Emily Barrow once dreamed that she could marry Stephen Chesterfield, the Earl of Whitmore, and be saved from her dreary life. Then Stephen's father sent him away, leaving Emily broken-hearted. . .Now Stephen has returned to find Emily destitute and alone. He has vowed to help her without compromising her honor. . . but Emily has other ideas. She doesn't want his charity, but she does long to know what it would be like to take him as a lover, even if marriage is out of the...
Disfigured in battle against Napoleon's forces, Captain Graham Veall has become a recluse, spending months alone on his estate and appearing masked in public. Yet Graham is determined not to forgo life's pleasures forever. . . especially the delight of a woman's touch. He hardly expects virginal Miss Margaret Leigh to respond to his advertisement for female company, thinking he sought a lady's companion.Still, the impoverished vicar's daughter is a surprising temptation...
Serena “Sally” Coale would rather submit to a loveless marriage than endure one more day under the tyrannical rule of her father.But the last person she expects to encounter on her elopement journey is Ben Hensley—a man who has every reason to hate her. A man she still loves with all her heart. Ben has spent two years trying to forget Sally and her cruel dismissal.He is determined to prove she no longer has power over him, but a passionate kiss evokes memories that were never truly forgotten....
Eastern Wyoming, 1884 In Angel Clayton's opinion, men don't get any finer than hired hand Rowdy McGuire. The very thought of him makes her ache with need—and the sight of his golden, glistening skin only makes it worse.She knows he feels their bodies' magical, intense pull towards one another, even if the honorable cowboy refuses to admit that a drifter and a ranch owner's daughter could ever be together. But Angel is determined to get what she wants—and she wants Rowdy!
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...
Dodge City, Kansas. 1880.Texas Ranger-turned-rancher Colt Severson received plenty of advice on how to handle his wife on their wedding night—but not on what to do if she pointed a shotgun at him! For Annalee Sapp, becoming Colt's bride was both a nightmare and a dream come true.The handsome rancher was the perfect husband, if only he hadn't been tricked into marrying her! He'd be stunned to learn of all the scandalous thoughts she had about him. . . . .But once their wedding...
Bron yearned to be with Trefor ap Gruffydd for years—and even more so after he returns home from exile a handsome, hardened warrior. Brons's hopes are raised when she sees her desire reflected in Trefor's eyes. . . only to be crushed when she learns he is to be married to another woman! Terfor's duty demands that he marry a rich woman who can help his family's estate, not a servant like Bron.Yet Bron and Trefor's passion is too powerful to be denied. But if Bron is...
London, 1835 Dashiell Steen, heir to the Earl of Heathridge, is tired of boring dinner parties and matchmaking mamas. He craves one final adventure before he’s forced to settle down—and finds it with a vivacious beauty escaping from a manor window!Elisabeth Becket’s intelligence and rebellious sprit excite both his mind and his body, stirring a mutual attraction (desire) that neither can resist. But will their illicit encounter last when Elisabeth discovers Dashiell is the unwanted suitor she...
Tang Dynasty China, 824 A.D. Dao was raised as a servant, but when her half-sister flees an arranged marriage to a chieftain, Dao is sent in her place as Princess An-Ming. Such a future is better than she could have hoped for, yet she dreads a passionless union with a stranger.Taken as a virtual hostage to the Imperial court, Kwan-Li is torn between his people and his duty to the emperor. He is bound by honor to escort the princess safely across the wild and untamed steppe, but the greatest...
England, 1796.Miss Trudie Faraday has admired handsome Bastian Wilson for months, despite the aloof way he treats the rest of Society. She is surprised to find him at the same week-long house party she's attending and is even more shocked by his scandalous views on love and desire.While Trudie believes only love can guarantee compatibility in the bedchamber, Bastian vows to prove her wrong by wagering that he can give her sexual satisfaction before the week is out!
England, 1829.Eleven years ago, Claude Mableau came to Rappard Hall as a stable worker seeking revenge and fell in love with the noble family's poor relation, Miss Louisa Finch. Now home after making his fortune abroad, he discovers that his youthful infatuation is as strong as ever, as is his body's craving for the beautiful lady.Claude cannot resist her plea to introduce her to the pleasures of lovemaking before her arranged marriage. Yet despite their intense passion, Louisa will...