Harlequin Historical

69 primary works • 73 total works

Haunted By The Earl's Touch

by Ann Lethbridge

Published 1 January 2013

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....

At The Highlander's Mercy

by Terri Brisbin

Published 1 January 2013

CAPTIVE OF THE CLAN To regain control of his fractured clan Robert Matheson must take Lilidh MacLerie hostage as a bargaining tool. But Lilidh is no ordinary captive. She's the woman he once loved - and rejected! Rob's touch is etched permanently into her memory and, unaware that he was forced to repudiate their love, Lilidh has never forgotten the man who broke her heart all those years ago. Now, looking into the eyes of her captor, she no longer recognises this fearsome leader. She should be afraid - there's no telling what he will do. But something about him both excites and unnerves her in equal measure...

Her Hesitant Heart

by Carla Kelly

Published 1 January 2013

"Tired and hungry after two days of traveling, Susanna Hopkins is just about at the end of her tether when her train finally arrives in Cheyenne. She's bound for a new life in a Western garrison town. Then she discovers she doesn't even have enough money to pay for the stagecoach! Luckily for her, the compassionate Major Joseph Randolph is heading in the same direction. As a military surgeon, Joe is used to keeping his professional distance. But, despite Susanna's understated beauty, he's drawn to this woman who carries loss and pain equal to his own and has a heart that is just as hesitant and wary"--Page 2 of cover.

Reforming The Viscount

by Annie Burrows

Published 1 January 2013

Viscount Rothersthorpe can't tear his eyes from Lydia Morgan any more than he can calm the raging fury coursing through his veins. Is there no end to the irony? Come to town to find a wife, only to be taunted by the past? Furtive glances across the ballroom are not helping to ease Lydia's state of shock - the man who once uttered a marriage proposal as one might remark upon the weather has returned. But when he stuns her with a second, outrageous but now wickedly delicious proposal, it is clear that despite the rumours the rake from her past has not reformed!

Her Highland Protector

by Ann Lethbridge

Published 1 January 2013

LADY JENNA ALEYNE MUST MARRY WELL IF SHE IS To CLAIM HER LANDS...Only there is a complete lack of eligible suitors in the Highlands! But then Niall Gilvry is assigned to watch over Jenna, and there's no denying she finds this handsome Scot most distracting! Niall knows Jenna is too fine a lady for the likes of him - after all, high society has little time for a lowly third son - but he takes his duty seriously. With danger lurking in the shadows, Niall stays close. It would be just oh, so easy to pull her into his arms...The Gilvrys of Dunross Capturing ladies' hearts across the Highlands

The Wedding Ring Quest

by Carla Kelly

Published 1 January 2014

SEARCHING FOR A RING...FINDING A FAMILY! Penniless Mary Rennie knows she's lucky to have a home with relatives in Edinburgh, but she does crave more excitement in her life. So when her cousin's ring is lost in one of several fruitcakes heading around the country as gifts Mary seizes the chance for adventure. When widowed Captain Ross Rennie and his son meet Mary in a coaching inn they take her under their wing. After years of battling Napoleon, Ross finds his soul is war-weary, but Mary's warmth and humour touch him deep inside. Soon he's in the most heart-stopping situation of his life - considering a wedding ring quest of his own!

Lord Havelock's List

by Annie Burrows

Published 1 January 2014

Lord Havelock is in need of a wife. But with no time for a society wedding and no stomach for girlish fripperies his options are limited. So, with help from his friends, he draws up a list of qualities he does desire in a wife...
When orphaned Mary Carpenter discovers her handsome new husband's list she's hurt - and incensed. If he thinks she'll sit meekly by, be 'compliant' and 'a mouse', he's got another think coming! Is it perhaps time for Mary to make a list of her own, and change the rules of their relationship for ever...?

Captured Countess

by Ann Lethbridge

Published 18 October 2014

Nicoletta, the Countess Vilandry, is on a dangerous mission - to lure fellow spy Gabriel D'Arcy into bed and into revealing his true loyalties. With such sensual games at play, and such strong sensations awakened, suddenly Nicky's dangerously close to exposing her real identity.

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!

It Happened One Christmas

by Carla Kelly, Georgie Lee, and Ann Lethbridge

Published 20 October 2015

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!

The Scandal Of The Season

by Annie Burrows

Published 23 January 2020

Her name is ruined...
But her heart is untouched!

Having saved Cassandra Furnival from scandal once before, Colonel Nathaniel Fairfax shouldn't be surprised that she's now attempting to lay siege to the Ton's eligible bachelors! Determined to thwart her plans, he's as astounded by her defiance as by her beauty. But nothing shocks this jaded soldier more than discovering her innocence. And restoring her reputation is set to bring about the scandal of the season!

The Matchmaker And The Duke

by Ann Lethbridge

Published 17 March 2020

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?

A Family For The Widowed Governess

by Ann Lethbridge

Published 22 August 2019

A governess with a secret…

…meets this ready-made family!

Part of The Widows of Westram: Lady Marguerite Saxby is being blackmailed! Desperate for money, she accepts Jack Vincent, Earl Compton’s offer to become temporary governess to his three motherless daughters. There’s so much she can’t tell her new employer. Only she’s not expecting the all-consuming attraction that makes living under Jack’s roof a constant battle between her head and her heart!

The Awakening Of Miss Henley

by Julia Justiss

Published 19 September 2019

After five Seasons…

She was still on the shelf!

Part of The Cinderella Spinsters. Miss Emma Henley knows she’s neither pretty nor rich enough to land a husband. Instead she’s thrown her passion into good causes. But this Season she’s tempted by a flirtation with Lord Theo. The dashing rake is just as determined to stay unwed as she is. It’s scandalous… But if she’s never to marry perhaps he can show her the pleasures of the marriage bed!