In Suffolk, every unmarried young lady knows that, if she ever wants to find a match, she must walk, speak, eat, even laugh properly. A young woman looking to marry is always sweet and demure, charming and gracious, and, of course, deferential. But not Kate Rendell. An anomaly, Kate could not car...
Miss Letitia Glendenning has done the unthinkable, turning down a proposal from the most eligible bachelor in England. Why did she do it? The lady has her reasons, and it's up to the dashing lord to find out exactly what they are.
Kept a spinster to the age of 27 by her overbearing guardian, Lord North, Sarah wants nothing to do with this man who scares away her suitors. But when he threatens a man for whom Sarah cares deeply, she realizes she must marry North--to save the man she really loves.
A Christmas Kiss A GIFT OF TREASURE... When James Everard announced that he had invited a young lady home for the Christmas holidays, his father, the Earl of Gyllford, was astounded -- and skeptical. Could it be that Jamie was finally showing an interest in something other than horseplay with hi...
A duel of mannersHow dare he! Sophia fumed as she recalled the scene at the ball. Ruefully, she admitted to herself that she shouldn't have thrown her arms around him, a total stranger. But it had been an honest mistake, and the stuffy young Earl of Wynwood had given her the cut direct!She didn't...
A Conspiracy of Hearts When Viscount Birkinshaw sought to marry off his impertinent daughter Kitty to the Earl of Edgerton's equally spirited brother, it seemed like the perfect match. But neither of the titled matchmakers could have anticipated the consequences of their scheme. For from the beg...
THE VISCOUNT FROM AMERICA Anne gasped. The stranger's sunstreaked hair was much too long to be fashionable. His buckskin breeches seemed woefully out of place in a London drawing room. Anne's heart began inexplicably to pound, as she asked: "You are the new Viscount Mainwaring?" The stranger b...
When Olivia Matthews observes her brother-in-law, Miles, Earl of Langley, in an intimate embrace with another woman, she's furious. She may be naive bluestocking, unfamiliar with the ways of men, but Miles's behavior infuriates her sensibilities. She feels her sister Clara's betrayal keenly. Gues...
The charming Lord Kettering's penchant for gambling lands him in debt and puts him at the mercy of his mother, who controls his inheritance. To help him straighten out his affairs, Lady Kettering deploys a "man of business"--who just happens to be a disarmingly attractive young woman.
Fiery young "Nell" Belden went to Thorndene Castle to escape a lover, not to find one. She was bound by the strict conventions of England's Regency to a man she could never love, then bound by the ties of passion to a man she could never marry! For at Thorndene, she discovered a new and startling...
Despite their estrangement, Captain Alec Tyrrell and his wife, Priss, find themselves falling in love once again, when they undertake a daring masquerade. Reissue.
It set to work at once on the snow blanketing the fields and trees, and the welcome tinkle of dripping water added a musical accompaniment to the sparkling day. Even the reflected light that danced in shimmering prismatic shapes on the walls of Meg’s bedroom seemed to give off a diamond-like twin...
Lady Hazel was about to suggest that Tom run upstairs to rouse her, when Gwen’s abigail came timidly into the breakfast room. “Yes, Tilda, what is it?” Hazel asked. “Excuse me, my lady,” the girl said with a quick curtsey, “but there’s somethin’ troublesome ’ere. Lady Rowle’s not anywheres, and t...
As he packed his sea chest, he thought about the difference between this departure and the last one. There had been many changes since last spring, and not all of them to the good. This time neither his mother nor his sister offered to travel south with him to see him off. This didn’t trouble him...