"The bluest of blood; the boldest of hearts; the de Montfortes will take your breath away."Irish Captain Ruaidri O' Devir has no love for the English. Taken from his family and pressed into the Royal Navy at a young age, he is now a commander for the fledgling American Continental Navy, hand-picked by John Adams himself to steal a potent new explosive from the British. Ruaidri expects to be successful in his mission. What he doesn't expect is to fall in love with the sister of the man he's crossed an ocean to abduct...Beautiful Lady Nerissa de Montforte is the youngest sibling in a powerful and aristocratic English family. Fiercely guarded by her overprotective brothers, she pines for love after a longtime betrothal was cruelly cut short. When she accompanies her brother to a demonstration of his new explosive, she never dreams that her wildest longings to find love and freedom are about to be fulfilled ... by a man who is wrong for her in every single way except the one that matters most...
"The bluest of blood; the boldest of hearts; the de Montforte brothers will take your breath away."When the powerful Lucien de Montforte, the Duke of Blackheath, arrives home to find a dangerous and vengeful woman waiting for him in his bed with pistol in hand, the master manipulator never dreams that he has finally met his match. But thanks to his scheming family's successful attempts to force a wedding, the wicked and wily duke finds himself entangled in a web of his own making in this spectacular conclusion to Danelle Harmon's critically acclaimed de Montforte Brothers series!
She disliked me when we were twelve. She loathed me at eighteen.Now I'm not the man she thinks I am.Now I'll make her mine.Let them try to keep us apart.Let them test us.No one threatens what's mine.I'm the man she will turn to.I'm the man she will want.I'm the man who will save her.I'm the man who will push her to her limits, then give her everything she desires.Mafia Sinner is a Mafia Romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains EXTRA-STEAMY scenes that will make your toes curl and your granny blush. The Mancinelli Brotherhood is a six-book series that'll keep you warm at night.
ALL SHE WANTS IS HER OWN HOME Miss Felicity Chambers is the new teacher of piano and deportment at Miss Manville's Academy for Superior Girls. There is no reason a duke should contact her. There is certainly no reason she should marry his son. But that is evidently what the duke wants. Felicity should be delighted. But the orphaned schoolteacher has long since stopped believing in fairy tales. If only the duke's son weren't so compelling...ALL HE WANTS IS THIS HOME Lord Flint Bracken knows just what is behind the duke's command, and it isn't an attempt to secure a happily-ever-after for his son. The proposal is one of the duke's schemes. Flint has no choice but to cooperate, though, or he risks more than his home. He risks national security. So court a penniless schoolteacher he must. He should be furious. But Felicity Chambers isn't at all what he expected. She might very well be what he wants...
"The bluest of blood, the boldest of hearts; the de Montforte brothers will take your breath away."England, 1776: Lord Gareth de Montforte is known as an irresponsible rake with a heart of gold. When he takes a bullet for boldly thwarting a stagecoach robbery, he is stunned to discover that the beautiful young woman he has heroically rescued, Juliet Paige, is his deceased brother's American fiancée, accompanied by her infant daughter. Despite his brother the duke's refusal to acknowledge Juliet, Gareth is determined to do right by the courageous woman who crossed an ocean to give her baby her rightful name. But Juliet is wary of marrying this black sheep aristocrat, even while she is hopelessly charmed by the dashing devil. Never has she met anyone who embraces life so thoroughly, who makes her laugh, who loves her so well. And, even when it seems the odds are against them, Juliet has absolute faith that Gareth will go beyond the call of duty, risking his life itself to give her and her daughter a home - and a love that will last a lifetime.
FIVE STARS! "I loved everything about this story ... brilliant writing! I am very happy to give this highly emotional, sensual, and very touching story my Five Quills!" -- Melanie Friedman, RCJR eZineIn this second installment of her breathtaking De Montforte Brothers series, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Danelle Harmon introduces us to Englishman Lord Charles de Montforte, who awakens in the tender care of an American beauty after being wounded in battle. Amy Leighton has long wished for someone special to enter her life and take her away from a cruel, unloving step-family, but the handsome stranger is from an enemy land ... and he's sworn to love another. A 1775-era Cinderella story sure to enthrall!
A sensible woman would know when to give up...But Pip Knight has loved Viscount Drummond since she was a very little girl. And just because he doesn't believe he can love her doesn't mean she shouldn't watch over him. Pip knows Beau's secret, that he works with a clandestine group of gentlemen called Drake's Rakes to help protect England. She also knows he is in danger and would do anything to protect him. Unhappily for them both, that means a forced marriage. The question is now whether to fight for a marriage with a man who has long since buried his heart and blames her for it.A sensible man would know when to give up...But Beau Drummond has a score to settle. Not just with the group of traitors who are trying to overthrow the crown. But with the people who helped his beloved brother Theo to run off to war, where he died, leaving Beau guilt-stricken and grieving. And one of those people is Pip Knight. It doesn't help that Pip is unforgettable in every way, infecting a man's dreams and trying to seduce him back to life. It doesn't matter that she is his wife. Pip was supposed to be Theo's wife, and Beau cannot forgive himself for taking Theo's place. Everything changes when he and Pip find themselves in a deadly fight that could destroy both their country and themselves.
A bewitching debut from a strong new voice in fantasy. The Spring Maiden is everything. Book one in The Cartographer's War gives us a fierce, relatable heroine, forbidden love, and a noble quest to root for.Powerful plant mage and heir-apparent to the Duchy of Eleusion, Penny Barclay lives each day under two strict rules: Don't shame the family's magical heritage, and don't allow any man to turn her head.While she knows her mother's restrictive rules come from a place of love, Penny doesn't always agree on how they should be followed-particularly with a rebellion threatening their way of life.The rebels' goal? For all magic wielders to be enslaved under those who have not received such a gift from the Goddess.When whispers of a rebellion reach Penny's ear, she knows she must do whatever it takes to uproot the rebels from her lands. And this is her chance to prove to her mother she can take on more than her mother believes she can. But Penny can't possibly uncover the sinister plot on her own-not without her mother finding out and locking her away for the rest of her life.When Lou, a handsome spy sent by the Crown to investigate the rebellion, arrives with the expertise she needs to accomplish her goals, Penny demands she be included in his mission to help Lou uncover the leader of the rebellion... even if it costs her everything, including the freedom she's longed for.
Eilidh Lathan is bound to the Aerie by the echo in her blood of her mother's healing talent and her love for one man. If only she had the courage to tell him-and he felt the same.Bhaltair Lathan's intimidating stature makes him the ideal Lathan chief guard. But no matter how gently he treats Eilidh, he believes that she will never welcome him as her lover. Rather, she will forever view him as a warrior to be feared.On a mission of mercy to a neighboring clan, deadly danger lurks. Bhaltair must save Eilidh from an unthinkable fate. Though their lives depend on trusting each other's strengths, he fears losing any chance of gaining her heart if he surrenders to his vengeful fury. Can the timid healer and the clan's most fearsome warrior find a love that will bind them forever?
Wielding the Scepter of Fire, Alyssa Montague, descendant of the original Alice, saved a fairytale world from the evil forces of the Red King. Now, with new conflict brewing and the final fate of the Red King still unclear, disquiet is spreading with random attacks popping up all over Artemysia.Returning to the kingdom, Alyssa finds herself face to face with Niall, the handsome, dangerous fae warrior and High Lord of the Twilight Court. The one person who kindles a passion within her that she can't reconcile. But as Niall and his warriors escort Alyssa to the White Palace, they are set upon by rebel forces, and Alyssa is taken. The race to rescue her will take the High Lord and a small army into the dreaded Barrens-a desolate landscape where all manner of terrifying creatures reside. Following his heart, Niall is determined to find his love and destroy this new threat once and for all. But will he run out of time?
I'm onto the story of a lifetime, but when I find myself falling for one of the key players, I'll have to decide what really matters. Love or justice? Knowledge or desire? Ryan Doyle is unlike anyone I've ever met before. Half human and half... something else, something dark that he desperately wants to keep hidden. As our unexpected dance of seduction brings us closer, I discover that he's the key to understanding everything. And although he's willing to open his body, he will do anything to keep me from unlocking his mind and all the sinful secrets that lurk in its shadows. Just how far am I willing to go to find the truth? And what all am I willing to surrender in its pursuit? I've never met anyone like Ryan before, but what if he's not really who he claims to be... What if loving him will mean losing myself?This book features Doyle and AndreaOriginally published as the Shadowkeepers series this paranormal romance series has been extensively revised.
Murder, betrayal, revenge... and two people bound together across oceans, and time.She has had the dreams since she was a small child, her parents killed in a shipwreck in the treacherous waters off the coast of Cornwall. The dreams are from another time and place, and a man who waits in shadows. They are an elusive memory that leave her with questions but no answers.Now a young woman, on the eve of her marriage to a man she doesn't love, a mysterious stranger enters her life. He's dangerous, with secrets of his own, but it's as if he's stepped out of her dreams... out of that other life.He's known as the Raven, the symbol that flies above his ship. He has a ruthless reputation and he's responsible for the loss of English ships and cargo across the English Empire.Now, he's arrived in London, taking the disguise of a titled gentleman, with one purpose--revenge, the name of the ship he sails. But she is a woman from his past, a past life, lost a long time ago. She represents everything he hates and has sworn against.Fate and time have set a different course for them, a collision course of hearts and souls where choices will have to be made about what they believe...
For years the only thing that's mattered is taking my revenge, annihilating the fanged scourge who killed my sister in cold blood. And thanks to my newest assignment, I finally have the chance to do just that. The FBI doesn't suspect vampires are to blame for a series of bizarre homicides in LA, but I know better. And a sexy stranger named Serge does too. He'll go to any length to help me, leaving me to wonder... Why? Unfortunately, he remains enveloped in shadows, even as our work brings us together and our passion brings us closer still. And his strange knowledge of the monsters we're hunting raises devastating questions. I feel so safe in his arms, but could his embrace mean my death?This book features Sergius and KatherineOriginally published as the Shadowkeepers series this paranormal romance series has been extensively revised.
She never should have been there. She never should have seen what I did.They might chase her, but no one is taking her from me.Just let them try...Now nothing will stop me from protecting what's mine.She's everything to me. My soulmate. My one great love.I'll push her body to the edge...Then give her everything she desires.Mafia Heir is a Mafia Romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains EXTRA-STEAMY scenes that will make your toes curl and your granny blush. This is book one in The Mancinelli Brotherhood, a six-book series that'll keep you warm at night.
From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler...Before she befriended a frightened young boy in the palace of Kingfountain, Ankarette Tryneowy grew up during the shattering civil war that raged between members of the Argentine family. This is the story of how the only daughter of a lawyer and a midwife became the famed Queen's Poisoner.Recruited by King Eredur's ambitious uncle, Ankarette is thrown into a world of double-dealing, deception, and tangled loyalties. With the help of her mentor and friend, Sir Thomas, she must learn to trust her instincts and remember that others will not always be loyal, even when they are of the same blood. But involving herself in the machinations of the realm draws the eye of an enemy more dangerous than kings or dukes. How will she navigate the politics of the realm and the desires of her heart to become the woman she needs to become?
From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler...Sent on an impossible mission by Kingfountain's ruler into the heart of the enemy's capital as two mighty kingdoms prepare for war, Ankarette Tryneowy must divine the location of a magical sword, perhaps their key to victory. What she finds is the truth-one she could never have foreseen.Searching for Firebos, the sword of ancient kings, is no simple task. It disappeared after one of the most powerful Fountain-blessed figures, the Maid of Donremy, used it in battle, and no one-except perhaps the Maid's dearest friend, the Duke of La Marche-knows its whereabouts. But when Ankarette finds the aging duke in his prison cell and hears the mystery he unveils, her mission becomes more perilous than she could have possibly imagined.
The LadyFor Laurel Wentworth it is unlocking the truth about her mother and father, and discovering the sister she never knew.Twins, separated as infants, one raised in Boston, the other one raised in the raw, wild gold fields and silver mines of Nevada; separated by time, lies, and those who tried to protect them.For Laurel it is a journey that begins when she stows away in a steamer trunk on board a ship bound for San Francisco to uncover the truth about the father she believes abandoned her.The GamblerFor Ruel Delaney, privateer and scoundrel, it's one last shipment, one last run before he returns to Virginia City and the life he's built there in the gambling halls and rich silver mines of the Mother Lode.But the discovery in the hold of that ship that also holds that last shipment, turns his world upside down. The woman he discovers in that steamer trunk is the same woman he walked away from once before.Or is she? What is the lady willing to risk? What is the gambler who never loses, willing to bet?And what could possibly go wrong for two people who should never have met?
He can't keep his distance...Ex-cop Sam Petrie had been warned. He knew that getting involved with the McCloud brothers' affairs would run his life right over a cliff. But one look at the fearless, beautiful young trouble magnet, Svetlana Ardova, the McCloud clan's precious protégé, just drove that sage advice right out of his mind. Now, with his police detective career derailed, he finds that Sveti is putting herself in the crosshairs once again, on a potentially deadly trip to Italy. So he offers himself up as her bodyguard. What could possibly go wrong?She's afraid to be touched...Sveti's trauma runs deep. Rescued by the McClouds and their friends from ruthless organ pirates, her tireless crusade against human trafficking has made her a target for criminal scum around the world, but it doesn't faze her, since she doesn't really fear death. The only thing that does faze her is Sam Petrie. The smoldering hunger in his dark gaze makes her feel vulnerable, naked. Incredibly alive.Then a fresh attack against her sends Sam into hyper-protective mode. In that forced proximity, Sam and Sveti can't resist the blistering heat that flares between them. But now they're moving in on an explosive secret-one that could either redeem them or destroy them...and their lethal opponent will not rest until Sveti is silenced forever...
The McCloud brothers have been coaching their protégé, Miles Davenport, for years. It's finally time for him to claim his own place in their group-and his own love.Her eyes haunt him....All that Miles knows about the beautiful young sculptor Lara Kirk is that she was abducted by a madman, in order to punish her parents for their sins. She's an orphan now, and everyone else on earth who might have fought to find her is dead, so it's up to him to help her now. Miles is all out of leads, but he is tormented by dreams of Lara...dreams that are starting to feel shockingly real. So real, he decides to try following them...She can't separate dreams from reality...Lara Kirk's been locked in a cell for months. The only thing that has kept her clinging to sanity by a thread is the stunning, avenging savior in her dreams...the one who can't possibly be anything but a fantasy. So she tells herself, until the brawny young warrior bursts into her prison and sweeps her away, against all odds.Lara can't help but bond with the intense, protective Miles. But their wild passion is a dangerous distraction, and the stakes keep getting higher as Lara and Miles battle with an unimaginable evil that threatens everything they care about...
A lost rogue...Dashing naturalist Anthony St. Briac sailed off on a voyage with university friend Charles Darwin to discover the wonders of the world. In the Galápagos Islands, Anthony vanished and is presumed dead. The only person who could have witnessed the mysterious accident claims to have seen nothing...A noble lady on the run...Radiantly independent Frederica Redfield was tempted to indulge in romance with just one man, but Anthony St. Briac has gone missing halfway across the world. Now five-and-twenty, Freddie aspires to do scientific research. When her debt-ridden father coerces her to wed an aged, wealthy baron, she plots to escape and assume a bold new identity.A treasure-filled library...In disguise as a male professor, Freddie takes a position in Anthony St. Briac's empty Mayfair home, cataloguing the rare fossils sent home during his five-year voyage with Darwin. When, late one night, a threatening yet magnetic stranger appears in the library, Frederica is stunned to discover that her secret, lost love is very much alive, and all her careful plans are in wild disarray.As Anthony and Freddie join forces, facing peril to solve the mystery behind his near-fatal accident, passion flares white-hot. Yet can these fiercely independent lovers dare to risk their very hearts and discover the treasure of lasting love?
Piper Addison is not a normal witch. If she's even a witch at all...Life after the big four-oh isn't so bad. Piper Addison, resident witch and coffee shop owner, finally found her groove. Business is flourishing, her ghost familiar is miraculously supportive, and she might even have a date for the weekend.There's only one small catch... A dead body puts Piper in an impossible situation.Orchard Hollow's biggest secret is about to be revealed, and Piper might be the only one who can save the town's paranormal residents. If only she can get a handle on her strange magic.If that wasn't enough, the town sheriff trusts Piper to solve the case. Can she help catch the killer before the whole world finds out about magic?A Grave Roast is a paranormal cozy mystery, complete with an unlucky witch, a ghost familiar, and a feisty raccoon with a talent for getting into sticky situations.
In this life, there's one thing I know for certain: I've got to look out for myself, because nobody else is going to do it.I learned that the hard way when my mate Tiberius cast me aside, leaving me to walk the lonely shadows of exile.Now the vampires and werewolves are at war, and I have the power to pick the winning side-or to ensure they both lose. The fanged ones think I'm a traitor, while the shifters refuse to trust me or my intentions.Only the one I loved so long ago-only Tiberius-believes I can save our world from a violent end. But this irresistibly sexy alpha vampire could be even more dangerous than the encroaching apocalypse... especially when it comes to my heart.Originally published as the Shadowkeepers series this paranormal romance series has been extensively revised.
Blackheath Castle, England, 1781...It's been almost two years since Lady Nerissa de Montforte left her childhood home in England to make a life with the dashing Irish rogue Captain Ruaidri O' Devir, in distant Massachusetts. Now that her powerful eldest brother has cleared the way for Nerissa, once declared a traitor, to return to Blackheath Castle with her husband and child, a wonderful homecoming awaits her.Or does it?As Nerissa soon learns, one can never go back to the way things were, and there is one member of her family who cannot find it in his heart to forgive her husband for taking her away from her family and spiriting her across the sea. As things go from bad to worse and tragedy is narrowly averted, can the de Montfortes, headed by the powerful and cunning Duke of Blackheath himself, set things right before it's too late? Or will Lucien need just a little help from the youngest members of the family as well as a most unlikely - and mischievous - source?
A Devil's BargainCaptain Simon Harcourt returns to England with one purpose: to breed rare horses, keeping his vow to his dying friend. The last person he expects to aid him is the ruthless Earl of Ravenscroft, who enacts a devil's bargain. Ravenscroft promises to finance the stables if Simon razes the village that ruins the earl's view from the manor house-- the site of Simon's most horrific childhood memory. Only one person stands in Simon's way-the resolute bluestocking determined to resurrect the conscience Simon thought died on the battlefield with his men...Insatiably curiousSpirited Penelope Waverly has never fit into society's mold, to the despair of her mother. But someone has to keep a roof over her family's heads. Even so, she has no idea how fragile the foundation of her life is. A web of lies binds the Harcourts and Waverlys, buried long ago in everything Simon Harcourt has pledged to destroy.A storm unleashedAs two defiant spirits uncover the dangerous truth that could destroy them both, they face an impossible choice-keep their vows and betray the people of Everdene, or join forces in a gamble that could cost them everything... even the love that might heal their wounded hearts.
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