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1980Miss Eugenia Liddiard was utterly charmed with her solution to the marriage muddle. Since she must find a husband in her first season (to wait longer would be to disoblige her guardians), she made the practical choice of Tom, her childhood country playmate and her best friend's brother. She and Tom would suit famously and live amicably ever after... But on her way to proposing to the unsuspecting intended, Eugenia was waylaid by the predicament of one Richard Liddiard, a newly discovered and darkly handsome cousin. Richard was earnestly sought by the Bow Street Runners for murder--a case of mistaken identity the enterprising Eugenia could not resist trying to put right. Soon she was one step ahead of the law--and one perilous step behind the real culprit. Bt the true danger lay in the bold, smoldering gazes the captivating Richard! Book
2001Miss Elizabeth Beresford had become an heiress upon her grandmother's death. Her sister, Evadne, thought she was very clever when she engineered that Elizabeth would be trapped overnight in the cellars with Evadne's brother-in-law. Except that the plot misfired and it was Sir Richard Knightley who became entrapped with Elizabeth! Richard was not unwilling to marry, for Elizabeth had changed beautifully from the young girl he remembered. It was Elizabeth who was reluctant, for she loved him and there was something she couldn't tell him.... Book
2003Wearing nothing but a man's nightshirt, Fleur Monley wakes to find herself in the bed of England's most charming and reckless libertine. But it was a stray gunshot, not passion, that put her at the mercy of a man as infamously handsome as he is famously talented in the arts of love. Believing herself immune to any seduction, Fleur thinks herself perfectly safe to proffer an arrangement no ordinary woman would dare make: half her fortune for the freedom she would gain by being his wife--in name only. Desperately in need of funds, Dante Duclaire could do worse than the "white marriage" proposed by this idealistic beauty too naïve to know the danger she is in. But the rashest thing he's ever done is to tell himself he'll be able to resist the invitation to sin that this sensuous innocent would arouse at every turn--or that he'll be able to protect her from both the ruthless enemies that seek her ruin . . . and his own dangerous desire. Book
1994Miss Eleanor Needwood was about to be married to a most unsuitable suitor when Philip Markham came to her rescue. He arranged for Eleanor to be in London for the Season, a guest of Markham's sister, who decided that everyone, including herself, would benefit if Markham married Eleanor. And thus the rumor started.The surprised couple decided to play along with the mistaken impression until a scandal-free way to end the betrothal could be found. But when Eleanor agreed to pose for one of the town's most daring artists, the result was far more scandalous than any broken engagement. Markham, a dedicated bachelor, found himself not only competing with an army of suitors to save Eleanor's reputation--but determined to win her heart as well. Book
1986"I am Miss Yorke--the infamous Miss Yorke!" Thus defiantly did Tiffy Yorke introduce herself to the Marquess of Delamaine. She expected no more from him than from anyone else in England-condescension, contempt and freezing disapproval. Instead, Courteney offered her sympathy, understanding and staunch friendship. However, it was his disreputable, dashing cousin who awoke Tiffy to passion. It was for Jago, not Courteney, that she transformed herself from an American hoyden to the toast of Bath. But it was at Waterloo that Tiffy learned her greatest lesson. There, amid the horrors of war, she finally discovered who really held her heart-the daring rake or the steadfast Marquess! Book
1991Lucinda Neville had hit upon a famous idea. By proposing marriage to her childhood friend and country neighbour, she would save him from the sponging house and he would save her from the Marriage Mart. But before the betrothal could be made official, Lucinda agreed to endure one Season in Town, though she was certain it would not make one whit of difference. She had not reckoned on the fatal charms of Beau Devereux or the unexpected flurry of Cupid's arrows that left more than just one lovesick couple in their wake. Book
1988Overhearing the marriage proposal of the haughty Lord Ravenal and its subsequent refusal, unconventional Gwenda Mary Vickers offers some unsolicited advice on love and becomes the next object of his affections Book
2000Sir Greville Seton cannot abide women who work as companions. But when he meets his cousin's companion, the lovely Megan Mortimer, the Christmas spirit allows him to embrace the greatest gift of all.... Book
1997Miss Frances Dean, known as Fancy, thinks she need no longer struggle to resist the handsome, wealthy Earl of Wychfield when the stunning Lady Celeste Standon throws herself at him, but the earl has other ideas Book
1986(Signet Regency Romance) When lovely Perdita comes to the aid of an injured duke in the elegant Regency resort of Bath, she suddenly finds herself pursued by two men--the wickedly charming duke and his rakish son, Lord St. Ive. Clean tight copy, slight wear to paper covers Book
2000Marianne Pamberly thinks she's being clever by setting out to make a match in the coming season, but her handsome but lowborn best friend, a former stable hand, accuses her of being shallow and calculating. [Book 2 of 3 in the Flirtations Series] Book
1992[Harlequin Regency Romance No. 31180] The third book in the Thackery Jewels series SHE had expected an heirloom but all she got was the headache! Wed and widowed four times, Lady Udora Middlesworth was quite certain she'd experienced all. This became patently untrue as she was charged with the guardianship of The Thackery Jewels: Amythest, Emerald and Topaz, three of the mangiest mudlarks she'd ever beheld. Too much of a handful, Udora decided to hire on Aaron Bently who had volunteered his help. Little was Udora to know that having done so, she had leapt from the fat into the fire! Book
1993Lord Dearborn had been assured by a fortune-teller that his destiny lay with a tall, beautiful blonde. And he'd found her. Rosalind Winston-Fitts was everything he'd dreamed of. Perhaps her conversation was somewhat lacking, but her obvious charms were not to be denied. So why was it her small, dark cousin, Elinor O'Day, whose company he sought? Ellie was lively and intelligent, it was true, but definitely not to his taste. It would be far better for her to go to her grandfather in Ireland than to remain in his household after he and Miss Winston-Fitts were wed. Otherwise, he might be tempted to cast his fate to the winds! Book
2004Headmistress Charlotte Gregory, while walking down the streets of London, encounters an enigmatic man named Finch who takes her on an exciting adventure through the glittering world of the ton when he asks for her help in infiltrating a ring of French spies Book
2000(Zebra Regency Romance) Experienced at helping her physician father in his practice, unfashional Vanessa Holland is hired to transform Lord Thurston's shy invalid sister into a healthy and confident lady, but her arrival at the arristocrat's country estate marks the beginning of a series of mysterious and flattering love notes from a secret admirer. Book
1991Determined never to reveal the secret she conceals, Elizabeth Granford finds her icy will and indifference sorely tested by the persistent attentions of the dashing Somerset Graham, Earl of Wentworth Book
1991(Signet Regency Romance) Notorious womanizer Lord Damion St. Claire is persuaded by his powerful uncle to wed the beautiful young widow Lady Victoria March in order to save the St. Claire family honor Book
1991(Signet Regency Romance) Beautiful, flame-haired Miss Christina Castleford had found a way out of the shadow of scandal cast by her notorious grandmother. The eminently well-born Charles Heybridge had asked for her hand. As his wife, Christina at last would have entry into the society that so harshly had scorned her. Just one obstacle barred her way. A most formidable obstacle. The most irresistible rake in London. The man who vowed that Christina would never wed Charles, and whose weapons Christina had to defeat: outrageous rumor that found her such easy prey... and the arrow of love that Cupid loosed so skillfully at her heart.... Book
1984Lady Amelia Cameron decides to use herself as bait to uncover a French spy, but ends up falling in love with her intended victim Book
1992Lost in the fog after a carriage accident, Lady Jane Brooke takes refuge at the home of Lord Wintringham. The starchy lord takes Jane for a governess. When they meet again in London, Jane continues the masquerade. Book
1989(Harlequin Regency Romance, No 15) He had lost her once He would not lose her again. When Roxanne Costain arrives at Rammsford Abbey in the West Country, she is none too pleased to discover Alexander Monk there. Four years ago, she had broken their engagement and had vowed never to be civil to him again. Alexander, on the other hand, is determined to win her back. A fortuitous treasure hunt provides the perfect backdrop for his plans. In such close proximity, Roxanne would never be able to resist his charms or deny that she, like him, had never fallen out of love. But neither of them had counted on the evil forces at work. What had begun as an innocent romp threatened to turn their romance into tragedy unless the culprit could be stopped.. Book
1995(Signet Regency Romance) Hiring the handsome but bankrupt Mr. Macaulay to woo away the fortune-hunting seductress that is targeting her father, Serena Blake is unprepared for her plan to fail because of her own susceptible heart Book
2005(Signet Regency Romance) Book 3 in the Clearbrooks Series. Lady Briana has adored Lord Clayton since she was sixteen. And although he must marry within three weeks or lose his inheritance, Briana knows he is a rogue who could break her heart. But that does nothing to lessen Briana's wild desire for Clayton. Book
1980(Signet Regency Romance) After her roguish husband, Julian Rown, is reported lost at sea, Clarice searches for a more conservative spouse only to have Julian return when she's found the perfect partner. Book
1991Shw was a usurper and a fortune hunter.. or so it seemed to Alex, Earl of Templestowe. Alex found himself deprived of part of his inheritance. The home where he had grown up had been left to his cousin's widow, Harriet Ashburn, a woman whose reputation was not to her credit. But Cousin Harry was not the least bit like her reputation - unless she was playing some sort of devious game. Harry seemed to be gentle and kind and all woman, and Alex was afraid of his growing attraction to her. Harry had already tricked his cousin into marrying her, and one fool in the family was more than enough. Book