Deborah Hale

Lady Maura Campbell Gordon was overjoyed when the black-clad Scotsman kidnapped her from an Englishman's clutches, saving her from a forced marriage. But when she felt the aggressive touch of her 'rescuer,' she became outraged...for this was 'the black' MacLaren - not only a sworn enemy of the Campbells but also a scoundrel who'd become famous for his masterful skill in bed! Yet despite Lady Maura's resolve to reject such a rake, she could not deny the shivers of wanting that coursed through her as he boldly caressed her body and whispered his delicious plans...Alexander MacLaren had saved Lady Maura Campbell from a hellish English marriage only as a favor to her father - a Gordon - but Alex could not forget that the hated Campbell blood surged through Maura's veins. Nor could he deny that protecting her would bring on the wrath of Cromwell himself. Yet the striking beauty of this raven-haired lass made Alex burn with wanting. And though she resisted, he knew he wouldn't rest until he saw her violet eyes smolder with the color of desire as he took her to heights of ecstasy more wondrous than the highland hills!

Felicity Lyte was in a quandry. How could she tell her cherished paramour of his impending fatherhood? Hawthorn Greenwood, despite his straitened circumstances, would surely make a responsible, honorable offer of marriage -- which Felicity could never accept. For she would only wed him in truebound love -- or not at all! Thorn Greenwood had thought to share an idyllic Season with Lady Lyte -- and instead found his soul's partner. But Felicity had abruptly ended their liaison. Did she think him a fortune hunter? A rank falsehood, that, for the only wealth he sought was the bounty of her love!

A vivid picture of life in Georgian days. When future prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, married Lady Caroline Ponsonby in 1805, it was a true love-match. But William's jealous mother Lady Elizabeth hated her daughter-in-law and was determined to destroy the marriage.

Betrayed by his first wife, Simon Grimshaw won't marry again. But sultry nights in Singapore can be lonely--nothing a beautiful English mistress wouldn't fix! Bethan Conway answers an advert to become a wife, believing it will help her secret search for her missing brother. But Simon isn't the ugly old man she was expecting. He's a hot-blooded bachelor who wants a woman in his bed--a position Bethan's more and more tempted to fill!

Share the warmth and happiness of a Regency Christmas with three award-winning authors!A Soldier's Tale by Elizabeth Rolls Dominic, Viscount Alderley's family are looking to him to marry an heiress, but only his downtrodden, compassionate cousin Pippa seems able to ignore his scars....A Winter Night's Tale by Deborah Hale this year's festivities for Christabel and her young son will be sparse and cold—or so she thinks. When the man she'd loved and lost returns, offering her warmth, comfort and a true family Christmas, she can't resist! A Twelfth Night Tale by Diane Gaston One impulsive night of love changed Elizabeth's life forever. Now, ten years later, Elizabeth and Zachary meet again. Will their second Twelfth Night together see their happiness reborn?

ONLY THE STRONG COULD THRIVE IN BIG SKY COUNTRY -- Jane Harris, on the run from an embattled life back East, hoped merely to survive. Still, everything in this breathtaking territory was so overwhelming -- including John Whitefeather, a blue-eyed Cheyenne leader who'd stirred the embers of her slumbering womanhood, awakening her to desire's dawn...! WHITEFEATHER KNEW WHAT IT MEANT TO BE AN OUTSIDER Could that be why he was so drawn to Jane Harris? he wondered. Yet this shy violet was blossoming into a passionflower with roots deep in Montana soil, and deeper still in his lonely heart...! RETURN TO WHITEHORN, MONTANA -- WHERE LEGENDS ARE BEGUN AND LOVE LASTS FOREVER BENEATH THE BIG SKY....

She's a debutante set on making a 'convenient' marriage; he's one of the most infuriating men she's ever met. But it takes a bet to bring them together to discover even though it seems they have nothing in common, sometimes the happiest and sexiest marriages really are made by opposites.

A secret child -- A secret love... When Lucy Rushton's lover was killed in battle, she wed his brother, the formidable viscount Drake Strickland, to protect her unborn child. The marriage tore her heart, yet after their vows were sealed, Lucy saw another side of her stern husband -- a compassionate gentleman of substance who lured her in ways Jeremy never had! Duty-bound to care for lovely Lucy, Drake never expected sharing his home would warm his cold, bare life. And when her eyes flashed with provocative beauty, sending an irresistible invitation, he longed to believe his wife's heart was wholly his.

Knaves and knights and alluring ladies...courtly love and naked passion...conquests and intrigues. Find it all in these blazing-hot tales of medieval romance. Bundle includes The Last Champion, Conquest Bride and The Knight’s Courtship.

Much Ado About Nuptials by Deborah Hale — Plagued with a jaded heart, Sebastian Stanhope, Viscount Benedict, won't let his half brother rush into marriage. He must convince the bride's stubborn -- if charming -- governess, Rebecca Beaton, to help sever the engagement. Only, Rebecca is determined to encourage the engaged pair…and show Sebastian the blessing of true love. The Gentleman Takes a Bride by Louise M. Gouge - Surely Elizabeth Moberly was born to be a nobleman's bride. She can't possibly be attracted to the untitled stranger who interrupts her cousin's wedding. Yet Elizabeth finds herself drawn to Philip Lindsey's tender heart and strong faith. And if Philip has his way, he'll convince Elizabeth the only title she needs is Mrs. Lindsey, beloved wife.

Could she defeat his darkness and bring him back to life? Handsome rakeshell turned scarred recluse Lord Lucius Daventry returns from battle intent on forgetting the past. Yet, once home, Lucius is presented with one final mission : marry Angela Lacewood and grant his ailing grandfather’s dying wish. Or at least pretend to marry her. But the young beauty he remembers is now an exquisite woman. A woman strong enough to breach the walls he hides behind and steals his heart.

To protect her home and people, Cecily Tyrell would marry the devil himself! And if rumor held any truth, she would mayhap do so! A royal command bound her to wed Lord Rowan DeCourtenay, a knight of some renown...but a widower of shadowed repute. Still, he was the warrior she needed but was he the man she wanted? Headstrong, valiant, and dangerous she was, for Cecily Tyrell alone made Rowan DeCourtenay yearn to dismiss the guard around the citadel of his heart. Though would their love, born in disguise and adventure, survive when all his soul s dark secrets were finally exposed?

What was his brother's widow - his first love - doing on a ship full of prospective brides headed out West? Clay Howard had been tasked with escorting the Boston belle home, but he didn't anticipate Allegra being so strong-willed - or that he'd wind up traveling with her just to keep her from leaving without him! Allegra Banks Howard isn't going to let Clay interfere with her plans for a new life with her daughter on the frontier. True, Allegra needs his wilderness savvy, but if Clay thinks he can rekindle what they once shared, he had better think again. Because risking her heart for a second chance at being his bride isn't something she'll undertake lightly... .

Nick Montgomery had been pulling Dani Devereaux out of scrapes since they were kids. But now Dani wondered if she'd finally gone too far--appearing on his doorstep at midnight, interrupting his hot date with an even hotter redhead.... Would her handsome best friend ever forgive her? He hadn't seemed especially pleased to see her.. .. Of course, Dani had never dreamed that this adventure would lead both her and Nick into working with the FBI--or that they would have to pose as a happily engaged couple to trap a spy! Though she knew the truth, their performance became quite real to their families and the public ... and Nick's brotherly pecks suddenly turned into passionate, heart-stopping kisses. Was it an act? Or were they about to ruin a wonderful friendship ... by falling in love?

"What governess would refuse a duke? Exuberant, opinionated, irrepressible Leah Shaw, that's who. Since her arrival at Renforth Hall, the Duke of Northam's young son has thrived. Leah, intent on traveling abroad, insists she will stay for one year only. Marriage would change everything--if only Hayden Latimer, the duke, knew how to woo a woman who wants nothing to do with matrimony. All the duke's wealth could not buy Leah the one thing she cherishes most: her independence. But if an overprotective father can give his son room to grow, can she learn to put down roots? For it's every woman's prerogative to change her mind ... when her heart is guiding her toward love"--Publisher.