After Sara McHern refuses her father's attempt to marry her
to a smelly oaf, Sara finds herself stuck in a convent
until she relents. For two years, Sara prays for a
solution. Her prayers are answered when a Highlander
arrives at the convent looking for his missing son. Sara Read more...
At the age of 10, Miss Miranda Cheever fell in love with
her best friend's brother, Viscount Turner. After she's
ridiculed about her gangly and plain appearance, he soothes
her hurt feelings and reassures her she will grow into her
unusual looks. Miranda keeps her schoolgirl crush hidden Read more...
Sarah Moorehouse sets aside her dreams and accepts the
reality that with her plain looks and lack of dowry, she
will never marry and have children. Visiting with her
lovely sister at Marquess Langston's estate, Sarah revels
in the beautiful gardens, while the other young ladies
preen and flirt Read more...
A former jury consultant, Kathryn Dancer works for the
California Bureau of Investigation as a Kinesics analyst
and interrogator or in plain English -- a human lie
detector. Called on to interview a jailed cult leader,
Daniel Pell (who eight years earlier killed a family of
four), Kathryn's job is Read more...
Newly crowned Princess Josefina Embry arrives in London
with her family to gain loans for their Central American
country. Her father has assigned her the task of marrying
the all-powerful Sebastian Griffin, Duke of Melbourne.
Josefina plays her part well as a seductress who
challenges, argues and tempts Sebastian Read more...
Lady Rosamunde Baird fell from grace with her youthful
pursuit of a young man. Her father, who had always loved
her ability to grasp her heart's desire, rejected her for
her lapse of judgment. Rosamunde refused his demands to
marry the young man, instead eloping with an inappropriate
man Read more...
Lady Elizabeth sent her husband to war almost five years
ago. Since then, she's successfully repelled several
English and Scottish sieges as they try to capture the
castle. Now with news that her husband is imprisoned, it's
imperative that she keep the soldiers' loyalty. Using wit
and intelligence Read more...
After the "Mad Marquess" pens an atrocious poem listing his
daughter's attributes in obscure verse, Lady Roberta
realizes her lack of suitors could become permanent. Being
a bold young woman, Roberta takes matters into her own
hands and departs for London. Roberta intends to ask an
extremely distant cousin Read more...
Louisa Shelby loves her carefree life until her father
commits suicide and leaves her penniless. As her friends
melt away, Louisa realizes how shallow her life has become.
Trying to find some way to make a living, Louisa recognizes
she has a talent for instilling in shy young ladies the Read more...
Returning to Scotland after a long absence, Lady Venetia
Campbell recalls with fond memories her childhood and the
young lad, Lachlan Ross, who nicknamed her Princess Proud.
Those memories come to an abrupt end when Lachlan kidnaps
her in reprisal for her father's reneging on a debt. Stolen
away Read more...
After a two-year hiatus from trouble and murder, Garth
Carson has recently expanded his taxidermy business,
Carson's Critters, to include appraising taxidermy
collections for a large insurance company. Arriving at a
meeting with his new Chicago Bears client, Garth finds him
dead on the floor from an apparent Read more...
Lady Fiona Turnbridge, illegitimate daughter of a late
duke, tours the ballrooms perusing all the men who, despite
her large dowry, will not offer matrimony. They consider
her a nice young woman, but eccentric. Rumor has it that
she can see into a man's soul. Instead of trying to Read more...
After discovering her murdered mother's diary, Lady Maura
Daventry cannot forgive herself for wrongly judging her.
Maura believed, along with society, that her mother was an
infamous harlot who cuckolded her husband. Wanting to find
out the truth about her mother's death, Maura decides to
use the clues Read more...
Lady Charlotte Hughes has an amazing voice that she's
perfected with training. Against the wishes of her brother,
Charlotte performs incognito as Lottie English at the Royal
Italian Opera House. No one suspects that the sexy,
mysterious Lottie is Charlotte. Moreover, why would they?
Charlotte hides behind a plain Read more...
Ten years ago, Lady Charlotte Hayward made a tragic
mistake. Vulnerable after her mother's death and rebelling
against her father, Charlotte gave her heart to a scoundrel
who left her alone and pregnant. Only her stepmother's
intervention prevented anyone from knowing her disgrace.
After she gave birth, her Read more...
At the Western Front, hope fills the air as soldiers
believe the end of war is near. Their elation ends,
however, when a nurse is brutally raped and mutilated at
the Casualty Clearing Station. The Reavley siblings are
drawn into the investigation when Matthew, the youngest of
them, is charged Read more...
On the Western Front in World War One, the savage battle of
Paschendaele has begun. Morale is low as the senseless
fight to gain a few yards rages on. The soldiers clash amid
the stench of death and the despair of seeing their fellow
comrades die due to the incompetence Read more...
Francesca Greentree comes upon a man trapped in the
treacherous mire that's claimed many a victim. Pulling him
from the bog, Francesca finds she's saved a very handsome
and very desirable man. Terrified of her unfavorable
heritage, Francesca buries herself upon the moors to quash
her need for Read more...
The last man in the world Sophie Treneham expects to betray
her is her stepbrother. Stephen was the only one to stand
by her when society ostracized her for giving birth to an
illegitimate child. Now, Stephen puts her in the position
of marrying a stranger. If Sophie does not Read more...
Soraya, the most notorious and beautiful courtesan in
London, ends her relationship with the Duke of Kylemore
with little regret. Finally, she has enough savings to
enable her to retire. She's free and Soraya is a thing of
the past. Now Verity Ashton, a widow, emerges in the
countryside Read more...
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