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To bed or to wed?Mistress Merielle St. Martin yearned to visit her orphaned niece in Winchester, and waited anxiously for her guide. When Sir Rhyan Lombard arrived in Canterbury to escort the wealthy young widow, Merielle was enraged. Due to a family contract, Sir Rhyan had to approve her next husband, and he lost no time in telling her that if she wanted anyone–be it lover or husband–it would have to be him! No matter that his kisses stirred her passions beyond measure, Merielle was determined to marry another. But Rhyan could be very persuasive….

Confirmed Bachelor Matthew Powers Was In Need Of A Nursemaid!His aunt Bess assured him that she could find a suitable woman, one who would tend the orphaned infant under his care in exchange for a paper marriage. All Matthew had to do was marry by proxy and wait for his bride to arrive….Penniless and alone, Rose had accepted the position, but found herself unable to face her new husband. So Aunt Bess had come to the rescue again, arranging for Rose to stand in for the «temporarily detained» bride. But what would happen when the taciturn Captain Powers learned that his «houseguest» was really his «wife»? And who was going to be the one to tell him?

WAKING UP WITH A STRANGER WAS THE LEAST OF HALEY CAUFIELD'S PROBLEMSA very official-looking license said she was married to one. And staring at the very male, very naked Adam Harrington, she knew the scandal she'd come to Sacramento to escape from was nothing compared to the one in store for her… !The very practical Adam Harrington would have liked at least to have been introduced to his blushing bride before bedding her. Instead, he found himself wedded to Haley Caufield, an enticing surprise of a woman who just might beat him at his own game… !

Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesFrom street pauper… Runaway Georgie is disguised as a boy, and living life on the streets after fleeing her scheming aunt and uncle. Cold, hungry and desperate, she’s forced to pickpocket. But Georgie thieves from the wrong man – the dashing Captain Richard Hernshaw! …to captain’s lady! The consummate Captain soon discovers the grubby boy is actually a pretty young woman – from a highly respectable family!He’s instantly attracted to the homeless heiress, but dark secrets of his own may prevent him from ever being able to make her his wife…

HIRED HELP?With her father's business empire crumbling around her, Miss Rachel Branford will try anything to save her family's name. Even if it means offering handsome financial consultant Mitch Kincade a room in her house–and four times his usual fee!OR HIRED HUSBAND?Abandoned at an orphanage, Mitch has struggled to gain wealth and power. But all that changes when he finds himself tempted by Rachel's money…then Rachel herself. Especially when drawn into a contract of marriage…

T'was a Love to Remember… Lady Gillian de l'Eau Clair would never forget what she had once shared with Rannulf FitzClifford. How could she, when he had disappeared so suddenly, leaving her with nothing but a cryptic message scrawled upon their betrothal contract?Now, four years later, Rannulf had returned under the guise of being a stranger. And though she wanted nothing to do with him, she'd agreed to keep his secret from her guardian. For Gillian could not deny that despite what he had done, Rannulf FitzClifford would always hold her heart.

THE RUMOUR IS UP AND THE BANNS ARE READ: THE DISSOLUTE DUKE HAS FINALLY WED! With a name synonymous with sin, and debauchery so shocking it is only spoken of in whispers, no one is more surprised than Taylen Ellesmere, Duke of Alderworth, when he finds himself forced to marry! Before the ink is dry on the register he turns his back on this sham of a marriage and leaves.Three years later, having barely survived the scandal, Lady Lucinda has placed one delicately shod foot back in the hallowed halls of the ton when her husband returns. He has an offer she can’t refuse. And in exchange? Their wedding night!

As new wife to the Duke of Avonlea, shy and beautiful Lucinda has gained acceptance and protection – surely her harrowing past is finally behind her?Then Lucinda receives word from her enemy, and she must flee to save her husband from scandal… Justin is devastated by the disappearance of his young duchess – a woman, it seems, he doesn’t know at all!How dares Lucinda think she can play him for a fool? He will not rest until he has brought his unwilling bride back to their matrimonial home…Secrets and Scandals Nothing stays secret for long in Regency Society

Come, Lord Death, And Grant Me Life In Your Arms!Such invocations sprang to Lady Tonia's lips when she beheld Sandor Matskella, the sworn agent of her eternal rest. Yet his raw masculine power instead roused her slumbering womanhood to the dawn of eternal joy!Sandor Matskella looked upon Tonia Cavendish and saw many things: a woman not of his people; a woman promised to God; a woman condemned to die. But when he removed the executioner's mask from his face–and his soul–he knew that she was the fated bride of his heart!

A Most Unsuitable Duke! Adrian Fitzwalter, the Duke of Barroughby, wore the taint of scandal with flair, his very presence charged with the promise of forbidden things. But the gentle Lady Hester knew the rakish pose was only a mask, hiding a desperate and lonely man.With her knowing eyes and quiet beauty, the spinsterish Lady Hester was a far cry from Adrian's usual amours. Yet though her goodness stirred him beyond imagining, he dared not give in to the longing to seek the comfort of her waiting arms, for his happiness would surely be her ruin… .