Dorothy Elbury

An engagement of convenience

When Robert, Viscount Sandford, agrees to take Harriet Cordell as his betrothed it is purely an act of convenience and most definitely short–term! Escaping an undesirable forced marriage, she simply needs a temporary refuge.

But then dramatic events at his estate, including Harriet's sudden kidnapping, force Robert to admit that their hasty betrothal might need to become a much more permanent arrangement .

When Miss Helena Wheatley's wealthy father decides she should marry nobility, only her ingenuity keeps her from being trapped in an unwelcome marriage! But with her father suddenly falling ill, she is forced to turn to one of her prospective suitors and beg for his help.

Richard Standish, the Earl of Markfield, honourably agrees to aid Helena. He'll squire her around Town until her father recovers. Though when they are caught alone together, their temporary agreement suddenly looks set to become a lot more permanent....

Miss Jessica Beresford is headstrong, impetuous and poorly–dowered. Benedict Ashcroft, Earl of Wyvern, knows he should steer well clear of her, no matter how dazzling her beauty. His late brother has seemingly lost the family fortune, and Ben's last hope is to marry a well–behaved heiress!

Jessica's exquisite loveliness is matched by her kind heart, and Ben is soon torn between duty and desire. So when she unlocks a secret that embroils them both in mystery and danger, Ben must secure both his family's future and Jessica as his bride!

A Marriageable Miss by Dorothy Elbury

When Miss Helena Wheatley's wealthy father decides she should marry nobility, only her ingenuity keeps her from being trapped in an unwelcome marriage! But with her father suddenly falling ill, she is forced to turn to one of her prospective suitors and beg for his help.

Richard Standish, the Earl of Markfield, honourably agrees to aid Helena. He'll squire her around town until her father recovers. However, when they are caught alone together, their temporary agreement suddenly looks set to become a lot more permanent

The Rake of Hollowhurst Castle by Elizabeth Beacon

Sir Charles Afforde– the infamous, devilish rake has purchased Hollowhurst Castle, lock, stock and barrel. All that is left to possess is the castle's determined and beautiful chatelaine.

Roxanne Courland– her youthful, romantic dreams of Charles shattered long ago. This unconventional country miss would rather stay a spinster than enter a loveless marriage.

Only this rake's devastatingly sensual onslaught is impossible to resist

The Admiral's Penniless Bride by Carla Kelly

Sally Paul is down to her last penny. As she spends it on a cup of tea –– to stave off being at the mercy of the workhouse –– the last thing she expects is an offer of marriage…from a complete stranger!

Miss Winbolt And The Fortune Hunter by Sylvia Andrew

Respected spinster Miss Emily Winbolt, so cool and cynical with would–be suitors, puts her reputation at risk after tumbling into a stranger's arms. But Emily is an heiress, and her rescuer none other than Sir William Ashenden, a man of some distinction. He needs to marry and she yearns to believe that William wants plain, upright, suddenly reckless Emily…not for her fortune, but her, herself.

The Rake's Final Conquest by Dorothy Elbury

Marcus Wolfe, Viscount Helstone, has more than earned the name of Hellcat Helstone, due to his wild, rakish ways. No woman can hold him –– until he meets outspoken governess Sophie Flint. Her refusal to become his mistress has Marcus in a spin –– and even more determined to make her his!

Major William Maitland returns a hero from the war, only to find himself tasked with the strangest mission hunting down the lost heir to his uncle's fortune.

He sets out to rural Warwickshire to uncover the twenty–year–old secret, but has no idea that meeting an old army friend will lead him to the key to the mystery. Or that his friend's cousin, the beautiful Georgianne Venables, will prove to be his own personal Waterloo. For Georgianne has a secret of her own that could stand in the way of Will ever winning her hand in marriage.

THE NABOB'S RETURN

An officer in the East India Trading Company, Matthew Beresford has made a life a world away from England and his father's malevolence. Now it's time for Matthew to return home.

There he finds Miss Imogen Priestley, who's worked tirelessly to save the Thornfield estate from ruin. Cold and aloof, Matthew gradually thaws as he begins to imagine a new life with Imogen. But he's torn the blistering heat of India will wilt his English rose, unless he can vanquish his demons and find his home at last with her .

Marcus Wolfe, Viscount Helstone, has more than earned the name of Hellcat Helstone, due to his wild, rakish ways. No woman can hold him until he meets outspoken governess Sophie Flint, who both antagonizes and attracts him in equal measure!

Sophie's refusal to become his mistress has Marcus in a spin and even more determined to make her his. Has the devilish viscount finally been tamed by the forthright Miss Flint?

For love or money?

Edward Latimer, Viscount Templeton, is in search of a woman who will love him for himself and not merely for his title and trappings. Leaving London and the rigid rules of the Ton, he heads for the country, simply attired and posing as plain Mr. Latimer.

On meeting Miss Georgina Cunningham, he knows he's found everything he admires in a woman: she's beautiful, kind and honest. But Georgina is facing financial ruin. Latimer knows that he's the only man who can save her, but she's fallen in love with a simple, free man not a viscount who must ultimately retake his place in a society Georgina despises .