Vanessa Brooks

Ailsa, a woman scarred by the brutality of men, knowing peace only in the depths of the forest. Thorolf, a cunning warrior, as fierce as the wolves Ailsa adores. Enemies bound by marriage, their attraction is undeniable. But can her Viking husband mend Ailsa's wounded heart?A horde of battle-hardened, ferocious Nordic warriors. A Pictish village at the mercy of its enemies. A harrowing bargain struck for nine fearful and reluctant brides.Delivered into Viking hands, claimed and conquered, each bride must accept that she belongs to her new master. But, as wedding nights bring surrender to duty, will fierce lovers also surrender their hearts?The Highland wilderness is savage, life is perilous, and the future uncertain, but each Viking has sworn protection, and there are no lengths to which a man will not go to safeguard the woman he loves.Begin the journey here...Enter a world of suspense, seduction and adventure, told against the forbidding backdrop of medieval Scotland.Journey together with indomitable heroes and intrepid heroines, as they discover that the raging storms of fear and passion can transform into enduring devotion. 'Thorolf' is number six of nine powerfully seductive romances in the 'Viking Surrender' series.

Josie is struggling with a life-altering decision posed by her very alpha-male boyfriend. Is she ready to make the sort of commitment he is requesting? Does she trust him enough to give up some control? Will finding an old journal written by the grandmother she adores help her make her decision? After all, it seems to be a case of history repeating itself as her grandmother had to struggle with similar choices of her own...In 1967, Socialite Nicola St. Clare is living in London, and working as an editor for a small publishing house. Overnight, her life is turned upside down with the arrival of her father, whom she thought was dead. And yet, there are even greater shocks in store for her. She learns that she had a twin sister, one who has been recently murdered. Now her father wants her to impersonate her twin in order to draw out her sister's killer.He persuades Nicky to return to the U.S.A. with him and, overnight, Nicola becomes Claire Keedon, her twin sister. What Nicky's father neglects to share with her is the fact that part of the ranch he owns in Arizona is a designated discipline ranch, one that seeks to rehabilitate wayward girls. Things become even more difficult when handsome and charismatic cowboy disciplinarian, Liam O'Donnell, who is in charge of behavioural aspects at the ranch, casts his stern eyes over Nicky. Nicola finds that she has her hands full impersonating her American twin, Claire, and dealing with the terrifying attempts that are suddenly being made on her own life. How safe will she be if someone discovers her true identity? As if all that wasn't enough, Nicky has a deep secret she has never shared with anyone: she is fascinated by spanking and, with so much at stake, she doesn't need or want the added complication of Liam taking more than a passing interest in her and her sassy behaviour. She experiences every emotion that life can throw at her in this suspense-filled drama of mystery, deception, and that oh-so-alluring concept of discipline. Has Nicky bitten off more than she can chew? Should she have taken note of the old adage 'be careful what you wish for'? As Josie finishes reading her grandmother's incredible tale, her decision is made. Could the decision Nicola made decades earlier be the right one for her, as well? Should she follow in her footsteps?

Josie and Max are finally moving into Corbin's Bend where Josie's grandparents, Liam and Nicky O'Donnell, are living a domestic discipline relationship. Josie is excited to be finally sharing her life with ex naval doctor, Max, as his submissive. But things do not run smoothly from the start, as one thing after another derails their lifestyle dynamic. Will they find their way back to one another, or will a dark secret from Max's past tear them apart forever? Publisher's Note: This sweet contemporary romance contains elements of power exchange. It, like all other Corbin's Bend novels, can be enjoyed as a standalone

A couple of Victorian beauties each confronted by sinful Dickensian rogues. Will Elspeth and Amanda make the right choices and eventually find happiness? Two sizzling melodramas that will transport you into the heart of Victorian London Publisher's Note: This steamy set of historical romances is comprised of the following two full-length novels. Both contain elements of power exchange.Elspeth: A Victorian girl abandoned... Born in a distant land, Elspeth returns to London with the hope of a new love but disaster strikes and she is left destitute. How can a woman alone survive the rigors of Victorian London? Will she find the promise of a fresh start and the right man?Amanda: A Victorian girl with secrets... When Amanda saves a cat - no ordinary pussy cat, either - she is drawn into involvements with two men... but which is the more dangerous?

A tempestuous honeymoon, shipwreck, adventure...A shrewd, rugged American travels the expanse of the Atlantic Ocean in order to meet a beautiful, spoiled aristocratic English girl.Adventure awaits this mismatched couple, leading Linnet to become kidnapped by natives. Can an English rose flourish in the wilds of America? Publisher's Note: This steamy historical romance is a newly edited and revised version of His Spoilt Lady and His Defiant Wife. It contains elements of power exchange.

Back by popular demand: Vanessa Brooks brings you book four of her popular risqu Georgian romance series, Masterful Husbands.Once again we meet old friends and new The naughty ladies of the secret wives' society manage to get themselves embroiled in yet another tangled mess.Primrose Latimer has a fianc to be proud of, a gentleman destined to become Lord Trewithe of Pencullen House in Cornwall - but a case of mistaken identity scuppers her chances of ever becoming his lady wife. Her hopes and aspirations dashed, she is determined that the man who has ruined her, a Cornish smuggler, shall pay dearly for her losses. However, fate and Jago Poldrunne have other plans for Primrose, as swirling sea mists and smugglers abound If fast-paced, romantic, humorous romps featuring strong, handsome, commanding gentlemen are not your thing then please do not purchase this seductive eighteenth century romance.

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Duncan's life is about to be turned upside down and inside out. Inadvertently caught outside during a thunderstorm while cycling back from where he works in Sussex, England, Duncan decides to seek shelter from the raging elements within a Jacobean barn that belongs to his good friends James and Emily. In the year 1640, Hugo Wylde is also standing alone during a ferocious storm, in the exact same entrance to the exact same Jacobean barn. He is grimly awaiting the arrival of his wife, Bridey, whom he intends to switch soundly for her continued disobedience. When both men are simultaneously struck by lightning, their personas are switched. Duncan Miller awakes in the year 1640 to discover that he is now the owner of Wylde Manor, and that he is married to a beautiful young wife who expects her husband to discipline her for all her transgressions. In this tale of time travel and adventure, we follow Duncan as he struggles to come to terms with his new life, bereft of all the modern trappings and conveniences.In book two, Hugo finds that he has been transported forwards in time some four hundred years, into an unrecognisable world full of noise, strange technology, a world that is now full of people.The answer to his future may be found in a note left for him four centuries earlier by the man who took over his peaceful existence. Hugo decides to travel thousands of miles away from the England, the land of his birth, to America, to join other like-minded folk who eschew the trappings of a modern world. When he comes to the rescue of a young widow, will these people open not only their community, but will one open her heart?

Donald, a weary Chartered Surveyor, is retiring from the company he's devoted himself to for the last 35 years. Margaret is his unmarried secretary who has devoted herself to Donald. On his last day, Donald plans to do whatever he wants to do. But Mimi, his bored wife has other ideas.