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Myretta Robens
JUST SAY YES 2005 ISBN: 082177851 Where You Least Expect It. Weary of London's social whirl, Geoffrey Dorrington, Earl of Cheriton, longs for the simple life-and what better place to experience it than on a relative's country estate? His plan to pass himself off as the steward succeeds.until the day Miss Cassie Hartwell smiles at him. Damn it all-the vicar's daughter is far too charming for her own good-and his. He will have to tell her who he really is. .There Is Love... Cassie sees no reason not to talk to the friendly steward on the neighboring estate. After all, Geoffrey is well-bred, kind to animals, full of fun, and amazingly handsome. Even if her social-climbing mama expects her to marry well, Cassie has other ideas. And love is in the air.
Janet Louise Roberts
THE CARDROSS LUCK 1974 ISBN:044012087X In aristocratic regency England, it was most uncommon for a young lady to propose marriage -- but there was nothing common about beautiful, headstrong Heather Mallory. Since only a marriage would save the fortune she had inherited, she asked the dashing, but impoverished, Lord Ian Cardross to be her husband. She would give him money to save his family estate, if in turn he would grant her the freedom she valued above all else. Little did Heather suspect that love would enter the bargain she struck with this handsome, arrogant man. Her stubborn pride warred with her awakened passion as she plunged into a treacherous game of wits and wisdom against a glamorous rival who sought to ruin Heather’s reputation and future happiness.
THE DANCING DOLL 4/1973 ISBN:0440117151 Life in glittering Regency Paris was perilous for beautiful young Michele Martindale. Both her English father and lovely French mother were dead, and the inexperienced girl was forced to seek her livelihood on stage.
THE FIRST WALTZ 1974 ISBN:0440132371 All Vienna buzzed with political intrigue in 1814 as the nations of Europe met to decide their future. For Rosalind Malloy, lovely young English heiress, Vienna was where she, too, would decide her future.
FLOWER OF LOVE 8/1983 ISBN:0449201651 Lovely American Jacinth Essex came to France to learn the perfume business at the luxurious estate of the St Amours, one of the great perfume houses of France. The family made her feel very welcome, and the unexpected advances of Lorenz, a nephew of the St Amours stirred her almost against her will. Lorenz was a most attractive man, and he wanted Jacinth from the moment he saw her. Jacinth didn't know whether she loved or hated him. But suddenly she was forced to decide...
THE GOLDEN THISTLE 7/1973 ISBN: 0440130484 Which would she satisfy - her passion or her pride? He was as arrogant as he was handsome. Young Lady Pamela had adored Lord Douglas Kinnair as a child. But now he was a stranger and she was leaving her home in Regency England for Rome to marry a man she barely recognized! Clearly they were born enemies. Clearly Lord Douglas was already captivated by a sultry Roman beauty, while Pamela's head was turned by a dashing Italian revolutionary. If society dictated that the wedding must take place, Pamela swore she'd be a wife in name only. It would take a plunge into intrigue and danger to teach her that passion was more precious than pride, and that she would have to risk losing both in a battle of wits if she meant to win the man she loved.
JADE VENDETTA 1976 ISBN: 0671803123 Could vicious rumors sever the bonds of love? When Cecilia Trent, vivacious young actress, is courted by the debonair Marquess of Barrington, Hugo Kinnaird, their love for each other is spontaneous. But as soon as their passionate honeymoon is over, suspicion and jealousy begin to cloud her marriage. Cecilia is forced to give up her acting career. Rumors circulate about the bizarre death of Hugo's first wife, who was killed during her pregnancy. It is possible that Hugo is so possessive of a wife that he'd be envious of his own heir? Is it true that madness runs in the Kinnaird family? If so, what can Cecilia do to save herself - and the child stirring within her?
La CASA DORADA 11/1973 ISBN:0440146178 Young Mara Pearsall was as hot-tempered as she was highborn and as fiercely independent as she was beautiful. What was more, the shocking example of her rake of a father set her firmly against the wicked ways of men. But her father was gone now, and the English heiress chose to live in a mansion in Madrid, plunging into perilous intrigue and adventure in the name of Spanish liberty rather than enduring the foolish social whirl of Regency London. But when her handsome, arrogant guardian, Sir Gaylord Humphrey, came to take her in hand, Mara was hard-pressed to preserve her pride and purpose. For this dashing aristocrat seemed to possess everything she had both loved and hated about her father, and suddenly Mara felt like a child again -- but a child filled with a woman’s dangerous emotions.
LORD SATAN 1972 ISBN:0671813064 Blood On The Moors...Adrienne was the beautiful beloved bride of Vincent, Lord Satan, eager to being her new life as mistress of Castle Caudill. From the moment she enters Castle Caudill, Adrienne is drawn into a world of demonic terror. Does she participate in satanic rituals and black masses or are they only horrifying dreams? Is her husband a witch with great powers at his command? And why does the ghost of Lord Satan's mother mournfully roam the halls of the castle?
A MARRIAGE OF INCONVENIENCE 1972 ISBN:044015426X Lovely Sophia Forest was a very intellectual young lady for the year 1816 in Regency England-quite different from her beautiful and flighty sister, Daphne. All London was agog when Sophia rather than Daphne wed the dashing Earl of Gresham, whose scorn for bookish females was well-known.
MY LADY MISCHIEF 1/1973 ISBN:0440162289 In all of Regency England there was no more surprised young lady than beautiful Mary MacGregor when she came to the Castle of St. John to wed dashing young Christopher Huntington, only to discover he had married another woman! Mary thought it a cruel jest when handsome, mocking Stephen Huntington offered to take his younger brother's place at the altar. Angrily Mary said yes, and before she could gather her wits, she was the bride of this virtual stranger, and a pawn in a game of danger and deception. Amid the subtle plots and dazzling whirl of aristocratic English life, Mary needed all the wisdom of her head and heart to learn whether her mysterious husband was a hero or a cad, and if her marriage had been made in heaven or in hell.
SILVER JASMINE 4/1980 ISBN:0446302244 They called her Silver Jasmine. Slender as a reed, and as ready as a fawn to flee at a man's touch.. Yet seventeen-year-old Tess had mettle too, though it could not prevent her cruel stepfather from gambling away her honor in a card game--or Morgan Hamilton's forcing her into his marriage bed. Morgan Hamilton.. soldier, sailor, Scotsman, enigma. How Tess longed to love him--she who could not trust any man! Only on their sultry tropical isle, only at her new plantation home, a land seething with slavery and vengeance, could Tess grow to understand Morgan--and the ways of her own heart.
Meg-Lynn Roberts
AN ALLURING LADY 5/1992 ISBN:0821737570 He had seemed a suspicious sort on the coach with his black greatcoat and hat pulled low. But any man who was willing to protect Jillian St. Erney's virtue, and get shot in the process, certainly deserved her help.
CHRISTMAS ESCAPADE 12/1994 ISBN:0821747878 A rake's mistake..Mary Marlowe's bloodline is noble, her manners impeccable, but, alas, her fortune is gone. Still she prefers to chaperone Belinda Ramsbottom--a merchant's pretty ninny of a daughter--through the social pitfalls of the ton rather than make a marriage of convenience. Then dashing Peveril Standish, Viscount Lindford, sets his cap for Mary's flighty charge. Peveril is wild, willful, handsome, charming, and, oh merciful heavens, the man of Mary's dreams! A lady's correction... Now Belinda is using all he wiles to entrap Peveril in t a scandalous elopement. Worse, she wants Mary to aid and abet her. Then fate--and a mischievous holiday spirit--intervenes. Amid the snow and sleigh bells, a scheme goes topsy-turvy, Mary's reputation faces ruin, and a rakish suitor may receive the best Christmas surprise of all: the wrong bride, but the right woman to change his ways and win his heart.
FOR ALL ETERNITY short story in LORDS AND LADIES 5/1996 ISBN: 0821753231 A lady loses love--only to be given a second chance--if she does something dangerous and daring..
LORD DIABLO'S DEMISE 6/1996 ISBN: 082175338X They called Lord Harry Glendower "Lord Diablo" because the sinfully handsome devil was a gambler, a duelist, and an utter embarrassment to his family. Now, at nearly eight-and-twenty, about to be forced into a marriage of convenience, Lord Harry's rakehell days were over. And since nothing less than death could stop the wedding, Harry engineered his own "demise"... Spirited heiress Gwyn Morgan didn't give a fig about fashion or folderol, but she did possess a passionate desire to follow in her physician father's footsteps. The dashing, if unconscious stranger she had just found needed her help. She soon discovered he also wanted her heart. With his death plot derailed, and his true identity a secret, it would take nothing short of a miracle to prove that Lord Harry Glendower was a new man...and the only man for Gwyn!
LOVERS' VOWS short story in A VALENTINE EMBRACE 1/1995 ISBN: 0821748130
LOVE'S GAMBIT 7/1995 ISBN:0821750062 Georgie possesses a mix of mischief and winning ways. When she encounters Augustus St. Regis, Earl of Sedgmoor, the most strait-laced man she has ever seen, she sends him into a snit--by laughing at his lectures on deportment, besting him in a carriage race and bruising his pride. Yet Georgie has a tender spot for this man and intends for him to feel the same.
A MIDNIGHT MASQUERADE 10/1993 ISBN:0821743368 It was said that odd and peculiar things happened on All Hallow's Eve, and Blanche Charolais was inclined to agree. Her impetuous young cousin had eloped and taken all her money and a raging storm held her trapped at shabby little inn. Suddenly a mysterious stranger dressed all in black steals through her window and leads her on a magical night of romantic adventure.
A PERFECT MATCH 4/1993 ISBN:0821741403 Francesca Verdant found her prolonged stay in London rather tiresome, and she wasn't particularly impressed with any of the gentlemen she met, especially the one they called "My Lord Perfection". After rudely bumping her at the Chatterington Ball and landing them both in the punch bowl, Andrew Tolland Hansohm was the last person with whom she wanted to cultivate a friendship. Or was it?
RAKE'S GAMBIT 6/1997 ISBN: 0821756877 At five-and-twenty, heiress Ann Forester did not care that she was rather plain. She prided herself on her skill at the pianoforte and her superior intellect. She certainly would not let a dashing rake outwit her. Had the Christmas party at a country estate not been as dull as dishwater, she knew Lord Robert Lyndhurst, who had his choice of the ton's prettiest ladies, would not have given her a second glance. Nor a kiss. But the bored nobleman had done both and challenged her to a contest. He would try to seduce her. She must try to reform him. Never had Ann been so outraged, so shocked...so intrigued. Neither realized how dangerous it was to play with desire. Sharp words could wound, smoldering looks could ruin one's reason, and sweet caresses could carry them both into a compromising situation...unless these clever sparring partners discovered that the only game worth winning was a game called love.
Gina Robins
ALWAYS AND FOREVER 10/1992 ISBN: 1558176470 Lost in a shipwreck when she was a child, castaway Creole belle Candeliera Caron remained blissfully unaware that she was the daughter of a wealthy New Orleans family. Her tropical island, and the natives who called her their princess, were all she knew. Candeliera never dreamed of leaving her lush paradise... until a handsome sea captain came ashore and awakened her maidenly desires with a bold and passionate caress. Tempting Nick Tiger with her teasing ways and her seductive kisses, Candeliera soon had the bold captain adrift in a sea of rapture, wanting only to lie in her arms and taste her delicious kisses for a lifetime of loving under the blazing Caribbean sky.
Madeleine Robins
ALTHEA 6/1977 ISBN:0449232689 The dazzling whirl of London society delighted Althea Ervine. Having spent all her young like in the country, she was more than ready for the excitement of the city--and for the ardent attention of Edward Pendarly. As they spent more time together, Althea found herself growing extremely found of Edward. She couldn't understand why Sir Tracy Calendar hinted that there was something wrong with their relationship. Althea chose to ignore the warnings. Until she learned the very shocking truth about Edward...and more shocking.
THE HEIRESS COMPANION 12/1981 ISBN: 0449502287 While Rowena Cherwood did not go around boasting of it, she had a tidy legacy from her parents and was free to choose the life she wanted. She did not care for the shallowness of high society, and so she accepted a position with Lady Bradwell as a companion. When Rowena thought about being unmarried at the ripe age of twenty-seven, she chose to ignore it - until Lyn Bradwell, Lady Bradwell's wandering second son, stumbled into her life. For a long time she refused to see that in spite of their surface hostility to each other, something far more interesting was going on. Lady Bradwell knew about it immediately, and wondered how long before Rowena and Lyn would open their eyes.
LADY JOHN 3/1982 ISBN:0449502767
MY DEAR JENNY 4/1980 ISBN:0449500411 From the moment they met at the inn - where they suddenly discovered themselves embroiled in Emily Pellering's mysterious elopement - Jenny found herself strangely interested in the enigmatic Peter Teverly. More than she dared to admit. Neither, however, gave each other the slightest reason to assume an affection between them. In fact, their exchanges were quite unsettling. Furthermore, Jenny's friend Emily decided that she herself was in love with Peter. In the face of such odds, Jenny stopped her dreams cold...
THE SPANISH MARRIAGE 9/1984 ISBN:0449201244 "You saved my life, Miss Cannowen. I will be pleased to take you to England with me." To Dorothea Cannowen, these are the words that could save her life. An eighteen-year-old orphan, she is in the difficult position of being a penniless, unenthusiastic guest at a Spanish convent. Now Sir Douglas Matlin, whom she discovered wounded in the convent garden and nursed back to health, has offered to escort her back to London, where his aunt will happily launch her into society. But what will society think of a girl who traveled so far alone with a man? The resourceful Matlin suggests to the nuns that he marry Dorothea in Spain and have the marriage annulled upon their arrival in England. It's the perfect plan to keep the Londoners' tongues from wagging. Perfect except for one thing. It doesn't take love into account. And love has a way of complicating matters...
Sari Robins
ALL MEN ARE ROGUES 8/2003 ISBN: 0060503548 When Evelyn Amherst agrees to her father's dying request that she complete his final mission for His Majesty, she can scarcely imagine the world of infamy and danger she is about to enter -- or that it will bring her tantalizingly close to Lord Justin Barclay. Here is a man to turn a young lady's head -- strong, fearless, dashing, and devilishly good-looking. But Evelyn is determined to unravel the mystery behind her father's death and she must not be diverted, especially not by this passionate yearning for Lord Justin's embrace. Never has Justin had a more agreeable assignment! Evelyn Amherst is beautiful, fiery, utterly alluring, and he is to divine from her the details of her late father's service -- without revealing that Justin is, himself, a spy. Never mind he has no intention of marrying her; he uses all his roguish charms to win her confidence, knowing he must betray her for King and Country. But the lady's sensuous enchantment disarms him -- tempting the deceiving scoundrel to trust her with his secrets and his heart. . .which could place both their lives in mortal peril.
HER SCANDALOUS INTENTIONS 12/2002 ISBN: 006050353X Miss Charlotte Hastings may be an innocent, but she is uncommonly prudent, which is why she will settle for nothing less than absolute integrity in a husband. But when James Morgan, the devastatingly seductive Duke of Girard, rescues her from a midnight attacker during a house party - leaving the two caught tousled in her bedroom - she goes along with the duke's impulsive proclamation of marriage, for now. Her reputation may be saved, but she will not let her heart be trifled with so quickly. Though he may be the ton's most captivating male, he is definitely hiding something and Charlotte is determined to uncover the truth -- without falling for the dashing duke's sinful charms. James is certain the beguiling Charlotte holds the key to a traitorous conspiracy and he will stop at nothing to expose the scheme - even if it means claiming her for his bride. But his exquisite "fiancée" is decidedly not what she appears. His mind knows it would be madness to fall in love with the vexing creature. Now if only his impulse were to stay away....
ONE WICKED NIGHT 7/2004 ISBN:0060575344 To escape her tyrannical father's designs, Miss Lillian Kane gambles her reputation and transforms herself from insipid Miss Wallflower to Daring Sensation, dazzling Polite Society and the opportune attention of a notable marquis in the process. But when her kindly protector is wrongly accused of murder and dragged off to Newgate Prison, suddenly Lillian needs more than a pretty face and a plan. She needs Nicholas Redford, the one man in London who wants nothing to do with her. Nick is not about to imperil his good name or that of his fledgling inquiry firm by helping a murderous scoundrel elude justice, no matter how enticing the man's mistress. But the exquisite Miss Kane is not as she appears, the dashing investigator soon learns. And it is only after one wicked night of passion that Nick realizes that of all dark places where danger lurks, the most unsuspecting is his heart.
WHEN SEDUCING A SPY 4/2007 ISBN: 006078248X Heath Bartlett doesn't want to believe that his childhood friend had any part in the dastardly crime he's investigating—but the bewitching, intoxicating beauty is certainly hiding something. And he will do whatever necessary to uncover the truth. The ton sees her merely as the castoff of a disreputable rake. In truth, Lady Tessa Golding is protecting her own secret, so she dares not surrender to Heath's intimate temptations—despite that when Heath comes within arm's reach of Tessa, passions flare. Though the danger to the Crown is too great, and the threat to their vulnerable hearts even greater... when a passion this heated is unleashed, sometimes even the strongest must submit. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Mary Linn Roby
FORTUNE'S SMILE 1979 ISBN: 0446829250 The adventures of the sensible, beautiful Pamela Pominder and her social-climbing family in the wicked world of the Regency haut ton.
LOVE'S WILLFUL CALL 1/1981 ISBN: 0446916145 "The stage was love enough for her--until she looked into his dark eyes." Hannah defies her father and becomes a stage actress. She is determined to spurn every man who she meets for fear he will get in the way of her ambitions. But one day on the stage she loves so dearly she has a change of heart. Will she finally find love and happiness?
MY LADY'S MASK 12/1979 ISBN:0446829269 "Break as many hearts as possible." These were Mrs. Lorimer's precise instructions when she left her fortune to Caroline Woodstalk. The young heiress was to live in Lorimer House in London and fulfill the terms of the will in the fashionable whirl of the haut ton. There were many hearts offered to Caroline for the breaking and poems written in praise of her sapphire eyes and golden curls. In fact, it was one of those sonnets to her beauty that brought Caroline face to face with the one man who could break her heart....
PASSING FANCY 3/1980 ISBN:0440167701 It was all wrong! Jennifer's heart sank as she watched her beautiful schemes go awry. Here she was in Bath, the most fashionable spa in all England, a city of sparkling waters, of promenades and picnics, and endless, radiant balls....
Maya Rodale
THE HEIR AND THE SPARE 8/2007 ISBN: 0425217639 All of London is raving about the newly arrived American, Emilia Highhart. She has beauty, charm, wit, and a hint of the exotic. Unfortunately, grace is decidedly not one of her virtues. Staircases, doors, even floors have proven her enemies, often leaving Emilia prostrate and mortified in a pile of muslin. Nevertheless, at her first ball, her dance card soon fills with the names of highly suitable men. But Emilia's eyes are on just one man-the one her aunt points out as the entirely unsuitable Lord Phillip. In fact, he isn't Lord Phillip. While Phillip, the heir, goes about spending the good family's funds, his identical twin, Devon, the spare, must attend society functions as Lord Phillip-all because of a few blasted minutes' age difference. Soon, both twins are vying for Emilia. And, under the not-so-watchful eye of Lady Palmerston, aunt and chaperone to the young lady, Emilia is unknowingly courted by two different men with the same face! But only one of them is the love of her life.RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Evelyn Rogers
DESERT HEAT 7/1993 ISBN: 0821742167 When her social-climbing mother decided to marry her off to some empty-headed fop, Jayne Worthington decided that the time had come to leave the foolish frivolity of New York society far behind. But embarking on a search for her beloved, long-lost brother was no easy task…nor was resisting the rugged charms of the arrogant stranger she encountered on the waterfront! All she wanted was to book passage on Andrew MacGregor's clipper ship bound for the Mediterranean. But all he desired was a willing female to warm his cabin bed and possess in passion's ultimate embrace! The bastard son of a Highlands laird, Andrew was determined to make his way in the world alone and tied to no woman. But his unwanted passenger was far from undesirable, and the moment he captured her lips with his, he knew she would soon belong to him--body and soul! With kisses of intoxicating delight, he determined sea captain plotted his course of seduction and conquest…on a voyage hat would take them from the high seas to the golden sands of exotic Tripoli. And, as sizzling desires ignited beneath a blazing eastern sky, he vowed to keep the ebony-eyed beauty with him forever, as together, they surrendered to the fiery rapture of their searing…Desert Heat
Rosemary Rogers
A RECKLESS ENCOUNTER 12/2001 ISBN: 1551668521 Revenge... Celia St. Remy Sinclair has harbored a dark obsession since the tender age of twelve: to bring about the downfall of Lord Northington, the man responsible for her mother's death. Now an elegant and self-possessed beauty of twenty-two, she leaves America for London, determined to avenge the act of violence that shattered her life. Redemption... Celia is stunned when she comes face-to-face with her nemesis -- for this rakishly charming gentleman called Colter is not what she expected. When she discovers he is the new Lord Northington, son of the man she's vowed to destroy, she embarks upon a daring plot to take revenge on the father through the son. But even the best-laid plans can be thwarted by the powerful forces of the human heart . . .
WICKED LOVING LIES 10/1976 ISBN:0380007762 Born of scandal and denied his birthright, Dominic Challenger took to the sea, charting his own future. A true rogue, Dominic answers to no one, trusting only himself. Until Marisa. Born of wealth and privilege, Marisa is a prisoner to her father's expectations. When the sanctuary she has found behind the walls of a convent is threatened by the news that her father has arranged for her to marry, Marisa flees . . . right into the arms of a pirate. From the safety of a sheltered convent to a sultan's harem, from the opulence of Napoleon's court to the wilds of the new frontier, Marisa and Dominic brave all that they encounter in this thrilling age: intrigue, captivity and danger. And above all, an enduring passion that ignites into an infinite love.
Paula Roland
FARO'S LADY 11/1985 ISBN: 0821717251 Exhausted and rain-drenched, Jessamine arrived at a respectable-looking inn - only to be mistaken for a jade that night by a very drunken gentleman. Jessamine may have been a poor relation of the Keighleys, but she was every inch a lady. And that the arrogant Mr. Hamilton should fail even to recognize her in the morning - let alone offer to marry her - was completely beyond all mercy! Carefully she plotted her revenge. Disguised as her wealthy cousin, she would take London's society by storm just long enough to trap its most eligible and elusive bachelor, the forgetful Hugh Hamilton, into a marriage he would never forget. It was a daring plan, but Jessamine was nothing if not resourceful. She had foreseen all possibilities and was prepared for anything. Anything, as it turned out, except her own wayward heart.
THE ROGUE'S BRIDE 1987 ISBN: 0821728806 When young Lady Alexandra Redcliffe made her third venture down the aisle, it was agreed by all that she handled it with her usual style. True, it was rather disconcerting when it came time to "kiss the bride," Alexandra had stuck out her hand instead, with the words: "A pleasure meeting you, sir. Shall we lead the way to the reception?" But after all, it was only a proxy wedding, meant to unite two absent people in holy matrimony. Unfortunately, there had been a slight mix-up in the signatures...
Elizabeth Rolls
THE CHIVALROUS RAKE 12/2003 ISBN: 0263835359 An honourable proposal...With a broken collarbone, Jack Hamilton was in no fit mood to have relatives arrive on his doorstep unannounced. But the Reverend Dr Bramley and his daughter were practically penniless, so he couldn't just turn them away. They had obviously left their previous home under a cloud, with Cressida's reputation in tatters. And then Jack learnt the true reason behind their plight and his chivalrous nature took over. Cressida was in need of a husband.but was he in need of a wife?
THE DUTIFUL RAKE 6/2002 ISBN: 0263831256 Saved from scandal. Marcus, Earl of Rutherford, is used to flirting with scandal, but when he places Miss Marguerite Fellowes's spotless reputation in jeopardy, he's challenged to do the honourable thing. Marcus makes it clear theirs will be a marriage based on duty, not love. But then he watches as proud Meg blossoms in London society. Tantalized by her evident passion for life, suddenly the dutiful husband finds himself with far from innocent desires.
HIS LADY MISTRESS 1/2005 ISBN:0263843513 Marrying the mistress...When Max, Earl Blakehurst, meets Verity he sees a downtrodden servant. He doesn't recognise her as the daughter of a colonel under whom he used to serve, the girl he'd once helped years before. The life Verity's now living is untenable. So he proposes a shocking solution - he will set her up as his mistress. It's only once Verity's finally agreed, once Max is beginning to lose his heart to her, that he discovers her true identity. Max is taken aback; he would never have suggested this lady become his mistress. Now, to avoid scandal, they'll have to marry!
MISTRESS OR MARRIAGE? 2/2002 ISBN: 026382766 The Helford line of succession is in danger. It's imperative that David should marry -- and soon! He's determined to choose a wife of nobility and decorum as a matter of convenience -- until his resolve is shaken by the independent and fiery Miss Marsden. Her homely beauty, forthrightness and virtually penniless state are nothing Viscount Helford desires in a wife, but she stirs a passion in him he cannot resist. The solution seems easy, but to take her as his mistress would tarnish her good name -- something he knows she can't afford to lose. But can he afford to lose her?
THE UNEXPECTED BRIDE 2004 ISBN: 0373293291 Did family honor really dictate that he marry the first eligible girl who could make intelligent conversation? The Earl of Darleston certainly hoped not, but there was no denying that he needed a bride. And Miss Phoebe Ffolliot seemed the ideal candidate for a marriage in name only. Or so he thought. Until his bride brought a wolfhound to their wedding and he learned that he hadn't married Phoebe -- but her twin, Penelope. But when Penelope revealed the reason behind the charade, Darleston knew his "unexpected bride" deserved nothing less than his whole heart. Could he now turn a paper marriage into wedding bliss?
THE UNRULY CHAPERON 5/2003 ISBN: 0263835073 Forbidden attraction. Brought up by an aunt and uncle and shown no affection, Tilda Arnold was married off at eighteen to a rich gentleman over thirty years her senior. A fate all the more cruel because she had already fallen in love with a man who could never be hers. Meeting Crispin, Duke of St Ormond, again some years later, she finds her circumstances are now much changed. A widow, she's independently wealthy, and at last free to live as she chooses. But to Crispin she remains infuriatingly, tantalizingly out of reach because the entrancing Tilda is acting as chaperon to her cousin - the woman he's intending to marry.
Pam Rosenthal
ALMOST A GENTLEMAN 5/2003 ISBN: 0758204434 For three years, London's haute ton has been captivated by the cool elegance of a dandy named Mr. Philip "Phizz" Marston. Tall, refined, an expert gambler with a cold, unerring eye for style, Marston's lightest comment can blackball a gentleman from society's most exclusive clubs. But what keeps the ruthless social climbers attuned to his every word and move is something more unsettling...a grace and beauty that leaves women and men alike in a state of unthinkable yearning... ...and a burning gaze that compels David Hervey, Earl of Linseley, to discover the passionate woman beneath the masquerade. ...RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Clarissa Ross
A SCANDALOUS AFFAIR 1977 ISBN:0708932487 She clawed her way to the top - only to lose what she wanted most!
VENETIAN MOON 1980 ISBN: 0515048178 Dark intrigue beneath the brightest moon. ..to escape the embrace of an elderly nobleman , lovely Betsy Chapman flees to Regency London and becomes part of a daring mission: to discover whether Napoleon still lives, and expose the handsome Frenchman who plots to rule France.
Julia Ross
GAMES OF PLEASURE 4/2007 ISBN: 0425207307 Hiding a terrible secret, Miracle Heather has no desire to be rescued—especially by a viral young aristocrat. Yet upon seeing her in a foundering boat, Lord Ryderbourne drags her to shore and carries her to a nearby inn, where he insists on taking care of her. A skilled courtesan, she knows of only one way to repay his gallantry, and Ryder is helpless to resist her seduction. The ensuing night of passion shakes them both to their very souls. No honorable future is possible for a duke's son and a lady of pleasure, so they agree to travel north together on England's hidden byways as comrades, not lovers. Yet even as their journey leads them both into the unknown, their mounting desire threatens to overcome every resolve...RR@H's Novel Thoughts
MY DARK PRINCE 8/2000 ISBN: 051512883X He swooped down on her on horseback: Nicholas, Sovereign Prince of Glarien, a man never to be denied. Though born to be an English earl, Fate gave him absolute power and the daring to try to fool all the crowned heads of Europe. His plan? To force Penny Lindsey to impersonate his missing bride at his state wedding in Regency London, leaving him one month to teach this not-so-simple country girl how to be a princess. Cunning, charismatic, impossible to resist, Nicholas is never to be trusted, but as the clever masquerade unfolds, secret vulnerabilities are revealed. A wedding means a wedding night and passion cries out for fulfillment. Suddenly the stakes of the game are much higher than he ever intended...
Marilyn Ross
BARNABAS, QUENTIN AND THE GRAVE ROBBERS 6/1971 ISBN:1199194476
Marcy Elias Rothman
THE DIVIDED HEART 9/1994 ISBN: 0451179315 'I came here to offer to have your child.' Young and beautiful Lady Colby Mannering's proposal to Lord Nevil Browning shocked even him, the most notorious rake in the realm. Yet what she suggested made sense. Lord Nevil badly needed an heir but dreaded the weight of a wife. Lady Colby was in desperate need of funds to rescue her family from ruin. Theirs would be a fair if frigid trade, a marriage in physical deed only, ignoring all vows to love, honor, and obey. Hopefully their honeymoon in the sinful city of Paris would produce the result that would let them return to their separate lives forever. Surely nothing could change minds so made up or melt dislike as icy as theirs-until a lady who wanted to give only her body and a lord who guarded his heartstrings with his purse strings discovered how hard it was to play with passion without having their bridges burnt.
THE ELUSIVE RAKE 3/1997 ISBN: 0451188853 A lovely artist's brother puts her welfare in the hands of the most irresistible rake in the realm. And when his handsome face begins to inspire her with more than the desire to capture him on canvas, she realizes that she is not only taking lessons in design from one master, but taking lessons in love from another--at a price that might be ruinous.
THE KINDER HEART 3/1994 ISBN: 0451179226 Lady Barbara Worth had good reason to mistrust men. Her own brother, Marlow, left her impoverished while he dissipated their family fortune gambling, wenching, and worse. Her former suitors had abandoned her to solitude, and she was resigned to languishing on the shelf, when Captain Tarn Maitland thrust himself into her tranquil life. Lady Barbara knew very well she should disbelieve Maitland above all others of his perfidious sex. What malevolent motive led this wealthy, handsome, irresistible man, who openly flaunted his beautiful mistress while keeping his past a dark secret, to seek Lady Barbara as his wife? And a question even harder to answer for the besieged Lady Barbara: how could she say no to the commanding captain when her heart and soul fairly cried to say yes?
LADY KATE'S SECRET 12/1995 ISBN: 0451185021 Lady Katherine Grovenor was faced with a devilish choice. She could give her hand to a man she did not know - handsome, mysterious Nicholas Monroe, the stranger from abroad whose past and fortune were cloaked in sinister secrecy. Or she could yield to her father and wed a man she knew all too well, Lord John Peterbroome, the most infamous rake in the realm. Marrying the pernicious Peterbroome was the only way to save her father from shameful ruin. Wedding the masterful Mr. Monroe would not only bring social disgrace, but put her in the power of this man driven by the darkest of demons. Kate stood at the crossroads between the way of the world and the path of desire - with not guide but her own wildly wavering heart...
Patricia Frances Rowell
A DANGEROUS SEDUCTION 8/2003 ISBN:0373292686 Revenge was a kind of justice. One perfectly suited to the rocky coast of Cornwall that Morgan Pendaris could again call home. Having won back his birthright, he could now savor his title, his lands - and the exotic charms of Lalia, the widow of his enemy - who held his heart in the palm of her hand. Sold during girlhood into a loveless marriage, Lalia Hayne had never known the safe haven of a true lover's arms. But now Morgan Pendaris had come to claim her home as his own, and she found herself suddenly willing to give anything for one touch of passion in a stranger's embrace!
A PERILOUS ATTRACTION 8/2002 ISBN: 037329221X It was really a marriage of inconvenience. Fiery Catherine Maury found it exceedingly inconvenient for her trustee to have lost her entire fortune just before she gained control of it. She found it inconvenient to be obliged to consider marriage at all, but the most serious inconvenience lay in the fact that the offer which promised her salvation came from the icy Earl of Caldbeck. His most restrained lordship, on the other hand, did not find the situation inconvenient whatsoever. It provided him just the opportunity he had been waiting for to make the beautiful Catherine's fire his own. What neither of them realized was that, as their passion grew into love, they would also find themselves catapulted into the middle of a series of grisly murders, with Catherine becoming the focus of the murderers' crazed mind. They must exert every skill to stay one step ahead of the killer to protect Catherine and their unborn child.
A SCANDALOUS SITUATION 8/2004 ISBN:037329316X Her past was a dark country... Iantha Kethley was a lady with a past--one not of her own making. Still, she found herself in a very difficult position. The English nobility would never forget what had happened to her, and marriageable gentlemen were not understanding at all of that sort of, uh... situation. But that was neither here nor there. Iantha's ordeal had left her unable to bear being touched at all, let alone able to endure the intimacy of the marriage bed. That is, it was neither here nor there until Robert Armstrong, Baron Duncan, plucked her out of the path of a snow slide and sheltered her in his home. And asked her to marry him. Recently returned from India, the widowed Rob found himself with an empty, aching heart, holding only grief for his lost wife and daughter. That is, until he rescued a wraith-like damsel in distress and fell under her spell. And determined to make her whole, one touch, one kiss, one embrace at a time.
Lauren Royal
THE ART OF TEMPTATION 10/2007 ISBN: 0451222458 Even though he has a bevy of beautiful admirers, all Sean Delaney cares about is securing a divorce-for his sister, that is. That's why he's impersonating John Hamilton, her famous painter husband. It's the only way the rotter will agree to a divorce. Little does Sean realize that duping Hamilton's dying uncle will require the help of the very woman who can inspire him to get down on one knee. Budding artist Lady Corinna Chase never had an interest in getting married. But as the only person privy to Sean's secret, she's more than happy to help him pull off his hoax. Then she realizes she's met a man who might change her feelings about tying the knot. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
LOST IN TEMPTATION 7/2005 ISBN: 0451215923 As the new Marquess of Cainewood, Griffin Chase is desperate to find husbands for his three headstrong sisters. He never thought he'd become a matchmaking mama, and his sisters aren't at all sure they appreciate his interference. But with the help of a family heirloom recipe book, they discover that cooking up a little magic can be seductive...Ever the perfect lady, Alexandra Chase has always done what was expected of her. But when Tristan Nesbitt, Lord Hawkridge-the man she's loved since she was a girl-returns from abroad, she suddenly has every intention of shirking duty by not marrying the man her brother has picked for her. And she's certain her wild impulse is right.until Tristan promptly informs her he'll never take her for his wife. When he last saw lovely Alexandra, Tristan was a common man with no hopes of ever wedding the daughter of a marquess. Seven years later, he possesses a prestigious title, but a horrid scandal has followed him back to England-one that virtually guarantees that Alexandra can never be his. Now he must fight his darkest desires and steer clear of the irresistible beauty who long ago captured his heart.or else risk ruining her flawless reputation.
TEMPTING JULIANA 11/2006 ISBN: 045121824 It's a good thing Juliana Chase takes such pleasure in playing matchmaker, because there's nothing she wants more than to see her loved ones happy. Her latest pairing involves Dr. James Trevor, Earl of Stafford, and her friend, Amanda. So why does the handsome physician insist on ignoring her good intentions—and shaking up her sensible plans? Since James lost his wife, he has buried himself in his work—until Juliana starts meddling with his heart. Instantly smitten with the determined beauty, he must now find a way to outwit Juliana at her own game—and convince her that the right match for her is under her very nose. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Eva Rutland
ENTERPRISING LADY 6/1990 ISBN: 0373311281 Love was not on the agenda for either one of them... Lydia Crenshaw had a 'secret.' Only her widowed mother and younger sister knew what she was up to, and though it was their only source of income, they feared discovery, for they would surely be ruined. Lydia hoped her 'secret' would make her an independent woman, for she had no taste for a husband who would virtually own her. So it was that when she met the Duke of Canfield, she was quite happy to enjoy his company, as he had declared himself a confirmed bachelor to his dying day. What Lydia did not know was that the duke knew her 'secret' and what was determined to save her from ruination. But Lydia knew she was already done for the day she discovered she had fallen in love!
GRETNA BRIDE 1/1993 ISBN: 0373311893 Venetia Fielding had made the catch of the Season! Her dreams had come true with her engagement to the Duke of Hazlemere. But an overheard conversation on the night of her betrothal party sent her flying to the eccentric household of Victor Allen, the French emigre who had been commissioned to paint her portrait. When Venetia's father discovered her whereabouts, she knew she was ruined. Then Victor came to her rescue, claiming they had been married at Gretna Green. That was when her problems really began.
MATCHED PAIR 5/1989 ISBN: 037331101X An outrageous scheme served both their purposes... Samantha Scarborough longed to save her family's racing stables, especially the magnificent stallion Black Knight. Dashing Lord Mark Desmond, darling of the ton, wanted freedom - freedom from scores of matchmaking mamas and their hopeful daughters. Naturally any engagement between them would be only a business arrangement, and a temporary one at that! They hadn't planned in advance on how Mark would react to the increasing number of Sam's suitors. How Samantha would deal with Mark's interest in the lovely - and scandalous - Angel. Or if they'd manage to face up to the most dire consequence of their amorous charade...
THE VICAR'S DAUGHTER 2/1990 ISBN:0373311206 Lord Domenic Stanhope was handsome, charming, wealthy and possessed of a roving eye. To him marriage meant freedom to pursue his amorous affairs. All he required was a suitable and docile wife. Christina Frame was beautiful and well-bred. But she was a spirited girl who cared nothing for convention or appearances. She felt it her duty to protect the innocent and did not hesitate to rescue a juvenile pickpocket nor to invade a notorious brothel. The viscount spent all his time extricating Christina from scrapes. And gradually, it dawned on him that there were more important things than freedom.
THE WILLFUL LADY 3/1991 ISBN: 0373311451 She would not go willingly into his bed... When it came to plain speaking and fierce pride, Miss Amelia Allen was no flat. The daughter of an artist, she was barely accepted by the ton, and no one's reputation was more carefully scrutinized. Guy Grosvenor, the Duke of Winston, assumed the rumours suggesting that she was not all that she should be would suit him down to the ground. He was in the market for a mistress and had quite decided she would do nicely. But Amelia had other ideas which she did not hesitate to make known to him. She would rather turn up her toes than submit to such an odious fate. But how was she to know that Guy could never resist such a challenge?
Mia Ryan
A DOZEN KISSES short story in THE FURTHER OBSERVATIONS OF LADY WHISTLEDOWN 2/2003 ISBN: 0060511508
THE DUCHESS DIARIES 12/2003 ISBN: 006051969X When the impetuous and spirited Lady Lara Darling, incapable of resisting a dare, is thrown the biggest one of her life, she can't refuse. Even if it's from her grandmother, challenging her to make a match in one single London season, and even if she has no desire to marry. But she takes her grandmother's diaries, full of tips and wisdom, and off she goes -- only to break more rules than she can count before she's set foot in London. But nothing will stop Lara, not even that the most delicious man she's met is a mere coachman.
Taylor Ryan
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 11/1996 ISBN: 0373289421 Life was a banquet. A treasure to be enjoyed with gusto, and the impossible Lord Perfect seemed bent on starving himself. Though he had suffered greatly, Margaret Penwell knew there was still much to be savored, and she was determined to restore his appetite for living! Claymore Perfect was mired in brooding isolation, until a bundle of sass and optimism, otherwise known as Marke Penwell, arrived to disrupt his quiet seclusion. Crowned with a riot of rusty-hued curls and fresh as an autumn breeze, the disarming nuisance had somehow given him new reason to live.
BIRDIE 4/1996 ISBN: 037328912X Lord Templeton Dane had never expected to fall in love with the mysterious child-woman he'd been forced to marry. Nor could he ever imagine that a band of Irish renegades would claim his wife as one of them, and that Birdie herself would tearfully confirm their hateful accusations. Heartbroken at the supposed death of her husband, Birdie had survived her captivity and returned with her children to their ancestral home. Yet her joy at discovering her precious Temple still alive was bittersweet. For there were those who would risk anything to prevent her from convincing him of her innocence and undying love.
THE ESSENTIAL WIFE 6/1997 ISBN: 0373289685 A Marriage of Convenience - It was a logical way to escape from the petticoat line. And Lord Wyse found the fresh-faced Rose Lambe a willing partner in the deception, though he hadn't counted on the sweet Rose having thorns...or a mind of her own. From Dressmaker to Debutante - It was desperation that had driven Rose to agree to an engagement to the Ton's most elusive catch, the dashing Lord Geoffrey Wyse. Though she knew that her only true happiness lay in capturing the heart of her 'unexpected' husband.
LOVE'S WILD WAGER 3/1995 ISBN: 037328862X Forced by her father's recklessness to procure a husband, Eben was ready to gamble all on making the best match. Even though the catch of the Season Fitzhugh Eastmore, was certainly willing, he was also polite society's most notorious rake ....The Duke of Eastmore had no desire to race into marriage. Yet the thought of the hot-blooded Miss Victor wasting herself on a lesser man seemed crime - to say nothing of the way the woman's lithe movements sent a current of raw need coursing through his veins every time she entered a room ...
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