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The Gamekeeper's Lady

Ann Lethbridge

A most forbidden attraction!Frederica Bracewell grew up under a cloud of shame. As an illegitimate child, she was treated by her uncle like a servant. It isn’t until she encounters the new gamekeeper that shy, innocent Frederica starts to feel like a true lady…Lord Robert Mountford has been banished by his family. After a debauched existence, he revels in the simplicity of a gamekeeper’s lifestyle. Until temptation strikes! Frederica’s plain appearance and stuttering speech are a far cry from the ladies of the ton, but she may just be his undoing… and unmasking!

The Earl and the Hoyden

Mary Nichols

A plain hoyden, he had called herMiss Charlotte Cartwright has never forgotten Roland Temple’s contemptuous rejection of her hand in marriage. And she’s not about to forgive either – even if Roland, the new Earl of Amerleigh, is now older, wiser and ten times as handsome!Roland has returned home from the wars to find much has changed – including his spitfire of a neighbour. He’s soon determined to right the wrongs of the past – and this time the hoyden will be his bride!

Tall, Dark and Disreputable

Deb Marlowe

She must make a deal with the devil himself!Portia Tofton has always yearned for brooding Mateo Cardea. His dark good-looks filled her girlish dreams – dreams that were cruelly shattered when Mateo rejected her hand in marriage. Now Portia’s home has been gambled away, and Mateo is the only man she can turn to.This time, however, she has in her possession something he wants – and she finds herself striking a deal with the devil himself!

Scandal At Greystone Manor

Mary Nichols

WHAT COULD BE MORE SHOCKING THAN THE TRUTH?Jane Cavenhurst is happy on her own. She really is.But as her hapless sister’s wedding to the handsome Mark Wyndham nears, the protective barriers covering her deeply buried secret begin to shatter – for Jane has loved Mark for years.But that’s not Jane’s only problem! The Cavenhursts are in debt to the villainous Lord Bolsover and he has his sights firmly set on her! When Mark realises his true feelings he knows he shouldn’t be the one going to Jane’s rescue, but he can’t stop himself. In fact he’ll fight Bolsover, the ton and the scandal to win what his heart most desires!

Reprobate Lord, Runaway Lady

Isabelle Goddard

London, early morning. One woman, one man, two escapes!Amelie Silverdale is fleeing her betrothal to a vicious, degenerate man. Dressed as a maidservant, she climbs out of her bedroom window. Gareth Denville, wrongly accused of cheating at cards, is also contemplating escape. The scandal that once drove him from London is about to erupt again.Coming across Amelie, Gareth recognises a kindred spirit wanting to break free and offers to help. While they are on the run together the attraction builds, but both are hiding secret identities… What will happen when their old lives catch up with them?

Rebel Lady, Convenient Wife

June Francis

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 centuriesThe witch’s daughter! Driven from her home by accusations of witchcraft, Lady Anna Fenwick embarks on a dangerous quest. Her reluctant protector is darkly brooding Jack Milburn, a merchant venturer with a shadowed past…Jack exists only to exact his revenge on the man who killed his lover and their son, but Anna slowly teaches him how to feel again. So when fate returns Jack’s son to him, miraculously alive and well, marriage seems the answer.But will Anna ever be more to Jack than his convenient bride?

Promised to the Crusader

Anne Herries

THE SCARRED KNIGHT’S RETURN…Haunted by war, Sir Zander de Bricasse is no longer the idealistic youth who left his sweetheart to join the Crusades. Years have passed and he now fully expects to find Elaine married to another. Instead he discovers she is in grave danger…Fleeing from a murderous earl, Lady Elaine is rescued by a mysterious knight – her beloved Zander! She’s never forgotten his promise to wed her, but to restore their lost love she must help this brooding, tormented stranger heal the wounds of his troubled past.

Portrait of a Scandal

ANNIE BURROWS

HE HAS TAKEN HER TO HEAVEN, HELL AND BACK AGAIN…Her heart and hope long since shattered, Amethyst Dalby is content with her life as an independent woman. With wealth of her own, and no one to answer to, she is free to live as she pleases.Until a trip to Paris throws her into contact with the one man who still has a hold over her–the bitter but still devastatingly sensual Nathan Harcourt! Living as an artist, this highborn gentleman has been brought low by scandal–and he is determined to show Amethyst that life is much more fun if you walk on the dark side…."A beautiful, poignant, sensual story." –RT Book Reviews on A Countess by Christmas

Never Trust a Rebel

Sarah Mallory

Flirting with danger!Ten years ago Drew Castlemain fled England, disowned by his family and branded a traitor. So returning to escort his new ward Elyse Salforde to her fiancé is not only frustrating, it’s downright dangerous!Drew is honour-bound to protect Elyse, but when he discovers she is beautiful, intelligent and far too spirited for her own good, that’s easier said than done! Drew is in no position to offer her anything, but when every touch is forbidden – and yet oh, so delicious – he won’t be able to fight temptation for long…

My Lady's Trust

Julia Justiss

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?