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Rosaleen Milne
BORROWED PLUMES 7/1977 ISBN: 0340217413 Miss Constance Osborne despised the evil Earl of Chieveley. She couldn't understand how any woman could be attracted to this notorious rake, with his horrifying mistresses and mayhem. When this monstrous man set out to seize Constance's beloved family estate, she vowed to defy and defeat his wealth and wiles. Constance adored the handsome and charming Noel Musgrave. Never had she imagined that a man could be so admirable in every way. It was almost more than she could hope that this paragon of virtue would return her affection and join his spotless life to hers. There was one thing, however, that Constance did not know. The odious Earl and the marvelous Mr. Musgrave were the very same man!
THE MAJOR'S LADY 1980 ISBN:0340266724
Jenna Mindel
BLESSING IN DISGUISE 7/2001 ISBN: 0451203704 Seduced by Lady Luck, Peter Blessing has just gambled away his last farthing-along with any hope of restoring his good name. Thousands of pounds in debt, he realizes that his only chance for survival in London's upper crust lies in a hasty marriage to a maiden of means. So into the pool Peter plunges, wooing every young lady he can find. Dashing and handsome, he expects to be wed soon enough to payoff his creditors....Unfortunately, his reputation has preceded him into town, where the Preston sisters are staying for the matchmaking Season. Winifred and Melanie Preston could not be any closer-nor could they be any different. Winnie would rather be off horseback riding or swimming than stuffed into taffeta, while Melanie is always the belle of the ball. The sisters even have opposing opinions of Peter Blessing. But Fortune doesn't play favorites, and just as it turned the tables on Peter, it has a few surprises waiting for the Preston sisters....
THE CAPTAIN'S SECRET 10/2002 ISBN: 0451207114 Dashing, gallant Captain Winston Jeffries has no taste for the ton. He'd much prefer a military post in India to the pleasures of Almack's. But his latest mission of seeking out traitors to the Crown involves feigning to court an Incomparable of the haute monde. Never does he expect his subterfuge to bring back into his life the one beauty he's ever loved. Susannah Lacey was a mere girl when Winston Jeffries headed off to the war in France. For years, she has thought him dead. Yet there he is, in a Drury Lane theater, and from his hasty departure, he clearly has some reason to avoid her...but she cannot imagine what. Not a woman to be trifled with, Susannah sets out to uncover the captain's secret-and win his heart for good.
KISS OF THE HIGHWAYMAN 3/2004 ISBN:0451210344 Nothing can stop Artemis Rothwell from making her London come-out. Not even rumors of the vicious Highwaymen, a gang of once-noble gentlemen who have turned to robbing- sometimes even killing-innocent travelers. But to be on the safe side, clever Artemis and her stepmother have left their jewels at home. All their jewels, that is, except the Rothwell Ring...The nightmarish legend comes true when the Highwaymen appear en route to London-and seize the ring from the Rothwell ladies. Even more disarming, however, is the passionate kiss that one of the thieves gives Artemis-along with a whispered promise to restore the ring. Now the girl has no idea what to think. But the ardent kiss has etched its memory on her lips-and Artemis lives for the moment when her masked man will fulfill his promise.
LABOR OF LOVE 12/2001 ISBN: 0451204735 Upon the death of her malevolent husband, young Olivia Beresford finds herself with child - and left entirely out of her husband's will. So, with the babe due in mere days, Olivia and her young sister head for their aunt's home. When an accident near Sheldrake Hall cuts their trek short, they must count on the kindness of strangers - in particular, Lord Sheldrake, whose care for Olivia extends beyond hospitality. A darkly handsome bachelor, he notices how this glowing young woman's presence has brought light to his dreary manor. Olivia, too, cannot help but find a kindred soul within him, a man she could see herself caring for deeply. But Lord Sheldrake rightly suspects that she has heard the dark rumors muddying his past - a past he wishes he could bring out into the light of love...
MIRANDA'S MISTAKE 4/2003 ISBN: 0451208382 One of London’s brightest stars, Lady Miranda Crandle makes a rare trek out to the country to Rothwell Park, two weeks before one of the biggest hunting parties of the year. She is to take the Rothwell’s independent and athletic daughter in hand and try to tame the headstrong filly--for there is a husband to be found. With that in mind, the Rothwells have invited one guest in particular: Evan Langley, Earl of Ashbourne. He’s the last man Miranda expects to see--and the only man she’s ever loved. Though she jilted him seven years ago to marry a man of greater means, Miranda has never forgotten him. Evan has never forgiven her. And now their warring hearts may dash a young girl's dreams.
MISS WHITLOW'S TURN 2/2005 ISBN:0451210352 Miss Harriet Whitlow's father wishes to see her married to a wealthy nobleman-but her heart belongs to George Clasby, a notorious rake who wishes to reform. Now, Miss Whitlow must find the courage to throw caution and convention to the wind to fulfill her desire.
Miriam Minger
MY RUNAWAY HEART 11/1995 ISBN: 0380783010 Attempting to seduce reckless Lindsay Somerset, Jared Giles, the Earl of Dovercourt, suddenly leaves London when he realizes he has unexpectedly fallen in love with her. But unbeknownst to Jared, Lindsay has uncovered his secret identity as the notorious pirate known as the Golden Phoenix..
SECRETS OF MIDNIGHT 10/1995 ISBN:0515117269 (prequel to MY RUNAWAY HEART) If Lord Donovan Trent had his way, he would spend his days carelessly wooing the women of London society. Instead, he found himself banished to the English countryside of Cornwall, forced by the decrees of his father's will to run his family's tin mines and find a country bride. The last thing the handsome lord needed was a local lass sticking her nose into his affairs, but that seemed to be exactly what Corisande Easton had in mind . . . . Corie had spent her whole life struggling to help those less fortunate than herself. When she heard that Lord Donovan had arrived in Cornwall, she seized the opportunity to confront him about his family's mistreatment of the overworked tinners flaring while fighting to deny their fiery passions -- until a secret business arrangement forced them into each other's arms . . . . .
Paula Minton
THE FOG HIDES THE FURY 1967 The gloomy house on the hill held the ghosts of many tragedies. Would Arlene find love and fortune there--or death?
Sandra Mireles
LADY NELL 11/1981 ISBN:0440146755 Before she could protest her cruel fate, she was married to Andrew, Lord Melford. Poor gawky Nell-only sixteen and already deserted by her rakish groom for India, a continent away. Eight long years later Andrew returned with barely a memory of the girl he had wed-but Nell remembered. Transformed into a proud, high-strung beauty who could outshoot, outride-and outsmart-any man, she determined to bring her wandering husband to heel. But she had not reckoned on the devil she had married...a man determined to have a loving, docile woman-and a match for the spitfire she'd now become.
Lucy Monroe
TAKE ME 10/2006 ISBN: 0425212211 Jared, Viscount Ravenswood, has no choice but to honor the deathbed wish of his ailing servant. All she asks is that Jared introduce her soon-to-be orphaned daughter to the notorious and reclusive Calantha, Duchess of Clairborne. No ordinary request, for this is no ordinary child. She is, in fact, the key to the Duchess's most private secrets, and to Jared's own past—one that has branded him Lord Beast among the ton. But when the Viscount meets the Duchess, he finds not the pitiless dowager he expected, but a lovely and wary angel—survivor of a brutal marriage left now with only her roses and the breathtaking mystery that is her life. For Jared, to solve it is to fall in love, to make her believe in the impossible, and to follow the promise that comes with the most intimate whisper of all... Take me...RR@H's Novel Thoughts
TOUCH ME 9/2005 ISBN: 0425205312
Jeanne Montague
WILD BRIDE 3/1994 ISBN: 0821745107 Lady Berenice couldn't believe she was being forced to marry a man she'd never met. Very well, then! She'd make the most of the London season as long as her freedom lasted. How was she to know she would encounter her unknown and unwanted fiancé during an ill-advised visited to a tavern? Now the arrogant blackguard dared to treat her with scorn! By all rights, she should spurn him utterly. But her heart betrayed her, sweeping her into his arms, where his heated kisses aroused a shameless desire for the rogue she now called husband....
Lisa Montague
LADY OF DARKNESS 10/1978 ISBN:0373745141 The dreaded hoofbeats thundered on the moor... His name was Darkness, and like the darkness he descended swiftly, furtively, instilling terror into the hearts of unsuspecting young women. What did this villain want from the beautiful Serena? Her purse? Her jewels? No. A desire for booty far more precious than these shone from his glittering eyes. Yet Serena sensed that somehow this cruel highwayman, this demon of the night, was bound irrevocably to her destiny... a destiny her foolish heart tried hopelessly to resist
Sarah Montrose
THE GOLDEN HEIRESS 1/1990 ISBN: 042511922X Beautiful Ellen Warfield, known to society as the Golden Heiress, was in dire straits. She must marry the infamous and irresistible rake Lord Bracknell in one month - or forfeit her vast fortune to her dastardly cousin Ambrose. Ellen was determined, but when she plunged fearlessly into Bracknell's decadent London world, she found more than she'd expected. The lord's charm, and his provocative secrets, easily sparked her passion. But although he matched Ellen in fiery battles of wits, and plied her with heavenly kisses, he'd vowed to remain a bachelor! Could the Golden Heiress win his heart, before her time ran out?
Colleen Moore
BOLD VENTURE 12/1981 ISBN:044010517X Millicent Hardesty abandoned Australia's rugged outback for the elegance of England's Haddington Hall, determined to restore the manor to its former grandeur--and elevate herself to Society.
Gwyneth Moore
THE DIRTY FROG 6/1990 ISBN: 0373311273 Hereforshire was the home of Valentina Ashford's half-cousin, Charles de Michel, whom she only knew by reputation. Nevertheless, it was there she went in a desperate attempt to provide her remaining family with a place to live. Having finagled Charles' reluctant agreement, Valentina concluded he more that lived up to his disagreeable reputation. Still, there were moments when she glimpsed another side of him and could not deny his charm. Though rumors about her cousin's allegiance to England were rife, Valentina became his staunch defender. When Charles was finally apprehended and subsequently tried, the result convinced her she had been right to have loved him all along. She refused to believe he would never come back or that he had risked his life to set her free.
LOVE'S LADY LOST 9/1991 ISBN:0373311575 Mr. Leopold Savage's rakehell reputation went before him. Thus, when he became stranded at the widow, Mrs. Primrose Hythe's home, he was not surprised by her cold reception. He was, however, surprised to be captured by a precocious six-year-old, a cantankerous cat and chicken-pox under one roof. And to find the widow becoming an agreeable, if not enchanting, companion. Yet he never suspected her to be hiding a secret so deep and dark that even he was loath to believe it.
MEN WERE DECEIVERS EVER 12/1989 ISBN:0373311168 Miss Helena Hammond had suffered a tragedy that had left not only herself but her family at Point mon Plus. Deeply in debt and with no apparent escape, Lieutenant Peter Clivedon's appearance was nothing short of a miracle. Aware of the untimely circumstances, but also aware of Helena's breathtaking beauty, Peter offers to marry her, and though greatly surprised, she gratefully accepts. Once married, they remove to Whisperwood, and over time, Helena grows very fond of Peter. But their idyllic interlude is shattered when Helena learns that Peter has concealed a terrible truth from her. A truth so painful that Helena is compelled to leave Whisperwood and demand a divorce. Peter knows what he had done was to protect the woman he so dearly loved. He could only hope she would come to realize that before it was too late.
PRIDE HOUSE short story in REGENCY QUARTET 6/1993 ISBN:0373312008
Kate Moore
AN IMPROPER WIDOW 2/1995 ISBN 0380775425
THE MERCENARY MAJOR 6/1994 ISBN 0380775419 Escaping death in a stagecoach ambush which left him an orphan. Jack Amherly joined the ranks of the rowdy British army. But his eccentric aunt eventually tracks him down, and when the troops return to London, Aunt Letty makes it her mission to reintroduce her wayward nephew to the ton. . . and to find him a proper wife. Alas, the outrageously unconventional Jack is taken for a fortune-seeking impostor, a circumstance he finds rather amusing. Given his disdain for young heiresses. But that is before he encounters the tantalizing Victoria Carr. She’s determined to ascertain the truth of his identity and get on with the pleasures of the Season. Yet exposing the handsome rascal who distracts her quickly turns to a risky game of hearts-one that is never dull for either player.
A PRINCE AMONG MEN 11/1997 ISBN: 0380784580 Society decrees that Lady Ophelia Brinsby, a duke's daughter, must marry a man of rank. But sharp-witted Ophelia finds her eligible suitors duller than yesterday's gossip. To relieve her boredom, Ophelia escapes her grand house daily for secret visits with her lively artistic friends. When her father hires a new groom to insure the strict propriety of her morning rides, Ophelia must win a battle of wits with the one bold and charming man who stirs her - mind, body, and heart. Duty requires Prince Alexander to sacrifice every comfort and every ordinary desire for his country's freedom. He sells his manor house, his fine horses, and even his coats and takes a position as a lowly groom in a duke's London stable. However, when he meets the hard headed Lady Opheila, whose dark eyes and indomitable spirit stir his lonely soul, he discovers that a man's country expects too much when it asks him to sacrifice love.
SWEET BARGAIN 3/1993 ISBN 0380770563 Poor Bel Shaw. Her carefree days of family fun and fishing must come to an end. It is her duty to assure the future prosperity of her large and close-knit family by making a good marriage. To add to her gloom, she is chased from her favorite spot on the river by the handsome and high-handed Nicholas Seymour, who apparently thinks he can buy the beautiful Bel Shaw as well as the property. The outrageous bargain he proposes is a dozen kisses for the Shaw's have "stolen" from his land. But claiming the first kiss has staggering consequences--for Nick who cannot resist another--and for Bel, whose passionate response will lead to dsicovery, scandal, ruin.and the sweetest bargain of all.
TO KISS A THIEF 1/1992 ISBN 0380764733 Disappointed by her first London Season, Margaret Somerley takes refuge at the Earl of Haddon's country estate. In the library one evening, she comes upon a dashing thief as he steals a cache of secret government papers...and he brazenly abducts Margaret at will. Soon the shy miss who had attracted no beau must play mistress to a devilish rogue whose naughty blue eyes thoroughly disturb her. But she has yet to guess her handsome abductor's true purpose, his real identity...or that she will soon be longing for his wicked embrace.
WINTERBURN'S ROSE 10/1996 ISBN: 0380784572 With his family in financial ruin, Leigh Nash, the new Earl of Winterburn, was expected to marry well to restore their fortune. He chooses instead to find peace and shelter as a small-town curate, using his position to appoint himself to a church living. He finds, instead, the torment of temptation in the form of aflame-haired beauty seething with resentment toward him. Rosalind Merrifield is the rose of the county, who struggles to save her estate from her brother's reckless gambling or face eviction. She's further agitated when she hears that a selfish elitist, Leigh Nash, has moved into the parsonage, thus forcing the rector's widow from he home. Yet the handsome earl who has pledged his life to the church proves to be difficult to despise - or to resist. For beneath the quiet garb of the cleric beats the passionate heart of a man who yarns for love.
Margaret Moore
THE DUKE'S DESIRE 9/2000 ISBN: 0373291280 She'd fled the bed of the Duke of Deighton...and returned to her life of quiet respectability. But Verity Davis-Jones could never forget Galen Bromney, 'her' notorious duke, for she saw him daily in the face of their child - the daughter she must deny him, along with her heartfelt love! Ten years of self-imposed exile had done little to dissuade Galen Bromney of the rightness of being with verity. Yet how would he ever convince the woman of his dreams that a life together raising their daughter was his deepest desire?
KISS ME AGAIN 2/2004 ISBN: 0060526211 Lady Francesca Cecilia Epping angrily tossed the gauntlet at Brixton Smythe-Medway's feet. The handsome, insolent rogue left the lady little choice after he wagered with friends that he wouldn't marry until he was fifty -- and would never wed "mousy Fanny Epping." Though she has secretly adored Brix for years, Fanny means to make him pay dearly for his indiscretion -- with one blistering kiss. Where on Earth did Fanny learn to kiss like that? One moment of intense, unexpected pleasure is forcing Brix to view his childhood friend with new eyes. When did she transform into this spirited and shockingly sensual beauty? But the ton is watching closely, and Brix's pride insists that he not lose his own bet.or Fanny's. So he will not feel jealous when he sees her on another's arm. And he will fight this sudden, irrepressible desire to kiss her again.and again.
KISS ME QUICK 5/2003 ISBN: 0060526203 The instant Lady Diana Westover spies Edmond Terrington, Viscount Adderly, across a crowded room, the lovely, sheltered miss believes she's found the man she's been searching for. Though she knows nothing of men, Diana longs to pen a romantic novel. So she resolves to study the darkly handsome, scandalously seductive lord's every move, to experience the pleasures of his soft kisses and sensuous caresses...all in the name of research. Who is this infuriating female who is everywhere he turns? Edmond is used to fawning admirers, but this attractive chit seems interested in something other than passion. And the more immune she remains to Edmond's charms, the more enchanted he is by hers. Well, this calls for a serious seduction, for he will be bested by no woman, no matter how bright, witty and delightful! But once he sets Diana's desires gloriously free, how will Edmond contain the yearnings of his own traitorous heart?
Elizabeth Morgan
AMANDA'S FOLLY 12/1991 ISBN:0821736043 Domineering Devil...Penniless and abandoned by her family, Miss Amanda Waverly had no one to turn to but the mysterious highwayman who'd kidnapped her. Though Nick Malvern's elegant bearing seemed more suited to a gentleman than an outlaw, Amanda detested relying on this domineering devil for aid. Yet, when their unorthodox journey to Paris caused her temper to flare, his punishing kiss sparked much more than her tongue-lashing. Amanda was shocked to find herself attracted to the fair-haired Nick...lucky for her he seemed disinterested. For if he ever decided to pursue her, Amanda knew she'd have to summon up all her courage to keep him at bay! Maddening Miss... An often unscrupulous gentleman, Sir Nicholas Malvern had resorted to kidnapping Miss Waverly to fund his flight from a dangerous scrape. But when her family refused to pay then cast her out, Nick reluctantly decided to take her to Paris with him, never guessing the meek maid would become a rebellious vixen! Yet, as Nick bantered with the sharp-tongued, tawny haired Amanda, he found her increasingly intriguing and entirely too attractive. Once among the Parisian society, Nick resolved to marry her off quickly - for he feared being caught in any woman's web...though he wondered at the pleasures of being held in Amanda's waiting arms.
BEST MAN short story in A JUNE WEDDING 6/1992 ISBN:0821737813
EUGENIA'S MIRACLE short story in A CHRISTMAS DELIGHT 11/1991 ISBN:0821735837
Jude Morgan
INDISCRETION 12/2006 ISBN: 0312362064 When your father is a man of expensive tastes but very little money, you soon learn to 'make do'. So when Caroline Fortune's prodigal father finally admits to losing all they possess, he soon has grand designs for her...Caroline is to become the companion of the extremely wealthy and childless Mrs Catling. Although uncomfortable with the plan, she makes the most of this introduction to polite society, and soon her beauty and intelligence attract the attentions of male admirers. But, much to her horror, she is just as quick to discover that love and romance are not what some 'gentlemen' seek. Surrounded by people with an alarming readiness to reveal each other's confidences, Caroline finds herself unjustly implicated in their indiscretions. But will Miss Fortune be able to avoid losing her reputation? And will she realise that there is at least one good man who is more than willing to take her side and, indeed, her fancy? RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Ruth Axtell Morren
WINTER IS PAST 12/2003 ISBN: 0373785097 A rising star in Parliament, widower Simon Aguilar finds an exemplary nurse for his gravely ill daughter in Althea Breton. Having renounced wealth and social position to serve God, Althea is reluctant to work for a man who became a Christian only to further his political career. But realizing that all things are possible with God, she accepts the position. An attraction grows between the darkly handsome politician and the understated beauty who wins over his entire household, yet his antipathy toward her faith divides them. When Simon's world suddenly falls apart, can Althea convince him to open his heart to God's love - and her own?
Ira J. Morris
THE FORTUNE HUNTER 1971 ISBN:0841501963 An unconventional love story set against the glittering background of 19th century Imperial Russia.
KINGDOM FOR A SONG 1963 Charles Duke of Burgundy, Flanders and Navarre, was born to immense power and to bring a curse upon all he loved and loved him in return.
THE RAKE AND THE REBEL Published in U.K. as TROIKA BELLE.
TROIKA BELLE 12/1974 "Tell me, Sir, who is that fascinating young woman over there talking with M. de Talleyrand?" Thus did handsome rakehell Sacha Arloff discover that his once-drab little emigre companion, his waif Lise, had blossomed into an international beauty. It all began when Sacha was banished to his estates by the Tsar and drunkenly tried to decide which of his mistresses to take with him. Much to his horror he found he had brought none of them. Instead, it was Lise who sat beside him. Lise, his father's ward. A poor French refugee - half child, half woman. But Lise began to grow up. And when Sacha tried to ignore this, Lise planned her revenge - a revenge that was to shake the glittering courts of Europe from London to St. Petersburg.
Mary Morrow
AN INNOCENT RUSE 9/1995 ISBN: 0061083860 When Canadian Madeline Smythe arrived in England, she discovered her relatives had arranged for her betrothal with the Earl of Hampden. Eager to slip away from any such commitment, Madeline constructed a series of delightful switches and schemes that would lead, at last, to love.
Nancy Moser
Lucy Muir
HIGHLAND RIVALRY 2/1991 ISBN:0373311435 Society was all a flutter when a Scottish laird came to Town to choose himself an English bride. Miss Phoebe Hartwell found herself among the contenders, but she fancied her chances to be prodigiously slim. It soon became apparent that she underestimated her charms, for Lord Murray began to favor her with a most particular interest to which she was not indifferent. When Lord Murray became unofficially engaged to her best friend, Phoebe was at a loss to understand why. Most reluctantly, she agreed to accompany the couple to Scotland, where barring complications, they would set the seal on their betrothal. But complications became the order of the day, not least of which was Phoebe's wayward heart
THE IMPRUDENT WAGER 1/1990 ISBN:0373311184 It had seemed rather harmless at the time. On their way to London for the Season, Anne Southwell and her ward were waylaid by a sudden storm and sought shelter at the nearby estate of Lord Henry Stanton. Anne was not especially surprised to discover their host was "Hell-Born-Harry," inveterate rake and member of the Carlton House set. She was surprised, however, to find herself drinking brandy and discussing her current problems with a total stranger. When Lord Stanton offered a perfectly scandalous solution to her problems, Anne agreed, confident that she would never have to fulfill the part of the bargain that would socially disgrace and humiliate her. It was not until much later that she realized that she may have made the most imprudent wager of her life.
SUSSEX SUMMER 9/1990 ISBN: 0373311338 Had she been foolish to hope for more than friendship? When Captain Edward Tremaine returned from the Peninsular War, the first sight to greet his weary eyes was the natural beauty of Miss Jane Hampton tending to her English country garden. Drawn to her sympathetic company and bound by mutual family concerns, Edward and Jane formed a deep attachment for one another. Unconsciously, Jane nurtured hopes for a future with Edward, though he had never encouraged her to do so. Her confidence was badly shaken when Edward's sudden departure to London, and his subsequent return with the glamorous Lady Julietta Blackwood, almost caused her to abandon her most cherish dreams.
Rae Muir
THE PEARL STALLION 3/1996 ISBN: 0373289081 Savage! Innocent Dina Wilmount hid aboard The Pearl Stallion, desperate to return to England. But the vessel provided no safe harbor, for she soon learned that the price of her passage would be her soul... Cast out on London's streets, Anson Saurage had sworn he'd stop at nothing short of revenge. Though he'd not foreseen the influence of the Lady Dina, born of a world he despised, yet destined to be his only love!
Janet Mullany
DEDICATION 9/2005 ISBN: 0451216369 French aristocrat Fabienne Argonac Craigmont escaped the Reign of Terror-only to lose her head over the rakish Adam Ashworth. As she remembers it, he seduced and abandoned her; Adam, however, still feels the sting of her rejection. When a surprise meeting brings them together years later, he is a widowed, respectable country gentleman, and the innocent convent schoolgirl has become a sophisticated patroness of the arts, living on the bohemian outskirts of the ton. Despite the popularity of her salon, Fabienne is lonely, and she begins a correspondence with the reclusive Mrs. Ravenwood, whose gothic novels have taken London by storm. When Fabienne goes in search of the authoress at her country home, she finds a very evasive Adam Ashworth instead-and concludes that Mrs. Ravenwood must be his mistress. And as their letters grow more intimate, Fabienne finds herself recklessly divulging long-held secrets-while her encounters with Adam leave her torn between distrust and desire... RR@H's Novel Thoughts
THE RULES OF GENTILITY 8/2007 ISBN: 0061229830 Pride and Prejudice meets Bridget Jones's Diary Long before there were designer shoes, apple martinis and speed dating—there were great bonnets, punch at Almack's and the marriage mart. "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman of fortune and possible good looks amuses herself in London with fashion, philanthropic works, and flirtation, until a suitable gentleman makes an offer. I consider the pursuit of bonnets and a husband fairly alike—I do not want to acquire an item that will wear out or bore me after a brief acquaintance, and we must suit each other very well." Meet Miss Philomena Wellesley-Clegg, a young Regency heiress whose often comical struggle to find a bigger purpose in life and a proper suitor will entertain readers of both historical and contemporary women's fiction. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Debra Mullins
JUST ONE TOUCH 3/2005 ISBN:006056167X Rogan Hunt would like to forget his disreputable history and rebuild his family's ruined estate in peace and solitude. But when a damsel in distress requires rescuing from highwaymen, he dares not turn away -- especially when she is Lady Caroline Ware, the enchantress he has admired for years from afar. Yet when her father offers Rogan her hand in gratitude, the reformed rogue is taken aback, for he never believed this treasure could truly be his ... A marriage to the notorious Rogan Hunt? The handsome scoundrel puzzles her, terrifies her. But in the night, his words are kind and caring, his touch tender and patient, arousing a desire she never thought she could feel for any man. But there is danger in his seduction -- for surrendering to Rogan's love could court a peril that waits in the shadows of her past ... and destroy a remarkable passion before it takes wing.
A NECESSARY BRIDE 3/2003 ISBN: 0380819090 High-spirited Margaret Stanton-Lynch intends to enjoy the Season without the hindrance of an unwanted romance. Meg refuses to be tied down before she fully explores what life has to offer, though she must that Justin St. James, the dashing Earl of Rathmore, has a most deliciously appealing air of dangerous mystery about him. Not enough, however, for the lady to seriously consider his ardent proposal of marriage. In Justin's eyes she's perfect, with wit, charm, and sensuality galore--and she seems unperturbed by the wrongly deserved, VERY dark stain on Justin's reputation. A marriage to this exquisite lady would assure his young ward Emily's entrance into Society. Besides, his heart pounds wildly every time Meg is in his presence. Justin fears tenderness and passion may not be enough to hold her, but he's determined to try--for life would be empty indeed if he allowed this enchanting free spirit to fly from his arms forever!
A NECESSARY HUSBAND 5/2002 ISBN: 0380819082 Rules Are Made to Be Broken...When Garrett Lynch bursts the glittering Raynewood ballroom a Wild mail, a hapless footman clinging to each powerful arm, Lucinda Devering is equally appalled and impressed. How uncivilized! How barbaric! How... stirringly strong and manly! Then she learns he's the long-lost heir of the Duke of Raynewood -- and that it's her job to transform him into a proper Englishman. And if she fails this impossible task, the duke will reveal her desperate secret, ruining her forever. Lucinda Devering may be the loveliest woman Garrett's laid eyes on, but her eternal rules and regulations about proper behavior are enough to drive a man mad. Which should he believe? That stiff spine, or those soft curls and big brown eyes? One thing is certain: that lush, prissy mouth needs loosening up -- and he knows just the way to do it! But soon he wonders which is more important: winning this game, or winning, Lucinda's hand.
ONCE A MISTRESS 1/1999 ISBN: 0380804441 He was the dark, dashing rogue of Diana's Covington's fantasies...until he literally swept her off her feet, swooping across the ship's deck on a rope to rescue her from her evil abductor. But now Diana is the captive of this handsome, charming pirate - and who will save the beautiful heiress from the bold stranger whose burning kisses inspire such unmaidenly thoughts? Alex Rawnsley is merely living up to his rakish reputation when he claims lovely Diana as his mistress - but he has no intention of plundering her fiery innocence. This Earl-in-disguise hides behind tales of pillage and seduction in order to win vengeance - not love. Yet the mere thought in order to win vengeance - not love. Yet the mere thought of one passionate night with the defiant beauty s more than enough to tempt Alex to forget his pledge to return her home - untouched.
THREE NIGHTS.... 3/2004 ISBN:0060561661 With a turn of the cards, her father is ruined -- and innocent Aveline Stoddard is lost. To honor the gambling debt, she agrees to submit for three nights to Lucien DuFeron's every desire, three nights of blistering sensuality and unparalleled ecstasy in the arms of the dashing, dark rogue they call "Lucifer." But the time passes all too quickly.and when the debt is paid, the handsome devil vanishes. Treachery delivered Lucien into the hands of evil brigands. Now five years after his abduction and imprisonment he has returned to London, searching for the enemy responsible -- and finding instead the beauty who still haunts his dreams. Aveline has grown more alluring since those unforgettable nights when she melted beneath his touch. Yet Lucien's need for vengeance must be satisfied. If the trail leads to someone close to Aveline, will it destroy forever the one love powerful enough to free his tormented heart?
TWO WEEKS WITH A STRANGER 2/2007 ISBN: 0060799242 The stranger in her bed...Wedded and bedded, Lucy is devastated when she's abandoned by her new husband the very next day. Though it was a marriage of convenience, their heated wedding night gave her hope that it would turn into something more. But she refuses to be the demure bride left behind on a country estate while the stranger she married goes gallivanting about London—even if she has to create a scandal of her own. Simon, the Earl of Devingham, would prefer his exquisite young bride remain at home where he left her. Instead, she follows him to London ...seducing him with her fiery kisses, enchanting him with her scorching touches, and awakening in him an insatiable hunger. His duty to the Crown demands that he remain in town, but Lucv has entered a most perilous game—and she will not forfeit without Simon's total surrender. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Julia Murray
THE NOTORIOUS LADY MAY 6/1978 ISBN:0263727122 "Steer clear of her," was the dire warning, "She'll bleed you dry and throw you to the dogs!" Such was Paul's introduction to Lady May, a fabulous beauty whose reputation left much to be desired. Yet Paul, an army captain just returned from foreign wars, could not resist the wild attraction he felt for this dark-haired enchantress. He chose to ignore the warnings of his friends, the pleadings of his family; for the prompting of his heart would give him no peace. He would make this woman his wife!'
A PERFECT MATCH 12/1980 ISBN: 0263732363 "You might as well be dead, my love, if you are not Lady Windlow when this becomes known." Mrs Harrington's opinion is the voice of the Polite World. So Miss Louisa Parke is compelled to accept the offer of Simon, Lord Windlow -- whose only sin was to break his leg in a carriage accident and subsequently spend a night in a barn in her company! Neither party has the least desire to marry the other, and the match is not expected to be a success. Yet, when Louisa appears to be concerning herself with Simon's moonstruck brother-in-law. Henry Landry, her husband's outrage is not solely on his sister's behalf.
Tamela Hancock Murray
THE LADY AND THE CAD 1/2005 ISBN:1593102437 Wealthy and popular with the ladies, Cecil, the earl of Sutton, should be satisfied with his life. In moments of private honesty, he admits he is still pained by the loss of Lady Abigail's hand to his priggish younger brother, Tedric. And now that Cecil has agreed to reform in order to be betrothed to Lady Olivia, dissatisfaction with life clouds his days. When Lady Olivia's cousin Eunice Norwood agrees to give the notorious cad a refresher course in the intricate rules of etiquette, she quickly realizes Lord Cecil needs more than better manners. She begins to understand the spiritual battle he faces. Can Cecil even think of marriage to Lady Olivia, when it's Eunice who captures his every thought?
A LIGHT AMONG SHADOWS 7/2003 ISBN: 1586607723 Abigail's future looks bleak. Although a member of Britain's aristocracy, Abigail has led a sheltered life in her father's country manor house. The news that he has arranged for her to marry Lord Sutton, a titled man known for his profligate behavior, changes everything. Desperate, Abigail arranges to elope in the middle of the night with a neighbor she has dreamed of since childhood. When the plan goes awry and Abigail becomes deathly ill, she is rescued by a kindly stranger - whom she soon learns is Lord Sutton. Tedric is nothing like the rake she has heard is Lord Sutton. Are the rumors false? Or is she truly bound to a man who values nothing about her except her family name?
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