Miss Wilhelmina 'Mina' Crawford is desperate. Having been ruined in the eyes of society years ago for one foolish, starry-eyed mistake, she spends her days secreted away at her family's crumbling estate, helping her brother manage the land but not able to truly live life the way she's always dreamed. When her brother admits to just how dire their finances have gotten, she takes it upon herself to procure employment . . . but the only one who will even consider the scandalous idea of a female secretary is the brilliant, ruthless, and infuriating Earl of Creswick.
Simon Loughton, the Earl of Creswick, needs help if he wants to finally pass the reform bill he's been championing for years and secure the vote for England's most vulnerable constituents. Too bad help comes in the form of a woman with breathtaking nerve, fiery red hair, and a sense of humor to match.
Now temptation-disguised as a lovely, clever-mouthed devil-lives and works under Simon's very roof. And Mina finally feels as though she's truly living life to her wildest dreams. But even the most incendiary of kisses can't incinerate Mina's past . . . or the shocking secret that could ruin them both.
Contains mature themes.
Ein kühler Earl und eine Dame, die sein Leben völlig auf den Kopf stellt ... Der historische Liebesroman von Stacy Reid voller Leidenschaft und Feuer! Tobias Walcott trägt den Titel Earl of Blade. Aus Angst, einmal wie sein Vater zu werden, kontrolliert er seine Emotionen und achtet stets darauf, nie die Beherrschung zu verlieren. Auf die feine Gesellschaft wirkt er daher distanziert und kühl. Auch er selbst ist nur an disziplinierten und zurückhaltenden Damen interessiert. Doch dann begegnet er Olivia Sherwood, die all das zu verkörpern scheint, was er zu meiden versucht, und seine kühle Fassade beginnt zu bröckeln ... Lady Olivia Sherwood ist eine starke und lebenslustige junge Frau, trotz ihres schweren Schicksals. Ihr Vater beging Selbstmord, nachdem er von seiner Geliebten zurückgewiesen wurde, weswegen Olivia auf Schritt und Tritt vom Getuschel der Leute verfolgt wird. Sie stolpert oft kopfüber in unmögliche Situationen und ist alles andere als zurückhaltend. Als sie auf einer Hausparty durch Zufall mit Tobias Walcott in einem Schrank feststeckt, nimmt das unvermeidliche Schicksal seinen Lauf. Wird Olivia das Herz des gefühlskalten Earls zum Glühen bringen?
Lady Ophelia Darby exists in two worlds. In one, she is the impudent, willful daughter of a powerful marquess and darling of the ton. In the other, she moves through the underworld's shadows as songstress Lady Starlight, protected only by the notoriously wealthy scoundrel Devlin Byrne. But when she stumbles upon her beloved father's darkest secrets, the line between her two worlds quickly blurs. Now she needs the help of the one man a lady should never trust.
Devlin Byrne stands on the edge of London society, knowing he will never be accepted. No one else knows that his obscene wealth and ruthlessness aren't without purpose. Or that his purpose has golden-brown eyes that shimmer with mischief, the palest of skin, and a lush mouth that beckons to be kissed, and deeply. But having Ophelia is only the beginning of Devlin's plans.
It's undeniable that Devlin Byrne is a dangerous temptation-but just as Ophelia begins to trust him, maybe even fall for him, she discovers she's not the only one with secrets. And his would lead her down more than just the path of scandal . . .
Contains mature themes.
Ein Duke, der nie wieder lieben wollte, und eine junge Frau, die alles durcheinanderbringt ... Die Regency Romance von Stacy Reid jetzt als Hörbuch!
England, 1817: Miss Adeline Hays ist entschlossen, der Heirat mit einem widerwärtigen Earl zu entkommen. Deswegen bleibt ihr keine andere Wahl: Sie plant, sich selbst auf einer Hausparty in einer kompromittierenden Lage mit einem gutherzigen Mann erwischen zu lassen, den sie zu heiraten gehofft hatte. Doch stattdessen betritt Adeline versehentlich das falsche Gemach und purzelt in das Bett des berüchtigten Duke of Wolverton. Edmond Rochester, der Duke of Wolverton, ist auf der Suche nach einer Frau, die sich um seine beiden Töchter kümmert. Es soll eine junge Dame mit Feingefühl sein, zu der er sich niemals hingezogen fühlen könnte - das komplette Gegenteil von der betörenden Schönheit, die ihn in die Ehe lockt. Aber trotz der Begierde, die er für seine neue Herzogin empfindet, ist Edmond entschlossen, ihnen niemals Intimität zu erlauben. Er will verhindern, jemals wieder den quälenden Verlust eines geliebten Menschen zu erleiden. Ist die Liebe dennoch stärker als alle Vorsätze?
When Hugh Winthrop, the future Earl of Albury, decides to advertise for a wife in the London paper, he never expected an anonymous response from a woman who matches him wit for wit. Their back-and-forth letters on the true nature of love, something they disagree on wholeheartedly, leave him shocked-and intrigued. But then the woman he's been corresponding with shows up on his doorstep, enticingly beautiful and offering a marriage of convenience in exchange for his protection... Lady Phoebe Maitland expected to marry for love and nothing else-until the man she gave her trust betrayed her. The more intrigued she becomes by the mysterious and devastatingly handsome Hugh, however, the more she realizes he's holding back from opening his heart due to long-held secrets she struggles to understand. As passion flares wickedly between them, their marriage bed is quick to heat up. But when Phoebe's past threatens to destroy the fragile bond they've formed, even a budding belief in love might not be enough to save them.
Miss Maryann FitzWilliam is too witty and bookish for her own good. No gentleman of the ton will marry her, so her parents arrange for her to wed a man old enough to be her father. But Maryann is ready to use those wits to turn herself into a sinful wallflower.
When the scandal sheet reports a sighting of Nicolas Ives climbing out the chamber windows of a house party, Maryann does the unthinkable. She anonymously claims that the bedchamber belonged to none other than Miss FitzWilliam, tarnishing her own reputation-and chances of the dastardly union her family secured for her. Now she just needs to convince the marquess to keep his silence.
Nicholas Ives, Marquess of Rothbury has purposefully cultivated a reputation as the most ruthless, unprincipled libertine, all so he can slip beneath the guards of those whose vile actions caused him to lose the only girl he's ever loved. Despite his intrigue, Nicolas is determined to ignore the deceitful and enticing Miss FitzWilliam. However, his enemies are drawing close, and he soon discovers he must keep her closer to protect her.
Contains mature themes.
Georgiana Rutherford, the Duchess of Hardcastle, seemingly has it all-wealth, pedigree, and the admiration of the ton, except her heart hungers for a passionate affair. She meets the enigmatic and ruthless Mr. Rhys Tremayne, a man known to low and high society as the Broker. The attraction between them is impossible to deny, but she cannot be feeling it for this man.Rhys Tremayne has built his wealth and empire by dealing secrets on the black market of the London underworld. He is determined to take his sisters away from the depraved world they've known their entire lives, and the duchess is the perfect woman to help sponsor his sisters into society. The only problem is that he wants more from Georgiana, even if the social divide between them ensures she can only ever be his lover in secret.
England, 1817. Miss Adeline Hays is out of options. Determined to escape marriage to a repugnant earl, Adeline plans to deliberately allow herself to be caught in a compromising position at a house party with the much kinder man she'd hoped to marry. Instead, Adeline accidentally enters the wrong chamber and tumbles into the bed of the mad duke. Edmond Rochester, the duke of Wolverton, is seeking a wife to care for his two daughters. He's looking for a young lady of sensibilities and accomplishment, someone who, most importantly, he's not attracted to-the complete opposite of the bewitching beauty who traps him into marriage. But despite the lust he feels for his new duchess, Edmond is resolved to never allow them intimacy, refusing to ever again suffer the tormenting loss of a loved one.
Tobias Walcott, the Earl of Blade, has learned it is best to exercise rigid control over his passions and emotions in all that he does. Uncaring that it makes him seem cool and aloof to most in the ton, he is content with his desire to only woo agreeable and demur females. Then, unforeseen circumstances see him trapped in a closet at a house party with the last woman he would ever make his countess. Lady Olivia Sherwood is everything he should not desire in a female-unconventional, too decisive, and utterly without decorum. But passion ignites between them and they are discovered. Honor demands they wed, and while Tobias finds himself unwillingly drawn to the bewitching beauty, he must do everything not to tempt the passion that burns in him for her, lest it leads to disastrous consequences.
Lady Evie Chesterfield is a darling of the ton who refuses to become engaged. She's been desperately in love with her brother's friend, Richard Maitland, Marquess of Westfall, since forever. But the dark, dangerous marquess only sees her as a friend and refuses to marry any woman. When circumstances change and Evie has no choice but to take a husband, she decides to convince London's most notorious gentleman to marry her by seducing the scoundrel. Richard Maitland decided long ago that he wanted nothing to do with love. So when the gorgeous, off-limits Evie asks him for lessons in seduction, Richard knows he's playing with fire. Despite Richard's determination to protect her from his dastardly reputation, he is tested at every turn by his need for the infuriating, but enticing, Lady Evie. Before too long he is faced with making an impossible choice...
Miss Katherine Danvers has always been a wallflower. But now with her family on the brink of financial ruin, she finds herself a desperate wallflower. To save her family, she'll do anything. Luckily, she has the perfect plan . . .
She'll impress the ton by simply announcing she is engaged to the reclusive and mysterious Duke of Thornton, Alexander Masters, and secure strong matches for her sisters. No one has heard from the duke in years. Surely he'll never find out before her sisters' weddings and she can go back to her own quiet life.
Soon, though, everything is out of control. At first, it's just a few new ball gowns on the duke's accounts. Then it's interviews with reporters eager for gossip. Before she knows it, Katherine has transformed herself into Kitty Danvers, charming and clever belle of the ton-with everyone eager to meet her thankfully absent fiance.
But when the enigmatic Alexander Masters suddenly arrives in the city, dashing and oh so angry, he demands retribution. Except not in the way Katherine expected . . .
Contains mature themes.
Beneath Lily Layton’s sweet and charming exterior beats the heart of a vixen—one with shocking and scandalous secrets and desires. But as a genteel lady, she confines her forbidden fantasies, like those about her employer’s devastatingly handsome son, to her diary…until she loses it.
Oliver Carlyle, Marquess of Ambrose, has finally found the perfect wife, a woman who will not hide from his dark, carnal cravings. He just needs to figure out who she is. When he has a secret rendezvous with a mysterious stranger, suddenly he starts to believe she might be the author of the diary.
He’s determined to find out who his mystery woman is…
His biggest fear—and deepest fantasy—is she may be the one woman he cannot have.
Each book in the Sweetest Taboo series is STANDALONE:
* Sin and Ink by Naima Simone
* Passion and Ink by Naima Simone
* The Scandalous Diary of Lily Layton by Stacy Reid
