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BEAUTY AND THE BRUTE short story in SCANDALOUS WEDDINGS 12/1998 ISBN: 0312966571 When Lady Helen's coach goes off the road during a blizzard in the rugged Scottish Highlands, she's stranded in a ruined castle with her rescuer, a fierce Scotsman with a shadowed past.
COUNTESS CONFIDENTIAL 2/2006 ISBN: 0312932391 Dear Reader, This is the story of how I, a penniless upstart, became a countess. I never set out to be the heroine in a romantic tale of derring-do. As a spinster of five-and-twenty, I was much too practical to imagine myself tracking a dangerous criminal or falling prey to ardent nonsense. Nor did I ever envision myself entering the gilded ballrooms of society where indolent aristocrats nibbled cake and traded gossip. But that was before my father was wrongfully imprisoned as a jewel thief. Determined to uncover the true criminal, I posed as an impoverished widow and secured a post in the grand household of a noble family – the very family that had cruelly cast out my mother many years ago. Of course, they knew not who I was. To them, I was merely a servant, an invisible hireling. And little did I know, my daring plan would throw me into the path of Simon Croft, the almighty Earl of Rockford. Arrogant, charming, and too handsome for his own good, he might have walked straight off a pedestal in a museum. I had no use for such a rogue, yet from the moment of our first meeting, he tempted my unruly heart. And soon, he threatened my schemes as well, for Simon had secrets of his own….—Claire, the Countess of Rockford.RR@H's Novel Thoughts
THE DUCHESS DIARIES 11/2005 ISBN: 0312932383 It’s curious how one woman can haunt a man…Ten years as a high-stakes jewel thief should have helped me forget Sophie Huntington Ramsey. But no matter how far I traveled, she was never far from my thoughts. Her earthy sensuality. Her wild passion. For ten long years, my memory of our one forbidden night together burned as hot as the encounter itself. The thought of her betrayal with my oldest, dearest friend blazed even hotter. Imagine my surprise when I heard of Sophie’s widowhood—and that her husband the Duke of Mulford, named me guardian of her young son! Imagine my shock when I learned that Sophie might have had a hand in her husband’s untimely death. It seems that fate has brought Sophie and me together once again. When I return to England to claim my role as guardian, I also vow to win back Sophie’s heart. I will slowly seduce her until she is weak with wanting. And when I’ve had my fill of her, I will expose her as a murderess. Sophie Huntington Ramsey, the Duchess of Mulford, is about to get something she never bargained for…—From the Memoirs of Grant Chandler. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
A GLIMPSE OF HEAVEN 12/1995 ISBN: 0312957149 Only in his dreams has Burke Grisham, the once-dissolute Earl of Thornwald, seen a lady as exquisite as Catherine Snow. Now, standing before him at last is the mysterious beauty whose life he has glimpsed in strange visions--whose voice called him back from death and shimmering radiance beyond, on the bloody field of Waterloo. But she is also the widow of the friend he destroyed: the one woman who scorns him; the one woman he must possess. Catherine detests Lord Thornwald as the handsome daredevil who led her estranged husband into a decadent life and a reckless death in battle. Yet now, even as she resists his strange connection to her mind, she yearns for him to conquer her heart. But does this infamous rake think her his next plaything? Or is Burke truly sent, as he vows, to save Catherine from a danger only he can see--and sweep her up in a love born of eternal light?
HER SECRET AFFAIR 5/1998 ISBN: 0312965079 She was an innocent in a world of scandal... The only child of a notorious madam, Isabel Darling will risk anything to find the man who murdered her mother - even if it means blackmailing her way into the exalted world of London society. Even if it means indulging her forbidden dream to take her place among the aristocracy. And even if it means battling Justin Culver, the Earl of Kern - the one man who can ruin her quest for justice. Arrogant and powerful, Lord Kern vows to stop Isabel. Yet, as they engage in a clash of wills, the fiery commoner threatens to breach the wall around his hardened heart. She alone can make him neglect duty and decorum; she alone can cause his downfall. And she alone can bring him to the heights of true love...and the depths of betrayal.
NEVER A LADY 11/1996 ISBN: 0312959362 A vision brought traveling preacher's daughter Mary Sheppard to the wicked city of London - she saw the image of her runaway identical twin Josephine, bloodstained and begging for help. But Josephine has vanished and is wanted for the murder of her nobleman lover. And his brother Adam, the haughtily elegant Duke of St. Chaldon, has sworn to see her hang. The only way to clear Josephine's name is to find the real culprit, so shy Mary devises a scandalous ruse. Dressed as a courtesan, wearing gems as heavy as sin, and tutored in the arts of a temptress by the duke, she will enter the gilded salons of Regency society. But soon Mary's passion and spirit arouse in Adam the dark heat of desire. And as he coaxes her to delicious abandon in a decadent game of deception, Mary finds herself living the life and the lie of a privileged lady - the lady she knows she can never be...
ONE WILD NIGHT 9/2003 ISBN: 0312982291 I have always taken pride in my bad reputation. Polite society viewed me as depraved and utterly dissolute, for I was a disciple of passion. Pleasure was my hallmark, women my pastime. That is, before the incomparable Lady Charlotte Quinton disrupted my life--again. Due to a scandal of her own making, she had been banished from home for five years. Apparently she decided that a life of boring respectability was the key to her happiness. We might have continued down our divergent paths if not for a vicious attack on our families. Tracking a dangerous criminal occupied my time, but the tart-tongued spinster Lady Charlotte occupied my mind--and my desires. Certainly no other woman in London was immune to my charms. Yet the more Charlotte spurned me, the more I vowed to have her. After all, I can resist anything but temptation...--The Memoirs of A Rake by Brand Villiers, fifth Earl of Faversham
ROMANCING THE ROGUE 9/2000 ISBN 0312975112 When Michael Kenyon, the Marquess of Stokeford, finds his grandmother having her palm read by a gypsy beauty, he's convinced that Vivien Thorne is a fortune hunter. Michael is determined to expose her as a fraud--and Vivien is equally determined to claim her rightful heritage. Yet neither foresee the desire that turns their battle into a daring game where to surrender is unthinkable...impossible...and altogether irresistible.
TEMPT ME TWICE 9/2001 ISBN: 0312979495 A rogue shrouded in mystery, Lord Gabriel Kenyon returns from abroad to find himself guardian of Kate Talisford, the girl he had betrayed four years earlier. Now sworn to protect her, he fights his attraction to the spirited young woman. Although Kate wants nothing to do with the scoundrel who had once scorned her, Gabriel is the only man who can help her recover a priceless artifact stolen from her late father. On a quest to outwit a murderous villain, she soon discovers her true adventure lies with Gabriel himself, a seducer whose tempting embrace offers an irresistible challenge-to uncover his secrets and claim his heart forever...
THE WEDDING NIGHT 4/2004 ISBN: 0312928305 Dear Diary, Four years have passed since the utter humiliation of my wedding night. But it seems like just yesterday that my husband left me--before consummating our marriage. So why, then, do I still harbor feelings for the selfish cad I once adored? Why did my heart quicken when I finally saw him again? I have my own life to lead, and my own secret, romantic novels to write. Samuel Firth has no place in my world. Of course, the only reason Samuel returned to England was to contest my wish for a legal separation. He says he will not grant it--unless I agree to play the role of his wife until his place in Society has been secured. I knew he only married me for my noble name! Yes, I was forced to agree to his sordid scheme. But if he thinks that our bargain grants him access to my bed, then he shall be sorely disappointed. In truth, it shall be quite amusing to lead him on--and then spurn him as he once spurned me! From the private diary of Lady Cassandra Firth. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
WITH ALL MY HEART 9/2002 ISBN: 0312982208 The shot came out of nowhere. Stunned to see his dueling opponent fall, Lord Joshua Kenyon is even more shocked to discover that his injured foe is a beautiful woman in disguise. Who was that cloaked man fleeing on horseback? And why did he seek to kill Miss Anne Neville? Fearing the answer could be linked to his scandalous past, Joshua vows to find out. Anne despises the seductive war hero who has proven himself a rogue. Yet with her life at stake, she must join forces with Joshua and enter society to unmask the culprit. Posing as a courting couple will be difficult enough, but dancing with Joshua by candlelight, feeling his strong arms against the bare silk of her skin, may be impossible for Anne to resist. Against all reason, she finds herself in danger of losing her heart
Bobbi Smith
CAPTURE MY HEART 8/1992 ISBN: 0821738437 Captured in boyhood by Barbary pirates, raised among them, and renamed Serad, Lord Alexander Wakefield thought of women as mere booty - ornaments for his harem to be owned and enjoyed. Until he captured British heiress Victoria Lynn Lawrence, on her way home to England. Once he swept her from the deck of her ship, carried her to his cabin, and tasted the magic of her luscious lips and silken skin, Alex knew he would forfeit any ransom to keep the seductive temptress for his own. And though Tori was determined to be no man's plaything, she soon felt her defenses crumble under Alex's fiery touch. Though she must escape the harem where he would keep her as love's slave, Tori could never escape the firestorm of desire that captured her heart in the arms of her bold and demanding pirate lover.
Joan Smith - see Smith1
ANNA AND THE DUKE (Young Adult) 5/2002. At the very least, anyone else in Anna Welsley's position would be satisfied. Anna is to inherit a fortune, and after a glittering London debut last Season, she is now engaged to a duke's son. Anna herself does not understand the vague feeling of dissatisfaction. While her mother industriously plans Anna's wedding, Anna herself reads poetry and wonders if what she's in is love or just an arrangement. As the estranged Scottish son of an English duke who has just died, Ewan MacLaughlin is the reluctant heir to his father's title. Arriving in London, he must face his father's widow, half sister, and half brother, Richard, who was fully expecting to become the duke himself. While acquainting himself with his newfound relations, Ewan finds himself more and more often in the company of Richard's fiancee, the beautiful Anna. When it becomes clear that Richard is conspiring against Ewan, Anna is compelled to warn Ewan. But what begins in innocence soon becomes betrayal as Anna finds the answer to the question in her heart -- in Ewan.
ELUSIVE PASSION 4/2001. ISBN: 0380816105. Who is the mysterious Varya? On the surface she's a woman who tempts men beyond reason, but no one has touched the heart of the elusive creature...that is, until now Miles Christian, the Marquess of Wynter, never expected to be abducted at gunpoint and accused of murder - and certainly not by a woman! When he discovers his would-be kidnapper is the elusive Varya, a beauty courted - and desired - by most of the men in London society, he is doubly shocked ... and enthralled. Obsessed with this seductress, Miles is determined to keep her by his side as they hunt for the true culprit, even if it means putting them both in danger. For Varya the danger lies in Miles's very touch, and though she's far from ready to trust the dashing rogue, she cannot deny the attraction that flares between them. But when they are caught in a compromising position, Varya reluctantly agrees to pose as Miles's mistress, even as she resists his potent efforts to woo her into his bed. For none could guess that her bloodlines are as pure as any English aristocrat's or that behind her public mask lies a woman determined not to relinquish her hard-won independence to a man's desire unless she ensnares his heart as well.
EMILY AND THE SCOT 11/2002 ISBN: 0060006196 At eighteen, Lady Emily Fitzgerald has seen her fair share of scandal. So when this Season's prime catch proposes to her on a wager, she makes a decision. Rather than face the whispers and stares of London society yet again, she picks up and departs for Scotland, full of romantic images evoked by poetry and her own imagination. Cousin to the laird, Jamie MacLaughlin is nonetheless a simple man, content with the honest pursuit of living in the bonny wilds of the Scottish Highlands. A simple man he may be, but one with deep emotions and a quick temper. So when an impertinent English lass crosses his path, it's no surprise that the two engage in sparring matches with words as their weapons. First there's a misunderstanding over an item of luggage. Then there's an indecent swimming incident, followed by a muddy pigsty mishap. But what finally threatens to undo them both is a sudden -- and unexpectedly delicious -- kiss.
FOR THE FIRST TIME 10/2003 ISBN:0060527412 Devlin Ryland has returned to London in triumph, acclaimed throughout the city for his courage at Waterloo and selfless rescue of a fellow soldier. But Devlin wants no part of his newfound glory -- until he escapes to the country estate of a friend and encounters the one woman for whom he would gladly play the hero: the statuesque beauty Lady Blythe Christian. Unfortunately, the lady who so stirs his passions wants nothing at all to do with England's heralded champion. The man Devlin saved was Blythe's betrothed.who then heartlessly married another. Now the pain only intensifies when Devlin is near -- though, truth be told, she is not unmoved by the strength of his character and his considerable charms. But with heartbreak so fresh in her memory, how can noble Devlin convince Blythe to trust again.because only then can he show her what it is to be loved for the first time.
A GAME OF SCANDAL 7/2002 ISBN:0060502266 Gabriel Warren has spent many years trying to abolish gambling, and almost as many trying to forget how the woman he loved walked out on him -- until a cruel twist of fate brings her back into his life. Lilith Mallory returned to England to set the ton on its ear. She never expected to see Gabriel - not at her club. He has become everything she despises. She is everything he opposes. The only thing they can agree on is their attraction for one another.
IN THE NIGHT 2/2005 ISBN:0060740663 Every man has his weakness. And the Ryland brothers are no different. But Wynthrope Ryland has always believed himself an exception to that rule, an exception to every rule. It is the only way he can justify his former life -- a life of crime. Long ago he took advantage of his astounding ability to remain undetected in the most profitable of ways ... and since then, he has been motivated only by the hope of somehow turning his wrongs to rights. Until he meets Moira. Moira Tyndale, elegant, proud, even haughty, a beautiful viscountess in possession of a priceless crown of diamonds. She is to be the victim of his final theft, the one that will set the Ryland brothers free forever from the binds Wyn unknowingly created so long ago. And yet with only the slightest glance, Moira has him more enchanted than he ever believed possible. In her bedchamber -- the very place where the theft must take place -- he discovers passion heretofore unknown. She is his weakness. But will she be his undoing? There are dangerous seductions waiting ...
INTO TEMPTATION 2/2003 ISBN: 0060008121 Sophia Aberley swore she would never let Julian Rexley in her home or in her sight again. Though years have passed, she has not forgotten the humiliation of scandal. But she cannot abandon a friend in need, even if that friend is Julian's sister. Now Sophia's back in London, awash in unwanted emotions. . . including a lingering desire for the dashing rogue responsible for her ruin. Julian can't believe his sister has brought Sophia into his home, especially when he knows that she is the 'anonymous' author of a tell-all book about their past. He's even more shocked to find that he still aches to touch her, even though she refuses to admit that it was he who was wronged. It's a good thing Sophia dislikes him so. Otherwise, he'd find himself surrendering to the intoxicating lure of her kiss -- and they both know the kind of trouble that can lead to!
IN YOUR ARMS AGAIN 6/2004 ISBN:0060527420 Try as she might, Lady Octavia Vaux-Daventry cannot make herself fall in love with her groom-to-be. But a marriage to one of society's wealthiest noblemen will provide her a life so unlike her impoverished London childhood, and fulfill the promise she made to her grandfather so long ago. So it is more than inconvenient when the man who once possessed her heart bursts back into her world -- at the request of her betrothed -- and restarts a fire she thought was extinguished. Having earned a reputation as society's favorite criminal investigator, former Bow Street Runner North Sheffield cannot believe Octavia is the woman he's been hired to protect. If anything, she is more desirable than the day they were forced to separate -- and even more unwilling to let the passion that still flares between them break the promises she must keep. But North is determined -- not only will he do anything to keep his lost love safe, but he will risk it all to get her back into his arms again.
NAUGHTY OR NICE.11/2001. ISBN: 0312981023. Anthology. Garrett Maxwell, Viscount Praed had given up all hope of ever finding the woman who stole his heart 8 months earlier. Elizabeth Vail had rescued him from a French prison and gave him a night of passion he'll never forget before disappearing from his life. Now, as he joins his family for the holidays, Garrett discovers that the only thing he truly wants for Christmas is the woman he cannot have. Elizabeth Vail turned her back on her future the night she walked away from Garrett Maxwell, but she has never forgotten the way he made her feel. Invited to spend Christmas with friends, Elizabeth is astonished when Garrett joins the festivities. And as Elizabeth learns that the most important part of Christmas is spending it with those you love, she must deal with the fact that the man she loves most belongs to another.
A SEDUCTIVE OFFER 1/2002. ISBN: 0380816113 A proposal of marriage she could not refuse... Lord Braven has saved Rachel Ashton's life twice, it seems -- when he snatched her from the icy Yorkshire river...and when he offered to marry her. Now the desperate miss will be rid forever of the repulsive husband-to-be her horrid stepfather has "sold" her to. But thought both agree their marriage is in name only, Rachel finds she cannot dismiss her burning need to taste the sweet kiss of her dashing benefactor. A passion they could not resist. Having a real wife is unthinkable, since Braven must never love again. And as long as this sham marriage is not consummated, his heart will remain safe -- and his secret can go untold. But the exquisite beauty tempts the haunted lord unmercifully with her deep lavender eyes and full sensuous lips. How can he resist this most perilous desire, when his heart swears it would be more dangerous still to deny himself the ecstasy of true love?
STILL IN MY HEART 9/2005 ISBN:0060740744 Brahm Ryland is a man used to getting everything he desires...Another London season has just wound down and Brahm Ryland, Viscount Creed, is thankful for it. Since a horrible mistake ruined his betrothal to the beautiful Lady Eleanor Durbane, his life as a scandalous bachelor has grown tedious; every day without Eleanor seems longer than the last. But then a break in the monotony appears: an invitation to a shooting party at the home of Lord Burrough, Eleanor's father, and he knows his chance to make amends has come at last. Yet Brahm soon finds that Eleanor will need more than a simple apology to atone for his betrayal -- and after so many years of hurt it will take time and care to make her learn to trust again. When all her sisters warn her against him, she knows she would be a fool to give their passion another chance. But what Eleanor doesn't know is that London's boldest viscount will do anything -- anything -- it takes for a second chance at his one true love...
Wynne Smith
THE RUSHMORELAND RUBIES 9/1988 ISBN: 051700741X Her name was Mary Danforth. But to the occupants of Rushmoreland Castle, the blue-eyed beauty with the dusky curls was none other than Mary Migglesworth, the new housemaid. He was Rake Halliburton. Known simply as 'The Rake,' the sardonically handsome lord had recently taken possession of the castle...after the mysterious demise of the two previous heirs. Now both masquerading maid and infamous rogue are bent upon the same quest - a quest that could lead to love or danger as they find themselves dodging a gun-totting butler, a sinister ghost, and a rapacious murderer who will stop at nothing - to stop them...from discovering the whereabouts of the legendary Rushmoreland rubies!
Sharon Sobel
FAMILY PORTRAIT ISBN: 1573430404 Lady Amelie Wainwoode's secret identity is secure until the arrival of the scandalous Lord Stratfield. Determined to protect her good name and clandestine art career she counters his blackmail. Now she must leave the sanctuary of her aunt's home in London for his Lake District estate at White Ash to fulfill the bargain. Her presence unveils more than the hushed history which binds their families. David Ambrose, Lord Stratfield, has endured deceit, censure and scandals. Even so, he does not hesitate to manipulate rumors of his disreputable behavior to his best advantage. He gives the daughter of the man he loathed for years no choice-comply with his plans and accept his terms or he will expose and ruin her.
LADY LARKSPUR DECLINES 3/2005 ISBN:0451214595 Jilted by her fiancé, Lady Larkspur finds herself in a very vulnerable position. As the only unattached daughter of a peer, she is in danger of becoming an old maid at twenty-four. Until her father arranges a marriage behind her back-to a man thrice her age. Desperate to avoid a loveless marriage, the headstrong Lady Larkspur pretends she is ill-and unsuitable to become a wife. But her swoons and fevers don't fool Benedict Queensman, the physician who is charged with her care. He immediately sees Lark's "decline" as artifice, yet whisks her off to Brighton in hopes that the sea air can revive her. But the last thing Ben wants is to cure the woman who has won his heart-just to lose her to another..
THE LONDON CLAIMANT 2002 ISBN 1573430552 Charles DuChamp is high-born, formidable, and in line to inherit Fielding Park upon the death of his older cousin-thus depriving the Fielding women of their secure home. That is, unless his cousins marry well, his fond hope. But his attention is captured not by the manor house and beautiful grounds, but by his sharp-witted, independent, and outrageously proud red-haired cousin, whose good esteem he finds far more precious and elusive as the high-stakes matrimonial games unfold. Emily Fielding is not about to accept a distant cousin with welcoming arms, especially when one day he'll give them all the boot. She is determined to trump his every card. But the game of love proves more surprising and dangerous than either can imagine. Despite her valiant protests and incorrigible behavior towards him, she finds love's winning hand is not always expected-but can be triumphant.
MISS CLARKSON'S CLASSMATE 12/2005 ISBN: 0451217187 An Unlikely Lesson. Emily Clarkson has a new teaching position far from the civilized London life she knows. Quick-witted and confident, Emily is up for the challenge, but she never expects the real test will be her employer, prosperous mill owner Daniel Lennox. She's expecting a country gentleman, not the brawny, outspoken creature who greets her in a bloodstained shirt. He's expecting a somber old maid, not an impertinent, snobbish girl. At each other's throats from day one, they are bound to end up in each other's arms....But the more Emily learns about her new surroundings, the more she realizes the rural town of Glenfell has more than enough of the danger and intrigue she thought existed only in the big city. A mysterious feud has set Daniel and a withered old duke against each other, and the duke's new wife-Daniel's first love-isn't the only cause. Now the teacher must become the student if she is to save the man she has so recently grown to need.... RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Wendy Solimon
DUTY'S DESTINY 12/2006 ISBN: 0709081383 Felix, Viscount Western, is infuriated to discover his father's shipping line is being used to smuggle ex-slaves and is determined to put a stop to the evil trade. The man masterminding the scheme has a daughter, Saskia Eden, who is suspected of being involved as a go-between. Felix registers as a guest at her aunt's house and is astonished to find Saskia running the place virtually single-handed. Felix soon realizes that Saskia knows nothing of her estranged father's business and reluctantly accepts her help to get to the truth. But what he did not plan on was falling in love... RR@H's Novel Thoughts
THE SOCIAL OUTCAST 2/2007 ISBN: 0709082398 Eloise Hamilton, the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy banker, knows that society will never open its doors to the likes of her. So when Lord Richard Craven, heir to the dukedom, singles her out she harbours no false illusions about the outcome. Her neighbour, the formidable rakehell Harry Benson-Smythe, is not only suspicious of her high-born admirer but inexplicably jealous, too. It is only as Eloise and Harry work together to solve the mysterious abductions of local girls that Richard's true purpose becomes apparent. As do Harry's feelings for Eloise, which go beyond the neighbourly. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Hayley Ann Solomon
THE BLACK CAT short story in ENCHANTING KITTENS 10/1999 ISBN: 0821763598 One moonless night, Lord Guy Santana meets a lovely young woman carrying a black cat. "I am your destiny," she cries, then vanishes. His lordship is certain this strange encounter must have been a dream. But when Guy wins the cat in a wager, it leads him back to the mysterious beauty...and he knows he must do anything to make her his bride.
THE BRAMBLEBERRY BRIDE short story in HIS BRIDE TO BE 5/2000 ISBN: 0821766104 Will a thorny tumble from an apple tree mean a change of partners for two noble brothers and their lovely ladies?
BY WAY OF A WAGER 11/2000 ISBN: 0821767232 Though her brother was presumed dead at Waterloo, Miss Cassandra Beaumaris was determined to escape her lecherous guardian and find him. Sheer desperation forced her to accept shelter from the eighth Duke of Wyndham only to have the handsome nobleman insist she marry him to salvage her reputation! And so Cassandra proposed a game of chance. If she won, she would have her freedom. And if she lost, she would place her future--and her heart--in his hands. Years ago, the duke had been charmed by Cassandra's carefree innocence and sweet smile. Now she had fallen on desperate times, and his reputation as society's most eligible and elusive bachelor seemed in jeopardy as well. For something in the lovely Miss Beaumaris brought out the chivalry in him, and he would not rest until she was under his protection…and in his arms.
LADY CARAWAY'S CLOAK 8/2003 ISBN: 0821775545 Lady Serena Caraway had always prided herself on being sensible and level-headed. Yet when the estate she calls home passed from her late brother to a distant relation, Robin, the new Lord Caraway, Serena did a most foolish thing: She wrote to him at his residence abroad-not as a young lady, which would have been shocking enough, but in the guise of the Caraway Estate bailiff. She only meant to write once. She never intended to continue deceiving him. But his replies were so engaging, his grasp of every situation so keen, that before she knew it she had put pen to paper once more. Only now, Serena is at her wit's end. For Lord Caraway has returned to England and wants very much to know what has become of his bailiff. Which leaves Serena crossing swords with a tall, dark and devastatingly handsome earl who makes it dangerously clear that he won't rest until he uncovers the truth-and every other dazzling secret the mysterious and enticing Lady Caraway has to hide.
MADRIGALS AND MISTLETOE 11/1999 ISBN: 0821763067 Seraphina Camfrey, newest darling of the ton, is angelic in both name and face. Alas, the same can scarcely be said for her singing. And now she fears her off-key notes have sentenced her to yet another fussy old tutor. But Captain Argyll, though arrogant, proves irresistible! So the scampish Seraphina cares nothing for plans to match her with a duke at a country Christmas. Starry-eyed amid the snow and sugar plums, she hears only her heartstrings-strummed by her handsome music master. ...Frederick Argyll is all set to fund his musical composition by teaching. No doubt his pupil will be some dreary wallflower. But Seraphina's hair flames as bright as the yule log and her spirit crackles as cheerily. Can Frederick mold her into the star of the Christmas pageant, and-despite a medley of misunderstandings-accompany her in holiday harmonies of love?
MY LADY LUCK 4/2004 ISBN:0821775553 Honor Finchley loathes the conventions of polite society she's been taught at Miss Bramble's Seminary for Young Ladies. Clever and rebellious, she yearns to be wicked, and decides to put her remarkable memory and her talent for games of skill and chance to the ultimate test. Masquerading as a youth, she sets about fleecing gentlemen out of their every brass farthing in order to secure a dowry for her sister-and an exclusive gaming establishment for herself...But Honor's daring ruse is quickly uncovered by the devastatingly attractive Marquis of Laxton. Intrigued by this most unusual female, he proposes a wager that causes a sensation among the ton.that a member of the fair sex may challenge a man to any game of his choosing at Brooke's-and she shall be victorious! To hedge his bet, Lord Laxton insists on tutoring his pretty protégé in the finer points of playing to win-yet he never expects to lose his heart in the game of love.
A RAG-MANNERED ROGUE 9/2002 ISBN: 0821772368 Resourceful, intrepid, but nonetheless a lady, Miss Theresa Hampstead is spoiling for adventure…and about to stumble upon it. Having set out--alone--for London to investigate the state of her pending inheritance, Tessie soon finds herself stranded at a roadside inn, where she is denied a room--until a well-heeled, but decidedly arrogant stranger secures her accommodation. Far from feeling gracious, however, Tessie is infuriated at the man’s brusqueness…and intrigued when she spies him creeping stealthily from his room for a midnight rendezvous…Romance is most certainly not on Lord Nicholas Cathgar’s agenda when he comes to the aid of lovely but vexatious Theresa Hampstead. His secret mission to foil a group of anarchists brings him to a meeting spot near the inn where, as he fights a losing battle with the bloodthirsty gang, he is rescued by none other than a certain spirited female--who happens to be a crack shot! To his chagrin, Nicholas now owes the lady his life, as well as the forty guineas that were pilfered from her room. He insists on escorting her to London, and presents her with a debt of honor. It’s a debt he’d gladly repay with his heart--if the captivating Tessie would accept his hand…
RAVEN'S RANSOM 6/2001 ISBN: 0821767828 When sensible Miss Primrose Chartley discovered that her eccentric--and quite wealthy--grandfather had publicly announced the future disposition of his fortune, it explained why she and her penniless sisters had been abducted, proposed to, and showered with morning callers--all of the male persuasion. The reason was Raven's Ransom: an indecent amount of money to be settled on one of the girls--but only after all three of them were wed! Yet the sly old scamp had created a more vexing predicament than he intended, for now Daisy had fallen for a gambler with a dubious title, and young Lily for a highwayman! It would all come right in the end, Primrose was sure--if only she could be certain that her own surprising tendre for Lord Gareth Rochester would win her the only prize she longed for...his love.
A SCANDALOUS CONNECTION 5/02 ISBN: 082177235X "Do not come home…I have a perfectly clever plan up my sleeve…" Those words, penned by his sister Caroline, are precisely what prompts Demian, Duke of Darris, to ride like the devil from London back to his ancestral estate. For Caro's "plans" tend to go awry in the most creative--and unfortunate--ways. Now, with the family property in arrears, there's no telling what well-meaning mischief the minx might get up to. Demian arrives home not a moment too soon--to find his sister hosting a gaggle of well-to-do spinsters--and himself forced to pose as none other than his own butler! On the brink of engagement to a stiff-rumped society heiress, Demian can hardly afford to playact, and intends to quash Caro's harebrained scheme posthaste. That is, until he sets his eyes--and his heart--upon Miss Amy Mayhew. One glimpse of her fiery spirit and unconventional beauty is enough to make him risk both fortune and reputation…for a chance at her love.
SEDUCING LORD SINCLAIR 6/1999 ISBN: 082176229X Alistair Raoul Griffin Sinclair wanted nothing to do with Miss Marianne Spencer-Pultney. Until he learned the little minx was to be forcibly wed to his curmudgeonly cousin, the aged Lord Sinclair. Quickly, a deal was struck. Marrying young Lord Sinclair would ensure Marianne's inheritance. Marrying a well-bred young woman would satisfy Raoul's mamma. It was a bargain both ways--as long as neither bride nor groom foolishly fell in love with the other! But Raoul could not resist this dark-haired beauty. And though Marianne yearned to become Raoul's true wife, pride bade her resist a husband she believed didn't love her. Never had Lord Raphael Delware and Lady Amber Sinclair seen two people more needlessly miserable. If the urbane marquis and the intellectual lady could admit their undying love for each other, anyone could. The only way to help Amber's brother and his wife end the awful charade of wedded stalemate was to play a little game of their own--and set Marianne the pleasurable task of seducing her own husband. Cupid was never more clever in bringing kindred spirits together in wedded bliss!
SEEKING CELESTE 6/2000 ISBN: 0821766295 Miss Anne Derringer had failed miserably as a lady. Her passion for astronomy had labeled her a bluestocking. She'd plunged her fortune into a ship named Polaris--which sank. Penniless, she was forced to accept a position as a dowager's companion, only to lose her way on her first day. Now she'd come face to face with the arrogant Lord Edgemere, who mistook her for his siblings' new governess…and produced an entirely wanton effect upon her senses. Lord Edgemere immediately wanted to seduce this clever beauty who arrived out of nowhere. Her response to his bold kiss was a sigh, a shiver--and a stinging slap. Soon he was being blackmailed into an engagement with a lady of the ton, yet he was moonstruck whenever he looked at Anne, whom he nicknamed "Celeste.'' Unless he devised a plan, the love sparkling between them might prove as impossible as catching a falling star.
STEAL MY HEART short story in MY DASHING GROOM 6/2002 ISBN: 0821772600 When Lady Fern Reynolds confided in a sympathetic houseguest that she was considering running away to London to escape betrothal to an unknown suitor, she didn't expect him to offer her shelter. And she certainly didn't imagine tumbling for him, the Viscount Sandford. But that was the least of her surprises, as she discovered the wedding was to go on as planned—and her groom was strangely familiar…
VISCOUNT VICTORIOUS 11/1998 ISBN: 0821760483 Miss Clementine Devereaux was on her way to her new position as governess to the ward of the Earl of Inglewood when she found herself abducted by a sinister brigand. But to her relief, the brigand's plans were suddenly thwarted by a handsome highwayman who stopped her stagecoach and freed her from her captor's clutches. So when he needed assistance, Miss Devereaux was eager to help this mysterious man in any way she could. Surely, she owed him something in return. It started as a gentleman's wager, the perfect route to revenge. For Randolph de Lacey, Viscount of Trent, stealing from his wicked brother, the Earl of Inglewood, and giving to the poor was the one way to erase the false charge of forgery that clouded his past. But he never expected to meet the fetching Miss Devereaux in the Inglewood coach, or to find in her a willing accomplice. Now, as they work together to restore his reputations, a sweet burning desire is ignited-and a love that will join them in body and soul is kindled.
Grace South
MERRIE 7/1981 ISBN:0385145373 Melanie Sherrington was always in trouble for her curiosity...It wasn't that Merrie snooped, she simply looked after her own interests. The only other thing (besides listening at keyholes) that occupied Merrie was her romantic obsession with young Sir Ninian, who she was certain was a fortune hunter. And since she could not let either occupation alone, she found herself head over heels in a very dangerous situation...
Sheri Cobb South
BRIGHTON HONEYMOON 8/2000 ISBN: 0966800524 Sir Aubrey Tabor began with the most altruistic of motives. When the Brundys' (The Weaver Takes a Wife) seaside wedding trip is interrupted by a young woman claiming to be Mr. Brundy's sister, Sir Aubrey promises to do what he can in order to relieve his friend of an impostor whose presence poses a threat to marital bliss. But golden-haired Polly proves to be more than a match for Sir Aubrey, and with each encounter, he finds himself thinking less of his friend's honeymoon and more about having one of his own...
FRENCH LEAVE 10/2001 ISBN: 0966800540 Forced by bankruptcy and scandal into exile in France, Lord Waverly expects never to return to his homeland until, staggering home from a gaming hell in the wee hours of the morning, he encounters a young novice escaping from a convent. When she asks him to escort her to England, promising him that her English grandfather will reward him handsomely for her safe conveyance, Waverly reluctantly agrees. Alas, Waverly soon realizes the enormity of his task. When he delivers the irrepressible Lisette to her grandfather's home only to discover that the old man is dead, Waverly is left with no alternative but to offer her the protection of his name. And when he is unexpectedly reunited with the woman whose marriage precipitated his flight to France, Waverly begins to discover that his marriage of convenience is likely to prove very inconvenient indeed...
MISS DARBY'S DUENNA 11/1999 ISBN: 0966800516 Sir Harry Hawthorne thought he was making a marriage of convenience to a childhood friend-until his fiancee captures the fancy of the dashing and dangerous Lord Mannerly. Suddenly Sir Harry's jealousy is roused to the point that he assumes the identity of his reclusive grandmother in order to keep the all-too-grown-up Miss Olivia Darby under his watchful eye. But the course of true love never did run smooth, and among the obstacles Sir Harry must face are a love-struck younger sister, an elderly widower with an amorous interest in the faux "Lady Hawthorne," and a rival more ruthless than Sir Harry ever imagined...
THE WEAVER TAKES A WIFE 1/1999 ISBN: 0966800508 Haughty Lady Helen Radney is one of London's most beautiful women and the daughter of a duke, but her sharp tongue has frightened away most of her suitors. When her father gambles away his fortune, the duke's only chance for recouping his losses lies in marrying off Lady Helen to any man wealthy enough to take a bride with nothing to recommend her but a lovely face and an eight-hundred-year-old pedigree. Enter Mr. Ethan Brundy, once an illegitimate workhouse orphan, now owner of a Lancashire textile mill and one of England's richest men. When he glimpses Lady Helen at Covent Garden Theatre, he is instantly smitten and vows to marry her. But this commonest of commoners will have his work cut out for him if he hopes to win the heart of his aristocratic bride.
THE WICKED WALTZ short story in A REGENCY SAMPLER 10/1999 ISBN: 1929085001
Stephanie Spearman
MAID OF HONOR 2/1989 ISBN: 0517009528 It would seem that the entire county had turned out for the Spring Tourney. And indeed, it was a wondrous sight. Musicians played brightly, the tables laden with delicacies, and in the mist of the festivities, Lady Alianora Wynyate stood surrounded by knights eager to pay her court. But the beguiling beauty only had eyes for the handsome stranger who had emerged from the fog. The victim of a carriage accident, Peter Everhurst, Viscount Cerestone, found his journey to London abruptly halted. Yet he could not help but be glad fate had deposited him at Lady Alianora's feet, and soon the thought of continuing on his way held little appeal. Though the confirmed bachelor had no intention of falling for the lady's charms, he could not help worrying about her future, for the innocent Alianora was being courted by a notorious rake. Perhaps he should stay and slay this particular dragon, he reasoned...never realizing that in rescuing the fair maiden, he might well be risking his heart.
Jan Cox Speas
MY LOVE, MY ENEMY 1961 ISBN:0380018691 Two continents ablaze with war, two hearts torn by loyalty.
Flora M. Speer
CHRISTMAS CAROL 11/1994 ISBN:0505519860 Contains Speer's tales of "Christmas Past", "Christmas Present" and "Christmas Future".
LOVE JUST IN TIME 2/1995 ISBN:0505520044 A passionate time-travel romance by the author of Christmas Carol. After discovering her husband with another woman, Clarissa Cummings is sure she'll never trust another man. Then a freak accident sends her into another century--where the most handsome stranger imaginable saves her from drowning. But he's all wet if he thinks he has a lock on Clarissa's heart.
Mary Spencer
DARK WAGER 12/1997 ISBN: 0440224918 Lady Clara Harkhams wasn't a great beauty, but men clamored for her hand. She practiced the art of flirting with gay abandon, but she'd long ago given her body and soul to Lucien Bryland, the viscount she was promised to at birth. Now, after years abroad, Lucien returned a different man: dark, brooding, his piercing gaze setting her afire. His lips possessed her, his strong arms claimed her even as she refused to marry the stranger he'd become. Lucien knew he could never trust the coquette. But he planned the ultimate revenge--in marriage. Soon, he was sure Clara would be pregnant and tucked away in the country as he returned to London, his mistress, and the ton. So he'd wagered at White's. But the woman he tried to hate obsessed him. He had set out to enslave her, to make her want him as he wanted her. Yet the opposite seemed to be happening. Clara was an opiate and he was completely addicted. He could compel her to marry him--but he would have to win her love once again....
DEVIL'S WAGER 2/2000 ISBN: 0440224934 A price paid in passion.... It has been three long years since Diana cast her beloved husband from her life, banishing him from Castle Kerlain. In a night of drunken foolishness, Lad Walker gambled away the land that was his birthright--and the only home she knew. It has been three long years...and Lad has spent many a cold winter night alone, thinking of ways to collect money so he can earn back his estate and his wife's forgiveness. Now that he's made a fortune by wagering on the love matches among the ton, he's returned home determined to make Diana his wife once more. But first he must wear down her resistance and convince her that during his time away, he'd dreamed only of her...desired only her. Now he vowed to claim his part of the bargain...in her bed. And he would settle for nothing less than all Diana had to give.
LADY'S WAGER 11/1998 ISBN: 0440224926 A Game of Passion . . . Miss Gwendolyn Wells was determined to win the Perfect Husband - and she found him while visiting London with her father. From the moment the spirited young American laid eyes on Jack Sommerton, Earl of Rexley, she knew he was The One - though he had vowed never to wed. So she secretly wagered that the notorious rake would soon be married. To her! But first she had to tempt and infuriate him, to drive the man who was the talk of the London ton to passionate extremes. Then she said no - and he vowed to have her at any cost...Played for Keeps... Her beauty dazzled him. Her bold laughter unnerved him. For the first time in his rakehell life, Jack Sommerton met a woman who touched his very soul. Gwendolyn Wells invaded his dreams, blinded him with her charms, drove him mad with desire, until he finally swept her into his arms. Love had nothing to do with it - until she said she'd settle for nothing less. . . .
Susan Squires
THE COMPANION 5/2005 ISBN: 0312998538 England, 1815: Ian Rufford was captured, enslaved, and then abandoned in the lonely dunes of Egypt's desert. His tormentor was a woman of magnificent beauty...and the blackest of souls. Now, Ian prays for a death that will not come. Only after his rescue does he begin to realize how he has changed. But he understands very little. Just that he is carrying something strange in his blood known only as "The Companion." Elizabeth Rochewell's home was Egypt. After her father's death, however, she is being sent home to live a conventional life in London. On board ship, she finds herself drawn to her mysterious traveling companion, Ian Rufford. He awakens feelings in her that disturb and tantalize her senses. But he hides a shocking secret that Beth can only begin to unravel. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
SACRAMENT 3/2002 ISBN: 0505524724 It began in Sienna with an illicit kiss stolen under a hot Mediterranean sun. It made the blood sing in her veins in ways she had never felt before. It was a pulsing need to be someone else; to be something else...something she didn't yet understand. It was embodied by Davinoff. The dark lord was feared by the ton and even by fleeing to Bath, Sarah could not escape him. His eyes were ageless. They held a sadness she could hardly fathom. They pierced her so deeply that she felt penetrated to her very core. What they offered was frightening...and tantalizing. Was it evil that lurked within this foreigner's unnatural kiss, or was the communion he offered something else entirely? All Sarah knew was that the sacrament of his love would either be the death of her body or the salvation of her soul. And she could no more deny it than she could herself.
Mira Stables
THE BYRAM SUCCESSION 1976 ISBN: 0449235580 Ravishingly beautiful Albertine Newton had everything - except Cousin Albert's huge inheritance. That was left to her mousy country cousin, Alethea. And now Alethea was coming to London for her first season. Albertine wasn't worried about any social competition. No one ever outshone her. Now suddenly she found that little Alethea had blossomed into a lovely and spirited young woman. Someone who enchanted the very eligible Damon Skirlaugh, the Duke of Byram's heir. Alethea didn't believe Damon's interest in her was romantic. Albertine was afraid it was. But she was determined to put a stop to it.
FRIENDS AND RELATIONS 11/1979 ISBN: 0449500195 'You have been a good and dutiful daughter to me and the least I can do is put you into possession of the facts. You are not my daughter.' With those words Mrs. Tracy gave lovely Charmain the shock of her life. The news that she was a nameless waif, unclaimed after an accident in which her nurse had died, turned Charmain's dreams of the future to ashes. What chance would she have in society? Though without a name, Charmain did possess a great deal of beauty and a swift intelligence. She would set out to find a family and a name of her own. Suddenly, she knew exactly how she would do it...
GOLDEN BARRIER 1982 ISBN: 0449502899 To be poor but happy was all she wanted...With the inheritance of her fortune, Katherine had become an overnight sensation. Suitors came from far and wide to woo her, and she mistrusted them all. But when Katherine meets Dermot, a gentleman of modest means, she is perplexed to find that he won't pursue her. And this makes him all the more attractive. Suddenly Dermot finds out Katherine is an heiress, and she, in turn, starts putting on airs. Convinced that he only wants her for her money, Katherine believes Dermot is like all the others. There is only one way he can prove his love. But first he must fight off the real fortune hunters.
HONEY POT ISBN:0449239152 Beautiful Russet Ingram was the toast of the London social set with many suitors clamoring for her attentions, but she had no intention of stealing anyone's beau. And she certainly was not interested in Lucian Staneborough, who was allegedly betrothed to sharp-tongued Letty Waydene! Letty, however, was suspicious and told her guardian, handsome and wealthy James Cameron, that Russet was threatening her marriage--and her happiness. She begged Cameron for his help. So it was that on the beginning of Russet's journey to Rome, her carriage was stopped and she was abducted--and taken to Cameron's estate. She was an unwilling prisoner for nearly a month. Then, suddenly, things begin to change...
LISSA 1979 ISBN:0449241386 In whispers they called her a love child until she captured the heart of a viscount.
MARRIAGE ALLIANCE 1975 ISBN: 0449231429 By heavens but he was handsome - this dashing husband Fleur's wealthy grandfather had bought for her. Marcus Blayden, elegant young rake, heir to the Blayden title and estates, was now penniless. His reckless father, having gambled away the family fortune, had arranged the marriage. Marcus thought the girl shy, almost plain. At any rate she was too young to take to the marriage bed. And then one night Fleur put on her mother's flaming ball gown and descended the stairs. They were both in for a shocking surprise..
A MARRIAGE ARRANGED 7/1981 ISBN:0449501922 Anastasia Morley's first Season had been an unqualified disaster. But now she was returning to London Society in triumph as the new bride of the dashing Lord Wellasford. With her striking good looks and unique style, she soon had the ton at her feet. But all the excitement of a grand social success could not change the fact that her marriage was only a business arrangement. And her handsome husband seemed impervious to her charms.
A MATCH FOR ELIZABETH 1974 ISBN:0708935982 England, 1835: Suddenly she had unwanted wealth, costly clothing, a title--and a man determined to 'educate' her...
MISS MOUSE 4/1981 ISBN: 0449501787 Her problem was that she was beautiful. And far too spirited. A combination devoutly to be wished for by anyone except a governess who is supposed to be prim and proper. For Graine Ashley (well born but penniliess), her lovliness had already caused unpleasantness. Too often, the master of the house had figured her as fair game. And because of this, Graine was forced to disguise herself as a most unattractive frump. Then, as chance would have it, she gained employment in the house of Lord Valminster. He was extremely proper. And handsome. And ten years her senior. The children were delightful And Graine found herself doing the impossible--fallling in love.
NO IMPEDIMENT 8/1980 ISBN: 0449500802 When shy Pippa Langley found the injured young Marquess of Merland she had no idea who he was. All she cared about was getting him well. Quentin, as his Lordship was called by his peers, found Pippa's presence comforting. But no thought of romance entered his mind. Even when his vindictive aunt began to spread nasty rumors about their involvement, Quentin's only thought was to protect the girl's name. He did not know then that she had quite fallen in love with him. When he asked her to marry him it was out of a sense of duty. And for far too long it was a marriage in name only. Then he introduced her to his eccentric mother, who took an immediate liking to her When she saw the way things were, she decided to change things. At once!
A RECKLESS LADY 1973 ISBN: 0345265726 Well-bred young ladies are brought up not to work for a living. But what if three well-bred young ladies are slowly starving to death? Because their mother's fortune was tied up in trust ever since her mysterious disappearance, the Longden sisters were desperate. So they drew lots--the loser to approach their neighbor, a remote sea captain, for advice and employment...
SIMON'S WAIF 9/1981 ISBN:0449502074 From the moment Simon pulled her out of the fishpond (where she had chased her puppy) he found himself sympathetic to the drenched, waiflike little person he had rescued. Dressed as an urchin, Miss Harriet Pendeniston's disguise was a shock to Simon. She was definitely not a boy! Whereupon he took her home to Furzedown and put her in the care of his warm and motherly housekeeper. This marked the beginning of a whole new life for Harriet, who had been running away from the disgusting advances of an erstwhile employer. And although she had no hopes of marrying beyond her station, there were a number of surprises in store for her--like falling in love with her rescuer....
STRANGER WITHIN THE GATES 1976 ISBN:0449234029 "Would it be asking too much of you to stir your stumps, you idle whelp?" shouted Mr. Develyn. "That is the second time that I have rung for admittance and I am in no mind to wait any longer upon your pleasure." "And I am in no mind to open my gates to any ill-bred lout who has not even the manners to ask it pleasantly," responded the boy. Only it wasn’t a boy. It was Francesca Thornish, walking about in male attire and quite the loveliest young lady Mr. Develyn had ever seen. So this was the woman his late uncle, Lord Finmore, had been protecting all these years. Surely she had been his mistress as well. "Jezebel, impudent thing," he muttered to himself. Wait until she realized who he was. And in this manner did a most explosive courtship begin.
SUMMER AT DORNE 4/1982 ISBN: 0449502821 She had exchanged one danger for another... Chantal would never marry Giffard Delaney and she was quick to tell him so. When it seemed that she was to be forced to do so, she escaped, only to fall into a pool at the bottom of a quarry. Awakening from unconsciousness, she found herself in the care of a stranger with only a blanket covering her. She had no choice but to go along with him, at least until she could replace her tattered clothes. But she found the trip longer than she thought, and the man more important to her than she ever imagined.
Judith Stafford
BECCA'S INDEPENDENCE 5/1993 ISBN: 0373311974 Lady Rebecca Jane Alexandra Dunlevy had no qualms about becoming plain Rebecca Dunn if it meant escaping from a distasteful marriage. Using a distant family connection, she secured a position as companion to the irrepressible Lady Emily Allenby. But the temporary solution to Becca's problems was no solution at all. Lady Emily's antics had attracted every fortune hunter in Town, and her mother insisted on presenting Becca as an heiress in her own right to deter Emily's suitors. Now Becca was in a double bind, and if Emily's brother Lucas ever discovered the depths of her deception, she would lose more than her refuge. She would lose the man she loved.
CUPID AND THE VICAR 11/1991 ISBN:0373311621 Extreme circumstances required extreme measures...A vicar plays Cupid for his sister and his friend.
A HERO'S WELCOME 6/1991 ISBN:0373311516 He had given her everything but would take nothing in return! Saved from death, a young miss finds herself married and guardian of a three year-old while her new husband marches off to war.
THE LEMON CAKE 8/1990 ISBN: 037331132X No wonder she insisted on serving the lemon cake! Who ever heard of firing off four young ladies in one Season? The prospect did nothing to dim Lady Jeffrey's indomitable spirit and unflagging optimism. The eccentric, aging but lovable aunt had a secret recipe up her sleeve for her nieces. Miss Abby Milhouse and her three sisters were less optimistic about their chances. They could not have been more surprised when they became the darlings of the ton. Or when each of them in turn received the flattering attentions of a very eligible party. The sisters were cock-a-whoop until the secret of their success was revealed. It seemed Lady Jeffrey had cast a magic spell on all their erstwhile suitors. The lemon cake was a love potion!
SARAH'S ANGEL 12/1993 ISBN: 0373312113 No sooner had Squire Anthony Whitfield's children wished on their governess' Christmas angel for a new mother than their father filled the house with eligible ladies coveting the position. The children were given their choice of the fine ladies presented to them, but they had already given their hearts to their governess, Sarah Barnes. Anthony, too, was finding that Miss Barnes had a compelling effect on him, but he knew that if she agreed to his proposal, it would be for the sake of the children. That simply wasn't enough. He found he wanted more than Miss Barnes was prepared to give. Far more, But after all, it was the season of miracles.
Sarah Stamford
THE MAGNIFICENT DUCHESS 6/1977 ISBN:0440052521 The glittering world of England and France in the Napoleonic Era, where a duchess is determined to marry off all five of her daughters to dukes.
Sharon Stancavage
A BATH INTRIGUE 2/2005 ISBN:0821777688 Cassie Wyndmoore's brains have always been her distinguishing characteristic. Of course, most gentlemen prefer a pretty wife over a clever one-which is fine with Cassie, who prefers reading to flirting. That is, until a trip to Bath puts her carriage out of service, and Cassie in the path of a helpful "stranger" who doesn't recall that they've met before. Cassie has been smitten with Derek Leighton ever since he courted one of her beautiful sisters. Yet now that he's paying attention to her instead, Cassie can't help wondering about his motives-especially when he seems unduly interested in some strange documents she discovered on a park bench...It is a rare thing to encounter a lady whose intelligence places her above and beyond the fairest of the ton. And for the Earl of Richmond, more surprising still that a woman he found unremarkable upon their first meeting has now engaged his interest so completely. True, Cassie is possessed of important papers that Derek must obtain in order to defeat a French spy-but in attempting to seduce her into turning them over, Derek soon realizes he has given away his heart. Now, his mission is twofold: Prove his loyalty to the Crown.and his love to Cassie.
EMILY'S CHRISTMAS WISH 10/2003 ISBN: 0821776045 For And, as bad luck would have it, the pendant's new owner is Miss Emily Winterhaven, who was callously humiliated by Roger years ago. Nigel Manning, Earl of Stratford, this Christmas promises to be less than merry. His scapegrace brother, Roger, pawned a family heirloom with reputed mysterious powers. The only way to convince Emily to sell it back is by subterfuge-no easy task when Nigel finds himself immediately and utterly smitten with her. Emily has no idea that Nigel is Roger's brother. All she knows is that his presence makes visions dance in her head-visions of marriage, a home, and a family of her own. Nigel's tender attentions are most welcome-until Emily discovers his scheme to retrieve the pendant. Now, in a season of wonders, Nigel will have to convince a wary miss that together, they can make this the happiest of holidays.and the beginning of a joyful future.
AN ENCHANTING MINX 9/2004 ISBN:0821777025 At five and twenty, Miss Jane Ravenwood agrees to a London Season with serious misgivings. Her aunt, the Dowager Countess of Stockmorton, is far more enthusiastic about the undertaking-provided Jane promises to disguise her Welsh heritage and her father's position as a merchant. The elaborate masquerade tries Jane's patience-just as her interest in her cousin's would-be suitor, Richard Hughes, the dashing Marquess of Blackmoore, sets her heart racing...Richard can't put his finger on which of Jane's quirks he finds most provocative, nor can he deny that the intelligent beauty has captured more than his imagination. As delightful as the lady is, however, her rather erratic behavior convinces the marquess that what she's led the ton to believe isn't the whole truth. Yet when he discovers her secret, he must prove that her background-and the tidy fortune her father will one day bequeath to her-mean nothing to him without her love.
Ann Stanfield
THE DOXY MASQUE 1986 ISBN:0449209962 Well, my disdainful friend, I shall certainly make you remember me this time! So thought Lady Favia Dalreagh as she approached Stephen Spencer Kyle. Heretofore, the famous reformer had nothing but indifference for the celebrated beauty, an attitude that had only served to further pique the lady's interest in him. But the straitened finances of Lady Dalreagh any; her widowed mother did not afford Favia the luxury of a flirtation ...especially since she had caught the eye of the Regent himself! Prinny's stamp of approval was certain to assure Favia's value on the marriage mart. Only by leading a double life - in the disguise of a dozy for Mr. Kyle by day, a glittering paragon for the Prince at night - could Favia reconcile hey warring desires. But masquerade or no, there was a bitter secret that threatened to wrest Stephen Kyle from her arms forever...
THE GOLDEN MARGUERITE 7/1981 ISBN:0449501973 She had adored Sir Justin since she had been a girl. Now, a few years later, Olivia of the emerald eyes and sunset hair discovered him not only to be indifferent, but actually hostile. Was it her gambling father's fault? He had misappropriated funds while working for Sir Justin. Or had the Golden Marguerite, the radiant and sensual French refugee, so captured his heart that he had eyes for no one else? Olivia almost gave up dreaming of Sir Justin. But Sir Justin could not erase the memory of Olivia. How sweet was the recollection of her young body that day he rescued her on horseback so many years before. Now it appeared she was after his younger brother's fortune. But Olivia had no idea of this--or of what was in his heart--until it was almost too late..
ROYAL SUMMER 1986 ISBN:0449208877 A Prince hanging out for an heiress? He wouldn't catch Hannah Jasper! Long accustomed to a life of independence - especially in financial matters - Miss Hannah Jasper was not about to relinquish her freedom to the fortune-hunting Prince Andre-Charles de Bourbon Valois. She was nonetheless surprised to find herself quite attracted to him - and most distressed that his former fiancee still clung to the hope of a union with him. Princess Eulalie, now wed to octogenarian Samson Croft for reasons presumably mercenary, was shockingly ruthless in her quest. What was Hannah to do? Her mind was set against the Prince, but her heart seemed not so sure...
Judith Stanton
HIS STOLEN BRIDE 12/1999 ISBN: 006109787X How does a Single Brother secure the bride of his heart when it's not his choice to make? How does a Single Sister resist a charmer like Brother Nicholas Blum when she's pledged her life to duty? Restless charmer Nicholas Blum, Jacob's oldest son, wants nothing more than to marry the secret sweetheart of his youth. But the village Elders won't let him marry, period; Moravian men must be established before they can wed. He's failed in four trades so far, so they send him away to learn a new one--as a merchant's assistant. There, Nicholas is plagued by tiny Abbigail Till, a smart, self-confident taskmaster and the merchant's spinster daughter. But sparks fly in all directions after the Elders pick Nicholas's younger brother to marry the woman he left behind. What's a man to do? Nicholas hurries home, leaving Abbigail to deal with a theft in the store--and the theft of her own heart...
Sarah Starr
LADY-LESSONS 6/2000 The Earl of Ashley has seen what love can do to a man, and he wants none of it. When his mother strayed from her marriage, Ashley's father was heartbroken - then killed in a duel over her honor. Ashley is determined to wed someone practical and ladylike, who will never put his heart at risk. Virginia Traynor is as unladylike as a girl could be. She can't dance, she drives carriages into ditches, and she doesn't know any of the basic rules of propriety. Hopelessly out-of-date as to fashion and far too uninhibited for society's standards, Ginger is exactly what Ashley intends to avoid. Thrown together by Ashley's matchmaking grandmother, Ashley and Ginger may be a lost cause. Either Ashley must learn to risk his heart, or Ginger must learn to be a lady.if either of them hope to find happiness!
MILADY'S MURDERER short story in A REGENCY SAMPLER 10/1999 ISBN: 1929085001
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You'll find Romance Reader at Heart Home here:
