Jess Michaels

Roderick Stratford, Earl of Kirkwood has always believed in true and instant love. He expects he'll be struck by a lightning bolt when the "right" woman comes along. Miss Clarissa Lockhart doesn't care if she finds love, she knows her destiny in life is to marry well and raise her family's fallen fortunes. And because of the gift of a strict book of etiquette, she believes if she can only behave exactly correctly, she can make that dream come true.Clarissa's ire is sparked with Roderick arrives uninvited with her cousin to a gathering meant to help her find that perfect husband and the two spar. They also begin to see each other in a different light. But whatever fragile friendship they're forming is shattered when her grasping parents catch them in a compromising position and they're forced to marry.Although passion comes easy, trust and hope are less so. Neither one of them chose this future, but can Roderick find a lightning bolt with the fascinating wife he never expected? And can Clarissa overcome her rigid expectations of propriety enough that she can see the value of true, forever love?

The New Sensual Historical Romance from 10-Time USA Today Bestselling Author Jess MichaelsLady Marianne has been a wallflower since her disastrous debut, but because since she always had a friend, Claudia, along the wall, she never minded much. But when Claudia dies and leaves her a beautiful jewelry box, and a hidden list of things her friend wanted to do in her life, everything is turned on its head. Marianne begins to question what she knows about herself, her dreams and what could be possible for her future. It all inspires her to try to complete her dear friend's bucket list. If only she could find someone more experienced to help her...Sebastian, Earl of Ramsbury, has been best friends with Marianne's brother for almost his entire life, and the two men have seen each other through it all. His friend's edict never to turn his wicked ways on Marianne has always been easy to follow, she's the only woman he's ever considered a true friend and not a conquest. But when she starts acting strangely, asking for his help with the most unexpected and shocking things, he begins to see her in a different light...and want her in ways he never could have thought possible.As Marianne grows closer to completing Claudia's list, she also continues to spiral toward to a passion with Sebastian that neither of them could ever see coming. But will an old promise to a dear friend stop a growing connection before it can come to fruition? Or will the last item on Marianne's bucket list be to fall head over heels in love with a wicked rake?This book is the first in the About An Earl series, but can be read as a standalone.

From the time they were teenagers, Emilia, Wren and Aiden knew they desired and loved each other, but their disparate classes and her father's intention to wed her to a title separated them cruelly for years. They had all accepted that they would likely never be together again until a shocking truth pulls them into each other's orbit once more.Emilia's marriage to a viscount was anything but happy, and it has turned dangerous. She believes he's trying to kill her and in desperation she reaches out to Aiden to steal her away and save her. Meanwhile, her husband has also hired Wren, now an investigator, to find his wayward wife and bring her back home. Of course he has no intention to do so, but he takes the case and finds his quarry.Reunited at last, with the terrible truth out, the three must work together to find a way to save Emilia, and themselves, from ruin and potential death. Along the way, the passions they felt for each other all those years ago are sparked like dry tinder until they can no longer be denied. Will they find a way to love each other for all time, or will the danger that stalks them have its way in the end?

Das zweite Buch aus der knisternden Serie der 10-fachen USA Today-Bestsellerautorin Jess MichaelsPippa Montgomery h tte nie gedacht, dass ihr Leben so verlaufen w rde. Als sie herausfand, dass ihr verstorbener Mann ein Bigamist war und ermordet wurde, dachte sie, dass nichts mehr so sein k nnte wie fr her. Doch als sie seinen Bruder Rhys, den Earl of Leighton, kennenlernte, wusste sie es mit Sicherheit.Jetzt m ssen sie sich mit einem Skandal auseinandersetzen, der sie beide auseinanderrei en wird. Sie m ssen Entscheidungen treffen, die das uneheliche Kind betreffen, das Pippas verstorbener Ehemann hinter ihrem R cken gezeugt hat. Und schlie lich m ssen sie so lange wie m glich gegen das schwelende Verlangen zwischen ihnen ank mpfen, das kurz vor der Explosion steht.Zwei Menschen, gebrochen durch einen riesigen Skandal. Sie k nnen nur gemeinsam dar ber hinwegkommen, doch sie wissen, dass sie niemals zusammen sein k nnen. Wird es ihnen gelingen, die Hindernisse zu berwinden, die sich ihnen in den Weg stellen, und eine M glichkeit zu finden, sich gegenseitig zu lieben? Oder wird die letzte Konsequenz des Verhaltens eines Ehemannes der Verlust einer Liebe sein, die alle Zeiten berdauern k nnte?Dies ist das zweite Buch aus der Reihe "Die drei Ehefrauen", kann aber auch als eigenst ndiger Roman gelesen werden.

The steamy conclusion to USA Bestselling Author Jess Michaels' historical romance series, Mistress Matchmaker. Vivien Manning, the notorious Mistress Matchmaker, is tired. Tired of the parties, tired of the lovers, tired of being her. So she decides to leave London behind once and for all and start a whole new life. But before she goes, she must tie up some loose ends, and makes a list that includes a man she's never been fully able to let go-Benedict Greystone. Benedict was broken when Vivien broke off their affair years ago and has never gotten over his love for her. When she comes back into his life...and his bed...he isn't certain of anything except the power of their desire. But as Vivien moves closer to disappearing forever, both of them begin to question if the past can be overcome and if love might be the one loose end that cannot be neatly tied up. This book is the third book in the Mistress Matchmaker series.

The second sensual historical romance in the Mistress Matchmaker series from USA Today Bestselling Author Jess Michaels. A mistress should never be foolish enough to fall in love with her protector, nor trust him with her financial future. Mariah Desmond did both, and now her dearly departed lover has left her with nothing. Forced to seek another protector, she's determined that this time, she'll lead with her survival instinct-not her heart. But when she attends one of Vivien Manning's infamous parties, the familiar face of her late lover's best friend throws her for a loop. A painful past taught John Rycroft that he's not fit to be anyone's knight in shining armor. His soft spot-make that a hard spot-for Mariah is precisely why he's kept his distance. Yet the sight of her flirting with a bevy of men vying to become her next lover makes something inside him snap. As John hauls her bodily away from her suitors, Mariah's indignation melts away in the heat of the sizzling sexual chemistry. She quickly finds it isn't easy to navigate John's stormy emotional waters. Especially when his abusive father's quest to get his son back under his thumb puts her life in danger. This book is the second book in the Mistress Matchmaker series, but can be read as a standalone.

It's been over a decade since Aaron Condit's lover, Viscount Noah Seagate died. While he has had temporary diversions since, he hasn't had a real relationship in that time. He hasn't truly wanted one. But now he's been invited to the home of his best friend, Leticia Blackwood and he'll be faced with deep temptation in the form of her brother, Griffin Merrick.Griffin has seen Aaron at certain clubs where men can vent their desires for a long time. He cannot deny that he wants the handsome solicitor, but secrets from far in the past and a desire not to hurt someone they both love stand between them. Time spent alone at the country party leads to a passionate affair, but only time will tell if they can overcome all that keeps them apart. And if they're willing to risk losing everything in order to find love.

The fourth book in the Theirs series by 10-Time USA Today Bestselling Author Jess Michaels.Old friends and sometimes secret lovers, Benedict Norfolk and Darrius Warwick have a fraught relationship. Benedict wants more, Darrius always resists. But they are thrown together when Darrius's brother, the Viscount Warwick, abandons his intended bride, Vanessa Gardner, not an hour before their wedding. They both know a marriage to one of them will be the only answer to save her from the consequences of the viscount's bitter actions.Vanessa was rejected before and she knows that this abandonment means utter ruination, and yet she cannot be sad. She never felt desire for the viscount...only unexpected and forbidden attraction to Darrius and Benedict. So when the men offer her a chance to choose between them, and to indulge herself in every pleasure before she does so...she cannot refuse.Tangled desires, long-repressed passion and the knowledge that they must soon decide the future collide between these three. But when the unthinkable happens, they will have to determine whether three hearts can make one lifetime, or if one of them will be shut out forever.

Theo, Duke of Lightmorrow and Bernadette, Dowager Duchess of Tunbridge, grew up together and both experienced the pain of families who didn't appreciate them. Now that their mutual friends are married, they've rekindled a friendship that is also highly flirtatious. When one tipsy night Bernadette admits she wishes she could take a lover, Theo is shocked. At first he tries to put Etta off the idea, but he soon realizes she's too tenacious and decides there's only one way to keep her safe: volunteer as the man in her bed.Bernadette's feelings for Theo are complicated, but so are the ways she views herself. Man after man in her life made her feel unworthy, so it's hard to believe that someone so popular and certain and talented as Theo could actually want her. And if he does, that he could desire more than just a few powerfully passionate nights together. But she's having trouble separating her body from her heart, even if she knows it can only lead to sorrow.Can a near tragedy and pleasure like no other lead to happiness for these two? Or will one careless night years ago end their future before it can begin.This is the third in The Kent's Row Duchesses Series and can be read as a standalone book.

After losing everything in a series of bad decisions, Roarke Desmond is dependent on his horrible cousins for an allowance. When they ask him to do something horrible: spy on their stepmother, the Duchess of Sidmouth, he doesn't want to. But what he could provide to his terribly ill mother with what they'll pay him is hard to avoid. So he agrees, hating himself all the way. But when he sees the duchess, the beautiful Flora, everything is turned upside down. Flora loved her late husband, despite the difference in their ages and the contempt of his adult children. When he died, she resigned herself to the life of a young widow, never looking for love again. When Roarke Desmond steps into her life, her thoughts on the subject begin to shift.The two keep coming into contact, with Roarke more and more captivated by her and feeling worse and worse about the lies he's telling even as Flora's feelings and desire toward him grows deeper. But when the truth comes out and the lies become danger, they'll have to overcome the walls between them to save each other and maybe form a life together.This is the second in The Kent's Row Duchesses Series and can be read as a standalone book.

After her abusive husband's death, the Duchess of Gooding has been relegated to Kent's Row, a place where widows are put out to pasture. Valaria isn't upset by this. She's running from her past and happy to be independent and away from prying eyes. And she knows she won't be lonely after she meets and befriends two other young dowager duchesses who are also residing in the Row. Oh yes, life could be perfect...as long as no one ever finds out her secret.Callum Osgood, Duke of Blackvale, was best mates with Valaria's late husband and he mourns his friend's untimely death. He also finds himself concerned about Valaria, especially when he hears she has been all but kicked out of her home and onto Kent's Row. Convincing himself it isn't about the attraction he's always felt for the prickly duchess, he vows to do what he can to help her. Of all the people in the world, Valaria cannot let Callum near her. But his honor and decency keep edging around her walls. As does the unexpected desire he makes her feel. Resistance turns to surrender, an affair to something deeper and soon all that she is trying to keep secret will spill out. Will what she's done come between them and tear apart all they are starting to build? Or could he love her enough to fight for their future and protect her from her past?This is the first in The Kent's Row Duchesses Series and can be read as a standalone book.

Once a celebrated courtesan known as The Countess, now Zara Cooper is a thief, alongside her partner and longtime lover, Peregrine "Hux" Huxley. One evening at a glittering party amongst society's elite, they're secretly caught at their games by a handsome and mysterious gentleman, Richard Fitzroy. His invitation to his country estate offers them an opportunity they cannot refuse and they unknowingly join the man who could destroy them.After watching Hux and Zara in an intensely passionate moment together, Richard is drawn to both of them in a way he's not felt for a long time. A way he aches to explore further. When he offers an indecent proposal for pleasure with them both in exchange for his silence on their crimes, they agree to his terms. The three fall into a passion so unexpectedly powerful it overtakes them and throws them into affair that begins to change each of them in ways they couldn't have imagined.Hux has protected Zara for years, becoming her lover and hero, even if he avoids allowing himself to feel anything deeper for her. But when their criminal past comes back to disrupt the pleasurable fantasy they've built with Richard, it will be up to him to decide if he will trust his two lovers to protect him or sacrifice himself to save the two people he's beginning to love.

The second in a hot new series from 10 time USA Today Bestselling Author Jess MichaelsAfter her loveless marriage comes to an end with the death of her husband, the Duchess of Sedgewick is now heading on a desperate journey to beg the new duke for financial assistance. But when a storm strands Anna with her loyal driver, Oliver and a reclusive painter, Ezra, passions that have long been repressed will come to the surface.Oliver has been in love with Anna for years, but aside from one anonymous encounter in the darkened hallway of a hell, he's not been able to be close to her. So when Ezra offers to pay them to pose for an erotic portrait, he sees an opportunity not only to protect her future, but to experience the passion with her that he's always secretly longed for.Ezra has been unable to paint for anything but commission since a terrible personal loss, but Oliver and Anna's intense connection gives him inspiration...and desire for both of them that is undeniable. Passion leads to emotion and if they can find a way to overcome past hurts and expectations, perhaps they can build a future on their own terms.Heat Level: My fingertips are still singed from writing it

A sensual new series by 10 time USA Today bestselling author Jess MichaelsAfter nearly a decade of marriage, the Marquess and Marchioness of Egerton are going strong. A power couple with an intense physical connection. Only Elliot knows a secret about his wife. He knows that Merritt was torn away from her first love, Peter Reid when they were very young, hurtling her into their arranged marriage instead. So as her birthday approaches and they head to a secluded retreat for a week of pleasure, he has a very special gift in mind.Merritt cannot believe it when Peter Reid arrives at the cottage her husband has let. Believes it less when Elliot suggests that for this week she could have every fantasy she ever imagined...with both men. It's a suggestion impossible to refuse and she surrenders to pleasure more powerful than anything she's ever experienced.Peter is not the same man he was when he lost Merritt. Now a celebrated playwright, his patron none other than the Marquess, himself, he has more confidence in himself and what he wants. He wants Merritt. And he wants Elliot.The question remains if the three can take a week of intense passion and allow it to become a lifetime of love.Heat Level: Proceed with Caution

A collection of the first 3 scandal sheet stories from 10 time USA Today Bestselling author Jess MichaelsThe most wicked secrets in Society are being revealed in a weekly newsletter sent only to the elite of the ton. These are the stories behind those scandals. Love and passion, betrayal and forgiveness, sin and seduction are all to be found in The Scandal Sheet, Volume 1.The Return of Lady JaneAfter a surprisingly passionate wedding day, Viscount Colin Wharton begins to believe he could overcome a painful betrayal in his past and truly make a future with his new wife Jane. But a shocking betrayal crushes his heart. He sends her away, determined to forget her.Viscountess Jane Wharton has no idea what hardened her husband's heart to her, but she is trying to make the best of her banishment. When she returns to London, she hopes to simply avoid Colin. But that is not to be. As the couple reunites in a clash of harsh words and heated passions, both begin to wonder if they could overcome the past.Only a secret lurks that is darker than anything either could have imagined. And they will have to fight to survive, as well as fight for the love they both deserve.Stealing the DukeWhen the Earl of Martingale died, his daughter Marianne discovered he had been stealing. When she tried to return the items, it only created a scandal that could destroy her and her beloved younger sister. Now she's found one more item and decides to just sneak it back to the victim in the hopes to keep her disgrace from growing.Alexander Wittingham, the Duke of Avondale, has isolated himself since his sister died. But when he catches the fetching Marianne trying to return his sister's stolen broach, her presence awakens desires in him, longings he hasn't allowed himself to feel in years. When he realizes her dire straits, he makes her a shocking offer that could save her...if she's willing to surrender her body.Their affair draws them close physically...and emotionally. But will Alexander ever accept Marianne to be more than his lover? If he does, will it be too late?Lady No Says YesStunning heiress Sophie is known in Society as Lady No because she's spent the past few years refusing the advances of every suitor. But when her beloved aunt challenges her to say yes for just one Season, she can't refuse.Rowan Sinclair has just had his inheritance stripped and is in dire straights. When he discovers Sophie's secret reason for suddenly saying yes, he knows he can use it to his advantage, even if he doesn't feel good about it.Their unexpected connection quickly turns passionate and grows into something deeper than either ever could have expected. But can Sophie overcome her reasons for saying no in the first place? And when she finds out the truth about his courtship, will she ever forgive him?

Das siebte mit Spannung erwartete Buch aus der Serie "Der 1797 Club" der USA Today-Bestsellerautorin Jess MichaelsMatthew Cornwallis, Duke of Tyndale, liebte einst eine Frau, die jedoch bei einem tragischen Unfall ums Leben kam, f r den er sich verantwortlich f hlt. Seitdem gibt er vor, nicht innerlich gebrochen zu sein, gilt er doch als Londons begehrtester Junggeselle. Er beschlie t, seine Sorgen auf dem ber chtigten Maskenball von Donville, Donville Masquerade genannt, zu ertr nken, wo er einer verf hrerischen Fremden begegnet, mit der er die Nacht verbringt.Mrs. Isabel Hayes war einst mit einem Mann verheiratet, der keine Leidenschaft in ihr entfachen konnte. Seitdem ist sie neugierig. Sie hegt nicht die Absicht, sich beim Donville Masquerade einen Liebhaber zu nehmen. Nein, sie m chte lediglich das bunte Treiben dort beobachten, so wie sie es schon seit Wochen tut. Doch als dieser maskierte Fremde sie umgarnt, wird sie mitgerissen.Schon bald erkennt Isabel ihren Liebhaber jedoch als das, was er wirklich ist, und wird sich einer schrecklichen Wahrheit bewusst. Sie ist die Cousine der Frau, die er einst liebte und verlor, und ihre Familie gibt ihm die Schuld an dem, was passiert ist. Angetrieben von der Leidenschaft, die sie miteinander teilen, aber auch abgesto en von den Geschichten, die sie ber ihn geh rt hat, setzt Isabel die Aff re fort und versucht, die Wahrheit herauszufinden. Doch wenn Matthew ihre wahre Identit t herausfindet, wird er sie dann aufgrund der Beziehung lieben, die sie gemeinsam aufgebaut haben, oder nur, weil sie ihn an das erinnert, was er verloren hat? Und wird er berhaupt die sich anbahnenden Schwierigkeiten berleben, um sein Leben mit ihr verbringen zu k nnen?Hitzestufe: Ungez gelte Leidenschaft - jede Menge davon