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A thwarted elopement. An opportunist Guardian. Lies, secrets, and a second chance at love. When Adelaide, Lady Leeson discovers that her illegitimate daughter, Charlotte, has run away from Miss Prism's Ladies' Seminary in the midst of an elopement gone wrong, she seeks the assistance of the charismatic Jasper Creighton to locate her wayward child. Jasper, known for his rakish reputation, eventually finds Charlotte at an inn, where she has ...

A thwarted elopement. An opportunist Guardian. Lies, secrets, and a second chance at love. When Adelaide, Lady Leeson discovers that her illegitimate daughter, Charlotte, has run away from Miss Prism's Ladies' Seminary in the midst of an elopement gone wrong, she seeks the assistance of the charismatic Jasper Creighton to locate her wayward child. Jasper, known for his rakish reputation, eventually finds Charlotte at an inn, where she has ...

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Forced into marriage to legitimise her dead fiance's unborn child, Emily feels only resentment towards the noble soldier whose marriage proposal has saved her from destitution. She regards Major Angus McCartney's actions as opportunistic as she mourns her one true love, Jack. But Jack led a secret, double life, as Angus well knows. And Angus is not an opportunist. Too shy to declare himself, he has loved Emily from afar for five long yea...

A handsome politician determined to stamp out corruption. A beautiful wife with a sinful past. And a burgeoning love threatened by more than a past liaison. Three years after her dutifully contracted marriage, Adelaide, Lady Leeson, has fallen in love with her husband. Desperately, unequivocally, and madly in love with the good, honest man who rescued her when she was at her lowest ebb. The problem is that Tristan, Lord Leeson, thinks she is i...

A handsome politician determined to stamp out corruption. A beautiful wife with a sinful past. And a burgeoning love threatened by more than a past liaison. Three years after her dutifully contracted marriage, Adelaide, Lady Leeson, has fallen in love with her husband. Desperately, unequivocally, and madly in love with the good, honest man who rescued her when she was at her lowest ebb. The problem is that Tristan, Lord Leeson, thinks she is...

Forced into marriage to legitimise her dead fiance's unborn child, Emily feels only resentment towards the noble soldier whose marriage proposal has saved her from destitution. She regards Major Angus McCartney's actions as opportunistic as she mourns her one true love, Jack. But Jack led a secret, double life, as Angus well knows. And Angus is not an opportunist. Too shy to declare himself, he has loved Emily from afar for five long yea...

Can innocence survive the machinations of a malevolent society beauty and a charismatic rake?Two weeks before her nuptials to her cold, harsh cousin, virtuous Celeste Rosington finds herself in the arms of notorious libertine, Lord Peregrine.The unexpected encounter is, at first, shocking, but as Peregrine's charm weaves its magic, becomes a welcome distraction from Celeste's troubles. Isn't she already the subject of whispers due to her invol...

A beautiful widow's newfound love is hampered by the terms of her late husband's will and a mystery that threatens destroy her son's future.Five years ago, men used to line up to kiss the butterfly-shaped birthmark on Olivia, Lady Farquhar's left breast. It was one of the many indignities her husband forced upon her to pay his gambling debts and punish her for enticing him away from marrying an heiress.Now Lord Farquhar is dead but his final b...

Two nobly born debutantes and their illegitimate sisters - a governess and an actress - compete for love while bringing to justice a handsome, dangerous traitor in these passionate, intrigue-filled Regency romances.HER GILDED PRISON ~ She was determined to secure the succession, he was in it for the pleasure. Falling in love was not part of the arrangement.When dashing twenty-five-year-old Stephen Cranbourne arrives at the estate he will one d...

Two nobly born debutantes and their illegitimate sisters - a governess and an actress - compete for love while bringing to justice a handsome, dangerous traitor in these passionate, intrigue-filled Regency romances.HER GILDED PRISON ~ She was determined to secure the succession, he was in it for the pleasure. Falling in love was not part of the arrangement.When dashing twenty-five-year-old Stephen Cranbourne arrives at the estate he will one d...

During the 1960s, Lesotho gained its independence and the Basotho people elected their first Prime Minister In Volume 2 of his memoirs, Spencer 'Ted' Nettelton reflects on the momentous changes he witnessed during nineteen years working in Lesotho as a District Commissioner in the British Colonial service. In 1966, he organised Lesotho's Independence Celebrations before serving as Secretary to the country's first democratically elected Prime M...

Friends at seven, lovers at seventeen, Katherine and Jack were meant to be together.But when a tragic mistake results in marriage to the wrong man for Katherine, a heartbroken Jack heads to foreign lands to make his fortune.Now Jack is returning and Katherine is a widow, eagerly awaiting the only man she's ever loved.Experience has taught her to value even more his qualities of honour and bravery, while his humour and playfulness are ever on h...

Would a potential suitor be bolder if he were told the lie that the young lady he admires has only six months to live?Sweet, pretty Thea Brightwell's dull, quiet life with her crotchety aunt is about to be turned upside down by a visit to Bath and a chance encounter with handsome Mr Grayling.However, the fledgeling affair is quickly nipped in the bud by Thea's aunt who has no intention of losing her unpaid nurse and companion, while Mr Graylin...

Abandoned at the altar, Max, Lord Belvedere believes he's evaded family obligation in favour of a life of adventuring in Africa. But his ailing Aunt Euphemia has other ideas.When Max finds himself in the delightfully diverting arms of Violet Lilywhite while visiting London's most prestigious House of Assignation, he happens upon the perfect plan. A sham wedding to a 'penniless shop girl' should fulfil Aunt Euphemia's romantic dreams without lo...

What's a girl to do when she has no money but must marry well?When her father has died a debtor and her reprobate brother is intent on gambling away what little else remains?When her feather-brained sister risks the family reputation by succumbing to any lure cast her way?Why, her mother, Lady Brightwell, has just the plan! Her intelligent, beautiful daughter is to be sacrificed to a lecherous baron with gout and carbuncles in order to keep th...

Can innocence survive the machinations of a malevolent society beauty and a charismatic rake?Two weeks before her nuptials to her cold, harsh cousin, virtuous Celeste Rosington finds herself in the arms of notorious libertine, Lord Peregrine.The unexpected encounter is, at first, shocking, but as Peregrine's charm weaves its magic, becomes a welcome distraction from Celeste's troubles. Isn't she already the subject of whispers due to her invol...

Reluctant courtesan, Charity, has found true love with Hugo, her first and only client. But when poet and artist, Hugo, is tricked into gambling away his impending inheritance, Charity finds herself at the mercy of Madam Chambon and her infamous house of ill-repute.Can the two young lovers thwart the conspiracy between Hugo's social-climbing father, and slippery cousin Cyril, so Hugo can make Charity his Christmas bride?

Revenge is sweet until it breaks your heart.Falsely accused of stealing, Faith is given two choices: Fend for herself on the streets of London, or become indentured to Madame Chambon, the ruthless proprietor of London's most exclusive House of Assignation.In order to survive, Faith submits to the machinations of a mysterious benefactress and begins a new life under Madame Chambon's roof. However, she does not live like the other girls.Rather, ...

What's a girl to do when she has no money but must marry well? When her father has died a debtor and her reprobate brother is intent on gambling away what little else remains? When her feather-brained sister risks the family reputation by succumbing to any lure cast her way? Why, her mother, Lady Brightwell, has just the plan! Her intelligent, beautiful daughter is to be sacrificed to a lecherous baron with gout and carbuncles in order to keep...