From the award-winning author of A Perfect Gentleman comes an enchanting tale about an imperfect earl and the picture-perfect woman who teaches him that love is always worth fighting for.
For Love...or Money?Miss Ada Westlake doesn't consider herself a fool...but everyone else seems to. Though her family is nearly destitute, she has just turned down another proposal from the best catch in the county. Chas--otherwise known as Viscount Ashmead--has asked many times before and Ada, f...
Coryn, Earl of Ardeth, has spent an eternity in Hell. Fed up, he gambles with the Devil and wins a second chance: if he can find his heart, his soul, and his hourglass in six months, he can return to life.Then he meets Genie, a disgraced water-girl at the Battle of Waterloo. Now, her only hope is...
HE DARED BELIEVE THAT HIS MONEY COULD BUY ANYTHING!A war hero's widow had few pleasures, especially when she was living under the miserly auspices of a stern father. But Graceanne had her beautiful three-year-old twin boys and that was joy enough.Therefore she was shocked by the audacity of the D...
'TWAS MORE THAN JUST A BONE OF CONTENTION BETWEEN NEIGHBORS! Seventh Viscount Knowle--a war hero, a rising star in politics, a nonpareil in tonnish circles-- has become a laughingstock. His legacy has gone to the dogs--literally. Primrose Cottage has been inherited by a hoard of hairy heirs unde...
Years ago, Captain Jack Endicott's half-sister vanished after a carriage accident. He now sets out to honor his father's dying wish and find her. Jack plans to open a lavish gaming parlor and hire only beautiful ladies to deal cards, possibly finding his sister. All he needs is a little luck. Ins...
Viscount Aubrey "Stony" Wellstone is at the end of his rope-and the end of his family's once-great fortune. Desperate, he tries his luck at the gaming tables, where an offer to exchange his debts for a gentlemanly favor leads to a profitable new profession...as an "honorable escort" accompanying ...
Alone in the world, Amanda Carville has no dowry, no reputation left, and no one who believes her to be innocent of murder, since she was found holding the gun that killed her stepfather. Viscount Rexford also has his troubles. He's scarred by war, and cursed-or blessed-with the family trait of k...
Abandoned at the altar, Lord Galen Woodbridge decides to stir up a scandal--by wedding the London songstress, Margot Montclaire. But in saving his pride, he never planned on losing his heart.
The Key to His HeartOn the evening of her come-out ball, Lady Victoria Keyes received from her Father a gold key with diamonds and the admonition to find the heart the gift unlocked. But after three Seasons she is still unwed. Then a trip to a London modiste ends with Torrie trapped in a deadly b...
IF SHE MUST DIE, SHE VOWS TO CAST SOME BLAME ON A RATHER ATTRACTIVE HEARTBREAKER!Delirious with fever, Rosellen Lockharte summons all her strength to pen several letters from her attic deathbed. Soon all who set her willy-nilly on this path to perdition as a penmanship teacher will learn that in ...
Promised admittance to Heaven only if she can save another from Hell, Lucinda returns to the earth to set Lord Stanford, a shameless libertine, on the road to goodness and morality.
Cristabel Swann accepts a job in a boarding house only to discover that the other female tenants seem unusually popular with men....
Love With A Perfect StrangerAurora Halle McPhee, a girl of humble (some might say unconventional) background, cannot believe her luck when she is betrothed to the dashing, well-bred Harland Podell. Aurora soon learns, however, that the match is too good to be true when the nuptials are interrupte...
Robert Rothmore, Earl of Rockford, thinks Alissa Henning is simply delightful-exactly the kind of woman who'd make the perfect mother for his sons. But Alissa swore she'd spend the rest of her life scraping pennies together rather than wed the insufferable earl and become a glorified governess. S...
While battling Napoleon, Major Lord Tyverne is wounded and trapped behind enemy lines. A fellow redcoat comes to his aid, insisting Ty ride his horse to safety. Horrified to learn of his rescuer's death, Ty vows to repay his debt of honor. Ty offers marriage to the dead man's sister, Delia Croft....
Sent to London to find a suitable husband, Miss Sonia disappoints her family by setting her sights on Darius Conover, a man who is shunned by society for a scandalous deed.
A HEART IN HIDINGThe rakish, independent, and devilishly handsome Viscount Hartleigh needs no one in his well-ordered life--until he discovers a bundle of joy on his doorstep. Overwhelmed by his newly acquired title of Father, the viscount turns to the only expert he knows: Mrs. Carissa Kane.Aban...
Destitute Misses Sydney and Winifred Lattimore decide that Winnie must find a wealthy husband. Sydney's plan requires money, so she goes to Lord Mainwaring to get a loan. Although the lord is too smart to get caught himself, he decides he must keep Sydney out of mischief, no matter what it may ta...
A merry tale of Christmas belles and three very wise men! If Lord Carroll has one wish, it's to see his three daughters happily wed. The problem is finding suitable beaus. However, 'tis Christmas, a time for surprises. And Joia finds a notorious rake coming to her rescue. Holly can't believe who'...
RELUCTANT ROMANCE The chattering and giggling in a ballroom full of hopeful young debutantes had sent Lord Alexander hurrying for covers He had promised his father, the Duke of Carlyle that he would marry, but the fun-loving young lord was finding the selection process quite a bore, and sought a...
"One of those very rare authors with a fine talent for zany humor and touching emotion."--Romantic TimesJUST WHAT MUST A GENTLEMAN DO TO PROVE HE'S A NOTORIOUS RAKE?Stranded in London at the mercy of strangers, Miss Kathlyn Parkland was mistrustful of Lord Chase's sympathy, surprised by his hospi...
After the cold-blooded murder of her odious husband, Marisol Pendenning, a lovely but pregnant young widow, and Lord Kimbrough, the handsome aristocrat who had been the last to see the victim alive, are drawn into the search for a killer.
"The creative genius of Barbara Metzger utterly enchants."--Romantic TimesBALD LIESAudrina is desperate to ensure that Lord Blanford not only notices her beautiful cousin but marries her as well. However, Max's head is beset by larger worries than matrimony--though he is curiously diverted by the...
Emilyann Arcott only married her childhood friend--now a major in the Army--to escape her evil uncle. But what would she do when she actually fell in love with him? A decidedly individual voice and freshness.--Los Angeles Life Daily News. Original Regency romance.
When Rowanne Wimberley meets Carey Delverson, one of the Delverson Devils, at Almack's, he is about to join his regiment in the Peninsula. Carey's service is grueling, and his new sense of responsibility makes him offer (unsuccessfully) for a young relative. Rowanne isn't waiting for this devil t...
Madcap Jocelyn wants the libertine Lord Claiborne to love her, not just marry her, and in her pursuit of his affections, she involves him in a series of kidnappings, a fire, and the derring-do of a mighty appealing canine. A spicy, jolly romance from the author of My Lady Innkeeper. Regency romance.
BETWEEN A WEDDING AND A FUNERAL, SPARKS OF ROMANCE PROMISED JITTERS FOR ALL!Where was Uncle Albert? The day of Lady Whilton's nuptials was fast approaching, and the spiteful old lout had disappeared. Daphne Whilton, the bride's daughter, knew what happened. She had found him dead in his chambers ...
Escaping an arranged marriage, Annalise Avery takes employment at Lord Gardiner's townhouse and, disguised as his housekeeper, vows to end the lord's lascivious and despicable ways. HER SITUATION IS ONE OF DISMAY, DISILLUSIONMENT, AND DIRE PERIL.... Annalise Avery would rather run away than ma...
Kasey swore, knowing his face had paled despite himself. “Nothing but a deuced coincidence. I’ve had many mistresses in my keeping over the years—I never said I was a monk—and simple odds could favor one or two suffering some misfortune. I know three have married, and I paid the funeral expenses ...
“I have to speak to Geoffrey Rourke there anyway, so I can introduce you. You said you are getting nowhere in your search for your brother-in-law.” “Ah, but Charlie March’s friends are eating better.” Browne gathered up his notes. “That is something, I suppose, but is no closer to finding your di...
Harry asked later that night. “What gives you that idea?” Simone answered from within the tightly drawn curtains of the canopied bed. Harry looked at the closed hangings surrounding the bed, then at the stack of pillows and blankets on the floor near the hearth. A familiar velvet box rested on to...
Need I say more? —By Arrangement, a chronicle of arranged marriages, by G. E. Felber “What are we going to do?” Penny cried once her father left to make the rest of the arrangements. West was pacing. “What do you think we are going to do? We are going to get married tomorrow morning, it appea...