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One chance meeting on a Texas ranch. One wild, too-charming cowboy. One snowed-in night that changes everything. Wheeler Rankin isn't here for romance—she's come to Lucky River Ranch to visit her best friend, wrangle a business deal, and prove herself to everyone who ever doubted her. But when...

Lady Beatrice Ashford has barely returned from France when her brother announces that marriage and a chosen suitor await her in London. Determined to steal one last taste of freedom, she escapes on an impulsive adventure, only to be rescued by a handsome stranger. Pretending to be a governess while believing him to be a merchant, Beatrice never expects to meet him again beneath the chandeliers of a London ballroom. Rupert Sinclair, Duke of St. James, has inherited a title plagued by whispers, threats, and a mother determined to see him wed. The reputed rake has no patience for romance, ...

Artemis Jones—respectable finishing-school teacher by day and Gothic-romance writer by night—has never lost sight of her real dream: to open her own academic ladies' college. When she’s unexpectedly called upon by a dear friend, a fellow Byronic Book Club member, to navigate her first London Season, she comes at once—who knows, perhaps she can court the interest of a wealthy patron for her school. It’ll all be fine as long as she can avoid her high-handed aunt's schemes to marry her off.

After her sister’s passing, Honora Bellamy finds out her baby niece has been suddenly taken away. When she decides to enter a duke’s household as a governess, she has one purpose: to retrieve the child and vanish before the truth catches up with her. What will Honora do when her desperate act of survival becomes a connection she was never prepared to feel? Leopold Harcourt, Duke of Bellgrave, has weathered loss and a life dictated by demands he never asked for. When a basket appears at his door, with a baby girl inside, his carefully ordered world is forever upended. On top of it all, ...

Haunted by a dark secret, Dorian, the Duke of Rath, is consumed by wrath and guilt. The powerful lord will endure any torture to atone for his sins, even marry a perfect stranger—his victim’s little sister—to save her family from ruin.

A sapphic regency romance about the duke who fears nothing—until the woman she never forgot walks through the door and brings her to her knees. Set in a world of powerful female nobles and the women who love them... Kate, Duke of Howard, is known throughout Europe as a merciless autocrat not...

Thelma Preston arrives at Langley with a single purpose: to reclaim her niece and disappear before anyone notices. She never intended to step into the Duke’s home and deceive him, nor did she expect to encounter a man whose quiet strength and gentle kindness would unsettle her carefully guarded resolve. What begins as a seemingly harmless deception soon becomes a delicate dance of proximity, trust, and an unexpected bond she never saw coming. Roman Berengar, Duke of Langley, has endured grief, duty, and a life shaped by expectations he never chose. But when a basket appears on his ...

Clara Ravenshire has always been an outsider in her own home. Overlooked, unwanted, and longing for escape, she never imagined that a single stolen moment with a captivating Duke would bind her to him forever. Forced into a marriage to avoid scandal, will this unwanted union finally set Clara free or shatter her heart before it even dares to hope? Julian Ashford, Duke of Hawkhaven, prides himself on control and independence. Though drawn to Clara from their first meeting, he believes she trapped him into marriage and vows to keep his distance. Duty and the sudden responsibility of caring ...

As the eldest sister, Miss Annabel Hartwell would choose the pianoforte over any suitor. When her family’s demands for an advantageous match become unbearable, she must act before her younger sister pays the price. Will the promise of a gallery encounter lead her to real love, or will it prove to be another bargain of the heart? Gabriel Blackwood, heir to the Duke of Highmere, is drowning in heartbreak. Having sworn off love entirely, he would never believe that a mysterious veiled woman at a gallery could challenge everything he thought he knew about art and the yearnings of the heart. ...

Marriage was never meant to be about love for Lady Cassandra Pemberton; it was meant to secure her father's political fortunes. Determined and clear-eyed, she travels to Scotland ready to wed a stranger and build a life she can be proud of. Yet the moment she arrives, her intended has vanished without a trace, and it is his charming brother who steps forward with a proposal that changes everything. Ewan Dunmore, Duke of Calder, buried his heart along with his first wife five years ago, throwing himself instead into his land and his young daughter. When his brother's disappearance leaves an ...

Spirited, compassionate, and far too impulsive for the rigid rules of the ton, Lady Lavinia Hartwell would rather risk scandal than surrender the freedom she treasures. Yet when one reckless act leaves her reputation in tatters, she is forced into a marriage of convenience with the very stranger who rescued her and disapproved of her from the very beginning. Benedict Ashcombe, Duke of Harrowmere, has spent years guarding his heart against further loss. A widower raising two spirited young sons, he seeks a sensible wife who can restore stability to his household without asking for his ...

When Lady Henley Killigrew's father dies and his title of earl passes to a not-so-friendly cousin who wants her and her two younger sisters out of their elegant London townhouse, she takes them to Moonstone Cottage, a lovely manor house they inherited from a maiden aunt in the Cornwall seaside village of Moonstone Landing. But their funds are limited, and the new earl is a stingy guardian who will not loosen the purse strings to allow her to properly maintain herself and her sisters in their new home. The only way to save them all is for her to marry.

Crispin Ashforth returns from battle the newly inherited Duke of Whitley with two sisters under his charge. Publicly lauded as a hero, he is haunted by the bitter mission that nearly saw him killed and cost the life of his best friend. Hes desperate to drown out the demons tormenting him by any...

Vivi, the Duchess of Bradford, loved her husband from the day they first met. She was an unabashed hoyden. He was the heir to a dukedom and her older brothers best friend. She vowed to marry him, but she never could have imagined just how dreadfully that youthful promise would go awry...

Graham Kinsley is shocked when he inherits a debt-ridden dukedom, and now he has just one month to repay a loan. He needs an heiress or find a way to recoup the former duke’s losses. When he meets the alluring Arabella, he’s entranced. Unfortunately, she’s as bankrupt as he is, but if they work together, they may be able to recover their fortunes. Though, if they keep stealing kisses, they may lose their hearts, instead.

A passionate romantic-suspense of love, betrayal, and obsession, She Belongs to Me will have you falling in love and wondering if you can trust anyone right up to the very end.

Simon Basset, the irresistible Duke of Hastings, has hatched a plan to keep himself free from the town's marriage-minded society mothers. He pretends to be engaged to the lovely Daphne Bridgerton. After all, it isn't as if the brooding rogue has any real plans to marry - though there is something about the alluring Miss Bridgerton that sets Simon's heart beating a bit faster. And as for Daphne, surely the clever debutante will attract some very worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable.

When Lady Emma Carlisle's twin sister jilts the wealthy and influential Duke of Ashford, their distraught parents pressure shy Lady Emma to marry the duke in her sister's place, dashing her hopes of a love match. Lady Emma is determined to make the best of the situation, but her new husband is cold and aloof and wants nothing to do with her. In his quieter moments, she catches glimpses of a thoughtful and intelligent man she'd like to know better. If only he weren't determined to keep her at a distance.

If my childhood taught me anything, it was to survive. Now I have a deep-rooted mistrust of people and a wall of steel and ice surrounding my heart. So, when Reed Ryan steps into my life, I know I need to keep him far away. He’s everything I grew up hating. Fighting. Fleeing. Devastatingly handsome, he looks like a drunken regret and has heartbreak written over every inch of his body - literally. He’s the quintessential bad boy...and he’s a cop. But the man is my undoing. 

Miss Hannah Ballard is not looking for love. She has a fortune at her disposal and a passion for painting that outstrips the ladylike conventions of the day, and a man will only slow her down. However, when an intriguing invitation from the new Duke of Rutherford disrupts her quiet existence, Hannah finds herself torn. Will she give this mysterious man a chance, or let her preconceptions stand in the way? The newly appointed Duke of Rutherford, Simon Maddox, faces the challenge of restoring his dilapidated estate while grappling with his reluctance to embrace the responsibilities of his ...