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A Winter Proposal Solicitor Pippa is stunning and successful, and she wants a man to want her for who she is! Her new client, brooding stockbroker Roscoe, is frustrated by her spirited, independent nature. Should he just kiss her senseless or can he tame her with a proposal?His Diamond Bride Sensible Dee is amazed when pilot Mark chooses to pay attention to her! He’s known as a risk-taking rogue with a thirst for adventure! But quiet, intelligent Dee offers Mark a chance to be himself. Can this unlikely couple forge a love to last a lifetime?

These men are worth the disgrace! How to Disgrace a LadyThis is set to be the most outrageous society season yet! When Merrick St Magnus is caught in a compromising situation with Lady Alixe Burke, her father demands Merrick make clever, dowdy bluestocking Alixe marriageable. Merrick has never turned down a wager before and he’s not about to start now – but will he be able to give her over to someone else when he’s created a dazzling beauty!How to Ruin a ReputationAshton Bedevere, renowned libertine is known to destroy reputations. Now, after years in Italy, Ashton has returned to London’s society, seeking new challenges and wicked distractions. But his father’s death means Ash must do the unthinkable to claim what is his – take a wife! Surely innocent Genevra Ralston isn’t tempted by the role? Could it be worth it for Ashton’s irresistible touch?

Never kiss and tell…From Ruin to RichesCertain he is close to death, William Hadfield, Lord Dereham needs a wife and Julia Prior is ruined and on the run. Accepting his shocking proposal, Julia finds life as Lady Hadfield a way to put her past sins behind her… Until three years later, when the husband she believes to be dead returns, as handsome and strong as ever and intent on claiming the wedding night they never had!Scandal’s VirginHeartbroken Lady Laura Campion has become infamous, flirtatious and shocking. Until suddenly, she has hope and will even go into battle against powerful Avery Falconer, Earl of Wykeham. Laura has discovered her lost daughter is alive and in Wykeham’s care, although he will not release his ward lightly. When an irresistible attraction emerges between the two adversaries, will Avery be able to forgive Laura’s scandalous past?

Undone by a single touch…The Viscount's Frozen HeartLuke Winterley has been trapped within a loveless marriage and now his emotions are hidden behind a wall of ice. Having returned home to fulfil his aunt’s last request he is once more faced with Chloe Wheaton, his first love. This bewitching waif promises to thaw the Viscount’s heart but marriage between a noble and his housekeeper is all but impossible!The Marquis's AwakeningTom Banburgh, Marquis of Mantaigne, reluctantly returns to his childhood home, Dayspring Castle, only to find Polly Trethayne camped out under his roof! Polly is a goddess in breeches: she awakens feelings he thought he’d locked deep inside. Can Polly storm the barricades Tom has erected and bring her fresh vitality to his lonely world?

Giving in to temptation is easy…The Duke's Daring DebutanteFreddy, Duke of Falconwood must save Minette Rideau’s virtue after being caught in a compromising position; his solution is marriage. But Minette know she can’t marry the Duke, no matter how he affects her, as she has a shameful secret that will put more than her reputation in jeopardy…Return of the Prodigal GilvryReeling from betrayal, the once devastatingly handsome Andrew Gilvry has returned to Scottish shores to fulfil a promise. Widow Rowena MacDonald has been entrusted to his care and Drew must do all he can to protect her… But as they travel together across the Highlands, how can he deny his desire?

Bella Scott hadn’t resisted the temptation Italian millionaire Gabriel Danti offered. Her mistake. But after no word for five years, dark, dangerous Gabriel now knows they have a son and he wants Bella back.Hebe can’t believe she’s ended up in her handsome boss’s bed. But Nick Cavendish needed to be with someone that particular night. Now he’s trying to avoid her and she’s got morning sickness!When Liam O’Reilly insisted on being a part of Laura’s world again, she still found him attractive, but she was wiser now. If only Liam had stayed all those years ago, he would have found out that he had a son…Three fabulous novels from international bestselling author Carole MORTIMER

Never Trust a RakeRumour has it that the Earl of Deben, the most notorious rake in London and in need of an heir, has set aside his penchant for married mistresses and turned his skilled hand to seducing innocents!But if Lord Deben expects Henrietta Gibson to respond to the click of his fingers – he’s got another think coming. For she knows perfectly well why she should avoid gentlemen of his bad repute:1. One touch of his lips and he’ll ruin her for every other man.2. One glide of his skilful fingers to the neckline of her dress will leave her molten in his arms.3. And if even one in a thousand rumours is true, it’s enough to know she can never, ever, trust a rake….Reforming the ViscountViscount Rothersthorpe can’t tear his eyes from Lydia Morgan any more than he can calm the raging fury coursing through his veins. Is there no end to the irony? Come to town to find a wife only to be taunted by the past?Furtive glances across the ballroom are not helping to ease Lydia’s state of shock – the man who once uttered a marriage proposal as one might remark upon the weather has returned. But when he stuns her with a second outrageous – but now wickedly delicious – proposal, it is clear that despite the rumours, the rake from her past has not reformed!

Mistress to the MarquisThey whisper her name in the ballroom’s shadows – the marquis’s mistress! It will take all of Alice Sweetly’s renowned acting skills to play this part: smile until it no longer hurts, until they believe your lie, until you believe. Pretend he’s meant nothing.If the Marquis of Razeby thinks he can let his mistress go easily, he is so very wrong. Each night she appears before a rapturous Covent Garden audience, taunting him with her beauty. But Razeby must marry, and while Alice could grace his bed, she could never grace his arm.Dicing With the Dangerous LordVenetia Fox is London’s most sought-after actress, darling of the demi-monde and every nobleman’s desire. But she’s about to face her toughest role yet – seducing a confession from the devilishly handsome and very dangerous Lord Linwood to bring her father’s murderer to justice!She might have the whole of London fooled, but Linwood can see through Venetia’s ardent attempts to persuade him to open up. His past is murky, but he’s no criminal. Her interest in him has Linwood intrigued – he might just have to play Miss Fox at her own seductive game…

Hattie Wilkinson Meets Her MatchIn the eyes of the ton, Hattie Wilkinson is a respectable widow, content with her safe, if somewhat modest life.On the other hand, Sir Christopher Foxton prides himself on being regarded as one of London’s most notorious rakes with a particularly mischievous streak!Upon their first meeting, Kit threatens to shatter Hattie’s well-ordered peace – and her reputation! – if only she’ll allow herself to succumb to his playful advances. This time, they’ve both finally met their match…An Ideal Husband?When heiress Sophie Ravel finds herself in a compromising situation, notorious Richard Crawford, Viscount Bingfield, swoops in and saves her reputation! She might have escaped the attentions of one undesirable, but will Richard’s protection expose her to even more scandal?Richard curses his impetuousness at offering a betrothal in the heat of the moment! He gladly accepts Sophie’s terms that the engagement remains a pretence until, quite by chance, he unlocks his shy fiancée’s passionate nature. Now nothing will steer him from wedding – then bedding – his blushing bride…

Proud, powerful & full of Mediterranean passionThe Mistress PurchaseIn the boardroom – and the bedroom – Leon was undefeated! He’d taken over one of France’s oldest perfume houses and the price included designer Sadie! Sadie was adamant he’d never own her, but he was intoxicating…The Demetrios Virgin Andreas needed a fiancée and he’d decided on Saskia. Saskia knew her new boss thought she was some kind of seductress. Sharing a room in his family’s villa, she had to tell him she was a virgin… Marco’s Convenient WifeMarco needed a marriage of convenience to his baby’s English nanny, Alice! But secretly in love with Marco, for Alice the wedding was torture! Marco was all too willing to show passion in public – but what about in private…?

Marriage Vito Giordani has never forgiven Catherine, his soon-to-be ex-wife, for leaving Italy with their baby boy. But now their son needs both his parents. Vito demands Catherine returns to Naples… Vito will finally have the revenge he’s been waiting for… of Greek tycoon Leandros Petronades’ marriage to Isobel crashed and burned after a year.Now, demanding to finalise the divorce so he can marry again, Leandros is shocked: their wild attraction is as strong as ever. Leandros vows to tame his headstrong wife…! Vengeance Anton Luis Scott-Lee will marry the woman who so callously rejected him years ago.His revenge will be sweet… Cristina Marques will be totally at Luis’s bidding – bought and paid for: a bride by blackmail!

RevengeWhen a tragic family accident reunites Shannon Gilbraith with Luca Salvatore, she isn’t prepared for the searing attraction that still flames between them. Luca is motivated by more than the custody of their orphaned baby niece when he proposes – he’s looking for revenge…PassionGiancarlo Cardinale thought Natalia Deyton had slept with his sister’s husband. His passionate Sicilian nature demanded revenge – a vengeful seduction – and total surrender. But Giancarlo wasn’t prepared for the innocence of Natalia…SeductionCarlo Carlucci passionately pursues heiress Francesca Bernard, who stirs him with her beauty and innocence, but she’s already engaged. There’s only one way he can have Francesca – satisfy his desire – and that’s to claim her as his wife!