Simon St. Bride prepares to return to England with evidence
of Canadian corruption within the government. As a member
of the powerful and aristocratic St. Bride family, his
enemies are unable to murder him without severe
repercussions. Instead, Simon's nemesis traps him into
participating in a duel over the Read more...
Bathsheba Wingate catches a glance of the most magnificent
man, who's breathtaking in his demeanor and appearance.
This has happened to her only once before at the tender age
of 16. She married the gentleman and it ended badly. His
aristocratic family disowned him for marrying into the
disreputable Read more...
Lady Amelia Watersfield, leader of the Ladies' Amateur
Sleuth Society, revels in solving mysteries she reads from
crime stories. When a thief steals her father's priceless
Egyptian artifact from their home, Amelia decides to assist
the detective her father hires. Finally, she can
participate in an authentic investigation. Amelia Read more...
Legendary healer Aliss awakens in the middle of the night
to help an ill clan member. Not expecting trouble, she
walks into a trap. Her kidnappers steal her away from her
home to cure their clan members of a mysterious disease.
Known for her gentleness, Aliss remembers advice from her Read more...
Thirteen years ago, Annabelle Lawson lost her heart to an
unsuitable man, Magnus Wallis. Their summer together was
the most wondrous time in her life. Her lover instinctively
knew she felt trapped by society's rules. Instead of
shopping and preparing for balls, she preferred painting in
the countryside in Read more...
The late Earl of Rochester entrusts his faithful butler,
Richard Robert Reeves, to find his illegitimate sons and
turn them into gentlemen. This task should not prove
difficult for this extraordinarily talented butler. Through
manipulations by the earl, one son, Captain Tristan
Llevanth, will have the earldom if he can Read more...
Perpetual wallflower Evie Jenner concocts a shocking plan
to escape her physically abusive relatives. Surprise is her
ally, since her relatives would never expect the shy,
stammering Evie to approach society's most debauched rake
with a wild proposition. Evie offers marriage and her
future wealth to this scoundrel in Read more...
Anger consumes Claire Hollybrooke when her father is
falsely accused and imprisoned as the infamous jewel thief
who steals from the rich. Claire directs her anger at the
nobility who shunned her beloved aristocratic mother when
she married a scholar. When her mother died, her noble
family never acknowledged the Read more...
The ladies of the Benevolent Widows Society decide to add a
bit of spice to their lives and take a lover. Marianne
Nesbitt, a widow of two years, misses the intimacy and
closeness she had with her husband. It was a good marriage
between best friends. It only lacked passion Read more...
Brash attorney Steve Solomon has met his match in Victoria
Lord, a straight-laced, by-the-book attorney. Getting her
fired from her job as a prosecutor, Steve offers Victoria a
partnership both professionally and personally. When she
accepts both, he's amazed. Their opposing personalities
work well in the Read more...
As Teke Maxwell contemplates her stagnant marriage to J.D.,
she sets off a chain of events that dramatically alter the
lives around her. Her son witnesses her mistake in judgment
and runs in front of a car, seriously injuring himself.
Their best friends, the Pope family, surround them and Read more...
Since her husband's death, Lady Sylvia Montgomery has
struggled to keep the roof from literally tumbling onto her
head. Her choices are severely limited. She can support the
villagers in their smuggling operations, or she can return
to her uncle's home and supervise his squalling children.
The latter Read more...
Charlotte Burton, a Southern belle who's lost everything
she values, arrives in London to solicit help from an old
friend, Cade. Her father and brother lost their lives as
they tried running a British naval blockade, and she needs
a loan to restore the family fortune in Charleston.
Charlotte Read more...
Anna Rosewood wishes to be a dutiful daughter to her
parents and marry the prosperous earl they've chosen.
Instead of contemplating her future with the earl, Anna
struggles to come to terms with the murder of her twin
brother. She cannot accept the authority's version of his
death Read more...
Exiled from their tiny country after a rebellion, Princess
Amy and her older sister survive by selling cosmetics
incognito in English and Scottish villages. Warned that
assassins follow them, they never stay long at any
location. Amy rages against the world that can never be.
She abandons her sister and Read more...
Retired opera singer Countess Viviana Bergonzi returns to
England with her three children after a nine-year absence.
Viviana's memories of England, where she made her debut and
received raves for her magnificent operatic voice, are
bittersweet. Those memories are entwined with her love for
a young nobleman who Read more...
Five years ago, Rachel Hollister's family was massacred by
unknown killers. Rachel now exists in limbo, cut off from
the world, living in a home she's made impregnable with
boards and locks. Her only contact with the world is Darby,
her ancient foreman. One day, while Darby is Read more...
Seventeen years ago, Irene Stenson arrived home to find her
parents dead. The official ruling was murder-suicide, but
Irene never accepted those results. Spirited away by her
aunt, Irene has spent time with therapists, who all agree
that Irene must accept the reality of her parents' deaths
before she Read more...
Intelligent and unconventional Meg Barratt is an anomaly
within English society. Marriage and children are not on
her agenda. Only her friendship with a duchess and her
impeccable breeding prevent society from ostracizing her as
she engages in an eccentric lifestyle. She never flaunts
her lovers or her desire for Read more...
Veterinary Devon Montgomery had an uneasy feeling about her
mother's weekend getaway with a gentleman friend, Fredrick
Pierson. Her concern proves accurate when the police inform
her that a mysterious fire destroyed the cabin where her
mother was staying. Devon notifies her father, Pete, an ex-
NYPD cop who Read more...