Julia Latham

She knew she would have to risk her life...Daring and adventurous, Anne Kendall would give anything to join the secret band of warrior knights known as the League of the Blade, and she eagerly agrees to a perilous masquerade. But then Sir Philip Clifford, a reckless, brutally handsome knight, joins their party, bringing back memories of stolen kisses, passionate longings, and one night when she would have done anything to be his.But not her heart...Anne would prefer to concentrate on the dangerous mission at hand...but the glorious, savage passion that begins to develop between her and this unruly warrior may prove him to be the knight of her dreams...and her fantasies.

A lady's deception Lady Elizabeth Hutton will never succumb to the ambitions of a neighboring lord—even after his soldiers imprison the newly orphaned heiress in her own bedchamber. Ever resourceful, the proud beauty has devised a strategy to escape the devil who's determined to possess her and her great wealth: she will switch roles with her loyal maid so that she can save herself and her people.A knight's rapture Sir John Russell's love of adventure has always carried him to far-flung places and dangers—and now he must ride to the rescue of the noblewoman he's betrothed to but hasn't seen since boyhood. However, it is not his bride-to-be but her bewitching servant who enflames his passion—and Sir John's desire for the fiery beauty threatens to undermine his sacred, sworn oath, forcing a noble knight into the most devastating choice of his life: between duty and honor . . . or ecstasy and disgrace.

Though he'd been raised with his brothers by the League of the Blade as an experiment, Robert Hilliard is light-hearted, taking life as it comes. But the League doesn't approve, and gives him one last chance to prove himself. A high member of the council has died, and the League believes his mistress, killed him. Robert must prove Sarah Audley's guilt or lose his standing in the League. But when he encounters the red-haired beauty, Robert is convinced of her innocence and is determined to find the real murderer, no matter the price.Sarah, a widow whose late husband's family blamed her for his accidental death, doesn't realize she's suspected in the viscount's death, a man who was a father figure to her—never her lover. She's uneasy with her instant attraction to Robert, and when she learns his purpose to prove her guilt she knows she can never trust him...

A knight never reveals her secrets ...When young Diana Winslow arrived at Castle Bannaster, her beauty and bravery disguised beneath a servant's dress, she had no idea her life would change forever. But now the cruel and lecherous Viscount Bannaster lies dead—and the novice Bladeswoman cannot escape her guilt. Nothing, not even fighting for the Crown, can erase her fears...especially when she comes face to face with Thomas, the viscount's startlingly seductive brother.Desperate to keep him from discovering the truth, Diana attempts a daring abduction. But all her skills as a knight are no defense against the powerful, irresistible nobleman who has just become her prisoner. A man with a mystery of his own. A man who eyes her so hungrily, so wantonly, that he could tempt her to give up all her secrets for one wicked night in his arms ...

Adam Hillaird lives for one thing : to kill the man who slew his parents. Raised in secrecy by the League of Blade, he would do anything to restore his family honor. She was desperate to escape propriety... Lady Florence Becket is the key to his revenge. But when he kidnaps her, Florrie is neither frightened nor furious, as most young ladies would be. The bold and powerful stranger who spriited her from her father's castle could give her the freedom and adventure she craves. They would find far more than they ever desired ... She is moved by his quest. He is captivated by her courage. They have no defense against the passion ignited by a single kiss. Adam has raken her fromm all she's ever known - but now Florrie will delight in her scandalous seduction.