Era Romance

"I will stand in front of you — not because you are beneath me, but because when the blow comes, I need to be the one it strikes first." Alaric Belgrave, Duke of Blackmoor, fights in underground rings, hunts with deadly precision, and rules London's aristocracy through silence and fear. They call him the Ferocious Duke — though never to his face. Women are drawn to the danger he carries. Men step aside when he enters a room. No one has ever stood their ground in front of him and lived to tell about it without trembling. Isobel Hartwell cooks in the shadows of London's East End, turning ...

Evelyn Carrington is forced into a marriage after a scandal she did not intend. A brief terrace encounter irreversibly links her to a duke, and with her family facing financial ruin, a rushed marriage becomes the only solution. She arrives at Ravensford Hall and finds a house that is silent, controlled, and full of things no one will explain… including the unexpected pull she feels toward a man determined to keep his cold distance. Thomas Spencer, Duke of Ravensford, has built his life on control and detachment after personal loss. He agrees to the marriage out of necessity, determined to...

Lady Lucinda Farleigh dreamed of a love story worthy of her novels, not a scandalous marriage to the brooding Duke of Ravenshaugh. Torn away from London society and surrounded by rumors about his first wife’s death, she begins to wonder whether she has married a stranger capable of terrible things… Alastair Montford, Duke of Ravenshaugh, had no intention of opening his heart again after a marriage filled with grief and regret. Quiet and withdrawn, he clashes with his spirited young bride at every turn, yet Lucinda’s fiery presence slowly awakens feelings he thought long buried. As ...

Miss Elspeth Calder lives a quiet life as a wallflower on the windswept Scottish shore, content to remain unseen. Always overshadowed by her dazzling twin sister, she has long accepted her place as the lesser light. But when a mysterious stranger washes ashore with no memory of who he is, her carefully ordered world begins to shift… Captain Alastair Fenwick fled tragedy and duty, only to lose himself to the sea. Awakening without his memories and only Elspeth’s face to steady him, he finds an unexpected peace at her side. Yet as fragments of his past begin to return, so do the burdens ...

Lady Sophia Hartwell has spent a year being courted by the most charming man in London — until she discovers his letters to another woman. Ruined and abandoned by society, she accepts a quiet proposal from her childhood friend, who has just returned to London after years away. The arrangement is purely for convenience. Yet, can a bargain built on friendship survive the discovery that he is the one man who has always truly seen her? Edmund Cavendish, Earl of Ashfield, came back to London carrying grief and no expectation. Marriage was a practical matter — a name offered, a bargain struck...

In the stifling confines of her own home, Lady Anna Stuart, an unconventional and intelligent young lady, finds solace in her love for botany and the secret world of plant medicine. Trapped for a fourth year in the marriage market by her cruel brother and scheming aunt, Anna has resigned herself to the fate of an old maid. However, a chance encounter with the older yet intriguing Duke of Manchester offers her a glimmer not only of hope, but also true romance… Will her blossoming connection with the enigmatic Duke be the key to unlocking her heart's desires or merely another thorn in ...

Evelyn Fairhaven has found peace in widowhood, raising her spirited young son far from the expectations that once confined her. Yet, when her younger sister vanishes on the eve of an arranged marriage, Evelyn is forced to take her place and wed the scarred Duke of Dunmore. Bound to a man she believes may have driven her sister to her death, she enters his shadowed Scottish castle with only fear, suspicion, and her son’s future to guide her. Alistair Blackwood, Duke of Dunmore, has lived for years beneath the weight of tragedy, his scars a constant reminder of the fire that stole his ...

"I have seen what our world is built upon. And I have come home to tear it down." Alexander Harrington vanished into the sea eight years ago — an heir to a dukedom presumed dead, mourned, and quietly written out of his own inheritance. London buried him. Now he has returned: weathered, scarred, and dangerous in a way the drawing rooms cannot name. They call him the Enigmatic Duke, and they crowd close to him at every ball, desperate to learn where he has been and what he saw. He tells them nothing. He cannot. Because somewhere in those missing years, Alexander learned the secret that ...

Eliza Sinclair has lost everything. Her parents are dead, her fortune is gone and the man she planned to marry has abandoned her. Taking a new name, she becomes a governess at Ravenshire Hall, owned by the brooding Duke of Averleigh, where the halls are cold, the staff is suspicious and danger may be closer than it seems… Alexander Grey, Duke of Averleigh, keeps the world at a distance. He struggles to reach his son and still grieves the loss of his wife and brother.The last thing he expects is a governess who is brave, clever and able to stir feelings he thought were long gone. Can he ...

Miss Evelina Montague has long accepted her place as the overlooked daughter—dismissed as odd, overshadowed by her sister, and far more comfortable with books than society. She expects nothing more than a quiet, uneventful life- until a mistaken dance at a ball introduces her to a man who actually listens and changes everything… Sebastian Langley, Duke of Richmond, has returned to society out of duty, not desire. A widower with no intention of loving again, he plans to choose a suitable wife and keep his heart untouched. However, the bold, unpolished woman who pulls him onto the dance ...

Miss Luna Lonson has never fit the mold society demands. While others chase advantageous marriages, she dreams of something far more dangerous: authorship. When her father decrees that her younger sister cannot marry until Luna does, she has no other option but to start a fake courtship with the intriguing Duke of Faithroth… Henry Blackrock is a duke by title and a physician by choice. Hardened by a childhood shaped by cruelty and a legacy riddled with scandal, the Duke of Faithroth has returned to London determined to restore his family name and avoid emotional entanglements. Can his ...

Rushing back home from France, Eleanor Ashby finds her dying grandmother with one last wish: Eleanor must complete an impossible task before her twenty-first birthday or lose her place as the sole heir to the Ashby fortune. She only has eight weeks to succeed... After losing his wife and child, Nathaniel Pembroke, Duke of Devonshire, vowed never to love again. Yet, when his aunt invites Eleanor to stay at Pembroke Hall, Nathanie's resolve weakens as her beauty challenges him at every turn and his walls begin to crack. As they grow closer, Eleanor and Nathaniel must confront the weight of ...

Miss Charlotte Winslow never imagined she would be forced to flee her own home but when her father suddenly dies and her uncle schemes to marry her off to a stranger, she escapes with nothing but a false name. Disguised as Anne Carter, she secures a position as governess in the household of her father's oldest ally, the brooding Duke of Rackheath, never expecting her refuge to feel so dangerously like a place she could call her own. Alexander Montford, Duke of Rackheath, has lived in the shadow of grief for two long years, his once-grand estate fallen silent and his young son kept at a ...

Lady Alexandra Lytton has never lacked suitors, yet none have ever matched the sharpness of her mind or the stubborn hope of her heart. Then a spirited debate with a mysterious gentleman in her favorite bookshop leaves her breathless for the first time, only for fate to throw them together again in a storm-bound greenhouse. Caught in a scandal with the very Viscount rumored to have killed his first wife, Alexandra is forced into a marriage that carries her far from London and into a crumbling Cornish castle filled with secrets. Theodore Harrington, Viscount Falmouth, has no wish to risk his...

Diana Thornbury has spent years protecting the quiet life she built for herself and her young son. Returning to her childhood home was meant to be temporary, until her sister vanishes on the eve of her forced marriage to an infamous Duke. With scandal threatening to destroy her family, Diana is offered in her sister’s place and steps into a future she could not foresee. Lachlan MacLeod, Duke of Dunmore, has lived too long beneath the shadow of whispered accusations and the scars left by a devastating fire. He never planned for a bride with a child, a small boy who looks at his face and ...

Miss Aurelia Finch returned to London only to guide her young cousin through her first London season, and then disappear back into the quiet exile that had swallowed the Finch name. Yet, when a ballroom encounter brings her close to a brooding ex-military Marquess, she finds an unexpected ally, and perhaps something far more dangerous than she ever imagined: love. Owen Honeyfield, the Marquess of Westbridge, returned from war with no patience for ballrooms or marriage markets. However, beneath his hard-won composure lies a military disaster he had never questioned until a lady -haunted by ...

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 ...

Poor Honora Finch’s life takes a sudden turn when her grandmother dies, and dark family secrets unravel. Determined to learn the truth, she assumes a false identity and takes a position as companion to the ailing Dowager Duchess of Halworth. How long can Honora keep the facade when met with the impossibly handsome Duke of Halworth? David Skeffington, the Duke of Halworth, has returned from above to restore his family's honor. When a companion with mismatched eyes and an inconvenient habit of being right crosses his path, he is more unsettled than he can admit. Can the brooding Duke’s ...

Arabella Lockhart, a spirited woman seeking purpose, becomes entangled in the gripping rumors about the elusive Duke of Richmond. His face, scarred from a tragic accident, piques her curiosity, leading her to boldly infiltrate his estate as a maid to uncover the truth. Arabella's journey will slowly unravel the mystery behind the duke's scars drawing her closer to a man whose visage masks a heart capable of deep love and nobility… Will this be the start of her fascination for the enigmatic man? Henry Fitzgerald, bearing scars that mar not just his body but also his soul, stands as a ...

From New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Kendall Ryan, comes a brand new romance! Lucy Quinn loves hockey. What she doesn't love? The latest PR stunt from her favorite team—a hockey romance book club designed to lure in more female fans. Pandering to...