Given permission by her father to choose her husband, Lady
Isabel Louvet dances with the assorted well-connected
suitors he's assembled. Having lived at the abbey among the
nuns, Isabel shies away from coarse, rugged men who
frighten her. Instead, she prefers a courtly gentle soul.
When Scottish raiders Read more...
Beatrice Sinclair climbs the mountain to Castle Crannoch
seeking employment. Since her parents' death from cholera,
Beatrice has struggled to survive. Denied employment as a
tavern maid for having airs and too much education,
Beatrice's last resort is the castle, where rumors abound
of evil within its walls. Offered Read more...
Fleeing from unknown assailants, Sabrina leads them away
from her family's camp. The law will not help her as they
consider all gypsies criminals. These pursuers are
persistent, and Sabrina does not understand their
relentless pursuit of her. Sabrina stumbles upon a
gentleman who aides her in her flight Read more...
Samantha Jellicoe, former cat burglar, has reformed and is
going legit. Now, Samantha offers security consultations
aided by her former fence and now-reluctant partner. As her
partner tries to pull her back into her old nefarious life,
Samantha's lover, Rick, strongly advises her to forget
about her former Read more...
Olivia Banning arrives in London with her elderly aunt,
who's convinced the ghost of her old lover is beckoning her
from the grave. Unable to persuade her aunt otherwise,
Olivia decides to placate her with a promise to search for
him. Only her devotion to her aunt could cause Read more...
Gabriel Lacey, retired Dragoon Captain, receives a call
regarding a murder that occurred during a high society
ball. His former sergeant, now a Bow Street Runner, has
arrested Gabriel's ex-commander and once mentor. Col.
Brandon's knife is the murder weapon and several witnesses
saw the colonel arguing Read more...
Hawk and Zeke Maxwell herd their newly bought prize mares
through Arizona as they try to evade rustlers and people.
Most folks take one look at the half-breed Indian and a
black man and assume they stole the horses. Acknowledging
the prejudices, Hawk and Zeke roam the West and Read more...
Orphaned at an early age and raised by unfeeling cousins,
Fleur Hamilton's choices are limited when she murders her
cousin's associate. She realizes no one will believe her
tale of attempted rape by her cousin, Lord Brocklehurst,
and the subsequent fight that left his associate dead.
Fleeing to Read more...
Lady Miranda returned from Italy after an attack by Italian
hill bandits with a bullet wound in her head, which causes
severe blinding headaches. Miranda wishes to return to
Italy and find the man who helped her survive her wounds.
For the first time, she hires a secretary to accompany Read more...
The Essex sisters descended upon the London season with
very different objectives. Annabelle has already decided to
marry a rich Englishman, making the poverty she endured
with her wastrel father a dim memory. Imogene, reeling from
the sudden death of her husband after only two weeks of
marriage, is determined Read more...
Victoria Shelby's life took a dramatic change when her
successful banker father committed suicide rather than
confess his colossal financial failures. Victoria's sisters
leave to earn a small income from the respected positions
of companion and governess, while Victoria stays at home
caring for their mother on a Read more...
Caroline Witfield's only passion in life is art. Her one
chance to study painting in Vienna hinges on her ability to
submit a portrait of an aristocrat. If she's unsuccessful,
Caroline will be reduced to teaching art to children in her
small village. As the daughter of a Read more...
Shot and crippled trying to help her friend, Nell Smith
struggles to survive at her ranch. The townspeople consider
her worthless since she's the daughter of a bordello madam.
Nell's adopted mother sent her back East to smooth the
rough edges, but the town has always whispered and Read more...
Juliet Boucheron struggles to maintain and keep her
ancestral home despite the threat of high taxes and a rash
of unexplained break-ins. As a widow, she works hard to
protect her son and younger sisters. Juliet hides the
reality of their situation from her family until a telegram
arrives Read more...
Highlander Kate MacCarran, a Jacobite sympathizer, uses her
purported fairy magic against officers of the Crown as she
renders them senseless with her legendary charm while
stealing their government papers. Kate's work grows more
dangerous as her notoriety increases with each successful
job. She ignores her intuition that Capt Read more...
Miranda Mabberly always knew she was her father's pawn to
forward his ambitions. She just didn't realize how little
she meant to him, until she fell into the arms of a
notorious rake. Banished to the countryside for years,
Miranda stays hidden from public view, estranged from her Read more...
Lady Olivia Cheltenham knows her family's finances are
shaky, but not until her mother pushes her into the Thames
to gain an eligible bachelor's attention, does she realize
they're destitute. Her mother's plan works to some extent,
except that Olivia saves the gentleman from drowning. In Read more...
Four years ago, Caroline Ritter was considered to be the
debutante of the season until a married man compromised
her. After her father threw her out of their home, Caroline
refused to become a courtesan, instead working in menial
jobs until lack of food and shelter have her seek other Read more...
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