"A libertine lord. A fiercely independent lady. A desire neither can deny.
Lord Jasper Hartcliffe—Hart the Heartless to the ton—left Society behind years ago, choosing freedom and fortune over expectations. But to save his twin brother from ruinous debt, Hart returns to London and enters a devil’s bargain with the formidable Justin St. Briac… a bargain that entangles him with St. Briac’s brilliant, unconventional daughter.
Emeline St. Briac endured two empty Seasons before fleeing to Lyme Regis to hunt fossils and craft a life on her own terms. Now forced back to London, she refuses her father’s matchmaking schemes—even creating her own “Bridegroom List” to derail them. She is determined never again to surrender her independence.
Then Hart appears.
Cool. Handsome. Infuriating.
And far too dangerous to her carefully guarded heart.
As Emeline assists Hart with his archaeological research, their shared passion for discovery sparks a different kind of fire—one that neither of them is prepared for. But Hart’s secret ties to her father threaten everything growing between them, and Emeline must decide whether she can trust a man who has built his life on keeping the world at arm’s length.
Can two fiercely guarded hearts uncover a love worth risking everything?
Cynthia Wright delivers a sparkling, sensual Regency romance filled with wit, longing, and irresistible charm. Perfect for fans of Stephanie Laurens, Mary Balogh, and Wright’s beloved St. Briac novels, this tale proves that even the most guarded hearts can fall—gloriously, unexpectedly, and forever."
"Travel back in time to windswept Cornwall for an enemies-to-lovers romance you’ll savor!
Proudly going her own way
Camille St. Briac cares nothing for her own natural beauty, nor is she interested in the London ton. Instead, she bravely fights to save innocent birds from feather thieves who would kill them to decorate fashionable women’s hats.
Escaping from his past
Brooding, rakish ornithologist Benedict Hawke travels the world in search of new species of birds... and the farther that takes him from England and his unforgivable father, the better.
But Pa’s sudden illness forces Benedict to abandon a dream expedition and return to Cornwall. When feather hunters invade the cliffs near his cottage, Benedict clashes with Camille, a fiery crusader for the beleaguered gulls called kittiwakes. Although she mistakenly believes he is one of the villains, neither can deny their combustible, mutual attraction... and the harder they struggle against it, the hotter it flares!
Rakes & Rebels: The St. Briac Family:
1 - HIS MAKE-BELIEVE BRIDE (Justin & Mouette)
2 – HER IMPOSSIBLE HUSBAND (Justin & Mouette)
3 – HER SECRET ROGUE (Anthony & Frederica)
4 – HIS FIERY ANGEL (Camille & Benedict)
Rakes & Rebels: The St. Briac Family intertwines with the other Rakes & Rebels series!
'Cynthia Wright always delivers, book after book. If you are a tried and true fan already, you can't wait for another new release. If you are new to her books....well, lucky, lucky you. Let the reading begin!!' ~ Elizabeth Clayton"
"'YOU & NO OTHER positively sparkles with historical details, real-life characters, and an utterly unforgettable hero!”~ PAST ROMANCE Blog
Thomas Mardouet, Seigneur de St. Briac, is a man with a perfect life – bold, witty, and splendid to behold, he is the King of France’s trusted knight.
But the day that captivating Aimée de Fleurance appears in the woods to interrupt a hunt, St. Briac’s life is turned on end. When she takes her sister’s place and joins the royal court to avoid an arranged marriage, St. Briac is drawn unwillingly into her impetuous scheme.
To save Aimée from the king’s bed, St. Briac shocks them both by declaring that they are betrothed. After all, marriage is the last thing he wants, especially to this infuriating maiden…
Journey back to the magical world of 16th century France and join Aimée and St. Briac for an adventure filled with enchantment, laughter, and sensuous passion!
CROWNS & KILTS: The St. Briac Family
1526 - YOU & NO OTHER (Thomas & Aimée)
1532 - OF ONE HEART (Andrew & Micheline)
1538 - ABDUCTED AT THE ALTAR (Christophe & Fiona)
1539 - RETURN OF THE LOST BRIDE (Ciaran & Violette)
1541 - QUEST OF THE HIGHLANDER (Lennox & Nora)"
"A lost rogue…
Dashing naturalist Anthony St. Briac sailed off on a voyage with university friend Charles Darwin to discover the wonders of the world. In the Galápagos Islands, Anthony vanished and is presumed dead. The only person who could have witnessed the mysterious accident claims to have seen nothing…
A noble lady on the run…
Radiantly independent Frederica Redfield was tempted to indulge in romance with just one man, but Anthony St. Briac has gone missing halfway across the world. Now five-and-twenty, Freddie aspires to do scientific research. When her debt-ridden father coerces her to wed an aged, wealthy baron, she plots to escape and assume a bold new identity.
Alone together in a treasure-filled library…
In disguise as a male professor, Freddie takes a position in Anthony St. Briac’s empty Mayfair home, cataloguing the rare fossils sent home during his five-year voyage with Darwin. When, late one night, a threatening yet magnetic stranger appears in the library, Frederica is stunned to discover that her secret, lost love is very much alive, and all her careful plans are in wild disarray.
As Anthony and Freddie join forces, facing peril to solve the mystery behind his near-fatal accident, passion flares white-hot. Yet can these fiercely independent lovers dare to risk their very hearts and discover the treasure of lasting love?
Rakes & Rebels: The St. Briac Family:
- HIS MAKE-BELIEVE BRIDE (Justin & Mouette)
- HER IMPOSSIBLE HUSBAND (Justin & Mouette)
- HER SECRET ROGUE (Anthony & Frederica)
Rakes & Rebels: The St. Briac Family intertwines with the other Rakes & Rebels series!"
"He was impossible! Yet utterly irresistible...
Renowned as a bold corsair and seducer of women, Justin St. Briac has spent the last decade as a married man. He adores his wife, Mouette, but as he ages, he chafes against the constraints of domestication and longs for another reckless adventure on the high seas.
Mouette Raveneau’s life among the London ton was in tatters when she fled to Cornwall and married Justin. Now, years later, she has an opportunity to return to society and repair her broken reputation. For the sake of her adult son, Charles, she agrees...but what of her untamable pirate husband?
If the volatile Justin does accompany Mouette to London, she fears he will prove incapable of conforming to the haut ton’s rigid code of conduct. And when Mouette receives assistance from a caring, respectable nobleman, Justin burns to challenge his rival to a duel to the death.
As marriage becomes the most reckless adventure of all, will these two lovers dare to join forces...or turn their backs and walk away for good?
Rakes & Rebels: The Raveneau Family:
- His Make-Believe Bride (Justin & Mouette)
- Her Impossible Husband (Justin & Mouette)
- Her Secret Rogue (Anthony & Frederica)
- His Fiery Angel (Benedict & Camille)
- Her Bridegroom List (Hart & Emeline)"
"From a New York Times bestselling author comes a captivating romance of 16th century Scotland!
FORBIDDEN LOVE
When a spirited Scottish lass crosses paths with a charismatic Outlander, sparks fly that threaten to set fire to their separate worlds…
Vibrant Fiona MacLeod has never left the Isle of Skye, except in the pages of cherished books. However, everything changes when her mother makes a deathbed request that Fi travel to Falkland Palace and experience the royal court. It may be her last chance to see the world before she is married off to an overbearing Highland warrior.
Across the ocean in Europe, architect Christophe de St. Briac enjoys a perfectly-ordered life. He’s a rising star among the artistic builders of the Renaissance and has his pick of women to warm his bed - until King François I pressures him to accept a project at Scotland’s Falkland Palace.
Although Fiona and Christophe are from different worlds, they soon find their passionate souls have everything in common. But while they seem to be on a collision course with destiny, dark forces are conspiring to keep them apart…
'Prepare to be transported in time on a great journey of love! 5 STARS.' ~ Mary Stephens Mitchell, Amazon Reader
CROWNS & KILTS: The St. Briac Family
1526 - YOU AND NO OTHER (Thomas & Aimée)
1532 - OF ONE HEART (Andrew & Micheline)
1538 - ABDUCTED AT THE ALTAR (Christophe & Fiona)
1539 - RETURN OF THE LOST BRIDE (Ciaran & Violette)
1541 - QUEST OF THE HIGHLANDER (Lennox & Nora)
The St. Briac Family in the Regency
1808 - THE SECRET OF LOVE (Gabriel & Isabella)
1818 - HIS MAKE-BELIEVE BRIDE (Justin & Mouette)"
"New York Times Bestselling author Cynthia Wright “magically blends passion and history!” – RT Book Reviews
A HIGHLANDER NO MORE...?
Lennox MacLeod was raised on the Isle of Skye as the grandson of the powerful chief of Clan MacLeod, yet his kind heart and artistic talent set him apart from other Highland warriors. When Lennox uncovers a shocking secret, he angrily sets out on a quest to discover where he truly belongs.
BOLD DREAMS DASHED
Beautiful, strong-willed Nora Brodie has devoted her life to becoming a master weaver of royal tapestries, even though men scoff at a woman achieving such a goal. At Stirling Castle, Nora is determined to make her dreams come true, until the night a dissolute Englishman steals something she can never replace.
THE WINDS OF FATE
Hiding a shameful secret, Nora must leave Stirling, and the only person who can help her is the splendid Highlander, Lennox MacLeod. Traveling together, Lennox and Nora forge a passionate bond as lovers and soulmates. But upon arriving in Tudor London, truths are revealed and choices loom. Does the flame of love stand a chance against powerful winds of fate?
CROWNS & KILTS: The St. Briac Family
1526: YOU & NO OTHER (Thomas & Aimée)
1532: OF ONE HEART (Andrew & Micheline)
1538: ABDUCTED AT THE ALTAR (Christophe & Fiona)
1539: RETURN OF THE LOST BRIDE (Ciaran & Violette)
1541: QUEST OF THE HIGHLANDER (Lennox & Nora)
The St. Briac Family in the Regency
1808: THE SECRET OF LOVE (Gabriel & Isabella)
1818: HIS MAKE-BELIEVE BRIDE (Justin & Mouette)
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"From a New York Times bestselling author comes a Raveneau Family novella you'll savor!
“And they lived happily ever after...”
Or did they?
Can a rake like André Raveneau truly be tamed into a domesticated husband and father...or is he a pacing tiger, destined to break free of his cage?
Come into the Raveneaus’ Connecticut home, as Devon struggles to balance the needs of her little children with the demands of her restless, hot-blooded husband. When two people reappear from the past, long-suppressed fears ignite, and St. Valentine’s Day becomes a time of reckoning for André and Devon Raveneau.
Can this marriage, between two passionate and stubborn people, be saved?"
"From New York Times Bestselling Author Cynthia Wright comes an enchanting and passionate romance of 16th century Scotland!
A PROUD HIGHLANDER
Darkly handsome Ciaran MacLeod revels in his life as a Highland warrior. By day, he trains with his comrades at Duntulm Castle on the far cliffs of the Isle of Skye, and by night he takes his pick of smitten lasses.
However, Ciaran harbors a family secret that makes him deeply suspicious of love. He’s grateful he doesn’t have to worry about taking a wife, for the castle is efficiently run by Violette, a plain young Frenchwoman who hides under a drab gable hood and reveals nothing of her own past.
SECRETS REVEALED
Violette Pasquiére fled to Scotland to escape a predatory stepfather. On the remote Isle of Skye, she feels safe, tending to the strong Clan MacLeod men who would be lost without her care. The potent attraction Violette feels for Ciaran MacLeod is just one more secret she keeps.
But a threat to Duntulm Castle changes everything, and Ciaran’s elders pressure him to make a marriage alliance that will benefit the clan. Rebelling against their efforts to control him, Ciaran impulsively proposes to Violette instead, setting in motion a passionate series of events that shake not only their future, but challenge their carefully guarded hearts...
CROWNS & KILTS: The St. Briac Family
1526: YOU & NO OTHER (Thomas & Aimée)
1532: OF ONE HEART (Andrew & Micheline)
1538: ABDUCTED AT THE ALTAR (Christophe & Fiona)
1539: RETURN OF THE LOST BRIDE (Ciaran & Violette)
1541: QUEST OF THE HIGHLANDER (Lennox & Nora)
The St. Briac Family in the Regency
1808: THE SECRET OF LOVE (Gabriel & Isabella)
1818: HIS MAKE-BELIEVE BRIDE (Justin & Mouette)"
"From a New York Times bestselling author...RT Book Reviews' 'ALL TIME FAVORITE' selection. GOLD rating!
An independent woman's quest for love...
When dashing Nicholai Beauvisage returns to America, he's been hardened by the terrors of the French Revolution and now seeks to indulge in the pleasures of a rake.
However, his plans are soon complicated by Lisette Hahn, a self-sufficient beauty who runs a coffee house where Jefferson and Hamilton argue politics. Proud of her success, she’s been able to rise above the desires of her heart - until Nicholai arrives back in Philadelphia. That very night, in the wake of tragedy, Lisette finally gives her passions free rein…but what will the dawn bring?
Beloved characters from Stolen by a Pirate, Rescued by a Rogue, Touch the Sun, and Silver Storm return as supporting characters in this sensuous, enchanting story that sweeps from a new, vibrant America across the ocean to the glittering salons of London.
'Cynthia Wright magically entwines passion and history.' ~Kathe Robin, RT Book Reviews"
"'A sparkling gem for your keeper shelf!' ~ RT Book Reviews
The year is 1814 and Grey St. James, Viscount Altburne, has escaped from Napoleon’s prison on the rocky isle of Mont St. Michel. Desperate and dangerous, he is a far cry from the rakish nobleman who broke hearts in Regency London.
High in a tower in her uncle Nicholai's French château, Natalya Beauvisage is writing a romantic novel. At 26, she is beautiful but hardly marriageable, devoted instead to being an author. However, when a potently attractive stranger appears to hold her at knifepoint, Natalya thrills to a flesh-and-blood man.
Grey must escape from France and Natalya longs to return to America, so they form an unlikely alliance, traveling together in disguise. Natalya is caught up in a passionate fantasy that surpasses any she could imagine, but Grey’s heart is imprisoned by dark secrets that must be uncovered before he can open his heart to love...
Reunite with the couples from STOLEN BY A PIRATE, RESCUED BY A ROGUE, TOUCH THE SUN, and SPRING FIRES in this captivating, witty historical romance.
Rakes & Rebels: The Beauvisage Family:
1 – STOLEN BY A PIRATE: a novella prequel to RESCUED BY A ROGUE (Jean-Philippe & Antonia)
2 – RESCUED BY A ROGUE (originally published as CAROLINE) (Alec & Caro)
3 – TOUCH THE SUN (Lion & Meagan)
4 – SPRING FIRES (Nicholai & Lisette)
5 – HER DANGEROUS VISCOUNT (Grey & Natalya)"
"Fall in love with a 'mesmerizingly wicked' hero...
GUARDED HEARTS
A French pirate of smoldering passions, Justin St. Briac has vowed never to marry. However, when his manipulative mother beckons him to her deathbed in Cornwall, he succumbs to her plea that he take a bride – devising an elaborate charade to appear to grant her dying wish.
The old woman’s days are numbered, after all, and soon he’ll return to his life of unfettered romantic conquests and adventure...
A PRETEND MARRIAGE
Mouette Raveneau, once the toast of the London ton, has been ruined by her dead husband’s crimes. When she reluctantly takes refuge in Cornwall with her two adolescent sons, Justin hires her to help carry off his grand scheme.
Soon, however their 'business arrangement' begins to feel like what Justin has avoided his whole life--a real marriage, one where he could lose something much more valuable than his freedom...he might actually lose his heart.
“One of the best historical romances of the year! Cynthia Wright knocks it out of the park with HIS MAKE-BELIEVE BRIDE.” - Elizabeth Clayton, Amazon Reader
Rakes & Rebels: The St. Briac Family series:
1 - HIS MAKE-BELIEVE BRIDE (Justin & Mouette)
2 - HER IMPOSSIBLE HUSBAND (Justin & Mouette)
3 - HER SECRET ROGUE (Anthony & Frederica)
4 - HIS FIERY ANGEL (Benedict & Camille)
5 - HER BRIDEGROOM LIST (Hart & Emeline)"
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