Julian Kenneway, Earl of Vinedale, has a secret: he is in love with innocent debutante Angelica Fortney. She's the one thing he desires more than the tenuous peace he has regained since returning from India. Yet everyone, including Julian, believes he's unsuitable for her—and seducing her could ruin both their lives. But when a rival for Angelica's affections arrives, Julian realizes he can't lose her—and can no longer contr...
The Elusive Bride (Harlequin Historical, #539) (Mills & Boon Historical)
by Deborah Hale
To protect her home and people, Cecily Tyrell would marry the devil himself! And if rumor held any truth, she would mayhap do so! A royal command bound her to wed Lord Rowan DeCourtenay, a knight of some renown...but a widower of shadowed repute. Still, he was the warrior she needed-but was he the man she wanted? Headstrong, valiant and dangerous she was, for Cecily Tyrell alone made Rowan DeCourtenay yearn to dismiss the guard around the citadel of his heart. Though would their love,...
Montana Territory, 1887 Heiress-turned-outlaw Charity Blake is determined to get back the fortune the Davenport banking family took from her father-even if she has to hold Brent Davenport ransom to do it! After all, the seductive charmer stole something even more valuable from her five years ago: her heart. But once she has Brent in chains, Charity must face the fact that her desire for the man has grown from the sweet dreams of a young girl to the unquenchable...
‘I will hire you only on condition that you promise to do everything in your power to protect me. ’ With his curved Turkish sword, and dark, brooding looks, Harry Ward is a formidable adversary. Lady Saskia van Buren’s life is in danger, so she has fled to London and hired him as her protector. But she soon finds herself longing for more than safety in his arms… Unknown to Saskia, Harry believes she’s a Dutch spy – and he i...
They call her the Wanton Widow. . . Breathtakingly beautiful Lady Eloise Allyngham scandalises and seduces the ton in equal measure. With all of London falling at her feet, wagers abound over who will capture the fast, flirtatious, disgraceful Lady Eloise – and her fortune… Dashing Major Jack Clifton has vowed to watch over his late comrade’s wife, but her beauty fires his blood, and her behaviour intrigues him even further. Only the lady is not what s...
Prince of Secrets (The Dilhorne Dynasty, #5) (Mills & Boon Historical)
by Paula Marshall
Having made a quixotic marriage to save the dowdy Lady Dinah Freville from her unkind relatives, Cobie Grant thinks he can enjoy the benefits of married life without involving his feelings. But somehow he's finding it harder and harder to hold the beautiful, assured woman Dinah has become at bay.
Beggar maid... Jasper Challinor, Marquis of Lensborough, was appalled! Who was this redheaded, badly dressed waif in his aristocratic host's dining room? And why in the world was the proud Marquis so drawn to her? Wealthy lady! Lord Lensborough was a man well used to getting exactly what he wanted - and he wanted Hester! Convinced that she was a poor relation, the noble lord was about to receive the shock of his life...from a lady who would break all his very proper rules!
GUY ST EDMOND, RETURNING WARRIOR, WILL LET NOTHING STAND IN THE WAY OF HIS DESIRE Spoken of only in whispers - and with a name that strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies - Guy St Edmond wields his ancient sword like the Devil and his charm like a weapon. Confronted with a woman who does not cower before him, he finds his interest is aroused - but Jane Lovet is sworn to another. Yet her engagement is soon broken by Guy's ruthless intervention, causing a scandal that echoes around the royal...
The Pearl - A Journal of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading - No. 15
by Various
The Pearl - A Journal of Facetiae and Voluptuous Reading - No. 16
by Various
Abbie's Outlaw (Harlequin Historical, #750) (Mills & Boon Largeprint Western Historical)
by Victoria Bylin
"You gotta face the ghosts." More poignant advice the Reverend John Leaf had yet to hear for dealing with his haunted past. A man of God now, he'd done things that would shame the devil himself, not the least of which was loving-and leaving-Abbie Windsor, a woman of true grit and uncommon courage, a woman who could make him whole...! Abbie Windsor had weathered dark days with only the steel of her will for cold comfort. Yet today John Leaf-who'd awakened her womanhood, who'd given her a daughter...
As heir to a title and great wealth, Will Masterson should have stayed home and tended his responsibilities. Instead he went to war. Now, after perilous years fighting the French, he intends his current mission to be his last. But all his plans are forgotten when he arrives in the small mountain stronghold of San Gabriel and meets her. Knowing herself to be too tall, strong, and unconventional to appeal to a man, Athena Markham has always gloried in her independence. But for the first time in he...
Maria Gonzales had hoped for a fresh start in the New World as a contessa's servant, far away from her old life as a tavern maid in Seville. That hope is shattered when a storm destroys the ship off the coast of Hispaniola. The lone survivor, Maria sees no harm in pretending to be the contessa and enjoying a little luxury for once in her life. . . especially if it brings her closer to the irresistibly attractive governor's aid, Carlos...