Includes: The Enigmatic RakeMiss Sarah Russell, newly appointed housekeeper, knows little of her new employer, apart from his rakish reputation! Lord Joshua Sherbourne Faringdon’s proposal of marriage takes her by surprise – and leads her to wonder: just what are this intriguing man’s secrets?Includes: The Lord and the Mystery LadyReturning from war, Sir Hugo Fitzsimmon is stunned to find a lady working on his estate. If Annabell remains under his roof her reputation will be torn to shreds. Curiously, the fiercely independent widow seems immune to Society’s opinion. But she isn’t immune to Hugo’s touch….
Including: A Hastry BetrothalRobert, Viscount Sandford, only agreed to a pretend betrothal to protect Harriet Cordell. Now a dramatic series of events, including Harriet’s sudden kidnap, may force Robert to admit that their hasty betrothal may need to become a far more permanent arrangement!Including: The Count’s CharadeDiscovering a wounded Frenchman, Grace Dovercourt makes the dangerous decision to nurse him back to health. Her attraction to Henri grows stronger by the day, but she is under no illusion that such a fine man could love her. Then Grace discovers that her handsome stranger is a wanted man.
From shy girl to assured beautyGauche, unloved Lady Dinah Freville finds a champion in Cobie Grant. They share the taint of illegitimacy, which the rich and handsome Cobie has overcome. And he is equally determined to see Dinah blossom.Tricking Dinah's feckless half-brother into allowing them to marry, Cobie then sends his wife to Paris to be groomed. The lady who returns is a beautiful, assured woman. But he's already made it clear to her that he'll never fall in love….
Anthony Darby thinks he is ready to give up his life of pleasure—until finds himself at an exclusive club where ladies of the ton indulge their secret desires. . .and he spies the most alluring woman he's ever laid eyes on. Lately widowed, Margaret is determined to savor some of the joys she missed while married to a cold-hearted Russian count.After paying her dues as a dutiful wife, she's ready to begin living for the moment—starting with a night of passion with Anthony.
Widow Julia Partridge is desperate. To repay a debt, she's forced to sell herself in an auction at the most exclusive bawdy house in London. Julia only has to get through one night with one man—though she never imagined that man would be Alistair Crawford, the dissolute Duke of Dunstan! Alistair has the face of a fallen angel. . . and a reputation for vice to match.Yet when he turns his attentions to Julia, he unexpectedly arouses more passion in a few moments than she'd felt in her entire marriage. . . .
Hotel Glencovie, 2013 Researching her family tree brings Moirag McLellan to the Highlands and a foreboding castle-turned-hotel. She goes to sleep alone surrounded by modern amenities, but awakens in a room lit only by candles–and occupied by a gorgeous kilted man. And he's far too real to be just an erotic dream…Glencovie Castle, 1715 Though Gavin MacIver doesn't know how the lusty wench in barely-there clothing came to be in his bed, he knows he never wants her to leave. But if her story of time-travel is true, how can he stop the only woman he's ever loved from slipping through his fingers once darkness fades into dawn?
Scotland, 1306 Violet of Caladan refuses to be any man’s prize, though her father insists she marry a warrior who can protect their land from a vicious killer. Highlander Finn Mac Néill has answered her father’s call for a champion to hunt the murderer, but it is Violet who catches the seductive warrior’s eye.She cannot long resist Finn’s sensual pursuit, blaming a faulty love potion for her heated response to him. But the longer she serves the Highlander’s pleasure, the more she discovers her own desires….
Darius, King of Persia, has many beautiful women in his harem—but none entice him more than his latest prize: Myrine of Scythia.The princess’s overwhelming beauty and provocative dances fill him with lust—and his desire is matched by her own boldness. Myrine has been given to the new king as a tribute, a tantalizing prize for the fierce warrior.But she is no submissive concubine, and her veils hide more than her sensuous curves. If she can capture Darius’s attention through a game of seduction, she will have him at her mercy
Scotland, 1561Lady Helen Frasier thought Highlanders were barbaric—until she shared an intimate encounter with her betrothed, James McKerrigan. Though their families were enemies, the Highland lord roused a surprising passion in Helen. Then she was chosen to become a lady in waiting to the queen, and their engagement was broken.Now, Helen has returned to Scotland and her jilted lover, who has vowed to take revenge and claim his promised bride. . . .
Juliana Wright is on the hunt.Her father discovered an ancient treasure map—and was killed for it. Now she's determined to find the treasure for herself in time for Christmas and escape the brigands pursuing her. To complete her mission, she needs the help of devilishly handsome Captain Rawden Wood, a notorious pirate revered throughout the high seas.He is the only one capable of protecting her aboard his ship, but Juliana knows that with one single touch he could dishonor her—and worse, reveal her biggest secret