Harlequin Historical
36 primary works • 41 total works
Book 1041
A most forbidden attraction!
Frederica Bracewell grew up under a cloud of shame. As an illegitimate child, she was treated by her uncle like a servant. It isn't until she encounters the new gamekeeper that shy, innocent Frederica starts to feel like a true lady...
Lord Robert Mountford has been banished by his family. After a debauched existence, he revels in the simplicity of a gamekeeper's lifestyle. Until temptation strikes! Frederica's plain appearance and stuttering speech are a far cry from the ladies of the ton, but she may just be his undoing... and unmasking!
Book 1052
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuries
From servants' quarters to master's bedroom!
Stranded in France, and desperate to reunite with her sisters, Meg finds passage to England with injured soldier Major Ross Brandon. Dangerously irresistible, Ross's dark, searching eyes are those of a man with the weight of the world on his shoulders...
It would be wrong to fall for Ross. But when he offers her a job as his temporary housekeeper she can't refuse - and soon sensible Meg is scandalously tempted to move from servants' quarters to the master's bedroom!
The Transformation of the Shelley Sisters Three sisters, three escapades, three very different destinies!
Book 1073
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuries
Predator by name, passionate by nature!
Captain Michael Hawkhurst relishes his fearsome reputation, for he lives only to wreak revenge on the Fulton family, who so cruelly destroyed his own. Spirited Alice Fulton knows a ship is no place for a lady, but she is determined to save her father's business...
When fate delivers him Fulton's virginal daughter as his captive, Michael faces a dilemma - should he live up to his scandalous name and find revenge with sweet Alice, or will his honourable side win out - and win the girl...?
Book 1080
SHIPWRECKED - AND SCANDALOUS!
Shipwrecked and washed up on an island, Averil Heydon is terrified - and being rescued by mysterious roguish naval captain Luc d'Aunay doesn't calm her fears! Virginal Averil knows that falling for Luc is dangerous, but the pull of their sexual attraction is deliciously irresistible...
After her first taste of wild desire in Luc's arms, Averil must return to society and convention. Except Luc has a shockingly tempting proposition for her - to flout duty, and give in to her newly awakened sensuality...
Danger & Desire Shipwreck, Scandals and Society Weddings
Book 1082
BARGAIN WITH A VIKING DEVIL!
His life of old shattered, Wulfgar Ragnarsson lives only for the moment, cheating death and growing rich as a legendary mercenary. His heart may be frozen, but his desire burns hot for courageous widow Lady Anwyn, who needs his protection. . .
For the safety of her son, Anwyn will risk everything. Even giving herself to a Viking warrior who teaches her not all men are monsters - but who seems incapable of love. . .
Praise for THE VIKING'S DEFIANT BRIDE: 'Fulford's story of lust and love set in the Dark Ages is reminiscent of Woodiwiss' The Flame and the Flower. ' - RT Book Reviews
Book 1111
Three Regency Christmases to remember...
An Earl Beneath the Mistletoe by Louise Allen
Hugo, Earl of Burnham, hates Christmas! Snowbound in widow Emilia Weston's cozy alehouse, with her young twins, he's surrounded by festive preparations. Hugo's cynical heart is in danger of being melted.... How much longer can he avoid the mistletoe?
Twelfth Night Proposal by Lucy Ashford
Leaving London to claim his newly inherited estate, Theo Dalbury finds remote Derbyshire as foreign to him as his feelings for country girl Jenna. Christmas evokes painful memories for him, but Jenna is bringing out his festive spirit...and will give him a yuletide that he'll never forget!
Christmas at Oakhurst Manor by Joanna Fulford
Vivien Hastings is looking forward to a quiet Christmas at Oakhurst Manor, until she realizes she'll be sharing it with Max Calderwood. It's been years since he broke her heart, but one hot glance from his cool gray eyes shows her that she's just as vulnerable to him as she ever was....
Book 1126
No man has ever wanted her for herself
When she arrives at Beresford Abbey, orphan Mary Wilder's hopes of finding a place to belong are dashed when she meets Bane Beresford, the enigmatic earl. He is as remote as the ghosts that supposedly haunt the Abbey...and, like its crumbling walls, her dreams fall apart.
Occasionally she sees a different, more caring man behind the facade, so is she foolish to long for a happy home...and a family? His proposal is for a marriage of convenience, but his touch has awakened within her a fervent and forbidden longing....
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Going into battle against Lord Wykeham might be her only option to win little Alice back, but she doesn't expect the irresistible attraction that simmers between her and the formidable Earl. Laura finally has a chance at happiness - but can she persuade Avery to forgive her past?
Book 1190
A WARRIOR BRIDE
IN THE VIKING’S BED…
A hot-tempered redhead with a talent for swordcraft, Lara Ottarsdotter has seen off many an unwanted suitor! Then the Viking warlord Finn Egilsson comes seeking vengeance on a mutual enemy and Lara’s despairing father offers him a bounty of ships and swords. The price? Finn must take Lara as his wife.
Finn has no wish to endure marriage again, yet his reluctant bride fires his blood with one passionate kiss. Her courage means she will never yield in battle, but soon all he wants is her ultimate willing surrender – in the marriage bed!
Victorious Vikings
No man could defeat them. Two women would defy them!’
Book 1210
THE STAGE IS SET
Deborah O’Hara loves leading her troupe of actors. But when she becomes entangled in a web of secrets spun by the rakishly handsome Damian Beaumaris, Duke of Cirencester, she is forced to play the hardest role of her life. That of the stunning but disloyal Paulette, the Duke’s widowed sister-in-law.
To regain the honour of his family Beau needs Deb’s help. But, despite his intention to let nothing distract him from his plan, he doesn’t bargain on the forbidden sparks that fly with his beautiful leading lady…
Book 1213
Gabe knows the Countess has been sent to seduce him. The only question is to what end? He's never met such a captivating woman - and he's determined to enjoy every seductive second she spends as his very willing captive!
Book 1255
THREE HEARTWARMING REGENCY TALES OF CHRISTMASES GONE BY!
CHRISTMAS EVE PROPOSAL by Carla Kelly
Christmas gets more interesting when sailing master Ben Muir takes lodgings with Mandy Mathison! Because when her scandalous past is revealed, only he can save her future…
THE VISCOUNT'S CHRISTMAS KISS by Georgie Lee
Lily Rutherford is shocked to learn the man who snubbed her years before will be staying for Christmas. Can she forgive the viscount in time for a stolen kiss under the mistletoe?
WALLFLOWER, WIDOW…WIFE! by Ann Lethbridge
Penniless widow Cassandra Norton faces Christmas on the run with her two stepdaughters, until Adam Royston sweeps her off her feet and into his country estate!
Convenient Christmas Brides
by Carla Kelly, Louise Allen, and Laurie Benson
A convenient arrangement
Three festive Regency romances...
In The Captain's Christmas Journey, by Carla Kelly, Captain Everard is escorting Verity to her governess job-and for propriety's sake that means a convenient engagement! In Louise Allen's The Viscount's Yuletide Betrothal Eleanor advertises for a 'suitable' gentleman to pose as her betrothed over Christmas. And in Laurie Benson's novella, Juliet Sommersby's One Night Under the Mistletoe leads to a marriage of convenience with handsome former love Lord Montague...
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A marriage of inconvenience
For the buttoned-up Duke!
Bound by convention, William Calthorpe, Duke of Aylsham is in search of a suitable bride to help raise his half-siblings. Despite his methodical approach to finding such a lady, he stumbles - quite literally - into free-thinking and rebellious bishop's daughter Verity Wingate. And when they find themselves stranded overnight on a tiny island, compromising them completely, he knows exactly what he must do...
...to his Countess!
Cloistered away in a castle since birth, Madelyn Aylmer must now fulfil her eccentric father's dying request: wed nobleman Jack Ransome! She has what Jack needs - land - so he accepts their marriage of convenience and vows to introduce this sheltered innocent into Society. But what Madelyn doesn't expect is the way her body reacts to Jack, and especially to his promise of a union filled with unbridled passion!
Is it ever too late
…to marry a duke?
Sought-after matchmaker Amelia Durant wants the best for her three young ladies as they make their debut. So when the highly elusive but very eligible Duke of Stone shows an interest, she is shocked. Could the handsome devil who dashed her young hopes all those years ago be a changed man? And is he really interested in a debutante as a wife… or is it Amelia herself who has sent His Grace’s pulse skyrocketing?