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From USA Today bestselling author Darcy Burke comes a sexy and emotional family saga about seven siblings who reunite in a small Oregon town to fulfill their brother's dying wish ... and find love in unexpected places.Fed up with her self-imposed single life, successful event planner Sara Archer heads to a bar for a night of dancing ... and bumps into Dylan Westcott, a high school crush she hasn't seen in years. Harmless flirting leads to a hot, completely uncharacteristic one-night stand. But when she wakes up alone, Sara knows there won't be a repeat.Dylan, a divorced, ex-military construction contractor, limits himself to casual flings--his failed marriage proves he's better off alone anyway--but he can't stop dreaming about Sara. And when his firm is hired to oversee the renovation project run by the Archer siblings, the two are unable to resist their explosive chemistry.But when their secret affair grows beyond "friends with benefits" and neither is willing to admit they want more, family drama and emotional scars may ruin their chance at a love they believed was only in their dreams.

Le Club des Ducs FringantsD couvrez les hommes inoubliables de la taverne la plus c l bre de Londres, Le Duc Fringant. Avec ces sublimes s ducteurs l'esprit et au charme revendre, pris de libert et d'aventures, une nuit n'est jamais suffisante...Afin d' chapper son mariage, Lady Penelope Wakefield prend une d cision radicale pour pr server sa libert . Son plan, qui semblait pourtant infaillible, aurait pu mal tourner si un recteur, aussi beau que subjuguant, ne lui tait pas venu en aide.Le recteur Hugh Tarleton ne supporte pas les femmes de la haute Soci t qui se donnent bonne conscience en venant faire la charit - n'offrant que leur piti - ses paroissiens, vivant dans l'un des pires quartiers de Londres. Lorsque la fille d'un marquis est kidnapp e dans la roquerie, il la sauve et jure de la prot ger jusqu' ce qu'elle rentre chez elle.Mais leur attirance r ciproque risque bien de compromettre le destin de l'un et de l'autre.

For two years following the death of her beloved husband, Eugenia, the Dowager Duchess of Kendal has grieved and kept to herself. Her cousin is hosting a house party and has persuaded Genie to attend-it's the perfect opportunity to emerge from mourning. Genie is looking forward to seeing old friends but is shocked when she learns the true purpose of the occasion: to match widowed ladies with widowed and unmarried gentlemen.Once infatuated with a young Eugenia Aldwick, Edmund Holt, Earl of Satterfield is thrilled when Genie arrives at the matchmaking house party. Mutual attraction sparks between them immediately, however he is in need of a wife who can provide an heir and she is unable to do so. Genie would also dearly love to be a mother after losing her daughter several years before. Can they embrace a second chance at love or will the demands of his title and the pull of her maternal heart prove too strong to ignore?

Dissolute rogue Tobias Powell, Earl of Overton, has just inherited a sheltered, proper young ward for whom he must find a husband. And that is only the start of his problems. His father's will demands Tobias marry within the next six weeks, or he'll lose his mother's house, a treasure so dear that Tobias can't consider defeat. Surely he can rehabilitate his scandalous reputation, secure a match for his ward, and find the sophisticated woman of his dreams before it's too late. Except his ward is a hellion who cannot behave. She can, however, make him laugh.Provincial Miss Fiona Wingate is eager to swap her boring small town for an exciting London Season. Until she realizes her new guardian, a dashing earl, plans for her to wed with the utmost haste. Fiona has no interest in marriage-she's only just been liberated from her lifelong isolation But when she causes a near scandal and Tobias comes to the rescue, an unexpected attraction sparks between them. Except romance between a guardian and his ward would be most improper...

When Tobias Powell, the Viscount Deane, loses the young lady who's stolen his heart to a pompous heir to a dukedom, all of Society is abuzz with his failure. As a scandal further blackens his reputation, he decides to become the rogue everyone believes him to be.After courtesan Mirabelle Renault's older sister marries her protector and is given the cut direct by the very Society who demands respectability, Mirabelle loses hope for her own future. Knowing she can no longer serve as a man's paramour, she is determined to forge a new path-until she realizes that most doors are closed to her.Carefree bachelor Lord Lucien Westbrook has lost his mistress and gained his autocratic father's scrutiny now that his older brother is about to wed. Challenged to do something worthwhile, he launches an exclusive club, where Lucien helps those in need, no matter who they are or where they come from. One never knows who they will meet at the Phoenix Club...

Hidden treasure, a secret society and epic romance...join the hunt with the Legendary Rogues.Miss Margery Derrington and her dear aunts are in dire straits. Their discovery of a rare manuscript will hopefully stave off their creditors-if it's worth what they hope. Margery reluctantly allies with a charming scholar to use the book to pursue a treasure that could solve their woes. Only, the irresistible desire she feels toward her partner is neither expected nor wanted.Rhys Bowen can't believe he has his hands on the elusive de Valery text. Solving its hidden code and unearthing its legendary treasure would establish him as one of Britain's leading antiquaries, finally casting him out of his brilliant late father's shadow. But when a centuries-old organization convinces Rhys of the perils of disturbing the past, he must choose between his conscience and the captivating woman he's sworn to help.

Major Elijah Hollister never wanted to be an earl, particularly not when it meant losing his brother. When a bold adventuress shows up at his door seeking a treasure map, Elijah suspects his brother's death may not have been accidental and that the lady knows more than she's willing to share. Whether she's a friend or foe, Elijah plans to keep her close-and hope the temptation of her kisses doesn't ruin them both.Miss Catriona Bowen can almost taste the fruits of her years-long quest to find one of Britain's greatest treasures. The discovery will deliver the recognition and respect she deserves as an antiquary, despite the fact that she's a woman. However, to find the map that will lead her to success, she must ally herself with a stoic, yet provocative earl with a different goal. And when a villain threatens their lives, she realizes too late that love is the greatest treasure of all.

Pendant les deux ann es qui ont suivi le d c s de son mari bien-aim , Eugenia, duchesse douairi re de Kendal, s'est isol e pour le pleurer. Sa cousine organise une partie de campagne et l'a persuad e d'y assister; c'est l'occasion parfaite pour sortir de son deuil. Genie est impatiente de revoir de vieux amis mais elle est choqu e d'apprendre le v ritable but de cette r union: permettre des veuves et des hommes veufs ou c libataires de se rencontrer.Autrefois pris de la jeune Eugenia Aldwick, Edmund Holt, comte de Satterfield, est ravi de revoir Genie cette partie de campagne. Une attraction mutuelle na t imm diatement entre eux, bien qu'il ait besoin d'une pouse qui puisse lui donner un h ritier et qu'elle n'en soit pas capable. Genie adorerait aussi l ver d'autres enfants apr s avoir perdu sa fille plusieurs ann es auparavant.Pourront-ils saisir cette seconde chance d'aimer ou laisseront-ils les exigences de son titre et les d sirs de son coeur de m re les s parer?

Quand Miss Eleanor Lockhart se retrouve subitement sans domicile et sans argent, trouver un emploi est sa seule option. Compromise pour avoir succomb au charme d'un vaurien presque dix ans plus t t, elle a la chance d' tre engag e comme dame de compagnie et se promet de se conduire de mani re exemplaire. Elle ne devrait absolument pas se trouver dans les bras d'un homme qui pourrait finir de ruiner sa r putation...Titus St. John, duc de Kendal, est surnomm Le Duc Inaccessible. Myst rieux et intimidant, il ne c toie la Soci t qu'une seule fois par an pour le bal de sa belle-m re. Dix ans auparavant, il se conduisait comme un d bauch d sinvolte jusqu' ce que son incons quence ne provoque la d ch ance d'Eleanor Lockhart, et n'aboutisse sa retraite volontaire. Maintenant qu'elle est de retour, elle a besoin de son aide. Mais en essayant de la sauver, il risque simplement de ruiner sa vie une nouvelle fois.

Miss Lucinda Parnell est bout de ressources. Apr s son chec cuisant sur le March du Mariage, elle doit se r soudre quitter la Soci t . Dans l'espoir de gagner assez d'argent pour se retirer la campagne avec sa grand-m re, elle se d guise en homme pour cumer les tripots londoniens. Mais le comte de Dartford, un Insaisissable qu'elle n'aurait jamais esp r c toyer, la d masque en un tournemain. Quand il insiste pour jouer le r le de protecteur, Lucy craint que ses r ves d'ind pendance ne partent en fum e.Andrew Wentworth, comte de Dartford, a b ti un mur autour de ses motions apr s avoir perdu toute sa famille. Il pense pouvoir assurer la s curit de Miss Parnell sans abaisser ses d fenses, mais elle se montre excitante et irr sistible. Plus leur relation se d veloppe, plus il est d termin la maintenir distance. Rien ne l'obligera revivre l'angoisse de la perte. L'amour est le seul risque qu'il n'a pas le courage de prendre.

Society's most exclusive invitation... Welcome to the Phoenix Club, where London's most audacious, disreputable, and intriguing ladies and gentlemen find scandal, redemption, and second chances. In nearly two years of marriage, Sabrina Westbrook has barely spoken to her husband and shared a bed even less. Both activities would require they actually live together. As it is, the Earl of Aldington attends to his seat in the House of Commons, while she and her crippling social anxiety tend to his country house and gardens. Their arrangement is quite civilized, and their letters are painfully polite. Their twice-yearly visits are...awkward. But, if Sabrina can muster the necessary courage, all of that is about to change. Starting tonight. Heir to a dukedom, Constantine Westbrook knows his duty: to country, to family, and to the shy, retiring wife whose beauty stole his breath the moment they met. Whose arousing, enticing body he's never seen in the light of day. Or any light at all. However, there's something different about the woman who shows up in London unannounced. For the first time in their marriage, Sabrina has a request. No, a demand. But wanting and having are two different things. And to give Sabrina her heart's desire, they'll both need a few lessons in love...

Every three years, like clockwork, Ruark Hannigan, Earl of Wexford loses his heart. Alas, he promised his father he wouldn't marry until the age of thirty so that he'd be certain in his choice. When his best friend's sister needs him to pose as a potential suitor to garner attention on the Marriage Mart, he's the perfect candidate-if only he hadn't kissed her in secret.Lady Cassandra Westbrook can't forget the incident between her and Wexford, and she's having a devil of a time focusing on finding a husband. The fact that her father intimidates every gentleman has made her quest intolerable, and her two brothers who could help are proving completely worthless. But if she doesn't settle on someone, her father will arrange an "acceptable" marriage by the end of the Season.Finally, Cassandra has a chance at courtship, but, frustratingly, it's not with the impulsive and irresistible Irishman her father detests and she desires. However, when Ruark sees the woman he passionately wants-despite his better judgment-swept into the arms of another man, the prospect of losing her becomes intolerable.