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Dorothy Elbury
A HASTY BETROTHAL 3/2004 ISBN:0263839532 An engagement of convenience. . .When Robert, Viscount Sandford, agrees to take Harriet Cordell as his betrothed it is purely an act of convenience - and most definitely short term! Escaping an undesirable forced marriage, she simply needs a temporary refuge. But then a dramatic series of events at his estate, including Harriet's sudden kidnap, force Robert to admit that their hasty betrothal might need to become a much more permanent arrangement.
THE VISCOUNT'S SECRET 7/2005 ISBN: 0263843750 For love or money? Edward Latimer, Viscount Templeton, is in search of a woman who will love him for himself and not merely for his title and trappings. Leaving London and the rigid rules of the Ton, he heads for the country, simply attired and posing as plain Mr Latimer. On meeting Miss Georgina Cunningham, he knows he's found everything he admires in a woman; she's beautiful, kind and honest. But Georgina is facing financial ruin. Latimer knows that he's the only man who can save her, but she's fallen in love with a simple, free man - not a viscount who must ultimately retake his place in a society Georgina despises.
Marnie Ellingson
DOLLY BLANCHARD'S FORTUNE ISBN: 0802707289
DOUBLE FOLLY 5/1980 ISBN: 0440124735 Where was Enid? How much longer could Chrissy Ashton masquerade as her look-alike cousin? It all began as a game, a harmless favor to Cousin Almeria, who promised to sponsor Chrissy in London Society if she would pose as her cousin...
JESSICA WINDOM 7/1980 ISBN:044014633X Once is had seemed her sorrows would never end. Then she found independence--as a governess of Harewood Hall. Blessed with neither name nor money, Miss Jessica Windom had, nonetheless, a wealth of spirit, wit, and erudition that she was determined to bequeath to her young charges. But nothing had prepared her for the attentions of Lord Robert, Viscount Markham, Lady Harewood's charming, all-too-eligible brother. And the devil himself couldn't have guessed the startling new identity that awaited her as "The Original," the most desireable new face in the ton! First an orphan, then a servant girl, now she was an heiress with the world at her feet--waiting for the only mand she had ever loved to pay her court!
THE MISTRESS OF LANGFORT COURT 1982 ISBN:0440156521 Once an interloper, Allison Dane was now the dowager duchess of Langfort, a beautiful young widow returned to her husband's ancestral home. What right had she to the title held by the Incomparable Chloe, the beauty she had come to depose? To what lengths would Chloe go to keep the estate she considered her own? And what of the sardonic Lord Trevor, who was legally bound to control Alison's power-- her purse? And her very own son, the five-year-old duke himself? Had she any friends in hostile Langfort Court? How could she trust her unreasonable feeling for Lord Trevor when her cautious heart warned..."Beware!"
UNWILLING BRIDE 6/1980 ISBN:0440197430 Torn between duty and high spirits, Phillipa knew her father would do anything to repair the family fortune--even marry her off to a gouty old gentleman. And it was like her to unburden herself freely to the handsome Lord Neville...
THE WICKED MARQUIS 11/1983 ISBN: 0802707076 A dark ploy in the game of love. Lovely young Esme, recently orphaned and nearly penniless, arrived at her uncle's country home to the delight of her four cousins. High spirited and well versed in the ways of the world, Esme had all the charm to make her unconventional behavior quite forgivable. When Esme discovered that her cousin Kit was about to forsake love for an arranged marriage, the wonderfully imaginative Esme was compelled to give Cupid a hand. Her daring ruse involved betrothing herself to a man she hand never met, a man with a very wicked reputation. When Esme finally does meet her 'intended,' the entrancingly mysterious Marquis of Lockynde, her innocent game takes a startling turn as unexpected but undeniable attraction begins to bloom.
Elizabeth Elliott
BEWITCHED short story in WHEN YOU WISH 11/1997 ISBN:0553576437
SCOUNDREL 2/1996 ISBN: 0553569112. Lady Lily Walters played her part to perfection. At glittering balls and fashionable soirees, her low-cut gowns and empty chatter kept everyone from guessing the truth - that this sensuous flirt was really a spy. Willingly, she risked her life to pass on vital secrets only she could divulge. But when the dangerously attractive Duke of Remmington took her in his arms, she found herself wishing that just once she could drop her masquerade and show him the woman she really was...To Remmington, a man whose secrets and scars ran deep, Lady Lily was one more beautiful woman to be enjoyed and discarded...until he found her running in terror through the London streets. Suddenly he knew that there was more to this alluring woman than she let on. He didn't know why her life was in danger; he only knew that he had to protect her. Yet when he forced her to take shelter in his town house, he would compromise her honor and do something far worse - unleash their passion in a world of war and intrigue, where the greatest danger of all was in daring to love.
Kathleen Elliott
THE MARRIAGE SCHEME 8/1994 ISBN: 0061082775 Cupid's Tangle... While her friends dreamed of weddings, Georgia Canning aspired to scholarship. Indeed, the only marriage she imagined was one that would see her widowed mother safely settled. And since Mama and her admirer had yet to resolve the matter themselves, Georgia planned a neat stratagem to set their courtship in motion. All went well until she tried to rout another of her mother's suitors, the rakish Lord Ashcombe. Called Lucas by his friends, he was most unsuitable for anyone's mother. Georgia's dear mother agreed. For she knew the dashing nobleman was the very man to entice her scheming, bookish, darling daughter to matrimony instead. And Lucas was well pleased with Georgia's chestnut curls, merry green eyes, and fiery spirit. Convinced that Lucas merely felt a brotherly affection for her, Georgia was too busy scheming to listen to the promptings of her heart.
A SPECIAL LICENSE 4/1995 ISBN: 0061083356 Believing that he is saving his nephew from a wily seductress when he kidnaps Linnea Ashley, the Earl of Rothwick quickly realizes his mistake, but is forced to marry the young lady in order to preserve her reputation....In a marriage of convenience such as the one between Miss Linnea Ashley and the Earl of Rothwick, the question of love was never mentioned. Why, then, did such a well-brought-up lady feel a burning desire for her own husband?
Sarah Elliott
THE RAKE'S PROPOSAL 11/2006 ISBN: 0373294204 A scandalous secret was part of the dowry Katherine Sutcliff would bring to her bridal bed. And any prospective suitor on the Marriage Mart would have to live with it—or live without her! But her pressing need for a suitable match was diverted by her most unsuitable attraction to the disreputable Lord Benjamin Sinclair. A rakish life has been Benjamin's choice, but now the adventurous gentleman was tempted to stay closer to home. How else could he keep a watchful eye on Kate Sutcliff, when the gangly girl he'd been teased in childhood had grown into a most unconventional beauty? RR@H's Novel Thoughts
REFORMING THE RAKE 10/2005 ISBN: 0373293747 Beatrice Sinclair prayed that her bold declaration would prove true. After so many fruitless years on the ton's marriage mart, life on the shelf seemed the more appealing prospect. At least as an avowed spinster, she wouldn't be bound by the silliness women went through to catch even the dullest of husbands! Still, secretly, she yearned for romance-bone-melting, scandalous romance. If truth be told, what she really wanted-even if only for one mad, family-shocking moment-was a rake. And Charles Summerson, Marquis of Pelham, tall, dark and notorious, seemed only too happy to oblige. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Delia Ellis
BETTER STRANGERS 1991 ISBN: 0708924999 When Tiversley leaves to fight Napoleon, he leaves behind his daughter.
A LADY OF BREEDING 9/1991 ISBN:0449220028 Lucy Tiversely believed her unruly red hair, freckles, outspoken nature, and lack of fortune removed her from the Marriage Mart. She thus decided her diverse education could land her a position as governess. She also landed in a somewhat compromising position with her new employer.
PAINTED LADY 1/1995 ISBN: 0449223582 Miss Eleanor Needwood was about to be married to a most unsuitable suitor when Philip Markham came to her rescue. He arranged for Eleanor to be in London for the Season, a guest of Markham's sister, who decided that everyone, including herself, would benefit if Markham married Eleanor. And thus the rumor started. The surprised couple decided to play along with the mistaken impression until a scandal-free way to end the betrothal could be found. But when Eleanor agreed to pose for one of the ton's most daring artists, the result was far more scandalous than any broken engagement. Markham, a dedicated bachelor, found himself not only competing with an army of suitors to save Eleanor's reputation - but determined to win her heart as well...
SPA PARTNERS ISBN: 0786229896 Lady Elizabeth Nashe and her companion, Miss Constance Wyndham, decide in a fit of ennui to have a season at Bath for shopping, amusement, and to take the waters. But an unwelcome adventure on their journey leaves them beholden to the mysterious Captain Parry, whom they reluctantly re-encounter on arrival at Bath. When Parry begins to take more than a little interest in Lady Nashe and comes up against a rival, every tongue in Bath begins to wag. But when an estranged suitor and a new admirer vie for the attentions of Miss Wyndham, there is more than a hint of scandal.
TO BE A FINE LADY 1986 ISBN:0947993207 Ever since her late father squandered the family's fortunes, Miss Sarah Dagley has managed the household for her well-meaning but hypochondriac mother. Her family's fortune lost and with no prospects of marriage, Sarah entrenches herself in domestic duties and caring for her mother. However, an unexpected marriage proposal from a rich suitor suddenly complicates her life.
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A MOTHER'S DELIGHT 4/1995 ISBN: 0821749102 Features "Lady Charlotte Contrives" by Monique Ellis; "The Oriental Garden" by Isobel Linton; "The Mother and the Marquess" by Jeanne Savery; "Gillian's Secret" by Violet Hamilton; "Motherly Advice" by Sheila Rabe; and "Lost Love, New Love" by Lois Stewart.
Ellis-Girard-Holden
UNDERNEATH THE MISTLETOE 12/1998 ISBN: 082176070X Features "The Year Father Christmas Came Calling" by Monique Ellis; "Lady Emelia's Christmas Party" by Paula Tanner Girard; and "Beneath the Mistletoe" by Alice Holden.
Monique Ellis
THE COLONEL'S COURTSHIP 8/1997 ISBN: 0821757113 At eighteen, Suzanne Hodges lost her heart to the handsome but penniless Lieutenant Stephen Gracechurch. They even made plans to wed. Until Suzanne's father mortgaged her future to Sir John Phelps, an aging luminary in need of a wife and a governess for his two daughters. Suzanne had little choice but to surrender to her father's demands...and lose her one chance for happiness in the process. All through the long years of war, Stephen kept memories of Suzanne close to his heart, although he knew he should forget the future-seeking beauty who's breached his trust. Now back in England following his father's death, Stephen was determined to turn the table. Keeping his new wealth a secret, he played the pauper to the hilt, planning to reveal his changed circumstances only when the now widowed Suzanne rejected him again. But Suzanne proved uncooperative, and his plans for revenge turned into a confused but genuine courtship. Suddenly, all thoughts of revenge vanished. Stephen loved Suzanne--he'd always loved her--and this time, she would be his...
DAUNTRY'S DILEMMA 4/1999 ISBN: 082176182X There's such a to-do at Combermere estate! The venerable ghost has appeared for the first time in two generations, and only Viscount Dauntry's footloose son, gallant ex-major Quintus, can be relied on to send it packing. Yet the apparition leads Quint to something far more amiss. Why are lovely Cecelia Walters and her impish son Tommy poor as church mice--living in a style unbefitting their noble station! For such an entrancing creature to clean lamps and scrub floors--with a good humor no empty-headed London belle would have shown--is a horrid shame. Resolving to come to the rescue of this winsome widow who has struck him with Cupid's arrow. Quint soon learns that Cecelia's aristocratic in-laws have seized her inheritance until she surrenders custody of young Tommy, something she will never do. So Quint, with a daredevil band of young bloods, hatches up a frisky plot to retrieve her fortune. But if he is successful, he will no longer be on equal footing with the adorable lady. Surely he could never expect a woman of her newly acquired wealth to take a husband of such meager means ...unless one very determined specter can make him lucky in love!
DeLACEY'S ANGEL 6/1995 ISBN: 0821749781 Ever since he returned home from Waterloo, Col. Richard DeLacey, Earl of Rochedale, could think of nothing save the angelic beauty who'd appeared on the battlefield to tend his wounds. Her saucily up-tilted nose, serious blue-gray eyes, and soldier's courage were imprinted on his heart and soul forever. All he wanted now was to find his mysterious savior and make her his wife. A Lady's Answers. Elizabeth Driscoll, who'd faced the guns of war with scarcely a tremble, quaked at the thought of the imminent London Season. A country doctor's daughter, she knew she was impossibly déclassé at a rout hosted by society's greatest catch: Lord DeLacey. Until he embraced her in his library and announced that they must be wed! She thought him mad...and his kisses sinfully delightful. But the ton was in the worst snit of all, determined to stop a match that was shocking, scandalous-and heavensent...
THE DeVILLE INHERITANCE short story in LORDS OF THE NIGHT 3/1997 ISBN: 0758200498 Nan Leighton ventures into the London underworld to find her profligate brother--only to be rescued by a captivating stranger who is quite unlike any nobleman she has ever met. Let this trio of hauntingly romantic tales transport you to a Regency England where dashing lords of darkness offer elegant ladies the trill of their incomparable love: seductive, dangerous...and forever.
THE FORTESCUE DIAMOND 9/1994 ISBN: 0821746987 Louisa Beckenham had never been so humiliated in all her twenty-five years! Her brother could only marry beautiful, cold-as-ice Gwendolyn Fortescue on one condition: Louisa must be wedded and gone from Marleybourne court. After all, a house could not have two mistresses. But now, with a pompous vicar, a fish-faced fop, and an aging libertine as her only prospects, Louisa was well and truly at her wits' end....enter rakish gamester James Morrison-just in time to rescue Louisa from a overturned coach and a disastrous match. A scandalously seductive scoundrel, Morrison sent Louisa flowers bound by a silk stocking and showered her with kisses that proper London Society would deem most improper…but Louisa had made her choice. Wed her irresistible suitor she would...even if she must propose to him herself!....
THE LADY AND THE SPY 3/1996 ISBN: 0821752715 Lady Serena Duchesne had a reputation to uphold as a formidable, eccentric spinster. She also had a secret: she was the anonymous author of the most daring novel ever written about the silly, snobbish ton. And every tabby in the Upper Ten Thousand considered Lady Serena - with her dozens of little pug dogs and favorite causes - deucedly peculiar when it came to romance.
LADY CHARLOTTE CONTRIVES short story in A MOTHER'S DELIGHT 4/1995 ISBN: 0821749102 Years ago, unforeseen tragedy divided Viscount Connard and his wife, Marianne. Now, as a long-kept secret is revealed, Connard sets out to find the love his heart has never forgotten...
THE MARQUESS LENDS A HAND 12/1996 ISBN: 0821755226 Phoebe Parmenter was in a terrible predicament: she was being blackmailed into marriage by her beloved stepmother's wastrel cousin. Under her father's thumb all her life, Phoebe didn't particularly mourn the old tyrant's death in a supposed riding accident. Unfortunately, Philip Fordyce is prepared to prove the squire's death was no accident. If her stepmother is not to hang for murder, Phoebe will have to wed this man she despises. Piers Duchesne, the rakish Marquess of Stovall, was on his way to a friend's country estate for the Christmas holidays when a pair of schoolgirls disguised as highwaymen abducted him. Phoebe Parmenter's well-meaning sisters pleaded for the nobleman's assistance. Bored and possessed of a considerable sense of humor, Duchesne found himself playing the role of detective in a most peculiar murder investigation...and about to save a damsel in real distress. But neighbor he nor Phoebe anticipated the perils that awaited them...or a blossoming romance filled with all the wonder and mystery of true love..
THREE NIGHTS AT THE COUNTRY INN short story in A WINTER WEDDING 1998 ISBN: 0821758284 A snowstorm strands an independent miss, a stagecoach filled with children...and the rakish suitor she has refused to wed.
AN UNCOMMON GOVERNESS 9/1998 ISBN: 0821759930 Lady Amelia Peasebottom absolutely refuses to marry the bombastic Sir Reginald Whifler. Disguising herself as bespectacled Abigail Sparrow, she runs away and accepts a position as governess. But when Amelia meets her employer, Valentine North, she is not ready for the sight of this striking man...When Valentine North was given charge if his two wads, his rakish cronies bet him he'd be married before the year was out. But Val had always sworn he would remain unattached--and he wasn't about to break his promise for a couple of little rotters. Yet he hadn't expected to encounter the most exquisite woman he'd ever laid eyes on. Now, Val was not only in danger of tarnishing his reputation as a free-wheeling bachelor, but also of losing his heart to Amelia--forever...
THE YEAR FATHER CHRISTMAS CAME CALLING short story in UNDERNEATH THE MISTLETOE 12/1998 ISBN: 082176070X A bold burglary at a country inn brings a handsome world-weary Lord to Sarah Forte's doorstep, where he soon finds himself playing Father Christmas to a disarming group of orphans and the enchanting young woman he longs to make his Lady.
Hebe Elsna
THE HEIR OF GARLANDS 1974 ISBN: 0844195203 Garlands was the beloved home of Ormonde Garland and her family: her father, Sir Cosmo Garland having inherited on the death of his brother and his nephew, Lance. Then suddenly a gentleman claiming to be Lance appears to lay claim to Garlands. Ormonde stealthily appraised the stranger. He was tall, and she had not remembered Lance as tall....
Suzanne Enoch
ANGEL'S DEVIL 11/1995 ISBN: 0380780232 Impatient Angelique Graham is certain she will perish if forced to wait nine long months before wedding her beloved Simon. Fortunately the eager young miss has a plan. She will have her fiancé ask his cousin, the disreputable Lord James Faring, to pursue Angel in pretense -- thereby panicking her resisting parents and impelling them to rush the real marriage. So scandalous is Lord James's repute that the London wags call him "the Devil." But this handsome rake has scruples, and is shopping for a proper wife himself. However, a long-standing debt of gratitude demands that James takes part in the clever lady's cunning scheme. After all, it is no more than a harmless charade -- until the Devil and the Angel discover to their dismay that theirs is indeed a match made in heaven.
THE BLACK DUKE'S PRIZE 5/1995 ISBN: 0380780526 Exiled to London by a disreputable uncle, Katherine Ralston arrives for the Season in despair -- certain that her scheming guardian intends to sell the family manse in her absence. Helpless to prevent the outrage, she is caught up in the mad whirl of balls and galas -- only to discover herself dancing with the notorious "Black Duke" of Sommesby. Though his boudoir escapades are the talk of the ton, Nicholas Varon swears he is done with amorous dallying -- yet he takes an immediate interest in the spirited Katherine and her singular dilemma. No innocent waif, Kate naturally suspects trickery. But it may well be the miss has truly captured the rogue's heart -- a most unforeseen happenstance that could transform the Black Duke into her dashing white knight.
BY LOVE UNDONE 7/1998 ISBN: 0380798859 Madeleine Willits was shunned by London society for a scandal that was no fault of hers, and forced her to seek a paid position in the country. So when Quinlan Bancroft, Marquis of Warfield, comes to direct the household during his uncle's illness, Maddie is determined to detest the nobleman on sight. But though the marquis is easy to dislike, the man himself is a different matter. Quinlan's aplomb in the face of mud, demented pigs, and musket-waving villagers is deucedly appealing. Small wonder, then, that Maddie quite forgets to repulse Quinlan when he enfolds her in a sweet embrace...Caught kissing his uncle's lovely young companion, Quinlan feels he should make amends, and use his rank to re-establish Miss Willits in society. Unfortunately, it is soon apparent that Maddie has no idea how to resist importunate young rakes who believe her ripe for the plucking. But Maddie knows there is only one rake whose attentions she truly needs to fear-because only Quinlan Bancroft posses the power to break her heart.
ENGLAND'S PERFECT HERO 3/2004 ISBN: 0060543132 Lucinda is the last of three friends who agreed to turn the tables on London's most incorrigible rakes. But love is the farthest thing from her mind. With her two best friends happily married, Lucinda Barrett realizes she can no longer put off her lessons in love. The rogue she hopes to educate must be someone who will keep her life steady and uneventful -- and that someone is definitely not Robert Carroway! The handsome, brooding war hero is far too complicated, and he shuns London society and its “trivialities.” Still, it is a pleasant surprise when Robert offers to assist Lucinda in her mission to reform and wed a more suitable nobleman. Now if only she can resist the sensuous allure of Robert's astoundingly blue eyes -- and his intense inner fire that leaves her breathless. Lucinda wants a husband, not a passionate, irresistible lover who could shake her world with one deep, lingering kiss. And her heart is telling her that this man could be the most dangerous, disastrous…and exhilarating love she will ever know. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
LADY ROGUE 3/1997 ISBN: 0380788128 When the dripping wet ragamuffin showed up on his doorstep late one night, claiming sanctuary, Alexander Cale had no idea the cheeky lad was actually an enchanting -- but infuriating -- chit! Suspicious of French-raised Kit Brantley's reasons for coming to London, Alex fears she's a traitor, spying for Napoleon. Yet as he's dragged into one escapade after another, Alex soon finds himself succumbing to her gamine charm and bold spirit -- despite her dubious motives and outrageous behavior. Kit has never seen eyes quite as blue -- or as dangerous -- as Alex Cale's. The Earl of Everton penetrated her disguise in record time, and now threatens to discover her reason for being in London: to find out who among the English peerage has been foiling her father's smuggling trade in France. As Kit races the clock against dark forces, Alex is a distraction she can ill afford -- yet cannot resist. But when danger threatens both their lives, only love can save them.
LONDON'S PERFECT SCOUNDREL 5/2003 ISBN: 0380820838 The ton gossips call him "Saint" -- but the Marquis of St. Aubyn has well earned his reputation as London's perfect scoundrel. Evelyn Ruddick knows she should avoid him at all costs -- but the strikingly beautiful lady wants to aid the children of the Heart of Hope Orphanage, and he heads the board of trustees. Evie is determined to teach the charming, arrogant man a lesson in compassion, but it won't be so easy -- especially since his touch is setting her desire aflame, making Evie yearn to submit to his passionate instruction ... The idea of joining in her "project" is unthinkable, but this enchantress refuses to give up! So what else is there for a self-respecting rake to do but seduce the lady? Yet soon it is he who is being seduced by Evie's tender heart and fiery blushes. Could the temptation of long, passionate nights in her arms bring about the impossible? Could the disreputable Saint at long last be reformed?
A MATTER OF SCANDAL 8/2001. ISBN: 0380818507 Miss Emma Grenville, who is no silly debutante, has had her fill of thick-headed noblemen who believe women exist solely to satisfy men. And her arrogant new landlord, the Duke of Wycliffe, is the worst of the lot! The too attractive cad wants to triple the rent on Emma's finishing school for young ladies to help get his uncle's estate out of dept. Well, Greydon Brakenridge clearly needs educating -- about women. And Emma's just the one to enlighten him! The sinfully handsome duke has never met a woman he couldn't outwit and seduce. And now that he's tricked Emma into a wager, he has the stubborn headmistress right where her wants her -- and hopefully, soon in his bed. But the confirmed bachelor underestimates the intelligent and surprisingly sensual Miss Grenville. For she may be leading Greydon to a place neither dreamed they'd ever go -- to the altar.
MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT 10/2000 ISBN: 0380809176 Victoria Fontaine's mischievous nature and brilliant, biting wit have scandalized the ton...and earned her the nickname "Vixen." But her reputation pales before the infamous Lord Althrope's, known as "Lord Sin." The years Sinclair Grafton spent on the Continent have done nothing to quell the rumors about his past. And when the stunning Vixen and the handsome rogue find themselves momentarily alone at an elegant gala, their passion gets the best of them. Caught by Victoria's father in a shockingly sensual kiss, Sin and Vixen have no recourse except a wedding. At first the very liberal lady relishes the thought of an unfettered marriage to an indifferent, unrepentant scoundrel. But she suspects there is more to this enigmatic, remarkable man, that his rakish persona is merely a pose. And after one unforgettable night of ecstasy, Lady Vixen is determined to unmask the true Sin...to satisfy a passionate heart that craves far more than freedom.
ONE TRUE LOVE short story in THE FURTHER OBSERVATIONS OF LADY WHISTLEDOWN 2/2003 ISBN: 0060511508
THE RAKE 6/2002 ISBN:038082082X Once upon a time, the notorious Viscount Dare charmed Lady Georgiana Halley out of her innocence -- to win a wager, no less! -- and now he must pay dearly. The, plan is simple: She will use every seductive wiles she knows to win Dare's heart...and then break it. But his smoldering gaze once again tempts Georgiana to give in to desire -- and when he astonishes her with a marriage proposal, she wonders: Is he playing yet another game...or could it truly be love this time?
REFORMING A RAKE 3/2000 ISBN: 0380809168 A Governess must never be alone with a man. Her reputation mustn't have even a hint of scandal. She must never reveal personal emotions. No matter how strong the provocation by her employer. A governess never questions her employer's commands. Even when he's tempting her to forsake respectability for desire? She must never, ever, fall in love with someone above her station. Especially a rake--no matter how devastating his kisses may be...Alexandra Gallant is a governess extraordinaire--and if it weren't for that unfortunate incident at her last position, she wouldn't now be forced into the employ of Lucien Balfour, the most notorious rake in London. Though the sinfully attractive earl hired her to teach his young cousin, his seductive whispers and toe-curling kisses suggest he has something far less respectable in mind...And that will never happen. For although Lucien seems determined to teach her about pleasure, she has a few lessons to teach him about love.
SIN AND SENSIBILITY 1/2005 ISBN:0060543256 Unfortunately Eleanor Griffin has three strapping brothers to frighten away any beau they deem unsuitable. She knows she's expected to marry eventually -- probably to some staid, crusty old lord -- but until that dark day dawns, Nell intends to enjoy herself. However, brother Sebastian, Duke of Melbourne, isn't about to let his sister run completely wild, and asks his best friend, the Marquis of Deverill, to keep a close eye on the spirited lovely. Could any chaperone be less qualified -- yet more appreciated -- than Valentine Corbett? Here is a man as sinful as he is attractive, a notorious rake, gambler, and pursuer of women whom Nell has fancied since girlhood. Alas, the irresistible rogue seems uncharacteristically determined to be honorable, despite the passionate longing in his gaze. And Nell must tread carefully, for she has promised to immediately wed whomever her siblings choose should so much as a hint of scandal arise . . .
SINS OF A DUKE 6/2007 ISBN: 0060843071 Sebastian Griffin, the Duke of Melbourne, has raised his younger siblings, seen to it that they made correct matches and basically kept everyone in line. Seen as the most powerful man in England, Sebastian has a reputation for propriety and has maintained a scandal-free life. Until now. Josefina Katarina Embry is a beauty, to be sure, but she claims to be the princess of a faraway country.While she dazzles the ton with her wit and charm, Sebastian suspects she's up to something. And he's determined to expose her ...if only he wasn't so distracted by her brazen sensuality and the irresistible allure of her kiss. Sebastian knows an affair will lead them into scandal, but will the most powerful man in England risk all for a princess of dubious lineage ...or will he allow a most sinful desire to rule his heart? RR@H's Novel Thoughts
SOMETHING SINFUL 9/2006 ISBN: 0060842555 It was lust at first sight... She was a vision, an exotic goddess who floated across the ballroom, conjuring images of warm nights and silk sheets, and Lord Charlemagne Griffin felt lightning shoot straight to his...well, he was definitely interested. So the lady isn't exactly the sharpest knife on the rack, as Shay soon discovers, but the generous bosom just above her low neckline more than makes up for it. Before he knows it, Shay is bragging about an impending business deal to impress her... Lady Sarala Carlisle may appear naive, but too late, Shay realizes her unconventional beauty masks a razor-sharp intelligence and flawless instincts—and she'd just bested him! Well, two can play at this game, and one of Shay's many skills is the fine art of seduction. But in this contest, the only thing to lose is one's heart. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
STOLEN KISSES 9/1997 ISBN: 0380788136 Jack Faraday, the Marquis of Dansbury, is rich, titled, and handsome as sin. A scandalous rake who's charmed a long string of ladies, he finally meets his match in Miss Lilith Benton. When the emerald-eyed, raven-haired beauty publicly snubs him, Jack is furious and vows to exact revenge by melting the young lady known as the Ice Queen. Intent on restoring her family's good name, Lilith wants only to make a respectable marriage. So when the tempting but notorious Jack begins to woo her, she is determined to ignore him. Then their accidental involvement in a duke's mysterious death forces Jack and Lilith to become conspirators to clear their names -- and suddenly cold and disdain gives way to hot desire. Now just as Jack discovers an unexpected urge for respectability, London's most proper miss is trying to remember just what's wrong with stolen kisses and midnight escapades
TAMING RAFE 4/1999 ISBN: 0380798867 Rafe Bancroft was nothing but a scoundrel! But the sexy, infuriating man was now the owner of Forton Hall, Felicity Harrington's ancestral home. The fiery beauty was determined to save her family - and herself - from ruin at the hands of the handsome rake. But how can she, when she lies in bed each night longing for her irresistible enemy's touch? Rafe might have won Forton Hall in a card game, but he had no intention of settling down. No, his plan was to sell the place and be off on the next adventure - until he met Felicity. Suddenly days - and nights - spent with Felicity in his arms seem far more alluring than any exotic land. His roguish heart can't explain it...unless love is the greatest adventure of all!
CALAMITY CLARESTA ISBN: 1586081551 No stranger to adversity and scandal, Miss Claresta Huntington knew a marriage of convenience--the sort she'd decided to pursue--would involve both. But with only two months to fulfill her obligations, what choice did she have? Dubbed a calamity by former suitors and shunned by the Ton for her connections to Trade, Claresta has found herself in the position of having to find a husband or lose her inheritance. To lure Drake Lockwood - new Earl of Norwood, and newly arrived from America - into the parson's mousetrap, she strikes a bargain she cannot possibly fulfill.
Corinne Everett
SWEET VIOLET 2/2002 ISBN: 0821771469 Violet Pearson wants adventure --and as soon as she gets her father's permission to run the family business while her parents are away, she knows she will have it. Gabriel Isling, Duke of Belmont, is on a mission--a mission to find some peace in his life. Since his sister's death at the hands of her husband, he has promised to save as many women as he can from brutal men. One look at the boy brawling in a Williamsburg tavern, and he knows it's actually a waif he must rescue. Violet cannot believe her luck. Her savior is the Duke, the very person she was on her way to see. Now she must persuade this powerful man to purchase her parents' plantation's seedlings for his greenhouse in London. If only the feelings he generates when he touches her would go away, he would be able to concentrate on business.
Jean R. Ewing
FOLLY'S REWARD 4/1997 ISBN: 0821756214 Miss Prudence Drake sought to keep her young charge, six-year-old Lord Dunraven, from the clutches of his cruel guardian by fleeing with him to a Scottish seaside cottage. She has no time for a shipwrecked gentleman. But as he lay on the cold beach, the nearly drowned stranger turned his magnificent blue eyes on the straitlaced Prudence and asked for her aid. He had lost his way, his memory, and nearly his life. However, he had retained his courtly manners...and his ability to steal a kiss. Prudence was thoroughly shocked and utterly intrigued. Was this mystery man a rake of the ton, a French spy, or a secret hero? She had no time to help him recover his identity; yet as danger closed in, she needed an ally to help transport Lord Dunraven to safety. But Prudence's desperate journey could sweep her toward a very different peril--as an intrepid governess and a nameless aristocrat forgot their class distinctions and lost their hearts...
THE IMPOSSIBLE BRIDEGROOM short story in FLOWERS FOR THE BRIDE 1995 ISBN: 0821749544
LOVE'S REWARD 12/1997 ISBN: 0821758128 Fitzroy Mountfitchet, Vicount Tarrant, was used to getting his brother Quentin out of scrapes. But this was outside of enough! Quentin had eloped with no less than the Lady Joanna Acton, an earl's daughter whose older brother Richard is Fitzroy's deadliest enemy--the one man in England who has good reason to want the viscount dead. Lady Joanna knows Quentin is a rake whose very name is synonymous with scandal. The dark-haired beauty has no intention of marrying him--or anyone! But when she runs away from her straightlaced school to follow a passionate pursuit of her own, her appalled father insists on an instant marriage. But to whom? Surely not Quentin's brother, Fitzroy Mountfitchet? The menacing viscount's days are filled with mysterious pursuits, and his reputation with the ladies is even more infamous. How on earth can ladies Joanna fit into his life, or he into hers? A dangerous elopement and a marriage of convenience seem a high price to pay for her rebellious bid for freedom...until a warm, stolen kiss offers the promise of love.
NOTORIOUS LORD short story in LORDS AND LADIES 5/1996 ISBN:0821753231
ROGUE'S REWARD 11/1995 ISBN:0821751468 Intrigue, blackmail, and treachery await Lady Eleanor Acton-and the devastating attractions of a rogue who is entirely ineligible! For charming Leander Campbell is a bastard, an impossible suitor for an earl's daughter. When Eleanor and Lee are swept together into adventure and mystery, must passion and desire yield to the stern demands of honor and duty?
SCANDAL'S REWARD 8/1994 ISBN:0821746669 Catherine Hunter was enjoying a last stroll on the moors before she left her father's vicarage to become a paid companion to Lady Montagu. Spying the approaching horseman, Catherine had only meant to warn him of the bog; instead, she pitched headlong into his path! Even in her embarrassment, she couldn't help noticing that he was uncommonly handsome, though his tongue-lashing was most ungentlemanly. But then, Catherine's furious retort was completely unladylike! Charles de Dagonet is suspected of every vice, even murder. When he breaks into his childhood home, steals the jewelry, insults the guests, and kisses Kate Hunter, the vicar's daughter and his aunt's companion, Kate is determined to thwart him, until she too is caught up in the mystery, and the fascination of the man known as Devil Dagonet.
VALOR'S REWARD 9/1996 ISBN: 0821754106 Jessica Whinburn's first meeting with handsome Lord Deyncourt was an outrage: he shot her! Traveling on the London road, Deyncourt believed he'd spied a highwayman robbing a coach...and fired his pistol. But the red-haired culprit turned out to be a comely young woman whose only crime was attempting to halt the abuse of the vehicle's horses. Deyncourt's dismay soon turned to desire...to take the shabbily-dressed beauty in his arms. Jessica's alarm ignited into anger at this hothead who had nearly caused her demise. Her own fortune gone, the scholarly Jessica had been on her way to seek employment translating Greek. Now, she was forced to endure Deyncourt's care and company to recover her health...only to lose her heart to him. Alas, Deyncourt was already making a match with a society lady, while Peter, his young ward, was embarrassingly smitten by Jessica. Add one nefarious enemy, and the stage was set for intrigue and heartbreak...unless an unexpected act of courage could pave the way to love.
VIRTUE'S REWARD 2/1995 ISBN: 0821748475 Marry in Haste... Virtuous Cornwall lass Helena Tretbaerin was desperate. Her fiance was dead and her father's recent demise had left her utterly penniless. Out of print, hard to find title. Her only prospect was an offer from the odious new owner of HER family mansion - a distasteful thought that prompted Helena to do something a lady should never do: agree to wed a stranger. It began when Captain Richard Acton rode his cavalry mount right into Helena's garden! Her fiance had written of his daredevil friend, and now here Acton was, to fulfill the vow he'd made to his dying comrade. It was to be a marriage of convenience...until they shared a kiss on their wedding day that sent Helena's world spinning. She had wed in haste. Would she repent that she had a tendre for a romantic-minded rake with a twinkle in his eye and dangerous secrets? How could she? her irresistible husband had already conquered her heart!
Jean Ross Ewing
FLOWERS UNDER ICE 9/1999 ISBN: 0425170365 Seeming to be only a handsome, dissolute libertine, Dominic Wyndham has just climbed a church spire for a wager, when Catriona, a passionate young woman from the Scottish Highlands arrives with devastating news: his estranged wife, Harriet, has just died in Edinburgh. Since returning from his years spying against Napoleon, Dominic has had only one purpose: to win Harriet back. Now Catriona demands he return with her to Scotland to rescue a child she claims is Harriet's bastard. Shattered and furious, Dominic makes one outrageous condition and one outrageous threat in return for his help. They will explore the seven deadly sins, one for each day of their journey, with Catriona's virtue and heart as the prize. But deadly enemies await, turning a tryst with seduction into a headlong adventure, while these two passionate antagonists try to rescue a child, save a people, and find the treacherous path from lust to love.
ILLUSION 9/1998 ISBN: 0425164470 With stunning courage, Miss Frances Woodard returned home to Regency England in the troubled Spring of 1815. An Englishwoman trained in a maharaja's harem in the erotic secrets of the Kama Sutra, skilled practitioner of an ancient philosophy of love, how else can she survive except as a professional courtesan? No man in Regency London can resist her silken allure, except one: The darkly handsome Nigel, Marquess of Rivaulx, ruthless master spy and code breaker. Damaged by years of intrigue in Russia and France, he craves only innocence. Yet, to uncover a traitor, he must win Frances for one wanton night of passion. Shielded by his cynical wit and wicked sense of humor, Nigel believes he is the man to defy her . . . but is he? Her trained sensuality shatters all his preconceptions, and deadly treachery awaits, threatening both life and sanity. As Nigel drags Frances into his dangerous world of conspiracy and adventure, where murderous hidden enemies plot England's downfall and Nigel's destruction, the war of nations is mirrored by their war of wit and desire. Soon these two brave souls are swept into a swirl of intrigue and fiery excitement, where courage, honor, and compassion may not be enough to prevent the heart's devastation. Yet nothing is as it seems. Intricate layers of deception and illusion must be uncovered before treachery and passion can lead to love.
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