What is the HISTORICAL series about? Your romantic escape to the past. Be seduced by the grandeur, drama and sumptuous detail of romances set in long-ago eras!
King John's summons to war in France may have taken Sir Thomas Addecker away from his beloved Lady Meriom before they could wed, but not before they shared one passionate night together on the eve of his departure. The memory of that love and desire helped Thomas survive, even after he was brutally scarred in battle.
But nothing could be more painful than the thought of Meri, believing Thomas was killed, marrying another man. Can this warrior reawaken the passion they once shared before it is too late?
Seducing A Stranger
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Though Lieutenant Tom Godfrey had never met Victoria Paget, he desired her. The late Captain Paget's stories of his wife – and her portrait – were enough to arouse his envy... and his lust. Now Tom's returned from the peninsula – and never expected to find the young widow in a bawdy house!
Necessity had brought Victoria to the house of ill repute: it was the only place she could confront Tom, whom she suspected was responsible for her husband's death. But when she meets the virile soldier, his gallantry and her body's passionate response to him take her completely by surprise.
What started as a one–night seduction may lead to much more...but will they still have a future when all their secrets are revealed?
The Maid's Lover
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Anne Percy lived for her secret trysts with Robert, Viscount Langley, heir to a wealthy earldom and star of Queen Elizabeth's court. Only then could she forget her life as a poor orphan at the mercy of her noble relatives and lose herself in the delights of his body. Every time they came together, it was just as passionate and wonderful as their first encounter. But even though Robert seemed to want her as much as she craved him, marriage appeared to be one thing they couldn't share.
Now the lovers are reunited at the Queen's Christmas feast – where Robert vows to show Anne they should never be apart...and to give her a very sensual Christmas Eve surprise.
At The Duke's Service
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The last thing Alexander St. Claire, Duke of Stourbridge, expected was Angelina Hawkins arriving on his doorstep ready to become his mistress! He thought his ward was a little girl, not a beautiful and bold young woman with uncanny knowledge of the arts of seduction. Alexander knows he should resist, for it would be only too easy to lose himself in her forever...
A Night For Her Pleasure
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Brittany, 1066
Elise saved her family from ruin by marrying Simon, Count of Rennes. Yet this is no mere marriage of convenience – Elise has already fallen in love with her new husband. Intending to please him, Elise sets out to be the bold and seductive woman she thinks Simon desires – even though she's an inexperienced, innocent virgin.
On this their wedding day, Simon is determined to skilfully arouse his new wife and initiate her into the pleasures of the bedchamber, although he fears a woman so feminine and delicate could never love a nobleman as rough as he.
Once their wedding night arrives, Simon and Elise will both discover ecstasy beyond their wildest imaginings....
Disrobed And Dishonored
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Hidden behind a mask, Jonathan Kirkland, Lord Redcliffe, has disguised himself as a highwayman to win a wager: to collect kisses from the first five women who pass. With only one kiss left, victory seems easy...until he encounters Miss Sarah Tatton, who has fled on horseback to escape her vile fiance. Distraught and desperate, the last thing Sarah needs is to run straight into the arms of a highwayman. But his heart–stopping kiss gives Sarah an idea–to lose her virginity in order to break her engagement. And the surprisingly gentleman like thief is just the man to teach her the art of love...at least enough to pretend that she has lost her virtue.
But as Jonathan and Sarah's passion grows, all pretence must come to an end…
The Unlacing Of Miss Leigh
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Disfigured in battle against Napoleon's forces, Captain Graham Veall has become a recluse, spending months alone on his estate and appearing masked in public. Yet Graham is determined not to forgo life's pleasures forever...especially the delight of a woman's touch.
He hardly expects virginal Miss Margaret Leigh to respond to his advertisement for female company, thinking he sought a lady's companion. Still, the impoverished vicar's daughter is a surprising temptation he can't ignore. His proposition? That she live with him for two months as his mistress in exchange for supporting her and her brother for the rest of their lives.
But Margaret has a secret. Graham once saved her life as a child and she has dreamed about him ever since. As he awakens her desire, she longs to soothe his inner wounds–though only two months with her damaged hero may not be enough....
Homespun Bride
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Montana Territory in 1883 was a dangerous place especially for a blind woman struggling to make her way through an early winter snowstorm. Undaunted, Noelle Kramer fought to remain independent. But then a runaway horse nearly plunged her into a rushing, ice–choked river, before a stranger's strong, sure hand saved her from certain death.
And yet this was no stranger. Though she could not know it, her rescuer was rancher Thad McKaslin, the man who had once loved her more than life itself. Losing her had shaken all his most deeply held beliefs. Now he wondered if the return of this strong woman was a sign that somehow he could find his way home.
The Welsh Lord's Mistress
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Bron yearned to be with Trefor ap Gruffydd for years – and even more so after he returns home from exile a handsome, hardened warrior. Brons's hopes are raised when she sees her desire reflected in Trefor's eyes...only to be crushed when she learns he is to be married to another woman!
Terfor's duty demands that he marry a rich woman who can help his family's estate, not a servant like Bron. Yet Bron and Trefor's passion is too powerful to be denied. But if Bron is willing to give up her virtue to become his mistress, can Trefor sacrifice his honour to make her his wife?
Pleasured By The English Spy
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English spy Andrew Truesdale has been sent to Florence on a mission – to befriend widowed contessa Olivia di Montebaldi and discover if she's plotting a nationalist revolution in the aftermath of Napoleon's defeat. Andrew expects the assignment to be easy. After all, his job with the British Diplomatic Corps required him to perfect the art of flirtation and become a consummate seducer of women.
Everything changes, however, when he arrives at Olivia's villa. Instead of the middle–aged woman he expects, Andrew finds a vivacious young beauty who piques his interest...and his lust.
But while Andrew may be taken aback by the contessa, Olivia knows exactly who Andrew is...and that he is dangerous. She may let him claim her body, but can she trust him with her secrets?
The Rake's Intimate Encounter
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Anthony Darby thinks he is ready to give up his life of pleasure – until finds himself at an exclusive club where ladies of the ton indulge their secret desires...and he spies the most alluring woman he's ever laid eyes on.
Lately widowed, Margaret is determined to savor some of the joys she missed while married to a cold–hearted Russian count. After paying her dues as a dutiful wife, she's ready to begin living for the moment – starting with a night of passion with Anthony.
Notorious Lord, Compromised Miss
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Debutante Katherine Malahithe has come to London determined to resist the fortune hunters only interested in her money. Her efforts to appear unattractive successfully ward off most suitors – except for Viscount Maldon, a man who wants to avoid marriage as much as Katherine. The handsome, provoking Viscount becomes an unlikely ally, but can either of them escape the altar when friendship turns to passion... and scandal?
Libertine Lord, Pickpocket Miss
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Julian Burke's reputation as a libertine was famous throughout Vienna. Few people know his debauchery is merely a pleasant way to mask his true mission: to recover jewels stolen from the British monarchy by a French comte. When he spots Sophie DuPlessy at the comte's party, he thinks the vivacious beauty is just another debutante who can help his charade. But Julian soon learns Sophie is no innocent young miss – she's a passionate, daring woman who challenges and arouses him like nobody else. A woman playing a dangerous game of her own...
Julian Burke's reputation as a libertine was famous throughout Vienna. Few people know his debauchery is merely a pleasant way to mask his true mission: to recover jewels stolen from the British monarchy by a French comte. When he spots Sophie DuPlessy at the comte's party, he thinks the vivacious beauty is just another debutante who can help his charade. But Julian soon learns Sophie is no innocent young miss – she's a passionate, daring woman who challenges and arouses him like nobody else. A woman playing a dangerous game of her own…
The Unmasking Of Lady Loveless
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All of London is buzzing about The Adventures of a Woman of Pleasure by Lady Loveless, a book of barely disguised accounts of the ton's sexual escapades. Reputations have been ruined and society is scandalized, but no one is more shocked than Lord Alexander Beaumont when he learns that the mysterious Lady Loveless is none other than his estranged wife! He remembers Melicent as a shy, innocent young woman and is determined to find out where she's been getting her information... and who has turned his inexperienced bride into a brazen author of erotic literature. There's only one solution: Alex will seduce his errant wife and learn all her wanton secrets...
Quills - Captured And Claimed
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His Compromised Countessby Deborah Hale
When his beautiful, flirtatious wife causes a scandal by being caught in the arms of his enemy, Bennett Maitland, Earl of Sterling, finally ends his unsuitable marriage. He banishes Caroline to his remote childhood home – only to end up trapped there with her!
Having lost the love of her cold husband, Caroline is outwardly defiant yet her wounded heart aches for what they once shared. If she dares, she has one last chance to break through Bennett's icy reserve – and rekindle the fiery passion that once consumed them!
Her Battle–Scarred Knightby Meriel Fuller
When he returns from the Crusades, battle–scarred and tortured by painful memories, it is only Count Giseux de St–Loup's code of chivalry that sees him escorting a sharp–tongued spitfire of a lady on a quest to help her injured brother.
The beautiful Lady Brianna is fiercely independent, and finds his powerful presence disturbing. As the danger surrounding her grows deeper, Giseux is forced to extend his protection further than either of them ever wanted it to go…
The Reluctant Escort
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All she wanted was a little adventure
Even though she adores her godmother, Molly Martineau cannot help but find life in the countryside a little dull! At seventeen, she longs for balls and parties and the excitement of a London season. So who could blame her for finding the dashing Captain Stacey very attractive? And surely it was not entirely silly to follow him on the road to London?
Forced to take the waif under his wing, the captain soon realizes that his heart may be in trouble! But with his affairs in such a tangle, what could he offer a gently bred girl?
Her Rebel Lord
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The rebel's marriage proposal
To polite society, Duncan McNabb, Lord Byrne, is the quintessential gentleman, occupied merely with fashion and flirtation. But Jenna de Warre knows his other identity Duncan is also a hunted rebel!
Bound to him by this deadly secret, Jenna soon finds herself drawn deeper into Duncan's dangerous world, and falling evermore under his charismatic spell. When it seems the rebel lord returns her feelings, Jenna leaps at his proposal of marriage, but is she destined merely to be mistress to his cause?
A Christmas Wedding Wager
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Just one kiss under the mistletoe could change her whole life!
Lovely Miss Emma Harrison has long turned her back on the frivolities of the Marriage Mart and dedicated herself to helping her father. But this Christmas everything changes the unforgettable Jack Stanton is back! No longer the charity boy determined to make good, he has become one of the richest men in England. Driven to succeed and used to getting anything he wants, Jack makes it clear that he wants Emma.
And as the Yuletide festivities throw Emma into his company, she can't help but wonder if she made the right choice seven years ago .
Major Chancellor's Mission
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More than a simple tutor?
Major Richard Chancellor had been on some difficult assignments, but posing as a tutor to a respectable family had to be the most challenging. His task was to expose a traitor, but his instant awareness of Miss Pandora Compton, chatelaine of the estate, made the subterfuge increasingly difficult.
While Major Richard Chancellor was a very eligible parti, mild and scholarly Mr. Edward Ritchie, the tutor, was not. Although Pandora did seem to show a marked predilection for his company. How would she react when she learned of his deception?
Betrayed And Betrothed
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Poor Miss Abbie Graham had never felt so betrayed! Betrothed to her grandfather's godson, Mr. Bartholomew Cavanagh, she had found him in a rather compromising position in the garden with another woman! Refusing to marry Bart has resulted in years of quarrel. And now Abbie's been packed off to Bath. Can things get any worse for the girl?
They can, and they do, when Bart joins their party. He's now six years older and a rather dashing gentleman to boot! it looks as if Abbie's grandfather is playing matchmaker again! Only this time it may just work, as mysterious goings–on push Abbie and
Bart closer together. And soon they realize they cannot survive apart!