Brenda Hiatt

BREAKING: Our Sovereign a murderer?Sovereign Emileia ("M" to her friends) and Princess Malena barely have a chance to catch their breath after helping to capture a deranged ex-dictator, when a muckraking reporter prints a bombshell: during the crisis, M and Rigel used the deadly power of their bond to kill a fellow Martian.Now M and Rigel must deal with renewed calls to stay apart, this time for everyone's safety, while Princess Malena faces rising pressure to take over more and more Royal duties. It's a nightmare none of them foresaw or wanted. But when Malena gets a taste of power, she appears to like it much more than anyone expected. When sinister forces threaten to turn Emileia and Malena against each other, can their bond of sisterhood withstand the test?The much-anticipated continuation of the electrifying Starstruck series, where teen romance blends with science fiction to open a whole new world of action, adventure and discovery

A midlife crisis turns into the adventure of a lifetime-but will she survive it?Wynne has just booked a 25th anniversary trip to Aruba when she catches her husband cheating on her. After divorcing the jerk, she decides to go to Aruba alone to figure out what to do with her life. Taking the scuba lessons she already paid for seems like a good start. When she finds a wedding ring during one of her training dives, she has no idea it will catapult her into a high-profile murder mystery. With the help of a hunky insurance investigator, she begins unraveling clues that might set an accused man free...or get her killed

You thought your chance of a happy-ever-after was gone forever. But then...No longer a nerdy nobody, I've now been acclaimed Sovereign Emileia, ruler of the Martian colony Nuath, and in the nick of time. But at what cost? Life seems pointless without my soulmate Rigel, but everyone expects me to just shake off my heartbreak and assume my new responsibilities. I go through the motions, doing what I must, until an unexpected discovery brings me a glimmer of hope for the future. Now I'm determined to do whatever I can to salvage the happy ending I'd given up for lost-if it's not already too late.Starfall is the electrifying conclusion to Brenda Hiatt's original, award-winning Starstruck series. But be sure to check out all the other books in the Starstruck universe, where teen romance blends with science fiction to open a whole new world of action, adventure and discovery

Being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be Between keeping high security secrets from everyone (including Rigel) and trying to keep Rigel and Sean from killing each other (with no help from Trina, of course ), M has more than enough on her plate already. She knew that as newly discovered princess of a secret Martian colony, she'd have to return there someday - but over spring break? An emergency requires her immediate presence, but not everyone is overjoyed to have their long-lost princess back. Can she win her people over in time to save the colony from destruction? And what will she have to give up in return?Book three of the award-winning Starstruck series, where teen romance blends with science fiction to open a whole new world of action, adventure, and discovery.

When the impossibly hot new quarterback ignores all the pretty cheerleaders competing for his attention to come over and sit at YOUR lunch table... what do you do? I've always been the class dork-shy, bookish, not particularly pretty and definitely not popular. In other words, I've never been anybody important. Orphaned twice as a toddler, I'm not even sure who I am, other than a burden to my super-strict adoptive "aunt." But then the gorgeous new quarterback, Rigel, arrives at Jewel High and turns his back on all the popular girls vying for his attention to seek out ordinary me-of all people I'm over the moon, of course, but the first time Rigel touches me, sparks fly-literally Then weird things start happening. Suddenly, I no longer need my thick glasses. My complexion improves, too. When I demand to know what's going on, the answer both thrills and terrifies me. Not only is Rigel my bonded soulmate, apparently I'm not such a nobody after all But my unexpected status comes with huge risks that threaten both my life and our newfound love. Book 1 of an electrifying YA sci-fi romance series from a NYT bestselling author, where teen romance blends with science fiction to open a whole new world of action, adventure and discovery

An impossible choice between love and friendshipYou suspect a longtime friend is being sucked into a dangerous cult. Worse, the guy you're hopelessly in love with is a member Rescuing your friend will likely destroy your romance, but what choice do you have?Bri and Deb have been besties with M since elementary school, but over the past year and a half she's changed. Could her inexplicable transformation have something to do with the company that recently relocated to Jewel, and all those new students whose parents work there? The girls' suspicions deepen when they start dating two of the hot new boys and notice even more weird anomalies. For one thing, the boys' strength and speed seem to go beyond the ordinary. And how can they be totally unfamiliar with onion rings? Or root beer? Seriously? The more Deb and Bri dig for clues, the more convinced they are that M has been drawn into a cult that's performing dangerous experiments on their members...including M Confronting her is almost guaranteed to ruin their promising new romances, but they soon realize that's a risk they'll have to take. But they never could have imagined the incredible truth behind all the "evidence" they've collected-or the risk they'll run by exposing it...

She galloped into his life...and touched his heart.Tessa Seaton has a special gift with horses; with a word and a touch, she can tame and train even the most unbroken and unmannerly of beasts. But when handsome Lord Anthony Northrup gallops into her life, she finds herself faced with a far greater challenge than any horse ever posed.Anthony first assumes Tessa is helping her unscrupulous uncle to sell half-broken horses to unsuspecting gentlemen, but as he comes to know her, he realizes she is motivated by love -for her crippled father and for the horses she trains. Charmed by her spirit and independence, Anthony determines to free her from the trap her uncle has woven so he that can claim her for himself.Book 1 of the "Seven Saints Hunt Club" series, set in the same world as "The Saint of Seven Dials" series.

The course of true love never did run smooth...Violet Turpin has always lived for adventure and romance, a combination that has more than once gotten her into trouble. Her first attempt at a London debut was short and disastrous because her love of excitement far outstripped her concern for the proprieties. A few months later, she eloped with a sweet-talking fortune hunter and was only saved from ruin in the nick of time. Now she's determined to ride in fox hunts, even though that's not something ladies do. Knowing all this, her brother asks his friend Lord Rushford to keep a close eye on her during her second attempt at a London Season-a task the earl is reluctant to take on, given his most inconvenient attraction to the madcap Miss Turpin. His task is made harder by Violet's plans for her time in London. Not only does she hope to find adventure and True Love, she is determined to meet and assist the fabled Saint of Seven Dials, whom she has long idolized. When a plausible rogue learns of her obsession with the Saint, he hatches a plot of his own to take advantage of it-and her. Rush will have his hands full keeping Violet out of trouble as he tries to catch whoever is impersonating the Saint of Seven Dials, all while trying to reconcile himself to the betrothal he unwisely agreed to the previous year. Will he and Violet realize that True Love is right under their noses in time to prevent a lifetime of regrets? Book 3 of the "Seven Saints Hunt Club" series, set in the same world as "The Saint of Seven Dials" series.

A Marriage of Inconvenience?Dina's only chance to keep her inheritance from going to pay her brother's gaming debts is to marry before her twenty-fifth birthday. When her carefully planned elopement goes awry, in desperation, she travels to Gretna Green alone. There she finds herself rescuing a na ve young lady from a fortune hunter, which earns the gratitude of the young lady's handsome-and eligible-brother, who has come in hot pursuit. When he asks her to name her reward, she has her answer ready.Grant Turpin, better known to his friends as Thor, is grateful to the girl who saved his sister's honor, but is stunned when she demands marriage in repayment of his debt to her. She insists she will not infringe on his freedom in the least, but the more time he spends with her, the less attractive that freedom appears. Instead, he becomes increasingly determined to win her heart along with her hand. Surely spending Christmas with her at his parents' estate will help him to do just that?Book 2 of the "Seven Saints Hunt Club" series, set in the same world as "The Saint of Seven Dials" series.

It's beginning to look a lot like... murder?When another customer unexpectedly drops dead while Rigel is picking up M's Christmas present, foul play is suspected. But only Rigel realizes that whatever killed the obnoxious old woman was intended for him, instead He calls upon the other members of the newly-formed Bond Squad to help him unravel the mystery before the killer tries again. A lighthearted holiday murder mystery set in the quirky small town of Jewel, Indiana, where things aren't always as they seem...

To save her marriage, must she risk her brother's life?All of her life, Holly has dreamed of adventure and heroics. Indeed, she would far rather be a spy for the British against Napoleon, like her twin brother, Noel, than make her London debut. That is, until she meets Hunt, the handsome Marquess of Vandover. After a whirlwind courtship, they are married on Christmas Eve-Holly's (and Noel's) birthday. Holly is deeply in love, and her new husband's career in the Foreign Office allows her to rub shoulders with diplomats and ambassadors, feeding her love of adventure. The future seems full of promise until her inept attempts to assist her husband in his career-and become a heroine in her own right-leads her to trust the wrong person. Suddenly Holly is plunged into a terrible conflict of loyalties, where she must choose between saving her nearly-broken marriage-and her beloved brother's life Book 5 of Brenda Hiatt's bestselling Hiatt Regency Classics collection.

'Tis better to have loved and lost . . . or is it?To safeguard her future, orphaned Azalea's grandfather arranges her marriage-in name only, of course, as she is not yet of age-to the son of his oldest friend, Lord Glaedon. Azalea, however, falls head over heels in love with her handsome new husband with all the impetuousness and romanticism of her youth before he sails back to England mere days after the wedding. When she learns of his death at sea, she is devastated.Six years later, Azalea honors her grandfather's dying wish by sailing for England herself to recover her inheritance. Once there, she is stunned to discover that Christian, the beloved husband she has believed dead all this time, is quite definitely alive . . . but seems to have no memory whatsoever of their marriage, or of her Even worse, he is betrothed . . . to her cousin. Can Azalea possibly force Christian-now the illustrious Earl of Glaedon-to remember the truth? Or must she somehow win him away from her dazzlingly beautiful cousin to prevent him from committing bigamy-and breaking her heart again?Book 6 of Brenda Hiatt's bestselling Hiatt Regency Classics collection and Book 1 of the Americana Dreaming collection.

Venus, make her fairThough not a superstitious man, Lord Dearborn humors his mother by going to her fortuneteller, who informs him that he will meet his Destiny-a beautiful blonde-this very Season. He scoffs, until he meets Miss Rosalind Winston-Fitts, an absolute vision of blonde loveliness. Entranced, he believes the fortuneteller may have been right after all and pursues the new beauty with an eye to making her his wife. To be sure, Miss Rosalind is not as witty or lively as her small, dark cousin, Miss Elinor O'Day, but Dearborn's tastes have always run to statuesque blondes. Besides, who is he to question Destiny?Perfect, but unattainableEllie O'Day lives on sufferance in her aunt and uncle's household, but she is truly fond of her cousin Rosalind. So surely it is the height of disloyalty to find herself so strongly attracted to Lord Dearborn, Rosalind's most eligible suitor Still, Ellie cannot deny the thrill she feels when she dances with the Earl...nor when she trades quips with him and bests him at cards. Since her life would be a misery were she to stay on as Rosalind's companion after her inevitable marriage to Lord Dearborn, Ellie would be much better off to instead immure herself in Ireland, on her grandfather's estate. If only the call of love were not so insistent...Book 3 of Brenda Hiatt's bestselling Hiatt Regency Classics collection.

He won a wife in a game of cards Dashing Major Gavin Alexander, recently elevated to sixth Earl of Seabrooke, needs a fortune-fast His new title came with a mountain of debt, and it is only a matter of time before he's denied entrance to the clubs where he's eking out a living by gaming. When Sir Thomas Chesterton cannot pay his losses at the table and offers his sister-and her inheritance-instead, Gavin jumps at the seemingly perfect solution to his troubles and agrees to wed Miss Chesterton sight unseen.No biddable spinsterFrederica Chesterton is appalled to learn what her brother has done without her consent. Determined to undo the bargain, she wrests a promise from Sir Thomas that if she can find proof Lord Seabrook is a rogue, he will release her from the betrothal. Without her brother's knowledge, Frederica infiltrates Lord Seabrooke's household as a frumpy servant to ferret out the man's secrets-and finds more of them than she bargained for But even as she gathers her evidence against the handsome Earl, she finds herself perilously close to losing her heart. Will revealing her true identity lead to disaster, or to a happy ending neither she nor Lord Seabrooke ever expected?Book 4 of Brenda Hiatt's bestselling Hiatt Regency Classics collection.

A divided heartThough ostensibly in London for her debut, Miss Deirdre Wheaton is far more interested in meeting celebrated poets than eligible bachelors. In fact, her deepest, most secret desire is to have her own poetry published someday...until she meets the Marquis of Wrotham. Once Cupid's arrow strikes, Deirdre can think of nothing but the handsome nobleman. Determined to give the poets' most exalted emotion, love, a fair try, she goes about transforming herself from the "ugly duckling" of the family into an elegant woman of fashion in order to catch Lord Wrotham's eye. But no sooner does she succeed in attracting his notice than she learns that her intended apparently has an aversion to her first love-poetry A prize worth pursuingThough long averse to matrimony, the Marquis of Wrotham is now in a position where he must, after all, choose a bride for the succession. In Miss Deirdre Wheaton, Lord Wrotham believes he has finally found a woman who unites beauty, breeding, humor and intellect. When she suddenly grows cool toward him, he is at a loss to explain it. Can he convince the lovely Miss Wheaton that he is her perfect mate after all?(Originally published as The Ugly Duckling by Harlequin Regency Romance.)Book 2 of Brenda Hiatt's bestselling Hiatt Regency Classics collection.

He lost a wager . . . but won a treasure.Due to a lost wager, the Duke of Ravenham is obliged to bring a pretty little nobody from the country into fashion among the high-sticklers of London Society. Ravenham would never refuse a debt of honor, no matter how unorthodox, so he overlooks Miss Gordon's vulgar relations to do what is necessary, escorting the unsophisticated chit to balls, etc. But what he expects to be an irksome duty turns out to be something quite different as he falls under the spell of his protege's innocent charm. When he lost that wager, he definitely never counted on losing his heart as well First impressions can be deceivingMiss Gabriella Gordon only came to London at her mother's and sister's insistence, for she'd much rather assist in running her father's veterinary practice than attempt to fit into fashionable society. No sooner has she arrived in London than the exalted (and exceedingly handsome) Duke of Ravenham comes to call. The reason is less than flattering, however: due to a lost wager, the Duke is forced to bring Gabriella into fashion, a "favor" she would certainly refuse if her family would let her. But the more time she spends in the dashing Duke's company, the more conflicted she feels- particularly when she discovers they have more in common than she ever dared dream.Book 1 of Brenda Hiatt's bestselling Hiatt Regency Classics collection.