Rachel Ann Smith

An innocent contest becomes the ultimate challenge.Lady Minerva Malbury has never lost a game of chess, and if she wants to avoid marriage, it's a streak she'll have to keep alive. Everyone knows the marriage mart is a game, but no one expects this one: the first gentleman to defeat Lady Minerva in a game of chess wins her hand.His best friend's sister was all, Anthony MacMillian, Lord Drake, could think about most days. Since her Season debut, four years ago, he's had to endure countless games of chess that threated his fortitude to remain in the wings.With a threat of banishment, from the Head of the Foreign Office, challenging Minerva to a game of chess was his only option if he wished to remain on English soil.But if he wins, he'll be denying Minerva the family she's always wanted, and if he looses he'll never have the only woman he's ever loved.Grab your copy of King takes Queen and find out if Anthony will succeed in winning his best friend's sister's hand or will Minerva be left to spend the rest of her days in spinster seating.Ladies of RiskAn Earl UnmaskedThe Duke of AcesKing Takes Queen

Society wouldn't approve......He has a reputation.And she has too much to lose.After raising and marrying off her two sons all on her own, Henrietta Neale's future seemed rather insipid. When one of her dear friends becomes the target of a fortune hunter, Henrietta is determined to investigate.She stormed into his office......ready to give him a piece of her mind.His reaction to seeing her wasn't what she expected.At five-and-ten, Walter was in love, even though Henrietta was four years his senior. It broke his heart when she ran off to get married and that changed him. Now, middle-aged, running her late husband's law firm, a confirmed bachelor who never took a wife, he wonders if the widow might be willing to take a chance.Love is risky.When circumstances force Henrietta and Walter together, longing and love can no longer be denied. But can two people who have avoided the truth for decades gather the courage to reach a future they never believed possible?What will it take for them to find love?You'll adore this regency romance, because with age comes wisdom and their lives are about to change forever.Get it now.

An independent East End girl...meets a determined West End boy...and the chase begins.As a key member of the Network and modiste to the ladies of the ton, Emma Lennox favors freedom over marriage. But when her best friend asks that she attend the Hadfield ball, Emma finds herself thrown into the arms of a dance master who raises both her pulse and her temper.Respected barrister Christopher Neale needs to marry in order to claim his place as a Protector of the Royal Family (PORF). After two years of searching, an innocent encounter with a stranger on his brother's front steps ignites a yearning he cannot ignore.Ordered by the head PORF to teach Emma how to dance, Christopher finds himself in love with his reluctant and enigmatic student. Emma must ignore the whispers of her heart or risk what she holds most dear-control over her dress shop.Will Emma's resolve not to marry remain steadfast against Christopher's skill as a barrister and a lover?

For years she worked for him......and was loyal to a fault.Why did she let herself yearn for a man, with whom she had no future?As secretary at Neale & Sons barristers, an unusual occupation for a woman, little surprised Miss Bronwyn Cadby. It was eight years ago that she dared to apply for the position, and Landon Neale made her heart leap.She was nothing if not......grounded in reality and she was no blushing debutante.Bronwyn was many things, smart witty and skilled with a dagger. Organized and clever, she knew their secrets and was never caught off guard. Then it happened.He asked her the one question, for which, she was ill-prepared.Would she follow her mind or her heart?As panic set in, unsure how she should respond, she did the one thing that made sense and bought some time.And thus, their journey began.You'll love this friend to lovers Regency Romance, because she's a woman who's one insecurity makes getting to the HEA the adventure of a lifetime.Get your copy now.

She sacrificed her future to save his life.His life means nothing without her.Will her confessions set them both free to love?Lady Grace's bargain with the devil guaranteed the life of the man she will always love, but the price was giving him up forever. Now Matthew has returned to England, and she finds it impossible to let him go.Freed from a hellish prison on the Continent, Matthew Stanford, Marquess of Harrington, retreats to his country manor. His days obsessed with thoughts of exacting revenge upon the man responsible for his captivity. His nights are plagued by memories of Lady Grace, the woman whose image spurred him to survive-and who replaced Matthew with another as soon as he was out of her sight.Once they worked together, as close as two people can be. Now jealousy and wounded pride keep them apart. When Lady Grace's confessions compel them to look past their broken hearts, they join forces to exact the revenge they both desperately crave-and perhaps find their way back to love. Confessions of Lady Grace is the final book in the Agents of the Home Office series. An intriguing, heartwarming novel with unexpected twists and surprises. Guaranteed to tug on your heartstrings.

It's hard to connect with the living when you're able to communicate with the dead. Shipped off to the Continent, Lady Mary Masterson is determined to make the most of her time in France-especially when the man who once called her a witch turns up to meet her upon her arrival. If only she could ignore the effect he has on her fluttering heart and the voices who constantly harp on the advantages of marrying the man.Battlefield promises are easy to make and hard to keep. Gilbert Talbot, the Earl of Waterford, may have promised Mary's dying brother to care for her, but that didn't stop him from avoiding the woman whose mere presence causes every cell in his body to come alive. Fate has once again placed Mary in Gilbert's path, only this time, he is on a dangerous mission.When secret agreements are revealed, will Mary flea or accept her destiny? Visions of Lady Mary is part of the Agents of the Home Office regency romance series. If you like unconventional heroines, heroes head over heels in love, and romance with a hint of mystery, then you'll adore Rachel Ann Smith's quick paced novels.Buy Visions of Lady Mary and journey across France to discover love and adventure today

It was left to her to fulfill her family's duty to the Crown.​When Lady Theodora Neale's papa dies, a volume guarded by her family for generations comes into her possession--and with it a sacred duty. Lady Theo is determined to honor her papa's deathbed request to carry out missions directed by the esteemed Lord Archbroke.But when Archbroke suggests they enter into a feigned courtship, Lady Theo is blindsided. She's willing to put her life on the line for the Crown, but no one said anything about risking her heart For years he prioritized his duty to the Crown before all else.Upon first sight, Graham Drummond, the Earl of Archbroke, is bewitched by the mysterious Lady Theodora. As he evaluates the woman's ability to complete missions for the Home Office, he finds himself assessing her suitability as his future countess.The two work well together and enjoy each other's company much more than they ought to. But as Theo becomes involved in one of Archbroke's open investigations, she learns that he is the one man she can never have.Will the same duty that forced them together be what ultimately drives them apart?