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Dinah Dean
THE COCKERMOUTH MAIL 8/1989 ISBN:0373311079 Miss Dorcas Minister was penniless and without prospects. She had no choice but to accept a position as governess in Cockermouth, a remote town in the English Lake District. Resolved to make the best of her bleak future, Dorcas was not surprised when the stagecoach she was traveling in was waylaid by an accident. She and her fellow passengers were forced to seek refuge in a nearby inn. So much did she enjoy the assorted company that she found herself wishing to be stranded forever. One passenger in particular, the dashing Colonel, Sir Richard Severall, was of special interest to Dorcas. And it seemed as if she was of special interest to him. Fate had delivered her into the hands of love. If only she could be certain Sir Richard returned her affection.
THE COUNTRY COUSINS 9/1986 ISBN:0373302037 A female can easily meet with an accident.Cannons Grange was the perfect setting for a romantic adventure--and it's handsome owner was suitably mysterious. Robert Hartwell seemed the perfect English gentleman. But why was he absent so frequently? Who were his midnight visitors? Where did he acquire military secrets? Such questions tormented Caroline. She must find the answers--or forfeit any hope of happiness. She must know if the man she loved was a daring patriot--or a ruthless traitor.
THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN 3/1987 ISBN:0373310110 The arrival of the new owner of Pinnacles House was greeted with much interest. Why should such a handsome and so nobly heroic a man as John Harris settle in Woodham? It was very mysterious. The reverend's daughter, Miss Lucinda Calvert's curiosity was boundless.
THE EAGLE'S FATE 1/1982 ISBN:0373300816 Thanks to her brother's reckless gambling, Princess Nadia Serova has been condemned to a life of poverty in the back streets of Moscow and cannot afford the price of a horse and cart to flee from Napoleon's invading army. Her only protection comes from Count Andrei Valyev--who freezes into icy enmity at the mention of her name.
FLIGHT FROM THE EAGLE 9/1979 ISBN:0373745249 He was sick of the violence, the killing. In the face of advancing might of Napoleon's Grande Armee, Major Lev Orlov longed for a return to normality. And the bewitching young countess, whom a bizarre twist of fate had placed in the hands of his band of battle scarred infantrymen, seemed to embody all that was sane and beautiful. Unfortunately, she was now completely at the mercy of these men who hadn't seen a woman in months. Orlove was determined to protect her...but how long could he protect her from his own wild stirrings of desire?
THE ICE KING 7/1980 ISBN: 037330045X He was acting like a jealous man... But the moment the thought entered her head, Tanya dismissed it as utterly impossible. A person had to have feelings in order to be jealous, and Prince Nikolai hadn't earned the name Ice King for nothing. He seemed devoid of all emotion - particularly love. What had happened to him wondered Tanya, to turn his heart so cold that no woman had been able to thaw it? The answer to the question was shocking, and it turned Tanya's feelings into a confused mixture of pity...and love.
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MASQUERADE 9/1999 ISBN: 084394577X Includes "Black Widow" by Linda Jones; "Queen of the Night" by Sharon Pisacreta; "Love's Disguise" by Elaine Fox; and "The Sun God" by Katherine Deauxville.
Katherine Deauxville
ENRAPTURED 6/1999 ISBN: 0843945400 The twelfth duke of Westermere was enjoying a peaceful drive, until an Amazonian beauty with disheveled golden-brown curls tossed herself into his coach. That alone would not have flummoxed Sacheverel deVries, but when the strange woman in the threadbare cloak babbled about equal rights and social justice, ripped open her dress, and claimed he had attempted to ravish her, there was only one thing he could do. Suddenly betrothed, Marigold Fenwick began to regret her impulsive actions. At least she was able to put her education to use and aid the eager young criminologist with his research. But while her mind was occupied with Westermere's intellectual pursuits, her body succumbed to his more sensual experiments. And when Marigold Fenwick began to regret her impulsive actions. At least she was able to put her education to use and aid the eager young criminologist with his research. But while her mind was occupied with Westermere's intellectual pursuits, her body succumbed to his more sensual experiments. And when Marigold sought to seduce the esteemed duke into an enlightened social consciousness, she hardly knew what she was getting into, for the aftermath would leave her thoroughly....Enraptured.
THE SUN GOD short story in MASQUERADE 9/1999 ISBN: 084394577X
Celeste DeBlasis
WILD SWAN 7/1985 ISBN:0553249371 The story of a woman's life and the generations of two families interwoven by fortune and fate; a novel that spans continents and generations to tell the epic story of one passionate woman, and the many faces of love.
Marjorie DeBoer
A DUET FOR MY LADY 1989 ISBN:0446344583 A gentleman with a certain spark...that was who Stephanie Endicott wanted for a husband, but he was not to be found in Philadelphia. An expedition to London, it was hoped by her indomitable mother, would produce a suitable match-with an Earl, a Duke or a substantial Marquis....But there, Stephanie falls hopelessly in love with a dashing journalist--and notorious rake.
THE UNWELCOME SUITOR 1984 ISBN:0451131088 First he stole her happiness - and now he wants to steal her heart. Beautiful Elena Tyndale had once been the happy bride of dashing Captain Rodney Farnsworth, who had won her young heart with an impulsive, wildly romantic elopement. But her brief marriage ended with shocking abruptness when Rodney was killed, supposedly by accident, in a violent quarrel with the third Lord Harcourt, Lawrence MacLean. Now that self-same incorrigible and maddeningly handsome lord was hell-bent on completing her unhappiness. He declared he wanted Elena to be his wife-and his willing wife at that-despite all she could do to stop this man who would stop at nothing to have his way and win her love.
THE WHITBOURNE LEGACY 7/1985 ISBN: 0451136586 The Irresistible Intruder. The tall, handsome stranger from America came into the life of proud, beautiful and sheltered Miss Rosalyn Clifford like a breath of fresh intoxicating air. He called himself simply Mr Worth Forrester but hinted he might ear a more exalted name. he said he was in search of his English ancestry -- and his hunt drew him ever closer to a title and fortune that would make him Rosalyn's equal and match. Rosalyn had vowed never to love, honor or obey any man. But she found her determination yielding to desire as the mysterious Mr Forrester pressed his suit. And she knew she had to discover the truth about him at any cost -- lest he plunder not only the lordly legacy he claimed but also her poor foolish heart…
JoAnn DeLazzari
THE REBEL'S BRIDE 10/2001 ISBN: 1573430420 The last thing Ransom Kent wants is a bride. A woman cost him his peerage and his family in England. He's a rebel now, with a dangerous job to do for his adopted country. His word is all he has left to honor his father, so he agrees to an arranged marriage to the scandalous daughter of a duke. Catherine Thorpe has no expectations of marriage in England and owes much to her cousin. She agrees to take her place as the expected bride and sails to a new life. She doesn't believe her impersonation will lead to romance and true love, but she didn't expect to become the Rebel's Bride.
Diana Delmore
ANTHEA 1983 ISBN: 0446328332 It could not have been a more romantic meeting...In the lush Italian hills, Geoffrey Stretton, soon to become Lord Lyndock, rescued the beautiful Princess Anthea von Hellenberg from the clutches of local highwaymen. And so began Lyndock's conquest of the young widow's heart. Anthea had to admit that she had never been so drawn to a man. But her improvident, charming father had been just such a one: with laughing eyes, a devastating smile, bright wit - and an unsavory reputation for collecting women's hearts like watch fobs! Well, Lord Lyndock would not find her any easy bird to pluck! She set her mind to lead him on and throw him over, as she had done to so many before her...even if it broke her foolish heart!
CASSANDRA 4/1986 ISBN: 0446340197 Raised by an officer father on the edge of Napoleonic battlefields, Cassandra was accustomed to danger and excitement. As daring and high-spirited as she was lovely, she scorned the balls and other pleasures allowed to respectable young ladies. For Cassandra, it was gambling halls, the race track, and the theatre - even if she had to go dressed as a young man! But Cassandra had a lot to learn about the beau monde and the handsome, sometimes high-handed Earl of Ashbourne who was her new guardian. And as the Earl rescued her again and again from the myriad dangers of London as well as from her own near scandalous behavior, she began to see her lordly chaperone in a far more loving light...
CHANCE ENCOUNTER 9/1991 ISBN: 1557735859 An arranged marriage...and a runaway heart... Sybilla's guardian uncle had the marriage all planned out for her - but Sybilla had plans of her own. Hungry for freedom and adventure, she set off for London, a young lady on her own...but disguised as a boy to avoid unnecessary complications. Complications, indeed! Fainting in the streets, Sybilla was rescued by the dashing Joshua Waring - who was so amused by the girl's charade that he introduced her to London society as his new young protege! Then Joshua's neglected fiancee came to town... Now Sybilla must surrender her boyish disguise - and unmask the true and tender feelings in her heart.
DORINDA 9/1985 ISBN: 0446328057 Brought up in a respectable country village, Dorinda Hale was as beautiful a gentlewoman as anyone could wish. But her actress mother had married a rakish nobleman for love - and his sudden death left them without a feather with which to fly. An ignominious career on the stage seemed like the only way for Dorinda to earn their keep - until the Dowager Lady Torrington whisked Dorinda off to serve as the sober chaperone to her irrepressible high-spirited granddaughter. But at the dazzling round of London routs, balls, and operas, two men haunted Dorinda: the arrogant Duke of Shalford, and the rakehell Sir Fabian Mordaunt. Both men knew her past - and one held the key to her future happiness...
LEONIE 3/1984 ISBN:0802707556 Her beauty had brought her misfortune...when would it bring her love? Thrust out of her position as governess to the daughters of wealthy Lord Linton by the jealousy of their widowed stepmother, young Leonie de Montbarey, recently orphaned, is faced with making her own way.
MELISSANDE 3/1987 ISBN:0446301868 Arrogant and most proper was the only way to describe Gideon Maitland. The handsome Marquess of Rochedale, he dared to steal a kiss from the lovely Melissande de Castellane when they met by chance by his curricule. Later, after a proper introduction, the young noblewoman was positively aghast to discover that the scoundrel was none other than her late stepfather's heir, the very man who planned to sell her family's ancestral home! Although they sparred from the moment they met, Melissande found herself inexplicably breathless in the presence of the proud lord, and when the two were unwittingly swept into a tangle of adventures with smugglers, a spy, and a scheme to save her sister's reputation, the sparks of fury seemed to disguise something quite delightfully different. And Melissande had to ask herself, 'Is it love?'
THE SUBSTITUTE BRIDE 3/1993 ISBN: 155773870X Davina's brother had warned her about the dashing Major Lord Ashbourne. The only trait that surpassed his legendary shooting skills was his wicked way with the ladies! But fate had the last laugh - the handsome charmer was wounded in battle. Why, any woman could easily outrun the romantic rake! Even his bride-to-be abandoned him, leaving only Davina to nurse him back to health. Undaunted, the major had marriage on his mind - and a startling proposition for Davina...
Edith dePaul
THE VISCOUNT'S WITCH 8/1981 ISBN: 0440193214 A young woman healer, disguised as a male, is hired by a viscount to groom his injured horse, then as his personal page.
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SECRETS 12/1996 ISBN:1568654847 Includes "Surrogate Lover" by Doreen DeSalvo; "Snowbound" by Bonnie Hamre; "Roarke's Prisoner" by Angela Knight; and "Savage Garden" by Susan Paul.
DesJardien-Holbrook-King
BEWITCHED BY LOVE 10/1996 ISBN: 0821754300 In a trio of haunting romantic tales, a young sorceress encounters her destiny in a handsome duke, a rake and an heiress confront a scheming vampire, and a bride faces both danger and love with her new husband, whose first marriage ended in tragedy.
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A JUNE WEDDING 6/1992 ISBN: 0821737813 Includes "A Reluctant Bride" by Teresa DesJardien; "A Match for Marigold" by Mona K. Gedney; "June Masquerade" by Valerie King; "The Wedding of the Season" by Emily Maxwell; "Best Man" by Elizabeth Morgan; and "A Wager for a Bride" by Dawn Aldridge Poore.
Teresa DesJardien
THE BARTERED BRIDEGROOM 3/2000 ISBN: 0451199626 Katherine Oakes is a beautiful woman with a forbidden passion for all things equine. One day she sneaks into the stables to say good-bye to her favorite horse - and encounters the animal's new owner, the notorious Benjamin Whitbury! Although Katherine's spunky demeanor intrigues him, Benjamin resolves to avoid her at all costs. But then Katherine's secret fiancé threatens to destroy what's left of Benjamin's reputation unless Benjamin agrees to take the troublesome bride-to-be off his hands. To save Katherine from her treacherous suitor and himself from social perdition, Benjamin proposes a temporary betrothal - and discovers that all bets are off in affairs of the heart...
BORROWED KISSES 10/1995 ISBN:0821751107 Lord Nathaniel Price had made a wager that could ruin him. He had bet a rival that he could kiss the ton's most beautiful women and retrieve from each a lock of hair. As the masked and gallant Kissing Cavalier, his caress soon became a mark of distinction among the diamonds of the first water. But no sweet kiss filled Nathaniel with magic - except one. He had been struck by lightning; and Joan Galloway, penniless cousin-chaperone to the notoriously pretty Alexander twins, had lost her heart as well. Alas, Joan's sworn duty was to prevent her feather-brained cousins from falling into Lord Nathaniel's clutches, so she kept her tendre secret. Now she was outwitting him at every merry turn in a scandalous game of catch-if-catch-can that could only lead to love...
THE FORMER FIANCE 7/2002 ISBN: 0451206622 Someone to Watch over Her... Robinson Hollister, the sixth Earl of Rosegoode, inherited his title in a tragic fashion - following the death of his older brother at Waterloo and his father's demise soon thereafter. Not accustomed to a gentleman's life of leisure, the earl uses his fortune to fund a protection agency, never imagining who will turn to him for help.... Lady Madeline Donbigh was once courted by Robinson and engaged to wed his brother before misunderstandings drove her apart from them both. Now she needs her former love to protect her from the increasingly violent attentions of a man pursuing her affection. But will she let him guard her heart as well?
THE HAUNTED BRIDE short story in BEWITCHED BY LOVE 10/1996 ISBN: 0821754300 The Haunted Bride is the second Lady Healey who has just wed a nobleman whose first marriage ended in tragedy...and whose seductive embrace could bring danger - or the love of a lifetime.
HAUNTED HEARTS 10/1992 ISBN: 0821739409 For one fog-enshrouded evening, Olivia Beacham was determined to break away from the confines of society and experience a taste of excitement and freedom. Her husband's sudden death had left her in mourning for the last two years, but this All Hallow's Eve masquerade held a promise of intrigue and mystery. Hidden behind a cat's mask and a French accent, no one would guess the daring 'Cat' was the reticent Viscountess Stratton. Under a cloak of darkness, she thrilled in anticipation to an evening that would lead to adventure - and perhaps even love...Raised in foreign lands and trained in the art of espionage, Ian Drake longed for a rest in a place he could call home. Thus he welcomed his return to England despite his new mission: to attend a masquerade and make contact with a French informer whose identity was unknown to him. When he heard the foreign accents of the masked 'Cat,' Ian thought his mission was accomplished. But, instead he found in his arms a mysterious woman whose emerald eyes and silver laugh promised a night of magic and perhaps something even more...
A HEART'S TREASURE 9/1993 ISBN: 0821743015 As they journey from London north to Cumberland on a treasure hunt, Genevieve and Xavier, two old friends, find that they each are fighting a strong attraction to the other.
A JUNE BRIDE 7/1991 ISBN: 0821734911 A hasty marriage to redeem her reputation was bad enough, but Alessandra's punishment for an innocent moment in the park was not to end there. Only if she and her new husband Jeffrey Huntingsley managed to share sleeping quarters for a month, yet leave their marriage unconsummated, would Alessandra's father agree to an annulment. A needlessly tedious exercise, Alessandra fumed, since it was a simple matter to remain at arm's distance from a husband she scarcely knew. Although he was a most handsome and agreeable gentleman. And the nights did seem inexplicably colder, longer, and lonelier than ever before...
LOVE'S MAGIC 3/1995 ISBN: 0821748750 Lord Richard Quinn flees London after the woman he loves rejects him. In the wilds of Somerset, where he practices his Druidic art, he hopes to recover his composure and regain his peace of mind. However, his discovery of an unconscious young lady on his doorstep one dark and rainy night throws his plans into disorder and his world into disarray... For the mysterious and alluring Alysia has a mind of her own...and a spirit to match. The harder Quinn attempts to uncover her true identity, the more the madcap miss leads him a merry chase. Yet even as Alysia fills his life with a joy and excitement Quinn has never known, he is determined to steer clear of any romantic entanglement...until some ancient magic and the miraculous power of love work their healing wonders on his wary heart...
THE MARRIAGE MART 2/1992 ISBN: 0821736701 Fiddlesticks, thought Lady Mary Wagnall. Finding a husband couldn't be that difficult. She knew she was no great beauty, and at the ancient age of 28 she was prepared to settle for an older gentleman, one happy to settle down and start a family of his own. Yet, one glimpse of the incomparably handsome Duke of Rothayne put every practical plan to rout. Mary would be less than a woman if her heart remained unaffected by such a man, but more the fool for giving in to such folly! Nothing intrigued the Duke of Rothayne more than a challenge, particularly where women were concerned. And Lady Mary Wagnall, with her quick-witted banter and forthright nature would certainly provide enough sport to alleviate his increasing sense of ennui. But as he helped to plot her course to matrimony, he began to wonder if it was to be his sworn bachelorhood which would succumb to her charming nature and lively smile!
THE MARRIAGE MASQUERADE 12/2001 ISBN: 0451204832 After a heated public debate ends her engagement, Lady Lucianne Gordon has to endure the humiliation of a fourth season. To save herself from her encroaching reputation as a spinster, Lucy must obey her godmother--who just happens to be Queen Charlotte--and be paired off with an eligible bachelor at Her Majesty’s masquerade ball. Lord Oxenby has always prided himself on being a friend of the Queen, but is perplexed when she first orders him to join Lady Lucianne as “Lord and Lady of the Masquerade,” and then later as her husband. Oxenby and Lucy have never been friends--not since a miscommunication between them years ago--and to be forced into marriage is difficult for both of them. But living together as man and wife just may be what the couple needs to fall in love…
THE MISFIT MARQUESS 9/1999 ISBN: 0451198352 A daring disguise... While fleeing the embrace of a false lover, a beautiful young marquess is rendered unconscious in an accident. Discovered by a handsome lord, the marquess fretted over her reputation and pretended to be a little daft. The lord's suspicions of her arose with his desire to help her...and to have her. But the villain who pursued her would not surrender her without a fight...
A RELUCTANT BRIDE 6/1992 short story in A JUNE WEDDING 6/1992 ISBN: 0821737813
THE RELUCTANT LORD 7/1997 ISBN 082175646X Shooting a prospective suitor in the foot was a bit drastic, but the free- thinking Miss Marietta Hampton did not wish to surrender her independence to a husband. That scandal had the tabbies of the ton in a dither until they discovered her latest folly--Miss Hampton's plan to set up a weaving shop in the country! Why, it was simply not done, it was outrageous; most unforgivable of all, it was common! It was also the way Marietta met the man of her dreams: Fane Westby, the new Lord Galbreth. Recently moved into his rural estate, Lord Galbreth appeared to be a prince among men...except that he happened to be...an American! He understood a woman's yearning for freedom even if he didn't know a pence from a pound or have the least notion about being an aristocrat. So the lively Marietta offered to show Fane the maneuvers of high society. But in making Fane the unqualified success of the Season, the unfashionable Marietta risked losing her beau to another woman...unless she could--by hook or by crook--tie a tendre around his heart!
THE RELUCTANT SMUGGLER 2/2001 ISBN: 0451202201 For Charlotte Deems, the death of her husband was a mixed blessing. She was freed from a marriage without desire--but left with no one to help provide for little Oscar. Now her money dwindled and her boy needed a father--even if it meant yet another loveless marriage…Lord Sebastian Whitbury was a handsome young man from a good family, but he lacked the funds to marry his intended. To earn her father’s approval, he hatches a perilous plan to make a fortune. But when Charlotte stumbles upon his illicit plot, she becomes an unwilling accomplice in his dangerous quest to win his lover’s hand. Then Sebastian’s plan hits a snag…when his bond with Charlotte grows from complicity--to passion…
SCANDALOUS short story in AN EVENING AT ALMACK'S 1997 ISBN: 0821757571 A "Scandalous" lady just might get a reluctant bachelor to the altar with a clever but shocking scheme.
A SCANDALOUS PROPOSAL 3/1994 ISBN: 0821745042 Two weeks into the London season and Lady Pamela had already received her first offer....from a rake! During the London season, Lady Pamela Premington sets her sights on the distinguished and wounded Lieutenant Penford, all the while ducking for cover from the rakish and marriage-minded Lord Marchmont.
THE SKEPTICAL HEART 7/1996 ISBN: 082175355X Lady Augustine Wayfield, whose rather staid husband had expired soon after their arranged marriage, could have become a merry widow. Instead, she became a merry matchmaker! Augustine simply adored romance, and the ton marveled at her talent for finding the ideal wife for any gentlemen...except Lord Sumner. Sumner had most particular specifications: he needed a caring mother for his son and a gracious hostess to adorn his home. There was only one thing the widowed Sumner did not want: love. Rejecting lady after lady, he finally agreed to the one Augustine finally found him: a diamond of the first water--a flawless paragon of womanhood. Who knew she would prove a disaster? As for Augustine, alas, she'd become enchanted by Sumner and his adorable young boy. Now, she alone knew who would be the perfect match for this handsome lord. All she had to do was convince his skeptical heart...
A WINSOME WIDOW 10/1994 ISBN: 082174724X The chase is on! It all began when Regist, Viscount Collingsworth, overheard that scoundrel, Lord Willernot, laying odds at White's that he could woo and win the lovely Lady Stephana Monroe. Regist had always held the incomparable Stephana in the highest regard, but challenging Willernott's wager had just landed the impoverished nobleman in a coil. How was he to wed, in a mere two months, the lady who'd been dubbed the 'Wild Goose Widow' for keeping eager suitors at bay? But Regist had underestimated his own charms. Stephana much preferred picnicking with him at the seashore and dancing in the rain together to attending boring old operas and stuffy society balls with Willernott. But dared she follow her heart's secret desires, no matter where they might lead?
WISH UPON AN ANGEL short story in A CHRISTMAS WISH 11/1994 ISBN: 0821747622
Hilary Desmond
CHARLOTTE 4/1981 ISBN:052341062X Charlotte Linton is a blossoming beauty on the threshold of womanhood when she leaves behind her elegant country home and ardent sweetheart to become a governess in the London household of Lord and Lady Forbes. Never before has she been thrown among such a glittering assembly of witty, charming - and oft-times conniving - personalities. The scandalous Rawley Forbes is one of the first young men to take notice of the pretty newcomer. His attentions, not always favorable, quickly wreak havoc with Charlotte's peace of mind as she realizes that the intoxicating whirl of fashionable society is not always as enticing as it may appear...
Jude Deveraux
LOST LADY 4/1985 ISBN: 0671435566 Forsaken by her guardian and narrowly escaping marriage to a money-hungry suitor, Regan flees Weston Manor, the only home she's ever known, determined to rule her own destiny. When Travis Stanford, a big, rugged American, finds Regan on London's docks, he vows to protect her - unaware of the magnificent, iron-willed beauty she would become, or the dangerous, passion-filled future that awaited them both. From England's bawdy wharves to Virginia's elegant mansions, their love was kindled by chance, and flamed by the thrilling pursuit of unknown tomorrows.
Thea Devine
HER LORD AND MASTER Short Story in TAKEN BY SURPRISE 1/2003 ISBN: 1575668165 Bored, jaded, and obscenely wealthy, the Earl of Wick has ravished every woman in London and beyond. Now with pressure from his family to settle down, the scandalous rogue embarks on an erotic odyssey to seduce a ripe, lily-pure virgin whom he might--or might not--marry. But the lady in question is not quite as naive as the earl expects, and with each heated night of bold passion and willing abandon, it's the silver-tongued rogue who finds himself falling under the lady's sensual spell...
TEMPTED BY FIRE 7/1992 ISBN: 0821750208 Amid the glittering decadence of the Brighton gaming hall, Jainee Beaumont coolly surveyed her prey. A year ago, Lord Southam had taught her that women were objects to be fondled and toyed with as discreetly as the cards or dice. Now she meant to show him how well she could play his game. The handsome nobleman was just what she needed. Under his protection, she would have access to London's highest circles - and her long-lost father. He'd never know he was being used until she'd gotten what she wanted. But Jainee had reckoned without Southam's knowing caresses and masterful kisses. And all too soon she realized she'd gambled everything only to lose to her own shameless desires. Southam watched his lovely opponent with narrowed eyes. Not long ago, she'd been a spirited guttersnipe, eager to carve his heart out. Now she'd become an elegant goddess, determined to wager her virtue for a voucher to Almack's. Though he'd come for an evening's play, nothing more, Southam couldn't resist meeting her challenge. It would amuse him to unravel her tantalizing web of half-truths and temptations until he uncovered the woman beneath. And once he had her naked and wanting beneath him, he'd brand her as his with the fires of her own raging passion...
Anne Devon
DEFIANT MISTRESS 2/1983 ISBN:0449216675 In Belgium on the eve of Waterloo, the world seems turned upside down, but Louisa Varley must bravely face the truth. She is penniless and abandoned, and forced to become an actress - much to the horror of her suitor...and his older brother, Richard, elegant Lord Lyston...
THE ROGUE'S LADY 8/1982 ISBN: 051506680X Henry Romney was a notorious rogue and ladies' man. How, then, could Alexandria Linnell seriously consider his outrageous proposal of marriage? True, her position as companion to a harridan aunt was unbearable. And her childhood sweetheart had jilted her to wed for money. But marriage to a rake? Unthinkable! Impulsively, she accepts...She is free to do anything she pleases--except try to change her husband's rakish ways. But Alexandria develops a weakness for his certain mischievous grin and endearing gallantry. And when the rogue retreats to the country, she ardently pursues him...
THE WIDOW OF BATH 3/1982 ISBN: 0515059684 Jack Welbourne had returned! Lady Joanna’s heart fluttered as he stepped from his curricle, valiantly trying to conceal the wound he’d earned in Wellington's Army. Years before, Joanna had obeyed her father’s wishes by marrying Sir Gerald rather than eloping with his brother Jack. Now she was a widow - but the bitterness in Jack’s eyes and the bit of his tongue dashed her secret longings. The man she’d known and loved forever - was a cold stranger.
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A CHRISTMAS TO CHERISH 11/1992 ISBN: 0821739743 Features "A Gift of the Heart" by Georgina Devon; "The House Party" by Violet Hamilton; "The Sounds of Christmas" by Valerie King; "Under the Kissing Bough" by Mary Kingsley; "Christmas at the Priory" by Meg-Lynn Roberts; and "Winter Enchantment" by Olivia Sumner.
Georgina Devon
BETRAYAL 1999 ISBN: 0263818101 A risky masquerade... Lady Pippa LeClaire was desperate to find Philip, her twin, even posing as a boy to search the battlefield of Waterloo for the wounded. As a healer, she couldn't ignore the devastation and did her best to help, saving the leg of Deverell St. Simon. Given the task of nursing Dev, she couldn't reveal her true self to him, more so when Dev was told by the Iron Duke to find Philip, believed by them all to be a traitor. She had to clear her twin's name, even if it meant losing Dev, the man she'd grown to love...
A GIFT OF THE HEART short story in A CHRISTMAS TO CHERISH 11/1992 ISBN: 0821739743 Her father's death left Lavinia Russell penniless and alone just before Christmas...unless the rakish Marquis of Davenport would come to her aid and accept her offer to be his mistress.
LADY OF THE NIGHT 6/1987 ISBN:082172097 Young Lady Damaris FitzHubert possessed beauty, fortune and impeccable lineage. But that didn't seem to do her any good where the Duke of Camber was concerned. The man she had adored from afar since childhood had no interest whatsoever in the season's new crop of debutantes. His preferences ran toward the demimonde, the Cyprians, the women of easy virtue, whose company could be had--or dispensed with--for the price of a pearl choker or a diamond brooch. Damaris, however, was not about to give up. Not even if she had to attend the notorious Cyprian's Ball itself....Camber was caught off guard by the mysterious new Cyprian. Not only was she hauntingly lovely, but her tongue proved as sharp as her wit. She had actually had the gall to turn down his very generous offers for her favors in no uncertain terms. What game was this enticing wanton playing? She would soon discover that she had chosen the wrong man to fence with. For he was an expert dualist-- and he always won....
THE LORD AND THE MYSTERY LADY 12/2003 ISBN: 0263835340 Who was she? Guy, Viscount Chillings, had little choice. He could not deny an injured traveller time to recuperate in his home. Only this mystery guest upset his ordered life, because he just couldn't ignore that she was a very beautiful, seductive woman...But a woman without any memory, apart from an abiding sense of great loss. What shadows did her past hide, and what would happen to their growing attraction if she ever regained those memories.?
MIDNIGHT LADY short story in A MOTHER'S HEART 5/1992 ISBN:0821737562 By day she was Lady Jewel de Vree, The Dark Goddess, famed for her breathtaking beauty, her scandalous clothing, and her icy disdain for her suitors. By night she donned wig, mask and pistol as the mysterious highwayman...
THE RAKE 2000 ISBN:0263823334 Compromised in an attempt to save her father’s life, Juliet Smythe-Clyde’s only hope of saving her reputation is to marry Sebastian, Duke of Brabourne. But Juliet has no intention of being the neglected wife of a womanizer…
THE REBEL 9/2001 ISBN: 0263827453 The Earl of Ravensford was not in the habit of being refused. Yet his mother’s delectable new companion, Mary Margaret O’Brien, turned down his offer to make her his mistress…twice! It wasn’t just pride, or even propriety, that caused Mary Margaret to deny the Earl. This powerfully attractive man tempted her more than she dared admit! But she feared the consequences when Ravensford discovered she was working for his mother under false pretenses…
THE ROGUE'S SEDUCTION 8/2002 ISBN: 0263831329 Ten years ago Lillith, Lady de Lisle, was forced to stand up the man she loved at the altar in favour of a richer husband. Now a widow, she suddenly finds herself the target of her thwarted lover’s revenge. Jason Beaumair, Earl of Perth, plans to abduct and seduce this beautiful woman in return for her cruel rejection of him. He’ll certainly never fall for her again! But nothing can prepare him for what their night of passion will bring…
SCANDALS 12/1996 ISBN:0373833229 Defiant! Beautiful Samantha Davidson, the toast of the London stage, has been pursued by many men, but never has she been harassed by their families! And certainly not the family of the greatest duke in the land. Well, they're nothing to her, not even the handsome and frightening eldest son, Langston, who seems to think he can prevent her from marrying his brother... Determined! The Marquis of Langston will not let his younger brother be duped by an adventuress, even if it means taking drastic measures to expose the notorious widow. But he finds that his brother isn't the only one with unseemly interest in Samantha. His neighbor Huntly is determined to have her for himself. And there are rumors about a very live husband...
THE SCARLET LADY 5/1991 ISBN: 0821734008 By day she was Lady Jewel deVree, "The Dark Goddess," famed for her breathtaking beauty, her scandalous clothing, and her icy disdain for her suitors. By night she donned wig, mask and pistol as the mysterious highwayman who'd been divesting the wealthy of their pocket money.
AN UNCOMMON INTRIGUE 3/1992 ISBN: 0821737015 Of noble birth on her father's side, Miss Mary Elizabeth Sinclair was decidedly startled to have the British Home Office employ her as a spy. While she did not mind rejoining her mother's gypsy family, nor posing as 'Tasha' the fortune-teller while traveling the English border, she did mind the partner who'd been assigned to her. Lord Eric Stewart was an admittedly handsome King's agent, but his arrogance infuriated her! Nevertheless, she could not halt the delightfully disturbing feelings that sparked between them. Tasha expected to face dangers on her mission, but she suspected that giving her heart to this haughty, headstrong rogue would be the most reckless hazard of all.
AN UNCONVENTIONAL WIDOW 12/2004 ISBN:0263839893 When the widow met the rake When Sir Hugo Fitzsimmon returns home from the battlefields, he is stunned to find Lady Annabell Fenwick-Clyde working on his estate. He had left his steward in charge, but it had never crossed Hugo's mind that he would hire a woman! Hugo is conscious that if he lets Annabell continue to stay under his roof her reputation will be torn to shreds. Curiously, the fiercely independent and beautiful widow seems immune to Society's regard. But she isn't immune to his touch.
UNTAMED HEART 10/1994 ISBN: 0373312156 When Lord Alaistair St. Simon, better known as 'Saint, ' won the young Baron Stone's inheritance at the gaming tables, he fully intended to return Stone's vowel the next day. But the next day, Stone was dead, and his sister, Liza was left to pay the piper. Proud to a fault, Liza refused Saint's offer of her brother's vowel and set off to find employment. Unfortunately, the only person who would hire her was the lecherous Earl of Bent, and by the time she had taken his measure, her reputation was beyond the pale. Again Saint attempted to come to her rescue. Again she refused. It left him no choice: he would kidnap her and force her into a marriage of convenience they would both detest--but perhaps not so much as Saint's spurned mistress.
Lynn Devon
JADE 1978 ISBN:0449139417 A gripping tale of love and treachery...and a bride abandoned on her wedding night...
Marian Devon
DECK THE HALLS 11/1995 ISBN:0449223221 Sir Jervis, taking to his annual holiday deathbed, demands the attendance of his family. Unfortunately, he is the only one in a celebratory mood. Daughter Audrey, a lovely widow with two grown stepsons, is in financial despair and quite unsettled by the presence of her niece Regina's fiancé, Lord Elliott... who in turn is aware that his betrothed is still enamored of Audrey's stepson, Larry... a war hero determined to win back his true love. Of course, before everyone can be correctly matched, they must be unmatched. And somewhere between a stolen necklace, stolen kisses, and many curious mishaps, true love threatens to right all wrongs -- turning the season very merry indeed....
DEFIANT MISTRESS 1994 ISBN: 0449216675 Disowned by her family and a social outcast with the ton, Louisa Varley is grateful for the earnest friendship of a young soldier - and quite appalled by the young man's older brother, the notorious Lord Lyston, who demands she take her scandalous scheming elsewhere. And when Louisa marries the lad on his deathbed after a fatal wound in battle, Lord Lyston is determined to call her to account for her disgraceful conduct. But his attention becomes less unpalatable by the day, and even a skilled actress such as herself can hardly disguise the growing passion in her heart...
ESCAPADE 2/1989 ISBN:0449215954 Lady Maria Carlton, woefully tired of her insipid life, eagerly followed the exploits of the intrepid lady aeronaut, Madame Blanchard. But when she attended one of Madame's launchings, she never dreamed she'd find herself airborne with a most handsome stranger - crossing the English Channel! Her companion was Lord Brett, whose reputation for lovemaking had earned him six pages in an infamous lady's memoirs. Worse, he was hiding from the law. Worse than worse, the press believed Maria was Madame Blanchard! Quite a muddle indeed. And Lord Brett's intoxicating kiss didn't help matters!
FORTUNES OF THE HEART 5/1989 ISBN: 0449215962 How would she marry her only love? He avoided her like a plague!... Though the world thought her sap-skulled for refusing Lord Littlecote's hand, Mary Anne Hawtry could not marry a man she didn't love. Unfortunately, Captain Anthony Rodes, the man she did love, had made it his mission in life to avoid her. Worse, he was engaged to another! She had refused him once - convinced she could never be happy with an impoverished captain. Determined to make amends, she actually had a few tricks up her sleeve - but only as the very last resort.
GEORGIANA 5/1981 ISBN:0449216705 When Georgiana Morland bails her twin brother out of a gambling debt, she meets Lord Garth, the most cynical and handsome rake on the Marriage Mart. To prevent a duel between the two men, Georgiana bravely intervenes on her brother's behalf--even as it leads her to an altogether different sort of confrontation with the lord. . . .
A HEART ON HIS SLEEVE 2/1993 ISBN:0449221601 With Valentine's Day closing in, Emeline Sedley decides to turn Lord Blakeney's hunting party into a marriage market, matching up the reluctant lord with her friend, Andrea Prior. Unfortunately, his lordship refused to play fair...
THE HEATHER AND THE BLADE 2/1989 ISBN:0449145611
LADY HARRIET TAKES CHARGE 1/1991 ISBN:0449217388 Time heals wounded hearts? Perhaps when pigs fly! The gossip mongers had a field day when the newly betrothed Lady Harriet caught her fiancé, Rawdon Melford, kissing another woman-at their own engagement party! Eight years later, Harriet never dreamed she would still feel so angry-or that Rawdon would remain so incredibly attractive. Despite his attempts to kiss and make up. Harriet knew this leopard couldn't change his spots. But she hadn't counted on cupid's arrival at a country house party, turning old rivalries into new romances.....
LORD HARLEQUIN 12/1994 ISBN:0449222799 Lord Worth, now a fugitive after being falsely accused of shooting a man, needs a place to hide - and a clown's makeup is the perfect disguise. The last place anyone would look for him is on stage, disguised as Harlequin in the Pantomime. Persey McCall is not fooled. She realizes that the man is no performer; he's clearly one of London't most sought-after Corinthians. Why he wished to become a part of the Pantomime defied a rational explanation. Masked and silent, his lordship is unrecognizable even to his closest acquaintances. But it will be his love scenes with the lovely Persey that become far too revealing...
MISS ARMSTEAD WEARS BLACK GLOVES 6/1985 ISBN:0449207927 When Miss Frances Armstead invented a secret betrothal to Lord Greville Wainwright to ward off her uncle's insistent matchmaking, she thought it was the perfect safeguard to a single life. After all, Lord Greville was a naval hero who - rumor had it - was consigned to a watery grave at sea. But suddenly her faux fiance returned - very much alive! Would he tar and feather young Frankie's reputation all the way to fashionable London - or would Lord Greville exact an altogether more titillating vengeance?
MISS KENDAL SETS HER CAP 12/1996 ISBN: 0449224562 Making up a challenge born mostly out of boredom, Miss Frederica Kendal set her cap for her new neighbor, Lord Thorpe. A calamitous first meeting provided a rather inauspicious beginning for her campaign. Then the cynical war hero dared to steal a kiss--which happened to be witnessed by prying eyes--leaving him no choice but to offer for Miss Kendal. She refused, of course. How absurd! He didn't even like her, much less love her. And thus Miss Kendal and her cap were dispatched to London to avoid the scandal. But her reputation preceded her: The curious flocked to see the young woman so high in the instep that she'd actually turned down a proposal from the Viscount Thorpe! Soon Miss Kendal was the most popular miss in London, especially in the eyes of her spurned suitor, who must convince Miss Kendal to set her cap once again. . . .
MISS OSBORNE MISBEHAVES 2/1990 ISBN:044921737X If the gentleman was nothing but a common thief, would he steal her heart as well....? Desperate to avoid her father's odious matchmaking scheme, Miss Eliza Osborne boards the Brighton coach for a visit to her beloved aunt. She quickly realizes, however, that a lady traveling alone is prey to all sorts of unsavory characters-- and none so unsettling as Mr. Garrick Slaughter, just released from Newgate Prison. This gaol-bird, however, turns out to be quite the gentleman in convict's clothing. He is, in fact, the illegitimate son of a local lord. But Eliza's adventures are just beginning. There's an unhappy younger brother, an overbearing mama, and a diamond of the first water to whom both brothers seem enamored. In the middle -- or muddle-- of it all is Miss Eliza, whose heart is about to be stolen... but whether by a thief or a gentleman remains to be seen.
MISS ROMNEY FLIES TOO HIGH 7/1986 ISBN:0449208443 The old gentleman had taken it into his head to leave his considerable fortune to his illegitimate daughter, Sarah Romney, with pious Lady Petherbridge none the wiser. If one of his three nephews, fashionable gentlemen all, married the young lady, he would inherit for himself and his bride. Marry an actress, even a very pretty one? Two of the hopefuls had no choice: they would be penniless without the Petherbridge portion. Only Lord Graymarsh was wealthy in his own right. So how was it that the man who cared the least was the one who won the lady's heart?
MISTLETOE AND FOLLY 12/1991 ISBN: 0449217396 A bout of measles forced Jemima to replace her bedridden sister as the houseguest of her wealthy aunt for the Christmas season - and no one was happy. Jemima's aunt was hardly pleased to present a Schoolroom Miss - especially when a muddy disheveled Jemima, dragging her Christmas spirit behind her, appeared at her door after nearly being run down on the road! To her outrage, Jemima realized the driver of the hell-bent curricle was one of her aunt's houseguests and - not at all impressed by his rank and fortune - gave Lord Montague a piece of her mind, yuletide or no! But even without the mistletoe encouragement, suspicious that Lord Montague was other than the rake he appeared began to melt her icy demeanor. Soon, Jemima was drawn into a daring - and perhaps perilous - adventure. But she feared her growing tendre for the intriguing Montague would prove to be a hollow holiday lark...
M'LADY RIDES FOR A FALL 3/1987 ISBN:0449210383 Stay in the same house with her father's new wife? Lady Cassandra Devenham was having none of it! And so she turned to her foppish cousin, the Viscount Severn, in hopes that he could convince her father to let her have an establishment of her own. Lord Severn had sundry troubles of his own. His rakehell friend, Captain Charles Danforth, was lying low just long enough to win a horserace that would get him out of dun territory. And Severn had foolishly consented to let Danforth, disguised as his valet, accompany him to his uncle Devenham's estate! Delinquent daughter, cravatless cousin, and suspicious valet were soon embroiled in the makings of a scandal, and in the makings of romance between an independent miss and a very messy valet.
ON THE WAY TO GRETNA GREEN 2/1998 ISBN:0449227006 She hadn't set out to stir things up--especially her own heart. . .Though recently jilted at age seven-and-twenty, Claudia Wentworth was about to embark on a whirlwind adventure. It all began when she enlisted the aid of Lord Thornton after he finished a card game in a debauched bachelor establishment. Soon the two were roaring along on a wild ride in hot pursuit of eloping lovers. After all, the spirited Miss Wentworth couldn't possibly allow one heartbreak to send her crawling into a hole. Certainly someone must awaken her to the joys of passion and romance! And Lord Thornton, though ne'er the romantic fool, seemed just the man to do it. .
A QUESTION OF CLASS 7/1988 ISBN:0449213404 After breaking off a loveless engagement, lovely Lady Venetia Lowther vowed she's rather be a spinster than marry a man who didn't love her, despite what society expected. But when she finally fell for a young man of her station, Major Gareth Wincanton, he was actually an actor posing as a gentleman to win a dubious bet! And what was Venetia to do when the major's ginger-haired double appeared in town? Was he Nicky Forbes, the actor, or perhaps the real Wincanton in disguise? For if Lady Venetia felt the same thrill when she looked into his eyes, how could she ever decide between them...?
THE ROGUE'S LADY 1995 ISBN: 0449216683 When her wealthy beloved breaks off their engagement, Alexandria Linnell once more falls into poverty, making her vulnerable to the rakish Lord Harry Romney, who makes her an unconventional bargain.
SCANDAL BROTH 4/1987 ISBN: 0449210391 'So now you know, you loose screw, You proposed to the wrong woman!'... Having delivered this facer to the Honorable Fitzhugh Denholm, a delighted Antonia Thorpe watched as he reeled from the shock. For the notorious rake thought he had escaped a marriage de convenience when the baffled Antonia refused him. Little did he know of the woman his father had arranged for him to marry. But the other Miss Thorpe had no more desire to wed Denholm than he had for her, and it fell to Antonia to save her cousin from this coil. Still, she never intended to enthrall Denholm with herself...or did she?
A SEASON FOR SCANDAL 7/1992 ISBN: 0449220478 The three cousins had an impossible reputation to uphold as the daughters of the infamous Percival sisters... They were expected to make their come-outs together and repeat their mothers' triumphs. Unfortunately, it was only cousin Sylvia whose ethereal beauty promised to preserve the legend. Jenny was, in truth, a Long Meg, and Claire was much too plump. Lord Dalton, the biggest catch in London, set his sights on Sylvia, as did every Corinthian of the set. But it was Jenny's laughing black eyes and clever tongue he couldn't seem to escape. She, however, was determined to protect sweet Sylvia from this rake's attentions - and could not quite fathom how those attentions had suddenly turned to herself...
SIR SHAM 3/1988 ISBN:0449213390 Lucy Haydon's matchmaking scheme was a grand success--the dashing Mr. More was smitten by her fair sister. Then More's odious sycophant, Mr. Drury, formed a tendre for Miss Lucy, who was certain he harbored some ghastly secret. If only he weren't so handsome--or his kiss so very unsettling!
AN UNCIVIL SERVANT 1/1994 ISBN:0449221598 Clearly, her lovely hands had never done a day's work. And when Lord Jeremy Pickering kissed her in a fit of pique--promptly accepting a bucketful of suds in return--the apology he received after her anger quelled was in words as aristocratic as his own.
THE WIDOW OF BATH 1994 ISBN: 0449216691 When Jack, an old flame, seeks to claim Welbourne Hall and his title by marrying her, the widowed Joanna fears his contempt for having married his cousin years earlier and hopes for a truce and forgiveness.
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