Miss Kate Woodville, teacher and bluestocking, enjoys her independence, thank you very much. But when a very determined viscount insists she accompany him on a mad dash through the snow to Gretna Green to stop his younger sister, Violet, eloping with Kate's own brother, she has little choice but to go. She'll risk the ruin of her own pristine reputation if it means she can save Freddie from Lord Stanton's wrath.As they race along the road north and then back to Hollystone Hall in B...

The Bluestocking Belles' 2016 Holiday Boxed SetWhen the Duchess of Haverford sends out invitations to a Yuletide house party and a New Year's Eve ball at her country estate, Hollystone Hall, those who respond know that Her Grace intends to raise money for her favorite cause and promote whatever marriages she can. Eight assorted heroes and heroines set out with their pocketbooks firmly clutched and hearts in protective custody. Or are they?A Suitable Husband, by Jude Knight

A sweeping, sexy Highland romance about a wanted Jacobite with a wounded soul, and a spirited Scottish lass on the run.After a decade spent in exile, Robert Grant, Jacobite, has returned home to Lochrose Castle in the Highlands to reconcile with his long-estranged father, the Earl of Strathburn. Problem is, there is a price on Robert’s head and his avaricious younger half-brother, Simon—pretender to the title Master of Strathburn—will do anything to stop him reclaiming his...

Love doesn’t follow rules or stay inside neat borders. From a sunburned ranch where dust clings to every heartbeat, to a frozen rink where a vampire hides behind a perfect smile, seven stories unfold each chasing the edge of what desire dares to touch.A curvy ranch hand falls for the boss who swore off love forever. A woman taken by an alien faces a choice between survival and the life growing within her. A coach and his star player blur the line between ambition and temptation. Ben...

The girl Ginny Williams used to be is long gone…After returning home from the Korean War a widow, former MASH surgical nurse, Ginny Williams, heads to the Jersey Shore for a weekend of much needed R&R. But her plans to do nothing more than relax on the beach go seriously awry when the boy who broke her heart on prom night nine years ago—the now hotter-than-hot 'fly-boy' Jett Kelly—shows up on her patch of sand. To make matters worse, Captain Kelly seems to be on a mission to win he...

The Duchess of Darby never thought she'd meet a man who could melt the ice around her heart...until she encounters Lord Markham. But will the past come back to burn them both?Georgiana Dudley—the “Ice Duchess”—has just emerged from mourning after a nine-year marriage of convenience to the Duke of Darby, her twin brother’s lover. Deeply hurt by a scoundrel a decade ago, Georgie swore she would never turn her head for any man, let alone another rakehell. But...

Anything can happen on Twelfth Night…When widowed countess Minerva, Lady Harlow, discovers a devastating secret about her late husband just before Christmas, she turns to trusted friend, Sir Tristan King, for support. However, when a long-denied desire flares to life—and Minerva and Tristan agree to a Twelfth Night tryst—Tristan worries a secret of his own will ruin a treasured friendship. But then again, perhaps this shared night of wicked, unbridled pass...

A runaway countess finds love when she least expects it…but she can’t hide from her past forever.Elizabeth, Lady Beauchamp, fears for her life. When she discovers her dissolute and long-estranged husband has syphilis—and he wants to beget an heir no matter the cost—she flees to a remote part of Scotland to begin a new life as the widowed governess, Mrs. Beth Eliott at Eilean Tor Castle.When Mrs. Eliott unexpectedly arrives on his doorstep, the recl...

***Mary Poppins meets Labyrinth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream ***in a feel-good blend of cozy fantasy magic, historical romance, humor, and Victorian era charm as the headmistress of the Parasol Academy for Exceptional Nannies and Governesses must rescue two kidnapped children from the clutches of a “Highland” goblin king . . . all the while managing her vexing childhood nemesis and neighbor, the ...

A match most unsuitable. A love that’s undeniable.Catherine, the widowed Lady Rosemont, is considered a most unsuitable countess by polite society. Whispers about her checkered history follow her wherever she goes. Was she once a courtesan? Is her young son really the late Earl of Rosemont’s child or a by-blow? And worst of all, is she a murderess? Despite the scandalous rumors, Catherine navigates high society’s treacherous waters with her head held high. For the sake of ...

Rules stay simple right up until desire rewrites every one of them.Across twelve charged stories, lovers collide in places where power shifts fast, danger breathes close, and longing refuses to stay quiet.A woman is pulled between two men who want her with the same fierce intent, neither willing to back down. Billionaires who pride themselves on control find their resolve slipping with one unplanned touch. In small towns, bright cities, and high-rise penthouses, passion hits...

When Thomas Hardacre, the cold-hearted Duke of Stanthorpe, receives an invitation to Christmas dinner from his widowed neighbor, Mrs. Anna Rowntree, his initial reaction is to say no. Even though he once shared an incendiary mistletoe kiss with the sweet-as-a-sugarplum daughter of his former estate steward, Thomas has since placed her on the “do-not-ever-touch” shelf. He suspects the comely but lonely Anna wants more than “dinner,” and while the idea of bedding her sets him aflame, he’s su...