his deathbed, her grandfather made her promise to stay with her Aunt Longstreet for the rest of her aunts daysand Nell, orphaned as a child and without any dowry, is not one to break such a solemn oath. Even if it means catering to a cantankerous old ladys whims while she might otherwise be in the arms of a loving husband
But when one of her aunts ailments lands the mismatched pair in Bath, the ground shifts under Nells feet. She meets the most gentle, loving man she ever will come acrossand learns that everything she has taken for granted is not as it seems. There, Nell begins to uncover her aunts secret past, a past with which her own life is inextricably linked
THE SEVENTH SUITOR 12/1979 ISBN:0451170202 "I fear we should not suit, sir!" said Kate. As the fifth young man to offer for her hand that afternoon revealed his purpose and his "prospects," even Kate had to laugh at the absurd prank her brother's friends were playing. But once years ago, she remembered, she had refused such a proposal and there had been sad consequences. Now all she had to remember that suitor by was a legacy--one, her haughty neighbor Lord Winterton felt, no lady of honor would accept.
A VERY PROPER WIDOW 12/1982 ISBN:0451119193 When Vanessa Damery's dashing husband, Frederick fell in battle, Vanessa locked all thoughts of romance out of her life. She could not afford to divert energies already devoted to raising two fatherless small children and, saving a huge estate.
THE VILLAGE SPINSTER 1993 ISBN:0451175689 Beautiful and well-born Clarissa Driscoll lost her family home and social position when her reckless father died, leaving only gaming debts. That was bad enough -- but it was even more painfully humiliating when the handsome, high-handed Earl Kinsford became convinced she had lost her virtue as well. Clarissa had to demonstrate to this domineering lord that being a woman alone in the world did not make her the natural victim of scandal. She had to block his probing into her most intimate secrets, stand up to his outrageous demands, and thwart his confident designs. She had to prove herself to be a lady who was his equal and more -- in pride and propriety -- but it became increasingly hard to as she found herself falling in love with this man who saw her as a fallen woman... A scandalous situation. "Where does he live, this Mr. Traling? How often does he come here?" Lord Kinsford demanded. "I can't think what you're about, entertaining a man in your home without a chaperone."! "Oh, yes you can, " Clarissa said. "You can well imagine the unseemly things that occur when Mr. Traling comes to see me at ten o'clock in the morning." "The hour has very little to do with it," Kinsford insisted. "That sort of thing can go on at any time of day." "I'm not aware of any stigma attached to visiting me. In fact, you seem to be the only person who has ever thought to question my virtue." Clarissa produced a plaintive sigh. "I suppose right now the villagers are saying, 'Well, what is he doing at her house at this hour of the night? 'That sort of thing could be going on at this very moment.' But you would not wish me to send you away for fear of such talk, would you?" But even as she spoke so lightly, Clarissa felt a tremor of apprehension. She knew perfectly well that the arrogant earl had no intention of leaving -- and was quite capable of trying to test her virtue to prove his point...
Phoebe Matthews
THE UNSUITABLE LOVERS 10/1981 ISBN:0440149533
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