Lord Sorin Wincanton fled England's shores to avoid temptation in the form of Lady Eleanor Cramley, but upon his return from fighting Bonaparte, the impetuous young miss he escorted through her first season has grown into a stunning woman who still fires his blood. She sees him as a beloved older brother, and that's the way things need to remain for the sake of her reputation.
Even if it means marrying her to another . . .
Eleanor was devastated when Sorin left her after scolding her for her wild ways. During his long absence, she's striven to mold herself into the proper lady he urged her to become. Now that he's back, however, the gentleman who once served as her chaperone makes Elle long to toss all proprietary to the wind. And now she only has until season's end to prove to him that they're perfect for each other-or face an unacceptable bridegroom.
Contains mature themes.
Constable Will Danbury has infiltrated a school to investigate an alleged crime. What he finds is a deeper, darker mystery-and a potent attraction to the alluring headmistress, Jacqueline Trouvere. But a constable can't get romantically involved with a suspect; even one he thinks is innocent, without committing career suicide.
As headmistress of a school devoted to saving the innocent daughters of London's soiled doves, Jacqueline's life is complicated. Will tempts her in ways she never thought to experience, but she believes no respectable gentleman could love a former courtesan.
Despite their best efforts to fight it, a romance blossoms. When danger jeopardizes the school, however, his deceptions and her omissions come to light, threatening to destroy their love. They must look beyond the past to save both their future together and the lives of those they've sworn to protect.
Contains mature themes.
Betrayed by her fiance and her best friend, Lady Diana Haversham's reputation is left in ruins, and she is unjustly cast out by her family. Left with little choice, she agrees to pretend to be a courtesan to protect her benefactor's secret. What she didn't count on was meeting temptation in the form of one Lord Lucas Blackthorn.
Lucas is fascinated by the shameless Diana, whom his friends claim is his perfect counterpart. He can't stop thinking about her sultry smile and captivating eyes, but what draws him most is the sharp mind she reveals-and the certainty she's hiding something.
When Lucas learns the scandalous truth, Diana will have to make a life-and-death choice.
Contains mature themes.
London, 1727. When Miss Eden Lowther catches the eye of Lord Percival Falloure, Marquess of Tavistoke, she's delighted, for his wicked lordship is anything but boring. The canny coquette who declined five suitors the season prior sets out to capture the infamous 'Terror of the Ton' for keeps, but the man she finds behind the façade isn't at all what she expects.
Having suffered heartbreak and humiliation two years ago, Lord Tavistoke is wary of love. But once on the market, always on the market until wed or dead. Desperate to throw London's single ladies off the scent, Percy looks to reestablish his rotten reputation with a rousing scandal. His mark: Miss Eden Lowther, a tearing beauty reported to have left devastation in her wake last Season. If anyone has asked for ruination, it is the heartless 'Hellion of Holker Hall' . . .
Eden and Percy soon find themselves falling dangerously in love, despite their fears and her family's objections. But love alone save them when a ruthless rival forces her hand.
Contains mature themes.
Lady Victoria Lennox longs for romance and marriage. But such dreams may come to nothing when her sharp-spoken older sister, Amelia, sends away every potential suitor. Desperate to hear wedding bells, Victoria hatches a scheme, a scandal that will ensure a husband for Amelia and clear Victoria’s path to the altar. However, Victoria makes her first mistake when she ropes the devilishly charming Lord Julius Cavendish into her plot…and her second when she surrenders to his passionate kisses. Julius feigns interest in Amelia, yet he yearns for petite, spirited Victoria. Meanwhile his friend Lord Withington agrees to act as Victoria’s decoy suitor, distracting Amelia from the very real courtship happening under her nose. But when Withington sees how tender and protective Amelia is beneath her frosty facade, he is immediately smitten. All four soon find themselves publicly attached…to the wrong person. Now, making the right match means untangling a web of secret desires and risking everything for love.
Lady Sabrina Grayson is embarking on her first season, but she’s no blushing ingénue. She knows exactly what she wants: a calm, sensible husband very much like Lord Francis Fairford — and very unlike her childhood nemesis, the dark and devilish Henry, Viscount Montgomery. Yet no matter how much she insists that she will not be beholden to desire, the irrepressible Henry insists on kissing her. Worse, Sabrina can’t help kissing him back… Her ardent response to Henry’s touch leaves him no doubt. She wants him, not Fairford, or any of the other suitors trying to win her hand. But her determination to land the proper husband may lead her to danger. If the only way to keep the rebellious beauty safe is to compromise her into marriage, then Henry will wage a wicked seduction…and enjoy every salacious minute of it.
“Elizabeth Hoyt and Eloisa James have helped to make Georgian romances popular, and their fans and all historical romance readers will enjoy LeFey’s characters and engrossing story, too.” — Booklist, on Countess So Shameless
No one can compete for Lady Mélisande's coveted affections like the Italian rogue she met five years prior during a visit to Versailles. Her encounter with Lord Alessandro Orsini awakened a passion so fierce that the mere memory of it still ignites her senses. So when the celebrated rake resurfaces in London, Mélisande succumbs to temptation and shamelessly proposes an affair for the Season. Alessandro has never forgotten the girl he met in Versailles - his perfect match. Though the fiercely independent lady has sworn off marriage, it doesn't stop him from vowing to make her his wife. While seducing her body, he wages tender warfare on her heart's defenses. But a bitter rival also burns to possess Mélisande, and luck has provided the means to bend her to his will: a scandalous secret that could ruin her. The price of his silence is nothing less than her hand in marriage, forcing Mélisande to choose between the desires of her heart and everything else she holds dear.
