Author: Adele Ashworth
Title: Winter Garden
Description:
Though a celebrated French beauty in 1849, Madeleine DuMais's cleverness is her greatest asset -- and one she puts to good use as a spy for the British.
When her expertise is needed in the south of England to break up a smuggling ring, Madeleine willingly puts her life on hold to help the crown...
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Arriving in the quaint resort town of Winter Garden, Madeleine meets her partner in subterfuge. Thomas Blackwood is unlike any man she has ever met. His quiet confidence and mysterious intensity send shivers of pleasure coursing through her ... shivers that slowly melt into a desperate passion. As duty gives way to desire, surrender holds its reward. And Madeleine will never recover from the touch of Thomas's hands on her body -- and the touch of his heart on her soul...
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Quick Note: Hero also has a pronounced limp.
Author: Allison Lane
Title: Heart's Desire [SS from A Regency Christmas Present]
Description:
The gifts of Christmas are priceless -- good cheer, warm hearts, and happy times with friends.
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And now five bestselling Regency authors have made a special present to you--five brand-new stories. High-spirited and humorous, heartwarming and romantic and full of the fun and flavor of the holiday season they're the perfect present to share with friends and loved ones. And in each delightful story you'll find that there's one Christmas present that lasts all year round--the gift of true love....
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Emma Fairlawn is a penniless widow hoping to obtain a position as a governess and Craig Curtiss, a war hero, recently succeeding to an earldom, who fears coming home because he will have to confront his fearsome grandmother who has dominated the entire family for decades. When the coach they are traveling in lands in a ditch, he learns that she nursed his best friend through his final illness and invites her to accompany him home.
Author: Amanda Quick
Title: Affair
Description:
Charlotte Arkendale knew all there was to know about men.
After all, she'd made a career out of steering marriage-minded women away from untrustworthy members of the opposite sex.
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Yet nothing could have prepared her for Baxter St. Ives--an arresting stranger too daring, too determined, too dangerous to be her new man-of-affairs. Still, perhaps he was too perfect person to help Charlotte investigate the recent murder of one of her clients. So she gave him a chance, never realizing that Baxter, a gifted scientist would soon conduct a risky exploration into the alchemy of desire, with Charlotte as his subject.
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But as he sets out to seduce Charlotte, a twisted killer lies in wait, ready to part the lovers ... or see them joined together forever--in death.
Author: Amanda Quick
Title: Ravished
Description: [From Fictiondb]
There was no doubt about it. What Miss Harriet Pomeroy needed was a man. Someone powerful and clever who could help her rout the unscrupulous thieves who were using her beloved caves to hide their loot. But when Harriet summoned Gideon Westbrook, Viscount St. Justin, to her aid, she could not know that she was summoning the devil himself...
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Dubbed the Beast of Blackthorne Hall for his scarred face and lecherous past, Gideon was strong and fierce and notoriously menacing. Yet Harriet could not find it in her heart to fear him. For in his tawny gaze she sensed a savage pain she longed to soothe...and a searing passion she yearned to answer. Now, caught up in the beast's clutches, Harriet must find a way to win his heart - and evade the deadly trap of a scheming villain who would see them parted for all time.
Author: Amanda Stevens
Title: Fade To Black [Modern Romance]
Description:
TIME LAPSE...
Ex-secret agent Pierce Kincaid couldn't understand why his wife nearly fainted when he came home from the store. Then he took a good look at Jessica--no longer pregnant, shorter haircut--and watched in horror as his five-year-old boy asked Mommy who the stranger was.
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Terror-filled nightmares slowly revealed that Pierce had been kidnapped. His memory had been wiped clean, but that didn't change the facts for his wife. He knew instinctively that she still loved him, but her trust in him had been shattered.
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Now the kidnappers were after his family. Suddenly the search for the truth became a race to stay alive. A race that could make--or break--their marriage ....
Author: Amy J. Fetzer
Title: Taming The Beast [Modern Romance]
Description: [From Fictiondb]
Summoned like a serving girl to the king, Laura Cambridge was hired as nanny to Richard Blackthorne's secret child. Rumors about this hulking recluse didn't daunt Laura -- her beauty-queen past had taught her the inner person didn't always match the facade. But Richard's heart was as painfully scarred as his chiseled features....
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To Richard, lovely Laura was like candy dangled in front of a baby -- he was offered the sweet, but denied the taste. Yet sometimes grizzly bears enjoyed a taste of honey...and in fiction the disfigured Mr. Rochester won the love of Jane Eyre. So Richard dared to woo his green-eyed goddess, gambling that -- like Jane -- Laura would one day declare, "Reader, I married him."
Author: Ann Charlton
Title: Ransomed Heart [Modern Romance]
Description:
'That Jamieson Brat,' he'd called her!
Stacey Jamieson was rattled by the scorn of flint-edged Hal Stevens. Why should she care if he thought her a useless, spoiled socialite? He was merely a security man, recently hired by her millionaire father to protect the family's valuable possessions.
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Only later did Stacey guess Hal's true, more unnerving purpose. Danger lay in wait for Stacey - and only Hal could protect her from it.
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But even he couldn't shield her from the cutting pain of self-discovery.
Author: Anne Gracie
Title: Galant Waif
Description: [from Fictiondb]
Kidnapped By An Elderly Member of the Peerage!
Kate Farleigh was absolutely stunned when her refusal to accept Lady Cahill's offer of "charity" resulted in her being swept away in her sumptuous carriage. But the real reason behind the older woman's antics became stunningly clear upon meeting Lady Cahill's enigmatic grandson, Jack Carstairs.
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Wounded in the Peninsular War, disowned by his father, and dumped by his fiancee, Jack had shut himself up in his country estate, but Kate had no patience with such behavior. Suddenly, Jack found himself with a purpose, trying to steer clear of Miss Farleigh's attempts to interfere with his chosen lifestyle. Why, if he wasn't careful, Kate just might succeed in her attempts to make him want to rejoin the human race!
Author: Anne Gracie
Title: The Perfect Waltz
Description: [From Fictiondb]
He came in search of a convenient bride...
London's Ball of the Season is hardly the milieu for society black sheep Sebastian Reyne. But his younger sisters are in desperate need of care, and Sebastian is seeking a practical, down-to-earth wife. What he doesn't need is an effervescent sprite like Hope Merridew, a dazzling beauty and the darling of the ton.
...and found love instead.
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Who was that mysterious man who devoured Hope Merridew with his eyes? Rumored to be dangerous and with a mysterious family heritage, the secretive Sebastian proves absolutely seductive to such an impetuous young lady. But was he really the one to make her dream of dancing the perfect waltz with the perfect man come true? Who'd imagine that one dance could ignite a passion so strong that it would seduce all into a delicious intrigue of sensuality and desire?
Author: Anne Mather
Title: The Brazillian Millionaire's Love-Child [Modern Romance]
Description: [From Fictiondb]
She's fought to keep their child a secret.
Isobel has never forgotten the night Brazilian millionaire Alejandro Cabral took her virginity. The image of Alejandro's dark, sexy body has left a lifelong impression on her - as did his seed. He will never know he has a little daughter.
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Until three years later, when Isobel is led right back to Alejandro - and she's shocked. He's a changed man. He's still utterly sexy, but a terrible car accident has left him scarred, brooding and bitter. What's more, he's deliberately lured Isobel to Brazil because he knows all about his child.
Author: Anne Mather
Title: Stay Through The Night [Modern Romance]
Description:
Shadows in the night...
Liam Jameson is a world-famous writer of paranormal thrillers. But fame has its price, and now Liam lives reclusively on a remote Scottish island.
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Then Rosa Chantry knocks on his door and throws his world upside down. His desire for her is strong, but his conviction that he cannot satisfy a woman is stronger.
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But Rosa is persistent, and so is Liam's need for her. She is determined to ease his fear that the past has robbed him of his power as a man....
Author: Anne Mather
Title: Whisper of Darkness [Modern Romance]
Description: [From Fictiondb]
Joanna didn't know what to expect...
Necessity forced Joanna Seton to accept a position as governess to Jake Sheldon's daughter. She set out for Ravensgarth, his farm in the Lake District, with a determination to make the best of what she found.
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What she found was a man whose scarred face reflected his battered life--who had cut himself off from all social contacts. His daughter, too, had suffered. She was a wild, uncontrollable child.
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Even though both of them seemed to hate her, Joanna's heart went out to these two survivors of past tragedy!
Anne McAllister
Title: A Cowboy's Promise [Modern Romance]
Description:
Three years ago, in a war zone on the other side of the world, Charlie had loved Cait Blasingame.
Still, home and family weren't his style -- but getting shot could make a guy change his mind. It could show him the meaning of forever -- and send him hunting for what was missing: Cait.
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A lot had happened in three years. Cait had changed jobs, gone home, and planned to marry another man. But Charlie believed deep down she still loved him. How could he convince Cait that they belonged together -- forever?
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CODE OF THE WEST: Some men are made for lovin'.
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Quick Note: Hero also has a pronounced limp.
Author: Anne Stuart
Title: Lord of Danger
Description:
Half-sister to Richard the Fair, Alys has been schooled in the sheltered ways of the convent, far from the treachery and intrigue of castle life.
Until she is taken from the cloister and brought to a place filled with secrets. Here she is to meet her future husband, a man some call monster. He is Simon of Navarre, a powerful and mysterious lord practiced in the black arts. This sensual stranger both terrifies and fascinates her...and sets her heart burning with an unfamiliar fire.
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Jaded by war, no longer able to believe in human goodness, Simon has turned to the realm of darkness.
But the master magician finds himself bewitched by the innocent Alys, who fears his very touch could damn her forever...yet even as Simon begins to work his seductive magic, Alys senses the wounded soul beneath the coolly elegant facade. Now, as the two became pawns in Richard's treacherous scheme to become England's king, only one power can save them: the unstoppable force of love.
Author: Anne Stuart
Title: Now You See Him [Modern Romance]
Description:
WHO WAS HE?
This enigmatic stranger with the sexy smile wasn't what he seemed. The man who called himself Michael Dowd came into Francey Neeley's life under mysterious circumstances and soon had her heart fluttering and her blood pumping. For wherever Michael went, danger followed.
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She was his one weakness. Michael knew that alluring Francey could be his downfall - and he didn't even trust her. He was a secret agent trying to pry information from her about a terrorist group, a group that was trying to kill him - and her.
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As the danger escalated, Francey was swept into a world of death and deceit. Still, she couldn't stay away from him. Somehow Michael had won her heart - and she his. And that could be a deadly combination for them both.
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Quick Note: Hero also has a limp.
Author: Anne Stuart
Title: Wild Thing [Modern Romance]
Description:
They needed no words between them...
The man had no identity, no past, and the mind of a genius packaged in rippling muscles and sun-seared skin. It was Dr. Elizabeth Holden's job to uncover the mystery of this man, who seemed to speak only the language of the flesh.
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His blatant masculinity frightened and excited her all at once. But his savage facade hid a vulnerability only she had glimpsed. And like an animal forging through the deepest...darkest...densest woods, Elizabeth longed to give in to her primitive, unexplored desires. But was she ready to shed her inhibitions and let the real woman within her run wild...?
Annette Broadrick
Title: MacGowan Meets His Match [Modern Romance]
Description:
MR. TALL, DARK AND DANGEROUS
One by one, he'd terrified those women who would be his assistant. Like some dark laird of the manor, Sir Ian MacGowan seemed more beast than man, scowl and scars included. But Jenna Craddock knew her boss was pure male. It was in the way he looked at her, virility sensing virginity, and in the way he underestimated the fairer sex.
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Ian demanded professionalism; Jenna gave him perfection. He harbored secrets; Jenna insisted bed be the place where nothing came between them. In Ian's fortress, Jenna could almost forget the family betrayal that had led her to Scotland -- except that she needed to know who she was as urgently as she needed to know the truth about Ian.
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Quick Note: Hero also has a noticeable limp.
Author: Annie Burrows
Title: The Earl's Untouchable Bride/Captain Fawley's Innocent Bride
Description: [From Fictiondb]
RELUCTANT HUSBAND, INNOCENT WIFE
Fearing a forced betrothal with a man known for his cruelty, Heloise Bergeron throws herself on the mercy of Charles Fawley, Earl of Walton. He believes himself attracted to her younger, beautiful sister, so what is he doing entertaining thoughts of marriage to the plain, quiet Heloise? But marry her he does.
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Returning to England with a convenient wife, who inspires a very inconvenient desire, Charles is about to discover just how untouched his French bride really is....
Author: Annie West
Title: Forgotten Mistress, Secret Love-Child [Modern Romance]
Description:
A lavish masquerade ball is no place for plain-Jane receptionist Carys Wells.
Used to being unnoticed by the glitterati, Carys feels vulnerable and exposed by the searing gaze of a dark masked man. Little does she know he's the man she ran from two years ago, whose wicked touch is about to become her undoing once more....
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Alessandro Mattani cannot remember Carys, but his body does -- intimately. And the red-blooded Italian is determined to claim all that he believes is his....
Barbara McMahon
Title: Banished
Description:
Arabella, Countess of Waverly, was banished to the North of England four years ago by her irate husband.
Falsely accused of scandalous behavior, she had no recourse but to acquiesce to his harsh decree. Now she's come into an inheritance which will enable her to return to London.
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Justin, Earl of Waverly was reported killed by Napoleon's troops in Spain.
When he returns home unexpectedly on the eve of Arabella's return to London, the sparks fly. Scandal is one thing Justin refuses to allow taint his name. But his control over his wife has lessened in the intervening years and she is now capable of setting up her own home in London. Which would feed the gossip he is trying to avoid.
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They strike an agreement. He will lend his countenance if she will agree to behave with propriety and assist in launching his younger sister to the ton. Justin vows he will watch her every move. Arabella agrees, determined to find a way to clear her in her husband's eyes and prove once and for all she was innocent of the scandalous behavior he believes of her.
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Quick Note: Hero also has a noticeable limp.
Author: Barbara Metzger
Title: Snowdrops and Scandalbroth
Description:
JUST WHAT MUST A GENTLEMAN DO TO PROVE HE 'S A NOTORIOUS RAKE?
Stranded in London at the mercy of strangers, Miss Kathlyn Partland was mistrustful of Lord Chase's sympathy, surprised by his hospitality... and positively shocked by his outrageous offer: He wished to pay her to appear with him in public!
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It seemed His Lordship wanted to counter the virtuous reputation that had branded him an oddity in the ladies' eyes. But Chase assured Miss Partland that it would just be a ruse, for he strongly believed that if a bride was expected to enter marriage with her honor intact, so should the groom.
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.Miss Partland needed the money; he needed a mistress. Several strolls on his arm would be enough to establish his character as a roguish connoisseur and complete rake. But, of course, love had a scheme of its own ....
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Quick Note: Hero also has a limp.
Author: Betina Krahn
Title: The Book of the Seven Delights
Description:
Abigail Merchant is determined to prove her worth as a librarian to the stodgy old men running the British Museum.
When she uncovers the journals of an eccentric scholar in the museum basement, she sees the opportunity to earn the curators' respect and vows to complete the old boy's search for the remnants of the Great Library of Alexandria...even if she has to go all the way to Timbuktu to do it.
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Drawing on her inheritance, Abigail travels on her own to Casablanca, where her quest becomes entangled with the fate of a handsome ex-legionnaire with a murky past and a questionable future. Arrogant, brash Apollo Smith hardly inspires trust, but he certainly inspires unladylike thoughts. Together they discover the remnants of the great library--including a scroll that will change both their lives, The Book of the Seven Delights. But a host of vengeful legionnaires and greedy bandits is soon on their trail, threatening to steal their priceless archaeological find... and put an end to the sensual delights they have just begun to discover...
Author: Brenda Joyce
Title: The Stolen Bride
Series: De Warenne Dynasty Book VIII
Description:
Betrothed to a man of honor, her heart belongs to a traitor...
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Sean O'Neill was once everything to Eleanor de Warenne--but since he disappeared from his ancestral home, there has been no word, and even Eleanor has abandoned hope, promising her hand to another. Then, just days before her wedding, Sean reappears...but the boy who was once her protector is now a stranger, hardened by prison and on the run.
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Weary and haunted, Sean is shocked to find that little Elle has become the beautiful, desirable Eleanor. Though he refuses to endanger her by pressing his claim, his resolve to stay away is sorely tested by the determination of a woman who will not be forsaken again. And when, in a moment's passion, Sean steals another man's bride, it is Eleanor who has the power to steal his heart...
Author: Catherine Anderson
Title: Keegan's Lady
Description: [From Fictiondb]
WOUNDED BY VENGEANCE
Caitlin O'Shannessy survived years of abuse at the hands of her alcoholic father. Now he is dead---leaving the strong, courageous miss with a Colorado ranch, an unwavering devotion to her brother, a lasting mistrust of men...and an adversary.
HEALED BY LOVE
A man of honor, Ace Keegan returned to No Name intending to avenge his stepfather's murder. But when his calculated anger damages the good name of his dead enemy's daughter, Ace vows to make amends by marrying the flame-haired Caitlin. For secret pain, insecurity and cruel innuendo cannot dim the proud spirit of the woman they wrongly call "Keegan's whore." And Ace is determined to nurture with patience and love the light his lady Caitlin guards in her damaged heart...until it blazes with the power of a thousand suns.
Author: Cheryl St. John
Title: His Second Hand Wife
Description: [From Fictiondb]
NOAH CUTTER WAS A MAN OF HIS WORD...
Scarred in body and soul, rancher Noah didn't consider himself fit company for anyone. But when his brother's philandering finally caught up with him, honor dictated that Noah claim his brother's widow as his own...
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Standing on her doorstep, with his collar turned up and a rifle by his side, Noah was about the most intimidating man Katherine had ever seen. And though one man's false promises had already dashed her dreams, she instinctively trusted this stranger. Even more, Kate suspected she'd only be a fool this time if she didn't take a chance on Noah for the sake of herself...and her unborn child!
Author: Christie Ridgway
Title: Must Love Mistletoe [Modern Romance]
Description: [From Fictiondb]
Little Miss Scrooge is about to run smack into the Ghost of Christmas Past--and he's tall, dark, and unbelievably handsome!
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Bailey Sullivan can't stand Christmas, even though her family's business is a store specializing in the perfect holiday. But now her hometown's chief supplier of rooftop Rudolphs and treetop angels is in danger of going under--it's up to Bailey to save the shop.
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She has it all planned: She'll arrive on December 1 and be gone by Christmas. Plus there's always spiked eggnog to ease the pain. But "Humbug" Bailey's not the only one home for the holidays. Finn Jacobson--legendary local bad boy-turned-Secret Service agent and Bailey's long-lost high-school sweetheart--is once again the boy next door. Only this time he's all grown up, and the sparks are flying faster and hotter than ever!
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Bailey believes in true love about as much as she believes in Santa Claus. But as the holiday draws closer, she's starting to think about one thing she'd like to find under her tree . . .
Author: Christina Dodd
Title: Candle In The Window
Description: [From Fictiondb]
Two lovers ignite a world of darkness with their wild, breathless passion.
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Raven-haired Lady Saura of Roget was the love lest maiden in all Christendom, unrivalled in face and figure. Yet her fortune and her day-to-day existence were controlled by her unscrupulous stepfather. She lived a life of lonely servitude until she was summoned to the castle of Sir William of Miraval, the magnificent knight sworn to live--or perish--by the sword. But that was before his world exploded in agonizing darkness.
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Bound by their need, they came together in a blaze of passion --Saura, the proud Norman beauty, and William, the golden warrior who laid siege to her heart. Yet blackest danger awaited them just beyond the castle walls, and Saura and her beloved soon found themselves fighting for their lives against a treacherous enemy, even as they surrendered to a love that would consume them in its brilliant flame.
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Quick Note: Blinded hero.
Author: Christine Feehan
Title: Lair Of The Lion [Fantasy Romance]
Description: [Fictiondb]
THE BEAUTY
Impoverished aristocrat Isabella Vernaducci would defy death itself to rescue her imprisoned brother. Though fear formed a fist around her heart, she'd even brave the haunted, accursed lair of the lion--the menacing palazzo of legendary, lethal Don Nicolai DeMarco....
THE BEAST
Rumor said the powerful don could command the heavens, that the beasts below did his bidding ... and that he was doomed to destroy the woman he took as wife. It was whispered he was not wholly human--as untamed as his tawny mane and slashing amber eyes.
THE BARGAIN
But Isabella met a man whose growl was velvet, purring heat, whose eves held dark, all-consuming desire. And when the don commanded her to become his bride, she went willingly into his muscled arms, praying she'd save his tortured soul ...not sacrifice her life....
Author: Claire Delacroix
Title: The Beauty
Description: [From Fictiondb]
"I WAS BORN A WOMAN, THERE ARE BUT TWO COURSES FOR MY LIFE -- MARRIAGE OR THE CONVENT. I HAVE CHOSEN."
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Certain that she will never wed for love, sworn to let no man possess her for her beauty alone, Jacqueline de Crevy has vowed to become a bride of God. But en route to the convent of Inveresbeinn, her party is ambushed by a knight, who snatches Jacqueline from her saddle and spirits her away with him. He is Angus MacGillivray--not the blackhearted ravisher she fears but a valiant man of honor who has returned to Scotland seeking justice...and revenge.
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Angus has come home from the Crusades to find his family murdered and his birthright seized. Sworn to reclaim his rightful lands, he has kidnapped the step-daughter of Duncan, chieftain of Clan MacQuarrie--Angus's avowed enemy. But his lovely captive refuses to be the chattel--or ransom--of any man...until Jacqueline senses the yearning heart beneath Angus's embittered, facade. In spite of himself, Angus has let this defiant beauty touch his very soul. And as desire flames between them, a lady fair and her battle-scarred knight will fight for a love that could banish all the sorrows of the past....
Author: Connie Brockway
Title: As You Desire
Description: [From Fictiondb]
As You Desire by Connie Brockway
HE WAS HER KNIGHT IN TARNISHED ARMOR...
He galloped across the midnight-shrouded landscape, racing toward her on his steed of pure white. Her destiny... In her wildest fantasies Desdemona Carlisle could not have conjured a more dashing savior, and this was real! But an unlikelier hero was hard to find. Harry Braxton was a born opportunist who had already broken her heart once, years before. How could she ever trust him again? Harry was a notorious rake who came with a warning: lover, beware...
AN IRRESISTIBLE SCOUNDREL WHO PLAYED HAVOC WITH HER HEART
With her bronze-gold hair and quicksilver grace, the sloe-eyed beauty was everyman's desire, totally oblivious of her devastating effect on men. It was all Harry could do to be Desdemona's friend -- and bury the corrosive secret that kept him from claiming the woman he loved. But when his aristocratic English cousin laid siege to Desdemona's heart, it was the ultimate challenge in a most dangerous game that Harry intended to win...
Author: Delilah Marvelle
Title: Prelude To Scandal
Description: [From Fictiondb]
Having been raised in the jungles of South Africa, assisting her father in the study of mammal copulation, Lady Justine Fedora Palmer sweeps back into London to embark upon her coming out. She quickly discovers animals are far more civilized than the men surrounding her.
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When her father's observations are made public, proving buggery is natural to the animal kingdom, all of London is in a huffing outrage, including His Royal Majesty. Her father is imprisoned and slapped with outrageous penalty fees they simply cannot pay.
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Lady Justine becomes more than willing to trade her good name and her place in London's gossip hungry society to secure her father's release. There is only one person she knows she can trust: her father's patron, the Duke of Bradford. A dashing libertine, yes, but one she passionately adores for his unwavering kindness, wit, humor, and a willingness to support her father's studies even as everyone else had laughed her father off.
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To her astonishment, the Duke of Bradford is not the same man. His newly marred face hides a scandal that is about to test them both...
Author: Diana Palmer
Title: Secret Agent Man [Modern Romance]
Description: [From Fictiondb]
The Man: Lang Patton, former secret agent, scarred-body and soul.
His Mission: Adjust to everyday life and avoid romance at all cost.
The Obstacle In His Way: Ex-fiancee Kirry Campbell, currently being stalked by one very angry admirer.
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Lang Patton had battled his conscience for years after breaking his engagement to pretty Kirry Campbell. She had wanted promises he couldn't make, needed him in ways he couldn't fulfill. Now Kirry was back in his life, whether he wanted her there or not. She desperately needed his skills to protect her from a violent pursuer. And this time, Lange vowed not to let her down - or let her go!
Author: Diane Gaston
Title: The Unlacing of Miss Leigh
Description: [From Fictiondb]
Disfigured in battle against Napoleon's forces, Captain Graham Veall has become a recluse, spending months alone on his estate and appearing masked in public. Yet Graham is determined not to forgo life's pleasures forever... especially the delight of a woman's touch.
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He hardly expects virginal Miss Margaret Leigh to respond to his advertisement for female company, thinking he sought a lady's companion. Still, the impoverished vicar's daughter is a surprising temptation he can't ignore. His proposition? That she live with him for two months as his mistress in exchange for supporting her and her brother for the rest of their lives.
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But Margaret has a secret. Graham once saved her life as a child and she has dreamed about him ever since. As he awakens her desire, she longs to soothe his inner wounds -- though only two months with her damaged hero may not be enough....
