THAT SEASON IN LONDON... The handsome Viscount of St. Ryne had returned from a jaunt abroad to find every bachelor in the ton at sixes and sevens. All sought the hand of the lustrous Helene Monweithe, yet romantic pursuit was futile. Indeed, Helen...
AFTER THE BALL Rain fell in buckets that spring. It bounced off balconies, drenched gardens and, to lovely Vanessa Mannion's dismay, turned New Orleans' main lane into one big puddle. Even with her skirts held high, Vanessa could not prevent mud f...
IT WAS NOT FOR LACK OF BEAUTY THAT CATHERINE WAS UNWED ...rather for lack of concern! Nonetheless, when she was invited to London to make her debut under the auspices of an aunt, Catherine's family insisted she go. In a pique, the saucy miss d...
A loving heart cannot be deceived Although her marriage to Mr. Waddley had been passionless, the beautiful widow Cecilia vowed to unmask the man responsible for her husband's untimely demise. Suspecting that the culprit traveled in society circles...
Rumor branded him an outcast ... until her heart discovered his virtuous love Miss Jane Grantley... society dubbed her the Ice Witch, London's most elusive debutante, whose proud self-assurance and cool green gaze intimidated all but the most ...
Bound by duty, torn by love ... Miss Leona Leonard had never attempted anything so daring before ... disguising herself as a man and rescuing Lady Christiana Deveraux from kidnappers. But her heart beat even more wildly at the sudden appearance of...
The handmade toy was Lord Tarkington's gift for his young daughter. But his labor of love touched the heart of a lady -- who knew she had found her heart's desire......
Carolina Harper is bound to traverse the Santa Fe trail in the spring of 1846. War with Mexico is imminent, and Santa Fe, the Jewel of New Mexico, lies at the heart of the contested territory. Still numb from the deaths of her son and her husband, Ca...
Zachariah Connelly regretted his contract to captain Dwayne Marley’s Santa Fe trading caravan without complete authority to say who would be part of the company. Unfortunately, Marley had hired the crew before he'd hired Zach. They were a mix o...
When newlyweds Sir James and Lady Cecilia Branstoke visit a widow to console her on the death of her husband, they discover some things don't add up about the death of the young lord. Worse, a man who won't state his purpose, yet clearly is with the ...
Basking in the success of their last case, Lady Cecilia and Sir James Branstoke have spent the last six months concentrating on renovating their estate in Kent. But with most of the work done, and winter approaching, Lady Cecilia is restless. She doe...
What happens when a Duke is mistaken for a Viscount-on purpose? Add that to two Michelangelo sketches, hidden passages, vanishing and reappearing art, threatening messages, conniving art collectors, arrogant academicians, a Bow Street agent, a lov...
Helena Littledean has a secret, a most scandalous painting she bought in discretion and keeps hidden from prying eyes. She's a young lady after all, and the Adam in her painting isn't hiding a thing behind his fig leaf. When she finally meets...
Three years ago, Bella and Aidan were in love.But Bella proved too valuable to the war office, her talent for cryptography unmatched, so through lies and manipulation, war office agents destroyed Bella's and Aidan's belief in each other. Emotionally ...
Lancelot Nowlton, Viscount Lakehurst writes gothic novels.The widow Lady Cassandra Tidemark, Marchioness of Darkford, is living a gothic nightmare.The young marchioness is haunted by nightmarish visions of a past she can't escape. The memory of her h...
As Lady Cecilia Branstoke convalesces after a severe bout of influenza, an urgent plea for assistance arrives from their friend, Mrs. Montgomery: The Earl of Soothcoor languishes in a goal in Lincolnshire, accused of murder. The victim? Mrs. Montgome...
Lady Guinevere Nowlton, known as Gwinnie, possesses a talent for the violin and a heart dedicated to helping women from the stews of London. Though the daughter of a duke, at eight-and-twenty, she considers herself on the shelf. She doesn't think any...