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When the Earl of Rule proposes marriage to her sister Lizzie, Horatia offers herself instead. Her sister is already in love with someone else, and Horatia is willing to sacrifice herself for her family's happiness. Everyone knows she's no beauty, but she'll do her best to keep out of the Earl's way and make him a good wife. And then the Earl's archenemy, Sir Robert, sets out to ruin her reputation... The Earl of Rule has found just the wife he wants....
4) Lover's lane
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For six years, Carly Nolan has built a secretive life for herself and her son. Nobody suspects Carly is running from the memory of her fianc©♭'s tragic death -- and from his rich, powerful parents, who want to take her child. Until now. PI Jake Montgomery has searched for "Caroline Graham" since she disappeared with his best friend's baby. All he wants is answers . . .
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Set in the Georgian period, about 20 years before the Regency, These Old Shades is considered to be the book that launched Heyer's career. It features two of Heyer's most memorable characters: Justin Alastair, the Duke of Avon, and Leonie, whom he rescues from a life of ignomy and comes to love and marry. The Duke is known for his coldness of manner, his remarkable omniscience, and his debauched lifestyle. Late one evening, he is accosted by a young...
6) Heat wave
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Private investigator Kat Vargas once cared about someone so much it hurt. Once she lived a dream life with her first love and fiancé, until betrayal followed by shattering tragedy ended it all. Kat has sworn never to get too close to anyone again. But now the peace and quiet of Twilight Cove is driving the straight-talking, no-nonsense P.I. crazy. Then a prospective new client shows up at the door. Moved by his stubbornness and sincerity, Kat takes...
12) Devil's cub
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Georgette Heyer's bestselling historical romance featuring a dashing and wild young nobleman and a gently bred young lady, both chasing happiness on a collision course with destiny.
A rogue on a rampage...
The Marquis of Vidal is a notorious rake, impossible to tame. Any night of the week you can find him wenching, gambling, or fighting, much to the dismay of his parents the Duke and Duchess of Avon.
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Larchmere is a splendid, sprawling beach home with breathtaking views of the Atlantic. It's the place where Tilda McQueen O'Connell grew up, and where she and her three siblings have gathered to commemorate the tenth anniversary of their mother's passing. But news that her father plans to marry again compels each of them to contemplate the beach house's fate. Faced with that loss, the McQueens must reconcile their past and confront their futures.
14) Last summer
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The town of Yorktide, close to Maine s beautiful beaches and the city of Portland, seems like the perfect place to raise a family. For Jane Patterson, there's another advantage: her best friend, Frannie Giroux, lives next door, and their teenaged daughters, Rosie and Meg, are inseparable. But in the girls freshman year of high school, everything changes. Rosie quiet, shy, and also very pretty attracts the sneers and slights of a clique of older girls....
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The small town of Frog Ledge, Connecticut, has wholeheartedly embraced Kristan "Stan" Connor's new business--preparing quality organic treats for dogs and cats. On a healthy diet, the animals may live longer. . .but one local farmer won't be so lucky.
As Halloween approaches, Stan is asked to cater a doggie costume party hosted by the Happy Cow Dairy Farm. Part of a local co-op, Happy Cow specializes in organic dairy products, and farmers Hal and...
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A surprise gift from her late husband will give a young widow the chance to do the hardest thing in the world . . . move on. On their honeymoon, the new Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Shaw made a pact: No matter the sacrifices along the way, one day they would return to Sunset Beach, North Carolina-this time to buy their own home. But that dream was not to be. Seven years into a beautiful marriage, Emily is left a widow, heartbroken, and way past caring about anything....
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"Haunted by the car accident that ended her career as a cookbook publicist, Val Deniston has traded the chaos of New York City for a quieter life near the Chesapeake Bay. Living with her curmudgeonly grandfather in the tourist town of Bayport is hardly glamorous, but she enjoys working at the Cool Down Cafe at the fitness club, and finally has time to work on her long-planned cookbook. But when one of the club's patrons is found dead, she'll have...
19) Falling for Zoe
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Camerons of Tide's Way volume 1
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Jake Cameron won't risk hurting his best friend by admitting he loves her. Little does he know . . . that's what hurts her the most. Zoe Callahan, pregnant with the child her ex-boyfriend doesn't want, adores her ramshackle new home in the seaside town of Tide's Way, North Carolina. When she meets handsome Jake Cameron, her next-door neighbor who offers some fixer-upper help, her heart goes out to him instantly. He's the doting dad to three daughters...
20) Glass Beach
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"Elizabeth Bennett believes her troubles are over. The death of her husband leaves her free to raise their daughter, Hadley, alone on her beautiful Hawaiian ranch...until Spence Laamea arrives. Her husband's heir and illegitimate son from a liaison with a native woman, Spence takes control of the estate and Elizabeth's fate. Despite her distrust and the disapproval of the island's strict nineteenth-century white society, passions erupt between...