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Marrying the Governess!Buttoned-up governess Daisy Milton buries dreams of marriage and family life in order to support her sister and orphaned niece. But maddeningly attractive Adam, Viscount Ravensworth, is one distraction that shakes Daisy’s safe, stable existence. Now ghosts from Adam’s past in India threaten Daisy’s future.Just what will it take to convince a tightly laced miss to forgo society’s strict code of conduct…and come undone in the arms of a reformed rake?

Gideon Cade Was Consumed By One Desire, until the night the angelic Emma Step, all fire and fury, demanded entry to his home and transformed his life. But could she give the gift of her love to a man who harbored murder in his heart? Emma January Step had faced the challenges of a hard life head-on, but none had ever been as overwhelming as Gideon Cade, a wealthy, enigmatic man who seethed with an anger he seemed barely able to keep in check.Why then did she feel the temptation to rouse him to passionate action?

WHAT WILL SHE RISK FOR LOVE?Lady Annabelle Durst may be beautiful, but at four-and-twenty she’s firmly – and contentedly! – on the shelf. She’s learnt there’s nothing more important than protecting her heart against the perils of love. Then Anna’s family is embroiled in the scandal of the season, with only Sir Barrington Parker to turn to.He has a reputation for exposing society’s most disreputable secrets, and to save her family’s honour oh, so sensible Anna will do anything – even risk her reputation – to persuade this dangerous man to help…

Rapscallion! Rake! Wanderer! Adventurer!All accusations that the Earl of Treyford acknowledges with pride. The scandalous son of a disgraced mother, he has no time for the pretty niceties of the ton, nor the simpering debutantes who populate its ballrooms. He has returned to England to aid an «aging» spinster facing an undefined danger.But Miss Latimer's dark and sultry beauty, her fascinating mix of knowledge and innocence, arouse far more than his protective instincts. Can such an improper aristocrat learn to be the true gentleman Miss Latimer deserves?

The Law Had Made A Mistake Torn from her child's arms and imprisoned as a murderess, Marydyth Hollenbeck had thought her life was over. Now fate had set her free. But what was freedom, bound to ex-lawman Flynn O'Bannion, the man she had vowed to hate for the rest of her days?Flynn had always ridden alone, until he became guardian to an angelic little girl, and knew his roaming days were over. But how would the child he considered his daughter feel when she discovered that he was the one who had sent her mother to prison for something she didn't do?

Lord…libertine…lawbreaker?Heiress Deborah Cleveland jilted an earl for Randolph Chadwicke. He promised he would come back for her. But then he disappeared… Seven years later Randolph, now Lord Buckland, bursts back into Deborah's life! She's unmarried and penniless, he's as sinfully attractive as ever–but this time he isn't offering marriage… Worst of all, he seems to be involved with the murderous local smugglers. Can Deborah resist the dark magnetism of the lawless lord? Regency Rogues Ripe for a scandal. Ready for a bride.

THE BATTLE-WEARY WARRIOR HAD FINALLY MET HIS MATCH…More warrior than woman, Lady Julianna D'Arcy had sworn to defend her home against all enemies. She knew not if her unexpected guest was friend or foe, but infinitely more dangerous than any adversary was the way the mere sight of Sir William Bowman stirred her blood unlike any man she'd ever seen before!

Get Out, Ye Bloodthirsty Half-Breed!Since the infamous Battle of Falkirk, Cristiane MacDhiubh had these words–and worse–hurled at her in the village streets. Half Scot, half English, she could claim no place as home–until the Lord of Bitterlee, as gallant a knight as any could dream, came in search of a bride…!Marriage had been naught but sadness for Adam Sutton, yet duty demanded he wed again. Cristiane MacDhiubh, as fey and wild as his own island fiefdom, might rouse his forgotten passions. But brave of heart though she might be, could Cristiane ever heal his sorrowing soul?

William Lampard, distinguished military captain, kept London abuzz with scandal.Against his better judgment, he made a wager to seduce Miss Cassandra Greenwood. But despite her provocative ways, and the impudent sway of her skirts, he quickly realized that her innocence and goodness put her above a mere dalliance. Should Cassandra believe the gossip?She knew she had spiked William's interest, but to get to know the infamous captain properly would be dangerous—and exciting. And therein lay his appeal. . . !

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 centuriesA very improper seduction… Diana Clare has had enough of London – the balls, the rakes you can never trust… Now, having returned home in disgrace, she is trying to forget what drove her from the ton. But rake and gambler Brett Farnham, Earl of Coltonby, seems intent on making Diana remember exactly what it was like to be whirled around the ballroom and seduced by the glint in your partner’s eye…But Brett has ‘mistress’ rather than ‘marriage’ in mind, and Diana is not sure her reputation can stand up to another scandal…

More Than A Guardian!Sir Leon Gascelin was completely unprepared for Lady Felice Marwelle's arrival to oversee the final preparations to her family's new home. The handsome surveyor knows he must take drastic steps to prevent her from distracting his workforce–and himself!Capable, determined Felice has had to learn how to take care of herself. So it comes as a shock when Sir Leon forces her to accept him as her temporary guardian. Is it to stop tongues wagging because they are living under the same roof? Or has she deliberately been sent to this dangerously attractive man to be well and truly tamed?