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She was a wonder of the world, and she was married to his brother. Book 1 in the NEW "Irvines of Drum" series is now available Betrothed to the elderly laird of their enemy, disillusionment and duty are all Elizabeth Keith has ever known. She may never know true love, but her people will finally know peace. However, when tragedy strikes more than once, and Elizabeth is pawned from laird to laird, unexpected desires for one man threaten to compromise her dutiful existence, forcing her to defy the rules. As the spare to the heir, Robert Irvine understands his obligation to the clan during these volatile times. But, marrying his brother's beautiful widow is more than he bargained for, and nothing he is prepared for. When all he never wanted becomes all he ever needed, Robert suddenly stands to lose it all. When war is a constant threat, and a marriage to Elizabeth is the key to peace, Robert will do all he can to secure both, until he discovers she has done something that may destroy them both. Irvines of DrumBook 1 - For Love of a LairdBook 2 - Like a Laird to a FlameBook 3 - Maid for the Knight

The debutante meets the radical...The 14th and final book in the Blackhaven Brides series is now available Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Lady Maria returns to Braithwaite Castle from her first London season with a scandal about to break over her head. A sweet-natured girl, she loathes confrontation and is dreading the scolding from her mother and brother. But help comes from an unexpected source - Lord Braithwaite's new secretary, Michael Hanson.Michael is poor, clever, ambitious - and a political radical. Engaged to be married to a lady who actively shares his views, he never imagines he could fall for his employer's lovely, if rather haunted, sister. But there is more than frivolity to Maria, and he is quickly drawn to her humor and compassion, and to the troubles her good-nature keeps heaping upon her.When her first love pops back into her life to blackmail her over her indiscretion a year ago, it is Michael she turns to for help. But Michael, too, has his problems as he is under suspicion for publishing seditious pamphlets that could affect Britain's last battle with Napoleon Bonaparte.As the European stage is set for Waterloo, Michael and Maria work together to find the conspirators before it is too late. In the process, they fall in love, but honor as well as their difference in rank, might keep them apart...Blackhaven BridesBook 1 - The Wicked BaronBook 2 - The Wicked LadyBook 3 - The Wicked RebelBook 4 - The Wicked HusbandBook 5 - The Wicked MarquisBook 6 - The Wicked GovernessBook 7 - The Wicked SpyBook 8 - The Wicked GypsyBook 9 - The Wicked WifeBook 10 - Wicked Christmas (Holiday Novella)Book 11 - The Wicked WaifBook 12 - The Wicked HeirBook 13 - The Wicked CaptainBook 14 - The Wicked Sister

They ordered her to seduce him and cast him aside. He was commanded to protect her. No one told them to fall in love. They discovered that on their own. Now each can't live without the other but together they risk certain death.Book 1 - in the new series "Highland Heroes" is now available A Highlander's duty....A summons from court could be a dangerous thing especially for Graham MacCoinnich. He says what he thinks, and his clan's treasonous rumblings coupled with their risky alliances cast both kith and kin in a dubious light. But King William's order turns out to be anything but dire. Surprising? Yes. Enticing? Without a doubt. The exquisite Lady Mercy Claxton, most cherished goddaughter of the king, requires a protective escort through Scotland and Graham is happy to offer his services. Read for FREE with Kindle UnlimitedHighland HeroesBook 1 - The GuardianBook 2 - The WarriorBook 3 - The JudgeBook 4 - The DreamerBook 5 - The BardBook 6 - The Ghost

From USA Today bestselling author Hildie McQueen... Coming face to face amidst battles and danger, a heartless man and a gentle healer begin the first of many impassioned interactions. Seeking to avenge his father's death, new laird Malcolm Ross declares war. Nothing will deter him from finding and killing the man who murdered his father, especially not a beautiful healer who needs to learn her place.Elsbeth Murray has a kind heart and dedicates her life to caring for those injured in the clan wars. Despite her dislike of Laird Malcolm Ross, there is something about him that calls to the healer within.It could be that Elsbeth's abilities go deeper than skin deep and she will melt his frozen heart.The "Clan Ross" SeriesBook 1 - A Heartless LairdBook 2 - A Hardened WarriorBook 3 - A Hellish Highlander

United by tragedy, torn apart by scandal Book 2 in the London Libertines series is now available Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited Frederica Stanford has loved Hawthorne Stiles for as long as she can remember. But a merchant's daughter can never hope to secure the notice of an earl's son. She doesn't know that Hawthorne, a man with a passion for justice, has always been captivated by the spirited young woman who grew up near his father's estate.Plagued by guilt over his part in a childhood prank which left her traumatized, Hawthorne vows to protect Frederica from rakes and libertines during her first London Season. When Frederica unearths a dark secret about her lineage, it sets in motion a chain of events which leads to tragedy. Hawthorne, now a renowned magistrate, comes to her aid and they surrender to their shared passion.But when Hawthorne's career, and life, are threatened, Frederica is faced with a choice. She must make the ultimate sacrifice to save the man she loves, knowing that in doing so, she risks losing his love forever.London LibertinesBook 1 - Henry's BrideBook 2 - Hawthorne's WifeBook 3 - Roderick's Widow

She was like a living flame, an all-consuming fire, lighting up the way so he could find everything he'd lost Book 3 Heart of Stone is now available. Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited When widowed Nicholas MacPherson, Earl of Rothbury, returns from a two-year pilgrimage and finds himself in desperate need of a governess for his son, the last person he wants to see at his door is Julianna Feathers, the lass he had loved since he was a child servant in her father's castle. He doesn't want her back in his life, but his son needs her. Soon, Nicholas realizes that he needs her, too. Her familiar smiles and the ease he feels when they speak - even to argue - becomes harder to resist. But he doesn't trust love. Her love. Still, when she stirs the rubble in search of his heart, the heart she once knew, he is helpless to stop her.Julianna Feathers once lived the life of the privileged, but that was before the Scots attacked her castle and killed everyone in it. Before her father's debts left her penniless and without title. Before she married a monster. Dreams of the love of her youth gave her strength to run, to free herself and find him. She knows him as William Stone. She let him go once because she was a coward. But she has changed. She has grown up, and she wants him back...until she meets him and decides she doesn't like the earl with his new name and the diamond-hard set of his eyes against her. But she sees him beneath the rocks and rubble and she resolves to help him find his way out. Falling in love with him all over again is the easy part. Being torn from his arms by an enemy from their past is something else entirely. Will their love survive?Hearts of the Highlands SeriesHeart of AshesHeart of ShadowsHeart of Stone

A dangerous love - who will be first to fall?Book 2 in "The King's Rogues" Regency Historical Romance Series is now available. Read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited Cornwall, 1805Rescued from a French prison by a mysterious benefactor, smuggler Nathaniel "Nate" Payne returns home to Cornwall a nearly broken man. He hopes to recover at his old haunt, but The Queen's Head Inn has a new owner.Susannah Linwood is a young widow with a dark secret fleeing a brutal past. She has made an honest success of the inn and intends to keep it that way, and not fall in with the likes of Nate. Even so, their mutual attraction is hard to deny. But Nate's former lover, the local magistrate's wife, schemes to uncover Susannah's secrets.To ease his conscience at surviving when so many did not, Nate writes to the family of a fellow English prisoner, not realizing it is a coded message for The King's Rogues that brings Lieutenant Adam Hardacre to The Queen's Head. While Hardacre recruits Nate into The King's Rogues, Susannah learns a figure from her past is threatening blackmail, and worse, over the circumstances of her husband's death.Persuaded to return to France to evacuate stranded English agents, Nate realizes there may be a more pressing rescue mission at home with Susannah's very life at stake.The King's RoguesBook 1 - Live and Let SpyBook 2 - SpyfallBook 3 - Spy Another DayBook 4 - From the Duke with LoveBook 5 - Father's Day (Christmas Novella)

Can a rogue earl convince a stubborn bookseller their love is worth fighting for?Luke St. Clair, Earl of Mayfield, has tired of his empty, carefree life and seeks to find a spouse he can love and cherish, much as his brother and sister have done. Ridding himself of his mistress and lover, he commits to entering the upcoming Season with an open mind. Before the Season can even begin, though, Luke meets an independent beauty who does more than interest him.After Lady Caroline Andrews loses her beloved sister, she decides she needs a change of scenery and travels to Boston to visit her aunt, only to be stranded for three years when England and America go to war. Once the peace accords are signed, Caroline returns to London. Finding her father has died deeply in debt, leaving his daughter nothing, Caroline uses an inheritance from her aunt to open her own bookstore and tearoom. Needing to support herself, Caroline declares she will never marry. Falling in love with Luke St. Clair wasn't in her plans and only complicates her life. Luke is convinced the spirited, independent Caroline is the one for him. Will the rogue with a heart for children persuade the stubborn bookseller that fate demands they wed?Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston's final book of The St. Clairs, Embracing the Earl.Each book in The St. Clairs Trilogy is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.Series Order: Book #1 Devoted to the DukeBook #2 Midnight with the MarquessBook #3 Embracing the Ear

Thrust together when a duel goes wrong, can an awkward debutante and a libertine lord find love in a marriage of circumstance?Enjoy Book 1 "Henry's Bride" in the fabulous new series "London Libertines". Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited Jeanette Claybone, newcomer to society thanks to her father's recent baronetcy, struggles to navigate the waters of the ton during her first season. When an evening walk with the wrong hungry suitor ruins her reputation, she calls a duel for her honor but is left injured. Disowned by all, she finds an unlikely savior in renowned rake Henry Drayton.Believing her reputation ruined, and determined to enjoy the sin she's already been punished for, Jeanette succumbs to Henry's passion. Upon discovering Jeanette told the truth about her virtue, Henry asks for her hand.The hasty marriage pleases neither of them. Jeanette wanted to marry for love, not convenience. A committed bachelor, Henry, believes he's been duped. At night, their shared passion is addictive but by day, Henry seems to want nothing to do with his new wife. However, behind his cold demeanor lies a secret burden. He is one of few men who have noticed the rise in disappearances of London's prostitutes.Soon, Henry's investigation into a profitable slave ring draws him and his associates into danger. When Jeanette's inquisitive nature leads her to become caught up in it, Henry must reveal his heart or lose all that he holds dear.Can a ruined woman and a renowned rake find love in their unlikely union?London LibertinesBook 1 - Henry's BrideBook 2 - Hawthorn's WifeBook 3 - Roderick's Widow

Book 1 A Rogue to Remember in the much anticipated new series The Hellion Club by best selling Dragonblade Publishing author Chasity Bowlin is now available Douglas "Devil" Ashton, Lord Deveril, was forced by his father to join the army and was exiled to India. It was punishment for all his many wicked, wild and reckless ways. While serving his country, the unthinkable happens at home. Devil's sister is seduced by a fortune hunter and cast out by their father. By the time Devil returns to England, he's too late to save her... but if he can obtain the right governess, one who specializes in working with children others have deemed unmanageable, he might be able to save his niece. There is only one problem. No respectable woman would ever consent to be employed in the house of the Devil Lord. If she did, she'd never be able to be employed elsewhere again, as his very name is synonymous with ruin. But Wilhelmina Marks is no ordinary governess. She's a graduate of the Darrow School, also known as The Hellion Club, where miscreant noblemen send their illegitimate daughters to keep them out of sight, out of mind, and to make them employable. Marina, Lord Deveril's niece is a challenge... but not nearly as challenging as her uncle. He is all that they have said of him. Hedonistic. Rakishly charming. Too handsome by far. But also kind and perhaps a little broken. It's that which draws Willa to him and makes him irresistible to her. But danger looms when Marina's wastrel, fortune hunting father returns, intent on claiming his daughter. Willa and Devil must work together to keep the little girl safe-is it a recipe for disaster or a recipe for love? The Hellion Club SeriesBook 1 - A Rogue to RememberBook 2 - Barefoot in Hyde ParkBook 3 - What Happens in PiccadillyBook 4 - Sleepless in SouthhamptonBook 5 - When an Earl Loves a GovernessBook 6 - The Duke's Magnificent ObsessionBook 7 - The Governess Diaries

Welcome to Blackhaven, where the great and the bad of visiting Regency society STILL turns local life upside down Book 11 "The Wicked Waif" in the Blackhaven Brides Series is now available. Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited Where there is love, there is life...When Tillie is pulled from the stormy sea off the coast of Blackhaven, she is injured, traumatized, and remembers nothing of her previous life, not even her real name. In a frightening, unknown world she clings only to her rescuer, Major Dominic Doverton.Dove is the quiet man of Blackhaven. Outside his regiment, no one knows of his heroism or its tragic consequences. He is at peace with his fate. Only Tillie, with her innate kindness, curiosity, and mischief breaks through his aloofness to his secret. However, the mystery of her identity seems to be mixed up with a conspiracy to free Bonaparte from Elba and finding Tillie's family only unleashes more danger - and threatens to separate her forever from the man she loves. Dove will take on the world to protect her, but does he have the will to fight again for his own fate?Blackhaven Brides SeriesBook 1 - The Wicked BaronBook 2 - The Wicked LadyBook 3 - The Wicked RebelBook 4 - The Wicked HusbandBook 5 - The Wicked MarquisBook 6 - The Wicked GovernessBook 7 - The Wicked SpyBook 8 - The Wicked GypsyBook 9 - The Wicked WifeBook 10 - Wicked Christmas (Holiday Novella)Book 11 - The Wicked WaifBook 12 - The Wicked HeirBook 13 - The Wicked CaptainBook 14 - The Wicked Sister

A disfigured duke and a mysterious woman discover that love is where you least expect to find it...Get Book Two in the bestselling Dukes of Destiny series - read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited Lord William Ainsworth, Duke of Ravenwood, never expected to be his family's heir. A youngest son, he happily undertakes a doctor's education. But when his brothers pass unexpectedly and their father follows, Will finds himself thrust into a role he doesn't want. Nonetheless, dutiful and serious, he assumes the title just before serving as a military doctor abroad in Spain.Will does not return home unscathed. While trying to reach a wounded man, an explosion leaves his face disfigured and sight impaired. This leads to a rejection from his fianc e, who breaks their engagement. Mortified and scared, Will refuses to reenter the ton and isolates himself with just his widowed Aunt Jane for company. Because of his misfortune, locals start to call him the "Duke of Sorrow"-a dubious gesture of sympathy.One night, while taking their customary walk through the village on his estate, Will and Jane stumble upon an injured young woman. With his old instinct to heal overriding his desire to remain solitary, Will decides to bring her back to his manor so that she can recover. There's just one problem-she won't tell either of them who she is. Jane accepts this more readily than Will, who grows increasingly frustrated and besotted with the stranger. At a loss, he christens her "Miss Brooke", a reference to the brookside where they originally found her. In truth, Miss Brooke is Miss Augusta Copperweld.And Augusta is determined never to return to her abusive, drunk father. Together, Jane and Will try to solve the mystery of the spirited Miss Brooke. Augusta is reluctant to divulge her true identity, but Jane has a hunch that these two souls are meant to make each other whole. Can Augusta help Will return to himself and relinquish his fears? Is he going to regain his courage and kindness?Dukes Of Destiny SeriesBook 1 - Duke of HavocBook 2 - Duke of SorrowBook 3 - Duke of Disgrace

If he ever gave his heart free rein, he would love her so deeply and whole-heartedly, it scared the life out of him.Book 2 "The Touch of Love" in the bestselling Book of Love series has arrived. Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited What makes a man fall in love? The Book of Love holds the answer, or so Poppy Farthingale believe...Poppy Farthingale has made a pact with her two best friends to use The Book of Love to find true love. How else will Nathaniel Sherbourne, Earl of Welles, ever notice her? With a small dowry and no prominent lineage, Nathaniel will never consider her a suitable wife, especially when her competition is a beautiful duke's daughter who has already been declared an Incomparable. Poppy has four days to win his heart, but with time running out and her rival about to attend a weekend party at Nathaniel's country home, is all hope lost?Nathaniel Sherbourne, Earl of Welles, is a man whose heart has been bruised by the ravages of war. He is in no rush to marry, for he's a wealthy and titled bachelor with debutantes aplenty eager to gain his notice. In any event, he has a blackmail scheme to unravel before he can turn his mind to more romantic ventures. But his sister's shy friend, Poppy Farthingale, is suddenly capturing his attention. She's toting around The Book of Love, and he's promised to help her find a suitable match. But is it possible that he, in fact, is the right man for Poppy?The Book of Love SeriesBook 1 - The Look of LoveBook 2 - The Touch of LoveBook 3 - The Taste of Love

Can love heal a wounded army officer who doesn't believe it exists?Lady Rachel St. Clair has witnessed how powerful love can be, thanks to the example her brother and wife set, and she won't settle for anything less. At a house party, Rachel meets an officer returning from the Peninsular War and believes she may have found love, thanks to their clandestine midnight lessons in kissing.Major Evan Drake, Marquess of Merrick, witnessed his father murder his mother and believes love doesn't exist. He's returned from combat wounded in both body and soul. When he meets Rachel he changes his mind about love, drawn to the raven-haired beauty's spirit. Yet Rachel devastates him by rejecting him before he can declare his feelings for her, sending Evan into a downward spiral that almost ends in death.Nursing her broken heart, Rachel continues her search for love the next Season, though her thoughts linger on those midnights with her marquess.Will Evan be able to regain Rachel's trust-and open his heart to love?

Read Book One in Maggi Andersen's newest Regency series - Once A Wallflower. Rakes are intent on something a young debutante must never give them... their virtue Armed with this advice from her aunt, Letitia Bromley embarks on her first Season in London. Fresh from the country, she is intent on a romantic adventure after reading the diaries of her great-great Aunt Lydia, who sailed the high seas with a pirate. But when Letty's kind patroness begs for her help to right a wrong done to her dead husband, Letty can only respond to the lady's distress. Can it be true that the rakish Brandon Cartwright spies for the French? Danger lurks, and Letty becomes unsure whom to trust. Her head urges her to be sensible, to go home to the man everyone in her village expects her to marry, but her heart says otherwise. Declared the family's black sheep by his father after a tragedy, Brandon is drawn into the spying business. He has had little regard for his life, taking on dangerous assignments, until circumstances change when he becomes involved with a stubborn young lady who is determined to help her chaperone. Brandon can't help but admire Letty for her bravery and compassion, but while he's intent on keeping her safe, he has no intention of drawing her into his disreputable life. Once he sees her safely on her way back to Cumbria, he can pick up the threads of the life he lived before she came into it... or will he follow his heart - and her? READ IN KINDLE UNLIMITED Once a Wallflower SeriesPresenting Miss LetitiaIntroducing Miss JoannaAnnouncing Miss Theodosia

From bestselling Historical Romance author Alexa Aston comes a stunning new Regency Historical Romance saga Book One in the exciting new St. Clair series has arrived. A lady with a dark secret refuses to marry the man of her dreams in order to protect him... but will he let her?After returning to London from his Grand Tour, serious-minded Jeremy St. Clair, the Marquess of Sather, attends a ball and meets a luminescent beauty who draws him out of his shell. They share a searing kiss-her first-and though he never planned to wed, Jeremy desires to make this young woman his. But his life takes an unexpected turn when he leaves her that night. With his father's death, Jeremy becomes the new Duke of Everton, and learns the former duke has left the St. Clair family almost penniless. Jeremy spends five years restoring the family fortunes but yearning for the auburn-haired beauty who understood him like no other before. One night with her was all he needed to remember her forever.Lady Catherine Crawford has been inundated with offers of marriage and hasn't cared for any of her suitors. She longs for love, seeing how devoted her parents are to one another. When she meets Lord Sather, she believes they are meant to be together. Yet her world collapses that night in a horrific carriage accident, killing her mother and seriously injuring both Catherine and her father. She retreats to their country estate and, once healed, cares her father and mothers her younger sister, Leah. But she's never forgotten about Lord Sather... and their kiss.When Jeremy and Catherine meet years later, the sparks are still present-though Catherine has recently learned a dark secret about her past, making it impossible to wed Jeremy without ruining his reputation. Through a misunderstanding, the ton believes them to be engaged and she goes along with the engagement, hoping to find a way to break it.Will Catherine's secret be revealed-and will Jeremy accept her if it becomes public knowledge? Heartbreak is in their stars... or salvation.The St. Clairs series Books Two and Three are coming May 2019 and June 2019.Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston's first book of The St. Clairs, Devoted to the Duke.Each book in The St. Clairs Trilogy is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.Series Order: Book #1 Devoted to the DukeBook #2 Midnight with the MarquessBook #3 Embracing the Ea

The three young children of Adelard de Blays-two sons and a daughter-are separated when their father commits treason against the King of England. Follow each of their stories in The King's Cousins, a new trilogy by Alexa Aston. Read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited 1342 A.D. - Spirited away when his father, Adelard de Blays, commits treason, bastard Quill Cardon longs to reclaim his family name when he reaches manhood and reunite with his half-siblings, Landon and Katelyn. Winning the king's tournament at Smithfield and saving the life of Prince Edward leads to Quill being awarded an earldom and an estate of his own-but what he most desires is Lady Tristanna Willoughby, a woman he can never have.Tristanna has served for years as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Philippa and has waited for the return of her betrothed, Jarrett Marsden, from the war in France. Tristanna dislikes Jarrett, who chases anything in a skirt, and longs to wed Sir Quill Cardon, an honorable knight who has captured her heart.When circumstances change, Quill and Tristanna have a chance at happiness-until a man seeking revenge threatens to tear them apart.Each book in The King's Cousins Trilogy is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.Series Order: Book #1: The PawnBook #2: The HeirBook #3: The BastardFor those who enjoy romance on the high seas, you might enjoy the standalone prequel to The King's Cousins Trilogy. GOD OF THE SEAS is part of the Pirates of Britannia World and features Godwin de Blays and Melisent Winchester, great-grandparents to Quill, Landon, and Katelyn.