Mills & Boon Historical
33 total works
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 motherless child. Nor can she disguise that she is still susceptible to his charm .
AN UNSUITABLE ALLIANCE
Recently returned from the battlefields of Waterloo, the last thing wounded war hero Viscount Cavenham anticipates is a conflict in his home town! But that is exactly what Miles gets when he comes up against rebellious campaigner for justice and equality Helen Wayland.
At first Miles relishes having headstrong, outspoken Helen as his foe, but as they continue to cross swords their animosity turns to attraction. Suddenly Miles finds he no longer wants Helen as his enemy - he'd like to make this unsuitable miss his wife!
She's revived his heart - but who is she?
Driven by grief and an implacable thirst for vengeance, Captain James Drymore has one sole purpose in life: to hunt down the men who killed his wife. But when he sees a beautiful young lady in distress James allows himself to become distracted for the first time...
Having rescued Amy, James discovers she didn't escape unscathed - she has lost her memory! As the conflicted Captain slowly puts together the complex pieces of his mysterious lady's past, James realises he needs to let go of his own. Can he and Amy build a new future - together?
She'll be no old maid!
Independently wealthy, Miss Anne Hemingford acts upon her generous grandfather's final wish that she should go out into Society and make a proper life for herself. Accompanying her aunt to Brighton for the summer, Anne is frustrated by the lack of purpose in those around her. The exception is Dr. Justin Tremayne.
He is a man Anne can truly admire for his commitment to helping the poor. Apparently Justin is unsuitable marriage material, but at twenty-seven, she is prepared to ignore Society and go with her heart. Her hopes are sadly dashed by the arrival of Mrs. Sophie Tremayne, Justin's sister-in-law. There is some mystery surrounding her-and it intimately involves the man Anne has come to love....
A plain hoyden, he had called her
Miss Charlotte Cartwright has never forgotten Roland Temple's contemptuous rejection of her hand in marriage. And she's not about to forgive either - even if Roland, the new Earl of Amerleigh, is now older, wiser and ten times as handsome!
Roland has returned home from the wars to find much has changed - including his spitfire of a neighbour. He's soon determined to right the wrongs of the past - and this time the hoyden will be his bride!
Miss Helen Sanghurst was shocked when she discovered, after her father's suicide, that he had gambled away her inheritance. It was some relief to find that she had a guardian, even if it meant travelling from London to Scotland.
Needing some peace, she was bent on travelling alone, but coach travel was risky and she was secretly thankful for the protection offered by Captain Duncan Blair, also travelling north. That didn't mean that she was going to reveal her identity to a stranger, no matter how attractive he was....
Despite all this, Dominic was determined to discover the truth and give Emma "all" the help she needed....
STOWAWAY… OR WIFE!
Commodore John Drymore's mission is clear: sail to France, rescue Comte Giradet from prison and bring him and his daughter back to England safely. But Lisette Giradet defies the Commodore at every turn and soon gets under his skin more deeply than the bullet in his arm.
Desperate to rescue her brother from the guillotine, Lisette smuggles herself back on board ship. With her life in jeopardy she's given no choice – she must assume the role of the Commodore's wife!
The Piccadilly Gentlemen's Club Seeking justice, finding love
Well over six feet tall, with broad, broad shoulders, he was the best-looking man Lady Lucinda Vernley had ever seen-and the most insufferably rude!
With her family expecting her to make a good marriage according to her station, how could she possibly be fantasizing about a man she had seen working on her father's estate? It was tempting, though, to dream of a world where there were no social boundaries or rules.
Myles Moorcroft didn't dress the gentleman, but by his manner there was something about him that had Lucy well and truly attracted and intrigued. . . .