This book was previously found in the anthology, An Encounter at the MuseumTall, practical girls might not be worth much in man's world, but Miss Lisbeth Moreton knows she's worth more than the squire's prized heifer. To change her fate, she's run off to a date with destiny at the British Museum.Her would-be swain never shows, but an unexpected encounter with Lord Cotwell and his lonely ward might lead to altogether new prospects . . . and perhaps ...

A List no respectable lady wishes to be on . . .Miss Brynne Wilmott escaped the monstrous Lord Marstoke once, with the inadvertent aide of Nathan Russell, the Duke of Aldmere, and the incredible generosity of Hestia Wright, the former courtesan pledged to help any woman in trouble. But now Marstoke's Love List is threatening her new future--and making her into a weapon to destroy her friend.The request a certain Duke has no wish to hear . . .The Duke of Aldmere does...

Debutantes fear him. Their mamas shun him. And it’s all the fault of that gossip-monger, Lady X.William Grey, Lord Tensford, has an old title and an empty purse. He knew it would be difficult to find a Society bride, but after Lady X heeds baseless rumor and brands him Lord Terror, it’s next to impossible.Until he comes to the aid of Lady Hope Brightley, who staunchly defends him to the ton, causing Lady X to re-dub him Lord Tender.It’s no improvement. Now he’s a la...

Two related novellas from the Half Moon House series, now available together!An Unexpected EncounterTall, practical girls might not be worth much in man's world, but Miss Lisbeth Moreton knows she's worth more than the squire's prized heifer.To change her fate, she's run off to a date with destiny at the British Museum. Her would-be swain never shows, but an unexpected encounter with Lord Cotwell and his lonely ward might lead to altogether...

A golden bauble will lead the way . . .Miss Clio has a position of responsibility in the Night Market—the magically traveling market full of wonders. She has a vast amount of magic at her beck and call. She has a mentor and a group of friends who care for her. What she doesn’t have is a last name—or a family.Joss Hagan lives his life on the road, journeying with a magical golden bauble as his only companion. It’s a life far preferable to the misery of time ...

Lady Glory Brightley was dreading her sister’s house party—until she discovers an early guest mired in a bog. She pulls the Earl of Keswick free—and then goes to great lengths to hide her limp from him. Is it too much to ask, just once, to be seen and treated as everyone else?Keswick has come to Gloucestershire to hide—from an overzealous debutante, from his father, perhaps even from himself. He bonds with Lady Glory as a fellow misfit—her limp is nothing compared to the wounds he ...

Lady Glory Brightley was dreading her sister’s house party—until she discovers an early guest mired in a bog. She pulls the Earl of Keswick free—and then goes to great lengths to hide her limp from him. Is it too much to ask, just once, to be seen and treated as everyone else?Keswick has come to Gloucestershire to hide—from an overzealous debutante, from his father, perhaps even from himself. He bonds with Lady Glory as a fellow misfit—her limp is nothing compared to the wounds he ...

Letters.Miss Helen Crawford had written them to express her adolescent adoration of her brother’s friend, Mr. Benjamin Hargrave. She’d written them to purge her longing, to ease her emotions, so that she would be able to face him without appearing a fool.She had not written them for him to read.And yet, he did. Somehow. And worse, he’d shared them with the ton.Her first Season was ruined. She was mocked, ridiculed, branded a wallflower and left to fade into ...

A Witches’ Ball. Hmmph. A magical marriage mart, more like—and Lady Ninianne Morvoren is not in search of a husband. Not yet. She’s perfectly happy with her life on Myrddin’s Isle, where the sea and the moonlight combine to make her magic powerful and her reputation as a truth seer and a curse breaker grow. But her Spriggan friend, Boult, isin search of a mate, and he’s heard of the perfect candidate in the district of Nightshade Manor, where the ball is to be held.Mr. Tri...

It's warring nations, dueling philosophies and the battle of the sexes as American-born Miss Liberty Baylis takes on Simon Lansing, Viscount Brodham, in the fight for her friend's happiness.Brodham wants only to retire to the peace and quiet of his country estate, but he'll take on the cheeky American chit if that's what it takes to keep his nephew safe and happy.The war is on . . . but when banter and flirtation become weapons and kisses disrupt strategies, will Brodham an...

A straitlaced spinster yearns for something more—from life and her boss—in this Regency romance by a USA Today–bestselling author.Adopting the guise of a buttoned-up spinster is nothing new for Chloe Hardwick. But under the watchful eye of her unnervingly handsome employer, the Marquess of Marland, for the first time Chloe yearns to be unbuttoned! Yet he sees her only as his assistant, the efficient Hardwick—not as Chloe the woman.Determined...

A desperate woman must turn to the man who once betrayed her in this sexy Regency romance.Portia Tofton has always yearned for brooding Mateo Cardea. His dark good looks filled her girlish dreams. But those dreams would be cruelly shattered when their parents arranged for them to wed . . . only for Mateo to refuse her hand.Now Portia's home has been gambled away, and Mateo is the only man she can turn to. This time, however, she has in her possession somethin...