Harlequin Historical

127 primary works • 133 total works

The Dumont Bride

by Terri Brisbin

Published 1 November 2002

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 Now a royal command to wed would restore all he had lost-but at what price? For though marriage to landed, beauteous Emalie Montgomerie seemed to present no hardship, his countess harbored a secret dangerous enough to destroy them both! They were bound by decree, but would they ever find happiness? Though she held her honor unblemished in her heart, Emalie Montgomerie knew coming unchaste to the bridal bed was a sin unforgivable in a noblewoman. Still, the desire flaring in Christian's eyes offered her hope...but would the prideful Dumont ever accept another man's babe as his own?

The Silver Lord

by Miranda Jarrett

Published 1 March 2003

Fan Winslow appeared to be the prim and proper housekeeper of Feversham Hall. In actuality she was the leader of a notorious smuggling gang! Captain Lord George Claremont was duty-bound to stop any illegal activity on his property...even if the villain was a mysterious beauty no man could resist.

Beauty And The Baron

by Deborah Hale

Published 1 May 2003

COULD SHE DEFEAT HIS DARKNESS AND BRING HIM BACK TO LIFE? Handsome rakehell turned scarred recluse Lord Lucius Daventry returns from battle intent on forgetting the past. Yet, once home, Lucius is presented with one final mission: marry Angela Lacewood and grant his ailing grandfather's dying wish. Or at least pretend to marry her. But the young beauty he remembers is now an exquisite woman. A woman strong enough to breach the walls he hides behind and steal his heart.

Christmas Visit

by Margaret Moore, Terri Brisbin, and Gail Ranstrom

Published 25 October 2004

The Rake's Revenge

by Gail Ranstrom

Published 24 November 2004

THE EARL OF GLENROSS WOULD HAVE HIS REVENGE-BUT AT WHAT PRICE? Rob McHugh had survived an agonizing ordeal in foreign climes only to discover his family's tragedy was rooted in British soil. For a terrible irony revealed that Afton Lovejoy, his beautiful English rose, had dangerous thorns-and was, in fact, the very woman he'd sworn to destroy! AFTON LOVEJOY WAS BENT ON JUSTICE! Her beloved aunt had been murdered, forcing Afton to masquerade as fortune-teller to the ton to find the killer. What she found, however, was a dangerous, heady mix of intrigue and desire-for Rob McHugh, notorious womanizer, had roused her passions...and her suspicions!

The King's Mistress

by Terri Brisbin

Published 28 December 2004

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

THERE WERE WORSE THINGS

...Than to be shackled in marriage to a handsome, powerful lord who desired her-but Marguerite of Alencon was bred to be consort to a king and could not abide her fate. She had great power as Henry Plantagenet's mistress, and to be set aside and promised as a bride to noble Orrick of Silloth was an insult she could not bear. . . !

Orrick knew his reluctant bride was a creature of the court with many secrets. And yet, Marguerite of Alencon would make him a perfect partner-accomplished and gracious, a true Lady of the Keep-if only she could release her turbulent past and embrace a passionate future. . . in his arms!

Rake's Wager

by Miranda Jarrett

Published 25 January 2005

The Rake's Reform

Cassia Penny runs a fashionable gaming house in Regency London. Her inspired style has always set the fashion…which is just the sort of talent Richard Blackley needs.

Blackley is a self-made millionaire, determined to establish himself as a proper London gentleman. When Cassia loses a wager, he collects by demanding her services to refurbish his decrepit estate–but finds her beauty the most gracious adornment his home could have.

Now, as she transforms the old house, she transforms Richard, as well. The unlikely pair are drawn together–until an old secret from Richard's past reappears. Will it tear them apart…or unite them forever?

Betrothal

by Terri Brisbin, Joanne Rock, and Miranda Jarrett

Published 29 March 2005

The Mysterious Miss M

by Diane Gaston

Published 7 May 2004

THE REGENCY UNDERWORLD-SEX, SCANDAL AND REDEEMING LOVE! The Mysterious Miss M is a living male fantasy-alluring, sensual, masked. But when Lord Devlin Steele finds himself responsible for her-and her child-he comes to know the real Maddy: the loving, passionate woman who drives away the nightmares of the Waterloo battlefield. But the aristocratic soldier can't support his new family. He will inherit his fortune only on marriage to a suitable lady-and Maddy is far from suitable. With the dangers of London's underworld closing in, how can he protect the woman he has come to love?

The Wagering Widow

by Diane Gaston

Published 3 December 2004

A Reputable Rake

by Diane Gaston

Published 2 September 2005

Broken Vows, Mended Hearts

by Lyn Stone and Gail Ranstrom

Published 30 May 2006

The Chivalrous Rake

by Elizabeth Rolls

Published 5 December 2003

Reverend Dr Bramley and his daughter were practically penniless. They had obviously left their previous home under a cloud, with Cressida's reputation in tatters. Then, Jack Hamilton learnt the true reason behind their plight and his chivalrous nature took over. Cressida was in need of a husband and he a wife.

Taming The Highlander

by Terri Brisbin

Published 27 June 2006

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

Bought for the warrior's bed!

Lady Jocelyn MacCallum had always believed she would marry for love. But the price of her brother's freedom was to become fearsome Connor MacLerie's new bride - a bargain that could cost Jocelyn her life.

From the moment she looked into Connor's smouldering eyes, Jocelyn began to hope that the rumours surrounding his first wife's death were false. His reputation was as wild and untamed as the Scottish moors.

Would she find a way to reach the man beneath that forbidding exterior?

The Society Catch

by Louise Allen

Published 7 May 2004

Joanna is regarded as the perfect society catch, although the only man she'll consider marrying is Giles Gregory. Her marriage hopes are dashed when it seems Giles is about to propose to someone else -- and Joanna's family have already found her another match! Fearing they will force her into a loveless marriage, Joanna flees. Giles is hot on her trail, determined to catch her and bring her home safely -- but will he be as determined to make her his bride?

The Inconvenient Duchess

by Christine Merrill

Published 4 August 2006

Dear Cici and Father, I have come to Devon and married a duke. And I'm more tired and hungry than I have ever been in my life. Please let me come home. Compromised and wedded on the same day, Lady Miranda was fast finding married life not to her taste. A decaying manor and a secretive husband were hardly the stuff of girlish dreams. Yet every time she looked at dark, brooding Marcus Radwell, Duke of Haughleigh, she felt inexplicably compelled--and determined--to make their marriage real!

Mistletoe Kisses

by Elizabeth Rolls, Deborah Hale, and Diane Gaston

Published 24 October 2006

Indiscretions

by Gail Ranstrom

Published 24 October 2006

Tropical heat...burning passion

Daphne had sacrificed everything to remain unknown in her tropical paradise. But if Lord Lockwood recognized the woman who had fled England with a crime on her conscience, nothing could keep her safe....

Even the thought of future punishment could not dampen present desire. Lockwood's lips reawakened the passionate woman she had once been. What harm, Daphne reasoned, could come from one stolen kiss? Still, she could not allow her feelings to overpower her sense-it was too dangerous. She'd denied herself for five years. Surely she could deny Lockwood for a few weeks?

The Adventurous Bride

by Miranda Jarrett

Published 21 November 2006

A proper lady…and an improper lord!

Lady Mary Farren is a sensible, practical country girl. But on her long-awaited Grand Tour, she's determined to find adventure. She's thrilled when the chance purchase of an unusual painting draws her into a mystery…and brings her to the attention of a handsome stranger!

Lord Fitzgerald thought she was just another pampered British miss–until he was confronted by her keen intelligence. Knowing full well that an impoverished Irish peer was no match for a duke's daughter, John still couldn't tear himself away from the ravishing Lady Mary…or the painting, said to hold clues to a fortune in gold.

Grand Passion on the Grand Tour!

Moonlight And Mistletoe

by Louise Allen

Published 21 November 2006

A sparkling Regency Christmas in a sleepy English village!

Guy Westrope, Earl of Buckland, was not a gentleman used to encountering opposition to his will. But the quick-witted, stubborn and delectable Miss Hester Lattimer was proving to be more than a match for him….

Local ghost stories would not scare Hester from her new house–especially not at Christmas! Though her heart told her to trust the mysterious earl, she knew she had to be wary. Even if Guy was not behind the strange events, letting him get too close would inevitably reveal her scandalous past!