She wore a perfect smile over her torment. He knew that mask all too well… Miss Alice Montrose's family teeters on the edge of financial ruin, leaving her with one option—she must marry wealth and restore their standing in society. When she receives an invitation to the Dowager Countess of Fairfax's birthday celebrations, Alice seizes the rare opportunity to find a wealthy husband. Taken under the wing of the matchmaking dowager and her mysterious Garden society, she's determined to secure a match with the Season's most eligible bachelor, the Duke of Gainsbury. Captain Victor Lacey is ...

(Previously published as Invitation To Ruin - winner of the RomCom Readers Crown in 2012) One Good Lady Is About to Go Bad… The only thing Miss Melissa Goodly has ever wanted out of a marriage is love. But any hope of that dissolves one wild night, when she loses herself in the arms of the most irresistible–and unobtainable–man in all of England. For when they are discovered in a position as compromising as it is pleasurable, she has no choice but to accept his proposal. Avowed bachelor Antony Craven, Earl of Wickham, never meant to seduce an innocent like Melissa. Yet now that the ...

(This book was previously published as Invitation To Scandal, an enemies to lovers romance which won the RomCon Readers Crown Best Historical in 2013.) Catch me if you can… Plagued by scandalous rumors, Rheda Kerrich will stop at nothing to restore her reputation and make an honest living for herself–and she’s determined to do it without a husband. But times are hard, and smuggling is a risky though profitable trade. So when a dashing agent for the English government catches her in the act, she desperately resists his charms and conceals her illicit profession. Until she realizes he ...

Lady Elizabeth Allgreave is a cool customer, proud of her independence and determined to prove she can manage Trentmere House and its surrounding estate. But, following her grandmother’s death, she becomes aware of the full extent of the estate’s neglect and sorry financial state. She must seek help or lose it. When the odious Sir Geoffrey Griseley reappears in her life, threatening to take it all away, she has little choice but to accept the services of the mysterious stranger who comes calling. Christopher Blake, not for the first time, is running for his life. He takes refuge in a ...

He took her as a trophy. She became his salvation When powerful Highland laird Caelan MacBraith claims Isla Drummond in a forced marriage meant to end a brutal clan feud, he expects silence and submission—not defiance. Promised to another man and raised to despise her enemy, Isla refuses to be conquered. But in the wilds of 14th century Scotland, passion is a more dangerous battlefield than any blade. As enemies become lovers, desire burns hotter than vengeance. But war, betrayal, and bloodlines won’t be silenced so easily—and Isla must decide if love is worth giving up everything she...

Prudence Leigh is well on her way to being a spinster. That dreadful future may be a few years away, but with every man chasing after her beautiful younger sister, Prudence has little hope of finding love. But when she receives a letter filled with heartfelt declarations, she discovers it’s not too late for her. But for such an ardent beau in writing, the gentleman acts quite strangely in person… Penmanship is not an important skill. Or so Dr. Parker Humphreys thought—until his love letter is delivered to the wrong sister!

Kitty Stokes never imagined she’d be so weak as to sacrifice herself on the altar of family obligations, but when the only alternative to marriage with Lord Hayworth is to play nursemaid to her brother’s children, Kitty reluctantly agrees. On her wedding day, she’s certain she has made a grave error, but it’s too late to back out.

Captain Roland Burford, ex-Royal Navy, seeks a change of direction after being disappointed in love. He accepts a diplomatic post as Secretary to the British Legation in Turin, the capital of Sardinia and Piedmont, and arranges his passage on a naval ship heading for the Mediterranean. Lady Penelope Derwent was recently wed to the Marquis of Hartley’s son James Derwent, who immediately took up his commission with the Royal Navy, leaving her in her father-in-law’s care. Desperate to get away, Penelope secretly arranges to spend the summer at the Italian lakes. With few resources of her ...

I never planned to marry a killer. But when a forged marriage license lands on my desk—along with a photo of my sister’s bruised face—I don’t get to say no. Adrian Morelli is my opposite in every way: eleven years older, colder than ice, and the most dangerous man in D.C. The same man who sits at the throne of the crime syndicate I’ve spent my life trying to destroy. Now I wear his ring. Live in his penthouse. And every heated touch blurs the line between enemy and husband. This was supposed to be protection. A lie. But Adrian plays for keeps—and his lies cut deeper than his ...

Mr. Darcy is unmarriageable. Every time he shows any interest in a lady, be it casual or serious, the lady disappears or has disaster befall her. Soon, society spreads gossip that he is cursed, and mamas and daughters alike shun his company. Some unknown nemesis keeps the rumors alive, and soon, he suspects he will never find happiness until he discovers who wants him ruined. In Meryton, a humbled Mr. Darcy finds himself drawn to a local beauty. Ever cautious that the villain behind his misfortune is watching, he takes great pains to keep his courtship a secret.

A new historical romance from the bestselling author of the Regency Goddesses Series. When heiress Miss Daphne Jones finds herself married to the wrong brother – the black-sheep son of the Duke of Burlington – she has little idea that her groom will promptly disappear after the wedding, and that she'll become a duchess and a widow before her seventeenth birthday. Seven years later, the young and somewhat eccentric duchess has found contentment in taking care of her two younger sisters, Isadora and Emmaline, her absentminded brother-in-law, and an ever-growing menagerie of pets. The only...

I was told I could never have children — now how do I tell the billionaire who doesn’t trust women that I’m pregnant with his baby? Eight years ago, Cole Matthews humiliated me in front of everyone at my best friend’s wedding and became the man I loved to hate. Since then, I’ve avoided him at all costs. After an infertility diagnosis, I didn’t think things could get any worse, until my best friend begs me to do her a favor — one which involves working with Cole to uncover a secret. Cole’s dealing with his own wounds. A devastating heartbreak cemented his belief that women ...

When Charlotte Lucas’s twin brother returns to Meryton after four years in the navy, he rivals even Mrs. Bennet as a meddling matchmaker. Captain Oliver Lucas introduces his two dearest friends, Elizabeth Bennet and Captain Fitzwilliam Darcy, and their discreet courtship begins on the very same night that Elizabeth discovers her childhood friend harbors a secret which will later alter the course of their lives. As Elizabeth’s romance blooms, Jane faces an ultimatum from her mother, and takes drastic measures to secure her engagement to Mr. Bingley.

Rory MacLeod is a bold and powerful Highland Chief with only one allegiance-to his clan. He vows revenge against the rival MacDonald clan, though duty demands a handfast marriage to Isabel MacDonald-a bride he does not want and has no intention of keeping. But Rory couldn't have anticipated the captivating woman who challenges his steely control and unleashes the untamed passion simmering beneath his fierce exterior.

Ambrosia Tisdale is the very picture of propriety and the epitome of what a respectable young lady should be. Haunted by a memory and compelled by her family, she pursues perfection to a fault. The Earl of Bristol, Duncan Maddox, has returned to London after years of familial-imposed exile. As the second son, he has led a life filled with frivolity, leisure, and a healthy dose of debauchery. Now, his older brother has died, leaving the family's flailing legacy in Duncan's unwilling arms.