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THE DAMASK ROSE 6/1979 ISBN:0373745184 The prospect was most terrifying! To shy, mousy Isabelle, hopelessly ignorant of city life, the idea of living in London with her wealthy uncle filled her with misgivings, and excitement. But her inability to cope with fashionable society became glaringly obvious when she met the dashing Marquis of Dale, a man who, with just a few words, seemed able to reduce her to little more than a blushing fool. And if feeling at ease with such people was going to be a trial, how on earth was she going to deal with falling in love?
THE RELUCTANT MATCH 1981 ISBN: 0373300743 'I will not marry a man chosen for me!' 'But, Sophie my dear,' her stepfather said kindly, 'you could not hope for a more advantageous match.' Sophie put her hands over her ears. 'You may talk as long as you like, but I will never listen.' Furiously, she swept from the room. She would never marry the odious Lord Netherton, no matter how much her stepfather urged her. Netherton - a man she barely knew and could never love, because the dashing young Mr. Fanshawe had already stolen her heart!
Carol Michaels
CHARADE OF HEARTS 4/1992 ISBN: 155773688X Who but the heartless Lord Arlington could refuse his ward her debut season in London? So fumes Alexandria Hilliard when she receives the infamous rake's curt reply. Vowing to give her sister an opportunity to toast the ton, Alexandria gamely decides to take a house in London and pay for the debut from her own legacy. Convinced that she herself is much too sensible for romance, she imagines sitting contentedly on the sidelines at Almack's with the other spinsters and chaperones. Little does she know that her lovely red hair and temper to match are sure to beguile the most jaded bachelor, including the odious Lord Arlington. But in the dangerous intrigues that follow, Alexandria discovers that the darkly handsome Arlington is anything but hateful
Elizabeth Ann Michaels
FAERIE PRINCESS short story in SCOTTISH MAGIC 9/1997 ISBN:1575662787
FROM A SILVER HEART 7/1993 ISBN: 0671760963 En route to her new position as a governess, Elora Simmons throws herself in the line of fire to protect Brice Warfield, Marquess of Warrington, from an assassin's bullet.
OF SAPPHIRE DREAMS 1/1997 ISBN: 0821755404 The simpering ladies and strutting dandies of 1820s London did little to inspire Gabriella Spencer towards thoughts of love. Until the independent-minded beauty reunited a lost boy with his distraught, exceedingly handsome father. As a reward for finding his son, Adam Drake, Earl of Lancaster, insisted on rewarding Gabriella with a London Season. Yet it was the earl's own keen intelligence, masculine strength and sensual good looks that aroused her interest and awoke her heart. But the disarming nobleman was not what he seemed, and his secret life would soon sweep them both into a shadowy world of rogues and spies, where their ideals - and growing love - would be put to the most perilous test of all...
SWEET MADNESS MINE 12/1994 ISBN:0821747746 On the eve of her betrothal, noblewoman Kaitlin Duville hears a soldier's voice calling to her. Two years later, Evan Foxworth meets the woman whose angelic beauty brought him back from death. United by an irresistible force, now Kaitlin and Evan fight for their destiny: a magnificent madness called love.
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FIVE GOLDEN RINGS 10/2000 ISBN: 0821770624 Anthology featuring the following: A Bright Red Ribbon by Fern Michaels - Alone in her car, a weary traveler becomes lost in a blizzard. But a dog wearing a scarlet ribbon will lead Morgan Ames to a safe haven...and into the arms of a most unlikely hero....Christmas Angel by Kat Martin - Despite having been on opposite sides of the war, Yankee doctor Josh Coltrane is unprepared for the continued bitterness of long-lost love Angel Summers. Can these two former sweethearts learn to forgive and forget the past? Twelfth Night by Jo Beverley - Lady Alice Conyngham was jilted exactly six years ago. Now, at this year's Christmas festival, she must face the scandal of years past and the gentleman to whom she'd given her heart....Home for Christmas by Katherine Sutcliffe - Virginia Valemere is barely hanging on to her prized horses. Her father's desperate need for medical attention may tip her over the edge. Virginia's enigmatic new neighbor Dr. Neil Ellison could wind up being her hope for salvation, or her ruin... and The Miracle by Brenda Joyce - In a remote castle on a windswept island, an American beauty challenges a wild Irish nobleman . . . and finds that after innocence, passion comes - and a very special Christmas gift.
Elizabeth Michaels
THE CYNIC 10/1992 ISBN: 0373311834 He had never thought to meet his match in a woman!... Miss Meg Sutton was the wealthiest debutante to become to Town for some time. She did not lack for instant admirers from amongst the best Society had to offer. This did not, however, include Lord Wrendale, dubbed 'The Cynic' for his jaundiced view of The Marriage Mart and his pledge to remain in single blessedness forever. He had never looked to meet such a one as Meg, whose own disparaging sentiments towards holy matrimony proved a challenge too unique for even the most seasoned of cynics!
THE FABRIC OF LOVE 9/1991 ISBN:0373311583 She could fool the ton but not herself. She had stitched a dream which unraveled her heart. Overnight, Katherine L'Ecusson, daughter of a shop owner, became known as Katherine Crest, the new darling of the ton. Unbeknownst to her, Lord Ashington had agreed to stand as a brother and protect her from harm. But after a time, his feelings for her were anything but brotherly. Katherine was in a coil. She did not wish to discourage his attention, but if she did not, they would both be ruined.
LORD BARTON'S HONOUR 7/1993 ISBN: 0373312016 When William, Lord Barton, found Amanda Stratton stowed away in his cabin on the Cumberland rover, he immediately assumed the worst. What could she be but another of those infernal fortune-hunters he'd been dodging for years? Except this one was more clever than most - she had caught him. What he didn't know was that she was fleeing a far worse fate than marriage to a stranger. Her uncle had promised her to l'Ange Infame, a decadent French nobleman who had not given up his designs on her person. Nor did he understand Amanda's opposition to his proposal. She was far from the compliant and grateful bride he expected...
TOLLIN'S DAUGHTER 1/1990 ISBN:0373311176 A broken engagement was only the beginning. When Deborah Tollin accepts Lord Robert Eversley's offer of marriage, her happiness is complete, until news of her father's suicide reaches her. Wishing only to spare her fiance disgrace, Deborah ends the engagement and travels to Shaftsworth, her father's country estate. Mounting evidence suggests foul play in his demise. Despite a broken heart, Deborah is determined to clear the family name of scandal. A surprise bevy of uninvited guests, including Lord Eversley, becomes stranded at Shaftsworth, and amidst a raging thunderstorm the startling truth about Deborah's father is revealed and her life changes forever.
Jenevy Michaels
TUESDAY'S CHILD 11/1996 ISBN: 0786003391 A turbulent age. A woman of rare grace and beauty... Possessed of a luminous beauty and a delicate grace that belied her spirit and fierce intelligence, Tess Bradford left Maryland for London on a mission of the greatest importance. Her husband, a devout patriot, had been seized by the British navy, and only one man could help her secure his release. He was James Deveraux, Duke of Langley, and former aide to Wellington. But Tess wasn't prepared for the passion that burned beneath Devereaux's implacable demeanor...A man who holds her destiny in his hands... Wealthy and powerful, Deveraux could choose any woman he wanted to provide him with an heir. But Tess sparked in him a raging duel of loyalties. She was an American - and someone else's wife. Yet she aroused a desire that could destroy his reason...or ignite a love as strong as the winds of battle that raged around them - a love too powerful to resist..
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A TIMELESS LOVE 7/2001 ISBN: 037321720X Timely Matrimony by Kasey Michaels - She was an ultramodern woman. He, a proper nineteenth-century gentleman. Their Timely Matrimony defied all laws of nature...except the basic instinct for love; and in Raven's Vow by Gayle Wilson - He offered an English heiress freedom...in exchange for her hand. By returning Raven's Vow, she'd endangered her heart...and unwittingly placed her husband's life in jeopardy..
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REGENCY WEDDINGS 8/2004 ISBN: 073355444X Includes "The Wedding Chase" ; "In His Lordship's Bed" by Kasey Michaels; "Prisoner of the Tower" by Gayle Wilson; and "Word of a Gentleman" by Lyn Stone.
Kasey Michaels
THE ANONYMOUS MISS ADDAMS 11/1989 ISBN: 0373511833 He was London's most eligible - and outrageous - bachelor. But though Pierre Standish didn't give a whit for polite society, he could not deny his father's latest request. To prove himself a true gentleman, Pierre had to perform a random good deed. The task proved unimaginatively easy when, en route to London, Pierre came upon a damsel lying in the road. Her clothes bespoke her an urchin, but although his anonymous Miss Addams had lost her memory, Pierre was certain she was a well-bred lady. A lady whose innocence and plight might just ensnare the ton's most unattainable rogue.
THE BELLIGERENT MISS BOYNTON 1982 ISBN:0380770733
THE BRIDE OF THE UNICORN 5/1993 ISBN: 0671731815 Morgan Blakely, Marquis of Clayton: With a soul as dark as his raven black hair, England's most notorious spy had finally discovered a means of revenge against the man who betrayed him on the battlefields of France. That 'means' was a lovely, blonde-haired girl who just might pass as the long-lost Lady Caroline, rightful heir to the Wilburton fortune - if he could convince the cheeky ragdoll to trust his risky scheme. Caroline Monday: From the dank and gloomy Glynde orphanage, to serving as an attendant to a dotty old lady and an ever-rhyming dwarf, Caroline had survived with her spirit intact. Now a stranger who hid his hurts behind a handsome, impassive face offered her not only the rainbow, but the pot of gold at the end of it. Caroline didn't believe Morgan Blakely's claim that she was really a lost heiress. Yet suddenly she wanted a chance to become that lady with all her heart...in order to find a way to win Morgan's for her own.
THE BUTLER DID IT 9/2004 ISBN:0373770065 Like every noble in the London peerage, Morgan Drummond, Marquis of Westham, expects his butler to be awaiting his return home - even when that return follows a five-year absence. But he didn't expect the horde of strangers who've taken up residence in his house, courtesy of that enterprising butler and a discreet classified ad. Morgan's plan to toss his unwelcome tenants into the street is thwarted by a beautiful but indomitable debutante, Miss Emma Clifford - who's not averse to a bit of blackmail for a good cause. Now Morgan finds himself squiring the lovely Emma to the ton's most fashionable events - and what's more surprising, he's beginning to enjoy it. Surely he's not falling for such an infuriating woman, even if she does have a way of making him forget his own name? That butler sure has a lot to answer for - but then again, it's so hard to find good help...
THE CHAOTIC MISS CRISPINO 10/1991 ISBN:0380763001 Valerian Fitzhugh had been entrusted to accompany a wayward, headstrong heiress from her disreputable Italian pensione to her family's English estate. He had expected a young girl, not a beautiful, full-grown woman employed as an opera singer. Ever mindful of his obligation, Valerian escorted Miss Allegra Crispino across the ocean in a most gentlemanly fashion. Yet once they touched shore, the Englishman could no longer deny himself a kiss from the maddening minx. With that one embrace, their fates appeared to be sealed.. until chaos was unleashed.
COME NEAR ME 2/2000 ISBN:0446605832 Adam Dagenham, Marquis of Daventry: He is a worldly, brooding rake who doesn't believe in love--until he looks into a certain flame-haired beauty's laughing green eyes. But when he rushes his cherished Sherry to the altar he marries a stranger--and would soon learn that even the truest love can be threatened by a single lie....Charlotte "Sherry" Victor Dagenham: Achingly beautiful, she is the toast of London with every gentleman--save one. Her beloved husband, Adam, has turned away from her, and all because of a devil named Richard Brimley whose dangerous "game" almost disgraces her. Now Sherry desperately seeks a way to not only rekindle her husband's passion but build something new--a marriage based on trust as well as love.
THE DUBIOUS MISS DALRYMPLE 5/1990 ISBN: 0373511841 Forced to assume a false identity, 'John Bates' journeyed to the new Earl of Hythe's home to uncover a murderous plot. There he found Elinor Dalrymple, sister to the newly ensconced earl and mistress of his seaside estate. At first glance, John dismissed her as merely a staid spinster. Yet once she let down her hair, sweet Elinor transformed into a beautiful butterfly - and a feisty damsel who was dubious of his devilish rogue persona. Suddenly John's carefully orchestrated masquerade was crumbling...under his own desire to reveal his true self to Miss Dalrymple!
ESCAPADE 8/1999 ISBN: 0446606839 For Simon Roxbury, the altogether self-satisfied Viscount Brocton, getting abducted at pistol point on the streets of London is disconcerting. But it is little compared to his discovery that his highwayman is no man at all, but a lithe, husky-voiced, green-eyed young woman. Caledonia Johnston is tearing through London on her own mad, dangerous crusade to take her revenge on the dissolute nobleman who ruined her brother at cards. The victim of mistaken identity, Simon is amused by Callie's scheme and can't resist urging her to forsake her pistol for a much more dangerous weapon: her beauty. Soon he's teaching the untamed Callie the sensuous art of seduction...and she's learning all to well. Their little escapade is spinning out of control, threatening not only a scoundrel, but the desires of both Callie's and Simon's hearts.
A GENTLEMAN BY ANY OTHER NAME 3/2006 ISBN: 0373771002 Old enough to remember his beginning, Chance Becket has spent all of his thirty years trying to forget, hiding his unsavory youth behind a society marriage and a prestigious position with the War Office. But now the widower must confront his past and return to the windswept coast of Romney Marsh ...where the ghosts of his childhood still linger. Newly hired governess Julia Carruthers is delighted to be in charge of Chance's young daughter and eager to escape the confines of London. Yet the excitement of the journey to her employer's strange home is nothing compared to the attraction between them. And when Julia sees something she should not, she wonders if Chance's sudden intentions are prompted by ungentlemanly desires or his need to protect his family's secrets. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
THE HAUNTED MISS HAMPSHIRE 4/1992 ISBN:038076301X
THE ILLUSIONS OF LOVE 7/1994 ISBN: 0671793403 Lord Dante Muir: With a disarming wit, and dark, devilish good looks, he was a most eligible - and determined - bachelor. But fate had wedged him between an invalid and a drunkard for brothers, and it fell to the reluctant Dante to sacrifice his rake's existence for the future of their magnificent home, Cliff Walk Manor. Dante agreed to a match that would snare the generous Trowbridge dowry, but he hadn't considered the passionate young woman he would receive in the bargain...Sarah Jane Trowbridge: With her first tentative steps into womanhood, she was swept from under the thumb of her formidable grandmother - only to find herself wrapped hopelessly around the finger of her brooding new husband. Claiming her place as lady of Cliff Walk Manor - where shattered dreams and devious schemes held sway - and capturing the heart of a man torn between doubt an desire would be no easy tasks. Sarah and Dante would discover that flying in the face of their arranged fate would hurtle them headlong into the destiny they expected least...and yearned for most.
INDISCREET 10/1998 ISBN: 0446605824 A spirited beauty with a mesmerizing figure and a perfect pout, Sophie Winstead had been well-schooled in the art of dazzling gentlemen. Now with the London season just beginning, Sophie is determined to become a lady--even if it means forgoing love to marry for wealth alone. If only her straight-laced sponsor would give her his approval--and stop weakening her resolve with his startlingly blue eyes. The picture of propriety, he swore he could control the passionate appetites that were his late father's downfall. But from the moment Bramwell takes charge of the incorrigible yet irresistible Sophie Winstead, he is driven to mad distraction. Suddenly he and his lovely ward are waltzing ever closer toward scandal, and Bramwell must resist her charms to preserve their reputations--and his heart.
IN HIS LORDSHIP'S BED short story in THE WEDDING CHASE 6/2003 ISBN: 0373835752
THE KISSING GAME 3/2003 ISBN: 0446610852 Gentle Reader: At first I thought it was just another of Oxie's pranks. My father is a notorious joker and quite harmless, but this time he went too far, taking me to London with the ridiculous notion of finding me a worthy husband. Truth to tell, our only invitation came from our neighbor Armand Gauthier. A man of mystery with a well-hidden past, he has, I suspect, a particular reason for parading a family of social outcasts like us through his front door. Sinfully handsome and clever, Armand is the perfect ally in my scheme to escape London by creating a bit of scandal. And I have vowed to uncover all of his wicked secrets, such as the faded handkerchief that holds the only clue to his true identity. There is one delicious dilemma: Armand is attempting to distract me from my mission with his exquisite kisses. I only hope I can resist...Lady Allegra Nesbitt.
THE LURID LADY LOCKPORT 2/1984 ISBN:038086231X Kevin Rawlings has inherited the title of Earl and a country estate to go with it. But there would be no money, according to the will, until Kevin married his uncle's illegitimate daughter Gilly--a kitchen maid on the estate! The Earl had no choice but to marry her..and she left him no choice but to love her.
A MASQUERADE IN THE MOONLIGHT 1/1994 ISBN: 067179339X A nineteen-year-old beauty notorious for her penchant for older beaux, she had an admiring coterie of gentlemen who never suspected she was plotting their downfall. One by one, Marguerite would take exquisite revenge upon the five men whose casual betrayal had torn her world asunder. And she would permit no one - not even the most handsome, witty young man she'd ever known - to stand in her way. From the moment he saw Miss Balfour, the tall, mustachioed American - late of Ireland - was entranced. Visiting England on a vital, secret political mission, he found this lovely, unpredictable young lady no mere distraction. And as she yielded to the wild passion that flamed between them, Donovan knew he needed more - he needed Marguerite to become his wife. But first he would have to protect her from the unforeseen danger her schemes had aroused...and then convince her that his deep, abiding love could mend the heart she thought broken beyond repair...
THE MISCHIEVOUS MISS MURPHY 1/1987 ISBN:0380899078 She was the toast of London society..but only a dashing rake knew her wicked secret!.
MY AUNT GRIZELDA short story in BEWITCHING LOVE STORIES 9/1992 ISBN:0380768321
THE NINTH MRS. NODDENLY 6/1994
OUT OF THE BLUE 10/1992 ISBN:0440211050 She traveled across centuries to find a love stronger than time….
THE PASSION OF AN ANGEL 10/1995 ISBN: 067179342X Banning Talbot, Marquess of Daventry might have been the toast of the ton with his silver-on-black hair and money-green eyes. But at thirty-four he was saddled with a newfound obligation: to serve as guardian to the sister of a friend fallen at Waterloo. Far from the child he expected, however, Prudence MacAfee was a honey-haired, breeches-clad hellion with an ill-fitting nickname: Angel. It was his responsibility to launch her into polite society and marry her off...only he hadn't counted on love with this thoroughly improper stranger...Prudence MacAfee conquered London's ton with her unconventional beauty and ways. Yet it was Banning, her arrogant, infuriating guardian, who claimed her with arrogant, infuriating guardian, who claimed her with a soul-searing kiss. She didn't dare reveal the desperate secret that made a marriage between them unthinkable. But the passions that threatened to consume them could no longer be held at bay.
THE PLAYFUL LADY PENELOPE 9/1988 ISBN:0380752972
THE QUESTIONING MISS QUINTON 11/1987 ISBN: 0373511825 Suitor astounded... Patrick Sherbourne, eleventh Earl of Wickford, had been unwittingly charmed by the feisty Miss Victoria Quinton. Her bespectacled appearance belied her femme fatale persona - one he almost dared to covet, until the vixen accused him of her father's murder! Not one to allow his good name to be sullied, Patrick found his only recourse was to aid Victoria in uncovering the real criminal. But the earl had to act fast. For not just his family honor was at stake... spending a prolonged period in Victoria's company might mean the end to his beloved bachelorhood.
THE RAMBUNCTIOUS LADY ROYSTON 1982 ISBN: 038081448X Within moments of meeting young Samantha Ardsley, the devilishly handsome Zachary St. John, Earl of Royston, had proposed. The mischief that danced in her emerald-green eyes held the promise that marriage to Samantha would provide them with heirs and entertainment. But the high-spirited Lady Samantha was more than the Earl of Royston had bargained for. He had agreed to give up his notorious bachelor life for his bride, but his new lady apparently had no intention of curtailing her own activities. Her outlandish behavior on the streets of London proved to be more than her adoring husband could endure. The threat of losing his young bride, however, was enough to deter Royston from trying to subdue her. Life with Samantha was completely unpredictable, but the one certainty in his life was that he could never live without the delightfully irrepressible woman he loved.
THE SAVAGE MISS SAXON 8/1985 ISBN:0380897466 Alexandra Saxon had journeyed all the way from America to introduce herself to her grandfather, Lord Saxon, with no intention of being turned away in the middle of the night, despite her unannounced arrival; unfortunately, she's forced herself into the home of a bachelor earl by mistake, and must become engaged to Nicholas Mannering, Earl of Linton to save her reputation.
THE SECRETS OF THE HEART 2/1995 ISBN: 0671793411 Lord Christian St. Clair: Tall, eloquent, he was the ton's most prized bachelor - and a fraud. His elegant manners his his alter ego as the mysterious Peacock, champion of Britain's poor. Now his midnight raids were bringing him tantalizingly close to the noose. And Gabrielle Laurence, the beautiful nobody his influence had elevated into the toast of the London Season, was the snare that could get him hanged. Gabrielle Laurence: Her red hair unfashionable, her dowry nonexistent, she owed her popularity to the fickle social lion, St. Clair. Feeling like a mouse toyed with by a cat, she despised this rake's power over her status - and her senses. She needed to land a wealthy husband, and her country upbringing left her wary of London's intricate flirtations and artful seductions. But her dance of desire with St. Clair was whirling her toward a fate she never expected - and a love that was defiant, dangerous, and beyond her deepest dreams.
SOMEONE TO LOVE 4/2001 ISBN: 0446605859 After her dissolute husband is killed while climbing out of another woman's window, Abigail Backworth Maldon is in no rush to remarry. Instead she decides to salvage what's left of the family fortune by pairing her niece with a suitable husband. With his title, charm, and abundant wealth, Kipp Rutland seems perfect. Perhaps a little too perfect, to her great distress, Abby finds she can't stop thinking of him. Like Abby, Kipp has little use for the state of matrimony. Though still wounded by an unrequited passion in his own past, he has nevertheless promised his mother to wed before his thirtieth birthday. A conventional and altogether unthreatening female would suit his practical needs exquisitely...while fiery-tongued Abby would surely be nothing but temptation multiplied by trouble. But even as the mind shouts no, the heart is making other plans...
THE SOMERVILLE FARCE 3/1991 ISBN:0451169174
THE TENACIOUS MISS TAMERLANE 4/1982 ISBN:0380798891 Between assignments as a governess, Tansy Tamerlane agreed to chaperone a young distant cousin for the season. But her charge's brother, the duke, finds Tansy far too intriguing for his tastes and flees. However, he has underestimated the "Tenacious Miss Tamerlane".
THEN COMES MARRIAGE 1/2002 ISBN: 0446609188 Gentle Reader, My friends have always warned me I'm far too curious for my own good, but then they also swore they'd never wed...and now there's Bramwell Seaton, a duke happily leg-shackled with two in the nursery, and Kipp Rutland, a viscount off on his blasted honeymoon. Instead of pitying them, all I seem to feel is envy! I must be going mad. How else to explain my fascination with Regina Bliss? From the moment Kipp found her begging in the streets, the lying minx has plagued me. In fact, it was my interest in investigating her past that saw me trussed like a turkey, tossed in the Thames, and left for dead by the three men I now hunt with every resource at my disposal. It's not often a man witnesses his own funeral. But I plan to masquerade as my own heir—a pretentious dandy, quite my opposite—as I seek my would-be assassins. And if it takes the considerable acting talents of Miss Bliss to accomplish my goal, so be it. That girl may be my secret weapon...if my unseemly desire for her doesn't destroy me first! –Brady James, Earl of Singleton.
TIMELY MATRIMONY short story in A TIMELESS LOVE 7/2001 ISBN: 037321720X She was an ultramodern woman. He, a proper nineteenth-century gentleman. Their Timely Matrimony defied all laws of nature...except the basic instinct for love
THE WAGERED MISS WINSLOW 10/1992 ISBN: 0380763028 An outlandish betrothal... Resigned to the spinster life, lovely Rosalind Winslow spends her days running her late father's estate. But while the house is Rosalind's, it seems her disreputable brother lost the land it sits upon in a game of chance. And now the much-chagrined miss must share her legacy with Beau Remington - a charming but uncouth bear of a man scandalously lacking in the social graces. Since it would be most improper for them to inhabit the same premises - and since the handsome rogue stubbornly refuses to depart - a wedding seems the only recourse...but it in name alone. But bride or no, Rosalind will not deign to give the likable but exasperating interloper so much as an inch - despite a traitorous heart that urges her to give him so much more!
WAITING FOR YOU 10/2000 ISBN:0446605840 Slowly tumbling into ruin, once-stately Coltrane House is nevertheless a place of mirth and mischief, dazzling variety, and endless surprise. Any visitor can quickly see why: the sparkling presence of Meredith Fairfax, the red-haired imp who is ward to the estate master, and young Jack Coltrane, heir to the manor, who loves his home but loves little Merry more. As she grows from carrot-topped tomboy to breathtaking beauty, Merry begins to adore Jack. But conspiring against their union is Jack's unscrupulous father, who has a shattering secret he has kept hidden for years. Guiding Merry and Jack to their passionate dreams are two delightful guardian spirits with their own dramatic flair, a most civilized native warrior from the faraway New World, and the joyous power of their own youthful hearts, stronger than yesterday's darkest shadows...
Susan Michaels
AN INFAMOUS FIASCO 11/1989 ISBN:0446353736 Lady Frances Martin did not care if the town considered her passion for archaeology unladylike. While London danced, she dug happily for relics on her father's estate. But when Foxcroft Manor passes to the new Earl of Wykeham, lovely Frankie's life is turned topsy-turvy. Her future now depends upon a distant cousin-a stranger she takes for a poacher and shoots! Then the wounded nobleman develops a tendre for her! As does his doctor! As does a former suitor, suddenly reappeared! Beaux notwithstanding, Frankie staunchly believes that love will not interfere with her studies...until the right man proves her ecstatically wrong.
Freda Michel
REQUIEM FOR A RAKE 11/1980 ISBN:0449501175 Swear, Christabel! Swear that you will revile the name of Valquesne till your dying day. Swear it! And the child had sworn with all her heart and soul. 13 years later, Christabel encounters her avowed enemy in the guise of Marius Gray.
Deborah Miles
THE DECADENT COUNTESS 3/2003 ISBN: 0263834999 A case of mistaken identity …Young widow Miranda Fitzgibbon arrives in England to meet her late husband’s family, only to find she has been mistaken for her scandalous stepmother, the Decadent Countess. Playing up to her in-law’s expectations, Miranda revels in her new role as the notoriously outspoken coquette. But then she clashes with her handsome, aloof brother-in-law Leo, the Duke of Belford. As Miranda’s confidence begins to falter, revealing a glimpse of the intriguing naïveté beneath her bravado, Leo is torn between pursuing this bewitching beauty and preserving his family’s reputation…
Barbara Miller
DEAREST MAX 2/2000 ISBN: 0671774522 The mysterious death of her beloved father has left Lady Veronica Strake alone to manage Byerly, his bankrupt estate - and to deal with an army of greedy relatives. But then her childhood companion Max returns from overseas...The little boy who shared in Veronica's youthful escapades is now completely grown up...in a most attractive way. And the powerful bond between the two has given way to lightning bolts. Because they are distant cousins, there seems to be no impediment to their marrying. Except that Max is already an engaged man. Learning this, Veronica longs to flee, but Max persuades her to stay - after all, they must find out why her father died so suddenly, and what happened to the treasure he had been pursuing. As they team up to solve these puzzles, the passion sizzling between them threatens to burst its bounds -- and Veronica comes to realize that, no matter what happens, this remarkable man will always be...her dearest Max.
THE GUARDIAN 8/2001. ISBN: 074341229X. For seven years Miss Amy Conde has run a successful horse breeding enterprise on her country estate, Talltrees. She longs to bring new blood into her line with a younger stallion, but that requires capital - money her absent guardian is willfully withholding. Until Amy turns twenty-five in three months' time, Mr. Trent Severn controls her fate, and she bitterly resents his interference. Trent's role in aiding his country's war against Napoleon has consumed the last decade of his life. When he thinks of his ward, he remembers a little girl he met once, at her father's funeral. Then he comes to Talltrees and finds that Amy is now a capable, strong-willed businesswoman - and a vital, passionate soul who regards him with deep disgust. Stunned beyond measure, he determines to find her a husband who will take her off his hands. But when an eligible suitor does arrive, Trent and Amy discover the heated emotion that sparked between them from the first is rapidly turning to desire.
MY PHILLIPE 10/2000 ISBN:0671774530 Returning to England after years abroad with Wellington's army -- first as an officer's daughter, then trapped in a loveless marriage with a military man -- recently widowed Bella MacFarlane longs only to raise her son, Jamie, on the farm she inherited from her father. That soon proves to be a battle she cannot win, for Jamie is the new duke of Dorney, and his guardian is a man she dreads facing -- her late husband's cousin, Phillipe Armitage. Four years before, Bella and Phillipe had shared a single night of passion. But when Phillipe was captured by the French, Bella surrendered to his cousin's marriage proposal...only to discover that the man she had loved and thought dead survives -- and he believes she has betrayed him for ducal rank. Phillipe loved his colonel's beautiful daughter from the first, but any hope he had for their union was shattered when he returned from his imprisonment to find her married to his cousin. Now, though Bella is free once more, memories of her supposed treachery forestall any thought of reconciliation. But when danger threatens both Bella and the child under their protection, he charges to their defense, determined to win a lifetime of happiness for them all.
PRETENDER 4/2002 ISBN: 0743412303 Juliet Sinclair is on a mission -- to wrest her siblings' fate from the hands of their ruthless cousin Redmond, who is murdering his way to their inheritance. Reluctant to marry, Juliet plans to land her sister Ariel a husband who can protect them all. When she meets Captain Draco Melling, she thinks he's perfect for the job -- or could be, with some work. Draco has tasted life's pains and pleasures. Despite his confirmed bachelorhood, he feels compelled to submit to Juliet Sinclair's efforts at reform, if only so they can spend time together. Instead of shaping the perfect husband for Ariel, however, Juliet molds her own ideal match. Soon Juliet and Draco must confront not only Redmond, but also their deepest, darkest fears in order to claim a future together.
Cissie Miller
TISH 12/1981 ISBN:0449503046 One moment Tish was hovering above the trees in her beautiful hot-air balloon. The next, she had plummeted to earth. But thanks to the Earl of Ardenly, a dreadful accident had been averted. Surely the last thing Lady Letitia "Tish" Abbott wanted, or needed, was the sudden romantic interest of a determined young nobleman. At best they were a mismatched pair who seemed able only to agree to disagree. And Tish had more important things to think about. Namely the scandal that had exiled her proud family to England's exquisite Lake District and the fortune that was no longer theirs. Now Tish had a plan that would change all that. A balloon trip over the English Channel. A trip that would make her famous and rich and, as society dictated, unsuitable to marry the man she knew, at last, she loved.
Fenella-Jane Miller
A DISSEMBLER 9/2006 ISBN: 0709081316 Marianne Devenish arrives in Great Bentley expecting to find her great-uncle in residence. Instead she meets the Earl of Wister, Theodolphus Rickham, pretending to be Sir Theodore Devenish. Unable to stay in a bachelor establishment, Marianne moves in with the permanently impecunious Lord and Lady Grierson at Frating Hall. But what is their mysterious connection to the local smugglers? As Theo's dissembling leads to misunderstandings and heartbreak, Marianne finds her reputation in tatters and is forced to flee. Ostracised by society, she seeks refuge at a small estate in Hertfordshire where her life turns into a nightmare. Can Theo rescue the woman he loves before she is lost to him forever? RR@H's Novel Thoughts
THE MÉSALLIANCE 2/2007 ISBN: 070908224X Lady Allegra Humphry knows her place is at the top of the aristocratic tree and she has no time for cits. But if she and her twin brother, Richard, the Earl of Witherton, wish to retain their position in society they will have to make compromises. Self-made millionaire Silas Tremayne now owns St Osyth Priory, Allegra's ancestral home, and is determined to own her as well. Rejected by the haut ton, Silas believes he has the perfect plan to ensure both he and his daughter, Demelza, will soon be welcome in the best drawing rooms. Marriage is the answer! But there are people who do not wish to see the union proceed and are prepared to commit murder to stop it...RR@H's Novel Thoughts
A SUITABLE HUSBAND 3/2006 ISBN: 0709080298 Someone is trying to murder Sarah Haverstock and her son, Edward. His tutor, and veteran of the Peninsular War, Captain Oliver Mayhew is the ideal man to protect them and root out the perpetrators. Oliver accepts the position with the sole intention of charming his employer into matrimony, the attacks giving him the perfect opportunity to further his aims. Indeed, as the danger escalates Sarah comes to rely on him more and more but before they can find the happiness they both seek, they must face the evil that stalks them... RR@H's Novel Thoughts
THE UNCOVENTIONAL MISS WALTERS 1/2006 ISBN: 0709079559 Eleanor Walters is obliged, by the terms of her aunt's will, to marry a man she cordially dislikes; the irascible, but decidiedly attractive, Lord Leo Upminster. He is an ex-colonel, used to being obeyed instantly. Eleanor's unconventional behaviour infuriates him but her beauty is irresistable. Their agreement not to consumamate the union becomes increasingly impossible and it is only when he drives her away that he realizes what he has lost. Meanwhile, in her self-imposed exile on a neglected country estate, Eleanor becomes embroiled in riots and treachery. In a desperate race, can Leo save both her life and his marriage? RR@H's Novel Thoughts
Nadine Miller
THE BARBARIAN EARL 12/1999 ISBN:0451198875 The savage Earl of Stratham has offered his illegitimate son, Liam, a generous inheritance - on one condition. Liam must marry the noble Lady Alexandra Henning, daughter of the woman who scorned the Earl's affections years before. A notorious smuggler and all-around rake, Liam is no stranger to unscrupulous dealings, but this vengeful mission could be the most lucrative scam of his life. Alexandra's father, a viscount on the verge of financial ruin, is eager to marry his daughter off, for a price Liam is all too willing to pay. And although the very thought of an arranged marriage is an affront to Alexandra's romantic sensibilities, the determined Liam soon discovers the way to her heart-and opens his own heart to a most unexpected love.
THE DUKE'S DILEMMA 2/1996 ISBN:0451186753 Miss Emily Haliburton could not hope to match her cousin Lady Lucinda Hargrave in either beauty or social standing. Certainly she could never compete with the lovely Lucinda for the hand of the devastatingly handsome, dauntingly demanding Lord Jared Tremayne, Duke of Montford, who was on the hunt for a wife, after a reign as London's leading libertine. No, the duke decidedly would never see Emily as a wife when she arrived with Lucinda on a matchmaking visit to the ducal estate, she caught his roving eye as a woman-which left Emily torn between her position as Lucinda's companion and confidante and the passion that the most irresistible rake in the realm knew so well how to stir and satisfy.
THE GYPSY DUCHESS 9/1996 ISBN:0451187288 Moira, the beautiful young widowed Duchess of Sheffield, knew all too well why Devon St. Gwyre, the Earl of Langley, hated her so: It was she who had shattered his younger brother's heart by refusing to marry the lovelorn youth. It was she who had driven him to go off to war and recklessly throw away his life in battle. And now it was she, more exquisitely enticing than ever, who asked the Earl to take charge of the child of a forbidden love and a loveless marriage. No wonder the devastating Devon was driven to rage at the very sight of her. No wonder he wanted nothing better than to settle the score with her. But soon she discovered that this man who knew a woman's weakness as well as he knew his own strength had a weapon of vengeance she had not dreamed of. For far more dangerous than Devon's anger was Devon's desire.
KISSING COUSINS 4/2002 ISBN: 0451203445 Cassandra Markham is in desperate straits. Her beloved but desperate father died shortly after moving Cassie and her three young siblings to London's seamy East End - and now their hardscrabble life is about to get even harder. They have neither food nor shelter, but the resourceful Cassie does have a plan...Bundling her brother and sisters into a carriage, she sets off for Mayfair - and the lavish estate owned by the Earl of Worthing, her father's distant cousin. Surely the earl, with all his connections, will be able to find a man willing to marry Cassie and take on her young siblings as well. But it is Simon, the earl's son, whom Cassie must apply for help. Aware that he was indirectly responsible for the Markhams' downfall, he agrees to play matchmaker...until he begins to fall for the lovely Cassie himself.
THE MADCAP MASQUERADE 8/1998 ISBN: 0451195124 Desperation drove Maeve Barrington into the arms of Theodore Hampton, the handsome, rakish Earl of Lynley. Her beloved mother was dead, and an impoverished Maeve had few prospects, marital or otherwise. That was when her father - whom she had never met - made her an irresistible offer. He would pay her to impersonate her long-lost twin sister, Meg, who was engaged to Hampton, and who had inexplicably disappeared while in Scotland. Hampton had agreed to a marriage of convenience in order to save Ravenswood, his beloved ancestral estate in Kent, where he'd spent a carefree boyhood. But his betrothed was far from the upright heiress he thought he knew. This new 'Meg' was so spirited and passionate, it would be a pleasure to teach her the art of love. How was he to know he was courting a stand-in bride - a woman who had already laid siege to his wary, yearning heart
THE MISGUIDED MATCHMAKER 5/1997 ISBN:0451192060 Madelaine Harcourt knew right from wrong and good from bad - and if she did not, her iron-willed father made sure she got the very best in life. He had the riches to buy her a title, and he had carefully chosen and cold-bloodedly purchased the perfect mate for her, the eminently suitable, thoroughly decent, and unfortunately impoverished Lord Garth Rand. But when Garth's criminally handsome, dangerously charming, illegitimate half-brother Tristan came to fetch Madelaine back to England from France, her father's flawlessly laid plans began to go astray. Tristan did not try to deceive her. he made it clear he had known many women and was no stranger to scandal, and that he lived by his wits without wealth. It was easy for Madelaine to see how wrong it would be to give her heart to him - and yet so hard not to do what felt so right...
A TOUCH OF MAGIC 5/1999 ISBN: 0451195116 Suddenly widowed, Fiona Haines wants nothing more than to maintain her late husband's farm in the proper manner. Many are eager to claim the finest piece of land in Exmoor - not to mention the most beautiful woman - but the farthest thing from Fiona's mind is remarriage. Wifely status had given respectability to the illegitimate granddaughter of a rumored witch - but the demands of marriage had not been to Fiona's liking. What she needed now was a farmhand...Spared from death in the Peninsular Wars, Lord Adam Cresswell wants nothing more than to lead an honorable life. Guilt ridden over the fatal accident of a common farmer, he sets out to locate the man's widow. Expecting a simple farm wife, Adam is instead faced with an extraordinary young woman who mistakes him for an ordinary working man...and he is soon bewitched by far more than the beauty of the vast, lonely moors. With a prophetic touch of magic added to the mix, can either deny destiny - or their hearts?
THE UNLIKELY ANGEL 4/1998 ISBN:0451194675 The daughter of a wealthy merchant devotes her life to London s orphans, many of whom are the result of society s rakes and their conquests. Considered an old maid at twenty-five, she has no use for anything except donations. But when a handsome Viscount becomes her landlord and doubles her rent, she readies herself for battle. When they eventually meet she is caught off-guard by his disarming charm, and suddenly feels the long-ago stirring of innocent young charges....
THE YORKSHIRE LADY 1/2001 ISBN:0451201469 Yves St. Armand is in London seeking a nobleman who sold British military secrets to Napoleon - and whose betrayal also resulted in the death of St. Armand's beloved. He has a suspect but no evidence, and the local authorities are reluctant to point a finger at a member of the aristocracy. To prove this man's guilt, Armand will have to investigate on his own by any means necessary... Rachel Barton is the guest of the Earl of Fairborne, and the object of his affection. The daughter of a common man, she is awkward in the earl's social circles, but welcomes his courtship. When she meets St. Armand - as he's burglarizing the earl's library - a passion is awakened in her she never knew before. Now she must decide whether St. Armand is an enemy of the crown, or the man capable of capturing her heart for all time...
Anita Mills
AUTUMN RAIN 2/1993 ISBN: 0451403282 When Elinor Ashton's debt-ridden father forces her into a loveless marriage with the elderly but enormously wealthy Lord Kingsley, she becomes the unhappiest bride of London society...and the property of a man whose jealousy leads him to concoct an unspeakable scheme. Lucien de Clare is Regency England's handsomest and most brazen lord, a man whose scandalous behavior had closed the doors of polite society against him, making him the perfect pawn in Kingsley's despicable plot to secure an heir. But the scenario for deceitful seduction yields to true desire, as Lucien is overcome by Elinor's beauty and charm...and as Elinor opens her innocent heart to Lucien's demanding passion, releasing a rush of excitement, terror, and longing. And not even treacherous intrigue and vengeful deeds can temper the power of their hungry kisses...or dampen the fire that makes their love glow..
DEVIL'S MATCH 11/1987 ISBN: 0451150430 Patrick Danvers, the Viscount Westover, was known by another name among the proper people of society. 'Devil Danvers' he was called, and no respectable young lady dared be seen in public with this man whose scandalous escapades quite overshadowed his startling good looks. Caroline Ashley was a very respectable young lady, but also one with no one to protect her and no money to call her own. How could she resist when Devil Danvers madder her a cold-blooded proposition to be the wife he needed to win a wager and claim a fortune that hung on his producing an heir? Thus the battle was joined - between the dazzling lord who had every means to make a young lady say yes to his every desire, and a young lady determined not to surrender her pride - not even for love...
DUEL OF HEARTS 12/1988 ISBN:0451157133 Miss Leah Cole's father was a commoner-but he was uncommonly rich. His vast wealth plus Leah's breathtaking beauty was the lure to tempt the highborn and handsome Anthony Barsett, the Viscount Lyndon.
THE DUKE'S DOUBLE 1988 ISBN: 0451199545 Once upon a time, beautiful Joanna Sherwood, the Countess of Carew, had been wildly, helplessly in love with Adrian Delacourt, the darkly handsome, devastatingly charming Duke of Roxbury. That was before she married Adrian. That was before he showed his true colors when he accused her of unfaithfulness and dragged her name through the mud of public scandal. That was before she fled to Italy with Adrian's best friend, Gareth Sherwood, who rescued her from the total ruin of her divorce by making her his wife. Now Joanna had returned to England as a ravishing young widow--only to find nothing had changed.
FALLING STARS 9/1993 ISBN: 0451403657 Kate Winstead's noble father had been destroyed by his weakness for gambling. Now Kate was taking a gamble that would have made her father blanch. She was giving her hand in marriage to a man she barely knew and going to live in a foreign land. Her husband, Count Alexei Volsky, was as mysterious as he was masterful, yet strangely cold even at the burning peak of passion. What secret did he and his ravishing sister conceal on his vast estate deep in Russia? And would Kate dare turn for help to Bell Townsend, London's most notorious rake who had fled from scandal at home to pursue his desires abroad? Kate was torn between a husband she did not trust and a libertine lord who made her doubt herself. It was a game of danger and desire - the stakes were shockingly high, the key cards were hidden, and love held the final startling trump.
A GIFT OF FORTUNE short story in A REGENCY CHRISTMAS 11/1989
A GOOD WOMAN short story in DASHING AND DANGEROUS 6/1995
JOURNEY OF THE HEART short story in A DREAM COME TRUE 3/1995
THE LAST WISH short story in A REGENCY CHRISTMAS II 11/1990 ISBN:0451167910
MISS GORDON'S MISTAKE 3/1991 ISBN:0451168518 Lovely Miss Kitty Gordon did not have to meet Lord Haverville to deeply detest the beastly Baron. For Haverville had forced Kitty's dearest friend, Jessica Merriman, into a monstrous marriage in name only, then left her in loveless rural solitude while he savored the sins of the city. Kitty vowed to force Haverville to give Jessica back her freedom, even if she had to kidnap the libertine lord at gunpoint. But getting the handsome brute into her hands turned out to be far easier than staying out of his arms.
NEWMARKET MATCH 10/1989 ISBN:0451161017 Miss Harriet Rowe felt she had little to offer her step-cousin, Lord Richard Standen. The dashing viscount was the most handsome gentleman in London, with a bevy of beauties pining for his attention, while Harriet, a shy country miss, had only the stuffy Mr. Edwin Thornton as a suitor. But Harriet did have one thing to give a man who already had her heart without knowing or caring. She had the money to lend him for a racehorse he desperately wanted but could not presently afford. That made them partners in the pursuit of gold and glory on the racecourses of England. But it still left Harriet a mere spectator in the sport of love -- unless she kicked over the traces and made a reckless run for romance....
THE ROGUE'S RETURN 6/1992 ISBN:0451172582 Abducted by her cousin Quentin Fordyce whose intent was to strip her of her virtue, beautiful young Anne Morland was was nearly forced into a monstrous marriage! Luckily, she was saved in the nick of time by Dominick Deveraux, the infamous duelist and womanizer who had come to her rescue. Her life would never be the same again...
SCANDAL BOUND 1987 ISBN:0451148533 Miss Marling's mistake. Miss Ellen Marling made a most serious mistake when she let her father marry her off to the beastly Baron Basil Brockhaven. Just how immense an error it was became crystal clear to this innocent but independent young lady when she faced the prospect of her wedding night with the loathsome lord. A leap in the dark from the bedroom window seemed her only sure way of escape. But here again it seemed that she had most grievously erred. Her leap carried her into the hands of the notorious Marquess of Trent, as ravenous in his pursuit of pleasure as he was irresistibly handsome. Ellen had traded a monstrous husband for a masterly rake and knew she could not risk another mistake, the greatest one of all: falling in love!
SECRET NIGHTS 7/1994 ISBN:0451404815 Beautiful Elise Rand had once been humiliated by her father's attempt to arrange a marriage for her with London's most brilliant and ambitious trial lawyer, Patrick Hamilton. Hamilton had wanted her, but as a mistress, not a wife. Now she was committed to a desperate act - giving her body to Hamilton if he would defend her father in a scandalous case of murder. The price could be her reputation, perhaps even her sanity. She never suspected it would be her heart. But Patrick's kisses drew her into an emotional vortex that swirled her down into the depths of rapture, beyond the limits of reason, and into the outer reaches of sweet, searing desire. Soon he seemed to love her, too, whispering promises in the darkness. Did she dare to believe him or the chilling truths he told her about her father? Did she dare surrender the one small part of her that could still break away from his embrace? Torn between the two men who shaped her world, Elise was caught up in a game of passion and power, where desire exacted an irrevocable choice...and bold, unexpected love went beyond any law.
Laura Mills-Alcott
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