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Playing the rake's game (Rakes of the Caribbean. #1.)
By Bronwyn Scott. 2016
Emma Ward is in trouble. The devilishly handsome part-owner of her beloved Caribbean sugar plantation has arrived, and clearly he…
doesn't trust her. But his eyes promise pleasures she can only imagine. Maybe there's a way to get him onside. Ren Dryden may be fresh off the boat from London, but he knows when a woman is playing him and when she's as intriguing as the alluring Emma, he's more than happy to play back! But several sultry nights and secrets shared later, Ren realizes just how high the stakes are in this game of seduction. Followed by "Breaking the rake's rules". 2016.Plaid to the bone (Spirit of the Highlands. #0.5)
By Mia Marlowe. 2013
A bride comes to Bonniebroch, but Cait Grant is hardly dreaming of wedded bliss. For political reasons, she must marry…
Adam Cameron, laird of Bonniebroch. And then, as a duty to her clan, she must murder him -- if only her new husband weren't so devilishly handsome. If only she didn't have to play the loving wife for one long, languorous month. If only she didn't surrender to his softly sensual touch, she would be able to fulfill her duty. If only she didn't fall in love. 2013.Pistols for two: and other stories
By Georgette Heyer. 1993
Affairs of honour between bucks and blades, rakes and rascals; affairs of the heart between heirs and orphans, beauties and…
bachelors; romance, intrigue, escapades and duels at dawn; all the gallantry, villainy and elegance of the age that Georgette Heyer has so triumphantly made her own are exquisitely revived in these eleven stories of the Regency. 1993.Playing the Jack
By Mary Brown. 1984
Romance set in England in 1785 concerns runaway orphan Zoe. Disguised as a boy and on the brink of starvation,…
she is picked up by a roving band of players led by the mysterious Jack. As the troupe travels from village to village, falling into one adventure after another, Zoe, renamed Sprat, realizes that she is also falling in love with Jack. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1984.Petals on the river
By Kathleen E Woodiwiss. 1997
In April 1747 Shemaine O'Hearn, falsely accused of thievery, arrives in Virginia aboard a convict ship. Though used to a…
comfortable life, she survives the hardships of her journey and is happy to become indentured to kindly Gage Thornton, a widowed shipbuilder with a two-year-old son. But Shemaine's troubles are far from over. Some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 1997.Pastoral (New Windmill Ser.)
By Nevil Shute. 1974
Paddington Green (Performers. #3.)
By Claire Rayner. 1975
A romantic intrigue set in Victorian London focuses on an aging surgeon patriarch, and his daughter, a young widow, whose…
love for a Sephardic Jew is forbidden by tradition and his faith. Sequel to "The Haymarket." Followed by "Soho Square" (DC12907). c1975. (The performers ; 3)Palace circle
By Rebecca Dean. 2009
American heiress Delia Chandler leaves Virginia to marry Lord Conisborough, completely unprepared for life in London and her place within…
the royal circle. When he is appointed advisor to King Fuad in Cairo, she must follow with her beautiful daughters. Beneath the dazzling facade of Cairo's society she quickly discovers a world steeped in scandal. 2009.Only beloved (Survivors' Club series.)
By Mary Balogh. 2016
Relinquishing all hope to marry after a family scandal, music teacher Dora Debbins finds her life forever changed by the…
arrival of the Duke of Stanbrook, who, unable to forget their meeting a year ago, makes her dreams come true. 2016.Only enchanting (Survivors' Club series. #4.)
By Mary Balogh. 2014
Flavian, Viscount Ponsonby, was devastated by his fiancée's desertion after his return home. Now the woman who broke his heart…
is back - and everyone is eager to revive their engagement. Except Flavian, who, in a panic, runs straight into the arms of sensible yet enchanting Agnes Keeping. Agnes falls so foolishly and so deeply that she agrees to his impetuous proposal of marriage. When she discovers that the proposal is only to avenge his former love, she's determined to flee. But Flavian has no intention of letting his new bride go, especially now that he too has fallen so passionately and so unexpectedly in love. 2014.Only a promise (Survivors' Club series. #5.)
By Mary Balogh. 2015
Ralph Stockwood prides himself on being a leader, but when he convinced his friends to fight in the Napoleonic Wars,…
he never envisioned being the sole survivor. Racked with guilt over their deaths, Ralph must move on, and find a wife so as to secure an heir to his family's title and fortune. Since her seasons in London ended in disaster, Chloe Muirhead is resigned to spinsterhood. Driven by the need to escape her family, she takes refuge at the home of her mother's godmother, where she meets Ralph. He needs a wife. She wants a husband. So Chloe makes an outrageous suggestion: Strike a bargain and get married. One condition: Ralph has to promise that he will never take her back to London. But circumstances change. And to Ralph, it was only a promise. Sequel to "Only enchanting"; followed by "Only a kiss". 2015.Only a kiss (Survivors' Club series. #6.)
By Mary Balogh. 2015
Since witnessing the death of her husband during the wars, Imogen, Lady Barclay, has secluded herself in the confines of…
Hardford Hall, their home in Cornwall. The new owner has failed to take up his inheritance, and Imogen desperately hopes he will never come to disturb her fragile peace. 2015.One unashamed night (Wellinghams series. #2.)
By Sophia James. 2011
Reclusive Lord Taris Wellingham shuns the possibility of intimate relationships. His traveling companion, 28-year-old Beatrice-Maude Bassingstoke, on the other hand,…
doesn't expect to attract a man as handsome as Taris. But when they are forced to spend the night together during a snowstorm, passion erupts between them as they lay in each other's arms. And when the night ends, a new day of love dawns before them. Sequel to "High seas to high society", followed by "One illicit night". 2011.Only love (Only. #4.)
By Elizabeth Lowell. 2002
Passing through Echo Basin, wanderer Whip Moran is attracted to Shannon Conner. Shannon lives in a remote cabin with bounty…
hunter Silent John. What Whip and the townsfolk don’t know is that Silent John is Shannon’s great-uncle, not her husband, and he has been gone for many seasons. Shannon is running out of supplies but resists taking help from men who want sex in return. 2002.Only you (Only. #3.)
By Elizabeth Lowell. 2001
Matt Moran never goes looking for a gunfight, but he finds one after a card game in which the dealer,…
Evening Star, bets herself. She hopes to win back the treasure map stolen from her murdered parents. Soon Moran and Evening Star are searching for hidden gold. 2001.Only mine (Only. #2.)
By Elizabeth Lowell. 2001
England, 1867. To escape an arranged marriage, Lady Jessica Charteris hopes to convince longtime friend Wolfe Lonetree, the son of…
a Cheyenne woman and an English lord, to marry her in name only. But she is little prepared for what it means to be an American frontier wife. 2001.One wish
By Linda Lael Miller. 2000
Jubilee, Washington Territory; 1889. Fifteen years ago, Luke Shardlow rescued Charity Barnham from a creek and she granted him one…
wish. Now Luke, a bounty hunter, returns to Jubilee and kindles a spark of romance with Charity. But she is promised to another. Some descriptions of sex. Some descriptions of violence. 2000.Only his (Only series #1)
By Elizabeth Lowell. 1991
Following the Civil War, the only thing southerner Willow Moran has left are her five Arabian horses. With the aid…
of Caleb Black, she heads into the Rocky Mountains to find her brother. Along the way, she also discovers love. Some descriptions of violence and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1991.One wicked sin (Scandalous women of the Ton.)
By Nicola Cornick. 2010
Once the toast of London, divorced Lottie Cummings is now notorious, shunned, and lured to become a Covent Garden courtesan.…
The illegitimate son of a duke, Ethan Ryder fought for Napoleon until his capture landed him in England as a prisoner of war. On parole, Ethan is planning his most audacious coup yet, but he needs Lottie's help to create a spectacular diversion. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2010.One night of scandal: Teresa Medeiros (Avon historical romance #2)
By Teresa Medeiros. 2003
As Carlotta Anne Fairleigh prepares to make her societal debut, she can't help wondering about the house next door, the…
abandoned home of Hayden St. Clair, known as the "Murderous Marquess." Taking one small peek through his window results in disaster, thoroughly compromising the budding debutante's reputation and leaving her suddenly betrothed! Soon she's en route to the wilds of Cornwall with her husband, determined to unlock the secrets of Hayden's past before she will surrender to the yearnings of her heart. 2003.