Автор: Deborah Hale

Fresh from scandal in India, headstrong Genia Vernon is being shipped off to England, where she faces a gray future as companion to her aged aunt.When she meets arrogant rake Blade Maxwell on board, she has her one and only chance for a hot, passionate fling. . . Blade wants to sow his wild oats one last time before duty forces him to marry. And being in such close proximity to fiery Genia has him more than tempted to break his golden rule—to never seduce a…

Napoleon himself never gave Captain Gideon Radcliffe as much trouble as Miss Marian Murray. The fiercely protective governess won’t rest until she gains permission for the daughters of his late cousin to stay on at Gideon’s newly inherited estate. He agrees to let Cissy and Dolly remain at Knightley Park for Christmas. But by springtime they—and Marian—must go. Marian is prepared to believe the captain a tyrant.The truth is far more complicated. Gideon is a kind yet solitary man who sees the navy as his only sanctuary. Can Marian’s unwavering faith, and the…

He asked for a mistressBetrayed by his first wife, Simon Grimshaw won’t marry again. But sultry nights in Singapore can be lonely – nothing a beautiful English mistress wouldn’t fix! They sent him a wife Believing herself a worldly woman, Bethan Conway answers an advert to become a wife, but is secretly searching for her missing brother.Her naivety hits her hard when she’s robbed and stranded! Luckily her saviour is none other than her husband-to-be, but soon Bethan wonders if she’s jumped straight from the frying pan…into the fire!Gentlemen of Fortune Three men with money, power…

Innocent on her wedding nightHer hands bound by blackmail and duty, Laura Penrose was forced to marry her sweetheart’s ruthless uncle. Ford Barrett, Lord Kingsfold, has returned from the East Indies. The woman who betrayed him has a debt to pay – Laura owes him a wedding…and a wedding night!But the sweet widow sacrificed herself once out of duty – she won’t be taken again for revenge. But this new, dark, dangerous Ford discards her pleas… Can she tell him she never wronged him, before he discovers her more innocent secret? Gentlemen of Fortune Three men with money, power and…

TORN BETWEEN DUTY… AND DESIREFitzhugh was willing to thrust his head back into the matrimonial noose to protect Julianna from her wicked stepbrother. But the maiden was betrothed to his nephew, gone at sea. So their forbidden union was secretly a marriage in name only., sharing his home with the much younger beauty fueled a passion he’d thought long buried… . Julianna Ramsay was at sixes and sevens! Who would have thought that Edmund’s gentle care could ignite in her a woman’s ardor that far eclipsed her girlish fancy for his absent nephew? And what of the day when her…

Jane Harris, on the run fr om life back East, hoped only to survive. Still, everything in this breathtaking territory was overwhelming–including John Whitefeather, a blue-eyed Cheyenne leader who’d awakened her to womanly desire.John Whitefeather knew what it was like to be an outsider. That was why he was so drawn to Jane. But this shy violet was blossoming into a passionï ¬ ‚ ower with roots deep in Montana soil, and maybe deeper still in his lonely…

Jenny Lennox didn’t believe in love.Not the lasting kind, anyway. Life was too hard for romance to survive for long. Marriage for money was best, she was sure–or had been until she met Harris Chisholm, earnest and penniless yet willing to gamble on life, love–and her!Harris Chisholm was a man of his word.He had promised to deliver Jenny Lennox into the arms of her intended. But could he willingly surrender the woman who’d made him more than himself, the woman who’d become his heart’s true friend and partner? «Never!» his soul whispered.…

A ship full of women could only cause trouble!Of that Governor Sir Robert Kerr was certain, just by considering their chaperon! Though a widow, Mrs. Jocelyn Finch was young, vivacious and utterly determined to have her own way–especially with him!Challenging the governor of Halifax, Nova Scotia, to a duel was obviously a poor way to introduce herself. But when Sir Robert accused Jocelyn and her charges of something, well, less ladylike than husband-hunting, what else could she do? Besides, someone had to show this straitlaced, yet gloriously compelling figure of a man that there was more to…

Felicity Lyte Was In a QuandaryHow could she tell her cherished paramour of his impending fatherhood? Hawthorn Greenwood, despite his straitened circumstances, would surely make a responsible, honorable offer of mariage–which Felicity could never accept. For she would only wed him in truebound love–or not at all!Thorn Greenwood had thought to but share an idyllic Season with Lady Lyte–and instead found his soul’s partner. But Felicity had abruptly ended their liaison. Did she think him a fortune hunter? A rank falsehood that, for the only wealth he sought was the bounty of her…

A Secret Child…When Lucy Rushton’s lover was killed in battle, she was his brother, formidable viscount Drake Strickland, to protect her unborn child. The marriage tore her heart, yet after their vows were sealed, Lucy saw another side to her stern husband – a compassionate, captivating gentleman of substance who lured her in ways Jeremy never had! A Secret Love…Duty-bound to care for lovely Lucy, Drake never expected sharing his home would warm his cold, bare life. And when her eyes flashed with provocative beauty, sending an irresistible invitation, he longed to believe his…

Ewan Geddes had once sent Claire’s heart racing… But that was back when he was a servant and she the laird’s awkward daughter. Now he’d returned, an upstart fortune hunter bent on her sister, and Claire Talbot swore to stop any heartbreak before it started – even if that meant tempting away a man who’d only grown decidedly more appealing.Claire Talbot had to be the most exasperating woman in the world, Ewan decided. And she stood between him and the bride he wanted! Or did she? For her grace and fire made him yearn that every day be an adventure…and every night a dream come…

THE SCANDALOUS WIFE!When his beautiful, flirtatious wife scandalises Almack’s by being caught in the arms of his enemy, Bennett Maitland, Earl of Sterling, finally ends his unsuitable marriage. He banishes Caroline to his remote childhood home – only to end up trapped there with her!Having lost the love of her cold husband, Caroline is outwardly defiant – yet her wounded heart aches for what they once shared. If she dares, she has one last chance to break through Bennett’s icy reserve and rekindle the fiery passion that once consumed…

What had she agreed to? Leonora Freemantle had wagered high stakes that book learning, not birthright, produced a gentleman, but now with the roguish Sergeant Morse Archer under her tutelage, she was no longer sure of the outcome. Would it be polish, passion…or public outrage?If Leonora Freemantle couldn’t spruce him up enough to pass muster with the Society swells at Bath, she’d be hastily married off. But not if he could help it, Rifleman Morse Archer vowed, for this beautiful bluestocking with her highbrow ideals and innocent charm was effortlessly teaching him the true…

For Thirteen Years He’d Been A Wanderer…Now Con ap Ifan had returned, a tested warrior and a talented bard. But Enid of Glyneira remained unimpressed. No stolen kisses or honeyed promises that faded with the dawn could tempt her to abandon hearth, home and betrothed–not even for the father of her cherished firstborn son!Con wanted Enid more than words could tell. But could he dally with her, now a widow with children, forever? For though she’d always been his heart’s melody, his soul’s rhythm, he knew the siren song of the wider world might break their…

COULD SHE DEFEAT HIS DARKNESS AND BRING HIM BACK TO LIFE?Handsome rakehell turned scarred recluse Lord Lucius Daventry returns from battle intent on forgetting the past. Yet, once home, Lucius is presented with one final mission: marry Angela Lacewood and grant his ailing grandfather’s dying wish.Or at least pretend to marry her.But the young beauty he remembers is now an exquisite woman. A woman strong enough to breach the walls he hides behind and steal his…

To protect her home and people, Cecily Tyrell would marry the devil himself! And if rumor held any truth, she would mayhap do so! A royal command bound her to wed Lord Rowan DeCourtenay, a knight of some renown…but a widower of shadowed repute. Still, he was the warrior she needed–but was he the man she wanted?Headstrong, valiant and dangerous she was, for Cecily Tyrell alone made Rowan DeCourtenay yearn to dismiss the guard around the citadel of his heart. Though would their love, born in disguise and adventure, survive when all his soul’s dark secrets were finally…