Reckless Brides

5 primary works • 6 total works

Almost A Scandal

by Elizabeth Essex

Published 31 July 2012

Bold, brazen, and beautiful, the Reckless Brides refuse to play by society's rules of courtship. But - come hell or high water - they always get their man...A Lady In Disguise - For generations, the Kentshave served proudly with the British Royal Navy. So when her younger brother refuses to report for duty, Sally Kent slips into a uniform and takes his place - at least until he comes to his senses. Boldly climbing aboard the Audacious, Sally is as able-bodied as any sailor there. But one man is making her feel tantalizingly aware of the full-bodied woman beneath her navy blues...A Man Overboard - Dedicated to his ship, sworn to his duty - and distractingly gorgeous - Lieutenant David Colyear sees through Sally's charade, and he's furious. But he must admit she's the best midshipman on board - and a woman who tempts him like no other. With his own secrets to hide and his career at stake, Col agrees to keep her on. But can the passion they hide survive the perils of a battle at sea? Soon, their love and devotion will be put to the test...

A Breath of Scandal

by Elizabeth Essex

Published 24 December 2012

Breath of Scandal from The Reckless Brides series

Elizabeth Essex

Forced by her family into an engagement with a man she can never abide, Antigone Preston knows only a scandal will save her from a loveless marriage. But knocking a man down to the ballroom floor with her fists brings dangerous consequences. She may have ruined her reputation, but now she's endangered her heart...

The son of an earl and a career navy man, Captain William Jellicoe has no interest in the frivolities of London--and even less in the institution of marriage. But there's something steering him toward Antigone. He has never met anyone as brazen and unconventional as...himself. But will he risk it all for a woman who still has the breath of scandal hot on her lips?

Scandal in the Night

by Elizabeth Essex

Published 2 July 2013

SCANDAL IN THE NIGHT

A Reckless Brides novel from Elizabeth Essex

Assuming a false identity as a prim and proper governess, the bold and beautiful Cat Rowan thinks she has finally escaped the wild misadventures of her past--and the wickedly handsome spy who seduced her in India. Imagine her surprise when her employer introduces his brother: the very same cad who destroyed her heart!

The Honorable Thomas Jellicoe cannot believe his eyes when he sees his beloved Cat--the Scottish beauty who nearly jeopardized his mission in India. Disguised as a horse trader from the bazaars of the Punjab, the British spy risked his life for one night of passion in her arms. But here and now--breaking all rules of decorum--one heated kiss ignites a flurry of gunfire. For their enemies have followed them home. And love is the greatest danger of all...

After the Scandal

by Elizabeth Essex

Published 25 March 2014

Timothy Evans has spent a long time learning all the rules of polite behaviour to become the Duke of Fenmore. But in one eventful night he breaks every single one of those hard learned rules in the pursuit of Lady Claire Jellicoe. The two defy scandal to journey into the dark heart of London in pursuit of a murderer, only to find larceny on a grand scale not on the mean streets, but lurking behind Mayfair's elegant veneer.

A Scandal to Remember

by Elizabeth Essex

Published 26 August 2014

For too long, Miss Jane Burke's father has taken advantage of her painstaking research. Heading to the South Seas to make her own name as a scientist despite the crew's insistence that a woman aboard is bad luck, she isn't prepared to be championed by a handsome ship's officer who rouses longings inside her as wild as any storm...For Lieutenant Charles Dance, a post on His Majesty's survey ship Tenacious is just one more dutiful rung on the ladder of his career. Even a headstrong bluestocking on board is less troubling than the ship's drunken captain - and the ferocious gales that drive the ship off course. Stranded on a remote island, passion blazes between them as hot as the sun, but it's Jane's love Charles wants forever...

The Scandal Before Christmas

by Elizabeth Essex

Published 8 October 2013