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A BEGUILING INTRIGUE 1/1994 ISBN: 0821744410 Unconventional and tomboyish, Justine Riggs jumps at the chance to prove to the insufferable Lord Devon that she is the better equestrian and is shocked when some relatives arrange her engagement to the very same Lord Devon.
A DARING MASQUERADE 11/1991 ISBN: 0821735802 Wealthy rakehell John Cornwall, the fifth earl of Brandon, was the most eligible and elegant bachelor in all London. But the dashing nobleman had eyes only for the incomparable, though overly romantic, Marianne, a captivating creature of rare grace and beauty. Determined to make her his wife, he gallantly offered for her, only to have the maddening Miss reject his suit! Then he came up with the perfect plan to woo and win her elusive heart. Disguised as a lusty, low born Canadian fur trapper, the resourceful aristocrat embarked on a scheme of seduction that soon had the whole ton talking and Marianne swooning in his manly embrace!
DECEPTIVE BEQUEST 8/1996 ISBN: 0821753800 Two Ladies, One Gentleman...One Merry Mix-Up...Facing a deadly dull future as a governess, foundling Ashley Douglas hasn't an inkling that she has a twin sister named Alcida Blayne-- a London dancehall singer-- until she meets the rakish Marquess of Damon. The dashing Damon is delighted to see Alcida on a rural lane and dismayed when she pushes him into the river for attempting to steal a kiss. Imagine his astonishment when he discovers that "Alcida" is not Alcida at all! Never mind. He's smitten; she's bedazzled. But he's a lord above Ashley's station. Is their romance impossible. Not when Ashley finally meets her long-lost sister and engages in a daring deception that may lead either to scandal-- or to lasting love.
AN IMPROPER ALLIANCE 12/1992 ISBN: 0821740024 With no marriage prospects of her own on the London horizon, Celeste Prescott was pressed to accept the position of chaperone to a headstrong, lovestruck chit of the ton. Celeste undertook to protect her charge from the amorous advances of the Bavarian prince who had turned the girl's pretty but empty head, but the moment she met Prince Lother's handsome friend, Lord Campion, all thoughts of duty fled. Maybe a mild flirtation was not such a bad idea after all...particularly one of her own.
LORD DEVLIN'S DILEMMA 2/1995 ISBN: 0821748459 Before setting sail for England, Miss Jane Sterling, the new owner of Lyon Hall, envisioned stone towers, a grand sweep of lawn, and servants in livery. Instead, she finds a crumbling manse, waist-high weeds, and a crotchety butler. However, Lyon Hall does does boast one jewel: a satin cloak worn by an ancient king. When a handsome nobleman appears on her doorstep, Jane suspects he's after more than merely a room for the night. Is it her virtue...or her cloak? Rakish Lord Devlin does not understand why the American beauty sniffs at his title and laughs at his fripperies...or how she manages to inspire such a tendre in him. This plainly impossible Jane is stealing his heart! If Devlin succeeds in his secret mission for the Crown, he could lose a precious treasure: the chance to win Jane's love.
A MISCHIEVOUS MATCHMAKER short story in A MOTHER'S HEART 5/1992 ISBN: 0886466660
A MOST UNSUITABLE BRIDE 6/1993 ISBN: 0821742000 Having been raised by an eccentric Irish grandmother, Deirdre Darrington was clearly too impulsive and rather too forthright for a lady of the ton. But the headstrong miss's fanciful façade hid a heart that was fair to breaking with love for a man who was supposed to be her friend, not her suitor. To make matters worse, the adored Clive Chadbourne was affianced to her very own stepsister! How could Deirdre manage to be his June bride without ceasing altogether to mind her manners? How in the world was Clive Chadbourne, third son of the Earl of Moulton, newly returned war hero, and very much the gentleman, supposed to hide the fact that he was less than devastated when his fiancée suddenly broke their engagement? And why did he suspect that coy little Deirdre might have put a spoke in her dear stepsister's wheel - and might have an eye for him herself? Come to think of it, Deirdre wasn't so little anymore. In fact, she was really a most attractive minx! Perhaps the time had come to see her in a different light - the light of love!
MUSIC OF THE HEART short story in A VALENTINE EMBRACE 1/1995 ISBN: 0821748130
A TRIFLING AFFAIR 5/1992 ISBN: 0821737589 Kidnapping a young lady to help out a friend, Lord John Montrain discovers that he has mistakenly abducted the lady's younger sister, an error that soon leads to his own happiness.
Marlene Suson
DEVIL'S BARGAIN 2/1992 ISBN:0380764709 Living in remote Warwickshire, Portia Easton holds little hope for marrying anyone other than an obscure country gentleman, until Marc Hamilton, the Duke of Castleton, proposes marriage, but Portia begins to question her new suitor's motives.
THE DUKE'S REVENGE 1987 ISBN: 0449212149 Miss Alyssa Eliot's virtuous heart sank as she listened to the Marquess of Stanwood's wild declaration. The silly moonling was but 19, and Alyssa, at five-and-twenty, was firmly on the shelf...
THE ERRANT EARL 10/1989 ISBN: 0449216373 When man-about-town Scott Kendall agreed to marry gawky, young Laura Milford, she thought that her prayers had been answered. But their hasty wedding before he left to fight Napolean left alot to be desired. Six years later, he's back, and Laura is now a woman....A woman with a grudge....
THE FAIR IMPOSTER 8/1992 ISBN: 0380764725 Masquerading as Lady Serena Keith is a gay lark for actress Sally Marlowe. For a considerable sum, she has agreed to impersonate her highborn lookalike - and to behave scandalously in order to dissolve Serena's unwanted betrothal to dashing Garth Taymor. But Sally is astonished to discover that Garth is enchanted by her recklessly unconventional acts...and that she, herself, is irresistibly attracted to the handsome spurned suitor. Garth, however, would never consent to wed an actress rather than the sister of an earl - unless, of course, there is more to love than meets the eye...or the heart.
AN INFAMOUS BARGAIN 1986 ISBN: 0449209296 Tired of town and ton, Arabella Vaughn cannot bear another London Season And so she is dutifully awaiting an offer of marriage from peacockish Lord Estes -- especially the wealth that comes with the offer, which will save her father from debtors' prison. But on a moonlit ride across Hounslow Heath, Arabella has a violent change of heart. For there, she meets a broad-shouldered stranger whose velvet eyes and manly ways make the effeminate Estes pale by comparison. But Arabella's father is suddenly determined to marry her to the rich illegitimate son of the Earl of Woodthrope, and she will have neither Estes nor the stranger after all. Or will she?...
LADY CARO 4/1988 ISBN: 0449212157 Their marriage was ideal in every way -- except her husband’s heart belonged to another! Handsome, rakish Ashley Neel needed a wife to give him an heir. Lady Caroline Kelsie, a hoydenish miss with a mind of her own, needed a husband to save her fortune from scheming relations. Alas, poor Caroline soon discovered her heart was not immune to her husband’s considerable charms. But Corinthians like Ashley did not fall in love with antidotes such as herself…especially when his heart belonged to a woman he could not have. How could he have foreseen that this duckling bride would bloom into a swan -- and become the toast of London? Or that a marriage of convenience would prove to be something quite different indeed?
THE LILY AND THE HAWK 6/1993 ISBN: 0380769603 The reigning belle of Bath's Theatre Royal, Lily is no man's mistress, but a consummate actress offstage. Playing the popularity game with a host of rakish admirers whom she feels only contempt. Notorious for his scandalous conquests among the ladies of the theatre, the Earl of Hawkhurst has set his sights on the most coveted prize of all.
THE NOTORIOUS MARQUESS 1988 ISBN: 0449212165 The scheme was madness! What scandal would erupt if it became public that Lady Annabelle Smythe had traveled to Paris with that infamous libertine, Lord Ellerton. But while posing as Miss Anna Smith, governess to Ellerton's headstrong sister, Annabelle hoped to locate her cousin, Jean-Louis. For he was her last desperate hope to fight her greedy half brother's horrid schemes. No one was more surprised than the Notorious Marquess when he found himself charmed by the calm, capable, quick-witted Miss Smith. Despite his cavalier reputation, it was not her virtue he sought...but her heart!
THE RELUCTANT HEIRESS 5/1985 ISBN: 0449207919 Oh, the curse of a cumbersome fortune! The burden of beauty and wit! Fortune hunters -- that's who flocked to court her! But Miss Diana Landale, unhappy heiress to an estate of near-gargantuan proportions, would have none of her suitor's sordid folderol; she would marry for love and love alone. But the elegant Lord Alexander will not be dissuaded, and Diana may be forced into this mercenary match. With desperate daring, she schemes to elope with a passionate French lover. So what if her fabulous fortune is forfeit? Yet her plot is foiled: her Frenchman turns tail, and only marriage to Alexander will quash the scandal. Now she's matched to a man who sees past her disguises, and the matrimonial gleam in his eyes becomes most unmercenary...
SCARLET LADY 5/1997 ISBN: 0380789124 Justin, Earl of Ravenstone, views women as frail, troublesome creatures who must be protected and supported by any man fool enough to marry them. Resolved to avoid such romantic entanglement, he is not, however, free of responsibility, having been appointed guardian to his half-sister. And it is that duty that brings him face-to-face with Miss Georgina Penford. The daughter of two radical thinkers, Georgina has sworn off marriage to maintain her freedom. She is quick to take up a cause, and Ravenstone's sister is an impressionable young woman who needs her help. How dare the earl keep the child locked away in boarding school learning nothing more than how to submit to the inequity of marriage? Yet, coming face-to-face with the arrogant cad who makes her blood boil, she's stunned to feel her heart racing with irresistible desire. And, even as the sparks fly, Justin is discovering that this dazzling beauty with a brain has barged into his life, taken possession of his heart, and ignited the fires of a passion that will be answered only by a love like he's never known.
Katherine Sutcliffe
DEVOTION 2/1996 ISBN: 051511801X Trey Hawthorne had once been the most eligible man in Northern England. A notorious rogue, the young Duke of Slaterdon had a line of admirers that could stretch all the way around his magnificent estate. But after being wounded, Trey suddenly found himself alone--and unloved. Until Maria Ashton came along. Something about the lovely young nursemaid touched his heart, his soul--and his every desire. When others turned away, she stayed by him, determined to help. And when she was near, he lost himself in her wide blue eyes and her hair the color of moonlight. Between noble and servant, marriage was forbidden. But passion, once ignited, respects no boundaries....
MIRACLE 2/1995 ISBN: 0515115460 Imagine how much more you could accomplish if you could duplicate yourself. Trey Hawthorne, a busy duke, has this happy advantage in his twin brother Clayton. To handle the time-consuming business of courting a wife, Trey sends Clayton to the island home of the beautiful Miracle Cavendish. Trey figures that once Miracle's enticed, she'll fall into his arms none the wiser. It works, but there's a slight glitch: Clayton falls for Miracle. When Miracle learns she's been duped, she has to choose. Or does she?
OBSESSION 1/2004 ISBN:0743411986 Trey Hawthorne, the Duke of Salterdon, once had a reputation that would humble the Marquis de Sade. Then he found his heart's desire in gentle, innocent Maria Ashton, whose healing touch ignited a forbidden passion between the noble duke and the lowborn vicar's daughter. Defying his family, Hawthorne intended to wed Maria -- but she mysteriously vanished before he could take her as his bride. After tirelessly searching for her for months, Trey gave up hope and reverted to his former wicked ways. Now, chance has led Trey to his beloved at last -- but the devastating truth behind her disappearance might prove more than he can bear. As he fights to rescue his beautiful Maria from a life of torment, Trey wonders if in saving her, he will also finally save himself -- or if the fight will cost him everything....
Susan Swift
HOPELESSLY COMPROMISED 4/2000 ISBN:082176635X (Precious Gems)
Libby Sydes
ANNALISE 2/1997 ISBN: 044022232X Annalise gazed out the castle window as a tall, shackled stranger was pulled from the carriage below. In his face was a terrifying beauty, chiseled features that bespoke an aristocratic lineage, fathomless eyes that promised revenge. This was Bryson le Fort, the last Duke of Marchfield. This was the man she'd been summoned to marry. They said he'd spent years in a monastery. They lied. One glimpse of his pale face and she'd seen into his darkest heart, felt his ice-blue eyes melt her innocent soul. His only weapon was silence. But rage gave him strength. Now he was a prisoner again, this time in his scheming mother's gilded cage. This girl was his price for freedom. She, a commoner, would bear his heirs and save the Marchfield estate from Mad King George. They were both trapped. But even as Annalise plotted her escape, Bryson knew he could never let her go. She knew his secrets, ignited his passions, was his fate. No power in heaven or hell could stand between them now....
STOLEN DREAMS 5/1995 ISBN: 0440215447 In a desperate effort to rescue her kidnapped son, Lady Lara Winthrop Chalmers turns to Hunter Hamilton, the ruthless pirate who had held her captive in body and heart and whom she vowed never to see again.
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