Harlequin Historical

45 primary works • 47 total works

Gift of the Heart

by Miranda Jarrett

Published 1 November 1996

RACHEL SPARHAWK LINDSEY CAME FROM A LONG LINE OF SURVIVORS

She would not fail her heritage. But the snows were deep and the nights lonely - until Jamie Ryder arrived, bringing strength and joy into the hidden places of her heart... .

The warmth of hearth and home had long been denied Jamie Ryder. Now Rachel Lindsey offered him refuge from the storms without - and the war within. But he knew this dream of love and family could not withstand the nightmare of his past... .

The Wicked Truth

by Lyn Stone

Published 1 March 1997

No Stranger To Scandal

Lady Elizabeth Marleigh found protection from the hangman's noose in an outrageous disguise and the compelling embrace of Neil Bronwyn, Earl of Havington. Now she was safe from everything but her wayward heart.

No Prisoner To Passion

The Earl of Havington vowed to rein in whatever feelings the notorious Elizabeth Marleigh aroused within him. Yet fate decreed otherwise, making the woman who could destroy his well-ordered life the only one who made life worth living!

One Christmas Night

by Ruth Langan, Jacqueline Navin, and Lyn Stone

Published 1 November 1999

The Overlord's Bride

by Margaret Moore

Published 1 May 2001

'Twas Murder Most Foul...Or Was It? Lord Kirkheathe's first wife was dead, and though his liege lord deemed him guiltless, rumor yet tarred his reputation. Now Elizabeth Perronet found herself his newly wedded bride with a question of her own: If Raymond D'Estienne were truly no savage, how had he unleashed in her things so...untamed and wild? Treachery, Thy Name Is Woman! Or so believed Raymond D'Estienne, courtesy of his late wife. What, then, was he to make of the remarkable Elizabeth Perronet, fresh from the convent and determined to change his life-in ways he'd never dreamed!

The Proper Wife

by Julia Justiss

Published 1 July 2001

My Lady's Trust

by Julia Justiss

Published 1 January 2002

She Would Be Safe Among Strangers,

Laura Martin assured herself. But would the cloak of anonymity she wore to escape a hellish marriage also protect her from the discerning gaze of the Earl of Beaulieu? Or would the famed Puzzlebreaker discover her deepest secrets as easily as he had the key to her heart?

Desire filled the earl when looking upon the enigmatic Laura Martin. Reclusive as she was, he saw the tender heart she'd hidden beneath the chilly facade and recognized her as his destined bride. But could he teach her to trust him enough to let him into her life-forever?

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.

The Norman's Bride

by Terri Brisbin

Published 23 February 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 SHE HAD NO PAST. HE COULD OFFER HER NO FUTURE. Yet William Royce de Severin could not quell the waves of desire threatening to engulf him whenever he looked upon Isabel. Battered by life, she remained unbroken in spirit, making him yearn for the impossible-a life unfettered by his own dark secrets, with her forever by his side! Though recalling nothing of her own identity, Isabel was certain her rescuer, Royce, had been a knight. Every fiber of his being bespoke a chivalry simple seclusion could not hide. And every sinew of his body bestirred a passion that would rouse her to her true self as Royce's heart-sworn lady!

The Countess Bride

by Terri Brisbin

Published 25 May 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

AS A BRIDE, SHE WAS WORTHLESS

Indeed, Catherine de Severin could offer nothing in the way of power and land. A penniless orphan with a shadowed past, she was not a suitable match for a comte destined to control vast holdings. But Geoffrey Dumont cared not, and would defy anyone-even royalty-who kept his fair Cate from him!

A loving marriage denied her, her memory a blur, Catherine de Severin had accepted her cloistered fate. But when Geoffrey Dumont, her soul-friend and truest love, abducted her from the nunnery, afire with reckless plans for a future together, her heart embraced him with a passion too strong to be denied!

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

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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 Duchess's Next Husband

by Terri Brisbin

Published 26 April 2005

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

All Miranda Warfield had ever wanted was to be a wife to a man, not a title, but her marriage to Adrian, Duke of Windmere, had been merely a polite ton alliance for years.

Now, miraculously, the tender, loving Adrian of her youth had returned, making her feel like a bride again. But dare she trust their rekindled romance? For why was Adrian suddenly arranging clandestine meetings with his solicitor? And asking her opinions on several marriageable gentlemen of the ton? Did her husband's eyes betray a secret his ardent lips denied. . . ?

The Maid of Lorne

by Terri Brisbin

Published 27 December 2005

She will not surrender...

Heiress to the MacDougall clan, Lara, Maid of Lorne, dreams of marrying for love - but when Robert the Bruce takes control of her castle she is forced to wed his man, Sebastien of Cleish. Loyal to her people, Lara vows never to surrender to this bold warrior...

But beneath the chainmail armour lies the heart of a chivalrous, brave knight, willing to entice and woo Lara as his true wife - in every way! Could the man who stole her virtue, her home and her family give her a future in his arms?

Broken Vows, Mended Hearts

by Lyn Stone and Gail Ranstrom

Published 30 May 2006

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?

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?