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The Church insists he marry her, but England's King will kill him if he does.The king’s best knight hunts a runaway bride. This woman is no pampered lady but a woman of extraordinary depth. A determined lady on a mission. Rather than submit to king and church and fail in her mission, she would choose death. The knight yearns to love her but is duty-bound to guide her on a journey to a royally arranged marriage. On the brink of torture and death, she must forsake this man she has come to love. Star-crossed, the passion they ignite is forbidden. When he is forced to compete for her favor, ...

By day, she's known as Lady Oreste, the scandalous procuress who caters to London's wealthiest, most powerful men. By night, she is Belladonna, proprietress of the most exclusive brothel in London. The instant Eryx Wilder sees an innocent young lady in the notorious—and deceptively named—House of Virtue, he knows she doesn’t belong there. The mysterious girl possesses the kind of respectability that money can’t buy—and he would know, considering he’s spent years amassing the kind of wealth that makes him the envy of the ton in an attempt to purchase what Annalise takes for ...

One night to seek the truth… When a beautiful widow bursts into his study one cold winter evening, The Honorable Darius de Lucey doesn’t know what to make of her demand that he escort her to a notorious masquerade ball. He’s intrigued enough to help with her secret murder investigation. If he has to accompany the widow to prove another woman’s innocence, so be it. Belladonna may be ruthless, but she isn’t a killer - and Justine doesn’t need to know why he’s so sure that Bella isn’t a murderess. Mrs. Justine Erskine was prepared to endure Mr. de Lucey’s touch in service to ...

"Using wit and romance with a master's skill, Kasey Michaels aims for the heart and never misses." -- #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Nora Roberts The Kissing Game, Book Four in the Love in the Regency series: Lady Allegra has made handling unpredictable situations and people an art form, particularly since her father, Oxie Nesbitt, is one of the greatest practical jokers in all of England. For the sinfully handsome and wickedly witty Armand, who loves to observe the world around him, Ally and her outrageous father prove to be too irresistible. He forms a fast friendship with them, ...

Noelle Shepherd is grieving the loss of her beloved grandmother when she discovers decades-old photos and letters that hint to a forbidden love. Needing to know the full story, she creates a TikTok video appealing for information. Through her video, she manages to track down her grandmother's secret love, Paul, who offers to take her on the honeymoon road-trip he and Gram planned but never got to go on. Noelle jumps at the chance. There's just one problem - Paul's grandson is Noelle's frustratingly handsome high-school rival Theo. And Theo has to come, too.

Two strangers married for eight years! Lady Ophelia Ashcombe was little more than a debutante when she married the Earl of Ramsgate with dreams of love and domestic bliss. After their wedding night, though, her new husband vanished in thin air. For eight years. Ophelia endured the ton's gossip and unwanted attention until she decided to take matters into her own hands and get on with her life--by marrying someone else. Leonard, the Earl of Ramsgate, returned to England to find the wife he'd left behind a full-grown woman with full-grown plans. And her plans did not include him. Worse, they ...

An Unexpected Christmas Present After her uncle sells her to a brothel, Anna Best is kidnapped. Terrified and tied up inside a tow sack, she’s dumped on the doorstep of two Texas Rangers. Mack and Jake think Santa has come early when they unwrap the package to discover a beautiful brunette with a feisty spirit. One look convinces them she will be theirs, that they will protect her from a crazy uncle determined to enslave her. Only a wedding ring, their badges, and six shooters can keep her safe right where she belongs—in their arms and their bed. With Mack and Jake, will Anna have...

She would never wed a Scot. He would prefer death to marriage with an English woman. So why do these two natural enemies each pretend to agree to marry? She wants a life dedicated to the support of a nunnery not a loveless political marriage to an overbearing enemy. A growing passion for the man spoils all her plans. A weak simpering English woman is not his idea of the ideal wife. But when she turns out to be more than a match for him, he cannot help but fall in love. Even when they discover love, can these two enemies create peace or will the hatred between countries separate them forever...

When fate opens a door, one must … She was destined to become a Duchess. He wanted to claim her for himself. Before the wedding vows are spoken, can they explore the depths of their attraction? Selina Pemberton’s father arranged for her to marry a duke’s son when she was a young girl still in the nursery. Their marriage would unite two dukedoms and lay the foundation for a powerful dynasty. However, he wasn’t the gentleman who starred in her fantasies. No. The honor went to the groom’s cousin. A most maddening Scotsman. He irritated her with his teasing and the nickname Duchess he...

A fate already set in motion may hold unexpected surprises. A lady betrayed by her betrothed. A gentleman set out for destruction. Would his scandalous proposition entice her to surrender to the passion swirling around them? Noel Worthington’s happily ever after was only weeks away. She had finally secured herself a match with a divine earl who doted on her at every opportunity. However, Noel questioned if she should give her heart to him after he betrayed her with his deception. When her groom stays absent, she does what any lady in her position would do and confronts him, stating her ...

In the dusty trails just outside Elm Springs, Sheriff Neil Dalton stumbles upon an unsettling sight—an unconscious woman hidden among the weeds. As protector of this quiet frontier town, Dalton is no stranger to trouble, but the mysterious Ella, with her tales of kidnapping and violence, draws him into a vortex of danger and desire that he's never known before. Rescuing the injured man Ella speaks of only deepens the mystery, setting off a chain of events that threatens to unravel the peace of Elm Springs. As Neil delves deeper into the kidnapping, the danger escalates, bringing him ...

Union Army Major Charles Morrow has been ordered to escort the daughter of a well-connected Ohio couple from the recently captured town of Cynthiana, Kentucky to her parents’ home. Along the way, he must protect her from remnant bands of Rebel soldiers and hostile Confederate sympathizers. He does not relish the assignment, but at least the journey will take him to within a few hours ride of his own homestead. Emily McAllister enjoys spending much of her time with her aunt and uncle in their Cynthiana home. Emily is a pacifist, and abhorred the violence that placed Cynthiana back under ...

Deception is still deception no matter what form it takes … She deceived him for vengeance. He wanted to protect her from harm. Can they overcome their lies and deceit to trust in their love? Raina LeClair’s life ended when her family was murdered. Her only mission was to seek revenge against the evil pirate responsible for their deaths. Through many disguises she sets a path of destruction, putting her own life at risk. Raina’s newest masquerade landed her back into the hands of the man she had previously kidnapped. When his touch awakened her to the pleasures of passion, Raina ...

Why choose just one if she can have them all? Princess Katrinetta is about to embark on her Choosing, a time when every province in Yewforia will select one man to send to Castle Wrenbrook where he will have the opportunity to show his value to the beautiful, intelligent woman who will someday rule the realm. Katrinetta is tasked with the duty of choosing just one man to spend the rest of her life with. In the realm of Yewforia, a man’s highest honor is to please a noblewoman. When that woman happens to be the princess, being a part of the Choosing means everything. As Katrinetta becomes ...

From USA Today Bestselling Author Anna Markland comes the first book in an epic saga of a family caught up in the bitter battle between Normans and Saxons for the fate of the English throne. A War Hero … Ram de Montbryce is an ambitious young warrior who valiantly serves William the Conqueror at the pivotal Battle of Hastings. His rewards in the newly conquered England are rich. A Sacrificial Pawn ... Mabelle de Valtesse is an heiress-turned-refugee whose volatile father forfeits his estates. At the very moment her inheritance is set to be restored, her exiled father negotiates a marriage...

When Love Comes First... Cassandra Becket has loved her adopted brother Courtland all of her life. He could tease her, he could exasperate her … but now she is a woman grown, and he can no longer pretend to ignore her. When Love Comes Last... Courtland Becket had set himself up as the protector of the other orphans when he was little more than a boy. As such, he is determined to withstand the growing attraction he feels for Ainsley’s only child by blood, believing it to be a betrayal of his adoptive father. But Cassandra isn’t making it easy for him. When Enemies Collide... Who is ...

When her beloved dies in battle, Lady Lydia Daughtry assumes she'll never love again. Until a deliciously handsome duke awakens a part of her she never knew existed. But how can she have such feelings for Tanner Blake, who is a constant reminder of all she has lost? Tanner Blake, duke of Malvern, promised his dying friend he'd take care of his "dearest Lyddie." So how dare he covet the lush, lovely young woman for himself—especially since he is all but betrothed to another? His solution: find Lydia a suitable husband immediately. But when both their lives become fraught with mystery and ...

Time leads one along a soulful journey to find one’s true love. A spitfire debutante. A dashing imposter. One stolen kiss sets them on their path. Margaret Worthington was a lady who failed to escape the clutches of time. She was now forced to endure a dreadful season visiting the stifling ballrooms, wearing fancy dresses and false smiles. When she would rather ride her horse across the open fields in her comfortable breeches, enjoying the fresh air. Her penchant for trouble lands her in the arms of a lord who she had fantasized about all season. After they share a scandalous kiss, ...

When Lucien Tremaine rides off to war, it’s with the promise he’ll return to the life he leaves behind … to his loving parents, to his beloved fiancée. It is that promise, that dream of reunion, which brings him back to Tremaine Court, only to be plunged into a living nightmare. Wounded, sick and disillusioned, he flees his family home with only one thought clear in his mind. Revenge. That single thought — and one image, that of the infuriating grey-eyed woman who has witnessed his disgrace, seen him vulnerable, at the very nadir of his existence. Kate Harvey has lived her own ...

Felisa Heath grew up in an orphanage. Now, she's landed a wonderful job as a companion to the Dowager Marchioness of Sommerville, and she couldn't be happier with her new circumstances. But her employer has a son, Rune. He's handsome, dominant, and seductive. And even though Felisa knows she can never truly have him as her own, that doesn't stop her from becoming attracted to him. Rune, the current Marquis of Sommerville, has a soft spot for the sweet young thing who works for his mother. He craves her touch, but his mother would never approve a match between the two. He knows that to act ...