A Wicked Liaison

by Christine Merrill

Published 2 November 2007
A Conventional Lady...
Constance Townley, Duchess of Wellford, has always been impeccably behaved. So why does she suddenly feel a wild urge to kick over the traces?
An Uncommon Thief...
Anthony de Portnay Smythe is a mysterious figure. Gentleman by day, he steals secrets for the government by night.
A Stolen Kiss!
When Constance finds a man in her bedroom late at night, her first instinct is to call for help. But something stops her. The thief apologises and gracefully takes his leave...and a kiss for good measure. And Constance knows that won't be the last she sees of this intriguing rogue...

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!

The dark Lord's ultimate temptation...

Daphne Collingham is convinced that her beloved cousin died at the hands of her husband, Timothy, Lord Colton, so decides to masquerade as a governess in his home to discover the truth. What Daphne hasn't bargained on is how the brooding Lord will make her feel under his dark gaze...

Lord Colton is suspicious of the alluring new governess - and with the scandal surrounding him he must control his passion. But a man has his limits, and the delectable Miss Collingham is pure temptation...


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

Dashing Duke, Bluestocking Bride!

Shy heiress Miss Penelope Winthorpe was only trying to escape her bullying brother. She didn’t mean to wed a noble lord over a blacksmith’s anvil! Adam Felkirk, Duke of Bellston, had no intention of taking a wife. But then Penelope’s plight moved him. Now the notorious rake has a new aim – to shock and seduce his prim and proper bride.

But the gorgeous Duke will be taught a lesson of his own as scholarly Miss Winthorpe becomes his seductive duchess!


THE WIFE HE DOESN'T KNOW...

When William Felkirk opens his eyes the past six months are blank. What happened? And who is this beautiful woman claiming to be his wife and caring for his broken body?

Justine will do anything to protect her sister, even if that means pretending to be a stranger's wife. She must guard the reasons for her deception with her life. But with every passing day William unlocks her heart just a little more, and Justine knows she won't be able to hide the truth for ever...


The Greatest of Sins

by Christine Merrill

Published 1 January 2013
"Giving in to temptation would be the ruin of them all! Having spent years believing a lie about his birth, Dr. Samuel Hastings has been condemned to a personal hell of his desire's making--his sinful thoughts of the one woman he can never touch would damn his soul for eternity. Lady Evelyn Thorne is engaged to the very suitable Duke of St. Aldric when a shocking truth is revealed--and now Sam will play every bit of the devil to seduce the woman he thought would always be denied him!"--Page 4 of cover.

Miss Esme Canville's brutal father is resolved to marry her off - but she won't submit tamely to his decree. Instead, she'll offer herself to notorious rake Captain St John Radwell and enjoy all the freedom of a mistress!
St John is intent on mending his rakish ways. He won't seduce an innocent virgin. But Esme is determined, beautiful, and very, very tempting...

Emily Longesley married the love of her life and hoped that he would learn to love her. Instead, he upped and left their country estate for London. Suffering the snub with dignity, three years on Emily has had enough!

Confronting her errant husband, Emily sees that Adrian, Earl of Folbroke, has been robbed of his sight and doesn't know her at all! Emily longs for her husband's touch. If she plays his mistress by delicious deception, can he finally learn to love his wife?


Considered a spinster, Lady Drusilla Rudney has only one role in life: to chaperone her sister. So when her flighty sibling elopes, Dru knows she has to stop her! She employs the help of a traveling companion, who looks harmless enough....

Former army captain John Hendricks is intrigued by this damsel in distress. Once embroiled with her in a mad dash across England, he discovers that Dru is no simpering woman. Her unconventional ways make him want to forget his gentlemanly conduct...and create a scandal all their own!