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Eileen Ainsworth Ramsey
THE MYSTERIOUS MARQUIS 1986 ISBN: 0802708595
Eileen Ramsey
LACE FOR A LADY 2002 ISBN: 0727858467 The impoverished Balgowan estate on the east coast of Scotland is suffering from the restrictions forced upon it due to the interminable war with Napoleon. The beautiful Liddy Carpenter, and her sisters, are desperate for the few luxuries which women, in their position in society, deserve: primarily scented soap and fine clothes. Liddy, in her desperation, invents a daring scheme to smuggle goods into England from France. When her lifelong friend, and secret love, Keir, Lord Pittenmuir, joins the motley crew of smugglers in his guise of local servant, Liddy is unaware of his real identity and suspects he may be the spy who is filtering secrets to the French. Amidst the crumbling facade of the Balgowan estate and the sumptuous elegance of the Pittenmuir household, Liddy finds her emotions are in turmoil as she discovers just how far love and loyalty can be tested to the full...
Lindsay Randall
A DANGEROUS COURTSHIP 4/1999 ISBN: 0821761846 Lady Veronica Carstairs formed the secret Venus Society to investigate the most untrustworthy of all creatures--men! Her latest "case" let her onto the windswept Yorkshire moors to intercept a package being left for a rapscallion viscount. Veronica believed the packet contained proof the viscount was betraying his fiancée. But as she approached a deserted abbey, wild dogs picked up her scent. If it weren't for a dark-eyed stranger, this adventurous lady would have been in terrible danger. Julian Masters, known only as "The Riverkeep," prowled the moors like a soul in torment. No one knew he was the seventh Earl of Eve or that he was relentlessly searching for the villains who killed his family. Then a woman of gentle beauty wandered into his lair, threatening to breach the walls around this wounded heart. Why, he demanded, was Veronica on the moors? Who, she wondered, was this lowly Riverkeep to question her? Both hid their secrets, but not the attraction between them. And neither suspected that dangerous currents would soon sweep them into intrigue, and on an unpredictable journey of the heart.
LADY LISSA'S LIAISON 8/1998 ISBN: 0821759574 Upon the death of her beloved father, Lady Lissa Lovington found herself the heiress to a staggering fortune and the prey of too many eager suitors. Knowing the young men who flocked to Clivedon Manor were interested only in her wealth, the spirited Lady Lovinging had no intention of marrying. In a bold hit of deceit, she created the illusion of a liaison with none other than Gideon Gordon, the sixth earl of Wylde, whose reputation was so frightful, no sensible suitor would dare venture where he believed the dangerous Lord Wylde had trod. The last thing Lord Wylde wanted was a romantic attachment, particularly with a lady who so reminded him of a painful past. Just as Lissa hadn't counted on losing her heart to the black-haired Lord Wylde, he hadn't counted on falling in love with the blue-eyed Lady Lovington and discovering her plot to use him! It would take a villain's desperate act and the courage of true lovers to unravel a tangled affair of the heart and find joy everlasting.
MISS MARCIE'S MISCHIEF 1/1995 ISBN: 0821748149 Running away from school, a mischievous heiress falls for the handsome driver of the London Mail Coach, not realizing that he is really a handsome aristocrat who has disguised himself as a coachman to escape the attentions of marriage-minded young women.
MISS MEREDITH'S MARRIAGE 8/1995 ISBN: 0821750518 A scandalous proposal...Meredith Darlington had long ago rejected the ton, preferring to be a true "Original"- a group of unconventional women. But now she was desperate to do a most conventional thing--marry. According to the terms of her papa's will, if she wasn't wed by her 23rd birthday-just a fortnight away-her flibbertigibbet Aunt Phoebe would choose a husband for her...
Rona Randall
THE ARROGANT DUKE 1979 When lovely, high spirited Olivia Penrose entered the household of the Duke of Queensford she could readily believe the legends of amorous conquests that had sprung up around this handsome and wickedly fascinating man. But although she felt a powerful attraction to him she refused to let her heart rule her head. When the Duke offered her the dubious honor of becoming his mistress, Olivia would not allow herself to be tempted by this hollow victory and was determined to become his legal wife. But she soon learned that there was more than one step to the mating dance, and that a penniless girl cannot call the tune unless she's prepared to pay the piper.
Ellen Randolph
THE RUSHDEN LEGACY 1/1986 ISBN: 081614088X Desperate to discourage an undesirable suitor, Lady Diana Bellrose invents a prior engagement. The name she chooses for her fiance however, is a real one: Baron Rushden. When gossip carries the story to the ears of Rushden himself, the enigmatic Baron decides to let the engagement stand. Soon Diana learns with horror that for 27 generations, every Rushden heir has died before his 30th birthday and the Baron, who has just begun to feel a stirring something like love, is twenty-nine!
Karen Ranney
ABOVE ALL OTHERS 8/1996 ISBN: 0821753770 The daughter of an impecunious baron - and a woman with few illusions and even fewer assets - Katherine Sanderson has just accepted the position of governess to the infant daughter of the Earl of Moncrief. The notorious, sinfully handsome nobleman has deposited the babe at a crumbling country estate, to be raised by servants. Although it is more than many an aristocrat would do for a child born on the wrong side of the blanket, Katherine disdains his selfish arrogance...even as she finds herself falling beneath his sensual spell... For Freddie Lattimore, Earl of Moncrief, his illegitimate child is a constant reminder of a life he would rather forget. But the exquisite Katherine tempts him as no woman ever has. When he devises a scandalous scheme for conquest, Katherine doesn't merely accept his outrageous proposal, she astonishes him with a passion that exceeds his own...
AFTER THE KISS 10/2000 ISBN: 0380812983 No longer the proper English wife she always was, Margaret kissed a handsome stranger. Now the dashing earl will not rest until the beautiful widow he held in his arms so briefly is his forever...
A DANCE IN THE DARK short story in AFTER DARK 11/1998
Gail Ranstrom
THE COURTESAN'S COURTSHIP 2006 ISBN: 0373293836 To restore her reputation she must first destroy it. When Dianthe Lovejoy is accused of mudering a courtesan who bears an uncanny resemblance to her, she must go in hiding. And the only man who can protect her is her enemy--notorious rake and gambler Lord Geoffrey Morgan. Owing a debt of honor to her relative, Lord Geoffrey reluctantly takes in the meddlesome miss. But when he learns of her plan to masquerade as a courtesan to unmask the villian, he vows to put a stop to the ridiculous scheme. Thinking that training Dianthe in the courtesan arts will scare her off. Geoffrey discovers that's he's met his match. Especially when Dianthe practices her newly aquired wiles on him...
INDISCRETIONS 2006 ISBN: 0373294247 Daphne had sacrificed everything to remain unknown in her tropical paradise. But if Lord Lockwood recognized the woman who had fled England with a crime on her conscience, nothing could keep her safe.. Even the thought of future punishment could not dampen present desire. Lockwood's lips reawakened the passionate woman she had once been. What harm, Daphne reasoned, could come from one stolen kiss? Still, she could not allow her feelings to overpower her sense-it was too dangerous. She'd denied herself for five years. Surely she could deny Lockwood for a few weeks?
THE MISSING HEIR 5/2005 ISBN:0373293534 He'd returned from the dead to come face-to-face with an angel....Indeed, to Adam Hawthorne's eyes, Grace Forbush possessed an ethereal beauty, all the more intriguing when draped with the air of mystery she wore like an elegant evening wrap. But were the ton's whispers true? Could this heavenly creature who stirred him like no other have done murder most foul? The buckskin-clad savage in Grace Forbush's library wasn't all he seemed. Shockingly, he was more, for Adam Hawthorne was an English gentleman - and her late husband's true heir, come to claim what was rightfully his: her hearth, her home.and her heart!
THE RAKE'S REVENGE 12/2004 ISBN:0373293313 Rob McHugh had survived an agonizing ordeal in foreign climes only to discover his family's tragedy was rooted in British soil. For a terrible irony revealed that Afton Lovejoy, his beautiful English rose, had dangerous thorns - and was, in fact, the very woman he'd sworn to destroy! Her beloved aunt had been murdered, forcing Afton to masquerade as fortune-teller to the ton to find the killer. What she found, however, was a dangerous, heady mix of intrigue and desire - for Rob McHugh, notorious womanizer, had roused her passions.and her suspicions!
SAVING SARAH 6/2003 ISBN:0373292600 Sarah Hunter was a lady of the night....not in the salacious sense, but Ethan Travis had no way of knowing her close-held secrets. He saw, instead of an avenging angel, a lost and vulnerable soul who needed his unique her unconditional love to rescue him! Cloaked in a dark and dangerous appeal, Ethan Travis wore his whispered title of "The Demon of Alsatia" well. And Sarah Hunter was drawn to him with a mad intensity. But it was futile, she knew, for even a man with a past could never truly desire a woman without a future!
A WILD JUSTICE 7/2002 ISBN: 0373292171 Marriage, like danger, could come when least expected... For despite Lady Annica Sayles's determination to remain a spinster–the better to avenge wronged women, the better to guard her heart–her passionate response to Tristan Sinclair, the elusive Earl of Auberville, swept her into a web of intrigue and desire beyond her wildest imaginings! Lord Auberville wanted a manageable wife who asked no questions. What he got was an independent woman with secrets of her own. But Annica Sayles, this most unsuitable of brides, suited him exactly, for she shared his thirst for justice and stirred his deepest needs!
Rasley-Kerstan-Caille
LESSONS IN LOVE 8/1994 ISBN:0821746715 Contains three stories: "Allegra", "Sarita", and "Maggie".
Alicia Rasley
A MIDSUMMER'S DELIGHT 7/1993 ISBN:0821742302 A charming young miss returns to her country village home to plan the midsummer festival--and falls in love with the man of her dreams. Charity can't help but be drawn to the romantic good looks and exotic manner of her new neighbor, Tristan.
POETIC JUSTICE 6/1994 ISBN: 0821745999 Jessica Seton is in a state. She must wed, with her pompous uncle's approval, before her next birthday or lose her legacy - the most valuable book collection in all England! Worse, she will forfeit the secret contents of the trunk locked in the family vault. So Jessica concocts an audacious plan. It may be scandalous. It may be ruinous. Or it might work. There isn't a more eligible suitor in all the land than John Dryden. Passing himself off as an importer of rare books, the ex-privateer and dashing rogue is all too happy to accept Jessica's unconventional proposal. It's a plot worthy of Will Shakespeare himself...and just as likely to go awry. For Dryden hasn't been called a bastard simply because of his birth. The wickedly seductive Jessica has something he wants, and it isn't merely a dusty old chest. It's the key to her heart!
A ROYAL ESCAPADE 11/1992 ISBN:0821739689 It was all too exciting, thought Princess Tatiana. While she dreaded her impending marriage to the infamous Duke of Cumberland, she welcomed the chance to escape the snows of Russia for the green fields of England. And her first taste of a proper Englishman was greatly to her liking. Her escort, the very formal Major Devlyn, possessed a reticence that piqued her curiosity and a handsome appearance that caught at her heart.
THE WILDER HEART short story in VALENTINE'S DAY TANGLE 2/1993 ISBN:0821740504
Constance Ravenlock
RENDEZVOUS AT GRAMERCY 9/1981 ISBN:0440172896 hey had saved her life knowing she could be a spy. That alone was enough to put Alexis Palmer forever in debt to the eccentric Count and Countess de Chambord and the dark, brooding Dr. Edouard Lautrec. But now the shipwrecked beauty was up to her lovely neck in their dangerous game of smuggling and treason, courting the guillotine in Napoleon's France and playing the beautiful-but-dumb decoy to the vainglorious enemy, Colonel Barouche, who would have her, or see her dead!
Ellen Rawlings
THE BABY SHOPPE short story in A CHRISTMAS TREASURE 11/1992 ISBN: 0425135047
A CONVENIENT MARRIAGE 7/1993 ISBN: 1557739188 How could he! Regina was his only daughter, his pride and joy - how could her father gambled her hand in marriage to a kindly but much older man? Her father lost the game; Regina had no choice but to spend a few weeks with her dreaded husband-to-be. To make matters worse, she was actually falling in love - not with her fiancé, but with Steven Royce...her fiancé's infuriating and handsome nephew! When you gambled with love, there is no such thing as...a Convenient Marriage.
A LARCENOUS AFFAIR 10/1991 ISBN:1557735999 For handsome Lord Marcus Brooke, newly returned from military glory on the Continent, the most daunting battle of his career lay ahead: saving the honor of his scandalously behaved family. Then he met Lady Jane Ashworth, a beautiful but incorrigible thief, and made it his duty to curb her larcenous habits as well. As for Lady Jane, masking the misdeeds of her eccentric aunt was dangerous. . .but to be accused of wrongdoing by the overbearing Lord Marcus was the height of effrontery! Until distrust suddenly flared into desire, and Jane discovered that Lord Marcus himself had stolen a most priceless treasure--her heart. . .
A PERFECT ARRANGEMENT 9/1992 ISBN:155773772X Of all her many suitors among the ton, Lady Susan Brooke found herself strangely drawn to a man unlike any of the others....Dashing widower Alan Houghton hardly seemed aware of this impulsive beauty, but he was willing to hire her when her headstrong actions caused his governess to quit her post. It was more than an act of graciousness when Susan stepped in to care for Alan's children--for she was undeniably attracted to this kind of steady man who seemed so reluctant to love. But was her heart ready for a true and tender romance?
A SERIOUS PURSUIT 1/1991 ISBN:1557734518 Wishing to pursue his scientific studies undisturbed, Lord Justin Darvey kept his life simple--and the hiring of charming Elizabeth Hanley as a companion to his elderly aunt seemed just the thing. Elizabeth, too, was intent upon doing her own work...
Louisa Rawlings
SCARLET WOMAN 10/1993 ISBN: 0373287941 What kind of woman was she? The gossips of Paris branded Celeste Valvert a femme fatale. That was no surprise to Edmond, Comte de Beaufort. He knew an adventuress when he saw one. A woman with lips so ripe and eyes so willing could only have scandal racing through her veins. And passion enough to slake any man's desire...A misguided vow had brought Celeste Valvert to Paris. Guilt had kept her there. Now before her stood Edmond de Beaufort - dark, brooding, mesmerizing - guarding his family honor like an avenging angel. And daring her to submit to the ardor that raged between them.
STRANGER IN MY ARMS 12/1990 ISBN: 0373286600 He was every girl's romantic dream: the handsome, brooding hero that Charmiane de Viollet had longed for, the man who would sweep her away from the endless tedium of life among the impoverished aristocrats who had lost their fortunes in the shadow of the guillotine. He was Adam Bouchard, a colonel in the cavalry, a favorite of Emperor Napoleon, In one reckless night of passion, Charmaine gave herself to him, body and soul. But morning's harsh light can dull even the brightest dream. When the night was over would Charmaine wake to find...a stranger in her arms?
WICKED STRANGER 1/1993 ISBN: 006108378X Elizabeth Babcock had always been 'just plain Bessie,' overshadowed by her socialite sisters. Few suitors looked beyond her razor-sharp repartee--and temper to match--before leaving for less challenging opportunities. Until, that is, that night in Paris when she crossed rapier wits with Noel Bouchard...A gambler, a soldier, a man of the world, Noel Bouchard prayed never to be saddled with a dull domestic life. Marriage, if entered into at all, should be an adventure--tempestuous and lusty. He needed a woman with verve and spirit. With passion and wit. A woman like Elizabeth Babcock...
Angie Ray
A BRIDE MOST COMMON short story in VEILS OF TIME 7/1999 ISBN: 0425169707
A DELICATE CONDITION 11/1995 ISBN:006108378X Determined to escape her stepmother's household, Miranda Rembert prayed that her arranged marriage to Lord Huntsley was not a mistake - though in her heart she thought it might be. Once Miranda arrived at Lord Huntsley's home, though, it seemed possible that her outrageous ways and daring schemes might thaw the icy formality that had kept the couple at arm's length since their vows. And yet, there was one aspect of matrimony about which Miranda remained poignantly innocent: the marriage bed. So no one was more shocked than his lordship when his wife made the most astonishing announcement...
GHOST OF MY DREAMS 12/1996 ISBN: 0061083801 "Dear Mary, Although I arrived here at Helsbury House a week ago, I miss you terribly, my love. I wish we could marry immediately, but it is impossible. Being an earl in this huge old barn of a place is more difficult than I thought it would be. There is one more thing I must tell you-now, promise you won't laugh. I think this house is haunted. Will it bother you to live in a haunted house, Mary? I will protect you from the ghost, I promise. I will hold you in my arms and never leave your side. Especially at night when ghosts are known to roam. Yours, Jason.
SHADES OF MOONLIGHT short story in MOONGLOW 10/1998 ISBN: 042516571X
SWEET DECEIVER 5/1995 ISBN: 0061083798 It was a risky game, spying for English and French intelligence at the same time, but Hester Tredwell would do anything to keep her struggling family out of debtor's prison. But her inventive duplicity was no match for the boldly seductive maneuvers of handsome Nicholas, Marquess of Dartford, however, who awakened both passion and treachery in Hester's own heart. It came as no surprise to Nicholas that the dowdy Miss Tredwell was the devilishly clever double agent who was unwittingly placing England at the mercy of Napoleon's forces. But the closer he drew to apprehending her, the more he hungered to uncover her deepest secrets - and capture a love that could prove to be her downfall.
Jaclyn Reding
WHITE HEATHER 8/1998 ISBN 0451406508 Near the Isle of Skye in the western Highlands lived Catriona MacBryan, a spirited Scottish beauty who discovered a secret door into the ancient Castle Rosmorigh. Robert, Lord Devonbrook, had been a dashing second son until a terrible fire destroyed everything. The only thing left was his title and Rosmorigh. Then he discovered a young woman trespassing in his castle...
WHITE KNIGHT 11/1999 ISBN: 0451198522 Lady Grace Ledys was sure her marriage to the handsome Christian Wycliffe, Marquess Knighton, would fulfill all her hopes of love. But her innocent dreams are dashed when her husband proves cold and indifferent - and harbors strange secrets. For Years, Christian has been plagued by his cruel grandfather, the Duke of Westover, who holds control over his destiny. Forced to wed Grace, he vows never to beget an heir. But Grace's charms overpower him, and in a last effort to resist her, he wounds her greatly. Robbed of all hope for happiness, Grace flees - to Skynegal, a castle named for the legendary white-winged birds who protect it. And in her new home, Grace will find hope for love with the husband of her heart - but only if he can conquer the darkness of his past...
WHITE MAGIC 8/1998 ISBN 0451408551 A love too magical to resist. Lady Agusta Brierley had decided to live life on her own terms, not the ton's. She did things ladies were forbidden to do; she shunned society; she studied the stars. But was she the temptress who had lured Lord Noah Edenhall's best friend to his death? Her seal was on the envelope Noah found in the dead man's hand, her initial on the letter that provoked the tragedy. Noah knew how deceptive women could be; he had been wounded by their tender lies. Yet nothing could have prepared him for Lady Agusta - or the instant attraction that soon ignited in a desire that branded his very soul. And Agusta never imagined an encounter like the one with Noah...his fiery anger, his brazen kiss, his lingering touch. But this lovely young innocent had her own secrets...secrets that threatened her future with the magnificent nobleman who had swept into her life demanding revenge - and awakening her heart to a love she passionately yearned to fulfill.
WHITE MIST 11/2000 ISBN: 0451201574 She appeared one day out of nowhere. Beautiful, refined, and elusive, she seems totally enthralled with the isolated isle of Trelay. But her employer, Gabriel MacFeagh, Viscount Dunevin, can't help wondering who Nell Harte really is--and why she is willing to work as his daughter's governess. After all, it is most obvious that she has heard the rumors about the day his wife disappeared--the day his young daughter descended into a terrible silence she has not yet broken. But Nell must never discover the real reason why he is estranged from his mute, lonely child--even if he has to deny the most precious love he has ever known...
Jean Reece
THE DEVIL'S DARE 9/1989 ISBN:0373311109 What luck! To be rescued from an embarrassing accident by the biggest rake in London. Miss Elaine Farrington, twenty, a genteel beauty, could hardly find words to thank Lord Charles Dare, better known as The Devil's Dare. It was her brother who extended the invitation to make free their hearth and home, for he proclaimed Lord Dare to be a great gun, and an eligible suitor to boot. Elaine had her hands full discouraging Dare at every opportunity, for he was clearly not to be trusted. Elaine admitted a certain attraction, but the news that the Scottish Regalia lay hidden somewhere in her home fairly made her blood boil. So, he thought to make love to her so he could make good his defection. Her only goal was to stop Lord Dare before he recovered the stolen Regalia and before he discovered he'd stolen her heart, as well.
THE PRIMROSE PATH 9/1980 ISBN:0373310161 She was determined to ruin his reputation -- and came close to destroying her own! She cleverly orchestrated his downfall.... Lady Anne Severne was incensed when her brother-in-law, the marquess of Crewe, accused her of being a trollop. He was convinced that Anne's husband had died in a duel while defending her honor. In reality, the errant spouse had paid for a gambling debt with his life. But Anne was too proud to deny the scathing allegations. Instead she devised a scheme that would embroil the stiff-necked marquess in a most embarrassing scandal. If the plan succeeded, Crewe would suffer untold humiliation. Anne didn't expect, however, to fall in love with the object of her retaliation....
Reed - Donnelly - Holden
MY SWEET VALENTINE 2/2002 ISBN: 0821771841
Joy Reed
ANNE'S WISH 5/2001 ISBN: 0821768107 Legend predicts that when a lady gazes into the old wishing well of Honeywell House, she will see the reflection of the man she is destined to love. Now, as a heartbroken miss and a gallant gentleman enter into matrimony in Regency England, they discover that convenience can become a passionate necessity. Anne Barrington's hopes for escaping an unhappy life in the court of Queen Charlotte are shattered when the young courtier she loves jilts her for an heiress. Her devastation is witnessed by James, Lord Westland, who - moved by her fragile, ethereal beauty - offers marriage as a solution to both of their dilemmas: Anne is desperate to leave the Queen's service; James needs a wife to provide him with an heir. As the new mistress of Honeywell House, Anne finds her days and nights filled with romantic wonder in the arms of her new husband. But misunderstandings and jealous rivals soon threaten her newfound happiness - and only fate can decide if true love will be the victor.
THE BARON AND THE BLUESTOCKING 3/2002 ISBN: 0821772317 After Miss Elizabeth Watson publishes a book about the Second Punic War, she is stunned when an elderly bachelor, an admirer of her work, dies and leaves her a fortune. Then she learns that some members of her benefactor's family resent her windfall. Is Lord Atwater--handsome, charming, and wealthy--among her opponents? Elizabeth knows she ought to be wary, but it's the debonair baron who sets her heart pounding, and who kisses her in a way that makes it very hard to remember he could merely be playing a deep and devious game…Julius, Lord Atwater, hasn't the least need for his late relative's money, but he would like very much to know if Miss Watson is the unprincipled fortune-hunter his aunt declares her to be. Determined to uncover the truth, Julius repeatedly seeks her out, only to realize both that he is irresistibly drawn to the lovely and scholarly young lady--and that she perceives him to be one of the enemy camp. Now his task is to convince the doubting Miss Watson that his affections, far from being the unscrupulous ploy of a foe, are very real--and very warm--indeed.
A CAT BY ANY OTHER NAME short story in MAGICAL KITTENS 9/2000 ISBN: 0821766910 Miss Miranda Strong Believes herself destined for spinsterhood. The only comfort she finds is from Tom, the golden--eyed kitten that was given to her by a wise village woman who everyone claims is a witch. But when she loses Tom, she finds the most unexpected treasure in Lord Longworth.
CATHERINE'S WISH 7/2000 ISBN: 0821766457 Miss Catherine Summerfield is a lady with a scandalous past for whom no gentleman will offer. Longing for a chance at love and happiness, she takes a secret peek into the waters of an old wishing well one magical night. Never did she imagine to see the handsome face of Lord Meredith--already engaged to her closest friend--reflected in the waters. However, this was no mere apparition, but the gentleman himself in the flesh. And before she could even protest, she found herself in his arms, responding to his lingering kisses. But Catherine and Lord Meredith both know their union can never be--unless a twist of fate intervenes and makes both of their wishes come true.
THE CHRISTMAS BEAU short story in A CHRISTMAS COURTSHIP 11/1996 ISBN: 0821754645 A rugged Highlander turns the holidays--and the heart--of a London debutante upside down when he comes between her and her fashionable suitor.
THE DUKE AND MISS DENNY 7/1998 ISBN: 0821759310 Some might disapprove, given the difference in rank, but the Duke of Ashland was charmed by Miss Judith Denny's beauty, serenity, and quite reserved. Now refreshing to meet a young lady who refrained from throwing her cap at him. Whether dancing with Miss Denny at Almack's or enjoying a Venetian breakfast with her, Ashland found himself to be completely captivated. But Miss Denny believed his grace to be far beyond her touch and vowed to govern her heart, little knowing that her seeming indifference would only fan the flames of the duke's adore. Between Judith's natural modesty and the ladies of the ton who were after Ashland's title, these two willful hearts were caught up in a reckless and whimsical game that could only be called love...
EMILY'S WISH 11/2000 ISBN: 0821767135 Desperately fending off the advances of her late employer's nephew, Miss Emily Pearce fears she may have killed the man and flees into the night. Stumbling across the grounds of Honeywell House, she looks into the old wishing well-and is stunned to see the face of a handsome gentleman reflected back. No ghostly vision, it is Honeywell House's summer tenant, celebrated author Sir Terrence O'Reilly, who catches her as she faints into his arms! Drawn to this captivating beauty and her mystery, he offers he a position as his secretary. But as their passion blossoms, so does a merry chase of wits and wild hearts. For despite the unexpected arrival of his former fiancée, Sir Terrence's only desire is to convince Emily she is the true heroine of the greatest love story of all--their own.
AT FIRST SIGHT short story in MY SWEET VALENTINE 2/2002 ISBN: 0821771841 Miss Phoebe Fairchild's intricately laid plans to have Mr. Randolph Harris be the first man she sees on Valentine's Day--thus becoming her future husband--are crushed when a handsome stranger opens her eyes...and her heart...
A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 12/1998 ISBN: 0821760718 Raised by her overprotective aunt and uncle, Lady Alexandra never had a peek at the world outside their rural estate. But fate, an influenza epidemic, and a clever fib were letting her slip away--temporarily--and take a position as governess to the widower Earl of Brentwood's little daughter. Pretending to be a servant was to be a lark, a harmless masquerade. She never expected the Earl to be so solemn, his luxurious mansion so somber, or his daughter so in need of a mother. Now, as the holidays neared, Alexandra was decking the halls with sparkling merriment. Soon snowflakes whirled, the Yule log burned, and the Earl was...flirting! First he stole a kiss; then he stole her heart. But with her aunt and uncle sure to uncover her ruse, Alexandra's happy season would soon be over. Now she needed a special Christmas gift: to keep what she had found--a home and family all her own.
HUSSAR'S KISSES short story in SWEET DELIGHTS 9/1999 ISBN: 0821763245 After enjoying a successful London season, the news that Hussar Captain Lawrence Westmoreland is returning a hero from Waterloo sets Camilla Leslie's heart aflutter. For it was this gallant soldier who left her without an expected proposal. It will take more than a plate of her delicious confections, known as Hussar's kisses, to settle matters between them. Though a kiss from a real Hussar makes an excellent beginning.
AN INCONVENIENT ENGAGEMENT 1/1994 ISBN: 082175839X Two could play this game! Miss Rebecca Wentworth was furious when she saw her betrothed waltzing with another woman. Deciding that what sauce for the gander was sauce for the goose, she resolved to make him jealous - by flirting with the handsomest man at the ball. But when Rebecca coyly dropped her fan at the feet of the rakish Earl of Stanford, she suddenly found herself gazing into a pair of eyes so magnetically attractive that her errant fiancé was soon utterly forgotten....John Collingwood, Earl of Stanford, knew exactly what the enticing honey-haired Miss Wentworth was up to--and the "wicked" nobleman was only too happy to play along. But when the powerful passion flaring between them led to a compromising situation, he behaved as any gentleman would and made a proper proposal. It wasn't just a matter of honor--he had gone and lost his heart to the incomparable Rebecca. But before she could accept his devotion, they would face a storm of gossip that threatened to end their romance before it scarcely had begun!
LORD CALDWELL AND THE CAT 10/1999 ISBN: 0821763563 Victor, Lord Caldwell, couldn't believe his ears. To be berated in such fashion by the owner of a smug ginger tomcat who had just set upon his faithful hunting hound! A paragon of manhood, Victor possessed one flaw - he disliked cats. And his charitable visit to the new tenant of his estate cottage turned even more awry when he assured the irate lady he expected no rent due to her sudden reduced circumstances. The lovely but proud Miss Catherine Everhart, whose fiery temper and red locks matched her pet's, thought that the height of condescension Now the fur began to fly when the hapless but obstinate lord became determined not to let this exasperating female - and her frisky feline - thwart his benevolence. But never did he dream their battle of wits would touch a chord so tender that purrfect bliss with Catherine might depend on his courtship of a contentious ginger cat!
LORD DESMOND'S DESTINY 2002 ISBN: 0821772325 Lord Desmond Ryder is more than a little surprised when a red-haired beauty halts him on the road and begs his aid. When he learns Miss Susan Doyle is being forced into a marriage she detests and intends to seek refuge with an aunt in London, he gallantly offers to escort the lady. Only... Susan's aunt is out of the country. Until she returns, they decide, Susan will remain under Desmond's protection, wearing a disguise, thus preserving her reputation. Susan finds that she adores her new life - and Desmond - more than she ever thought possible. But though he is always at her side, he seems determined to keep her at arm's length... Desmond was convinced he ought to propose to the cool, lovely Annabelle Windibank - but that was before he met Susan Doyle. Clad in a brunette wig and outrageous pink gowns, the madcap miss is leading him on a merry dance all over London. The ton believes Desmond to be deeply in love with a dazzling new mistress. Only Desmond knows the truth...that amidst their highly unconventional arrangement, he is struggling to suppress the passion he feels for her. For Desmond is certain that in Susan he has found the woman of his dreams - and his destiny.
LORD WYLAND TAKES A WIFE 10/1997 ISBN: 0821757679 She had thought him an incorrigible wastrel, a man deserving of her contempt. Instead, Mary Grant found the new Lord Wyland to be fair, just-and handsome. He offered her everything she wanted to stay on at Wyland Manor to help him put his affairs in order. Then he offered marriage to keep her by his side, and Mary instantly accepted. Even though he had never mentioned the word love... Wyland thought he'd married a woman whose virtue and beauty outshone the rest. But was Mary what she seemed-or merely a fortune hunter who was cleverer than most? All he wanted was a woman who wanted him for himself. But did his reticent bride love him? And how could he convince her that theirs was no marriage of convenience, but a match made between two loving hearts...?
LORD YATES AND THE YANKEE 2/2003 ISBN: 082177476X Lord Vincent Yates is feeling quite peeved. Though the handsome aristocrat was born to a life of privilege, he’s hardly the superficial sort--and not one to take lightly the barbed comments about English aristocracy currently being aimed at his heart with witty, pointed accuracy by one Constance Locke, a thoroughly disagreeable Yankee. Moreover, the upstart of a girl has the audacity to burst out laughing when he trades insults with her. She is infuriating. Odd. Proud. Puritanical. And most definitely the most intoxicating woman he has ever tried to erase from his memory...to no avail. Though she claims to be engaged to another back in America, Vincent is determined to disarm the lady's pride by any means necessary... Every bit of her hard-working, American blood boils at the thought of the idle, debauched English aristocracy. Yet Constance can’t deny that Lord Yates is everything she could ever want in a man--quick-witted, polite, and great fun. But young women are not supposed to marry for fun, and Constance is engaged to the sort of solid young American whose virtues she so champions at every gathering. If she were to fall to Vincent's insistent wooing, what would people say? How could she possibly allow herself to become part of the ton she relishes mocking? But when love and pride do battle, only one can be the victor...
MIDSUMMER MOON 2/1997 ISBN: 0821755757 No one had really taken notice of Miss Jane Reynolds before. Although she was an heiress, her quiet life with a widowed aunt had left her on the shelf at six-and-twenty. Now she was spending the summer with her irrepressible cousin Cynthia in the country, a poky place with nary a suitor in sight...until two very eligible gentlemen arrived. Roger Manfred, just from Oxford, was handsome and possessed of great charm. Sir George Overton, one of the most fashionable Pinks of the ton, soon had the women all aflutter. Naturally Jane assumed they'd be courting Cynthia. Yet Sir George seemed quite taken with...plain Jane! But when the night of the Masquerade arrived, Sir George scarcely recognized the sophisticated beauty who danced into his arms for an elegant quadrille. For, with her blue eyes sparkling, her raven hair cascading down her shoulders, and a costume that displayed her lovely figure to perfection, Jane was the undisputed belle of the ball. A smitten nobleman well on his way to losing his heart didn't stand a chance...or did he?
MINCE PIE AND MISTLTOE Short Story in A TASTE OF CHRISTMAS 10/2002 ISBN: 0821772880 Ellen Roswell is far too sensible to believe her mother's tradition--that serving mince pie at Christmas brings good fortune--but she is happy to assist in the holiday shopping. While walking through her snowy village, Ellen finds a guinea on the street and begins an adventure in generosity that leads to a mysterious stranger with romance on his mind. And where luck leads, can love be far behind?
MISS CHAMBERS TAKES CHARGE 4/2000 ISBN: 0821765817 Pretty of face but plain of lineage, Miss Claudia Chambers is compelled to take a position as companion to Lady Rexford, a widow who is trying to hold on to her dowager’s inheritance against the wishes of her husband’s relatives, who believe her to be a fortune hunter. Claudia must accompany her to Yorkshire, where she comes into contact with their most prodigious opponent Lord Rexford, Lady Rexford’s dark, ruggedly handsome nephew and heir to the estate. Though secretly enamored of Claudia’s spirit, Lord Rexford makes her blood boil with his disrespect of her elderly companion. Tossing her lovely head, Claudia vows to ignore the intriguing, but infuriating, lord even if it may be at her peril. For soon she’ll have dire need of Rexford--and he of her--in a circumstance that could kindle love between the most contentious of hearts and the most mismatched of fortunes.
MR. JEFFRIES AND THE JILT 8/2003 ISBN: 0821774778 A gentleman who prides himself on his impeccable taste and elegance, Mr. Raymond Jeffries has yet to encounter a potential bride who meets his requirements. Caroline Sedgewick seems a highly unlikely candidate-after all, the shameless lightskirt has jilted three different men. But upon meeting her at a seaside resort, Raymond discovers a witty woman with a charming smile and a forthright manner. Determined to prove that Caroline has been grievously wronged by society, Raymond devises a strategy that could make him the fourth casualty of love. Caroline's scandalous reputation has preceded her arrival at Shelton-on-Sea, yet one man seems oblivious to the gossip-mongering ton. The Honourable Raymond Jeffries is always on hand to rescue her from her ex-fiancé's unwanted advances. Far more astonishing is Caroline's attraction to this man of unsullied morals. But can she trust her judgment, never mind her heart, and keep from tarnishing Raymond's social standing as well? That's when Caroline learns the first rule of engagement: Never underestimate the seductive will of a man with a scheme for wooing and winning a lady in love and wedlock..
THE SEDUCTION OF LADY CARROLL 8/1996 ISBN: 0821753827 The very young, very beautiful Lady Carroll was at loose ends in London. Recently widowed, she vowed never, ever to allow a domineering husband to tell her what to wear and what to do. Then her dearest friend and trusted confidante suggested an alternative: a relationship outside the bounds of matrimony. Lady Carroll was properly shocked...then naughtily intrigued. And once she met handsome Adam Wainwright, she had quite made up her mind. Alas, she had not a whit of experience. She stole a kiss; he became warm, then inexplicably cool. She attempted a daring embrace; he suggested an engagement. The whole affair was going dreadfully wrong, as Lady Carroll discovered that seduction was a most delicate art to master...and that this complex game of hearts contained an unexpected wild card: true love.
TWELFTH NIGHT 11/1995 ISBN: 0821751476 Anne Compton was in the most impossible, outrageous and mortifying position. That very morning, she had been abducted and spirited to Gretna Green by a scoundrel who'd actually attempted to wed her by force. But the resourceful heiress escaped and boarded the first mail coach back to England. Anne didn't anticipate a blizzard standing her through the night...along with the all-too handsome Lord Stephen Etheridge. With the dawn had come rescue - and a rapidly spreading scandal. Now 'twas Anne's honor that was in need of saving, and Etheridge, self-confessed rake that he was, had just agreed to take her home for the holidays - as his newly betrothed. A false engagement seemed the perfect subterfuge...until they ended up at the altar! Neither actually intended to wed. Or to bed. Only a Christmas miracle could turn a marriage begun in haste into a gift wrapped in the wondrous magic of love...
Barbara Reeves
THE DANGEROUS MARQUIS 9/1994 ISBN:0380776723 Disgusted by the self-absorbed idleness of London society males, Audrey Soames-Taylor nonetheless finds herself attracted to one, and when their rivalry puts them in a compromising position, they are forced to announce a false engagement.
GEORGINA'S CAMPAIGN 1991 ISBN:0380719681 An avowed spinster and mistress of her own fortune at seventeen, Georgina was determined to refuse any and every gentleman who might request her hand in marriage.....When Rothan heard Georgina's astonishing plans to find a husband for her older sister, he knew he had found the woman who would be his final conquest.
LACY'S DILEMMA 3/1995 ISBN: 0380776731 Though her father's fortune has dwindled to naught, Lacy Ormund is determined to set up proper dowries for her three younger sisters. A considerable beauty, the sensible miss intends to wed some suitably well-heeled peer. And romance, Lacy contends, is of no concern whatsoever - that is, until she is kissed by Gilbert Fanton, the dashing Earl of Estabrook. An eminently acceptable candidate for matrimony, 'Gib' Fanton will marry for no reason except love - and so woos the lovely Lacy...then falsely cries poverty to test her ardor. But it is his deception and not his alleged diminished fortunes that infuriates the spirited, enamored Lady - forcing the beleaguered lord to undertake the strenuous task of winning Lacy's hardened heart yet again.
THE MUCH MALIGNED LORD 9/1993 ISBN:0380773325 En route to London for her presentation at court, Emily suffers a carriage accident and awakens in the estate of the handsome and mysterious Holt Ingram, the Baron of Ravencroft.
A SCANDALOUS COURTSHIP 3/1994 For years Evan Ryder, Eighth Earl of Maitland, has adored lovely Virina Baret in silence. But now that Virina's soldier-husband has perished in the Peninsular Campaign, gallant Maitland is at long last free to voice his affections - and he vows to rescue the valiant lady from the disrepute into which she has lately fallen. Virina's recently established catering enterprise has proven quite a boon. However, if the ton discovers the resourceful, independent widow works for a living, Virina's reputation will be irreparably ruined! Though deeply touched by Maitland's tender devotion, she knows she can no longer belong to his stodgy world of privilege. And if her ardent suitor desires her love, he must take Virina as she is ... or not at all.
Leslie Reid
THE GRAND STYLE 9/1986 ISBN: 0373310145 Athena Lindsay was a very determined young woman. Resolved to escape the confines of rural Kent and an unwelcome proposal of marriage, she quickly accepted her aunt's invitation to come to London -- where she planned to teach art students and secretly become a serious painter. Lady Hollinwood assumed that her niece had come merely to find a husband. And who was more suitable a match than Sir Giles Wescott, art connoisseur and sought-after rake? But even the best of plans could backfire. Not only was Sir Giles almost engaged to another woman, but Athena doubted she could trust him enough to take up his offer of assistance in the London art world!
LETTER OF INTENT 1989 ISBN: 0446344605 Lady Jennifer Somers had little use for courtship. Mind you, she was not impervious to the male species, but simply preferred adventure to domesticity. Hence she was thrilled when dear Papa asked her along on a jaunt to America - only to find herself in a most domestic dilemma! When in New York Jennifer agreed to serve as governess in the home of widowed businessman Richard Avery. And while she loved Richard's children dearly, she had not expected to be smitten with him. For handsome Richard was utterly unapproachable, and Jennifer would have to mount a vigorous campaign were she to stir his sleeping heart. How could she know that romantic endeavor would lead her to a politically important letter, the dangers of international intrigue and scandal, and the greatest adventure of all - the awakening of love.
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