The death of her cruel husband means freedom at last for Lucretia Tifton--until she learns that the guardian he chose for her longed-for baby is the latest in a line of earls known for separating their children from unfaithful wives. The elusive new earl is certain to hear the gossip about Lucretia. Will he believe it and prove to be as heartless as his ancestors?
Giles, the Earl of Netherbroke, wants nothing more than to work in his London shop, building furniture with beautiful marquetry finishes. If unexpectedly inheriting the earldom isn’t bad enough, now he’s saddled with an unwanted guardianship. What’s worse, the baby’s mother is the loveliest woman he’s ever seen.
Giles is almost certain Lucretia is an adulteress--and the more he learns about her, the more he understands why she might have betrayed her husband. Nevertheless, he is determined not to succumb, like his ancestors, to the Infidelity Curse.
But then Lucretia is suddenly in danger, and the only way to protect her is to make her his.
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Honorable Intentions Series
Dragonblade Publishing
Print & eBook
Regency Romance
Sensual (Mild)
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Release Date 06/01/2022
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Elizabeth Thornwood is a countess. A singularly lonely countess. Having produced the heir and the spare, she has been left to rusticate in the country. Not content to wait in a shroud of memories, she packs up the boys and heads to London, determined to have her husband back in her life...and in her bed.
Richard Thornwood loves his wife. When she surprises him in London and is clearly bent on seduction, he fears he might not be able to hold to the promise he made to himself the night she almost died--to do everything in his power to keep her safe. So, when the opportunity to do some intelligence gathering arises, he seizes it. It's the perfect solution. He can assist in the war against Napoleon and avoid Elizabeth.
Richard finds the game of espionage daunting, but the cat and mouse game of temptation Elizabeth plays at home is far more dangerous.
How can he let her win, when it means losing everything?
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Entangled Publishing
Print & eBook
Regency Romance
Traditional
Historical Fiction
Sensual (Mild)
Release Date 06/20/2022
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WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES, SPARKS FLY
Emma Watts’ life is ruined. Her father’s untimely death after squandering his estate has left her destitute--and the Prometheans are to blame! The corrupting influence of the gentlemen’s club led to her father’s demise, and now she wants revenge. Emma sets out to dig up dirt on the Prometheans that will shame them or worse.
Simon Pike, the Earl of Blackburn, is a man’s man who is highly regarded by his Promethean peers. Thanks to his conniving mother, though, he considers all Society women to be duplicitous schemers. Upon learning that a mystery woman is attempting to ruin his club brothers, Simon volunteers to uncover her identity and bring her to consequence.
After Emma and Simon are thrown together in a pair of passionate but anonymous encounters, they discover to their mutual horror that they are committed adversaries. However, fate and fantasy intervene--in the form of a lightning strike--and each awakens in the other’s body.
Reluctantly joining forces to undo the switch, they slowly fall for each other--for the real person beneath the façade. Uncertain of their ability to reverse the change, they can only hope to overcome misguided preconceptions of the opposite gender while walking a mile in each other’s shoes--and perhaps aspire for a love they have never imagined.
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Self-Published
eNovella
Time-Travel
Sweet
Release Date 06/21/2022
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What if your fate lies in another time?
When the Honorable Henry Darington, the third son of the Earl of Lindford, arrived in New York, he knew starting a new live in the former British colonies would be difficult. He never expected to be catapulted over two centuries into the future. With the help of a stranger, he must learn to navigate this frightening time and try to find a way back home. But the longer he stays the more he finds he’s falling for this amazing independent woman.
Laurel Bishop has enough on her plate with a website business, a mini farm and a developer who wants to take it all away. The last thing she needs is a pampered aristocrat from Jane Austen’s time arriving on her doorstep. But the more she helps him adjust to the modern world, the more he melts her heart. Can a man from the past be the key to her future?
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The Ladies of Almack's
Book View Cafe
Print & eNovella
Regency Romance
Fantasy or Science Fiction
Sweet
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Release Date 06/07/2022
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The Lady Patronesses are trying to discover who is vandalizing the pictures at this year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, in the process uncovering a scandalous personal vendetta dating back nearly twenty years. Meanwhile, Annabel gains a very eligible suitor in Lord Glenrick, brother of one of her fellow Lady Patronesses and son and heir of the Duke of Carrick--but she’s not quite sure he’s the suitor she’d prefer...
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Designing Debutantes
Kensington Publishing Corp.
Print, eBook & AudioBook
Regency Romance
Spicy
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Release Date 05/24/2022
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Self-made civil engineer Geoffrey Brookhouse has unexpectedly inherited the dukedom of Grenwood. But he has a secret that could ruin his family. Hoping to save his timid sister from that fate, he seeks to marry her off to a respectable, protective gentleman. With the London Season imminent, Geoffrey hires Elegant Occasions to orchestrate her debut. Yet Lady Diana Harper, spirited fashion expert, proves more than he bargained for. Suddenly, Geoffrey’s sister is emerging from her shell, and he is beleaguered with social invitations and gossip! Worse, Diana is attempting to transform him into a presentable duke--when all he really wants is to win her heart...
Diana doesn’t know what to make of the handsome, disheveled duke. The man bristles at the very idea that his fashion faux pas might spoil his sister’s chances. Yet Geoffrey’s stubbornness simply inspires Diana to ruffle his feathers--by setting him on a course of self-improvement. Although there’s something endearing, even irresistible about his flaws, can a man who hates the ton tolerate a woman who makes her living catering to them? Little does either know that they have more in common than they suspect--and that two can create a society all their own...
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Fortune's Brides: The Wedding Vow
Edwards and Williams
Print & eBook
Regency
Traditional
Sweet
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Release Date 06/13/2022
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No one has ever refused a request from Lady Belle Dryden. Her pretty face and winsome nature almost guarantee it, and the fact that she’s the youngest daughter of the Duke of Wey doesn’t hurt. So she’s certain when she plays matchmaker between her dearest friend, Miss Petunia Bateman, and the charming, mysterious Owen Canady, both will be only too happy to fall in love. After all, Belle feels herself falling for Owen already. A shame a duke’s daughter must marry someone more impressive.
Owen Canady is a gentleman by birth, a pauper by circumstance, and a con man by necessity. Life has taught him he can rely only on his wits and a fast horse to get by. But when he is blackmailed into ferreting out the secrets of the Duke of Wey at a house party at the duke’s lavish estate, he finds his resolve crumbling. Belle is everything that is right and good in the world. He cannot betray her.
As her father’s enemies grow more daring, Belle and Owen must work together to protect all they hold dear. When his own secrets are revealed, can Owen convince the lady who’s never heard no to say yes to him?
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Ruthless Rivals Series #2
St Martin's Press
Print, eBook & AudioBook
Regency Traditional
Spicy
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Release Date 05/24/2022
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Two sworn enemies. One scandalous bet.
Sleeping with the enemy has never been such fun! The Davies and Montgomery families have been locked in an ancient feud for centuries. But it’s a thin line between love and hate, and when fiery Carys Davies and wickedly proper architect Tristan Montgomery make a scandalous enemies-with-benefits agreement, the sparks of passion begin to fly...
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Inconveniently Wed Series
Bon Ton Publishing
Print& eBook
Regency Romance
Spicy
Release Date 06/02/2022
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As an earl’s daughter who has inherited her mother’s famed beauty, Lady Catherine Adderley should be considered the jewel of the ton. Instead, her debilitating shyness leads her to shrink from conversation and flee from ballrooms, causing her first London Season to end without suitors. When she musters the courage to attend the matchmaking Lady Wellesley’s house party, she vows that nothing will stop her this time from engaging with the quiet gentleman who previously caught her eye. What she doesn’t count on is the arrival of an unexpected guest: Viscount Kendrick, a man whose scandalous behavior has the power to unnerve her like no other and turn her well-laid plans on their head.
Philip Hadleigh, Lord Kendrick, has committed to living his life with abandon, placing no salacious deed off limits. He has no interest in demure house parties, and even less of a desire to marry. However, now that a series of tragic events has left him heir to a marquessate, he must face an unwanted truth. He needs to at least attempt to find a bride, and soon. The reserved, guileless Lady Catherine is the last woman he should pursue, but fate seems determined to keep casting her into his arms, until a scandal necessitates their hasty marriage.
Out of their union comes an unexpected passion, but can a timid wallflower find real happiness with a renowned rake? For beneath his carefree exterior, Philip holds secrets that prevent him from truly getting close to another. And it seems Catherine, too, is not all she appears...
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The Lady Bachelorette Series
Self-Published
Print & eBook
Regency Romance
Suspense
Spicy
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Release Date 06/06/2022
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From USA Today Bestselling author, Bronwen Evans, comes a tale of betrayal, lost love and redemption in this Regency romantic suspense.The lady’s intent is seduction. And he doesn’t mind being seduced....
Widowed Charlotte Dexter, Lady Clayton, married for duty as all good ladies are taught to do. Love is for the poets, not for the peerage. Now, with her elderly husband dead, it’s time to marry again. Charlotte wants--needs--children. Given she’s no longer a blossoming flower, her pool of likely husbands is growing ever smaller. She studies the current batch of ton bachelors, those she knows are desperate for a wealthy wife, and decides to hold a party at her estate. The catch? This party is for men only, and at week’s end, one of her guests will be her fiancé.
Marcus Roberts, Duke of Sinclair, is all about duty, suddenly finding himself the last of his male lineage. He agrees to accompany his friend to Lady Charlotte’s house party because finding a bride is imperative. Preferably a widow with children. His wife’s death in the arms of his brother destroyed his faith in love--he’ll marry for convenience only--he won’t trust so easily again. All he needs is a bride who he is sure can give him sons. Imagine his shock at learning the only woman at the house party is a widow who is rumoured to be barren. He should leave but as he gets to know Charlotte, suddenly the idea of any of these men marrying her stirs the jealous beast.
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Highland Outcasts Book 3
Dragonblade
Print & eBook
Romance
Spicy
Release Date 06/03/2022
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From admired warriors to outcasts in a blink of an eye, these rugged Highlanders are out to find redemption.
Gluttony, lust, pride, and greed, might sound like deadly sins. However, they are nothing compared to the wrath of Old Callum MacKeefe if you break his rules while drinking in his tavern!
The Accused: Nash MacKeefe.
He’s been called boastful, and his pride has done him in.
The Crime: Having fun celebrating in the tavern, Nash accidentally sets the thatched ceiling on fire. He’s broken Old Callum MacKeefe’s rule number four: Never damage anything inside the Horn and Hoof Tavern.
The Punishment: Nash is sent to a needy clan in the Highlands to help thatch roofs that have been burned by their enemy in a raid. He’s a warrior, but this is work for laborers. He’d rather be out fighting, but needs to comply if he is going to be redeemed and welcomed back into his clan. While thatching roofs, he meets a woman who seems like she wants to kill him. The trouble is, all he wants to do is kiss her.
The Thatcher’s Niece: Devastated when they are raided and their crops and cottages burned by the enemy, Kellina focuses on bringing hope back to her weakened clan. She helps her distraught uncle repair the damage to the roofs, having learned the skill of thatching as a young girl.
When a Highlander shows up to assist them, the man’s boasting makes her want to stay far away at first. But it doesn’t take long before she realizes his sense of pride is just what her clan needs. It will help to bring back hope where there is only despair. It’s in her best interest to work with him instead of against him.
Love blooms in the most unlikely of places...atop a roof! Sometimes, the answer to a prayer comes in mysterious ways, closer to the heavens than one thinks.
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Calling all Rakes Book 4
Swift Romance Publishing Corp
Print & eBook
Regency
Spicy
Release Date 06/07/2022
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Lady Priscilla is in trouble...
When a cousin she didn’t even know existed inherits her father’s title, the new Earl of Purlington wants more than just the earldom, he want’s Priscilla too. Or at least, her dowry. What she needs is a hero. A man to swoop in and save her despite her cousin’s intimidating lurking. Well not an actual hero, not like the one currently being featured in the papers for all his heroic deeds, but perhaps a man willing to stand up to her cousin and marry her despite the odd circumstances. But how does she find a man like that?
The Viscount of Ware stalks the night...
He wears a mask of course. It wouldn’t do as a lord of the realm to also be discovered as a vigilante. And then there’s the issue of the large scar on his face. It’s better hidden under a mask. But the work is dangerous and as his brother so bluntly points out, he has certain obligations to the viscountcy. Like making an heir.... It’s a fair point, but what lady would wish to marry him? His life as a lord isn’t exactly normal and neither is his appearance.
That is until he sees an ad in the paper. A woman in need of a hero? A man in need of a baby? It’s a simple transaction. Easy.
Except from the first, Priscilla is nothing that he imagines and the attraction that sizzles between them only complicates everything. His emotions have been frozen for years. Why do they threaten to defrost now?
And worse yet, what will he do if he loses the battle for Priscilla’s hand and heart?
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The Sinful Suttons Book 5
Happily Ever After Books, LLC
Print & eBook
Regency
Burning (Hot)
Release Date 06/30/2022
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In this deliciously steamy Regency romance from USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott, a lady determined to restore her reputation meets her match in a seductive East End rogue she can't deny.
Dubbed Lady Scandal thanks to her gossip-stirring past, Portia Fairhaven, the widowed Countess of Blakewell, is no stranger to rumors and innuendos. Freed of her unhappy marriage, she is determined to regain her position in society. Until a desperate search for her lost half brother takes her to the darkest depths of London’s underworld and straight into the arms of one brawny, undeniably handsome East End rogue.
Wolf Sutton is also looking for a lost sibling. What the youngest brother of the notorious Suttons is not looking for, however, is a ravishing countess who tempts him beyond measure. As a partial owner of his family’s gaming hell, he spends his days making certain trouble stays far from their door. But Lady Blakewell is the sort of trouble that proves impossible to keep at bay. Or resist.
When their mutual search for answers leads them in a shocking and dangerous direction, Portia faces an incredibly difficult decision. Cling to her chance for winning the ton’s approval at last, or risk everything for love with the most unsuitable gentleman she has ever known...
Heat level: Scorching hot! Don't say you weren't warned.
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Matchmaking on the Marriage Mart Book 2
Swift Romance Publishing Corp
Print & eBook
Regency
Sweet
Release Date 06/30/2022
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He needs a bride quickly...
Lord Rangeley is on a mission. Secure a wealthy bride to save his earldom. He’s a handsome, former rake. Convincing one bluestocking, Lady Matilda, to be his bride should be easy enough. But the problems begin almost immediately. The worst one? He might have accidentally fallen in love with her younger sister...
Even she knows to resist a rogue in need...
Millie’s knees go weak the first time she sees the handsome earl despite knowing he’s completely wrong for her. Her mother has grand plans for Millie’s future and they don’t involve an impoverished earl. Not to mention, he’s here to court her older sister. Now if she can only keep her heart in check long enough to see her beloved sister happily wed, she will have done her duty to everyone else.
But that leaves one question. When she’s done making the rest of her family happy, where will that leave her?
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In Last Month's Edition
Desperate Daughters, Anthology
Caroline Linden, All the Duke I Need
Nina Jarrett, The Duke Wins a Bride
Shelley Adina & R.E. Scott, The Emperor's Aeronaut
Sara Freeze, Love and Lavender Ice Cream
Cerise Deland, Lady, Behave, Book 2
Alanna Lucas, Face to Face
Marissa Doyle, Lyrics and Larceny: A Light-Hearted Regency Fantasy
Alexa Aston, Empowered by the Earl
Ellie St. Clair, The Mystery of the Debonair Duke
Pamela Gibson, Scandal's Redemption
Ann Chaney, Dangerous Illusions
Andrea K Stein, Pride of Spirit
Sandra Sookoo, The Fury of a Stomre
Suzan Lauder, The Barrister's Bride
Terry Ann Taylor, A Perilous Liaison
Elizabeth Rose, Highland Flame
Tammy Andresen, Baron of Clubs
Mary Lancaster, The Devil and the Viscount
Katherine Ann Madison, The Duke and the Debutante
Rachel Ann Smith, The Duke of Aces
Mae Thorn, Dangerous
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