Kasey Michaels

Time travel romance. When ditsy, scatterbrained Suzi Harper finds a devastatingly handsome man washed up on her beach, she does what any red-blooded woman would do: she gives him CPR and takes him off to her bedroom. But when he wakes up and begins talking about the war of 1812 and being taken prisoner by the Americans, she begins to wonder about his sanity.

It really was most vexing! Two weeks into the London season and Lady Pamela Premington had already received her first offer of marriage. If only it hadn’t come from the ton’s most notorious rake! Lady Pamela was the first to admit that the dashing and debonair Lord Marchmont was a fine specimen of a man, but having him as a husband was another matter altogether. Indeed, it was the distinguished Lieutenant Penford on whom Pamela had set her sights. On leave from the infantry due to a war injury, he possessed a heroism and honor that made him the ideal match. Now if only Pamela could keep from falling under the spell of the unabashedly seductive Lord Marchmont, she could pursue the man more worthy of her attentions. But was he worthy of her love? Adesjardien.com

The perfect wedding... When Elizabeth Chatham met her new boss, department-store owner Nicholas Lancaster, she completely fell for him. So when he proposed, she said yes. But when their families clash over what a perfect wedding means, eloping suddenly seems attractive.

After her dissolute husband is killed, Abigail Backworth Maldon is in norush to remarry. She keeps busy playing matchmaker, scheming to unite a niece with wealthy Kipp Rutland. But she just can't stop herself fromthinking of him. And Kipp Rutland has no intention to marry her. Andyet... even as the mind shouts no, the heart is making other plans.

Butler Augustus Keggs becomes involved after a group of millionaires devise a plot to invest money in a marital tontine.

Gideon Redgrave, eldest child of the late Earl of Saltwood, refuses to be humbled by the scandal that once tore his family apart. He's built his life in London society around one rule: trust no one. So the last thing he wants is to play guardian and role model to a headstrong boy . . . or to engage in a battle of wills with the boy's spirited half sister, who is fighting Gideon for custody. Beautiful and bold, young widow Jessica Linden proves to be a formidable and passionate adversary. But the more they lock horns, the more Gideon realizes he'd prefer to have Jessica on his side . . . and in his arms. Especially now that a new threat—sprung from his father's supposedly defunct secret society—is poised to destroy the Redgraves once and for all.

Coerced by Alexandre Drake--one of her fictional characters who has become all too real--to attend the WAR (We Are Romance) conference, mystery writer Maggie Kelly is faced with murderous fanatics, backstabbing colleagues, overzealous writers, and NYPD Lieutenant Steve Wendell.

Banning Talbot, Marquess of Daventry and Society's favorite bachelor, is accustomed to having his every whim obeyed-until he finds himself the reluctant guardian of Prudence MacAfee, the outspoken, golden-haired hoyden laughably nicknamed Angel. Now it's Banning's duty to introduce this deliciously unconventional creature to the ton's most eligible suitors. But his heart has an agenda all its own. . . .

A lady untamed... Lady Nicole Daughtry has vowed never to be vulnerable to any man. Despite the suitors vying for the beauty's hand, she wants no part in the pursuits of love. But Lucas Paine has captivated her with his aura of danger and mystery... A man undercover... A scandalous affair with Nicole could be just the cover the Marquess needs to outwit his enemies. Though once Lucas lets Nicole into his world, he'll face his greatest challenge yet – to keep the lady safe from harm...and his heart safe from her!

(Maggie Kelly Mystery #1) Maggie Kelly is nothing if not resilient. She bounced back after getting fired from her old job as a writer of historical romances, reinventing herself as a mystery author. She bounced back when she discovered her lover--who also happened to be her publisher--cheating on her. But something just happened that's got tough-talking, quick-thinking Maggie swooning into her super-soft sofa cushions. Something in the form of an incredibly sexy Englishman by the name of Saint Just. Tall, dark, handsome, with an accent to die for and charm to spare, he's everything she's ever dreamed of in a man. There's just one problem. He is her dream man. He's the character who's made her a bestselling author. He's not real. However, now he's actually standing in the middle of Maggie's apartment--with the adorable, bumbling sidekick she created expressly for him right by his side. But just as Maggie's getting used to her new houseguests, things start to get quite a bit more complicated--in the "homicide" sense of the word. It seems her ex-lover, Kirk Toland, has had the nerve to die right there in her living room. . .of poisoning. . .after eating a dinner Maggie made. And if that weren't weird enough, Toland's death is followed by the murder of a colleague whom everyone knows Maggie hated. So now, the mystery writer has become the murder suspect. And the only sleuth who's really on Maggie's side is the one she invented.

This volume of two full-length novels (Gifts of the Spirit and to Marry at Christmas) by top authors focuses on the joy of romance around the holidays. Featuring stories by New York Times bestselling author Kasey Michaels and number one ranked Harlequin American Romance author, Anne McAllister, this book will be sure to bring a Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night's read!

Caroline Monday knows better than to trust the dark and dangerous Morgan Blakely, Marquis of Clayton and England's infamous spy. Plotting revenge against a powerful enemy, Morgan will stop at nothing to secure Caroline's help-even claiming that she's a long-lost heiress and not the penniless orphan she'd thought herself. Yet as she's drawn into a world of old grudges and long-buried secrets, where the past is unraveled and the future uncertain, Caroline yearns to believe Morgan's words. . . and to give in to a desire that's stronger than her fear. . . .

A Midsummer Night's Sin (Blackthorn Brothers #2) by Kasey Michaels 3.76 · Rating details · 804 ratings · 88 reviews Meet the Blackthorn Brothers—three unrepentant scoundrels infamous for being mad, bad and perilous to love. Handsome as the devil and twice as tempting, Robin "Puck" Blackthorn lives for the pleasures of the moment. His only rule—never dally with an innocent woman. But when an encounter at a masquerade ball leaves him coveting the one woman who refuses to succumb to his charms, Puck realizes that some rules were made to be broken…. Scandalized to discover that the masked man with whom she'd shared a dance—and a forbidden embrace—is in fact the ton's most celebrated rake, Regina Hackett vows to keep her distance. Yet when her cousin vanishes, it is to Puck that Regina must turn. And as they embark on a dangerous journey through London's darkest alleys, Regina will discover that beneath Puck's roguish facade lies a man who will stop at nothing to protect her—or to convince her to take a chance on an unrepentant sinner. (less)