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In Georgian England, a poverty-stricken lady sells her virtue on the auction block to save her brother, but a mysterious gambler tries to save her from harm and draws her into a sensuality that could lead to madness.

When Bella Barstowe is kidnapped and taken to a Dover tavern, she believes her life and virtue will be forfeit - until she's rescued by the notorious Captain Rose, a man who seems as dangerous to her as her original captors. Convinced her only option is to flee, she steals his horse and disappears into the night. Bella never expects to see Captain Rose again, but years later she learns the wicked truth behind her abduction ... (Bestseller)

"A hero called Cate, who's not at all effeminate, and a heroine called Prudence, who isn't particularly prudent. They meet one dark night in Yorkshire, both impoverished and at their limit, so how do they end up as Earl and Countess of Malzard. And can they survive the trouble that brings?"--from author's website.

Genova Smith, trapped in a seemingly compromising position with the Marquess of Ashart who she has been trying to convince to accept responsibility for an abandoned infant she believes he fathered, agrees to a pretend betrothal, not realizing she has placed her heart in jeopardy.

Young Rosamunde Overton is forced into a daring deceit when her elderly husband cannot sire an heir. So, when she flees a masquerade and happens upon an injured nobleman, Rosamunde might just have the answer to her prayers. Lord Brand Malloren is far above her station, but he's smitten by this masked lady who has taken him captive. Rosamunde has also fallen in love, but her reckless plan depends on secrecy. And to reveal herself could cost her everything......

Peregrine Perriam, son of an earl, has no desire to marry, but when he's named heir to Perriam Manor, he finds he has only a month to persuade a stranger, Claris Mallow, to the altar or the property will be lost to his family forever, and his line will be cursed. Having survived her parents' tormented marriage, Claris prefers poverty to any husband. When a high-born stranger demands her hand, she drives him off at pistol point. Perry finds weapons...