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A sensible spinster... shall go to the ball! Euphemia Denniston has accepted her quiet life as servant to her stepmother's family. Until cynical, wealthy Augustus Rushworth offers her an unusual arrangement: accompanying him around town to ward off husband-hunting debutantes! She knows their supposed affair is temporary, but she's cautiously thrilled to escape her lonely life and be the belle of the ball. And when desire grows between her and Augustus,...
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The scandal of the season. Must be stopped! Widowed duchess Sophie will do anything to protect her son and his inheritance - even ask roguish Lord Nicholas Pascoe to retrieve her late husband's diaries before the secrets they contain bring down the government and the monarchy! Sophie knows she must maintain her distance from Nicholas... only she can't help but respond to the desire in his eyes. Their mission is treacherous, but will it prove as dangerous...
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...Under the mistletoe! Mounting debts mean that Elanora is about to lose her family home, Grisham Hall. When her childhood friend Captain Tristan Lennox returns from war, she's embarrassed by her reduced circumstances. Especially as Tristan has made his fortune and is excited about his first English Christmas in years! But she can't help being swept up by Tristan's festive spirit-even if she should ignore the intoxicating new attraction to her old...
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Two opposites. Will they ever attract? Women flock around Reid Reyonlds, the disreputable Marquess of Hartcroft - all except Lady Guinevere Chenowith. She holds him at a polite distance, disapproving of the way he breaks society's rules. So no one is more surprised than Guinevere when she rushes to his side after he has a serious riding accident. And it seems the Marquess's brush with death has forced him to think more favourably about marriage -...
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A position too good to refuse? A desire too strong to deny! After being abandoned at the altar, housekeeper Kate Winters has finally found peace working at a grand house. Until her new employer Lord Henderson unexpectedly returns, resolved to sell his estate... Determined to remind the brooding Earl of the beauty of his home, Kate begins to discover the allure of the man behind the title. Scarred by her past, does she dare risk her future by surrendering...
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This very handsome earl... Is the one man she cannot fall for... War widow Lily Walsh has left her aristocratic family behind, but she can't deny her younger sister's request to come to London to meet her fiancé. Though it's not a love match, Lord Sherbourne is kind, amusing, and ideal for her sister on paper. But as Lily gets to know him she finds him alarmingly attractive! And the forbidden look in the Earl's eyes shows the feeling is mutual......
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No Man's Mistress! After being kidnapped by highwaymen, Fiona Chapman is a tarnished woman, or so the gossips have it. Nevertheless, she's not about to succumb to the seduction of her rescuer, the beguiling Major Luke Wolfson. After all, isn't he one of her abductors' cohorts? Yet when her new role as governess is retracted, Fiona is greatly tempted by Luke's offer to make her his mistress. But she won't submit - not unless he's prepared to make her...
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A husband's redemption... A second chance at love? Nathaniel Honeywell returns home from being presumed dead expecting to be welcomed with open arms. He's shocked when his wife Hester isn't pleased to see him! But Nathaniel can't blame Hester for believing he abandoned her when she needed him most... During their marriage he foolishly valued money over his wife. Now his experiences have left him a changed man, and as the simmering attraction between...
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It started with a wager... Will it end with one too? Returning from the military, Lord Maxim Randall finds his new neighbour Eve Lansbury to be challenging, intriguing - and utterly captivating. Widowed with a young son, Eve is fiercely protective, and Maxim can't help but fall for her. Until a foolish bet to seduce her backfires and he realises he's jeopardised their bond. Now Eve's heart will be more guarded than ever - unless Maxim can convince...
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The Viking's captive Bonded by more than chains...? Renowned Viking warrior Ulfric can't stop thinking about his runaway concubine Eithne. Their powerful connection seared his soul... but still she escaped, scarring his face in the process! And now he's found her. He intends to teach her a lesson, but the white-hot passion between them has only grown hotter... wilder. Is he the one now in danger of falling captive-to the emotion only Eithne rouses...
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An unexpected reunion... With the Earl she left at the altar... Viola fled her arranged marriage to Guy Thurlow, Earl of Easton, right at the altar steps. Now she is Cressida Williams, and greatly changed - so much so that when Guy finds her trespassing on his neglected estate he doesn't recognise his runaway bride. As they work together to restore his grounds, desire flares. But she must deny his temptation - because it would be socially ruinous...
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One passionate night. A seven-year-old secret... Widowed Lady Eliza Varden must endure one more ball before she can politely return to the country. Only her last dance brings her face to face with Nathaniel, the new Marquess of Hale. It's been years since their steamy encounter, but the spark between them is as alive as ever. Eliza knows it's not just their mutual attraction that binds them now... But is she ready to risk her independence with the...
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A feigned marriage. A very real attraction... When their ship is commandeered, Nicholas Terrell, Duke of Severton, saves stranger Sarah Parrish by claiming she's his wife! She's more valuable if their captors believe she'll bring them a duchess's ransom, but now Nicholas is compelled to share a cabin with his distractingly beautiful faux bride... Outspoken Sarah enchants him as no debutante ever has. Yet, as a lady's companion, Sarah's completely...
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Returning from battle To a mansion in disarray! When James, Viscount Grayford, returns home with his reputation in tatters, the last thing he needs is incompetent new housekeeper Emma Bryant! But beneath her drab gown and ugly cap is a pretty young woman of quality, forced to work by straitened circumstances. She proves steadfast and courageous in helping him clear his name, and James can't help but want her - even if what burns between them is utterly...
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A deal they both agreed to. An attraction they never expected... Widowed Susanna isn't looking to remarry, but her late husband's debts mean she's open to an old friend's proposition... Last time she saw Quinton Langford he was content with being a physician, but after unexpectedly becoming an earl he needs a wife to navigate Society. Susanna agrees to his proposal of a paper marriage... never expecting long-buried feelings to resurface and threaten...
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"Protecting a penniless widow. With a marriage in name only!When Andrew Benton discovers his brother has cheated Clara Albright out of her wealth, and that she's now almost destitute, he feels obliged to offer the only thing he can - marriage. Having sworn against love, after witnessing the devastation it leaves behind, Andrew can only promise Clara a comfortable life for her and her children. Only he didn't foresee the inconvenient attraction blossoming...
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From old friend... To future husband? Anna Liese Preston is caught off-guard by the Christmas return of Peter Penneyjons. The childhood friend she's always loved has grown into the handsome and eligible Lord Cliverton - the perfect husband for her stepsister! Or so thinks her scheming stepmother... Marrying Peter herself would save him from that miserable match, but Anna Liese has a dilemma. She only wants to marry for love - and Peter sees marriage...
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She must choose... her Queen - or love! As the Queen's new lady-in-waiting, Mathilde Gosselin tumbles straight into Parisian palace intrigue when she meets courtier Henry Wright, whom she discovers is a spy! Mathilde's loyalties are now divided between this enigmatic, courageous man and her Queen. And, amidst the turmoil, falling for the unsuitable, illegitimate Henry means they've no choice but to hide their new love from the world...
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From abducted... to betrothed! To stop an unsuitable elopement, Tobias Spenlow bundles his ward's intended bride into his carriage - only to discover he's made a terrible mistake. The woman is actually innocent governess Miss Dorothy Phillips, whose reputation he's now unintentionally ruined! The only way to right this wrong is for the Earl to wed her. She might have only accidentally become his Countess, but their consuming attraction has him courting...
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'You are a lady of breeding... ...and would make an excellent duchess...' Not the most romantic of proposals, but Marcus Cranford knows it will be accepted - for Lady Rose Trafford desperately needs a convenient husband to protect her and her beloved younger sisters. It also saves the new Duke from the horror of a London season! Rose is courageous, hard-working, often exasperating... but what Marcus doesn't expect is this new spark of lust. And the...