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She was a pawn in a game of kings. He was the wolf waiting in the shadows. Olivia Blackthorn is a long way from the refined ballrooms of London. Sold by her father to secure trade routes, she is sent north to the rugged, mist-shrouded Highlands to marry a man feared by all: Graeme Cameron, the "Highland Wolf." To the English, Graeme is a necessary barbarian. To his own clan, he is a grieving leader struggling to hold his lands. And to Olivia, he is a cold, brooding stranger who views their marriage as nothing more than a strategic shield against his rivals. A marriage born of necessity. A ...

He conquered her castle. She captured his soul. England, 1753. Lady Berthilda “Brooke” Howard is prepared for death when the Highland raiders scream through the gates of Carlisle Castle. She is not prepared for Malcolm Sinclair. Malcolm is a pragmatic warrior, hardened by the cold Scottish winters and a father who taught him that love is a lethal vulnerability. He doesn’t want Brooke’s heart—he wants her fertile English lands to save his starving clan. His terms are simple: a strategic marriage to cement his claim, or the total destruction of her home. A marriage born of necessity...

Seven years ago, her father destroyed his life. Now, the boy she loved is a man who owns her future. Lady Vivienne Belleville is a woman of secrets and survival. When her father dies, leaving a staggering debt to London’s most ruthless moneylender, Vivienne prepares for ruin. But the shock that greets her in a dim Cheapside office is worse than poverty: the creditor is Marcus Kane—the stable boy she once loved, the man her father had whipped and cast out because of her. One year of service. One year of silence. One year to pay the price of a memory. Marcus is no longer a boy with hope ...

She was a pawn in an English marriage game… until she became a Highland warrior’s queen. Ludella Howard would rather face a blade than a life tied to the insufferable Maximilian Hasting. Desperate and defiant, she flees the gilded cages of England, stowing away with a band of Highland warriors. But the rugged mountains of Scotland are no place for a lady—unless that lady is hiding a deadly secret. He is the heir to a powerful clan. She is the enemy's blood. Ranulph Sutherland has no time for English runaways. Tasked with escorting Ludella to safety, the formidable warrior is prepared ...

She was a pawn in her father’s game. He was a king in a wild land. But in the heart of the Highlands, even the sharpest thorns can bleed. Brilliant, stifled, and far too clever for her own good, Eleanor Winston is traded like a piece of silk to the one man London whispers about in hushed, terrified tones: Callum MacLeod. Known as "The Wolf," Callum is a mountain of a man—scarred, silent, and ruling a clan that views an English bride as a curse. Eleanor arrives at Castle MacLeod expecting a prison. Instead, she finds a world of ancient honor and a husband whose cold exterior hides a soul...

She was sent to the Highlands as a discarded prize. He was a broken Laird with nothing left to lose. Lady Isabella Hartford is "damaged goods." Traumatized and declared barren after a brutal attack at the English court, she is exiled by King Edward to the rugged Scottish wilds. Her fate? A political marriage to a man as scarred as she is. Laird Lachlan MacKinnon is a shadow of the warrior he once was. Having lost his leg at the Battle of Corrievrack Pass, he accepts his English bride with bitter resignation. He expects a silent, dutiful wife; he doesn't expect a woman who looks at a ...

She’s holding a razor to his throat. He’s holding all the secrets. Lady Theodora Langford’s world died with her brother. Branded a traitor and executed in disgrace, her brother's only legacy is a bloodied military insignia and a whispered rumor of a conspiracy. To clear his name, Thea must do the unthinkable: she cuts her hair, dons breeches, and infiltrates the household of the man who sent her brother to the gallows. The mission is simple: Infiltrate. Investigate. Escape. Duncan Sinclair, the formidable Duke of Ravenshire, is a man of cold steel and dangerous shadows. As his new ...

She’s a fugitive hiding in plain sight. He’s the powerful Duke who won’t let her slip away. Lady Alexandra Beaumont should be dead. After her brother’s suspicious "accident" and a terrifying threat from a powerful enemy, she has no choice but to vanish. Forfeiting her title and her life in London, she remakes herself as Miss Smith—a quiet, reserved governess at a remote estate in the wild Yorkshire moors. Marcus Langston, the Duke of Ravencroft, is a man of dark moods and piercing stares. He knows the woman in his schoolroom is a liar. From her flawless Greek to the way she ...

One rigid diplomat. One chaotic heiress. And a kleptomaniac monkey who might just start an international war. Lord Alexander Wellington is one week away from the career-defining posting he’s spent years perfecting his pedigree to achieve. All he has to do is prevent a diplomatic disaster during the Ottoman Ambassador's visit to Thornfield Hall. He expected a challenge. He did not expect a family of theatrical eccentrics who think protocol is a suggestion and an ancient Egyptian costume is appropriate dinner attire. Penelope Thornfield has three months to save her home from creditors. She ...

A marriage of convenience. A partnership built on terms. A love that breaks every rule. Lady Amelia Fairfax is one step away from the workhouse. With her family’s ruin imminent and her father facing debtor’s prison, she has only one asset left: her hand in marriage. When the enigmatic Lord Sebastian Blackwood—a man whose reputation is as shadowed as his ancestral estate—offers a shocking proposal, Amelia doesn’t just accept. She negotiates. Amelia isn’t looking for a savior; she’s securing a future. Her terms are non-negotiable: equal partnership, financial authority, and a ...

To save her family from ruin, she must marry a monster. She didn’t expect to find a man worth saving. Eleanor Fairchild’s life is a countdown to catastrophe. Her father’s debts have finally caught up with them, and the cold iron gates of debtor’s prison are swinging open. Her only hope is a desperate bargain: marriage to a stranger. But her husband-to-be isn't just any man—he is the "Ghost of Badajoz," a war-scarred recluse who lives in the shadows of a crumbling estate. Captain Arthur Pembroke needs a wife of standing, but not for love. He needs a partner to help him claim the ...

One eccentric naturalist. One brooding animal expert. And a wager that will either save her family—or ruin her heart. Lady Beatrice Thornfield doesn't need a husband—she needs a laboratory. While other debutantes are perfecting their embroidery, Beatrice is busy conducting behavioral studies on field mice. But when her father’s latest Egyptian obsession leaves the family bankrupt, he bets their remaining fortune on the only thing Beatrice is good at: training animals. The challenge? Beatrice must out-train the most formidable animal expert in England. Lord Malcolm Egerton is a man of ...

She was hired to teach his children. She wasn’t prepared to learn his secrets. Tabitha Windsor knows how to disappear. As a governess at the brooding Howick House, silence is her only protection. For years, she has hidden a terrifying gift: visions of golden-eyed monsters that prowl the London fog. She thought she was safe in the shadows of Yorkshire—until the master of the house arrived. Lord Nathaniel Crescent is everything her visions warned her about. He is cold, dangerously beautiful, and possesses a hunger that makes Tabitha’s blood sing. He is a vampire, a creature of myth ...