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Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesWhat unseen h guided Kody Douglas's horse to that bleak, windswept South Dakota farmhouse?The «half-breed» cowboy–a man of two worlds, at home in neither–would never know. But when he finds a lovely, vulnerable young woman there, aboned in the darkest hours of the Depression, he cannot simply ride away leave her.Charlotte Porter reluctantly follows this hard, embittered yet compelling man to his family's homestead. But the more she learns about him, the secret child who haunts his memories, the more she aches to comfort him make him her own. Can two outcasts–brought together by hard times shared faith–truly find love in so cold heartless a world?

To Catch a Husband!Miss Sophie Cavenhurst wants a husband with whom she can fall head over heels in love.But London is full of traps for an unwary country miss. And when this headstrong beauty is rescued by the maddeningly superior Viscount Kimberley she is certain he’s the last man she would ever consider!Adam has no intention of marrying again – least of all an outspoken girl who cares nothing for propriety!But this handsome widower soon realises that a touch of impropriety might be just what he needs…

Botheration!Why her family had elected to spend an entire season in boring Bath, Georgiana Bellewether couldn’t fathom. Nothing to stimulate her inquisitive mind ever happened here – until the night Lady Culpepper’s emeralds were stolen! Now, if only she could keep her mind on the case and her hands off the enigmatic man in black – the beguiling Lord Ashdowne!As the newly made, ever-responsible Marquis of Ashdowne, Johnathon Saxton bemoaned the lack of excitement now marking his days. But when quixotic, exotic Georgiana Bellewether literally tumbled into his arms, he knew he’d caught himself an armful. The woman was a disaster in the making!

Megan Had To Make A Choice Things had changed the day war came to her mountain. Now it was time to decide between the Rebel to whom she'd been promised, and the Union captain, Caleb Morgan. To choose Caleb would mean turning her back on everything that had gone before, yet how could she surrender the man who had captured her heart!Captain Morgan was certain of only two things in life: that he hated the war, and that he loved Megan, a woman of courage and compassion who had rescued him from the cold embrace of death. Yet how could he ask her to leave behind the only life she'd ever known, and break her promise to another man?

Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesThe despicable Baron Finley is the last man Lady Olivia Fairfax would want as her husband, but what choice does she have?He holds the secret to a family scandal, and she must bow to his blackmail or see herself and her brother publicly disgraced. Steeling her resolve—and shielding her heart—Olivia is prepared to do her duty to her family. . . until Nicholas Stuart, the Marquess of Huntsford, complicates her plans. Nick is brave, honorable, infuriatingly attractive and unshakably determined to protect Olivia—even from herself.He won't let Olivia sacrifice her happiness for any price. Instead, he'll teach her to follow her heart. . . and pray that it leads her straight to him.

Do We Marry Or Not, Caroline Holt? It occurred to Caroline that everyone in her small North Carolina community accepted the obvious reason for her agreeing to marry Frederich Graeber. She was pregnant, and the real father of her baby was unwilling. She was due in a few short months. Her unborn child would have everything to gain by Caroline making the strong, silent farmer her husband… .The Marriage Pledge «If you marry me, then the child will be mine… .» With Frederich's words ringing in her ears, Caroline made her decision. She'd become his bartered bride… and risk giving this enigmatic stranger her heart free.

Genevieve of Harwick had lived with her storm-tossed emotions ever since Marcel Ainsworth left to sail the seas, believing she'd wanted him for his name alone. But now that Marcel had finally returned, she swore to use all her womanly powers to keep him by her side.After two lonely years at sea, Marcel still hungered for a woman he could never have. The third son of the powerful Ainsworths would not suit Lady Genevieve, or so he thought. But when she became a stowaway on his ship, Marcel's determination crumbled. Amidst the crashing waves, would Marcel give in to the love they shared, and the passion that led them both?

ONE OF THEM WOULD HAVE TO MARRYThe McLain brothers were fed up and tired – tired of the hunger in their cowboy-sized stomachs, tired of dingy curtains and dirty dishes. Tired of worrying about who to leave the ranch to when they were gone.Luke could imagine the perfect wife – biddable, tidy and willing – and when he saw Eleanor Williams in church one Sunday, he thought she'd do just fine. But little did he knew that the practical Eleanor had a mind of her own – and other ideas about marriage!

THIS ISN'T YOUR FIRST SEASON, IS IT, DEAR?"NO. BUT IT SHALL BE MY LAST!Beatrice Sinclair prayed that her bold declaration would prove true. After so many fruitless years on the ton's marriage mart, life on the shelf seemed the more appealing prospect. At least as an avowed spinster, she wouldn't be bound by the silliness women went through to catch even the dullest of husbands!Still, secretly, she yearned for romance–bone-melting, scandalous romance. If truth be told, what she really wanted–even if only for one mad, family-shocking moment–was a rake. And Charles Summerson, Marquis of Pelham, tall, dark and notorious, seemed only too happy to oblige!