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LORD EAGLEBEAK 7/2000 ISBN:0595005616 Love can turn a coward into a hero and a wise man into a moron? Richard Darby groans at such prospects. He'd rather stay in control. Soldiering against Napoleon's armies, he has cherished a vision of love, but can such a dream become reality? The Earl of Stanton has a dilemma: he must appease his second wife by marrying off his unruly daughter, Hetty. Oh, how? To Stanton, Richard is a godsend. He already entrusted the young man with a rather sordid secret. Now he entrusts Richard with his daughter's fate as well...Hetty has vowed never to marry, but her Papa leaves her no choice. She accepts the prearranged betrothal.after all, at the end of a year she may cry off. Meanwhile, she'll do her best to discourage her new fiance, the man she dubs Lord Eaglebeak. Soon tension brews: Richard's aunt lays a wager against Hetty, his elusive young ward refuses to become a pawn, mysteries from the past lurk, and Hetty's most powerful spurned suitor has an agenda of his own. It takes a mighty thunderstorm to clear the air before Lord Eaglebeak learns his lesson, and his lady learns hers.
THEO's GHOST: Baron von Sydow's Last Will 4/2000 ISBN: 0595090176 Baron von Sydow, a Prussian Junker, entrusts his ward, Countess Theo, with the execution of his last will. "All's well that ends well" is his motto. The terms of that will puzzle Theo. For six months, she must reside with a man, of whom she has never even heard, at the Baron's manor. If she finds the stranger worthy, he will inherit the entire estate. Intrigued by such an opportunity, Jeremy Dalton, an English merchant's son, accepts the invitation to stay in Prussia. The lovely Countess soon interests him more than the potential inheritance; however, the situation becomes complicated: Theo's princely suitor arrives.there's a rebellion in the schoolhouse.a poacher poses danger.and a ghost seems to cause mischief at the manor. Worst of all, the delectable Countess is stationed far above him. Theo's task is difficult. How can she fairly judge the Englishman when he engages her heart so easily? Her guardian expected her to right a wrong. Why? Dalton and the Prince engage in rivalry, while Theo delves into the past. She confronts Dalton with all she learns, but for the final answers, he must look into his own heart. All's well that ends well, thanks to none other than Theo's ghost.
Elizabeth Powell
A RECKLESS BARGAIN 8/2002 ISBN: 0451205510 Newly-widowed Kit Mallory believes, after her spouse's ill treatment of her, that romance is highly overrated. When Kit's friend, the Duchess of Wexcombe, needs her help, the young widow doesn't expect to meet the duchess's nephew, Lord Bainbridge--or to make a reckless bargain that may win her true love or cost her heart.
THE RELUCTANT ROGUE 6/2003 ISBN: 0451208986 Jane Rutledge could not possibly be less at ease. Yanked into a corset and stuffed into taffeta, the free-spirited Jane is suffering through an endless Season with her mother, for her elder sister's come-out. While all eyes are on her lovely sister Penelope, impish Jane would sooner be on horseback in the country than at these society affairs. But one day, she spies a handsome nobleman next door and, spying on him in his garden, stumbles upon him in a most un- ladylike manner...Sebastian Carr, Viscount Langley, was perfectly happy with his life before his father began to meddle. Gambling and drink were his standard fare at his never-ceasing Bacchanal. So when his father tells Sebastian that he must wed before his twenty-fifth birthday, lest he lose his family's fortune, the prodigal son must straighten up-and go about the business of finding a wife. When he finds himself in the running for the hand of Penelope Rutledge, Sebastian has an idea: win over her younger sister first, then collect his prize. But when his plan unfolds, he realizes that the sister in question is none other than a delightful imp he once found in his garden...
THE TRAITOR'S DAUGHTER 9/2001 ISBN: 0451203496 Amanda Tremayne's father, a well-respected naval officer, was wrongly accused of treason and hastily executed for the crime. Before his death, he charged his only daughter with the daunting task of clearing his name and exposing the real traitor. Now, at the tender age of twenty, headstrong Amanda will stop at nothing to restore her father's honor. With the aid of her faithful friend, Harry, she sets out to find proof of her father's innocence--but how can she know that as she searches for clues she will also stumble across the handsome and adventurous Captain Sir Jonathan Everly? And more important, how can she live with herself when she knows that the man she can't resist is one of the very men who sentenced her father to death?
Anne Powers
THE ONLY SIN 1953 Graham Lynde was an all too human man, caught in the maelstrom of helping to build the British Empire, while having to decide between the loves of two women. 1798: The English were restlessly seeking to consolidate and expand their foothold in India. At the same time officers and agents of Napoleon were wooing rajahs and sultans, and plotting against the British. Both nations realized the vast land of India lay open as a prize of inestimable value. Into this seething and sullen India came Graham Lynde as a secret agent for the British government. His mission was to checkmate the scheming French. In Hyderabad, supposedly to negotiate a trade agreement, his real job was to engineer a mutiny and palace revolt thus replacing the ruling Nizam with a prince more favorably disposed to British interest. The Assignment was about as delicate and deadly as attempting to tame a cobra. With the consummate skill of a gifted novelist, Anne Powers weaves a remarkable affecting story that will transport you to a time and place in history when the world was much bigger. It was an era that produced giants like the Duke of Wellington, Napoleon and Nelson. From India, across the orient, to Europe and England, the story pulsates with the unpredictable passions and tumults of people who dared to live to the limit, and beyond...
Martha Jean Powers
DOUBLE MASQUERADE 10/1989 ISBN:0425117790 They called her La Solitaire...Maggie Mason, the mysterious beauty of London's glittering stage, and the shining star in many an eligible bachelor's heart. She gracefully declined all her suitors' passionate pleas, but that did not deter handsome Lord Andrew Farrington-He was determined to win her elusive heart... But Maggie's greatest acting began after the final curtain-for she hid her true identity as Blaine Meriweather, who lived a secretive life outside the spotlight. Now she must deny her genuine feelings for Andrew and act a double masquerade-in life and in love.
FALSE PRETENSES 8/1991 ISBN:0515106453
GAZEBO RENDEZVOUS 1988 The Duke's handsome ward was no lad, but a woman--and a heartbroken one at that! Of course the formidable Duke of Ruhaven would readily accept his new ward if she were a boy. So plucky Miss Leslie Lathrup contrived a most cunning disguise! But thanks to Lady Cecily Cleavon, poor Leslie's heart became her undoing! Hoping to turn the Duke's head from that silly chit, Leslie devised a rendezvous with the Duke and a gypsy charmer--herself! Innocent that she was, she never dreamed of the Duke's amorous response--or that she would fall hopelessly in love! Worse! When dear Ruhaven discovers she is no lad, but a young lady of breeding, he insists they marry to avoid scandal. Heartbroken, Leslie wonders, will his eyes, now blazing with fury, ever shine with love?
THE GRAY FOX WAGERS 1989 ISBN:0449214656 For better or worse, they were married. But it was a dangerous gamble at best! In just a few hours, Jena Christie had been kidnapped by four drunken gentlemen, married, and then deserted on her wedding night. Now Lord Devereaux Havenhurst, her new husband, was refusing to acknowledge their marriage! But this arrogant lord would not get his annulment. Jena needed the security that only marriage could give her. Convinced his new bride couldn't hold her own among the ton, Dev proposed a wager that Jena dared not refuse. But neither had planned on a wild card called love.
THE KISSING BOUGH short story in A REGENCY HOLIDAY 11/1991 ISBN: 0515108154
THE PERFECT FIANCÉE 4/1989 ISBN: 044921639X Logical planning had been the key to success in all Lord Maxwell Kampford's ventures, and marriage would be no exception. Too cynical to be taken in by mere beauty, he simply needed to locate a young lady with the proper credentials, and he would have the perfect fiancee. In the meantime, he must contrive to find a husband for his ward, Miss Amity Fraser. She, along with her menagerie of orphaned animals, her clutter of flowers, books, and - God save him - livestock in his basement, had turned his quite bachelor existence into a shambles. The sooner he married her off the better - a proposition that caused him less joy than he should have imagined.
PROXY BRIDE 1988 ISBN: 0449212939 Married to a man she'd never even seen - too awful by half! As her dying father had wished, American heiress Caroline Leland had been wed by proxy to Lord Wilton of London. Cara decided to play another part before taking up her role as wife. Disguised as a governess to her husband's tow wards, she could observe the man - surely a beast! - and prepare for the worst with him none the wiser. But that was not to be, as Cara took Wilton's bachelor establishment by storm. Wilton himself could hardly ignore the minx and her bewitching green eyes. If only he hadn't gotten himself leg-shackled to that damnable American, wherever she was...!
THE RUNAWAY HEART 5/1990 ISBN:042512102X While attempting to escape an unwanted marriage to her cousin, a young woman encounters an unconscious injured stranger and nurses him back to health.
Cynthia Pratt
THE BLACK MASK 1/2003 ISBN: 0821774883 Would She Fall For A Gentleman Thief…Rose Spenser is surprised that she’s inherited a ruby ring from her eccentric godfather, but she’s disappointed to discover that the gem is worth little more than sentiment. Settling her brother Rupert’s gambling debts with the sale of the stone is now impossible--but when the infamous Black Mask, a gentleman burglar, awakens Rose in search of her jewel, she decides that retrieving Rupert’s IOUs from Sir Niles Alardyce, wastrel and bon vivant, is not. Not if the charming thief will help her…Or A Roguish Nobleman? Searching not for Rose’s pitiful inheritance, but for a mysterious box she agreed to hold for one of her suitors, the charming thief in question is intrigued by Rose’s scandalous plan--and certainly not above agreeing to it. As the ton has recently learned, he steals not for personal gain, but to expose the sins of a few of society’s blackguards. Enlisting Rose’s aid just may be an unforeseen boon, unless the spirited young woman steals something from the thief first--such as his heart…
A DUKE FOR CHRISTMAS 10/2004 ISBN:0821776371 The very last thing Sophie Banner feels like indulging in is the holiday spirit. Three years ago, she followed her heart and married a dashing poet-only to discover too late that he was as unreliable as he was brilliant. Now widowed and newly returned to England, she is determined to maintain her hard-won independence from her family-and from love. She certainly never thought her efforts would gain an unexpected ally-Dominic Swift, Duke of Saltaire. Or that beneath his effortless charm and lanky good looks, he would prove so worthy of her affections . . .Dominic had been instantly smitten when he met Sophie on her wedding day. But he realizes what she now needs more than anything is a friend, and he sets out simply to help her secure her own future. However as Christmas fast approaches, he is finding it more and more difficult to resist her courage and her straightforward spirit. And Dominic swears to find some way to not only to win Sophie's trust, but also convince her that she is the one woman for him now-and for all seasons.
A LADY IN LOVE 1993 ISBN: 0515110418 Miss Sarah East had no interest in turning her tomboyish ways into ladylike manners...until she met Alaric Naughton, the dashing Earl of Reyne. Now, her heart piqued with desire, she longs to win his attentions. But the odds seem against her from the start. She loses a dancing slipper, spills punch on her gown - and meets with disaster every time he is near. Only the Earl, delighted by this spirited lass, can see she is a lady through and through - whose heart is ready for true love...
LADY ROMA'S ROMANCE 8/2004 ISBN:0821776363 After her fiance's tragic death, Lady Roma Randolph never wished to marry any other man. Instead, she has accepted her fate with serenity, living a life of passionless contentment in the company of friends and relations. While wintering in Bath, she meets her former fiancè's cousin, Bret Donovan. Witty, bold, and a bit scandalous in his asides, Bret is nothing like the placid, genteel man she once nearly called husband. So why on earth does she find him so devilishly attractive? Bret Donovan's charm and dashing good looks have won him the attentions of many of the ton's eligible young ladies, though he can't help wondering how many of them would still be interested if they knew he was nearly penniless. Bret's only chance to improve his fortune is to enter into trade, thus falling off the social register forever. What he requires is a wealthy wife like Lady Roma. Surely, Bret can break through her stubborn hold on spinsterhood. With every moment spent in Roma's company, Bret grows more enchanted. And before long, the rogue realizes that it isn't the lady's fortune he wants, but her love...
MISS LINDEL'S LOVE 1/2004 ISBN: 0821776355 When lively Maris Lindel finds her tendre for next-door-neighbor Lord Kenton Danesby gently rebuffed, she's put out-and more embarrassed than she'd care to admit. Nursing a bruised heart, she returns home from the Season to find her attention absorbed by the plight of a friend who's fallen upon hard times. Witnessing another's misfortunes certainly puts her own in perspective, and Maris devotes herself to helping others in need. When next she meets Kenton, her dignity remains intact, though she cannot ignore the fact he still makes her heart skip a beat. Kenton feels badly about rejecting Miss Lindel, but better to let her down in private than to be a party to her foolish flirting at public events. She's a perfectly charming girl, but a girl nonetheless-full of silly whims and fancies. Yet Danesby is surprised at how calm and mature Maris has become when they cross paths the very next year. Faced with a young lady seemingly uninterested in his attentions-yet just as lovely as ever-Kenton soon finds himself wishing to take her off the marriage mart with a proposal of his own.
A YULETIDE TREASURE 10/2003 ISBN: 0821774891 Camilla Twainsbury has always followed the rules of polite society as set forth by her exceedingly proper mother. But nothing in her upbringing has prepared her for what Fate holds in store. For no sooner does Camilla arrive for a quiet Christmas in Criswold than she finds herself relying on the kindness of a wickedly appealing stranger. Tall, dark and devastating, Nathaniel La Plante is everything her mother warned her about. And the more time she spends in his company, the harder it is to heed the dictates of convention...Footloose writer Nathaniel La Plante never felt the urge to settle down. Then his elder brother was lost at sea, and Nathaniel found himself with a title, a manor, and a ready-made family. Now, he's trying his best to give his three young nieces a Christmas to remember. But when, in the midst of their preparations, a delicious damsel in distress arrives on his doorstep, it's all Nathaniel can do to focus on the matter at hand. For in a season of surprises, she may be the greatest, a woman who can disrupt his peace, invade his dreams, and make him believe that her love would be the greatest gift of all...
Mona Prevel
THE DOWAGER'S DAUGHTER 2/2003 ISBN: 0821773909 Althea Markham is a young woman with responsibilities, not the least of which is providing her family with a male heir. Of course, that would entail marrying, and for a lady too proud to entertain a sparse collection of gold-diggers and rogues, the prospects are exceedingly dim. Even as she shoulders the burdens of being an unattached countess, Althea must keep a close eye on her freewheeling French mother, who tends to act more the debutante than the dowager. It seems she's been meeting at midnight with a mysterious man--and Althea is determined to get to the bottom of his intentions--whoever he is…Recently jilted and weary of living in his older brother's shadow, John Ridley is ready for a distraction. And what a distraction he gets when he engages in a game of espionage against the French. Posing as a smuggler, John's main contact is a lady by the name of Celeste Markham. But while Celeste is the portrait of glittering charm, it is her protective daughter Althea who captures John's attention. His determination to avoid affairs of love soon gives way to the realization that his feelings for Althea extend beyond affairs of state. Now, John must convince her that he is more than a spy, and more than worthy to safeguard her future--and her heart.
EDUCATING EMILY 12/2000 ISBN: 0821769952 Refusing to be sold into a loveless marriage, Emily Walsingham runs away--only to be rescued from ruffians by dashing James Garwood, Lord Northwycke. Immediately, James’s mother recognizes Emily and suggests her as a perfect wife for her son. Terribly in love with James since the moment she laid eyes on him, Emily accepts his surprising offer. Yet not once has he declared his love...James Garwood decided a match with beautiful Miss Walsingham would be tolerable enough. Indeed, Emily proves a caring and intelligent companion. Still, he’s not sure he’s capable of real devotion--or is he? For what began as nothing more than a felicitous social arrangement soon becomes a love match of the most exalted kind....
A KISS FOR LUCY 10/2001 ISBN:0821769960 Rescued from a life of hardship and poverty by a benevolent uncle, young Lucy Garwood lives in the shadow of her wealthy relatives, even as she longs to be loved and respected in her own right. Despite her considerable charms, an orphan like Lucy can’t hope to make much of an impression on the bluebloods of the ton. Her station in life seems unlikely to change - until a case of mistaken identity and a passionate kiss from a dashing strange set Lucy’s quiet little world on its ear. Robert Renquist, Duke of Linborough, is determined to win the lovely lady Maude-though more for the sake of pride than love. But when he sweeps her into a surprise embrace he is chagrined to discover he hasn’t kissed Maude, but her lookalike half-niece, Lucy! Even more unexpected is the unmistakable attraction he now feels for a young woman who is beneath him in lineage, but more than a match in wit and character. Still, class-conscious Robert is ready to put Lucy aside - until he discovers he cannot. For the winsome girl has charmed her way into his hear, reminding him that nothing is nobler than the pursuit of true love.
THE LOVE-SHY LORD 12/2003 ISBN: 0821773197 Just shy of six feet tall, Clarissa Carter would tower above most suitors-if she had any. Yet marriage is the last thing on her mind, since Marcus Ridley-viscount of Fairfax and the only man she'll ever love-is well beyond her station. Despite her height, Clarissa is well on her way to becoming a beauty, but she's perfectly aware that as a steward's daughter, she's hardly a suitable match for Marcus...Marcus is far too handsome-and eligible-for his own good. Wherever he goes ladies pursue him, declaring their love and making proposals-causing him to hold a rather scathing view of women and marriage. When Clarissa rescues him from the designs of an aristocratic hopeful, Marcus is duly grateful. But having kissed Clarissa, he feels something else for her as well-love. The viscount cannot get her out of his mind.and now the once love-shy lord will do anything to make the steward's daughter his wife.
Eugenia Price
BRIGHT CAPTIVITY 5/1991 ISBN: 0553295233 They met in the final days of the War of 1812. Anne Couper, daughter of a prominent planter, led a sheltered life on Georgia's St. Simons Island, dreaming a young woman's dreams of love with a romantic stranger. Then one day her handsome stranger arrived...John Fraser, a charming British lieutenant who captured her heart while holding her prisoner at the lavish estate of Dungeness. Within a year of their first, unforgettable meeting, they would marry - and face the hardships of separation and the wonders of reunion. From the lush beauty of Cannon's Point, the Couper family's plantation, to the shores of England and Fraser's native Scotland, enter a world rich with warmth and dreams - and a love story for all time....
Candice Proctor
NIGHT IN EDEN 11/1997 ISBN: 0804117586. Bryony Wentworth's life is shattered when she is unjustly accused and sentenced to indentured servitude in New South Wales. Broken in body - but not in spirit - she fights for light, and for her life, wanting no part of the man who would save her, Captain Hayden St. John. But the mother in her cannot turn away from Hayden's needy infant, and the woman in her cannot deny her passion for the rugged, enigmatic man she is bound to serve. Against the sweeping panorama of a harsh, gorgeous, and unforgiving land, two hungering souls learn to trust, to love, and to triumph over the danger that will shadow their lives - until destiny and desire become one.
Carol Proctor
THE DANGEROUS DANDY 3/1993 ISBN:0451173597 Miss Sarah Baxter possessed both beauty and wit, but she knew that the Earl of Drakefield was after one thing only: the wealth he would gain when he made her his. Drakefield was the handsomest man Sarah had ever seen, but all she could see in him was everything she hated. Drakefield was a wastrel and rake to the core, with only his title to make her father command that she wed him. Sarah vowed to make this lord she loathed despise her in turn. She vowed as well to ignore his polished perfection. But in a game of deception with this master of seduction, keeping her vows proved to be heartbreakingly hard...
A DASHING WIDOW 9/1991 ISBN:0451170423 Lady Annis Burham was the target of aristocratic society's most persuasive gentlemen. For Annis was not only a young and beautiful widow, she was almost indecently rich. Men as diverse as the handsome, forceful Don Alonzo Rodriguez y Vega, the rakish Sir George Reeves, and the perfectly charming Mr. Walter Ulverstone swarmed around her like bees around a flower. Little did they and her other suitors suspect that Annis was not a widow but a total innocent as she risked scandal and far worse in her dazzling and dangerous dance of deception...
THE DRAWING MASTER'S DILEMMA 7/1990 ISBN: 0451166043 Lovely young Georgiana Chalford had led an enchanted life on her family's country estate. But now that blissful time of untouched innocence was about to end. Her ambitious stepmother, Letitia, was fiercely determined that Georgiana pull her family up the social ladder by wedding the thoroughly loathsome and lecherous Lord Marwood. Nothing Georgiana could say or do would stop this unspeakable event. That was when the strangest of strangers came into her life. He called himself a drawing master, and an artist he certainly was - a master in the art of deception - the art of disguise - and in the art of irresistible love...
THE LONDON SWELL short story in TOKENS OF LOVE 1/1993 ISBN:0451173422
A TASK FOR CUPID short story in REGENCY VALENTINE II 1/1992 ISBN: 0451171675
THEODORA'S DREADFUL MISTAKE 10/1992 ISBN:0451173511 Theodora Westmoreland simply has to marry-and marry well. Only a wealthy husband can rescue her and her widowed mother from ruin. Happily, the perfect match has arrived in Bath. Quentin Mansfield has superb looks, magnificent prospects, and a wonderful weakness for Theo. Now all she has to do is tame his dragon of an aunt, the imperious Countess Verridge, who infuriatingly assumes that Theo is his. But Theo soon learns that the most obvious suitor is not necessarily the best one...and that her impulses may lead her into a most dreadful mistake.
AN UNLIKELY GUARDIAN 3/1990 ISBN: 0451164350 In all of London, every young lady's dream and every mother's fear was the heartlessly handsome Evelyn Lovelace, the Earl of Sinamor. But now society's most notorious rake had to play guardian to Miss Phillipa Raithby, a girl who was as innocent as she was enticing. Could he abandon his wicked ways with this adorable young beauty? And could she in turn resist the irresistible in this devilishly dashing lord? The aristocratic community held its breath, and thunderclouds of rumor readied for a storm of scandal at each step of the whirligig romance between the audacious nobleman who made women his prey and the vulnerable maiden who made love her goal.
Lozania Prole
THE ENCHANTING PRINCESS 1970 ISBN:0709111401
MY DEAREST EMMA There can be few characters so notoriously enveloped in romance as Emma Hart - the simple scullery maid from a country village whose beauty and charm brought her swiftly to fortune and an eternal place in history as the mistress of Horatio Nelson. Emma was born for love, sweetly seduced by a swaggering sea captain. She was not slow to see where her future lay, nor to improve herself as occasion arose. But she never really knew love till she met Charles Greville, the unscrupulous man who sold her to his uncle, Sir William Hamilton, to pay his own debts. To satisfy further her abundant ambition she became Nelson's mistress and queen of the world. Nobody guessed that she would have left her Horatio at any time for Grevill, her worthless idol....
NELSON'S LOVE 1966
PRINCE PHILANDERER 6/1968 Raised in squalor by a father who treated her mercilessly, beautiful Amelia Anderson had little hope for a life of happiness, less hope still for love, and no choice but to flee her father's tyranny at any cost.
Melinda Pryce
THE LAST LORD 1/1993 ISBN: 1557738491 The moment Susan Devane met Galen Sedgewick aboard their London-bound ship, she knew he was a terrible - and terribly attractive - flirt whose teasing remarks brought a blush to her cheeks. But when her coquettish sister Patricia joined in the fun, Susan's eyes turned even greener than usual - with envy. Her fellow traveler had indeed captured Susan's heart...but when their aunt decreed that the girls must marry English lords - or forfeit their inheritance - the waters of love grew even more treacherous...
A LOVE TO TREASURE 3/1992 ISBN: 1557736774 Rosamunde Wickes had long dreamed of adventure, a fancy inspired by the seagoing tales of her aged Uncle Peg. But once she was matched with a very pleasant - and boring - vicar, the lovely miss feared her dreams would never come true. But now the arrogant Lord Merritt has arrived, in search of a family fortune reputedly lost at sea. Uncle Peg's briny tales just may hold a clue. Little does Rosamunde realize that she will join the handsome man in his quest...an adventure that will lead her to discover the treasure buried in her own yearning heart!
LOVING SPIRITS 10/1994 ISBN: 051511474X When Diana lost her husband, she was sure she'd never love again. Two years later, the new heir--a rugged American named Evan--arrives at the manor, and it looks like she may lose the home she and her daughter share. Then Diana's dead husband appears to her in an apparition, freeing her to take a chance on love again.
A ROSE FOR LADY EDWINA 6/1990 ISBN:1558173684 Was ever a sensible lady so put upon? Her brother had a head full of ideas for building a flying machine, her sister had a head full of nothing, and each and every one of the men who had offered for her was either a self-centered lackwit or a fortune hunter. The last thing Lady Edwina Dynford needed was a complete stranger recuperating in the best bedchamber. And the last thing she imagined was that she would fall in love with him, especially since his performance as a footman was highly unconvincing. Lord Trent Haversham's brother stole his inheritance and his cousin tied to murder him. Trent really had hoped for a slightly different welcome when he returned from Waterloo! He certainly never expected to find himself a wounded fugitive, incognito and totally dependent upon the charity of the young Earl of Dynford...
SUDDENLY A LADY 7/1992 ISBN:155773741X Kitchen maid Penelope Graves has to adjust to all sorts of changes after she discovers she's the long-lost daughter of wealthy Lord Bellingsford. When she receives proposals from both her adored childhood friend and the former Bellingsford heir, she must determine who loves her--and who wants her money.
THIEF OF HEARTS 7/1991 ISBN:1557735433 When a silken-masked highwayman pointed his gun into her carriage, Miss Jane Manley felt no fear. For Jane was betrothed to Lord Scythe, and destined to become stepmother to his 6 mewling children.
TIDES OF LOVE short story in SUMMERTIME SPLENDOR 7/1992 ISBN: 0515108774
Pauline Pryor
THE FAINT-HEARTED FELON 7/1981 ISBN:0440125065 Surely the beautiful Alicia Eaton had not come to Bath to sneak down dark alleyways and strike bargains with the likes of Lord Taavis, the notorious scoundrel! Surely she had come to find an eligible suitor, not to become involved with the law. But there it was-- the law. Her uncle, Lord Fairbreaks, meant to impose it. The dashing Captain Hillary meant to reform it. And, without a doubt, the charming Lord Taavis meant to break it. Surely, in all that elegant, sophisticated company, Alicia was not alone in seeing what Lord Taavis intended! And surely she would not try to turn the tables by gambling with her life and her heart..
Eileen Putman
THE DASTARDLY DUKE 1/1998 ISBN: 0451191560 Julian LeFevre, Duke of Claridge, found being a reformed rake terribly dull. So he wagered a friend that he could make any pretty trollop in London pass for a lady of the ton. But when his friend presented him with Miss Hannah Gregory, Julian felt a stirring of doubt...and of desire. Indeed, far from the typical light-skirt, Hannah had a ready wit, a wicked tongue, and the most wondrous gray eyes. And although she concealed her real past, she couldn't disguise her unbending pride or her attraction to the scoundrel who offered a small fortune to transform her into a smooth-tongued beauty. The charade could cause a scandal and worse, break her heart...especially if Hannah forgot that this was merely a masquerade.
NEVER KISS A DUKE 7/2000 ISBN: 0380802902 ISBN: 0380802902 Pretending to be in search of a wife, Adrian St. Ledger, the duke of Trent, enters Emmaline Stanhope's marriage broker shop, suspecting she's involved in a plot against the Crown. However, the lovely and exasperatingly independent Emma's not at all what he expected. And when she insists he needs instruction on how to court a woman, then offers herself for practice, his cool distance quickly dissipates. Yet marriage is the last thing Adrian will ever risk. Emma had abandoned her childhood dreams of finding Prince Charming long ago, having learned she can't count on anyone but herself. And if finding wives for busy men is the only way to keep a roof over her head, she'll happily match-make -- for others. But Emma never expected to meet a man whose aloof eyes reveal such hidden passion. And when Adrian takes her in his masterful arms, she hopes the kissing never ends -- and that a duke may turn out to be a prince after all.
NEVER TRUST A RAKE 7/1999 ISBN: 0380802899 The Arrogant Rogue - The uncrowned king of broken hearts, Gabriel Sinclair is rescued from an untimely end by an angel. But golden-haired Louisa Peabody is not only the most beautiful woman he's ever seen; she's also the first to find him totally resistible--a challenge he can't ignore. So he willingly aids her in her reform efforts...knowing that eventually, he'll get what he wants. The Determined Reformer - Louisa has appointed herself the defender of innocents, knowing no man can be trusted--yet she only pretends to be unaffected by Gabriel. For his tantalizing whispers invite her to abandon her fears and his stolen kisses make her burn. But which is more dangerous: his enticing smile or his vulnerable heart? And does she
really want to reform him...or surrender to him?A PASSIONATE PERFORMANCE 3/1997 ISBN: 0451190033 Miss Sarah Armistead was an actress by necessity, not desire. The financial fall of her family forced her into a life that society scorned. Fortunately she had the talent to make a living and the strength to ward off the men who saw her as no better than a light-skirt. Now, however, Sarah had to play a part that taxed not only her talent but her virtue. Lord Justin Linton was a rake as handsome as he was cynical and as successful in love as any libertine alive. He made Sarah an offer she could not afford to refuse... if she would let the world think she was his latest conquest. In public Sarah had no trouble following the scandalous script he wrote for her without missing a cue. But in private she found herself forgetting her proper lines, no matter how her conscience prompted her. For as this mocking master of seduction showed how skilled he was, Sarah had a harder and harder time remembering to say no...
THE PERFECT BRIDE 10/1997 ISBN: 0451190041 A beautiful woman well-versed in the ways of a broken heart agrees to chaperon an iron-willed lord's innocent intended bride to his castle. Now, not only does her former suitor arrive to steal her heart once again, but the arrogant lord turns his attention from winning a bride to conquering her companion and spells of desire begin to cloud her common sense.
REFORMING HARRIET 12/1998 ISBN: 0451194934 Lady Harriet Worthington was unconventional from her flour-dusted nose to her pretty toes. She ran a mill, a bakery, a household, and her own life. Unfashionably independent, she was a young merry widow who swore never to wed again. And Elias Westwood, partner with her late husband in an East Indies company, was at his wit's end. Lady Harriet had been selling off shares of his business until he was nearly ruined. Now, he had to act. If she wouldn't listen to reason, he had only one option. Seduction! First Elias tasted her pies. Then he sampled her cakes. Then he devoured her lips. He never expected her to kiss him back. Having tasted heaven, Elias thought his quest would be simple. Instead Lady Harriet devised an outrageous plan all her own. She said she needed to explore his dizzying effect on her, in order to best arm herself against the wiles of men. Elias was stunned, then scheming. He wanted to reform Harriet and teach her a lesson. He never planned on falling in love.
A WORTHY ENGAGEMENT 1/1993 ISBN: 0515110175 The hopelessly eccentric Alessandra, with her out-of-date fashions and her refusal of the ton's most coveted invitations, has little hope of snaring a husband, that is until Lucien, Marquess of Canfield catches sight of her.
Putney-Lovelace-Wilson
BRIDE BY ARRANGEMENT 8/2000 ISBN: 0373834373 Anthology featuring the following stories: Wedding of the Century by Mary Jo Putney: Stunningly beautiful, extraordinarily wealthy and sold to the highest bidder for the price of a dukedom - Sarah Vangelder wanted more than just a bartered marriage!....Mismatched Hearts by Merline Lovelace: A willful noblewoman and an honor-bound baron fight their attraction, hoping beyond hope that their previous betrothals can be unarranged in time to tie the right knot....and My Darling Echo by Gayle Wilson: Blinded in the Peninsular War, the Earl of Huntington thought to marry his widowed secretary for convenience, never realizing that Bella and her son would bring light back into his darkened world.
Putney-Beverley-Samuel-Harbaugh
FAERY MAGIC 1/1998 ISBN: 0821758179 Anthology featuring these tales: The Lord of Elphindale by Jo Beverley: A lovely lady discovers she is half-faery, created to bind a special man to the faery realm. But when he claims to love another, she defies the might of faeries to try and set him free. ...The Faery Braid by Karen Harbaugh: Stolen by Faerie to increase their powers, a beautiful changeling must choose between the lure of magic and the doomed mortal stranger who calls to her still-human heart. ....The Love Talker by Barbara Samuel: A faery lord is condemned to haunt the misty glens, cursed by his need to seduce mortal women to their deaths - until a simple maid defies his spell and captures his heart. ... and Dangerous Gifts by Mary Jo Putney: A shy mortal girl rashly accepts a faery lord's offer of beauty and charm. Then he comes to claim a terrible price - the loss of her new love and everything she holds dear.
Mary Jo Putney
ANGEL ROGUE 4/1995 ISBN:0451405986 A master spy with the face of a fallen angel and a darkly heroic past, Lord Robert Andreville, returns to his ancestral home in Yorkshire after a dozen harrowing years spying against Napoleon. But nothing soothes his ravaged spirit until a determined young beauty sweeps into his life. Half Mohawk and all-American, Maxima Collins is a wary stranger in a strange land, but she will let nothing halt her journey to London to learn the truth about her father's sudden death---not even a self-appointed guardian who is all lazy charm and dangerous skill. Together they travel across England, evading pursuers and circling each other in a dance of desire, where truth is elusive and only passion is sure. Then dark secrets shatter their idyll--and only love had the power to heal the past...
THE BARGAIN 10/1999 ISBN: 0451198646 Marry in Haste... Facing a marriage deadline, Lady Jocelyn Kendal impulsively weds Major David Lancaster, a penniless officer dying of wounds received at Waterloo. In return, his younger sister will receive a generous income - and David will have the enchanting Jocelyn for a wife, if only for a few days...Repent at Leisure! Then fate takes a hand, and Jocelyn suddenly finds herself with a healthy, vibrant husband - a seasoned campaigner who wants to renegotiate the terms of their bargain, and will use every bit of charm and passion he possesses to win the heart of his bewildered bride...
THE BARTERED BRIDE 4/2002 ISBN: 0345437055 Having made a fortune in the Chinese trade, Scottish-American merchant prince Gavin Elliott is determined to move to London and thumb his nose at the society that destroyed his father. He doesn't expect to meet gallant Alexandra Warren in an East Indies slave market, nor the price he will have to pay to win her freedom, and the chance of an English future together.
THE BEST HUSBAND MONEY CAN BUY short story in A STOCKING FULL OF JOY 11/1997 ISBN: 0451408004
CAROUSEL OF HEARTS 11/1989 ISBN:0451162676 Love is a dizzying merry-go-round when two beauties seek the same marriage ring.
THE CHINA BRIDE 9/2000 ISBN: 0449005895 Born to a Scottish father and a Chinese mother, Troth Montgomery dreamed of someday traveling to Scotland, until the death of her father condemned her to a shadowy life as an interpreter in Canton. Then Kyle Renbourne, viscount and adventurer, discovers Troth's true identity and persuades her to be his guide on a dangerous journey into the heart of the Celestial Kingdom. A meeting of the minds flares into searing passion, an idyll that ends when Kyle is captured and condemned to death. A reckless prison cell marriage the night before his execution sends Troth to England, where she arrives at the estate of Kyle's brother. Though accepted as bride and widow, she is haunted by the memory of her dashing husband. Then the past reaches out to Troth, bringing passion, despair, and danger. Now she must draw on her unique heritage to save all she holds dear - and become the woman she is destined to be. . . .
THE CHRISTMAS CUCKOO short story in A REGENCY CHRISTMAS II 11/1991
THE CHRISTMAS TART short story in A REGENCY CHRISTMAS IV 11/1992
THE CONTROVERSIAL COUNTESS 1/1989 ISBN: 0451157567 (reissued as PETALS IN THE STORM) She had Paris at her feet - and a handsome Lord on her trail... Ravishingly beautiful Countess Magda Janos was the toast of Paris and the center of a swarm of suitors. But who was this gorgeous creature? Two men knew the truth about her. Attractive, charming Robert Anderson, the black sheep blue-blood, was her intimate ally in her life of dazzling deception. The other was the devastatingly handsome Duke of Candover, who arrived from Regency London to demand that the controversial countess pretend to be his mistress in a dangerous game of intrigue. Which presented this lady of mystery with a duet of perils as she risked being unmasked by the domineering duke...and being undone by love...
DANCING ON THE WIND 10/1994 ISBN:0451404866 Like his namesake, Lucifer, Lord Strathmore is known for unearthly beauty and diabolical cleverness. A tragic past has driven him to use his formidable talents to protect his country from secret enemies, and it is a job he does superlatively well - until he meets a mysterious woman whose skill at deception is the equal of his own. By turns glamorous and subdued, reckless yet vulnerable, his enchanting adversary baffles his mind even as she captures his heart. A perilous mission has forced Kit Travers into a deadly game of ever-changing identities and needful lies, where a single misstep might cost her her life. But her disguises are easily penetrated by the Earl of Strathmore. Unwilling to trust, yet unable to part, they join forces to search the dangerous underside of London society. Yet even two master deceivers cannot escape from passion's sensual web - or from an impossible love more precious than life itself.
DEARLY BELOVED 3/1990 ISBN:0451401859 Diana's body melted to his touch. But suddenly she was afraid, not of this dark man with cool eyes and warm hands, but of herself... Beautiful Diana Brandelin entered into a daring masquerade, posing as a dazzling courtesan, when she came to London. All she knew of men was a meaningless, forced marriage to a visiting lord - and gold to take the place of love. That lord was the dark and handsome Viscount Gervase St. Aubyn, whom she vowed to make pay for the past. But try as she might to be heartless in weaving a web of desire, passion tore away her defenses and her disguise...and gave Diana and Gervase an irresistible second chance at love...
THE DEVIL'S SPAWN short story in DASHING AND DANGEROUS 6/1995 ISBN:0451405315
THE DIABOLICAL BARON 11/1987 ISBN: 0451150422 There were three men in Caroline Hanscombe's life. One was her father, the angrily imperious Sir Alfred, who ordered her to wed for the wealth he desperately needed, and threatened to blight her beloved sister's chances for happiness if Caroline refused. One was Jason Kincaid, the dashing Baron Radford, who made her an offer of marriage for reasons she did not know but could only fear, since he clearly loved another far more than her. And the third was the honorable Captain Richard who would never dream of stealing another man's intended bride, no matter how much he wanted her-or how much she wanted him to...
LADY OF FORTUNE 9/1988 ISBN:0451155475
THE MARRIAGE SPELL 6/2006 ISBN: 0345449185 One of the Duke of Wellington’s most respected officers, Jack Langdon, Lord Frayne, takes his family’s honor very seriously. He also hides a shameful secret: a talent for sorcery he has been raised to suppress and openly reject. But after an injury lands Jack at death’s door, his only chance at survival lies with Abigail Barton, a peer’s daughter and a skilled wizard. Her price: Jack’s hand in marriage. It isn’t long before Jack feels an irresistible attraction to his forthright new wife, whose allure is as intense as the reawakening magical abilities he can no longer deny. Abigail had to make a great sacrifice to perform a spell powerful enough to save Lord Frayne, and although she cannot help but be drawn to her reluctant husband’s surprising sensitivity and kindness, she knows all too well his distaste for magic. Once she has Jack’s name and the child she has always longed for, she is determined to live apart from him so that he can preserve his reputation—and so that she herself can stay true to her gifts. But neither Abby nor Jack reckons on the deep, long-simmering passions her spell ignites. They challenge each other’s extraordinary powers and deepest desires for the sake of a love that may cost them all they cherish most. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
ONE PERFECT ROSE 7/1997 ISBN:0449000176 Stephen Kenyon, Duke of Ashburton, has always taken the duties of his rank seriously...until shocking news sends him running from his isolating world of wealth and privilege to roam the countryside as an ordinary man. Then a heroic rescue thrusts him into the warm embrace of the Fitzgeralds, a theatrical family brimming with laughter and affection. Not only do they provide the family he has always craved, but their lovely daughter, Rosalind, a foundling who has grown into an enchanting, compassionate woman, stirs the deepest desires of his heart. Yet how can Stephen declare his love when he is haunted by the knowledge that made him flee his old life? And how can Rosalind risk loving a man who fulfills her secret dreams, but can never be hers?
PETALS IN THE STORM 12/1993 ISBN:0451404459 originally THE CONTROVERSIAL COUNTESS. A cool master of sensuality, Rafe Whitbourne, Duke of Candover, earned his rakish reputation in the silken boudoirs of England' aristocracy, never giving away his hand or his heart....Then a vital mission for a friend takes him to Paris, to work with Countess Magda Jamos, "the most beautiful spy in Europe." To his shock, the smoky-eyed temptress is no countess, but the deceitful tart who betrayed him a dozen years before - the only woman he had ever loved, and the only woman he had ever despised....Margot Ashton wants nothing more than to forget her turbulent past and the mesmerizing man who had cruelly wronged her, But patriotism binds the two together in a shadowland of intrigue where a dangerous plot may plunge a continent into war....and a whirlwind of passion sweeps them into a shattering love that cannot be denied...
THE RAKE 4/1998 ISBN:0451406869 Beautiful Alys Weston had found refuge from heartbreak in a most unlikely post. Fleeing a treacherous suitor, she had become manager of an isolated country estate by masquerading by mail as a man. But now her masquerade was over. The estate had a new master, whom she had to meet face-to-face. Even worse, that master was the notorious Reginald Davenport, the handsomest rake in the ton, for whom no rule was sacred and with whom no woman was safe. Alys had vowed never to trust a man again, and Davenport's lurid reputation should have made that easy. But how could Alys have imagined, when she set out to defeat his seductive designs, that she would not be able to trust herself...?
THE RAKE AND THE REFORMER 9/1989 ISBN: 0451161432 Beautiful Alys Weston had found refuge from heartbreak in a most unlikely post. Fleeing a treacherous suitor, she had become manager of an isolated country estate by masquerading by mail as a man. But now her masquerade was over. The estate had a new master, whom she had to meet face-to-face. Even worse, that master was the notorious Reginald Davenport, the handsomest rake in the ton, for whom no rule was sacred and with whom no woman was safe. Alys had vowed never to trust a man again, and Davenport's lurid reputation should have made that easy. But how could Alys have imagined, when she set out to defeat his seductive designs, that she would not be able to trust herself...?
RIVER OF FIRE 11/1996 ISBN:0451188640 He was known as the Demon Warrior. As rebel, soldier, hero, and spy, Kenneth Wilding has never known defeat, until he returns from the Napoleonic wars to an empty title and a ravaged estate. Then a stranger offers a devil’s bargain: financial salvation in return for Kenneth’s special subversive skills. Reluctantly, Kenneth enters the household of England’s greatest artist to unmask a terrible crime. But he also discovers something infinitely more dangerous: a tantalizing new way of life and an irresistible woman. After scandal destroys her trust and her reputation, tempestuous Rebecca Seaton withdraws to her attic studio and buries herself in her work. Then Kenneth Wilding sweeps into her life, dazzling her senses with his pirate’s face and poet’s soul. Warily, they slide into a duel of desire that brings both searing risks and shattering fulfillment, and unleashes a danger that threatens Rebecca’s life--even as passion sweeps them into a river of fire that transforms their very souls.
THE ROGUE AND THE RUNAWAY 7/1990 ISBN:0451166027 Daring Maxima Collingwood found it hard to abide by straight-laced English manners and morals, much preferring the carefree ways of her native America. When Maxie fled her ancestral English home, she ran into Lord Robert Andreville, who was only too happy to lead her further astray!
SHATTERED RAINBOWS 2/1996 ISBN:0451406141 Army officer Lord Michael Kenyon falls in love with a beautiful battlefield nurse who saves his life, but can never be his. Then a dangerous masquerade leads him and Catherine Melbourne into a shattering vortex of danger and betrayal and a fiercely passionate love that can no longer be denied.
SUNSHINE FOR CHRISTMAS short story in A REGENCY CHRISTMAS II 11/1990
THUNDER AND ROSES 5/1993 ISBN: 0451403673 They called him the Demon Earl. They said he could do anything. Son of a rogue and a gypsy, Nicholas Davies was a notorious rake until a shattering betrayal left him alone and embittered in the Welsh countryside. Desperation drives quiet schoolteacher Clare Morgan to ask the Demon Earl to help save her village. Unwilling to involve himself in the problems of others, Nicholas sets an impossible price on his aid - only if Clare agrees to live with him for three months, letting the world think the worst, will he intervene. Furiously, Clare accepts his outrageous challenge, and finds herself drawn into a glittering Regency world of danger and desire. As allies, she and Nicholas fight to save her community. As adversaries, they explore the hazardous terrain of power and sensuality. And as lovers, they surrender to a passion that threaten the very foundations of their lives...
THE WILD CHILD 8/1999 ISBN: 0449005844 Bribed by Kyle, his twin brother, Dominic Renbourne agrees to take his twin's place for a few weeks at Warfield Manor, where he is to pay court to Lady Meriel Grahame, the orphaned heiress Kyle intends to marry. The last thing Dominic expects is to be entranced by a silent sprite whose ethereal beauty is as intoxicating as the flowers and trees that surround her. For much of her life Meriel has lived outside normal society, finding joy and peace in her garden, safe from the nightmare that nearly destroyed her as a child. She is content with solitude until the handsome intruder begins to inspire dreams of life beyond her sanctuary. Despite his longing, Dominic's sense of duty keeps him away from his brother's future bride, but Meriel's untamed spirit proves more powerful than Dominic can resist . . .
THE WOULD-BE WIDOW 7/1988 ISBN:0451155815 Beautiful Lady Jocelyn Kendal had two pressing reasons to find a husband. First, she would lose her vast legacy to her grasping cousin Elvira if she did not. And second, the man she adored, the dashing Duke of Candover, refused to take a wife, but had a definite taste for married ladies. In Major David Lancaster, Jocelyn thought she found the perfect husband. For this wounded officer lay on the brink of death, badly in need of funds to support his orphaned sister. Thus the deal was struck, the vows exchanged, all Jocelyn's problems solved - until the maddeningly Major Lancaster made it clear that a death bed was not for him...and that a marriage bed most certainly was . .
Rosina Pyatt
THE MARQUESS AND MISS YORKE 1/1987 ISBN:0373302126 "I am Miss Yorke - the infamous Miss Yorke!" Thus defiantly did Tiffty Yorke introduce herself to the marquess of Delamaine.
TO CATCH AN EARL 1982 ISBN:0373310064 "I wish to purchase the Earl of Deversham." Nothing in her modish appearance suggested to the London lawyer that Dominga Romero-Browne had taken leave of her senses. Indeed, not only was she a vision of loveliness, she was also endowed with a vast fortune. But those attributes had no effect at all on the heart of Hugo, Earl of Deversham. Forced to marry for money, the wretched aristocrat had given his hand to one woman while his heart still belonged to another. Could the beautiful Dominga, once she became the Countess of Deversham, hope to win more than a title?
AN UNQUESTIONABLE LADY 10/1990 ISBN:0821731513 Too proud to apply to relatives or friends for help, Miss Claudia Tallon was desperate enough to answer the advertisement. But why would an affluent and well-positioned gentleman need to go to such lengths to find a wife? Then she learned his name...Giles Verylan. Now she knew why he needed to advertise; no lady would dream of allying herself with such a rake. But the touch of his hand, the knowing smile, and the challenging gleam in his appraising eyes made her wonder if perhaps she was not a lady after all--at least in certain circumstances... Verylan looked over his prospective bride with clinical dispassion. Yes, she would do. Obviously a lady, and attractive--damned attractive--into the bargain...as well as sensible enough to appreciate the advantages of what he was offering. A marriage of convenience--his convenience--no more and no less. After providing him with an heir she would be free to live a life of luxury unencumbered by his attentions, which he would satisfy elsewhere. Miss Tallon was hardly in a position to expect a love match, and neither was he. The two of them were thus eminently suited to one another...if only Verylan knew how well!
Nina Coombs Pykare
THE DAZZLED HEART 6/1980 Jennifer's heart quickened at the thought of the handsome, fair-haired Viscount Haverford. So many had called him a blackguard--and there were whispers that he was a spy--for Napoleon himself! She was only a governess, yet his warm gray eyes, his heart-melting kindness, compelled her. How she wished she could consider his advances honorable. For here, in Dover, in a great house close to the sea and close to France, intrigue lurked in every shadow--especially in the piercing eyes of Monsieur Dupin, the mesmerist, whose sinister powers even Jennifer would find hard to resist. Every step led deeper into the labyrinth of dangerous secrets. If she dared to follow her heart, was she in peril of losing her life?
THE HAUNTING OF GREY CLIFFS 12/1992 ISBN: 1557738300 A house of darkness... Edward's proposal was shocking: he would marry Hester and provide for her if she would care for his troubled son. Despite her misgivings, she agreed...for something in Edward's dark, anguished eyes touched her soul. But upon her arrival in Cornwall, Hester feared she had made a terrible mistake. The castle was filled with eccentric relatives - including a cousin who claimed an ability to contract spirits. More startling, though, was the discovery that Edward's father had died under questionable circumstances. And that a killer might lurk within the stone walls - lying in wait...
LADY INCOGNITA 8/1980 ISBN:0440149428 Romantic heroes existed only in books. And who knew that better than Louisa Penhope. Wasn't she herself the secret authoress of romantic novels? Baron Penhope's death and his losses at the gaming tables had kept her form "coming out", but resourceful Louisa had found a way to support her large, eccentric household. She was determined to keep her secret--until all London was suddenly abuzz over the mysterious author, Lady Incognita--until Philip, Viscount Atherton, stepped into her life. Suddenly sane, sensible Louisa was face to face with a living hero--and feeling like a lovestruck heroine in one of her own romances!
THE LOST DUCHESS OF GREYDEN CASTLE 6/1990 ISBN:0821730460 'Tis said that if the babe cries three nights running, Death will come calling.' Vanessa never thought she'd be a duchess, only in her dreams could she be the wife of Richard, Duke of Greyden, the man she'd adored since she was thirteen. The man who had married her spoiled and headstrong sister, Caroline. But a year after Caroline's violent, mystery-shrouded death, Richard proposed to Vanessa and tool her to his castle in Cornwall. Though the sea beat angrily against the great dark cliffs, Vanessa saw only sunshine dappling the moors and warming the castle's desolate battlements. Her dream had come true. Until life at Greyden Castle turned dream into nightmare. Why had Richard never told her that he had an identical twin brother who hated him? Why did the dowager duchess shun Vanessa and whisper behind her back? Was Richard's sister truly mad, and why did the servants warn Vanessa to stay out of the North Tower? Deeply in love with her husband, Vanessa tried to ignore the warnings, the accidents, the gathering sense of danger, but soon the truth became clear to the frightened bride: each and every member of the household had had a reason to kill her sister - and one of them was now stalking her. But which one?
LOVE IN DISGUISE 2/1980 ISBN: 0440152291
LOVE PLAYS A PART 9/1981 ISBN:0440147255 It was a wicked, sinful city--enough to turn a young woman's head and tempt the stoutest heart. But Miss Samantha Everett had not come to London in pursuit of fun and folly. After so many years spent caring for her ailing father, she was free at last....
LOVE'S FOLLY 10/1980 ISBN:0440149592 It was highly improper for a young heiress to flirt openly with a complete stranger. Beautiful Emily Penthorne was certainly at fault, but he was so handsome, so compelling, how could she resist?
A MATTER OF HONOR 10/1982 ISBN:0440161282 No one knew the secret sorrows of Agatha Trimble. To all, she was the paid companion of Lord Winthrop's spoiled daughter, sworn to see the newly orphaned Cecilie through her first London season before making any future plans.
THE SCANDALOUS SEASON 5/1979 ISBN: 0440182344 Fulfilling her dying father's wish, Rebecca Stratford married Robert, Marquess of Burlingame, assured that theirs would be a marriage in name only. But she was disturbed by the arrogant, brooding stranger who was now her husband. How could she pretend that their marriage was a love match when, despite her efforts to please, she continuously incurred his anger? How could she hide her growing love for him when even his false endearments set her heart pounding? As Robert so often reminded her, she was nothing but a schoolroom miss lacking the skills and refinement required of a marchioness. She rode astride in boy's clothing; she argued with her husband in public; she waltzed with an emperor -- all embroiling her in scandal and bringing dishonor to the Burlingame name. Yet she yearned desperately for Robert's love. And when outside forces threatened his safety, she risked her own life, fully believing in the importance of love, fully knowing its sweet agony.
Nina Pykare
A FRIGHTFUL PROSPECT 2002
THE INNOCENT HEART 3/1981 ISBN:1555041450 "I shall be as good a wife as...as you deserve!" she cried, then stood aghast at her temerity. A year had passed since Lord Atwood had left her--almost at the altar. Shamed, humiliated, Jeannie Burnstead had retired to Shropshire and vowed never to appear in town again. Now here she was, affianced, ensconced in the London townhouse of the rake-shame Henry, Viscount Trenton. They had made a business arrangement and she certainly meant to live up to it. But it had all been a terrible misunderstanding. She had started off for London to save her twin brother from a loveless marriage. Now it was she whose entire future was at stake!
LOVE'S DELUSION 1980 In Merry London town cupid laughs at quarrels.
A MAN OF HER CHOOSING 3/1980 ISBN:0440151333 "If we don't find a man who makes your heart pound and your blood quicken..." Linnet blushed at Lady Templeton's words. But yes, she must have love--passion--or she'd be better off raising horses and growing into an eccentric old maid! But with no great beauty, and little dowry to offer on Linnet's part, her guardian, Lord Farrington, would have more trouble finding a match for her than for picture-perfect, easygoing sister Fanny. How often had Linnet been scolded for her stubborn, defiant ways? Certainly the handsome young lord was no angel. Linnet's heart skipped a beat as she thought of his jet-black hair, his mocking blue eyes. Was it possible that he had some intriguing romantic plans of his own?
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