Self-Published
Print & eBook
Regency Romance
Mystery
Clean, Sweet
Suspense
Release Date 06/10/2022
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1810 - Gibraltar, Southern Spain
With the Peninsular War in full force and French troops having reached southern Spain, Minerva Glendenning has little time to mourn the death of her ex-fiancé. At first, she thinks the cryptic message he left her to solve is merely one of the intellectual puzzles that she and Harry enjoyed playing. When her letters are tampered with, she realizes the riddle is not only important but dangerous as well.
Disguised as a dilettante interested in antiquities, Sir Richard Faulconer comes to Gibraltar to find who is providing substandard equipment to the army and to track down missing plans for fortifications in Portugal. If the plans fall into French hands, it would seriously compromise Viscount Wellington’s protection of Portugal and the outcome of the war in Spain.
When Minerva and Sir Richard meet, they are naturally suspicious of each other. But as their paths continue to cross, wariness soon turns to attraction, which leads hazardously close to love. When the identity of a French spy is discovered, Minerva is suspected as the traitor and could be hung. Will solving Harry's riddle uncover the truth, or will it be too late?
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More Than Words Press
eBook
Regency Romance
Spicy
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Release Date 06/06/2022
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Jonas Blackburn is content with his life...until he discovers he must marry for the advancement of his career. Unable to strike out on his own professionally, Jonas proposes to the only person he could envision spending his life with: his close friend Nora.
When Nora Paget learns the brother she keeps house for is ready to marry, she finds herself at a crossroads: live with her brother and his new wife or set a different course for herself? Jonas’s proposal offers a potential solution for them both. She can have a home of her own with a man she’s fond of, and solve his employment problem simultaneously.
But Nora harbors an old family secret that could ruin both of them, just as they begin their new life together. Can they take the risk knowing the potential devastation that awaits them? Or will Jonas and Nora be forced to part ways to save their reputations?
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Secrets of the Zodiac
SkySpark Books
eBook
Regency
Mystery
Sensual (Mild)
Spicy
Release Date 08/16/2022
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Gabriel Courtenay works tirelessly for the British Crown, part of the elite circle of spies known as the Zodiac. He is afraid of nothing, but his latest assignment may be his most deadly yet. A serial poisoner is taking down England’s most influential politicians and personalities one by one, leaving a grim message behind each time. Gabe puts the clues together to point the way to a mysterious estate with a shadowy owner no one ever sees: Calderwood.
Lady Arcadia has suffered tragedy after tragedy, leaving her a shell of herself. Worse, local rumors have driven most people away from Calderwood. All Arcadia wants is to study botany and chemistry and care for her vast gardens of rare plants, but when a suspiciously handsome new gardener shows up asking questions, she knows she can’t trust him.
When another death strikes too close to home, Arcadia has no choice but to accept the help Gabe offers. As they uproot the twisted trail of an assassin using Arcadia’s scientific advances for evil ends, the two grow ever more entwined. Can Arcadia overcome her greatest fears in time to stop the killer...or will someone she loves become the next victim?
A Fearless Heart is the ninth novel in the Secrets of the Zodiac, a series of historical romances: Featuring sexy storylines, complex characters, and international intrigue, set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.
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Second Sons of London
Dragonblade Publishing
Print & eBook
Regency
Spicy
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Release Date 08/18/2022
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Colonel Winston Cutler becomes a duke when his estranged brother perishes in a fire. Win discovers he has two by-blow nephews to care for--and their specialty is running off their latest governess.
Reserved Seraphina Nicholls returns to England after being stuck in Canada due to war. She is slated to attend a house party, where Sera hopes to make a match with a man who is quiet and loyal. Instead, she finds herself volunteering to act as a governess to a neighboring duke’s nephews.
Will Win be tamed as his nephews have been by the sweet, unassuming Sera?
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The Ladies of Almack's
Book View Cafe
Print & eNovella
Regency
Paranormal, Fantasy or Science Fiction
Sweet
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Release Date 08/02/2022
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Young widow Annabel Chalfont, Countess of Fellbridge, has two small sons to raise, a mountain of her late husband’s debts to pay off, and a secret: she’s a shadow-shaper, able to manipulate shadow as anyone else might clay. She and six other high-born ladies with equally extraordinary abilities defend England against supernatural crime--but the world knows them only as the Lady Patronesses of Almack’s, Regency London’s most exclusive social venue.
It’s June, which means that the fashionable of London are off to Epsom for the annual race meet. A newcomer is favored to win the Oaks Stakes--a mysterious filly who came from nowhere to win the spring races left and right. It will be up to the Lady Patronesses to discover her identity--while Annabel discovers what her true feelings are for Lord Quinceton...
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Colors of Scandal #16
New Independence Books (Indie label)
Print & eBook
Regency Romance
Suspense
Spicy
Release Date 08/02/2022
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As long as a lady has hope in her heart, it doesn't matter the obstacles she faces on the path to love.
Through no fault of her own, the Honorable Evelina Aston has fallen headfirst into the scandal of the Season. With her father on the brink of bankruptcy, when she’s caught alone and in a compromising position with an earl, he calls for an immediate proposal. It doesn’t matter that the man she’s being forced to wed is a rake high on the instep, she has no say in the proceedings.
Charles Bowling, Earl of Ethersham--and heir to the Duke of Tarkington--is in a spot of bother. Caught literally with his pants down in a lady’s retiring room, he’s mired in further disgrace when a woman--not the one he was waiting for--comes flying into the room, trips, and lands at his feet. Parental outrage ensues. Before he can protest, he’s wedded to the shy lady, and they’re bound for his father’s country estate in the Lake District to begin their life of married inconvenience.
With tarnished reputations and gossip trailing in their wake, both Evelina and Charles are forced into close proximity. As the July days go by, desire flares as hot as the summer sun while they explore the woodlands and fells, but differences and misunderstandings keep widening the gulf in their tempestuous relationship. To say nothing of the unexpected peril that dogs their steps and puts what they truly want into sharp perspective.
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Donna Maloy, Fil Reid, Cara Hogarth, Gemma Sydney, Stephanie Patterson,
Peri Maxwell
Dragonblade
eBook
Regency Romance
Historical Fiction
Sweet
Suspense
Sensual (Mild)
Spicy
Release Date 08/03/2022
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Enjoy the very best of Historical Romance with this limited edition, new material collection. These are never before published romantic tales based on mythical and legendary love stories, all of them with a happily ever after sure to satisfy. But what makes this collection so special? Each author was a finalist in Dragonblade Publishing's annual The Write Stuff contest. This collection is a curated bundle of their very finest, so if you're looking for new stories to fall in love with--and new authors to adore--then pick up this collection or read for free in Kindle Unlimited.
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Fate of the Worthingtons Series
Self-Published
Print & eBook
Regency Romance
Mystery
Suspense
Spicy
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Release Date 08/02/2022
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Time leads one along a soulful journey to find one’s true love.
A spitfire debutante. A dashing imposter. One stolen kiss sets them on their path.
Margaret Worthington was a lady who failed to escape the clutches of time. She was now forced to endure a dreadful season visiting the stifling ballrooms, wearing fancy dresses and false smiles. Her penchant for trouble lands her in the arms of a lord who she had fantasized about all season. After they share a scandalous kiss, Maggie’s opinion makes a swift change. Soon a mystery filled with scandal and secrets sweeps up Maggie within its grasp. Is Maggie’s love powerful enough to overlook the secrets of her soul mate?
Crispin Dracott played everyone false, even himself. As hard as he tried to lead an honest life, the actions from his past kept pulling him under with their deceit. With orders to keep Lady Margaret Worthington out of trouble, he fell victim to her innocent charm and couldn’t resist stealing one kiss after another from her sweet lips. His desire for Maggie led danger to surround them in every direction. Will Maggie forgive him once he admits of his deception?
A wild and carefree lady and a gentleman filled with darkness discover a passion they cannot deny.
The Tempting Minx is the first book in the Fate of the Worthingtons Series. If you love a story filled with mysterious secrets and scandalous kisses, then you’ll love this new series.
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Self-Published
Print & eBook
Regency Romance
Mystery
Suspense
Spicy
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Release Date 08/23/2022
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A fate already set in motion may hold unexpected surprises.
A lady betrayed by her betrothed. A gentleman set out for destruction. Would his scandalous proposition entice her to surrender to the passion swirling around them?
Noel Worthington’s happily ever after was only weeks away. She had finally secured herself a match with a divine earl who doted on her at every opportunity. However, Noel questioned if she should give her heart to him after he betrayed her with his deception. When her groom stays absent, she does what any lady in her position would do and confronts him, stating her demands. Would Noel ever trust her true love enough to give him her heart?
Gregory Ravencroft allowed his shame to keep him from securing his bride-to-be’s safety. When he arrived in London, he fell for a proper lady who portrayed every character he desired in a wife. However, he couldn’t be more mistaken. When Noel declared what she expected of him, he realized his meek fiancée was a passionate lady who had kept her desires at bay. Can Gregory convince Noel that the love he holds for her is true?
A couple who navigates their engagement with polite indifference learn their fate entwined them for eternity with their undying love for one another.
The Seductive Temptress is the second book in the Fate of the Worthingtons Series. If you love a romance filled with passionate intrigue, then you’ll love Noel and Gregory’s love story.
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Wilful Winterbournes #2
New Independence Books (Indie label)
Print & eBook
Regency Romance
Spicy
Release Date 08/23/2022
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Fragile and fleeting, love is an addiction... Lady Sophia Winterbourne-Stratford-Forrester is a widow twice over. She suffers from a weak heart and has been advised to live a life without excitement or surprise. Wishing for one more romance before she leaves this mortal coil, and not wanting to leave her daughter an orphan, she begins looking, and her pulse leaps when she meets the American ambassador to England. Who gives a fig if she’s older than him?
When life is short and precious, one shouldn’t wait... Mr. Oliver Mattingly is visiting England on holiday. Vastly different from America, he’s anxious to see and experience everything, for adventure is in his blood. But when he immediately falls tip over tail for an enchanting, outspoken widow, the inexperienced bachelor knows where his next journey lies. After discovering her personal history, he asks for her hand. At least he can love her to the best of his ability before the inevitable happens.
Fate, though fickle, usually presents the perfect, if complicated, path... As the pair wed in haste and repent at leisure, they grow closer as desire only intensifies. A picnic by a rain-swollen creek turns into danger, and when Sophia doesn’t suffer ill-effects from the heart-pounding stimulation, they’re both shocked for different reasons. Could the doctor have been wrong? Love doesn’t care about misunderstandings or the foibles of life, it just is. Only they can decide if they truly want it...forever.
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Gentlemen of Pleasure Book 3
Dragonblade
Print & eBook
Regency
Burning (Hot)
Release Date 07/19/2022
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A damaged soldier bound to a musician with a past.
They have never spoken. But for two years, the haunted soldier has attended Natalie’s concerts at Maida Gardens, bringing her a little self-belief and a few harmless daydreams.
Captain Lord Richard Gorse, wounded in body and soul, finds the beautiful harpist’s music is the only thing that soothes his troubled spirit. Until, one evening, he finally has something to say to her.
Unfortunately, it is also the evening that Natalie’s past catches up with her. The man to whom she was once engaged will go to any lengths to bring her back under his thumb. Richard appoints himself her protector and together they fight their old ghosts and new dangers. But if they find physical pleasure along the way, even if they fall in love, the social gulf between them is too great to allow lasting happiness.
Or is it?
Note: This series is part of Dragonblade's Flame line, so this is a sexy, steamy, and scorching-hot read with multiple sex scenes. Be advised.
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Love and Let Spy
Kensington
Print
Regency Romance
Suspense
Spicy
Release Date 08/02/2022
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Love, intrigue, and a fresh spin on historical romance make a sexy and suspenseful mix--as the wife one man left behind becomes the woman he can’t live without...
Caroline, Marchioness of Chesleigh, has been married for six years--at least in name. In fact, Caro has hardly seen her husband since the early days of their union. Scarred and reclusive, Maxim wasn’t ready to trust his wife with his secrets--or his heart. Instead, he quickly resumed his life of espionage in France, believing Caro was better off alone.
When the spy who left her returns upon inheriting the Dukedom, he finds his wife is not the girl she once was. Her heart is a little harder. She’s learned to stand on her own. Yet the desire that once ignited between them burns as hotly as ever...
Now, the more Caro learns about the past Maxim tried to hide from her, the deeper their bond grows. But danger haunts her husband’s every move, jeopardizing their passionate reunion...
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Lords of Scandal
Swift Romance Publishing Corp
Print & eBook
Regency
Spicy
Release Date 08/09/2022
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Pippa Bancroft knows that trouble is circling. Between her brother’s odd behavior, the whispers of massive debts, and the old and awful man her brother keeps thrusting at her, she assumes things are very bad. But just how awful...there is only one way to find out. She’s going to have to do some good old-fashioned spying.
The problem? When she positions herself to eavesdrop, she’s not the only one! A large and ornery Scot is also listening in on her brother’s conversation. And when Laird Lockton offers her an exchange of favors to benefit them both, she’s left to wonder, can she trust this giant of a man? Is he the devil or a grumpy angel in disguise?
Laird Lockton has a life waiting for him in Scotland. Granted, that life is full of boring drudgery, the sort he never wished for himself. Which is why he decides one last adventure is in order. He’ll help his friends with an investigation into the thefts plaguing their gaming hell, secure his future, and then return to Scotland.
But he didn’t count on one pretty wallflower inserting herself into his life and his final adventure. Nor did he plan on finding her quite so irresistible. And as her own situation grows more desperate, Lockton knows he has to help. What sort of man would he be if he didn’t?
But the more time he spends with her the more he wonders…does that mean he has to lose his heart too?
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Matchmaking on the Marriage Mart Book 3
Swift Romance Publishing Corp
Print & eBook
Regency
Clean, Sweet
Release Date 08/23/2022
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She’ll do anything to avoid marriage...anything...
Even climb from a second story balcony and onto the top of a trellis. All right. Perhaps that was a bit too far, especially considering Lady Matilda winds up stuck. But why does it have to be him that rescues her? Her brother’s best friend the Baron Greenburg has always disapproved of her behavior. This is just one more example of how imperfect she truly is.
He just wants a simple life...
And Lady Matilda is anything but simple. Tillie brims over with life, love, and intelligence. In fact, she’s been making a fool of him since childhood. But this time around, it’s her who looks silly and him that manages the dashing rescue. And when he holds her in his arms...
Is it possible that their many battles were a prelude to romance?
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Anthology, A Regency Summer Garden
Jacki Delecki, A Dash of Disguise
Ellie St. Clair, Lady of Mystery
Alanna Lucas, When We Dance
Alexa Aston, Sin Like Flynn: A Regency Duet
Evelyn Richardson, Mistress of Music: Grace
Alanna Lucas, Mistletoe Waltz
Abigail Bridges, Nothing But a Rake
Ruth A. Casie, The Lady and Her Duke
Ellie St. Clair, The Secret of the Dashing Detective
Alexa Aston, Made for the Marquess
Marissa Doyle, Turmoil on the Thames: A Light-hearted Regency Fantasy
Shelley Adina & R.E. Scott, The Prince's Pilot
Liz Tyner, A Marquess Too Rakish to Wed
Cerise DeLand, Lady, No More
Caroline Warfield, The Upright Son
Emily Windsor, A Governess Should Never...Deny a Duke
Maggi Andersen, Never Trust an Earl
Mae Thorn, Rebellious
K. Lyn Smith, Jilting Jory: A Sweet Regency Romance
Anna Harrington, A Remarkable Rogue
Jillian Eaton, The Rose and the Viscount
Katherine Grant, The Governess Without Guilt
Tammy Andresen, Earl of Spades
Elizabeth Rose, Highland Silver
Scarlett Scott, The Millionaire Marquess
Sofie Darling, Lady Amelia Takes a Lover
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