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Marriage for wealth...a dream for love.
Aubrey St. John, Viscount Weemswood, is desperate. He inherited a pile of debts. He must marry money. His friends make up a list of eligible heiresses and St. John chooses Mary Pepperidge, the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Mary Pepperidge accepts the viscount's outrageous proposal because she fell in love with him at first sight.
Can a proud, penniless viscount and a lovely Cit's daughter find their happily...
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She takes a desperate gamble:Barbara Cribbage has been sold into marriage by her common-born father, in a bid to attain social status.
The Earl of Chatworth is forced to wed Babs, in exchange for the outstanding mortgages and his debts of honor which Mr. Cribbage has fraudulently acquired.
Babs is not willing to be used as a pawn any longer. Despite her iron-willed father and her powerfully attractive husband, Babs fights to come into her own.
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A bluestocking. A cynical lord.
Miss Verity Worth lived a life of privilege. Then her family fell on hard times. She takes a genteel position to manage a spoiled heiress. Needing an heir and a spare, Lord Rathbone comes to court the heiress. He finds the paid companion far more interesting.
Lord Rathbone knows all too well how to turn a woman's head and win her heart. He's a rogue to set Miss Worth up as his flirt. The rakish buck's attentions have...
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A rocky road ends in love. Fredericka Hedgeworth is used to managing the details of an estate for her younger brother. She's never thought of any other life. Then her mother's friend, Lady Dalmare, invites her to London for the Season.
Fredericka makes a hit with the ton.
Lord Sebastion Satterwaite is attracted to Fredericka, but he swiftly discovers that she isn't a milk-and-toast miss. She is maddening, outrageous and adorable.
Not at all the...
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She needs a hero.
Lady Althea flees from her home and she fears pursuit. When she meets Major Lord Gareth Lynley. He offers a way out. The viscount's chivalry touches her lonely, frightened heart and she tumbles straight into love.
When Lynley goes off to fight Bonaparte, Lady Althea is determined not to be left behind. Even though Lord Lynley doesn't want his new wife anywhere near the dangers of war. Even though he's furious with her for coming.
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Evelyn is wrong about everything...about the proposal...about the gentleman's feelings.
Miss Evelyn Dower has always loved Mr. Peter Hawkins. When she finds out his grandmother was instrumental in his marriage proposal to her, she refuses him. She wants romance. She wants to be swept off her feet. She doesn't want an offer for her hand made out of duty.
He's the perfect gentleman...Mr. Peter Hawkins wants to seize her into his arms and kiss her...
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A rakish lord. Lord Kenelm must have a wife. His choice falls on Miss Catherine Talbot. Surely, a generous settlement will counter his wicked reputation. He wants a marriage of convenience, and his untrammeled life as a man about town.
An unusual lady. Catherine accepts the viscount's offer. She's risking her heart, but she's willing to tempt fate. The high-spirited beauty insists on a London Season. Catherine plans to humble the arrogant viscount.
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A lovely impostor.
Tragedy and a family feud years ago tore Cassandra Weatherstone and her twin apart. Cassandra exchanges lives with her sister to get to know her grandfather. She's astonished to discover that Sir Marcus has arranged to betroth his granddaughter to his godson, Philip Raven. The problem is, she's the wrong granddaughter! A man meant for someone else.
Everything has gotten so complicated! She's in love with Philip. What is she to...
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The chivalrous wounded soldierWhen Lord David Cardiff stumbles across an abduction, he gallantly saves the lovely heiress.The abducted heiressThea Stafford is grateful, but her zany family takes a different view. Thea's reputaion is ruined and only marriage can save it. The only grrom available is the rescuer!Two unwilling marriage partiesLord Cardiff is kidnapped at gunpoint with Thea Stafford as his unwilling companion. So begins the strangest adventure...
11) Cupid's Choice
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A shy beauty in distress.When Guineveve Holland arrives in London, she is full of apprehension. The Earl of Holybrooke, her twin brother and sole confidante, is immediately immersed into his own social rounds. Mrs. Holland, her mother, is an ambitious social climber. Though Mrs. Holland has no great affection for her daughter, she still has grand ambitions for her.Guin is to be married off for wealth and position.Guin's own wants are ignored. Stammering,...
12) Lord John's Lady
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Her father was British. Her mother was Russian.Trapped in Russia, unable to contact her British relations, Sophia Wyndham is faced with a horrible arranged marriage. Lord John Stokes, a British diplomat, gets her safely to England, where her British relations receive her with open arms. Sophia falls in love with the dashing lord.But does Lord John Stokes love her? Sophia is abducted by her Russian cousin, Prince Kirov, so that the marriage contract...
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Lady Cecily wants to live in London, not in the country. However, until her daughter weds, her income will not increase, or support a grander lifestyle. Lady Cecily schemes to get Vanessa to the altar. Anyone will do! Miss Vanessa Lester is managing an estate. She's level-headded and heart-whole, until she comes face-to-face with a wounded smuggler. A moonlit night, a rogue's kiss, and her heart is lost.
14) Honor Besieged
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Theresa Thaleman longs for adventure.At her beloved country home, Theresa is hedged and curbed about by her doting, respectable parents. Nevertheless, she manages to fall into mischief with her twin brothers and their cousin. A near-tragedy changes everything. Mrs. Thaleman insists that it's time for her daughter to give up her hoyden ways. Theresa is of an age for marriage.She gets her wish.A London Season. The attention of a cynical duke. The jealousy...