Londra, 1822 - Guai, ecco cosa si aspetta Lord Tristan Burke dal compito che gli ha affidato l'amico di sempre Douglas Bennet. Perché prendersi cura di sua sorella minore Joan durante il periodo che trascorrerà a Londra senza la famiglia non sarà affatto facile né divertente per un libertino dissoluto come lui. Quella giovane, goffamente infagottata in abiti davvero poco lusinghieri per le sue forme generose e la sua elevata statura, è infatti sin troppo sagace, tagliente e agguerrita. E b...

For three years Jane Barton has written a letter every week to Sgt. Ethan Campbell, her dearest childhood friend…and the man she’s secretly loved for ages. For three years, Ethan has relied on Jane’s letters to keep him sane through the war. But now the war is over, and he’s desperate to discover if the girl he left behind is really the woman he can’t live without…An original short story (approx. 38 pages)

The final chapter in the Scandals seriesRule #1: Be discreetNo one suspects Bathsheba Crawford of being the anonymous author of a wickedly scandalous series of naughty novels. But she is.Rule #2: Do not fall in loveWhen she approaches her publisher, rakish Liam MacGregor, with an indecent proposal, he’s shocked. But he accepts.Rules were made to be broken…The requirements for their a...

Inghilterra, 1822 - Cosa dovrebbe fare una donna quando il suo primo e unico amore, l'uomo che l'ha incautamente abbandonata in un momento di bisogno, si presenta dieci anni più tardi pronto a rischiare la vita per salvarla da un pericoloso criminale? È una domanda a cui Olivia Townsend dovrà trovare presto una risposta, perché al momento è davvero nei guai. Rimasta vedova e senza denaro, è perseguitata da Lord Clary, che sembra intenzionato a usare qualunque mezzo, lecito e non, per costr...

Maximilian St. James vivote grâce au jeu, jusqu’au jour où il devient l’héritier présomptif du duc de Carlyle. Sommé de s’assagir, il se résigne – contre une coquette rente. Or, la respectabilité commence par le mariage. Max demande donc la main de la fille aînée d’un célèbre faïencier prêt à lui céder un quart de sa manufacture. Le jour de la cérémonie, sa fiancée s’enfuit avec son amoureux, et Max n’a d’autre choix que d’épouser Bianca, la cadette. D’emblée, celle-ci décrète qu’elle le t...

Gareth Cavendish, Duke of Wessex, believes he’s chosen the perfect bride… until he meets her sister and lightning strikes—literally! Now he’s the only member of society dreading the wedding of the season. Or is he?Cleo Barrows can’t fathom why her knees weaken every time the handsome duke approaches, or why her sister isn’t in the clouds at the prospect of marrying him. But the more often wedding plans throw Cleo and Gareth intimately together, the faster time is running out to tur...

Inghilterra, 1822 - Benedict Lennox, Visconte Atherton, è affascinante, ricco e ambito da molte dame dell'alta società. Da molte, ma non da Penelope Weston, che non può dimenticare come lui abbia abbandonato un amico in difficoltà né, soprattutto, perdonargli di avere chiesto qualche tempo prima la mano di sua sorella Abigail, ignorando lei. Intraprendente e bellissima, ma tollerata con sufficienza dal ton a causa delle sue origini borghesi, Penelope considera Benedict un rampollo viziato ...

Seven stories of first kisses, newly wedded bliss, and love long-awaited, until the holiday season of joy.Bel Astre que j’adore: A lonely French courtesan discovers the English spy who saved her harbors deeper feelings, under the mistletoe.My True Love Gave to Me: Innkeeper Adam Milbank and his new bride Sarah are snowed in alone for their first Christmas together.Adeste Fideles: Widowed Lady Fitzhugh dislikes the retired Army officer, Maj...

À la mort de son père, Hugh Deveraux apprend que la fortune familiale a été dilapidée. Comment va‑t‑il assumer ses responsabilités de comte ? Et comment doter ses sœurs ? La réponse lui est soufflée par M. Cross, un homme d’affaires rusé qui vient de racheter la totalité de ses dettes : Hugh n’a qu’à épouser sa fille Elizabeth, et tout s’arrangera. Pris à la gorge, le jeune homme se glisse dans le rôle du soupirant épris. La naïve Elizabeth ne tarde pas à tomber amoureuse et lui accorde sa...

When an upstanding Duke and a desperate young widow are caught in a con, they both wind up losing their hearts in this “elegantly written” Regency romance (Booklist).Marcus Reese, Duke of Exeter, has spent most of his life pulling his twin brother out of trouble—without even so much as a thank you. Instead, his resentful sibling forges his name to a marriage license and presents Marcus with an unwanted wife. A vicar’s widow with a mind of her own, she’s th...

When you gamble at love . . .When Hugh Deveraux discovers his newly inherited earldom is bankrupt, he sets about rebuilding the family fortune—in the gaming hells of London. But the most daring wager he takes isn’t at cards. A wealthy tradesman makes a tantalizing offer: marry the man’s spinster daughter and Hugh’s debts will be paid and his fortune made. The only catch is that she must never know about their agreement . . .You risk los...

Georgiana séjourne chez une amie quand cette dernière apprend que son mari a perdu aux cartes leur propriété lors d’une nuit de beuverie. Quelques jours plus tard, la jeune fille découvre un cavalier blessé par des brigands. Elle le conduit à Osbourne House… avant de se rendre compte qu’il s’agit du diabolique marquis de Westmorland, le nouveau propriétaire honni de toute la maisonnée. Mais son agression l’a rendu amnésique et, dans l’affolement, Georgiana le présente comme son fiancé. La ...