When life is horrid without hope, it's time to change the status quo in whatever way possible…The year is 1807 and Lady Angelica Coatesfield, Duchess of Tittleford, wishes she were anyone but who she is. Married to a duke isn't everything wonderful the beau monde makes it out to be, especially when that duke has beaten and abused her for the duration of their twenty-year union. Trapped in her gilded, hellish cage, the only respite is seeing Mr. Marsden, her husban...

Decisions have consequences as do actions, but does a man's past mean he's stuck in a prison…Michael Charles Banshire, the sixth Duke of Darkemore—is a man who keeps to himself due to his disfigurement and mental anguish gained at the hands of a villainous foe he had never managed to capture or put down. That failure drove him to his estate in Cornwall, where he's remained in isolation for two years until rumors his quarry was seen in London draws him out. This is his last...

A man cannot escape the sins of his past, but he can build a new future…Edwin Coatesville, the "Duke" of Nottingham, is floundering. Though his title is honorary, he's a disreputable man who has lost everything. One autumn evening, he spies his former wife with another man at a ball, and they are quite chummy. Years have passed since the contretemps that led to their shocking divorce, but possession and revenge drive him, yet he wants nothing more than to regain some of hi...

The most powerful force in the world is love.Lady Christiana Tremaine lives in the kingdom of Vesance, but ever since her father remarried, her stepmother—Lady Tremaine—has stripped her of everything befitting her station, has reduced her to that of a maid, and forced her to answer to the slur of Cinderella. Though the life of drudgery is horrid, she carries hope circumstances will change, especially when she remembers dancing with the prince who stole her heart. A chance ...

Adventure is exciting, but love is infinitely more heart-stopping.Miss Calamity Calloway is the epitome of efficiency, as long as she's typing travel reports, but when she's out in the world, the troubles start. Tripping over laces, bumping into people on the street, and tumbling into awkward situations is the order of her days—and unfortunately, her handsome neighbor is usually a witness. All she longs for is a bit of trouble-free adventure.Mr. Mason Lancaster is ...

A lady's companion with no prospects. A duke who has turned his back on romance. A wild snowstorm that leaves them both stranded. It'll be a holiday neither of them will forget.Resigning herself to becoming a companion to an elderly peeress is Miss Hope Marie Atwater's last chance for a decent life. Though she's unwanted, undesired, and unloved at five and twenty, being on the shelf hasn't completely stolen her spirit. Her one wish at Christmastide is to stumble upon a man...

When two people are too shy to give romance a chance, a little ducal interference is needed.It's Christmastide, and Griffin Ivy, Earl of Hollingsworth, has been summoned by his ducal parents to Ivy Castle, a monstrosity of an estate deep in the heart of Warwickshire County. He's terrified of taking the title of duke soon, and instead of mingling with society, he'd rather bury himself in books or walk the acreage, for then anxiety can't touch him… until he meets his father'...

A man rejected by society and cursed for life... Alexander Laurence Hayes—6th Duke of Everington has a horrible secret: he's forced to become a beast each night. But when he stumbles upon a secret gentleman's club in London that caters to men of his affliction, perhaps he'll finally have some answers. It matters not that a meeting with a beautiful woman might have sparked his desire, he has more urgent interests than bedding her. Perhaps.A woman who dreams of love but ...

Andrea Peterchef never thought her job would include a nine-year-old Piper and vomit. Then she meets Max, a workaholic stockbroker with a voice like melted chocolate and she vows to help her charge and him reconnect as a family.Maxwell Gildenthall is haunted by the 9/11 deaths of his girlfriend and his cousin—Piper's dad. Deadlines and data define his life—not baby dolls and dress-up. When Andrea cajoles him into playing the part of dad, the benefits of spending time with the plus-...

What's a bookish lady to do when her head is turned by a man far too wrong for her?Miss Sarah Arlington's life has been full of misfortunes for the past three years, only some of which she remembers. Her family wishes her to go into society and make a match, but all she wants is to escape from life into the books that bring her comfort. Otherwise, shame, embarrassment, and fear will take over, for she suspects her past is scandalous; it doesn't matter the reason.Ca...

If a love is worth remembering, nothing will make it forgotten.Evan Fairfax, Earl of Baselford, is a man adrift. Five years ago, he lost his memory due to a hunting accident. Suddenly back in London, he stumbles into a ball, disoriented. He sees a woman he vaguely recognizes, and when confusing emotions beset him, he flees to the address scrawled onto a scrap of paper and pinned to his lapel—the Rogue's Arcade Club. Perhaps they will have the answers he desperately needs.

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 procee...