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The War Within Is Always Hardest Won, Lucien de Montregnier knew, for he daily battled demons from his past.Still, his fighting prowess had won him an unexpected boon: Lady Alayna of Avenford, a hellcat with a heart who alone could save him from his greatest enemy – himself!Widowed before she was truly a wife, Alayna of Avenford now found herself claimed as a war prize by Lucien de Montregnier, a warrior as well known for his fierce nature as he was for his skill in battle. She despised him, of...
| Автор | Jacqueline Navin |
A woman like no other Miss Jessica Beresford is headstrong, impetuous and poorly-dowered.Benedict Ashcroft, Earl of Wyvern, knows he should steer well clear of her, no matter how dazzling her beauty. His late brother has seemingly lost the family fortune, and Ben's last hope is to marry a well-behaved heiress! Jessica's exquisite loveliness is matched by her kind heart, and Ben is soon torn between duty and desire.So when she unlocks a secret that embroils them both in mystery and danger, Ben...
| Автор | Dorothy Elbury |
If Amanda Ryan's Secret Past Were Known, Her Fresh Start In Life Would Come To A Dead Stop.No one would readily accept a divorced, barren midwife. Not even, she feared, Tom Murdock. For though he'd roused her slumbering womanhood, she could never be the wife he deserved…!Just when his battered faith in human nature was almost restored, Tom Murdock discovered that Amanda Ryan had outright lied to him, destroying their chances for happiness. Or had she? For this feisty, independent woman, who...
| Автор | Kate Bridges |
REUNITED UNDER DEADLY CIRCUMSTANCES…Tasked with covertly investigating a string of suspicious deaths, Charles Hunter finds himself reunited with Georgiana Huffington, darling of the ton, who broke his heart many years before. She’s a woman with a mysterious past – mere days after taking their vows, Georgiana’s two husbands have perished under mysterious circumstances.As Charles works with Georgiana to prove her innocence she finds herself captivated by the man he’s become. Still devilishly...
| Автор | Gail Ranstrom |
10th ANNIVERSARYThe Way To A Woman's Heart…Isabella McCree wanted to be loved. So she traded her lonely Eastern existence for life in a mountain cabin with her rugged mail-order husband and his brood. But could she ever put her haunting secrets behind her and become a «real» wife? Between raising four children and training wild stallions, Matt Prescott had no idea how to court a woman again.Especially not a shy beauty like Isabella. Yet when he looked into her blue-green eyes he saw strength –...
| Автор | Ruth Langan |
Sir Alan Of Strode Was A Man Of His WordBut when his promise to fulfill his dying friend's last wish saw him marriage-bound to the man's widow, Alan wished his own sense of duty not quite so strong. For the Lady Honor was not aptly named. And how could he, a man of truth, ever trust a bride who had already played him false?With a babe on the way and a rejected suitor in hot pursuit, Honor needed a protector she could control, not a Highland warrior. Alan was proving to be the most intractable of...
| Автор | Lyn Stone |
Lady Lillian Walford Had The Look Of PerfectionYet a fateful flaw doomed her to a life of silence. And although Anthony Harbreas, the gallant Earl of Graydon, had showered her with his attention, Lillian knew she was fit to be no man's wife. So why had the much-sought-after earl asked her to be his true-bound bride?Tricked by her brother into marriage with the lovely Lillian, Anthony was quick to realize his incredible luck. For he knew that beneath the surface of her quiet beauty, Lillian was a...
| Автор | Susan Paul Spencer |
Jed McBride Had Come To England In Search Of His Long-Lost Son and instead found the heartfelt passion of the aristocratic Victoria Thorn. But the two came from different worlds, and his own sad history had proved that such an alliance was doomed from the start! T hough descended from fabled lovers, Lady Victoria Thorn feared a legendary love would never be hers.Rather, society demanded she preserve her bloodline with a safe and suitable match. But how suitable would the ton deem Jedidiah...
| Автор | Catherine Archer |
The Bride Wore Chain Mail… or would have, if she could, for the Lady Aileas Dugall was more concerned with things martial than marital. Nevertheless, she was the woman Sir George de Gramercie desired. Though he wondered if she would come to the marriage bed more warrior than wife?Aileas Dugall bemoaned the fate that bound her to Sir George de Gramercie, a knight who seemed more interested in the luxuries of life than the mechanics of war. Still, when he gazed at her with husbandly intent, she...
| Автор | Margaret Moore |
A Forbidden Attraction…When Malcolm McNair sees the ethereal beauty on the battlements, wielding her crossbow, he swears he's been bewitched by a powerful fairy queen. But Rosalind of Beaumont is definitely all woman, a lady of fierce determination, ready to do all it takes to safeguard her home from invasion.Never has Rosalind seen a warrior to equal Malcolm MacNair, and her resolve to hite her attraction to this burly Scot proves impossible. But she is English born–a guarded truce is all she...
| Автор | Джоанна Рок |
Kaitlin Jeffers Had Big Dreams Dreams that would take her far beyond a delapidated store in the middle of nowhere.And if she couldn't banish the memory of Tripp Callihan's melting kisses, or fight her growing feelings for his impish little boy, she was going to wind up in his one-horse town forever!How his search for a life filled with ordinary pleasures had led him to join forces with a woman like Kaitlin Jeffers, Tripp would never figure out. But he knew for a fact that whatever happened next,...
| Автор | Judith Stacy |
A World of Darkness and Mystery… That was what Olivia St. John discovered when she arrived at Blackthorne to serve as governess. But she was determined to uncover the secrets that haunted the estate of Lord Quenton Stamford, and bring the enigmatic nobleman out of his self-imposed gloom.Quenton Stamford had vowed that he would never trust a woman again. Until Olivia St. John came into his life. Her determination to overcome her own hardships had woken him from a long and lonely nightmare. But...
| Автор | Ruth Langan |
The Scoundrel's SeductionThough Queen Elizabeth I's court at Richmond was a notorious hotbed of illicit liaisons and broken hearts, only beautiful Adorna Pickering remained unscathed…and unattainable. For whenever an admirer crossed the line, she sought the protection of her father, the Master of Revels.Only one man held the power to overcome her skittish ways–Sir Nicholas Rayne. With a reputation blacker than sin, Nicholas represented everything Adorna knew to avoid. But how could she remain...
| Автор | Juliet Landon |
Abduction Was But A Prelude To Marriage – Or so Bryce had been let to believe when he'd kidnapped the Lady Rhiannon to be his liege lord's mate.Though never had he seen a more reluctant bride! How could he, in all chivalry, allow such a spirited beauty to be bound to a man she did not want?Unseemly behavior had landed Rhiannon DeLanyea in an isolated keep, a prisoner of one man's revenge and prey to another man's ardor. But could she trust Bryce Frechette, the Norman knight who thrust her heart...
| Автор | Margaret Moore |
WHAT COULD THE KING WANT WITH AN UNKEMPT URCHIN?Even one as sensuous as a fairy queen? Wolfram Colston could not fathom the royal command to bring Kathryn Somers to Court. A hoydenish sprite, she was nothing like the noble ladies of London – yet everything like the woman of his dreams!No matter what was whispered about her heritage, Kit Somers refused to go off with Sir Colston, a lone wolf of a knight pledged to Henry V, for how would her betrothed ever find her? And what would be her fate if...
| Автор | Margo Maguire |
SHE WAS A VICAR'S DAUGHTER–AND HE WAS THE DEVIL DUQUESNEBut when Lady Lily Bradshaw found herself in dire straits in a London hellhole, she knew Lord Guy was her last best hope–to save her sanity, safeguard her son and rouse her slumbering passions to a new dawn of desire!There was something to be said for a woman with a mettlesome spirit…and Lily Bradshaw struck Viscount Guy Duquesne, who courted danger daily, as a kindred soul. Indeed, she'd survived abduction, imprisonment and hot pursuit to...
| Автор | Lyn Stone |
A Widow With A SecretThough Catie Hazard had never forgotten the youthful soldier to whom she had given her innocence years before, she had never expected to lay eyes on Anthony Sparhawk ever again. Especially not as an officer of an invading army!That he might recognize the country girl from his past, behind the refined widow she had become, was bad enough. But what would happen if the British major ever discovered the daughter she had kept so carefully hidden, with the emerald green eyes of a...
| Автор | Miranda Jarrett |
Trust No One To her sorrow, Erin Wentworth had learned that lesson all too well when her society marriage had proved a sham. Now widowed and pregnant, she wanted only to escape the memories. But fate, in the form of Quinn Yarborough, had followed her to her mountain hideaway to resurrect the past – and offer her a future… .A Breed Apart Bounty hunter Quinn Yarborough knew he had come face-to-face with a quarry unlike any other, for runaway widow Erin Wentworth was a prize beyond any price. And...
| Автор | Carolyn Davidson |
THE LADY GENEVIEVE WAS IN DESPERATE NEED OF RESCUE So much so that even Welsh charmer Dylan DeLanyea looked like the answer to her prayers. But as she took her solemn vows before the exalted guests, she could only hope that her handsome husband would someday forgive her for trapping him into a hasty wedding.Dylan's Lady wife was a woman of many talents. Indeed, his unplanned marriage to the beautiful chatelaine was turning out to be very pleasant indeed… and definitely more passionate than he...
| Автор | Margaret Moore |
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesBestselling Harlequin author Joanne Rock writes sexy contemporary romances and medieval historicals that have been reprinted in 22 countries and translated into 16 languages. A Golden Heart winner and RITA nominated author, Joanne has been recognized with numerous writing awards...
| Автор | Джоанна Рок |
Luke Savage Was Not A Marryin' Man. The funny thing was – Noelle Bellencourt just happened to come from a long line of folks with tricks up their sleeves. Certainly there was more to this Eastern miss than met the eye, for he suspected she had the power to transform his wandering ways!Noelle Bellencourt had come West to find family and fulfillment – and instead found herself stranded in the desert, arguing at riflepoint with Luke Savage. But could this mysterious stranger truly be the one to...
| Автор | Jackie Manning |
At a time when having a baby out of wedlock is a disgrace and means certain ruin, Annette Ryston is at her wits' end.Rejected by the father of her child, turned away from her work and her home she is determined to bring her son up to the best of her ability by taking in sewing, unaware that there is someone looking for her.The encounter with Major Charles Ashbrooke, when it comes, makes her realise how fragile is the life she has built around herself and how easily it could fall around her ears....
| Автор | Mary Nichols |
Delightful, colorful… a superb reading experience. – Affaire de Coeur The Lady Fellis Made His Pulse Thunder – Yet She Could Never Be His Indeed, Sir Stephen Clayburn knew all too well her destiny lay in the marriage bed of an enemy. And as the king's messenger, he would be forced to deliver the woman he loved into the arms of another.The king had commanded that she wed, and Fellis had no choice but to agree. Yet how could she tell Sir Stephen, the king's own knight, that she would rather obey...
| Автор | Catherine Archer |
No Man Would Own Her,Elysia Rougemont swore, though she knew the vow to be mere fancy for a noblewoman such as herself. Now, although fate had spared her one unwanted union, she found herself bound to Conon St. Simeon by virtue of his valor, his chivalry–and the secret stirrings of allconsuming passion!Conon St. Simeon, knight of legendary prowess, would pledge his heart and soul and strong sword arm to Elysia, Countess of Vannes, an independent beauty cloaked in secrets–if she could accept a...
| Автор | Джоанна Рок |