"Who could resist a wager from London's most popular detective, Sherlock Holmes? Certainly not his scientist neighbor, Elise Hamblin.
The challenge: Study the primal nature of men; but not just any man for her study will do. Sherlock has chosen the Earl of March, a man with a scandalous and dangerous reputation.
Prospero Harrington has returned from exile to claim the title of Earl of March and his late father's mounting debts. Desperate to secure his future, he responds to an intriguing ad and finds himself the subject of observation by a beautiful woman in exchange for a hefty payment.
Disguised as a man, Elise follows Prospero about London. Their close proximity and adventures provides a fascinating introduction to the world of men, passion, and desire.
Tragedy strikes and Elise must rely on the scandalous rogue she's been studying. Enemies from Prospero's dangerous past set their sights on the new earl and the woman who has won his heart, forcing him to face his past or lose Elise forever.
The Care and Feeding of Rogues is a stranger to lovers romance with a lady scientist and a scandalous rogue with a heart of gold. What starts out as a wager becomes the adventure of a lifetime, with a guaranteed HEA.
Contains mature themes."
"A woman cast out of the only home she's ever known finds herself the new ward of a darkly handsome duke, and caught up in a dangerous mystery.
At the deathbed wish of the man who'd raised her as his child, Meredith Montague travels to London in hopes that the man's nephew, the Duke of Tiverton, can help her navigate the London season and find a husband. But when she collides—literally—with Tiverton and is spellbound by him, she fears that the man in charge of her destiny might be a danger to her virtue and her heart. Things only get more complicated when she witnesses a murder, and the only person who believes her is Tiverton.
The last thing Darius St. John, the Duke of Tiverton, needs is a pretty young lady underfoot—especially a lady he is duty bound not to seduce, thanks to his late uncle's request that Darius take Meredith as his ward and find her a husband. If keeping his hands off his beautiful ward wasn't hard enough, he finds himself in close quarters with her as they work together to solve a murder and catch the killer before he can get away. Will his desire for Meredith put her life in more danger? Or will surrendering to his heart be the best way to keep them both safe?
Contains mature themes."
"A kilt for Christmas . . .
Lady Rowena Pepperwirth is beautiful, wealthy, and can have any many she wants. Only, no man has ever caused her heart to flutter—until the holiday house party she agreed to attend at the last minute. One look at the brooding Lord Forres and Rowena knows exactly what she wants for Christmas: the dashing Scottish lord.
Quinn MacCauley needs a wife for several reasons. When he meets the lovely Lady Rowena, he knows she'll be a good mother to his daughter and a capable mistress for his home. He'll even overlook her tempting beauty—because there's no way he will ever risk his heart again.
But he never counted on Rowena's determination to give him the greatest gift of all: a chance at true love.
Contains mature themes."
"Love is worth a little scandal . . .
Owen Hadley is a dashing rogue, and one of no particular fortune. Hence his need for a wealthy wife. Determined to succeed, he sets out to charm one at a house party and makes his move. But a left instead of a right leads him to the wrong lady's bedchamber, namely the shrewish older sister of his intended paramour. This mistake casts him into a scandal of major proportions.
Milly is ready to declare spinsterhood. If marriage means trading her freedom for a foppish husband, she'll gladly remain single. But when London's most notorious rogue mistakenly makes his way into her bedchamber, Milly finds herself unexpectedly and unwillingly at the altar.
The more time Milly spends with her husband, the more she begins think the unwanted marriage is the best thing that ever happened to her. And Owen must convince Milly that each night with him will be more wonderful than the last. Will they be able to admit that a little scandal is worth the love of a lifetime?
Contains mature themes."
"A most proper earl. A not-so-proper heiress. A match fit for a fairytale.
Leopold Graham never expected to inherit his earldom so soon—or the massive debt his father saddled the title with. Forced to leave behind his pursuit of hedonistic pleasure and instead pursue a suitable, wealthy heiress, Leo sees nothing but a long, dull future ahead of him.
Ivy Leighton may be a wealthy heiress, but she's definitely not suitable. Her exotic Romani roots are cause for scorn amongst most of high society. Not that Ivy minds overmuch. She's too independent and free spirited to worry about things like that. Then she meets Leo . . . and her mind conjures all sorts of delicious trouble they could indulge in together. She just needs to convince him that sometimes a little scandal can lead to a lifetime of happiness.
Contains mature themes."
"She becomes a wicked pirate lord’s stolen treasure…
On the eve of her wedding, Josephine Greyville is kidnapped by a true devil of the high seas - a pirate! Gavin Castleton isn’t just any pirate. He’s the twin brother of the man she's supposed to marry. Tempted by Gavin’s kisses and the first taste of freedom she’s ever had in her life, Josephine discovers she could lose all that she’s come to hold dear. She must choose between her family and a storm of passion filling her heart.
He's a pirate out for revenge and can’t resist the lure of fiery hearted woman…
Gavin Castleton nearly dies after losing his ship to a mutiny and is forced to return to his beloved family estate in Cornwall to heal and make a plan for revenge. Stumbling through a secret entrance, of his home where he hopes to find his twin brother, he collapses at the beside of the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen. After she tends to his wounds, he learns she’s to marry his brother. Unable to repay her kindness with anything other than desire, he kidnaps her to keep her from marrying his brother. Wicked through and through, Gavin can't resist taking the treasure of Josephine’s heart, even if it means losing all he holds dear."
"Diamonds are a duke’s best friend…
When the infamously cold-hearted Duke of Helston decides to catch a gang of jewel thieves stealing from London’s elite circles, he never expects the thief to be a woman.
She’s not just any woman either…she happens to be the bewitching creature he met in the darkened corridor during a musicale who changed his life forever.
What’s a duke to do when he wants to catch a thief who not only stole his family diamond, but also his heart?"
"A Royal Navy Officer’s Guide to Seducing a Pirate Lass:
- Go undercover as a fellow pirate
- Steal kisses whenever possible
- Do not fall in love, no matter how tempting your pirate lass is
Brianna Holland has always been free. Her entire life she’s never known the bars of any cage until she’s captured in Port Royal trying to help a fellow pirate escape. Suddenly facing the hangman’s noose unless she betrays her father’s location to the Royal Navy, she clings to the hope that a new prisoner in her cell brings. The roguish and seductive Nicholas Flynn is charming and irresistible and soon the pair make a clever escape from the prison. Once on board her ship and safely at sea, Brianna soon learns that there are other dangers than storms and naval frigates prowling the waters. This time, her heart and her father’s life might be at risk.
Royal Navy Lieutenant Nicholas Flynn has a problem. He’s been assigned to gain the confidence of a pirate prisoner in Port Royal in order to learn the whereabouts of the notorious pirate king Thomas Buck. But when he meets the man he’s supposed to win the trust of and eventually betray, he is stunned to discover it’s no man, but a woman named Brianna, who he is to befriend and betray. Not only that, but he learns that she is Thomas Buck’s daughter. Knowing Brianna will face torture at the hands of a cruel military captain if she doesn’t talk, Flynn helps her escape. If Flynn finds a way to lead the Royal Navy to Brianna’s father, he’ll lose the only woman who’s ever stolen his heart."
"He was falsely accused and sentenced to die...
At nineteen, Christopher 'Kit' Hollingsworth is spared the noose but sentenced to serve seven years in Australia as a convict. The men who betrayed him have plans to make sure he never returns to England. But Kit's strong will and thirst for vengeance ensure his survival.
Seven long years later, he returns to London but he's forever changed. Gone is the innocent, handsome young lad he'd been. Now Kit is a towering, muscular man of twenty-six with scars inside and out. He wants England to see the new him, the man who lost his soul, and he wants the three men who destroyed his life to forfeit theirs. The only light in his dark night is a beautiful, innocent young woman who paints the sets at the Drury Lane theater. There's just one problem...she's the daughter of one of the men who sent him to prison."
"She’s no fair lady…he’s a wild rogue…
When Trystan Cartwright, the Earl of Zennor is bored he makes wagers…dangerous ones. One night in a grimy little tavern in Penzance, he and his friends stumble upon a wild, hellcat of a woman masquerading as an ill-tempered lad. Unable to resist the temptation of such a challenge, Trystan wagers he can turn the little hellion into a lady in less than one month. To win he’ll have to present her at a ball in London and fool the beau monde. But he never imagines that his lady lessons will lead to love…
Bridget Ringgold believes her worst nightmare has come true when three handsome gentlemen abduct her from the stables where she secretly lives. The devilish man who calls himself Trystan tells her she’s part of a wager and that she’ll learn to be a lady within the next thirty days and if she succeeds, she’ll be given the means to live a life she’s only ever dreamed about. But it’s easier said than done with Trystan drives her mad with his endless lessons, yet the moment she waltzes in his arms, she realizes she’s in danger of losing her heart..."
"Matilda starts a war with a brooding Lord Castleton when she throws a snowball at his head...
Becoming the Earl of Castleton wasn’t something Arthur Brynnwood wanted. But after he learned of his great-uncle’s passing, the responsibility of running such a vast estate was thrust on Arthur’s shoulders. When he arrives at the estate and sees the mismanagement of the properties he loses his temper and raises the rent on the tenants of a small cottage on his land.
Feisty Matilda Matthews comes to him the next day, pleading for leniency for herself and her ailing aunt who live in the cottage for free. Too used to the wiles of women, Arthur remains unmoved by her words and won’t reconsider.
The next thing he knows, he’s choking on a snowball thrown at his face and Matilda is marching away, back straight and head held proudly high. Once again, his temper explodes. He grabs her and wrestles the shrieking, kicking woman to a bedchamber and locks her in until he decides what to do with her.
He’s intrigued and reluctantly impressed by Matilda’s show of spirit. She’s not the usual, simpering, coy type of women who all but worship at his feet in London. And her beauty . . . he feels an unexpected lust when he imagines her long, russet hair and a gaze that begs for him to kiss her. Deciding it’s been too long since he’s had a mistress, he knows exactly how to solve the problem of Matilda: he’ll allow her free use of the cottage she lives in for the rest of her life in exchange for being his mistress this Christmas season…"
"Brooding, intense, passionate…
These are the three things Anna knows about the mysterious man who rescues her when she washes up on the shores after Scotland after surviving a shipwreck. With no memory of who she is except her name, she must rely on this darkly handsome Scot, Aiden Kincade as she searches for answers about her past. The more time she spends with Aiden, the more his heated looks, and fiery kisses ignite desires she never knew she had. But she fears that finding out who she is will only tear her and Aiden apart.
The last thing Aiden Kincade expects is to find a beautiful woman half-drowned while he rides along the beach. But the moment he takes her into his arms, he realizes that this is the woman he has dreamed about for years, the woman who had been prophesied to bring about his death should he dare to love her. And yet denying his love for her is as impossible as drawing his next breath.
It’s clear from the moment they meet, that fate has brought them together. But as Anna’s past begins to surface, and a terrible danger looms over her, Aiden fears that he might lose everything and everyone he holds dear unless he can find a way to defy destiny."
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