Secrets Ate At His Soul... And Derek Fontaine wanted only to escape them. Now a legacy from the father he'd never known had brought him to a ramshackle ranch in Texas-and introduced him to Amber Laughton, who possessed a loving spirit that acted as a soothing balm on his wounded soul. Cast out by a society with its own secrets to safeguard, Amber knew nothing of trust, let alone how to trust a man who didn't see her for the woman she truly was. But wit...
The Incomparable Countess (Mills & Boon Historical) (Regency Lords and Ladies Collection S., v. 19)
by Mary Nichols
BETRAYED For one long, hot summer Frances and Marcus had meant everything to each other. And then he betrayed her by marrying someone else. At seventeen, Frances had possessed an inner fire, a joy of life. Now, years later, Marcus, Duke of Loscoe, is confounded by the ice-cold society hostess she has become. Having learned how to suppress her youthful dreams and desires, Frances, Countess of Carringham, can't deny she's pained to hear that Marcus is looking for a new wife to care for his moth...
Inherited Bride (Harlequin Presents Extra, #150) (Kings of the Desert)
by Maisey Yates
Princess Isabella was certain of three things...She desperately didn't want to marry the Sheikh to whom she was betrothed...There was more to the darkly handsome, dark-hearted desert stranger escorting her back to the altar than met the eye...And, having kissed the stranger once, she was never going to be the same again...
What’s a crown prince to do with time on his hands? Or better yet, who? It’s Prince Garrett’s turn to find love in this mouthwatering standalone novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Royal Pain. Once upon a time I was being groomed to sit on the throne of Wildemar. Now I’m lucky they let me into the palace through the front door. After I was kidnapped and tortured by extremists, my reward upon my release is that nobody trusts me enough to let me be king. And since my twin brother,...
An Encounter with Venus (Signet Regency Romance)
by Elizabeth Mansfield
Chosen by the Lieutenant (Regency Brides of Convenience, #2) (Mills & Boon Historical)
by Anne Herries
SHE HAS HIS HAND, BUT NOT HIS HEART... Amanda Hamilton's fortune means she's not short of marriage offers - despite her unfashionable figure! But there's only one man she wants for her husband: the dashing Lieutenant Peter Phipps, who is in dire financial straits. Amanda knows Phipps doesn't love her, but when he proposes she accepts - unable to resist the chance to live her dreams. Their burgeoning relationship surprises everyone - especially Phipps, who discovers...
Betrothed to the Barbarian (Mills & Boon Largeprint Historical, #465) (Palace Brides, #3)
by Carol Townend
A LESS THAN PERFECT PRINCESS... Princess Theodora of Constantinople is to marry Duke Nikolaos, General-in-Chief of the army, a man chosen for her by the Emperor. An imperial princess must always do her duty: be beautiful, obedient and pure. But Theodora spent ten years in exile in a barbarian land. There, once, she might have forgotten protocol. Forgotten enough to have given birth to a baby in secret. As her wedding night approaches Theodora finds she wants to share her bed with the D...
Heavenly and Carlos have been best friends their whole lives. But it’s almost time for Heavenly’s birthday, which means she’ll be married off to a king.Carlos has been King for a few years now and is being pressured to choose a bride. But he’s only ever had eyes for one princess, and he’s had to wait for her to turn twenty-one.Heavenly doesn’t have any idea the plans Carlos has made for her, so when she offers to marry his brother, things don’t go so well. Girl, they don’t go well at all… Carlos...
A Scandalous Vow Lady Adelaide swore never to allow any man to claim her or her lands. Nevertheless, when thrown into the arms of a valiant knight, the beautiful heiress rethinks her solemn vow... A Brazen Betrothal To ransom his captive brother, Armand de Boisbaston has great need of a wealthy - and willing - wife. Fate sends him the Lady Adelaide instead. A woman claiming she wishes to avoid the marriage bed, yet whose lips tell a different tale!...
For Everything There Is A Season Be it sorrow, hope or love-and Jayne Dawson had weathered all three.Widowed before she was truly a wife, she'd found aid and comfort with Ethan Trent, a decent man beset by sorrows of his own. But could the grieving rancher ever release the darkness of his yesterdays to join her in a brighter tomorrow? The protection of his name was all Ethan Trent could offer Jayne from the danger stalking her. Though buffeted by life's storms, pregnant and alone, this angel of...
Playboy Princes (Royals of Arbon Academy, #2)
by Tate James and Jaymin Eve
She's my last chance. Those four words echo in Violet Spencer’s mind, tugging at her curiosity even as rage builds within her.Arbon Academy was supposed to be a bright new start. An opportunity for greatness, and something an orphan girl could only dream of. For a while there, it seemed to be exactly that. But Violet's bright future is suddenly looking dim. Arbon Academy and Prince Alex are nothing but a facade. A trap.In a sinister world of ballgowns and backstabbing, of perfumes and politics,...
Knight's Move (Mills & Boon Historical) ()
by Jennifer Landsbert and Paula Marshall
Wed as a young girl to Guy of Abbascombe, Hester had not known what married life was like, for after yet another fight with his father Guy had left for the Crusades. Now lady of the manor, after the old lord's death, Hester assumed her husband was dead, and looked forward to a lifetime of managing the land and people she loved. So she was shocked when Guy returned, a man in the prime of life, fully intending to take back control of his domain - including his wife!
My Lady De Burgh (Harlequin Historical, #584) (Mills & Boon Historical)
by Deborah Simmons
His Whole Family Was Cursed! How else to explain this rash of marriages by the Brothers de Burgh? Robin de Burgh alone swore to remain unwed, despite ironic fate, which used foul murder to mate him with The One-spirited Sybil, a damsel in distress who insisted she needed him not! When convent walls became more prison than refuge, restless novice Sybil knew 'twas time to leave. But never did she expect to trade her wimple for a wedding veil, even when S...
Bess was a girl when she first saw her husband on their wedding day. Andrew, Earl of Exford, left after the ceremony, and as Bess blossomed into a lovely woman, she reveled in the freedom afforded by her absent spouse. Yet she knew the day would come when she would come face-to-face with her long-estranged husband.... On the day of his return, Drew found himself speechless at his wife's heart-stopping beauty and charm. Could it be that this once awkward girl was the bride he had desert...
Indulge in the passion of the past with these short, sexy and scandalous eBooks! Hester Atkins was always a quiet, unassuming woman until she's driven to commit a crime of desperation. Now on the run, she takes refuge in the home of her former suitor, Lucas Fryston. The Grange has stood abandoned since he sailed to America to begin a new life after the English Civil War or so Hester thought. Lucas has returned to Engla...