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AFTER THE STORM 3/1979 ISBN:0449230813 "I cannot marry anyone - not anyone - because I have nothing to give. My heart has been given to another," she said. The Earl regarded her speculatively before replying. He wanted her, and had no intention of having a wife that would not admit him to her bedroom. Especially this chit who tantalized him with her every movement. Yet he had not gotten her this far just to scare her off... "I have not asked for your heart, Jenny - only your hand..." replied the Earl.
BLADES OF PASSION 3/1978 ISBN:0449234819 From a lush subtropical island to the shores of England--the lusty novel of a young woman's sensual awakening.
CASSANDRA 7/1979 ISBN:0449243885 He had just won her in a game of chance, along with a huge estate from her dissolute cousin, Charles.
CHERRY RIPE 4/1988 ISBN:0449212793 She ran from one man and fell in love with another. She had no clue they were one and the same!... Shauna Elton was beside herself! Imagine her own mother arranging her marriage to a man she'd never met! She'd run away! Surely she could find work as a governess. Damien Drummond had no wish to marry. But his mischievous young siblings sorely needed a firm maternal hand. Yet how could he court his yet unseen bride, when into his employ had come the most remarkable, enchanting governess? Poor Shauna was quite smitten by handsome, cavalier Lord Drummond. His stolen kisses left her breathless...yet he was betrothed to another! Whatever was a lovestruck governess to do?!
COTILLION FOR MANDY 9/1978 ISBN:0449236641 Silken locks of flaxen gold, dark eyes flashing, Mandy was breathtaking in her young loveliness. But so far the only man she had ever loved was her twin brother, Ned. Now, suddenly, Ned was in trouble. Accused of the murder of a woman who had clearly been trying to seduce him. A woman Ned had found attractive, but had no wish to marry. Without her knowledge, their guardian, the Duke of Margate, was summoned. Mandy had always assumed him to be an old man. But the Duke was far from old. Only seven years older than Mandy, in fact. With sinewy good looks, virile and dashing, he was everything a woman dreamed of. And many a London beauty (and her mother) had chased after him. The Duke, however, thought of himself as a confirmed bachelor...until he caught a glimpse of Mandy. But first things first...and the first thing was to prove Ned innocent.
COURTING CHRISTINA 3/1996 ISBN:0821752707 The lady had much to learn. Before her guardian died, Christina had been a happy, high-spirited country beauty with no pretensions. She concealed her fair hair under a cap, wore britches, and rode to hounds like a hunt master. She didn't want a coming-out. She didn't care a fig about the beau monde and didn't know how to dress, dance, or flirt. Until an arrogant, impossibly handsome nobleman decided to turn her into a lady. By the terms of her uncle's will, the Earl of Halloway had to find Christina a husband, or he wouldn't receive a farthing. But what began as a daunting challenge became a stunning transformation. However, London's newest sensation was soon making her tutor miserable. He had his usual mistress; she had far too many suitors. He swore never to be leg-shackled; she was on the verge wedding someone else. Would time run out before this mismatched pair discovered the truth, that they were falling in love!
A DARING DECEIT 1/1994 ISBN:0821744437 Is sweet justice worth the price of true love? Vivacious Lillian Aulderbury couldn't have been more delighted! Her very first London season had presented her with a perfect opportunity to foil Sir Anthony Meade, the scheming blackguard who'd trifled with her affections. For what better way to catch one scoundrel than to enlist the aid of another--namely, her society escort, the rakish Earl of Raeburn? But Lilly soon discovered that resisting the handsome and worldly earl was proving a far more difficult--and irresistible--challenge....When he reluctantly agreed to squire the alluring Miss Aulderbury about London, Raeburn never expected to be inveigled into such a reckless scheme...Or to find the innocent country lass as delectable as she was determined. There was just no help for it--he would have to keep a watchful eye on the pretty, grey-eyed vixen and see that she came to no harm. But who would protect HIM from Lilly's refreshingly spirited charms--or from his own suddenly impassioned heart?
HEART OF FANCY 3/1990 ISBN: 0449128709 Kidnapped as a lark, Fancy soon found herself a hostage to passion.... Alone and penniless, Fancy Kingston is bound for the home of her only relatives when her coach is hijacked by a pair of hell-raisers out for sport. Suddenly Fancy finds herself in the strong embrace of Lord Robert Torington, while his ne'er-do-well companion drives the vehicle like a demon! The frightened innocent and utterly desirable Miss Fancy touched Lord Robert's heart. In the warmth of a fire's amber glow, he tempted her with forbidden pleasure. But her joy was short-lived. For Torington is driven by dark secrets of intrigue and betrayal and sets sail for the continent and the bloody throes of Wellington's battlefields. Fancy knows they will never be together, but she follows him still. For locked in her heart were the answers to all she sought - the hopeful dreams and unnamed desires she lived for and wanted to know...
HOTSPUR AND TAFFETA 6/1981 ISBN: 0449216993 Lady Taffeta was everything an heiress could hope to be-- and more! She was as high spirited as her own Arabian gelding; as beautiful as the assembled jewels and lush lace that adorned Almack's at the height of her very first, very successful social season. But under all her high fashion flounces beat a heart that was good and true. Indeed her kind heart had led her, disguised, into Nottingham Forest to rob the rich-- a modern-day Robin Hood!And who should discover her scandalous secret? How dreadful for such a woman to be beholden to the likes of the bold, brash Lord Thurston Tarrant, the rakehell known as Hotspur, connoisseur of women and prince of flirts!
JEWELENE 2/1979 ISBN:0449238458 The Marquis of Lyndhurst was tired of women who were more attracted to his title and money than to his charms. So when he went to the Isle of Wight (at his mother's insistence) to court another eligible woman, he decided on a little deception. His cousin Robby would pose as the Marquis. And the Marquis himself would simply be Keith, a rake and a gambler. If a woman fell in love with him, it would be for himself. Only then would he reveal his true identity. What the Marquis didn't expect, however, was someone like Jewelene. Lovely and curvaceous, intelligent and headstrong. And he didn't know she was involved in a masquerade of her own, posing as Babette, the French card dealer in a gambling hall.
LACEY 12/1979 ISBN: 0449211398 True love was worth more to her than all the money in the world... Lacey Burton, beautiful and spirited, flatly refused to marry the fortune-hunting Lord Collymore. After all, he was known by all to be dallying with her stepmother! So, disguised as a man, Lacey rushed off to Bussingham Towers, determined to keep her identity - and her fortune - a secret. As fate would have it, along the road she met Sir Roland Keyes, a self-confessed fortune hunter who in spite of Lacey's 'poverty' found himself quite taken with her. But he was in pursuit of another. Lacy wanted Sir Roland to fall in love with her simply for her charms. And in trying to accomplish that, she involved herself with a famous balloonist, a secret inheritance, some lively intrigue, and a scandalous series of jewelry thefts...
LADY BARBARA 4/1989 ISBN: 0449212807 She simply must set everything to rights - though she'll kick up quite a fuss to do it!... Lady Barbara Saunders - or Lady Bee as the saucy minx was affectionately called - could only regard Lord John Connwood and sigh. Such a fine man...yet promised to another. As she was barely out of the schoolroom and had not yet Season in London, Bee reasoned he was quite beyond her reach. Yet she couldn't stand by watch him marry for convenience a lady she suspected of dubious virtue. She never dreamed of the intrigue, peril, and (dare she hope!) love that awaited in her grand design to undo such a grave mismatch!
LADY BELL 7/1986 ISBN: 0449207528 "A decline? Me? Over that nothing of a man?"... Arabella Cullingham may have been fooling herself about her latest flirtation, but her sharp-eyed brother and guardian is another matter. That young gentleman determines that a Season in London is what his pretty sister needs to mend her broken heart. Enter the dashing Earl of Magdalena, a confirmed bachelor whose female acquaintances run to women of dubious reputation. Spying Arabella unchaperoned, he takes her for a lightskirt! Bell, for her own reasons, needs must play along, never thinking that the game might cost her the man she loves...
LADY BRANDY 3/1981 ISBN:0449501655 Something was terribly amiss at Quendon Abbey! Alluring Brandy Fernwood knew her friend Lara too well to believe that Lara had simply given up her affection for Sir Reginald. What could account for her sudden change of heart?
LADY MADCAP 7/1987 ISBN: 0449209814 This old fidget of a duke command orders on her head? The devil he did! The unchaperoned Miss Felicia Easton, holed up happy and alone in Easton Manor, had no intention of being fetched away by the old Duke of Somerset, her ogre of a guardian. And so she fled with her childhood friend Scott - only to run into a highwayman! Thank heavens Glen Ashton happened along when he did, insisting the two runaways recover from their shock at a local inn. But it was some time before the flirtatious Felicia and the highly susceptible Ashton learned the truth - the old duke being dead, Ashton was now Flip's guardian...one who didn't appreciate being bamboozled by a slip of a girl, pretty though she may be!
LADY MAGIC 12/1982 ISBN:0449200930 When the lovely madcap Lady Magic went out to play highwayman one night, she accidentally fell into the arms of the dashing young guardian of the duke she was being forced to marry. Magic, seeing the duke's emblem on the carriage, assumed it was the duke. But it was not. It was Lord Robert Connsly, who was thoroughly astonished at the lovely young creature in his arms, whose unexpected kiss set him afire. Magic, too, was shaken by that kiss. From that moment on her world took a mighty whirl. . . And thus began a romantic misadventure neither of them would ever forget....
LADY RUNAWAY 11/1990 ISBN:0449217442 Spirited Chelsea decided she'd sooner run away to London than return to her vain and selfish guardian, Aunt Augusta. But in her wildest dreams, she never imagined her dear godmother would arrange a Season--or convince the ton's most eligible bachelor to take her under his wing.
LADY SUNSHINE 6/1991 ISBN:0449217450 Did the arrogant blade really believe she was out to seduce and marry his young nephew? Charming, witty, and refreshingly candid, lovely Serena Moorely captured hearts young and old alike. She well understood that young Freddy Wathering's puppy love would soon pass. Meanwhile, she did quite enjoy his adventurous company. Upon the auspicious arrival of Freddy's Uncle, Lord Daniel Winwood, however, things took a decidely intersting turn. Imagine this rake thinking her so mercenary that she would accept a boy of nineteen! She had no interest in title, fortune, or even marriage. In the meantime, she'd let him stew in his own juices. However, it was becoming quite apparent that his scheme was to get her to change her course by dangling another title her way.his own!
LADY VELVET 7/1994 ISBN:0821746359 When Lady Velvet made her debut before the discriminating Paris ton, the gentlemen gaped and the Marquis of Talgarth gasped. He had expected the headstrong tomboy he had known in London. Instead, he stood mesmerized by a vision of golden-haired loveliness and dancing green eyes...who soon vanished from view when a stampede of eligible bachelors rushed to her side-nearly trampling the smitten Talgarth in the process! From across the ballroom, Velvet spied Dustin Talgarth, the 'knight in shining armor' who'd filled her girlhood dreams. But instead of kisses, her guardian's grandson was soon giving orders about where she could go and whom she must never see-a certain Lord Farnsworth, to be exact. But Velvet had her own ideas. She just might accept Farnsworth's proposal...unless a certain handsome and stubborn marquis asked first!
LORD WILDFIRE 10/1984 ISBN:0449204022 Lady Satin Waverly had done an unforgivable thing. She had written a novel.... Under a pseudonym, of course. It had the town in panic, because it was all about 'them.' If it were ever revealed that Satin wrote that book, she and her family would be ruined. Which is just what Sir Edward Danton counted on. He had lusted after Satin for a long time. Somehow he discovered her secret and used it to force her to agree to marry him. But Satin's heart was otherwise engaged. She had fallen in love with Lord Wildfire, a dashing Duke with a penchant for the ladies, but not for marriage. So now Satin was betrothed to a man she feared and detested. And Lord Wildfire seemed more unattainable than ever.
MARY, SWEET MARY 9/1980 ISBN: 0449215415 Steal her beloved's heart from a femme fatale? Twas possible...if the right game were played! As much as she disliked untruths and love games, Mary Montlaine was persuaded she had no alternative if she hoped to win Richard's heart. Make him jealous? It might answer. Thus a bemused and quite enchanted Lord Severn became her willing conspirator. His reputation as a rake would surely get Richard's dander up! In the company of dashing Severn, Mary had become the season's incomparable. Yet she was miserable! Her wiles had not captivated Richard. Worse, she feared she had developed tendre for Severn...for whom love was only a game!
MASQUERADE WALTZ 1/1995 ISBN:0821748165 Two Mr. Wrongs - may add up to the right lord to love! Lord Waremont was the very pink of the haut ton, too wild by half, and much too flirtatious. But what he had just done was utterly unforgivable. Irked at his mother's scheme to wed him to the unmarried daughter of the Huntlys, a country family deucedly not of the first water, Waremont had traded identities with his best friend. It was to be a lark. But it soon turned into a scandal, for Waremont had lost his heart to the Huntly's ward, the hot-tempered, bewitchingly beautiful Maxine Tarnover. Romance was in the air, and intrigue was all around. The violet-eyed Maxine prized truth; Waremont was lying. She valued character, he was being a rotter. When this dazzling dance of deception ended, could love find a way to make two mismatched hearts one?
MYRIAH 5/1978 ISBN: 0449235777 Lady Myriah didn't much care what anyone thought of her. She had to keep her true identity a secret now that she had run away from her father. He was trying to force her into a marriage she did not want. When Myriah found a wounded young man on the road, near a shabby manor house, she knew her plans would have to wait. She would nurse him back to health. But in the quiet of his gloomy home, she realized that something strange was going on. Something very strange. Then she met Kit Wimborne, the incredibly attractive and impoverished brother of her patient. Myriah knew he found her desirable. But before she would allow herself to fall in love with him, she had to be sure it wasn't her fortune he found so alluring..
NAUGHTY LADY NESS 5/1980 ISBN:0449500454 She always managed to find one heady tumble after another. Something had to be done! So thought the perplexed parents of Lady Vanessa Grey, who was forever getting into scrapes that wagging tongues could not ignore. It was off to the country for Naughty Ness...surely she could stay out of scandal there! But no sooner did Ness arrive in Cornwall than she stumbled into strange doings: on a midnight ride she discovered that the Viscount Montlaine, accused of witchcraft and thought to be dead, was alive and well and planning his return. Ness soon suspected that someone had put out rumors about Montlaine to gain his inheritance. She couldn't have known how right she was--and how close to home lay the danger.
PASSION'S PRIDE 4/1980 ISBN:0449242781 For you I want no loveless marriage, no marriageless love... Windmera, as lovely as she was illegitimate, heard again the words of her mother as she found herself between two rivals - the bold young buccaneer captain and the bastard son of her father. Against the exotic backdrops of the West Indies and the Cornish countryside unfolds this tumultuous story of reckless passions and wild adventures - the story of a woman who dared to love the stranger in her heart...
A RAKE'S FOLLY 7/1995 ISBN:0821750070 All of Nottingham's abuzz with the news that the notorious Earl of Cortland has returned home from far-off India. Everyone knows about the duel that drove him into exile...and of the beautiful woman who caused it. Yet even level-headed Sophia Egan gapes when the tall, dashing earl strides into the ballroom...and gasps when he rescues her from a tedious waltz with an odious suitor. Melting into the handsome nobleman's arms, Sophia knows that tomorrow the haute monde will be gossiping about her.
REGENCY STAR 3/1985 ISBN: 0449204030 Young Star Berkley had seen her share of presumptuous London beaus, but never the likes of this arrogant Sir Edward. Never one so insolent, so dandified, so - so damnably attractive! And Sir Edward, for his part, could do without the pert country airs of a chit like Miss Berkley - impish, plainspoken - and plainly contemptuous of his flirtations. Just as well! For the dazzling Star is the darling of another's heart - the heart, to wit, of Sir Edward's best friend. But now Sir Edward stumbles onto a most sordid secret: the Berkley estate teeters on ruination, the family brutally blackmailed by a vile den of thieves. Not to worry. Sir Edward will save them - if only their proud Star will allow him. She must allow him - everything!
SASSY 1977 ISBN:0821746359 After the death of her beloved father, the fetching Miss Sassanada Winthrop is well-pleased with her post at the Netherby School for Girls. Only the cold looks of the Headmistress and the warm remarks of the Marquis of Dartmour spoil the pleasant dismissal of her duties. But more sinister doings soon come to Sassy's attention: strange visitors in the middle of the night and rumors of what happened to her predecessor, Miss Saunders. Something foul is afoot at Netherby, and as Sassy's feelings for the Marquis begin to blossom, she considers: can she confide her fears to him. . . Or is he somehow mixed up in the plot as well?..
SONG OF SILKY 1984 ISBN: 0449126609 It was love at first sight for Serena and Aaron. Sudden, passionate, and all consuming. But they had made a powerful enemy - the notorious rake Wade Ashford, who had wanted Serena for himself. Ashford's disappointment became an obsession. Years later, after Serena died, leaving a flaxen-haired beauty of a daughter called Silkie, Wade Ashford saw a way to get revenge. He would torment Silkie and ruin her so no decent man would ever want her. But he reckoned without Dare Trent, the young sea captain who had fallen in love with Silkie in spite of himself. Dare Trent alone stood between Silkie and Wade Ashford. But was he a match for such a ruthless and violent man?
SPRING GAMBIT 1976 ISBN:0449230252 She was the joy and despair of every eligible London gentleman. Nicole Beaumont's first social season was a smashing success. The high-spirited beauty enchanted every young man that met her. She was the talk of the town and had a string of ardent suitors, but she really wanted just one- Adam Roth, Duke of Lyndham. Nicky knew Adam considered himself a confirmed bachelor. She also knew about his women. But nothing was going to stop her from winning his heart. When Nicky announced that she intended to marry for love-unlike many in the set-Adam didn't yet know that she meant him. . . ...
SWEET DISORDER 9/1981 ISBN:0449502066 Even though the irascible old Squire Ingram felt his end was near, he still wanted to control the future. To that end, he summoned his two nieces and his two nephews in an effort to pair them off. That way, the line would be guaranteed. But spitfire Venetia could not tolerate Taylor, the arrogant Lord Westbourne. What she was not aware of was that young Westbourne was developing a definite tendre for her. And what none of them knew was that there was a blackguard in their midst - who would do anything to inherit...
Mary Williams
DARK FLAME 1988 Set in 1813, the destiny of a family is set by the sale of a willful, green-eyed girl to the highest bidder.
Patricia Williams
WARRIOR'S PRIZE 9/1994 ISBN:0786500409 Monase is dazzled by Cira, a handsome African warrior, only to discover that he is a member of an enemy tribe, and finds herself Cira's captive bride and the target of a jealous shaman out to destroy them both.
Lauren Willig
THE MASQUE OF THE BLACK TULIP 1/2006 ISBN: 0525949208 The Masque of the Black Tulip opens with the murder of a courier from the London War Office, his confidential dispatch for the Pink Carnation stolen. Meanwhile, the Black Tulip, France’s deadliest spy, is in England with instructions to track down and kill the Pink Carnation. Only Henrietta Uppington and Miles Dorrington know where the Pink Carnation is stationed. Using a secret code book, Henrietta has deciphered a message detailing the threat of the Black Tulip. Meanwhile, the War Office has enlisted Miles to track down the notorious French spy before he (or she) can finish the deadly mission. But what Henrietta and Miles don’t know is that while they are trying to find the Black Tulip (and possibly falling in love), the Black Tulip is watching them. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Bess Willingham
THE BEDEVILED BARRISTER 12/1998 ISBN: 0821760858 Years ago, when Miss Evelyn Waring lost everything in a London gaming hall, she begged assistance from a handsome stranger who seemed to have eyes for her. But barrister Sir Hugo Mandamoore, already ruined by his unconquerable passion for gambling, could offer her nothing. So Evelyn—obliged to support her ailing sister-was forced to make a loveless match with the rich and decrepit Earl of Goreham. But she never ceased to dream of that dashing stranger. And when, newly widowed, she met him again at a country house party, her heart went spinning. Hugo had thought of little but Evelyn since that ill-fated London night. And, ruing the reckless habit that had cost him this lovely lady, he had sworn off gaming forever. Now he would do anything for a second chance to win her regard. But Evelyn had an unknown enemy, scheming to embroil her in scandal and danger. To rescue her, Hugo must return to the gaming tables and battle temptation all over again!
THE HUSBAND HUNT 11/1999 ISBN: 0821764195 The disillusioned Lucinda Partridge knew there was only one reason for a woman to marry—money. About to lose all of hers, the desperate opera singer realized she must quickly find a husband. Why then couldn’t she decide which one of her three wealthy admirers she should choose? Even more baffling, why was she constantly seeking the attentions of Sir Cosmo Fairchild—a decadent Corinthian who seemed strangely curious about her host of suitors…?Sir Cosmo Fairchild had learned quite some time ago that all women were fortune hunters. The fetching Lucinda was hardly evidence to the contrary. What the would-be bride didn’t know was that one of her admirers was actually a French spy—and Sir Cosmo was a secret agent in hot pursuit! Posing as a writer, he had little trouble convincing Lucinda to cooperate with his research on the men who wanted to marry her. It was resisting the temptation to join the ranks of Lucinda’s suitors that was giving him the most difficult time of all!
THE LADY'S MUMMY 1/1997 ISBN: 0821755455 Egyptologist Cassandra Russell was outraged when the rogue whose family was responsible for a long-ago tragedy showed up at her home. But Alistair Gordon needed Miss Russell--his brother's prized Pharaoh's mummy had been stolen, and she alone could help him recover it. The perils of unmasking a thief placed both Alistair and Cassandra in dire danger...as they set out on an adventure that could unearth the most precious treasure of all: true love.
THE LAST CHANCE GOVERNESS short story in MAMA'S LITTLE MATCHMAKER 4/2000 ISBN: 0821765814 Hugh Permenas, Duke of Deramore, is too obsessed by grief to give his motherless son, Alexander, the attention he craves—until Miss Fiona Plunkett bravely takes on the redemption of the needy child and his lonely father. But can the spark she’s ignited in Hugh’s heart be enough to light a lifetime of love for him and his son?
THE MINX OF MAYFAIR 6/1998 ISBN: 0821759140 Who the devil was Georgina Silken? Notorious man-about-town Viscount Prescott found the beautiful minx lying unconscious in a lane behind a Mayfair mansion. And inside the mansion, he discovered a devastating tragedy. The handsome viscount chivalrously took the young woman home only to find she had lost her memory...or had she? Georgina knew all too well who she was—and she was sure the Viscount would never believe her? Fate had intervened for a reason. Perhaps it was to catch a killer. Or perhaps it was to give a handsome rake cause for alarm, for he had sworn to live without love...unless Georgina could steal his heart!
A SCANDALOUS WAGER 7/2001 ISBN: 0821767704 Her parents' famously unhappy union inspired her vow never to wed, but that didn't stop playful Ivy Littleton from having a flirtatious streak—and an eye for a handsome man. So when her best friend, Lady Venus Turnbull, challenged her to a wager—steal a smile and a kiss from an attractive but austere stranger—she impetuously agreed, never expecting that her bold act would have delicious consequences. Beneath his polished and proper exterior, Sir Steven was a veteran ladies' man who devoured little minxes like Ivy. He was also a bitter former spy with a score to settle and in no mood for her relentless high jinks, despite the temptation in her flashing brown eyes. Nevertheless determined to show her that he was not a man to be trifled with, Steven soon discovered that not only had he found his match in the mischievous lass…but a matchless passion as well.
THE SMUGGLER'S BRIDE 9/2000 ISBN: 0821766902 An ill-advised romp finds spoiled and headstrong Lady Rosalind Yardley emerging from an empty wine barrel in the cellar of a terribly attractive stranger. Then Rosalind discovers her mystery smuggler is none other than Rafe Lawless, Viscount Pershing—and, in a fit of mischief, demands a kiss. But when Rosalind's impetuous actions propel them both into a dangerous plot, she must prove to Rafe she's not an impulsive child—and that she's worthy of his love...Rafe's attraction to the lovely Lady Rosalind is strongly tempered by his dislike of her devilish sense of humor. How can he trust the woman when her shenanigans have threatened to blow his carefully cultivated cover? Add to that the fact that Rosalind's father is a fierce opponent of smuggling, and the viscount's never been in more danger of losing his independence—and his life. But Rosalind's kisses may convince the outlaw he's finally lost his heart—forever...
THE VIGILANTE VISCOUNT 12/1995 ISBN 0821751743 Blonde curls in disarray, poor but properly country-bred Faith Hopkins was in the grip of an abductor. She had walked all the way to London to seek genteel employment, only to be mistaken for a lady of the evening! All Faith could manage to do was faint...just as a mysterious masked man snatched her from her kidnapper's foul clutches. Her hero, the notorious Vigilante Viscount, was in fact Lord William Carrington, the season's best catch. Spurning a dandy's life, he secretly did good deeds under cover of darkest night. But now, after saving the honor of this lovely young woman, Carrington was suddenly struck with the irresistible urge to kiss her. Scandal would be his if the tabbies of the ton found out. For alas, he was about to become leg-shackled to another woman...unless a clever country miss turned the tables and rescued her rescuer's heart.
Marianne Willman
THE WISH 12/2000 ISBN: 0312975775 In 1817, Earl Justin Ravenall needs money for his newly inherited estates, devastated by his predecessor. When he is injured in a murder attempt, he recovers at an inn where one of the maids Perdita takes special care of him. While nursing him, she falls in love with her charge, all the while knowing she is beneath him. She believes he will forget about his angel once he returns to his estate. While healing, Justin notices Perdita's birthmark and concludes that she might be a lost heiress who happens to be his ward. He trains her to become a member of the Ton and takes her to his home. Soon attempts on her life occur, even as they fall in love.
Gayle Wilson
ANNE'S PERFECT HUSBAND 3/2001 ISBN: 0373291523 Major Ian Sinclair knew firsthand that war made men do strange things. But to be named guardian of the daughter of the man responsible for ending his career-and very nearly his life?-was beyond the Pale. Yet now Anne Darlington was his responsibility, and he found himself longing for a future he'd thought he no longer believed in . . . Cloistered in a remote boarding school, Anne Darlington had grown up never knowing any other life. Until fate thrust her into the strong arms of Ian Sinclair, a tortured nobleman whose secret connection to her father threatened her unspoken dream that Ian would someday return her love . . . and become her perfect husband.
THE GAMBLER'S HEART 1/1996 ISBN: 0373288999 The beauty had wed the beast, and London was rife with rumor. What really went on in the marriage bed of Lady Madelyn Fairchild and Jean-Luc Gavereau? For a celebrated beauty of the ton could never have gone willingly into the arms of a common gambler scarred in body and soul! Madelyn had looked beyond the fire-ravaged visage Jean-Luc wore like a badge of defiance and had seen her salvation. A true lover who swore he would vanquish the ghosts of her past, even as she vowed to sacrifice everything to safeguard his future...!
THE HEART'S DESIRE 3/1994 ISBN: 0373288115
THE HEART'S WAGER 4/1995 ISBN: 0373288638 The Duke of Avon had gone missing and it was up to Devon to find him. Colonel Devon Burke knew little of the alien world in which he traveled. Yet he was determined to find the man to whom he owed his life, or else die trying. And the mysterious Julie de Valme seemed his only hope for success. Once the toast of Paris, Julie's life had been destroyed the night of her father's death. Now she lived by her wits in a dangerous underground existence. And the one man whom she had come to trust was blind to the woman beneath the protective guise . . .
HER DEAREST SIN 2002 ISBN: 0373292074 Honorable, gallant, courageous... Sebastian Sinclair mirrored his notable brothers in every way, even when it came to pursuing an intense, impossible love. Surely the flame in his heart could be nothing else, for it drove him to rescue a brave and beautiful Spanish noblewoman - held prisoner to another man's dangerous desires! Mi Corazon, she whispered. My heart... Dona Pilar tasted the sweetness of the epithet upon her lips and knew she'd named Sebastian Sinclair well. For the fearless Englishman had dared to snatch her from the grip of monstrous evil, had wed her to preserve her honor and had now become Her Dearest Sin...
HIS SECRET DUCHESS 12/1997 ISBN: 0373289936 Mary Winters Harbored a Secret Deep Within Her Heart... She'd borne the duke of Vail a child and was determined that no one - not even the noble love of her life himself - would ever uncover the truth. Afire with the passion of youth, Nick Stanton had lain with Mary Winters. Now, scarred by warfare in mind and body, he feared he'd be no fit husband to his beloved - or father to the son now claimed by another man, a man whose one desire was to wreak vengeance on them all!
HONOR'S BRIDE 10/1998 ISBN: 0373290322 So Kit Montgomery, Lord St. John, had been taught since the cradle, yet his soul whispered there was something more. Something that made him long to look into the haunted depths of Judith Haviland's gaze and offer comfort, long before he had the right... Though he had comforted Judith in the darkest hours of her late husband's abuse, Lord St. John's kind regard had never once gone beyond the bounds of friendship. Even now, his offer of marriage was meant only to preserve her honor. Yet could she marry him to stop the rumors that only told the truth of what was in her heart?
LADY SARAH'S SON 11/1999 ISBN: 0373290837 Justin Tolbert was a war hero and the new Earl of Wynfield, but he was not the same man Lady Sarah Spenser once knew... Suddenly, too vividly, Sarah remembered the night he had first asked her to dance. The London ballroom had been overcrowded, its heat stifling. Justin had been wearing his uniform, the handsome regimentals setting off the perfection of his strong body and his still-boyish face. She had thought then that there was no man more handsome in the room. She had stepped willingly into his arms, and when the music had begun, she had drifted, following his lead. They had moved together without conscious thought. As if the two of them had been created to dance together... Would they ever do that again...?
MY DARLING ECHO short story in BRIDE BY ARRANGEMENT 8/2000 ISBN: 0373834373
MY LADY'S DARE 6/2000 ISBN: 0373291167 This time the Earl of Dare had gone too far. After wagering a small fortune for a French gambler's mistress, and winning his days of reckless seductions and leisure were soon to end. Even the matchmakers in high circles and the ton bet that the infamous Mrs. Carstairs, whom the Earl appeared to have so skillfully won was soon to become a Sinclair Bride.
RAVEN'S VOW 1/1997 ISBN: 0373289499 American merchant John Raven had stolen the toast of the London season out from under the ton's very nose! He had offered the lovely Lady Catherine Montfort freedom in exchange for marriage and she'd accepted--despite her father's assertion he'd rather see the interloping colonial dead than wed to his daughter! Catherine had expected nothing from Raven, but her enigmatic and seductive husband-in-name-only made her wish for a real wedding night. He'd married her for convenience's sake, but she feared he'd gotten more than he'd bargained for--had she, by accepting his hand, put Raven in grave danger?
Sandra Wilson
ALICE 9/1976 ISBN: 0417022905
THE CHALBOURNE SAPPHIRES 5/2007 ISBN: 9780709083139 Amy van Allen leaves America to spend Christmas with her English friend Olivia. On disembarking at Bristol, Amy learns that Olivia's sister-in-law, Lady Chalbourne, has been killed. Chalbourne Park is in mourning. Then snow forces Amy to shelter at the home of Olivia's lover, Charles Pemberton. Amy likes Charles, and is appalled to learn that he is accused by Jonathan, Lord Chalbourne, of seducing the late Lady Chalbourne, and stealing a famous sapphire necklace. Amy forms a dislike for Jonathan, who treated his wife cruelly. The two soon fall out, but she stays to help Olivia prove Charles' innocence. Only then does Amy see another side of her handsome, enigmatic host, a man with a dark and tragic secret...RR@H's Novel Thoughts
FASHION'S LADY 9/2007 ISBN: 9780709083122 Impoverished Susannah Garland is in love with her dashing cousin, Miles Devereux. Fearing for her life at the hands of her ruthless uncle, she flees when Miles is forced to marry into money. Her skill as a dressmaker is all she has, and she is employed by London's foremost house of fashion, where her brilliant designs are soon noticed. Then chance flings her into Miles' arms again, and this time he wants to set her up... as his mistress. But she also encounters dangerously attractive Sir Jeffrey Stratton, who despises the Devereux family. Susannah's heart quickens when he too proposes to set her up... but he doesn't offer the love she yearns for. Instead he will finance Miss Garland's New House of Fashion...RR@H's Novel Thoughts
CRESSIDA
JESSICA 8/1980 ISBN:0449500837 Philip Woodville was dead. And only two people mourned him, his mother, the vindictive, autocratic Lady Amelia, and Jessica Durleigh, the beautiful farmer's daughter who had scandalized all of Somerset by agreeing to live with him in London. Now, Jessica had returned to the prying eyes and wagging tongues of the town in which she had been born to claim her meager legacy, the cottage of Applegate which bordered on the Woodville Estate. All too soon Jessica was to learn the dreadful truth about the man to whom she had so willingly given her heart...
A WOMAN OF PROPERTY 11/1981 ISBN:0449244628
Eileen Winwood
GARDEN OF SECRETS 9/1994 ISBN:0515114510 Miss Lucinda Beresford knew the power of herbs, to heal, to harm, to hypnotize. She used her knowledge to capture the elusive 'Falcon' - also know as Andrew Sinclair, Earl of Westbrook - for Lucinda believed that he was a traitorous spy and a threat to her brother's life. But when the unsuspecting Lord Westbrook woke up in a daze at Lucinda's home, he found that the herbal potions she mixed were not nearly as powerful as her own mystical charm. Lord Westbrook had been living a life of intrigue, skilled at keeping secrets, and keeping his heart free of entanglements. But he was about to learn that love is a secret not even the greatest spy can keep.
NOBLE DECEPTION 3/1992 ISBN:0515108065 Lady Juliana Westlake lived a staid and secluded life...or so it seemed. For the green-eyed beauty had a secret life as a spy--and it was while she was disguised as a French barmaid that she carried out the daring rescue of Nicholas Framingham. All the handsome earl remembered was a brief glimpse of her alluring eyes and auburn hair...yet he vowed to find her again, for she haunted his memory...Then came an unexpected complication: an arranged marriage to the drab Juliana Westlake! Little did Nicholas realize that his mystery woman was nearer than he imagined..
SO RECKLESS A LOVE 3/1995 ISBN:0786500794 His detached demeanor helped to hide his deepest feelings. . . And keep matchmakers at bay. Now, as the Duke of Claremont, Gideon Traherne is even more vulnerable to society's marriage-minded ladies. . . And more intent on refusing them. For this handsome nobleman is already wed...though in no one's eyes but his own...to a frail orphan who begged his help and then fell ill. Gwynna Owen's fierce, uncompromising spirit...typical of her heritage as a Welsh islander...led her to disguise herself as a boy and set off in search of the Duke of Claremont...hoping to unravel the tangled secrets of her own past.
WORDS OF LOVE 9/1992 ISBN:0515109282 Lovely Samantha Compton writes romantic adventure tales featuring a dashing hero--just the sort of rake she secretly fancies in real life. Then during her debut Season, Samantha meets a man who could have stepped right out of the pages of one of her novels.
A WORTHY ENGAGEMENT 1/1993 ISBN: 0515110175 A duke's daughter, Alessandra was hopelessly eccentric - imagine, wearing last year's fashions and refusing the ton's most coveted invitations! Lucien, marquess of Canfield, was an odd duck as well. He chose to ignore the scandalous gossip that tarnished his family's name, preferring to spend his time at sea - or spying for the Admirality. Two struck a bargain, posing as a betrothed couple to help Lucien's spying missing succeed. They faced many dangers, but the greatest danger was to their own hearts...for they were about to discover that two misfits can fit together most delightfully....
Wa-War Wats-Wilh Will-Win Witt-York
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