Deborah Raleigh

Even a rogue can believe in miracles...Raoul Charlebois is nothing if not notorious. He's abandoned his wild life to search out answers to his dark past, but that doesn't stop his reputation as a rake from following him wherever he goes. In this case, it follows him to the door of a gamekeeper's cottage, where beautiful, optimistic, innocent Sarah Jefferson resides. In all his exploits, he's never met a woman like her...and that makes her all the more tempting...At first, Sarah will have no part in whatever the devastatingly handsome visitor wants at the estate...until she realizes what he wants is her. For as the snow falls down around them, she finds that the intoxicating scent of evergreen boughs can prove incredibly seductive. And maybe there is some glimmer of good in Raoul hiding deep within. After all, Christmas has a way of bringing lost souls together...Praise for Deborah Raleigh and her novels..."Entertaining and passionate...this engrossing tale will keep readers amused."--Publishers Weekly"A delicious, charming, and sexy tale."--Romantic Times

A man some would call dangerous. A woman many have scorned. A blistering tale of two outcasts finding each other—and losing themselves in passion...A penniless rake with a penchant for gambling, Rutherford Hawksley has friends in both high places and low—perfect for trying to discover who murdered his brother. Ruthless in his quest, he discovers the nobleman he suspects plans on killing a woman traveling to London. A woman with information Hawksley would very much like to know.But his simple plan of abduction goes awry when he plucks the not-so-simple Miss Clara Dawson from her coach. Hawksley is used to his startling blue eyes charming ladies into submission, yet Clara’s spirit and intelligence prove quite the match for him. And soon he can think of nothing more pleasurable than keeping this rare bird in his not-so-gilded cage, where he can pick her most intriguing mind, enjoy her exquisite body—and teach her more about desire than she ever dreamed possible…

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…

She was the toast of London society. He was its scorn. Together they would find a passion like no other in this breathtaking tale of forbidden desire…Born a lowly gentleman farmer, Edward Sinclair is thrust into the role of the Earl of Harrington when a distant relative dies. A more unlikely nobleman there has never been. For Edward’s stark masculinity and brute strength set him apart–and earn him the demeaning title of the Peasant Earl…A spoiled heiress, Lady Bianca is known as the Ice Princess for toying with the affections of her suitors. But she has fallen for the one man her father, the Duke, won’t let her marry: a rogue with no fortune to call his own. When another man, the Peasant Earl, arrives in London with an even worse reputation, Bianca is ready to exact her revenge…Only Edward sees through the raven-haired beauty’s silly flirtations–straight into her heart. What starts out as just a game, turns into a dangerous contest of wills, one that will require nothing less than complete surrender…

An omnibus of novels: Kiss of the Vampire by Hannah Howell His Eternal Bride by Adrienne Basso To Tame the Beast by Deborah Raleigh

From some of the biggest names in Regency historical romance, 23 wickedly witty, lusciously romantic and sublimely sensual short stories. Stories replete with oversexed aristocrats, posturing courtesans and feuding dukes and duchesses tell of a beautiful lady awakened by a passion more powerful than anything she has ever known, one that could doom or save her; a disgraced rake who, given a final chance to redeem himself, discovers love has rules of its own; and a luscious young beauty fed up with proper tea parties and elegant balls who disguises herself to enjoy a soirée of uninhibited pleasure. As the passion mounts, so do the complications...

Only the most damnable curiosity could compel Fredrick Smith to seek the truth about the father who abandoned him. And only a torrential storm could force him to stop at an inn en route. But what a treasure he finds there-a raven-haired beauty whose drab attire can't disguise her latent sensuality. And soon Fredrick's most pressing need is to melt Mrs. Portia Walker's icy reserve, and make her smile, sigh, and cry out with pleasure. AND A KISS THAT WOULD TEMPT THE DEVIL. From the moment Fredrick enters Portia's inn-wet clothes clinging to sleek muscles, angelic features, shimmering gray eyes-she is vibrantly aware of the danger he presents. Portia was almost ruined once, and swore that no man would control her destiny again. But v