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!
Widow Julia Partridge is desperate. To repay a debt, she's forced to sell herself in an auction at the most exclusive bawdy house in London. Julia only has to get through one night with one man though she never imagined that man would be Alistair Crawford, the dissolute Duke of Dunstan! Alistair has the face of a fallen angel...and a reputation for vice to match. Yet when he turns his attentions to Julia, he unexpectedly arouses more passion in a few moments than she'd felt in her entire marriage.
The Taming Of Mei Lin
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Faced with a proposal from a man she despises, impetuous Mei Lin makes a daring declaration: she will only marry the man who can defeat her in a sword fight. She has bested everyone who has so far tried to teach her a lesson...until a handsome stranger comes to her village. In captivating swordsman Shen Leung , Mei Lin finally sees a man she wants to marry. A man she's willing to surrender to in every way.
A Scandalous Liaison
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Six years ago, the rakish Viscount St. Austell betrayed his best friend and his own sense of honour by seducing Lionel's sister, Loveday Trehearne. Now St. Austell has hired Lionel as an artist and is reunited with Loveday once again. Though she is as beautiful as ever, Loveday lives in poverty...and a different sort of mystery seems to be haunting the Trehearnes, too. The scandalous viscount is determined to help Loveday despite her resistancebut his toughest challenge will be fighting the passion that still burns between them....
Arabian Nights With A Rake
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Algerian Desert, 1833
Held captive in a Bedouin camp, Susannah Sutcliffe was bid to dress in scandalous silks and dance for the sheikh's guests. The request wasn't new to Susannah but the presence of English diplomat Alex Grayfield was a shock she had not anticipated!
Handsome and charming, Alex exuded a powerful masculinity that Susannah found irresistible...and he was unmistakably aroused by her sensual dance. Soon, Susannah had a plan to escape her desert captors: convince Alex to rescue her by seducing him.
The Laird And The Wanton Widow
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When Kate Anderson heard her young cousin complain about the man she was expected to marry, Kate never imagined it would be Harry Le Clere, Lord Godridge! For one season in Edinburgh, Kate and Harry had shared their first taste of passion – and one mistake tore them apart.
Now, Kate is in a position to teach Harry how to woo her cousin...but Kate doesn't realise that she is the only woman he ever wanted. And Harry is determined to have her again....
Convenient Wife, Pleasured Lady
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Daniel Wycliffe, Earl of Stanford, expected Alice Fortescue to be an obedient and biddable wife, not the vivacious beauty demanding her woo her before sharing his bed! Daniel has no intention on falling for his convenient bride, but he needs to produce an heir soon in order to secure his inheritance. He's certain that she won't be able to resist his seductive charms for long.
But with Alice determined to accept nothing less than Daniel's love and respect, will he be the one to surrender first?
Taken By The Highwayman
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'Stand and deliver!'
The highwayman's call made Lady Anabel Mayward's pulse race...but not from fear. Tales of the 'knights of the road' had always piqued her curiosity, but Sullivan aroused something new: desire.
With an arranged marriage looming, Anabel never expected to have control over who would be the first to bed her...until Sullivan took her to his forest hideaway where they could give free rein to their wild passion....
Wedding Night With The Ranger
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Dodge City, Kansas. 1880.
Texas Ranger–turned–rancher Colt Severson received plenty of advice on how to handle his wife on their wedding night – but not on what to do if she pointed a shotgun at him!
For Annalee Sapp, becoming Colt's bride was both a nightmare and a dream come true. The handsome rancher was the perfect husband, if only he hadn't been tricked into marrying her! He'd be stunned to learn of all the scandalous thoughts she had about him.....
But once their wedding night arrives, it's only a matter of time before their passion explodes...and the truth about their impulsive marriage is revealed!
Notorious Eliza
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Eliza Dauntry was infamous. Most people assumed she was a wanton because she supported herself and her son by painting portraits of courtesans. Yet Eliza hadn't been tempted by a man since her husband's death...until she met Patrick Felham. An old friend of her husband and a one–time rake, Patrick awakened a yearning in Eliza that demanded to be satisfied at once.... Patrick was looking for an upright woman to become his wife and stepmother to his daughter, not a siren like Eliza Dauntry! But Eliza had aroused his desire ever since he saved her scandalous self–portrait from the auction house. The chance of an affair with the alluring widow was irresistible, but this notorious woman could also turn out to be his perfect bride
Wicked Earl, Wanton Widow
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Herefordshire, England. 1830...
Rose Janeway had heard rumours of Killian Redbourne's prowess with women. The new earl of Pembridge was infamously wicked and utterly masculine...and just the thing to tempt the passionate widow into taking a lover. But as their days of ecstasy flew by, Rose feared that Killian would return to London, leaving her beloved community destitute and her heart broken. Unless she can persuade him to stay in town and in her bed.
A Lady's Lesson In Seduction
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Once a notorious rake, Camden Folk, Marquis of Warbury, is now consumed by desire for only one woman: beautiful young widow Frances Burdett. And the Yuletide festivities at his country estate present the perfect opportunity for seduction.
After her brief and unsatisfying marriage, Frances Burdett swore never to become tied to another man. Then a passionate kiss under the mistletoe reawakens longings she thought buried forever. But can she give in to the pleasures of the body with a rogue like Cam – without losing her heart?
His Wicked Christmas Wager
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The last person Lord Crispin Sinclair expects to see in a disreputable inn is the woman he's there to forget: Lady Caroline Fallowfield. He hasn't forgiven her for marrying another man – or forgotten their mutual passion. When she implores him to come home for his brother's Christmas nuptials, he agrees – if the now–widowed Caroline is willing to share his bed and take another gamble on love…
Regency Runaways
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A Lover's Kiss
Sir Douglas Drury was a spy during the Napoleonic war and has the scars, and enemies, to show for it. When he is set upon in a London street, he finds it hard to be grateful because his rescuer is not only a woman – but French!
Juliette Bergerine has learned to keep herself safe, but now her life is also in danger. Together, she and Drury must take refuge in a Mayfair mansion. There, this broodingly cynical man proves an irresistible temptation!
The Viscount's Kiss
Lord Bromwell is used to breaking the ton's rules, but even he is shocked when he meets the beautiful but guarded 'Lady Eleanor Springford' and they share a soul–searing kiss!
When Bromwell realises she's fleeing a desperate situation, he offers her refuge at his country estate. Except he has no idea Eleanor is really plain Nell Springley, and their fledgling relationship is a scandal–in–the–making…
Quills - His Lady's Lesson
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A Not So Respectable Gentleman?by Diane Gaston
Since Leo Fitzmanning has returned to London he's kept his seat at the card table warm, his pockets full of winnings and his mind off a certain raven–haired heiress. Until whispers reveal that Miss Mariel Covendale's hand is being forced to an unscrupulous fortune hunter!
Leo must re–enter the society he detests to help her. But he hadn't counted on Mariel being even more achingly beautiful than he remembered. Soon Leo realises that there's nothing respectable about his reasons for stopping Mariel's marriage!
Outrageous Confessions Of Lady Deborahby Marguerite Kaye
The Dowager Countess of Kinsail will never reveal the truth of her soul–destroying marriage – some things are too dark to be told. But at least no one can guess that the famously icy–hearted widow, is also the authoress of the voluptuous romances currently shocking the ton!
Only now she has a new secret identity – accomplice to Elliot Marchmont, gentleman, ex–soldier and notorious London thief. He ignites a passion in her so intoxicating that surviving the blistering affair unscathed will be near impossible…
His Mask Of Retribution
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His Mask Of Retributionby Margaret McPhee
Rafe Knight has lived fifteen years with one goal: avenge the death of his parents. And what better way than with The Earl of Misbourne's daughter, beautiful Marianne!
Held at gunpoint Marianne is taken captive by the mysterious masked highwayman. But Marianne finds more than just malice in the man's warm, amber eyes…
The Captain's Courtesanby Lucy Ashford
Determined to seek out the villain who destroyed her family, Rosalie Rowland masquerades as a courtesan at London's infamous Temple of Beauty. But her alter–ego is a little too willing, and Captain Alec Stewart proves impossible to resist!
Betrothed To The Barbarianby Carol Townend
Princess Theodora of Constantinople is to marry Duke Nikolaos, a man chosen for her. An Imperial princess must always do her duty, but Theodora spent ten years in exile in a barbarian land. There she forgot protocol, forgot enough to have given birth to a baby in secret. As her wedding night approaches, Theodora knows she's on the verge of revealing her biggest sin…
Taming The Highland Rogue
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Scotland, 1370. Laird Connor MacLerie is ruthless, a fact his wife, Jocelyn, knows all too well – particularly when it comes to arranging marriages for members of his clan. Though they found happiness and passion themselves, Jocelyn had been bought as a bride for Connor herself and doesn't want to see another woman betrothed without consent. She hatches a matchmaking plot of her own – but it will only succeed if she can tame her Highland husband!
An Illicit Temptation
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Tang Dynasty China, 824 A.D. Dao was raised as a servant, but when her half–sister flees an arranged marriage to a chieftain, Dao is sent in her place as Princess An–Ming. Such a future is better than she could have hoped for, yet she dreads a passionless union with a stranger. Taken as a virtual hostage to the Imperial court, Kwan–Li is torn between his people and his duty to the emperor. He is bound by honour to escort the princess safely across the wild and untamed steppe, but the greatest danger they face on the long journey may be the forbidden temptation of each other…
What A Cowboy Wants
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Central Iowa, 1883. It's been five years since Brett Richards rode out of Cutter's Corner, Iowa, and out of Ester Larson's life. Now he's back to collect his orphaned siblings, and the very sight of him rekindles desire Ester thought was gone forever. The intensity of his kiss prove Brett hasn't forgotten her either, and offer her a second chance to follow her heart. But he's made it clear he's going back to the dangerous frontier – with or without her…
Quills - An Impromptu Charade
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An Escapade And An Engagementby Annie Burrows
Lord Richard Ledbury has had his fair share of adventure on warring battlefields, but even this seasoned soldier isn't prepared for the outrageous escapades going on in London's ballrooms!
Lady Jayne Chilcott is under orders to find a husband, and Lord Ledbury has caught her eye. But nothing is simple when courting under the glittering spotlight of the ton.
Richard has always risen to any challenge, but Lady Jayne might just be the first to get the better of him. Let the games begin!
His Unsuitable Viscountessby Michelle Styles
A lifetime of living in a man's world has given sword–making factory owner Eleanor Blackwell some very definite opinions – particularly about the duplicity of men!
Benjamin Grayson, Viscount Whittonstall, seems to be cut from a different cloth – Eleanor responds to his touch with a passion normally only reserved for fencing! She may be spectacularly unsuited for aristocracy, but Ben has different ideas when he plans to safeguard her business with a very convenient proposal…
Regency Courtships
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One Final Season
Three years ago, Kate rejected Lord Edmund Shuttleworth's marriage proposal. Now he's back, and it's Kate's final season. She needs a straightforward, paper–only marriage, yet her feelings for Edmund are anything but straightforward.
Shocked by Edmund's reappearance at a lavish house party, Kate flees to the private study to compose herself. But her self–control doesn't last for long! Caught in a compromising situation, the man she can't possibly marry is suddenly announcing their betrothal to the ton...
Captain Langthorne's Proposal
At twenty–four, Lady Serena Summerton puts herself firmly back on the shelf. Her abusive first marriage was an utter disaster, and she's determined never to marry again.
Captain Adam Langthorne is enchanted with the beautiful woman Serena has become. Putting aside his rakish ways, he plans to sweep her off her feet until she accepts his proposal!