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In life there are choices…Spinster Iris Hedley was once the darling of the ton until her father lost his fortune through an illness of the mind. Reduced to living as a penniless guest while her father rots in debtors prison, she's determined to escape unscrupulous robbers who've set her to spy on the ton by the only means possible-by becoming a wealthy mans mistress. Unfortunately for Iris, her proper upbringing never covered intimacy or seduction...
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Every great family has a few secrets. The wild Randalls of Hampshire excel at them. A lady should be the image of elegance and calm, but those words have never applied to Mercy, Duchess of Romsey. A widow and mother, Mercy is lonely and floundering to keep the estate afloat. When she discovers the existence of Leopold Randall, her husband's estranged cousin, Mercy immediately offers to help him locate his missing siblings if he helps her return the...
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Tristan Greene, Viscount Ramsbury, might be a rake-on-the-run from a husband-hunting debutant, but he also has seduction firmly in mind when he begs protection from Winifred Moore. The elusive widow's surrender to desire is sweet, although she resists his suggestions to continue their affair. Challenged by her refusal, Tristan sets out to capture the widow's eager passion for his own and make her his country mistress.
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4) Lord of Sin
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In the battle between love and duty, the heart has the most to lose… Despite his previous irksomeness, Lord Julian Wade has become a dear confidant to Portia Hayes. He's proven attentive, honorable, clever, and would make many a lady a fine catch. Not herself, alas. Wade has naught but lint in his pockets, and Portia is expected to make an advantageous match. Her recent betrothal to the Duke of Montrose thrills her parents, but as she learns of...
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A surprising offer…Spinster Sylvia Hillcrest will never marry, but that does not mean she has to ignore the occasional flirtation aimed her way, or the chance to indulge her secret vice in societies best card rooms. When she's suddenly given a fortune to wager, but asked to lose it to one particular family, it's an intriguing challenge too irresistible to pass up. So too is the devilish marquess carelessly flirting with her every chance he gets....
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Elizabeth Turner once loved Oliver Randall, but was blind to his desire to travel without the encumbrance of a wife weighing him down. When she learned the truth, Beth settled for the security of a loveless marriage. Now a widow with a son to support, desperation has driven her into service at Romsey Abbey and directly into the path of the man she'd loved and lost. Oliver has no intention of letting his dream of travel slip away again, even for a...
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Phoebe Torrington, Lady Warminster, is bored, lonely, and downright frustrated by her life. Perhaps that's why she's turned to her stepson's friend, Lord Selwood, to help her find the perfect lover. Clean, experienced, and discreet, her delicious Frenchman is as exciting as he'd promised. But she never expected Selwood-a man ten years her junior-to disguise his voice and send himself to share her bed.Jonathan Oliver, Lord Selwood, came to his friend's...
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Lord Jasper Sweet, the often overlooked third son of a duke, is used to disappointment, and learned to rely on no one but himself. Forced to endure a summer at his family's estate, he's planning a little party to pass the time and refill his empty pockets. But his nephew's and their prickly governess, Sophie Radcliffe, remain at the estate too, and he's expecting vast disapproval. He never imagined he'd need the governess' help-and not just because...
9) Charity
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In the third instalment of the Distinguished Rogues series, a desperate rogue will break every rule to reclaim the love of his life before its too late. Autumn 1813London Trapped into a betrothal he thought he wanted Oscar Ryall, Lord Carrington has thoroughly lost his way. Tormented by his past, he cannot forget the happiness he lost depended on the woman he wronged and lost. Finding peace seems impossible until fate throws him back into Agatha Birkenstock's...
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The banns have been called, the date is set, but he's falling fast and hard for the wrong woman. When her parents announce they intend to break their promise to remain in London society for another year, Charlotte Waters is also given an ultimatum-make a suitable match immediately or start packing her trunks. Since leaving England is the last thing she wants, Charlotte puts aside her foolish longing for love and throws herself into the hunt for any...
11) Hunting the Hero
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She can lose her birthright, but not her heart! Meredith Clark wants no part of her long-ago identity as Rosemary Randall. She's created a more exciting life as the courtesan, Calista, and her newest lover is both intriguing and rugged enough to capture her fancy. But the widowed Earl of Grayling craves more than this woman's dazzling intelligence and fiery passion. He wants her as his mistress, and if she won't agree to that, he'll settle for taking...
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After the loss of her husband-and her left foot-Ophelia Shaw threw herself into running his distinguished cousin's country estate, to great success. But managing the Duke of Montrose himself was never a task she'd anticipated…until he returns from London without a bride, determined never to search for another. Well aware of the gruff duke's appeal, Ophelia is equally determined to change his mind and school him in the art of courtship-only to be...
13) Keepsake
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Discovering passion was easy. Keeping love, however, proves a challenge for the Distinguished Rogue in this fifth exciting instalment to the series.A BATTLE OF WILLS…When the Marquess of Taverham married at eighteen, he was certain his life would be smooth and well ordered-right up till the moment his exuberant bride ran away on their wedding night, never to be seen again. Ten years later, when Kit is finally prepared to set his rash marriage aside...
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Nearly twenty, Anna Beasley despairs of ever finding a husband. Eligible bachelors seem to avoid the stuttering, blushing debutante in favor of her bolder, more adventurous friends. Much to the delight of her father, who's determined to marry her off to his godson, Lord Carmichael, despite Anna's refusal. Her lifelong nemesis, Carmichael has kissed half the young women in London.Surely Carmichael's friend, Lord Sorenson, newly arrived in Town, is...
15) Wicked Mourning
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Widow Clara Blackstone, is a faithful woman who has mourned her philandering husband for the last six months. Sheltered from pity and whispering tongues at a friend's country estate, Clara awaits the birth of her first child with mounting confusion. Despite the tiny life growing inside her, she dreams of passion in her friend's arms. And the erotic fantasies grow more compelling every day. When Reginald Moore's wife died in the arms of her lover,...
16) Love Me True
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Claribel Wheaton never doubted she'd snare the dashing Lord Ramsbury. She even had a cunning plan to prevent his marriage. Unfortunately, her plans failed quite badly and she unwittingly spends a night in the wrong man's bed.
Lord Justin is a man in love with the written word and a woman who wouldn't give him the time of day. When he misplaces a cherished book of prose, and fate delivers the woman of his dreams, he's honor bound to make it right....
17) The Duke and I
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Christmas is the season for family, fun and for falling in love in this delightful holiday romp by bestselling author Heather Boyd!Widowed Nicolas Westfall, the Duke of Stapleton, cannot prevent the upcoming debut for his youngest daughter no matter how much he wishes her eventual marriage wouldn't leave him all alone. Convinced to host a Christmas Ball to prepare her for the season, he's aware he's considered a catch on the marriage mart too, but...
18) Silver Bells
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She didn't trust him in her youth, so how can she depend on him now?Widowed a year, Ruby Roper must flee her Scotland home when she discovers her father-in-law plans to marry her off-and keep her only son. Running to her uncle finds her in an equally undesirable situation, surrounded by silent servants and mounting secrets. Very soon, it seems perhaps The Vynes isn't the safe haven Ruby had hoped. After all, the last time she set foot on the estate,...
19) Let it Snow
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What's a woman to do when trapped in a storm with a handsome scoundrel? Weary from dodging wandering hands, Yvette Valiant escapes yet another scandalous house party and her brother's dubious protection, fleeing into a snowy landscape, intent on returning home to Bath for Christmas. One stranded coach later, she's rescued by the biggest rogue of them all-her brother's best friend. A scoundrel he may be, but even Luc Ayles is capable of love. What...
20) The Lady Tamed
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Fortune hunters and fools. Those are the gentlemen Fanny Rivers has endured since her husband's passing. Men who believe women too feeble-brained to manage a fortune, much less help it grow. So for her sister's upcoming wedding festivities, she's combined her business acumen with her habit of collecting strays-hiring an actor to play her besotted beau. And it's working marvelously. Too marvelously. Before long, her attraction to Jeremy makes it difficult...