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Elizabeth Renier
TOMORROW COMES THE SUN 1969 ISBN:044181655X
Marian Pope Rettke
GEORGIANA 1981 ISBN: 0515056561 A Rector's Daughter and a London Rake match wills in a combat of love!...Georgiana Morland, up from the country, had to settle her twin brother's gambling debt in gold or blood. So she confronted the Honourable Viscount Garth, and made an impression on him that was hard to forget. Never before had a young lady in--or out--of her Season taken aim at the greatest prize in the marriage mart--with a pistol! Here indeed was a beauty to be reckoned with! But, alas for Georgiana, the gambler she came to dispatch turned out to be a rake she couldn't resist!
Catherine Reynolds
THE HIGHWAYMAN 11/1993 ISBN: 0373312091 Miss Jane Lockwood, spinster, Lady of Quality and model of propriety, had a secret bent for Adventure. Perhaps that was why when her inebriated coachman shot a man suspected of terrorizing the neighborhood, she decided to nurse the victim in her own home-despite the ‘delicate’ nature of his wound. Any maybe that was why she decided to detain him there-in hopes of reforming him, of course. But Jon ‘Sebast’ was not quite what he seemed. The truth was far worse than Jane had ever imagined! Had she known she was harboring one of London’s most notorious rakes in her home, she might just have turned and run for her life!
A THOROUGHLY COMPROMISED BRIDE 4/1991 ISBN: 0373311478 The truth would destroy her only chance for happiness... At five and twenty, Miss Elizabeth Ashton had turned down any number of unexceptionable offers to marry. She simply refused to wed for reasons known only to herself. Her quite life in Bath was all she could have wished for until the arrival of Mr. Charles Carlyle. Try as she would, she found it increasingly difficult to remain insensible to this charming, irreverent and irresistible rake. Manipulated by well-meaning but interfering relatives, Elizabeth found herself in the position she had most assiduously avoided. Charles insisted that she marry him or be ruined. How could she tell him that the damage had been done many years ago?
Dena Rhee
AN IMMODEST PROPOSAL 1/1982 ISBN: 0440139805 Poor Phoebe: Poor relation, private secretary, maid of all work, and governess to a pack of unruly children, she was done up like a threadbare brown wren when she fell in the mud at Bart Harwood's feet. An indecorous meeting, but not their last. He made his intentions clear: He meant to have her-- as his mistress. But fate, in the person of Lord William Zale, decreed otherwise. Without warning, he arrived to take his beautiful niece under his wing. Suddenly the little wren was a bird of paradise. Now it was Miss Phoebe Asher's turn to call the tune. Now the dashing rake must mend his ways, the bachelor come abegging. The man who would have must win her heart-- and her hand-- with a proper proposal of marriage.
Patricia Rice
ARTFUL DECEPTIONS 8/1992 ISBN: 0451173449 Miss Arianne Richards faced a pair of puzzlements. Why did the handsome and wealthy Lord Galen Locke so badly want the mysterious painting that she had happened upon and was now forced to sell? And why did this irresistible aristocrat show so much interest in her humble person while he was engaged to Arianne's completely captivating cousin Lady Melanie Griffin? One question teased Arianne's brain. The other troubled her heart. And both offered answers as startling as ghosts from the past and the secrets of love.
THE CHRISTMAS GOOSE short story in A REGENCY CHRISTMAS FEAST 11/1996 ISBN: 0451190467
DEVIL'S LADY 9/1992 ISBN:0451403258 Orphaned and lost after her father's murder, Faith Montague becomes the captive of highwayman Morgan de Lacy, a lawless rake whose rough exterior and fierce manner conceal the blood of a nobleman...Fate had given her to the notorious highwayman Morgan de Lacy, but pride would not allow her to give herself to him and his overpowering lust.
FATHERS AND DAUGHTERS short story in A REGENCY VALENTINE 1/1991 ISBN: 0451168909
THE GENUINE ARTICLE 10/1994 ISBN: 0451182359 Lady Marian Oglethorp came to London to snare a husband with a fortune large enough to save her family from ruin. She had to move fast. Flaunting her bewitching beauty while keeping her biting wit out of sight, she captured the heart and soon would have the hand of the wealthy, pleasant, and pliable Lord Darley. Only one obstacle stood in her way to the altar. Darley's best friend, Reginald Montague, vowed not to let a fortune hunter make Darley her dupe. This devastatingly handsome, icily arrogant gentleman would do anything to stop Marian--even seduce her. With dazzling skill and subtle stratagem, he set out to change Marian's dislike for him into desire--as Marian struggled to keep the lie she was living from being ruined by a truly disastrous love...
A GOLDEN CROCUS short story in BLOSSOMS 4/1995 ISBN: 0451182499
INDIGO MOON 2/1988 ISBN: 0451151844 Passion ruled her in the arms of a lord no lady should love and no woman could resist...Young Lady Aubree Berford complies with her father's dying wish and chooses a husband. But her choice is unacceptable, and when she engages the disreputable third Earl of Heathmont to help her arrange an elopement, little does she count on her growing passion for this unlikely knight-errant.
THE KISSING BOUGH short story in A REGENCY CHRISTMAS 11/1989
LOVE FOREVER AFTER 5/1990 ISBN: 0451401921 Beautiful Penelope Carlisle was an untouched innocent when she wed Viscount Graham Trevelyan. She knew theirs was a marriage of convenience, that Graham wanted her to care for his motherless child..
MAD MARIA'S DAUGHTER 4/1992 ISBN: 0451170792 London society thought beautiful, fiery-tempered Daphne Templeton mad for spurning the only gentleman to seek her hand. The highwayman who captured her on the way to her Aunt Agatha's estate thought her mad for refusing to tremble in fear when he swept her up in his arms. Her Aunt thought her mad for not encouraging the terribly handsome Lord Gordon Griffin. And even Daphne had to admit it was mad to prefer the clandestine kisses of a masked stranger to the open admiration of a lord who made no secret of his love...
THE MARQUESS 12/1997 ISBN: 0451182790 Scarred in a duel for the heart of a capricious woman, a brooding young American leaves the States for the crumbling English manor he has inherited. But fate has a new surprise in store for him, as a beautiful heiress in mortal danger seeks refuge at his estate. Once he tastes the searing heat of her passion, he will again risk everything for another glorious chance at happiness! When Dillian Whitenell sought refuge at Arinmede Manor, she never dreamed the price would be her virtue. But someone had already made an attempt on her cousin's life and Dillian was determined to prevent another. Even if it meant giving herself to Gavin Lawrence, the new Marquess of Arinmede. Scarred in a duel over a feckless woman, Gavin left America and set sail for England vowing never to give his heart again. But a surprise awaited him at his crumbling manor house -- an exquisite young woman in terrible danger....
SOMETHING BORROWED short story in A WEDDING BOUQUET 5/1996
TOUCHED BY MAGIC 3/1992 ISBN: 0451402987 Lady Cassandra Howard was nearly ruined. Her rakehell brother forced her to frequent the London demimonde, then tried to sell her into a marriage with a dissolute lord. Though the world believed her wanton, Cassandra was really just an enticing innocent, untutored in the art of love, naive about the temptations of a midnight embrace. So her desperate plan was foolhardy: to escape her dreadful finance by trying to seduce England's most virtuous lord; "Saint" Wyatt Mannering; believing he would surely then wed her. Truly, the lovely Cassandra did unleash the very devil in handsome Sir Wyatt..for his honeyed kisses not only taught her the wondrous consequences of desire, it swept them both into love's magical spell..
Nancy Richards-Akers
THE DEVIL'S WAGER 5/1992 ISBN:0449218651 Married to a pious and elderly duke, Virginia welcomes a visit from her sister, but when the notorious rake Harry Davenant arrives as well, Virginia is faced with his untoward behavior and her own unexpected feelings.
LADY SARAH'S CHARADE 3/1992 ISBN: 0380765314 Lovely Sarah Clement-Brooke wants no part of romance. She prefers, instead, to pursue the ghosts that reputedly haunt her 'grace and favour' apartment at Hampton Court - a predilection that makes for diverting evenings, but does little to improve her marital prospects. So when her sly Aunt Ophelia contrives to match her with the attractive but arrogant Earl of Radnor, Sarah is determined to outfox the plot. Together she and the disinterested earl agree to feign courtship in order to avoid matrimony. But a perceptible change in the air when his lordship is near - accompanied by a mad fluttering of Sarah's heart - fills the reluctant miss with dread. For there's the ghastly ghost of a possibility that the two mock mates might actually fall in love!
THE LILAC GARLAND 1/1990 ISBN: 0446349232 Too well did she recall their kiss... At an awkward seventeen, Lady Christina Braughton had been swept off her feet by the darkly dashing Lord Ramsey - only to find that she was the mere butt of a joke. At twenty-three Tina had blossomed into a violet-eyed beauty who bid the ton a firm farewell. After her own fashion, the young heiress lived in a spacious manse filled with a merry hodgepodge of street urchins, ancient servants, and stray animals. But things went scandalously awry when the trustee of her estate arrived unannounced. For he was none other than that self-same rakehell nobleman who had once made folly of her naive affection. Even as her heart beat faster, Tina vowed she would have none of the man...or would she?
LORD FORTUNE'S PRIZE 6/1993 ISBN:0380771918 A Lady's Dream. Lady Eleanor Villiers swears she'll never accept the indignity of a marriage arranged by her heartless father. Better to dwell in a world of romantic fantasy where someday a handsome stranger will come to her rescue. A Lord's Love. Addison Weare, the Earl of Litchfield, is a man in need. Deprived of a loving childhood, he chases happiness in every scandalous pursuit London has to offer. Until the day he comes to the aid of a lovely lady in distress. But Eleanor's first sweet kisses of love are turned to tears when she learns the earl has 'won' her in a game of chance. Now he must convince the first woman he's ever loved that he's not a callous cad seeking amusement, but the one destined to turn her dreams to reality.
THE MAYFAIR SEASON 1987 ISBN: 0446345377 When Mina first beheld him, her heart stood still. He had fair hair and sky blue eyes, like the heroes of the romantic stories she eagerly read. Alas for our heroine, the handsome Earl of Cavendish had no such thoughts of Mina. For him, she was simply the sister of his sworn enemy, and her angelic Irish beauty and charming manner were no more than hints of her wanton intents. Nonetheless, Mina was delighted when the earl's family invited her to Mayfair for the season...though quite distraught when they inexplicably appointed Lord Cavendish as her guardian, a situation that promised to be a calamity on both sides. But even as Mina's natural radiance drew prospective husbands by the score, the young girl yearned for the one man who remained aloof. Now only one course seemed possible. She must cultivate her feminine wiles and lure that distant heart as close as she could to hers.
MISS WICKHAM'S BETROTHAL 9/1992 ISBN:0380765322 A scandalous situation!!! Eminently proper Lucy Wickham dearly desires a family--and thus makes her London debut willing to seriously consider the suit of any eligible beau. As good fortune would have it, she is soon betrothed to dashing Anthony Paget, the Viscount Dalsany. But their engagement has left Lucy in a quandary. For she discovers her intended groom's uncle to be none other than Alex Paget, Earl of Harrow--an unsettling handsome rogue whom Lucy has adored since girlhood....and whose very presence rekindles aching passions she believed long-extinguished. And now the befuddled miss is at her wit's end--beset by emotional turmoil as her practical head does battle with her amorous heart.
A SEASON ABROAD 1988 ISBN:0446351547
Karl Richards
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES short story in A REGENCY SAMPLER 10/1999 ISBN: 1929085001
Evelyn Richardson
THE BLUESTOCKING'S DILEMMA 11/1992 'I will never marry!' Lady Caroline Waverly was but a girl when she vowed to remain unmarried, and even as a lovely young woman, she refuses to change her mind. Why should she? She is mistress of her own estate, and needs no man to support her. She has passionate, intellectual pursuits that a man would only mock. Let the handsome and gallant Lord Nicholas Daventry find his perfect match in the dazzling Countess Lavinia Welham. Caro would not dream of trying to best such a bewitching creature - until she finds the voice of reason drowned out by the longings of her heart.
THE EDUCATION OF LADY FRANCES 11/1989 ISBN: 0451162692 reissued 2/2006 Lord Julian Mainwaring stands for everything Lady Frances Cresswell loathes in an unjust society. So when the notorious rogue summons his niece, Frances's friend Kitty, to London for the Season, Frances knows she must protect her innocent amie from the demanding rake. There is no one, however, to protect Frances herself from his disarming ways.... RR@H's Novel Thoughts
A FOREIGN AFFAIR 3/2003 ISBN: 0451208269 This foreign affair is destined to become a family affair... Like Mother, Like Daughter For a girl who has only just Come Out, the Season--with its unwritten rules and gossip--is trying enough on its own. If she has her eyes on a particular bachelor, a young miss must stave off the competition in any way she can. But when the shy, slightly awkward Miss Helena Devereaux catches a glimpse of the dashing Major Brett Stanford at a Viennese soiree, she'll have to re-write the rules of this war--because the competition is none other than her mother... The Princess von Hohenbachern could not be more different from her daughter if she tried. The Princess is always the life of the party; young Helena prefers her studies. The elder lady goes about encircled by adoring men; her daughter keeps to herself. But when the much-decorated cavalryman Stanford takes notice of the wallflower, Helena feels a flame course through her body like nothing she's ever known. And she realizes that, however much she loves her dear mother, it will be every woman for herself...
FORTUNE'S LADY 3/2002 ISBN: 0451205529 "Even you, Gareth, devastating as you are to the fairer sex, would lose 1n fact, she is so unimpressionable that they are calling her the Ice Princess." Of course, handsome Gareth de Vere, sixth Marquess of Harwood, isn't about to entertain his friend's all too sensible caution. Though every other gentleman in London may have come up short in the critical eyes of rich and beautiful Lady Althea Beauchamp, Gareth has never been one to measure himself by the failure of others. As for her games, he knows them well-he's even played them himself. As a man of means, he too has learned to keep a wary distance from those who are simply out to marry a fortune. But what man could be better suited to melt the heart of the Ice Princess than the very Ice Prince himself.
THE GALLANT GUARDIAN 11/1998 ISBN: 0451197151 Lord Maximilian Stanford? A guardian? Lady Charlotte thought it was quite unnecessary - she and her young brother, William, could take care of themselves. Why would a dedicated bachelor like Max want to fuss over a pair of orphans, anyway? Charlotte didn't need his help. Until now...Max reluctantly agreed to fulfill his duty as guardian. And despite himself, he grew to enjoy the company of his charming wards - especially Charlotte, who was unlike any woman he had known. Charlotte, who had never felt the peace of being cared for and protected, began to treasure the gift of Max's presence. And slowly, day by day, the independent girl began to realize just how much she needed Max...both in her heart and in her soul...
LADY ALEX'S GAMBLE 2/1995 ISBN: 0451183401 All London was abuzz about a gambler who seemed to have the devil's own luck in besting the best gamesters in town. None suspected that it was skill, not luck that took trick after trick, just as no one dreamed that this cool-headed gentleman was a lady in disguise, burning to make a fortune fast. Alexandra de Montmorency was masquerading as a man as she staked all to save everything her family had. ..and when handsome, steely-eyed Christopher; Lord Wrotham, came too close to the truth for comfort, she had to decide if it was worth winning her game of pretense at the price of her rising passion. ..or whether she should risk laying her cards on the table and putting her honor; her fortune, and her heart in the hands of a man who played for stakes she couldn't afford. ..
A LADY OF TALENT 3/2005 ISBN:0451210093 Sebastian, Earl of Charrington, was betrothed to a most suitable match, but it was another woman who claimed his heart. Fortunately for everyone, especially his fiancée, the lady in question was just a beauty in a painting-a woman he didn't even think existed in real life. But then Sebastian commissioned the artist of his favorite work to paint a portrait of his wife-to-be. And was shocked to discover that the painting was a self-portrait-and that the hired artist in front of him was none other than the hazel- eyed woman who haunted his dreams.
LORD HARRY'S DAUGHTER 1/2001 ISBN: 0451201639 In the war against Napoleon, Major Lord Mark Adair is a master of disguise, assigned to study the landscape, troop positions, and fortifications inside enemy territory. Ashamed of spying, he'd rather be fighting on the front lines. Until he finds a more pleasant opponent to cross swords with...Sophia Featherstonaugh is an artist of exquisite talent - and rather a work of art herself. The stepdaughter of a general, she has spent her whole life amongst the military, accustomed to the flirtations of the soldiers, and battling off their advances. But never has any man taken an interest in her paintings like Major Adair - a gentleman skilled in not only the art of war, but the art of love...
MISS CRESSWELL'S LONDON TRIUMPH 10/1990 ISBN: 0451167406 reissued 2/2006 Miss Cassandra Cresswell was happy to be a bluestocking. She wanted to be admired for her brains, not her beauty, which she managed to conceal quite well. On the other hand, Miss Arabella Taylor was the belle of the London season. This dazzling creature had society at her feet and every eligible man at her beck and call. How then could Cassie keep the handsome but moonstruck Ned Mainwaring out of Arabella's gossamer web? Somehow Cassie had to beat the exquisite enchantress at her own game of captivation and conquest. RR@H's Novel Thoughts
MY LADY NIGHTINGALE 11/1999 ISBN: 0451198581 Mademoiselle Isobel de Montargis had a passionate soul, a strong will, and a proud determination to become more than music tutor to the dashing Lord Hatherleigh's niece and nephew. Her dream was to become an actrice de l'opera. But how could a lady, respectful of her reputation and social standing be able to ever fulfill such a daring dream? Leave it to Lord Hatherleigh...
MY WAYWARD LADY 8/1997 ISBN: 0451192052 Lovely, young, and highborn Harriet Fareham didn't seem to mind risking a scandal that could destroy both her good name and her sister's chance for a magnificent match by being seen at the notorious pleasure palace known as the Temple of Venus. She had promised to instruct the young women who worked there and was determined that nothing would stop her from her task. That is until she saw the heartbreakingly handsome Lord Chalfont. Suddenly Harriet's world was thrown into disarray as she found herself in Lord Chalfont's arms, wondering what the licentious rake would do next...wondering what she would do...
THE NABOB'S WARD 11/1991 ISBN: 0451170881 The very rich, handsome, and charming Lord Brian Brandon, the Earl of Aldringham, had an eye for the ladies. Indeed, he was the most renowned rake in the realm, with as many conquests as he could desire. This should have assured the safety of his ward, Miss Georgiana Southwold. The Earl could not possibly notice this modest miss--who far preferred books to beaus--when so many bold beauties were his for the taking. But Georgiana's spotless virtue and the Earl's untouched heart both came under siege when the Lord Brandon stopped looking at Georgiana as a girl and saw her as a woman...
THE RELUCTANT HEIRESS 5/1996 ISBN: 0451187660 Lady Sarah Melford was quite happy to live in the shadow of her elder brother, the Marquess of Cranleigh, and his dazzlingly beautiful wife, Rosalind. But now Sarah had inherited her grandmother's vast wealth, and all eyes were avidly upon her. Rosalind's charming wastrel brother Richard saw her as the solution to his pressing pecuniary problems. Rosalind's attentive admirer, the Chevalier d'Evron, saw her as an ally in his most improper activities. And most disturbing of all, Lord Alistair Farrington, the most irresistible rake in London, saw her as a different, more demanding, and therefore more delightful challenge than his usual run of easy conquests. Sarah may not have wanted a fortune, but she emphatically had one. Which meant she had to decide what to do with the many men who wanted her. For if money did not bring happiness, it most certainly brought danger and hopefully love. ..
THE SCANDALOUS WIDOW 4/2004 ISBN:0451210085 Lady Catherine Granville may have lost her social status when her husband died, but she will not allow her husband's family to dictate how she will live. With firm resolve, she opens an academy for genteel young ladies. But then she receives word that the Marquess of Charlmont plans to inspect her establishment before enrolling his niece-and she fears more for her heart than for her independence. Lucian, the Marquess of Charlmont has the reputation of a rake, but even he has a conscience. So when Lady Catherine's relatives ask him to use his charm and influence to persuade her to close the school's doors, Lucian has qualms. After all, he betrayed Catherine's trust ten years ago. But before the charade is complete, he finds himself yearning to win the respect-and the love- of the beautiful young widow.
THE WILLFUL WIDOW 1/1994 ISBN: 0451178696 Beautiful Lady Diana Hatherill had been wed once--and once was quite enough for her. Her charming husband had died in the same reckless manner in which he had lived, leaving her with no illusions about men and marriage, and nothing but his debts and his London town house. Lady Diana had no problem bewitching a swarm of suitors while keeping them at bay--until Lord Justin St. Clair arrived on the scene. Marriage was not on his mind, but mischief most certainly was. Why the most handsome and charming rake in London wanted to seduce her she had no idea, especially when he had the stunning ballerina Suzette de Charenton as his mistress, and the belle of the ton, Lady Blance Howard, begging for his favors. But seduce her he clearly would if he could--and Diana had to match her wit, wiles, and will against a lord who was dangerously close to stealing her heart...
Cynthia Richey
A BREATH OF SCANDAL short story in A MOTHER'S HEART 5/1992 ISBN:088646661X
THE FASHIONABLE MISS FONTEYNE 11/1994 ISBN:0821747541 Oriental silks, sumptuous satins--Miss Adele Fonteyne had no rivals when it came to dressing a la mode. And she hadn't a care more serious than a loose button...until the morning her abigail eloped. The poor girl was sure to be ruined!
THE HEART'S GAMBLE 11/1992 ISBN: 0821739670 Miss Ginny Makepeace was not the type of young lady who often entertained thoughts of romance - smart and sensible was the only way to be. Yet all thoughts of propriety were abandoned after she made the acquaintance of the Viscount Redmon - he was the most perfect man she had ever seen! With only a lingering gaze, the handsome young nobleman sent her heart pounding and took her breath away never before had she felt this way! But thoughts of the dashing lord were quickly banished when Ginny found herself in a most worrisome dilemma: her father had gambled her virtue in a card game - and lost!
LOVE'S MASQUERADE 7/1990 ISBN:0802711170 When her soldier father died, leaving unexpected debts, Miss Sarah Fairchild swore her beloved home, Fair Meadows, would not be sold. Being a firm believer in education for women she vows to turn it into a school, but her godmother, the Dowager Countess of Pemberton has other ideas and tricks up her sleeve, as she enlists the aid of her handsome son, the Earl of Pemberton..
A MOST FORTUNATE LADY short story in A VALENTINE'S DAY TANGLE 2/1993 ISBN: 0821740504
THE SECRET SCRIBBLER 5/1994 ISBN: 0821745727 Grace Penworth could not sing or play the pianoforte, embroider or paint. In despair, her parents dispatched her to London for the Season. What the Vicar Penworth and his wife didn't know was that Grace did have a talent...for writing! Her book attacking the idle upper classes was about to be printed, and a London trip would allow her to meet with her publisher. But her coach's collision with another carriage flung her into a meeting of a different kind - with the handsome Duke of Standen. Grace was prepared to lamblast him, to upbraid him, surely to feel no tendre for him. But cupid's arrow had hit its mark. The Duke was afire, Grace was aflutter, and romance was a-blossoming...until her secret scribbling created a scandal that could erase their future from the book of love!
Barbara Riefe
SO WICKED THE HEART 1980 ISBN:0872166589 Torn from her beautiful home and from the man who had sworn to protect her, Lorna Singleton is kidnapped by a handsome but sadistic pirate. Cast into depravity, she is forced to submit to her abductor.
TEMPT NOT THIS FLESH 1979 ISBN:0872165663 A story of abduction and sexual enslavement, a story of passion unleashed and unbounded..
Mildred Riley
MIDNIGHT MOON 11/1995 ISBN: 078600200X Running from the painful memories of her lover's betrayal, Zevia signs on as a governess on a clipper ship bound for China. But when she boards the Eastern Queen, she meets Sam Cross, a rugged loner who sets her heart on fire. Now, on the unpredictable high seas, their courage will be tested, as Sam and Zevia fight for a love they'd risk their very lives to claim.
Karen Robards
FORBIDDEN LOVE 1983 ISBN: 0440221064 He was her guardian, absentee landlord of her neglected life--until Megan Kinkead returned to Maam's Cross Court, determined to make Justin Brant notice her. She finally commanded the attention of the sixth Earl of Weston when she burst into his room and caught him stark naked in the tub. Suddenly she knew a woman's hunger--and a woman's needs....When had the scrawny brat from hell become a fiery, raven-haired, violet-eyed temptress? Justin told himself she was still a child as she offered him a seductive yet innocent kiss. He tried to remind himself that he was her guardian, her protector. But the flashfire desire that blazed between them ignited a love neither had ever known before. Then he told her he was married....
GREEN EYES 1/1991 ISBN: 038075889X The bold intruder crept through the silent mansion, determined to claim the fortune that was rightfully his. But Julian Chase was undone, his daring scheme thwarted by a bewitching silver-blond beauty with eyes that sparkled like precious jewels. An unexpected windfall had bought Anna Traverne passage back to her beloved Ceylon. But the gently bred vicar's daughter could never escape the memory of the dark and handsome housebreaker back in England who had inflamed her passions with his shameless kisses. Drawn halfway across the world to a lush emerald island in a sapphire sea, Chase vowed tender revenge on the enchanting angel who had stolen his birthright...and his heart.
IRRESISTABLE 9/2002 ISBN:0743410602 Claire Banning fulfilled every debutante's dream when she married a rich nobleman. Soon, however, the celebrated beauty realizes she wed a dissolute wastrel. Bitterly hurt and desperately lonely, Claire vows nonetheless to take her expected place in society. Then on a journey home to her husband's estate on the coast of Sussex, she is abducted, and her life -- and her heart -- are changed forever. Hugh Battancourt -- a dark and dangerous nobleman who long ago turned his back on the ton and now leads a life secretly dedicated to his country's service -- is determined not to be swayed by his prisoner's beauty as they share a cabin on a ship bound for France. Lives depend on his retrieving from her a letter full of secrets she intends to turn over to the enemy. But even as Claire and Hugh engage in a battle of wits and wills, captor and captive find themselves drawn irresistibly to each other. Is it possible, Claire wonders, that she could discover the true meaning of love that has eluded her with this handsome stranger? One who will lay his life on the line in order to protect her from someone who is intent on placing Claire in the path of danger?
SCANDALOUS 3/2001 ISBN: 0743410599 When Lady Gabriella Banning receives word that her half-brother, the Earl of Wickham, has died on his tea plantation in Ceylon, she faces the reality that she and her younger sisters, Claire and Elizabeth, are suddenly penniless. The family's riches will pass to the next male heir -- a distant cousin -- and the Banning sisters are doomed unless Gabby thinks fast. Which she does. Pretending that Marcus is still alive, Gabby arranges beautiful Claire's London season. She'll keep up the pretense just long enough for Claire to marry a fabulously wealthy nobleman. But when a handsome gentleman arrives at the door and claims to be Marcus, Gabby's plan backfires. For if she exposes this mysterious stranger's deceit, she exposes her own. Bound by secrets and lies, Gabby and the roguish adventurer strike sparks off each other -- and soon London society is abuzz over the scandalous pair of "siblings" who appear to be falling in love....
TIGER'S EYE 1989 ISBN: 0380755556 Lady Isabella St. Just is shocked to learn the identity of the daring champion who comes to her aid -- for the man who rescues her from desperate felons is none other than Alec Tyron, the notorious king of London's underworld. Now she is beholden to an outlaw who is respected and feared throughout the city and stunned by her own intense desire for this dark man of mystery. Fate has united these strangers from opposite lives -- the beautiful aristocrat and the brazen criminal outlaw. And now that the flame has been lit, no power on Earth will quench the fire of their passion...or destroy a love that society cannot allow.
Rebecca Robbins
A GUARDIAN FOR ANGEL 1/1996 ISBN: 0821751972 Can a hellion on horseback become a London lady..and win a lord?"...With her wild red curls and overabundance of freckles, Angelique had been told she'd never be a beauty. She became a daredevil on horseback instead. Angelique races to win the funds she needs to reclaim her ancestral estate. Alas, she loses, and now Lord Darcy, the guardian she's never met, has suddenly appeared on her doorstep to take charge of her.
AN IRRESISTIBLE PURSUIT 8/1995 ISBN: 0380776715 Damsel of Desire. A wealthy bluestocking, Phoebe Lawton's passion is for ancient relics, not marriage. And it's that obsession, along with her impulsive nature, that causes the young dilettante to come up with a madcap plot to add a famous Egyptian amulet to her collection. She intends to hide in the London Museum until she can snatch the not-for-sale treasure, leaving a generous sum behind, of course. Thief of Hearts. But in the darkened museum, Phoebe doesn't expect to find herself face-to-face with the world-famous archaeologist, Sir Malcolm Forbes, who had first unearthed the tomb where the amulet was found. Phoebe wants to possess the treasure; Malcolm wants to destroy it - before it unleashes its deadly curse. But it is a more potent spell that is cast upon the unsuspecting two, as they unravel an ancient mystery - and discover the age-old magic of love.
LUCKY IN LOVE 4/1994 ISBN: 0380774852 In keeping with a time-honored family tradition, spirited Fanny MacDonald has always loyally despised the rival Campbell clan, However, now she finds herself betrothed against her wishes to Malen Campbell, the rakish Duke of Argyll. But Fanny mistrusts amour, having been betrayed in the past by a much-adored stranger. Besides which, she would rather chain herself for life to a fop than wed a dreadful Campbell cad! Once, incognito, dashing Malen slighted a loveswept young Fanny. Now he has agreed to marry the newly blossomed beauty - in order to end their families' long-standing feud. But feisty Miss MacDonald is not to be snared easily. And changing her scorn to affection my cost the peace-loving lord his aloof and guarded heart.
THE MISCHIEVOUS MAID 8/1993 ISBN: 0380773368 After two unendurable years spent living with unloving relatives, beautiful but penniless Genevieve Quince flees to her late parent's abandoned country estate - intending to support herself by turning the ramshackle manor into a resort for those shunned by the London ton. Handsome, wealthy but insufferably arrogant, Lord Miles Bradford is horrified at the thought of riff-raff overrunning the neighboring manse. A marriage of convenience, however, to the resourceful Miss Quince would both halt the dreaded invasion and quiet his family's demands that he sire an heir. But the spirited Genevieve is not to be so easily won. And the price of her compliance is undying, unconditional love - a coin the womanizing rogue is reluctant to tender.
AN UNUSUAL INHERITANCE 10/1994 ISBN: 0380776707 Summoned to London by her late father's solicitor, Emmaline meets Lord Connor Duncan while en route and discovers they are bound for the same destination and purpose. It seems her father was a legendary pirate, and Connor was one of his cohorts. The pair are each bequeathed one half of a treasure map, and the partners discover passion while searching for treasure.
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