When Beth Hawley journeys to Lord Wraybourne's castle to help young Lady Sophie Kyle prepare for her wedding, she has to share her carriage with two unexpected travelers, the rakish Sir Marius Fletcher, who is stranded after his curricle overturns, and an unidentified elderly woman, found unconscious in a wrecked carriage.
As the date of Sophie's wedding draws near, Beth realizes some mysterious shadow from the past seems to haunt the bride and...

To assist a timid friend who is being forced to marry Dominic Wolfe, a man with a terrible reputation who stands to inherit a huge estate upon his marriage, adventurous Grace Merridew disguises herself as a plain and mousy chaperone to accompany her on a visit to the groom-to-be, but Dominic has some unexpected surprises in store.

Frank Ingram, an impecunious officer, is seriously wounded at Waterloo. Rescued by Lord Roworth, he meets Roworth's sister, Lady Constantia, an angel of mercy. Despite their different backgrounds Connie loses her heart to Frank, and is delighted when a surprise inheritance transforms him into an acceptable suitor. But Frank and Connie are each hiding a terrible secret they are sure will ruin their chances for marriage to anyone - let alone each other....

Some risks simply beg to be taken...

Beatrice, Lady Pullingham, knows the type of captivating beauty who inspires great art—or at least, she thinks she does, until Paris' most exciting young painter invites her to pose for him. Incredulous, Bea nonetheless has the sense to accept Philippe's invitation, and in so doing, signs on for lessons in seduction that give her the courage to embark on the adventure of a lifetime...
Secrets....

Jovian Cathness, twelfth Duke of Chavanage, was one of the greatest prizes in the marriage mart. He had such charm that ladies by the ton claimed he could coax birds from the trees. Now he appears to spend all his time befuddled by drink, and the town prattlers have even spread rumors of the duke flying to the upper window of his town house. Despite the fact that Jovian's kisses once seemed to send her sailing high over Westminster Abbey, levelheaded...

The daughter of a famed London courtesan, Celia was educated in the art of pleasure, destined to follow in her mother's footsteps. Instead, she ran away from society's debauched circles. But her life of quiet comes to an abrupt end when her mother dies, leaving Celia a small house and massive debts. She has also inherited Jonathan Albrighton, an enigmatic gentleman who has lived in the house as a tenant ... a man Celia is in no hurry to evict. (Bestseller)...

James, the scandalously uncivilized Duke of Harland, requires a bride with a spotless reputation for a strictly business arrangement. Charlene Beckett, the unacknowledged daughter of an earl and a courtesan, has just been offered a life-altering fortune to pose as her half-sister, Lady Dorothea, and win the duke's proposal. When secrets are revealed and passion overwhelms, James must decide if the last lady he should want is really everything he needs....

From global phenomenon C. S. Pacat comes the first novel in her critically acclaimed Captive Prince trilogy.
Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos, but when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave.
Beautiful, manipulative and deadly, his new master Prince Laurent epitomizes the worst of...

In Regency England, penniless Kate Malvern is swept to her aunt's Elizabethan manor and showered with comforts. But despite the luxury of her new life, the atmosphere in the household is less than homely, and gradually it dawns on Kate that there are sinister reasons for her aunt's benevolence.

Holly McCormack had no beauty but combined a beautiful voice with a witty tongue and a sensible approach to life. She lived with her aunt and beautiful cousin Jane near the Abbey, Lord Dewar's home. He announced he would produce Romeo and Juliet, with Jane to star. Holly found herself immersed with costumes, nagging Dewar to accomplish things for the neighborhood, and falling in love. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett

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