Three Times Tempted

Three Times Tempted

Anna Campbell

Romance / Historical Romance / Regency Romance

A secret rebel...Beautiful, spirited Lady Imogen Ridley is the toast of London's glamorous season. Her blue-blooded admirers would be shocked to know that beneath her glittering veneer, she loathes society's shallow snobberies. All she wants is to return to her gardening projects in the country.Her reckless attempt to spark a scandal that will result in a quick trip home goes awry when she meets a handsome stranger in a dark gazebo. A string of forbidden trysts follow that fateful encounter, as immediate attraction soon turns to blazing passion. But Imogen has been promised to another, and her father is powerful and ruthless. He won't tolerate any challenge to his ambitions for his daughter.A man from a different world...American Caleb Black finds himself at odds with England's hidebound rules. Despite his wealth and brilliance as a landscape designer, he's considered little better than a servant in status-obsessed Mayfair. So when he sets his sights...
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Buried Treasure

Buried Treasure

Suzy Stewart Dubot

Romance / Historical Romance

The hobby of using a metal detector to find buried metal objects of value can be expensive and time comsuming. Two young men have been tempted to invest in a tool that has had good reviews on an internet site. Now the problem is, where to begin using it without complaints about the holes they dig?The story follows five children, Pandora, Inara, Ryel, Matu and Egyn. Aged between sixteen and thirteen. They live in villages on the land known as the PrimeLands. A vast landscape of forests, lakes and mountains. They are the sons and daughters of the clan leaders. The plot is set over several generations and begins with a story, The Legend of Aloris, who they later discover to be one of their ancestors. The five meet for the first time at the gathering, where they learn they are the last of the Shadow fighters; mythical protectors they thought only existed in stories. They become drawn into another world, a mirror of their own but controlled by the Shadows lords. Making new allies on their journey and battling shadow demons the first book ends with the life of one hanging in the balance.Book II Henyk The Witch; will hopefully be available by mid December.
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All You Need is a Duke (The Duke Hunters Club, #1)

All You Need is a Duke (The Duke Hunters Club, #1)

Blythe, Bianca

Romance / Historical Romance

She needs to wed...  And he's going to find her a husband. When Margaret Carberry's mother drags her upstairs at a ball, Margaret does not expect her mother to tie her to the bed and lock the door. Unfortunately, Margaret's mother has taken it upon herself to declare Margaret compromised—whether or not Margaret wants to resort to such tactics to snare a husband.Jasper Tierney, the Duke of Jevington, is surprised to encounter a half-clothed woman sprawled upon his bed. He is even more shocked to discover her identity. Margaret Carberry is renowned as an incorrigible wallflower, not a seductress, no matter how appealing her bare flesh is against his bedding. When Margaret declares she won't go along with her mother's scheme and will find a husband on her own, Jasper vows to assist her, lest Margaret's mother concoct another method to arrange a compromising situation. Jasper is certain of one thing: he has no desire to marry.As Jasper works to match Margaret to one of his fellow dukes, the prospect of a forced marriage with her lacks its earlier loathsomeness. Perhaps he missed his chance for true bliss.
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A Bachelor Still

A Bachelor Still

Rebecca Hagan Lee

Romance / Historical Romance

What's a sworn bachelor to do when forced to wed the woman of his dreams?Liana McElreath is in need of a hero. After her father bargains away her innocence to settle a gambling debt, she stands at the altar, about to be wed to the worst sort of villain. The last man she expects to come charging to her rescue is the Marquess of Courtland, her brother's dearest friend and the last remaining Free Fellow.Alexander Courtland has no desire to be leg-shackled for life to some society miss. But nor can he stand idly by and watch as the lovely Liana is sacrificed at the altar of matrimony. When he decides he has no choice but to step into the role of her bridegroom, he vows to give her his name, but not his heart.Alex soon finds that heart softening beneath Liana's tender touch. And once a man starts to realize he may be at risk of losing the love of a lifetime, how is he to remain...A Bachelor Still?The "Free Fellows League" Series includes BARELY A BRIDE, MERELY THE GROOM, HARDLY A...
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