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A governess, a pirate, and far too much ink. Miss Beatrice Arbuthnot prides herself on order, punctuality, and proper conduct—so naturally, she’s mortified to discover she’s boarded a pirate ship by mistake. Captain Rory Finch, scourge of the Spanish Main (and reluctant grammar student), wanted a valuable hostage, not a sharp-tongued schoolmistress correcting his ransom notes. But as storms rage and tempers flare, Beatrice’s prim composure proves more disarming than any pistol. Soon she’s reorganizing his crew, redecorating his cabin, and threatening his reputation as a fearsome ...

When Lillian March accepts a post as governess in the bustling industrial town of Birmingham, she expects little more than a modest life of teaching and propriety. Instead, she finds herself in the eccentric household of Joseph Harcourt, a brilliant inventor whose intricate clockwork creations have made him wealthy—but not respectable. Joseph is everything polite society warns against: unconventional, outspoken, and utterly fascinating. As Lillian teaches his shy young ward, she begins to glimpse the tender man beneath the tinkering genius—and to imagine a life that defies every rule ...

When Lady Julia Hartington, the prim and proper daughter of the Earl of Westfield, decides she needs to understand the art of passion before accepting any marriage proposal, she makes the scandalous decision to seek instruction from her younger brother's tutor—the notoriously reformed rake Mr. William Ashbourne. What begins as theoretical discussions soon evolve into practical demonstrations, igniting a fire within her she never knew existed. As her family pushes her toward a match with a wealthy but dull viscount, Julia must choose between societal expectations and the man who makes her ...

He prays for rare beetles. She prays for order. Heaven help the village. Miss Tabitha Hardy, age forty-eight, runs the village of Little Muckleton like a military operation. As the church organist and self-appointed guardian of morality, she has zero tolerance for dirt, disorder, or tardiness. Enter Reverend Barnard Colborne. Fifty, single, and more interested in the mating habits of garden slugs than his parishioners’ souls, the new Vicar is a walking disaster zone. Within a week, he’s tracked mud on the altar, lost the communion wine, and turned the vicarage into a greenhouse. When ...

When ancient magic meets scorching passion, destiny is rewritten on the tides... Lady Priscilla Worthington-Velmontaine thought a family reunion would involve polite tea and distant cousins—not shirtless obstacle courses, long-lost pirate relatives, and a mysterious underwater prophecy. Alongside her devilishly charming husband, Captain Rogelio “The Randy Raven” Velmontaine, Priscilla is swept into the stormy chaos of the annual Pirate Lineage Summit. But when their steamy encounter in a crystal cave awakens dormant magic, they uncover a twisted legacy that could unravel time itself. ...

Lady Penelope Thornfield is everything a proper lady ought to be—on the surface. Beneath her refined exterior lies a sharp wit and a hidden appetite for the forbidden pages of scandalous novels. But when a chance encounter with the Duke of Ashbourne—London’s most infamous rake—threatens to expose her secret vice, she strikes a dangerous bargain: mutual blackmail for mutual benefit. What begins as a calculated game of desire quickly spirals into something far more perilous. Behind closed doors, Penelope and Julian burn through rules and reputations with every clandestine meeting. But...

Miss Araminta Scott would much rather conjugate Latin verbs than endure another country house party, let alone fend off the tiresome advances of Lord Blackwell—a man whose charm, she’s certain, is only skin-deep. When the notoriously handsome nobleman corners her yet again with his insipid flattery, Araminta, fueled by brandy and exasperation, proposes a wager: he has one week to seduce her… intellectually. If he can make her swoon with his words alone, she’ll grant him a kiss. Lord Blackwell, convinced his poetic prowess is unrivaled, accepts at once. But his “brilliant” verses...

In the windswept moors of the 19th century, the brilliant and scientifically-minded governess Priscilla is summoned to the remote estate of the disgraced paleontologist, Abraham Lorrimer, to educate his young niece. Yet, the lessons soon stray from books to treacherous cliffs and cryptic maps, revealing Abraham's true intention: to use Priscilla's sharp intellect to reclaim a stolen, career-defining fossil from a cunning rival. Their shared passion for discovery ignites a romance not in stuffy drawing rooms, but amidst the thrill of the hunt and the adrenaline of shared danger. As they ...

She’s the pirate. He’s the prisoner. The sea has other ideas. Lady privateer Mercy Vance has made a career of capturing dangerous men—until one of them turns out to be infuriatingly civil. Former naval officer Julian Fairchild claims he’s merely a cartographer, but Mercy suspects a spy… and he suspects his captor enjoys tying knots far too much. When pursuit from the Royal Navy forces them into uneasy alliance, Mercy and Julian find themselves navigating treacherous waters, secret maps, and far too many charged glances. He’s disarmingly decent; she’s disturbingly competent; ...

A prim lady. A scandalous pirate. A high-seas seduction that could sink them both. Lady Priscilla Worthington has spent her life buttoned up—poised, polished, and promised to a man she can’t stand. But when her carriage is hijacked and she’s taken aboard the infamous Crimson Corsair, she finds herself in the clutches of Captain Rogelio Velmontaine—a rogue with a wicked grin, a silver tongue, and absolutely no sense of decency. Storm-tossed and scandal-bound, Priscilla is drawn into a world of rum-soaked revelry, moonlit danger, and pleasures she never dared imagine. But as desire ...

Miss Jemima Bloom has two great passions in life: music and ignoring sensible advice. Which is how she finds herself hauling her beloved pianoforte all the way to the seaside—much to the dismay of her long-suffering maid, the startled innkeeper, and one very irritable naval captain whose carriage she accidentally demolishes in the process. Captain Andrew Montclair wanted a quiet holiday by the sea, not a stranded week in the tiniest village in England with a spirited young lady who can’t seem to go anywhere without that monstrous instrument in tow. Worse, Jemima insists on “cheering ...

When Lady Priscilla Worthington's supposedly dead mother appears on a notorious pirate ship, her already complicated life with the flamboyant Captain Rogelio "The Randy Raven" Velmontaine takes a turn for the bizarre. Pursued by her aristocratic father, a Duke she was meant to marry, and an octopus with inexplicable romantic intentions, Priscilla must navigate family revelations that shake the very foundation of her identity. A magical treasure map tattooed on her mother's posterior leads the unlikely crew on a swashbuckling adventure through vine-swinging acrobatics, poetry-loving monkey ...

When Eleanor and Nathaniel receive nothing but a pressed snowdrop and an enigmatic hint of stories “where whispers freeze,” they are drawn to Frostmere Hall—a decaying northern estate where Lady Sabine Northwood awaits with a desperate request. A family journal chronicling generations of forbidden passion has vanished within the crumbling walls, and as howling blizzards seal them inside, the search becomes a dangerous expedition into desires best left unspoken. While snow erases all paths of escape, their bond is tested by growing intimacies and their mysterious hostess’s magnetic ...

Beneath the flickering candlelight of a grand masked ball, Lady Eliza Blackwood—widowed young, stifled long—tastes freedom for the first time. Cloaked in anonymity, her sharp wit and simmering passion are no longer shackled by society’s expectations. And when she crosses paths with the infamous Duke of Westmoreland, the air crackles with something far more dangerous than polite intrigue. He’s powerful, aloof, and utterly scandalous. She’s proper, poised, and aching to break the rules. Together, they begin a dance of hidden desires and forbidden touches, each daring the other to ...

At one of the society’s infamous gatherings in the London townhouse, a shy seamstress, Eliza Treadwell, attends as a favor to her wealthy client, tasked with repairing a torn mask. She catches the attention of a brooding composer, Frederick Linwood, whose black silk mask conceals a face scarred by a past duel. Drawn to her quiet strength, he lures her into a soundproof music room where he plays a haunting melody on a pianoforte, each note stripping away her inhibitions. Their encounter unfolds as a symphony of touch and rhythm, with Eliza binding his wrists with silk thread from her ...

The Governess's Secret A young, reserved governess arrives at a grand estate to tutor the unruly son of a widowed lord. Beneath her prim exterior, she harbors a fascination with forbidden literature, secretly penning her own sensual tales. One stormy night, the lord discovers her hidden manuscripts, and instead of dismissing her, he demands she read them aloud. What begins as a tense recitation soon unravels into a mutual exploration of their repressed desires, with the flickering candlelight and creaking manor walls as their only witnesses. The Widow's Masque After fleeing Blackthorn Manor...

Contains all three books in the Unmasked Hearts series of standalone novellas. The Velvet Mask At a masquerade ball hosted in a sprawling London townhouse, a mysterious woman in a crimson velvet mask catches the eye of a disillusioned barrister. She lures him through shadowed corridors to a hidden parlor, where an exclusive society gathers to indulge in whispered fantasies. Behind the anonymity of their masks, they shed the rigid propriety of Victorian society, and their encounter becomes a dance of power, seduction, and fleeting intimacy—leaving him haunted by her identity long after the...

A prim lady. A scandalous pirate. A high-seas seduction that could sink them both. Lady Priscilla Worthington has spent her life buttoned up—poised, polished, and promised to a man she can’t stand. But when her carriage is hijacked and she’s taken aboard the infamous Crimson Corsair, she finds herself in the clutches of Captain Rogelio Velmontaine—a rogue with a wicked grin, a silver tongue, and absolutely no sense of decency. Storm-tossed and scandal-bound, Priscilla is drawn into a world of rum-soaked revelry, moonlit danger, and pleasures she never dared imagine. But as desire ...

She invented the perfect pleasure device. Now everyone wants a turn… In a steam-powered Victorian London, genius inventor Henrietta Thornfield accidentally causes a scandal when she unveils her latest creation—a delightfully indecent pleasure enhancement device. Unfortunately, it also catches the eye of the wrong people… including one infuriatingly handsome, utterly unhelpful airship captain, Sebastian Drake. When her invention is stolen by a dastardly rival, Henrietta and Sebastian are thrust into a whirlwind chase through London’s glittering high society and grimy underbelly. ...

In the hothouse of desire, even the most disciplined gardener can lose control… Lady Theodosia Winfield has always been devoted to her beloved gardens, her passion for rare blooms matched only by her refusal to bend to society’s expectations. But when the maddeningly meticulous Duke of Alnwick arrives next door—with his superior greenhouse, flawless orchids, and infuriating air of control—her carefully tended ambitions are suddenly in jeopardy. What begins as a rivalry over the Royal Horticultural Society’s coveted prize soon turns into something far more dangerous: an attraction ...