Linda Skye

New York City, 1920s

Bootleggers are breathing down hotelier Harry McMahon's neck. So when a beautiful, young, and very wealthy widow from Paris turns up at the Cotton Club, Henry sees it as the perfect opportunity to combine business and pleasure. First he will take her body, then her heart, and finally, her money…

Elise Rousseau may not be the mousey innocent she once was, but she can't believe Harry doesn't recognize her–and she intends to punish him in the most wicked way. She will make him want her body, make him give her his heart. And then she will break it, just as he broke hers four years ago…

France, 1067. Giselle believes she only has a loveless arranged marriage in her future – until the son of her feudal lord claims droit du seigneur, the right to take her virginity. The young peasant woman feels a scandalous thrill at being wanted by the handsome and virile Eustache de Fiennes. If she is to be ruined, she vows to take pleasure in her fate – and to do everything she can to ensure Eustache is not content with just one night of passion…

London, 1772

Playing host to King George III's foreign guests holds little appeal for Sir John Frederick – until he meets one remarkable visitor. Because Akna, the Inuit princess, outshines every jeweled noblewoman at court, and offers a sensual challenge the jaded Navy captain craves.

The court may view Akna as a savage, yet there is more treachery within the ton than she has ever faced before. But there are pleasures to be discovered too, and with John's wicked skill tantalizing her every sense, soon Akna is keen to experience further English delights – and with this man in particular...

Russia, 1733

There is no joy in the Yuletide season for Ekaterina Romanova. As the empress's niece, she knows all too well the wickedness that lies behind the gilded facade of the Winter Court. But an intimate encounter with a handsome stranger offers her a few moments of escape, and awakens her to forbidden desires....

Andrey Kvasov is stunned to learn that the beautiful peasant girl he almost made love to in the woods is really a princess. If their mutual passion is discovered, they will both be in grave danger–for the cruel empress has designs of her own on the young architect, and betrayal will be severely punished...

Isabella Lei Hennessey is the Governor's daughter, a marriageable debutante...and the most notorious thief of Hong Kong. She has good reason to resort to robbery, though her activities would cause untold scandal if they were ever exposed. A chance encounter with a handsome stranger saves Isabella from discovery...except this notorious rake doesn't like to play by the rules! A tantalising game of cat and mouse ensues until Isabella decides she would quite like to be caught…