Seducing the Viscount by Deborah Raleigh


Illegitimacy is no obstacle for Ian Breckford. Darkly handsome and thoroughly charming, he has bedded his way through London's most exclusive society. Yet this pleasurable existence has lately seemed a trifle dull--a fact soon remedied by a visit to his father's estate, where his aunt has acquired a delightful new companion. Mercy Simpson may be shy, but she is also sharp-witted and stubborn, especially when persuading Ian to relieve her of her innocence...
Ian's arrival presents the opportunity for Mercy to experience uninhibited sensual adventure before she returns to her spinster life. Ian's extraordinary skill is everything she dreamed a lover might offer--and everything she can never hope to keep...unless her brazen seduction can ignite a true, lasting passion...

The Demon Rake by Gayle Buck


A PAIR OF PROPOSALS

Incredibly handsome Lord Damion St. Claire made no secret of his nature--or of his intentions toward lovely young widow Lady Victoria March. He was the most incorrigible womanizer in all the realm and Victoria was merely another potential conquest.

However, Damion's powerful uncle, Sir Aubrey St. Claire, had an entirely different proposition for Victoria: To save the St. Claire name, Victoria should become Damions wife in a marriage that would give Victoria title and fortune, at the price of enduring a wedded lifetime of infidelity.

Surrender her honor to a man who made her senses swim? Or exchange vows with a man certain to break his? How could Victoria say yes to either pernicious proposal? Yet why was it so hard to say no...?

A Knight in Waiting by Juliet Landon



Lady Aletta Markenfield relished the freedom of widowhood. It was a grief to her that she had proven to be barren, but otherwise she could not regret the death of her brutal husband. The arrival of new neighbor Sir Geraunt de Paine overturned all her pleasure - the laxity in the wake of the Black Death meant that some of Sir Geraunt's serfs had moved to her estate, and Geraunt had no hesitation about using blackmail! Aletta was faced with equally upsetting choices -- disrupt the fledgling families or become Geraunt's mistress. Disguising the fact with a betrothal ring was small comfort. Though Sir Geraunt threatened to use her secrets against her unless she became his mistress, Lady Aletta found herself strangely exhilarated by his presence. What's more, she was about to discover that he had a secret of his own.

Her One Desire by Kimberly Killion


For His Love...
Astride a stolen horse, encircled by the shackled arms of Broderick Maxwell, a Scottish spy escaping certain death in the Tower of London, Lizbeth Ives rides to the north, hidden by the darkness. By stealth and cunning, the daughter of the Lord High Executioner has undone her father's cruel work, compelled to save the innocent man with her. There is no turning back--for they are bound as one in his iron chains. Consumed by mortal fear, driven by passion, they disappear into the night...

A single raven follows them. Is it an omen? Or only the first of those who would capture them? They must ride on. If captured, they will face death together. But if they reach the Highlands, he will claim her for his own...forever.

Jack Compton's Luck by Paula Marshall



Four years of war and even more years of trying to save the family estate have knocked the daredevil out of Jack Compton. He's hanging on to his place in society by the skin of his teeth.

Seeing Lacey Chancellor joyously dancing the Charleston brings his passion for life back full force! As luck would have it, this wealthy heiress is drawn to him. But pride is a powerful thing. Unwilling to be branded a fortune hunter, will Jack choose honor over love?