Masters at Arms

5 primary works

Challenge to Honor

by Jennifer Blake

Published 28 December 2004

Celina's brother challenges New Orleans's most infamous swordsman to a duel. In order to save her brother from certain death Celina confronts his opponent, Rio de Silva. He agrees to spare her brother, but his price is Celina's innocence.

Dawn Encounter

by Jennifer Blake

Published 27 December 2005

They are perhaps the most dangerous men in New Orleans, skilled swordsmen who play by no rules but their own-heroes to many, wicked to some, irresistible to the women they love...Lisette Moisant is a widow, courtesy of the swordsmanship of Caid O'Neill, one of the city's legendary maitres d'armes. He bested her loathsome husband in a duel, but now she is a pawn of schemers who wish to steal her fortune and see her dead. It is Caid to whom she turns for protection, and guilt leaves him no recourse but to agree to Lisette's request. But soon a whispering campaign is being waged against them, suggesting the two plotted to kill Lisette's husband all along, that she is a woman of loose morals and he is nothing short of a murderer. In a society where reputation is everything, the scandal and accusations threaten Lisette and Caid with ruin, and the person responsible will stop at nothing until they have paid with their lives.

Rogue's Salute

by Jennifer Blake

Published 26 December 2006

They are the notorious swordsmen of New Orleans-infamous by day, dangerous at night, loyal only to each other and the women they love...

At ease making life-and-death decisions between breaths, maitre d'armes Nicholas Pasquale proposes marriage to a beautiful and desperate woman who offers comfort to his young charge and tells him the boy needs a mother. It's a challenge he can't resist. Nor can Juliette Armant. Though pledged to the church since infancy, she's been called to save her family in the only way possible...by marriage.

Once wed, she will claim an ancestral marriage chest-and protect its secret contents from her twin sister, who wants the treasure for herself. Juliette never dreamed such a practical arrangement would explode with desire when a rogue's kiss unleashes the sensual woman within. But someone is determined to stop the wedding and claim the chest, plunging Juliette into a fight to claim a legacy and a love worth any price.

Gallant Match

by Jennifer Blake

Published 27 January 2009

Kerr Wallace has spent years studying swordplay, preparing to challenge his sworn enemy and avenge his brother's death. The scoundrel Rouillard, now living in Mexico as a profiteer, has decided to take a wife, and the lady requires an escort to Veracruz. Kerr seizes his chance--he will deliver the bride...and dispatch the groom.If only it were so easy. Headstrong Sonia Bonneval will do anything to escape this doomed marriage to Rouillard. Coquettish ploys cannot melt the iron resolve of her damnable escort, however, and the voyage with Kerr becomes an exhilarating battle of wills. But a very real declaration of war forces them into even closer quarters--and greater temptation--in a fight for survival. Before the end, both must choose between duty and freedom--vengeance and passion.

Triumph in Arms

by Jennifer Blake

Published 26 January 2010

In order to keep her home and her inheritance, Reine Cassard must accept a proposal of marriage from sword master Christien Lenoir, but, after one night of intense passion, discovers that her new husband has hidden motives.