Romances Coming in February 2013!

HowĀ appropriate!

The month of love… and a whole stack full of amazing new romances! šŸ˜€

*EDITED to include one more book*

1) Out February 5 *Book 4 in Duke’s DaughtersĀ sub-series and Book 7 in Windham series*

Lady Eve's Indiscretion

Summary:

Pretty, petite Evie Windham has been more indiscreet than her parents, the Duke and Duchess of Moreland, suspect. Fearing that a wedding night would reveal her past, she’s running out of excuses to dodge adoring swains.

Lucas Denning, the newly titled Marquis of Deene, has reason of his own for avoiding marriage. So Evie and Deene strike a deal, each agreeing to be the other’s decoy.

At this rate, matrimony could be avoided indefinitely…until the two are caught in a steamy kiss that no one was supposed to see.

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2) Out February 5 *Book 2 in Nexus series*

Checkmate My Lord

Summary:

A desperate mother falls in love with the spymaster she’s forced to betray.

THE STAKES ARE HIGH, THE PLAYERS IN POSITION…
Catherine Ashcroft leads a quiet life caring for her precocious seven-year-old daughter, until a visitor delivers a startling ultimatum. She will match wits with the enigmatic Earl of Somerton, and it’s not just her heart that’s in danger.
LET THE GAMES BEGIN…

Spymaster Sebastian Danvers, Earl of Somerton, is famous for his cunning. Few can outwit him and even few dare challenge him–until now. After returning to his country estate, his no-nonsense neighbor turns her seductive wiles on him–but why would a respectable widow like Catherine risk scandal for a few passionate nights in his bed?

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3) Out February 5 *Book 1 in Chance Sisters series*

The Autumn Bride

Summary:

Governess Abigail Chantry will do anything to save her sister and two dearest friends from destitution, even if it means breaking into an empty mansion in the hope of finding something to sell. Instead of treasures, though, she finds the owner, Lady Beatrice Davenham, bedridden and neglected. Appalled, Abby rousts Lady Beatrice’s predatory servants andā€”with Lady Beatrice’s eager cooperationā€”the four young ladies become her ā€œnieces,ā€ neatly eliminating the threat of disaster for all concerned!

It’s the perfect situation, until Lady Beatriceā€™s dashing and arrogant nephew, Max, Lord Davenham, returns from the Orientā€”and discovers an impostor running his householdā€¦

A romantic entanglement was never the plan for these stubborn, passionate opponentsā€”but falling in love may be as inevitable as the falling of autumn leaves…

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4) Out February 5 *Book 3 in Affairs by MoonlightĀ trilogy*

A Duke Never Yields

Summary:

Impatient with the strictures of polite British society, Miss Abigail Harewood has decided to live life on her own termsā€”and the first thing she requires is a lover. When the commanding Duke of Wallingford arrives on the doorstep of her leased holiday castle, she thinks sheā€™s found the perfect candidate: handsome, dashing, and experienced in the art of love.

But tempting Wallingford into her bed proves more difficult than she imagined. Restless and dissatisfied with his debauched life in London, the formerly rakish duke is determined to spend a year chaste. But as Abigail tries her best to seduce him, Wallingford finds his resolve crumbling in the face of her irresistible charmā€¦and her alluring secrets.

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5) Out February 5 (AvailableĀ now!)Ā 

The Importance of Being Wicked

Summary:

For Winfield Elliott, Viscount Stillwell, finding a prospective bride always seemed easy. Perhaps too easy. With three broken engagements to his name, Win is the subject of endless gossip. Yet his current mission is quite noble: to hire a company to repair his familyā€™s fire-damaged country house. Nothing disreputable in that ā€” until the firmā€™s representative turns out to be a very desirable widow.

Lady Miranda Garret expected a man of Winā€™s reputation to be flirtatious, even charming. But the awkward truth is that she finds him thoroughly irresistible. While Miranda resides at Millworth to oversee the work, Win occupies her days, her dreamsā€¦and soon, her bed. For the first time, the wicked Win has fallen in love.

And what began as a scandalous proposition may yet become a very different proposalā€¦

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6) Out February 5

Once Again a Bride

Summary:

She Couldn’t Be More Alone

Widowhood has freed Charlotte Wylde from a demoralizing and miserable marriage. But when her husband’s intriguing nephew and heir arrives to take over the estate, Charlotte discovers she’s unsafe in her own home…

He Could Be Her Only Hope…or Her Next Victim

Alec Wylde was shocked by his uncle’s untimely death, and even more shocked to encounter his uncle’s beautiful young widow. Now clouds of suspicion are gathering, and charges of murder hover over Charlotte’s head.

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7) Out February 26 *Book 2 of The Fairbourne Quartet*

The Conquest of Lady Cassandra

Summary:

As headstrong as she is beautiful, Lady Cassandra Vernham defied convention when she refused to marry the man who had compromised her. Now, estranged from her family, Cassandra struggles to make ends meet. A recent auction of her jewels has brought her a modicum of relief, but one of the most valuable lots was never paid for by the highest bidder: handsome, rakish Viscount Ambury. Cassandra needs that money badly, and not to buy a new hat.

Ambury has only to look at Cassandra to begin imagining her in his bedā€¦ He has not settled that outstanding debt for a reason. He suspects that the expensive baubles were stolen, perhaps even by Cassandra herself. Erotic fantasies about her notwithstanding, the vixen is not to be trusted, for she has already destroyed his good friendā€”the man she refused to marry who later lost his life in a duel, which Ambury suspects was fought over Cassandra. But nothing is as it seemsā€¦

As the seductive lord and the scandalous beauty are drawn together, the passion that flares between them will illuminate shocking secrets that will change both their lives foreverā€¦

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8) Out February 26 *Book 4 in St. James Society series*

A Bride by Moonlight

Summary:

Royden Napier, Baron Saint-Bryce, is tall, dark, and ruthlessā€”and on the hunt for a dangerous beauty . . .

On the eve of her escape to the Continent, bold, beautiful Lisette Colburne accepts a proposal she dare not refuse: masquerade as the future bride of the steely-eyed Royden Napier and help him solve his most dangerous case. Soon Lisette is in even greater dangerā€”of losing her heart to the one man with the power to destroy her . . .

Estranged from his aristocratic family, the enigmatic Napier has forged a reputation as Scotland Yard’s most relentless police commissioner. He’s vowed to bring Lisette to justiceā€”but with every forbidden kiss and every tantalizing touch, he finds himself becoming less convinced of her guilt . . . and more certain he must have her. But when danger touches Lisette, can he save her?

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9) OutĀ FebruaryĀ 26 *Book 3 in Royal Entourage series*

The Duke Diaries

Summary:

Six Regency heroesā€”One royal hangover

After a royal bachelor party of the century, Lady Verity Fitzroy wakes up to find her brother’s archenemy, Rory Lennox, the Duke of Abshire, in her bed. While Rory has always fascinated her, nothing can convince her to marry this rake even though her reputation is in peril. Indeed, there are far graver worries that plague her. If she is unmasked as the author of the infamous Duke Diaries, no one can save her . . . not even the man of her dreams.

Though he has known Verity since she was still in the schoolroom, Rory never imagined her to be such a spitfire! Which only makes the challenge of winning her hand more intriguing. Never mind that he has no interest in a wife. But when this secret war hero discovers the root of Verity’s horrendous troubles, he realizes he must face down his greatest fears not only to save her . . . but to win her hand and her heart.

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10) Out February 26 *Book 4 in Secrets of Hadley Green series*

The Last Debutante

Summary:

Who is the captive and who is the captor? When a sexy laird holds a spirited English lady for ransom, she turns the tables and steals his heart.

The lush Scottish Highlands are a tempting setting for seduction inĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling author Julia Londonā€™s sparkling new novel.

The last person Daria Babcock expects to find in her grandmotherā€™s home is a brawny, naked Highlander. She doesnā€™t buy Mamieā€™s explanation about finding the poor man shot in the woods. Nor does she trust the gorgeous laird, who insists his own memory fails him.

But Daria came to Scotland looking for adventure and romance, and after the intriguing stranger kidnaps her, she gets her wishā€”and so much more. . . .

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11) Out February 26 *Re-issue now back in print!*

By Love Unveiled

Summary:

Lady Marianne Winchilsea is running for her life from those who think she was involved in an attempt to kill the king. Forced to disguise herself, she trusts no oneā€”especially Garrett Lyon, the Earl of Falkham, the man who usurped her family home and who seems to be her most dangerous enemy.

Beneath her disguise, Garrett sees a beautiful half-gypsy who is enrobed in mystery, deception, and secrets. A woman he should avoid at all costs. In a world of treachery and passion, of sweet seduction and whispered betrayals, each must learn to trust one another as desire turns into a passionate love that all the powers of the world cannot defeat.

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12) Out February 26 *Book 6 in Lords of Vice series*

Dusk with a Dangerous Duke

Summary:

They were children when the Duke of Huntsley was introduced to Lady Grace Kearly.Ā The young dukeā€”nicknamed ā€œHunterā€ā€”took one look at his future bride and thought only of escaping his responsibilities to his family.Ā Marriage was for grown-ups and Hunter still had years of skirt-chasing ahead of him. But now the time has come for Hunter to heed the call: if this Lord of Vice hopes to keep all of his inheritance, heā€™ll have to claim his long-neglected betrothedā€¦

With her twenty-first birthday approaching, Lady Grace dreads the thought of marrying the duke she has met only onceā€”especially since heā€™s grown into a notorious rake who will probably beget his heir and abandon her in the country while he pursues fresh game in London. So when Lady Grace coolly decides to call the wedding off, even Hunter is surprised by his refusal to let her go. Suddenly, the notion of claiming and taming this green-eyed beauty is one challenge he cannot resistā€¦

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13) Out February 26 *Book 5 in Maiden Lane series*

Lord of Darkness

Summary:

WHEN STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT

He lives in the shadows. As the mysterious masked avenger known as the Ghost of St. Giles, Godric St. John’s only goal is to protect the innocent of London. Until the night he confronts a fearless young lady pointing a pistol at his head-and realizes she is his wife . . .

BECOME LOVERS . . .

Lady Margaret Reading has vowed to kill the Ghost of St. Giles-the man who murdered her one true love. Returning to London, and to the man she hasn’t seen since their wedding day, Margaret does not recognize the man behind the mask. Fierce, commanding, and dangerous, the notorious Ghost of St. Giles is everything she feared he would be-and so much more . . .

DESIRE IS THE ULTIMATE DANGER

When passion flares, these two intimate strangers can’t keep from revealing more of themselves than they had ever planned. But when Margaret learns the truth-that the Ghost is her husband-the game is up and the players must surrender . . . to the temptation that could destroy them both.

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14) Out February 26 *Book 2 in House of Brady series*

The Earl is Mine

Summary:

Handsome, charismatic, and on the verge of becoming a successful architect, Gregory Sherwood, Lord Westdale, could have just about any woman he wants. So why rush to marry? So far thereā€™s only been one woman heā€™s ever truly loved. But that was before she had a secret affair with his best friendā€¦with the help of an unwitting accomplice named Lady Pippa Harrington.

Pippa may not have acted in her old friend Gregoryā€™s best interests, but sheā€™s always believed that the heart sets its own rules. This is why Pippa must escape her arranged marriageā€”fastā€”by fleeing to Paris, where she hopes to pursue her artistic passions. To do so, Pippa will need all the help she can getā€”from Gregory, the one man she isnā€™t sure she can trustā€¦or resistā€¦

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15) Out February 26 *DEBUT AUTHOR!*

What Happens in Scotland

Summary:

She Woke Up Married

When Lady Georgette Thorold awoke she saw . . . her corset hanging from the armoire . . . a very handsome, very naked Scotsman lying beside her . . . and a wedding ring on her finger!

Before the attractive stranger can tell her his name, Georgette does the only sensible thingā€”she runs for it.

Little does she know, James MacKenzie isn’t clear on what happened the night before either. All he knows is that his money is missing and the stunning woman who just ran from the room is either his wife or a thief . . . or possibly both.

What happens in Scotland when two complete strangers fall madly, deeply in love?

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16) Out February 26 *DEBUT AUTHOR*

Scandalous

Summary:

After watching her beloved sister, Sophia, pine over the tonā€™s golden boy for years, Miss Julia St. Claire has foresworn love and put herself firmly on the shelf. Unfortunately, her social-climbing mother and debt-ridden father have other ideas, and jump at the chance to marry Julia off to the newly named Earl of Clivesden . . . the man of Sophiaā€™s dreams.Ā 

Since resigning his cavalry commission, Benedict Revelstoke has spent his time in London avoiding the marriage mart. But when he discovers that the Earl of Clivesden has his sights set on Julia, Benedict tries to protect his childhood best friend from the manā€™s advancesā€”only to discover that more than friendship is driving his desire to defend her. He surprises them both with the force of his feelings, but when Julia refuses him, and her father announces her betrothal, Benedict fears heā€™s lost her foreverā€”until Julia approaches him with a shocking scheme that will ruin her for all respectable society and lead them into an exquisite world of forbidden pleasures.

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HAPPY VALENTINE’SA DAY AND HAPPY MONTH OF READING šŸ˜€

New Cover Released-Liz Carlyle

MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!

New books coming in September 2010!

Dear readers,

Are you as excited as I am for the following month in romance novel releases? Plenty of exciting releases from new authors as well as old ones, as well as eagerly awaited sequels. Without further ado, I present the list of upcoming romances!

1) My Lord Scandal by Emma Wildes

Alexander St. James may be a thief of hearts, but he is no burglar. Nevertheless, he must recover and item belonging to his family to avoid a scandal, and so he has stolen into the home of Lord Hathaway, only to come upon the beguiling and chaste Lady Amelia in her bedroom, wearing little but a look of surprise. Alexander leaves Amelia breathless-but is it from fear or excitement? Captivated by her beauty and charmed by her intellect, he ignores the scandalous whispers as he sets out to seduce the woman of his dreams…

**This is book one in the Notorious Bachelors series**

Out September 7, 2010

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http://www.amazon.com/My-Lord-Scandal-Notorious-Bachelors/dp/0451231066/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283662970&sr=1-1

2) Trial by Desire by Courtney Milan

In the three years since her husband left her, Lady Kathleen Carhart has managed to forge a fulfilling life for herself. But when Ned Carhart unexpectedly returns, she finds her tranquility uprootedā€”and her deepest secrets threatened. Though she has no intention of falling for Nedā€™s charms, Kate can no longer deny the desire that still burns in her heart.

Ned is determined to regain his wifeā€™s trust by using unbridled seduction. But just as Kate surrenders to Nedā€™s passion, her carefully guarded past threatens to destroy her. Now Kate must place her faith in the only man sheā€™s ever loved, and the only one who has ever betrayed herā€¦

**This is the sequel to Proof by Seduction**

Out September 28, 2010

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http://www.amazon.com/Trial-Desire-Hqn-Courtney-Milan/dp/0373774850/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283663324&sr=1-1

3) The Dangerous Viscount by Miranda Neville

Lady Diana Fanshaweā€™s impeccable bloodline doesnā€™t stop society from laughing at the antics of her eccentric family. She knows a proper marriage is her one chance to make her way in the worldā€”which is precisely why she will marry Lord Blakeney, though sheā€™s certain sheā€™ll never love him. But then sheā€™s kissed by the brilliant and unconventional Sebastian, Viscount Iverley . . . and her well-laid plans tumble into disarray.

Sebastian wants absolutely nothing to do with love or marriage. But when he arrives at his hated cousin Blakeneyā€™s house party, Sebastian is smitten by the tantalizing Diana. But Diana is ā€œthe marrying kind,ā€ and Sebastian has no wish to risk his freedomā€”though the passion between them is hard to resist. Should the lady follow her heart in an attempt to win Iverleyā€™s, though it seems hardened against herā€”or should she sacrifice her love for respectability?

**This is a sequel to The Wild Marquis**

Out September 28, 2010

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http://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Viscount-Avon-Miranda-Neville/dp/0061808725/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283663788&sr=1-1


4) Scoundrel In My Dreams by Celeste Bradley

The child is his: Jack, or rather, Lord John Redgrave knows it the instant he glimpses the blue-eyed girl who was abandoned on the steps of his gentlemanā€™s club. Her mother came to his room one dark night more than three years agoā€”and spurned his proposal the very next day. But when Jack visits Amaryllis Clarke to demand an explanation, he receives the shock of his life. For it wasnā€™t proud, worldly Amaryllis with whom he spent that soul-stirring night. It was her infatuated younger sister, Laurel.

Laurel was only seventeen when she gave her innocence to Jackā€”and paid a steep price. She might be overjoyed about her reunion with little Melody, but Laurel wonā€™t surrender to her desires again. Jack, meanwhile, has no wish to give up the daughter he never knew he had. Nor will he part with the sensual woman who makes him feel alive with longing. He intends to use any means possible to convince Laurel to stay. After all, allā€™s fair in matters of seductionā€”especially to a scoundrel in loveā€¦

**This is the final book in the Runaway Brides series**

Out September 28, 2010

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5) Mad About the Duke by Elizabeth Boyle
Level-headed Lady Elinor Standon will not allow her greedy stepfather to wed her younger sister to the highest bidder! The only way to stop this evil plan is for Elinor to to gain control of her sisterā€™s guardianship, but to do that she needs to get married. Convinced that nothing less than a duke will do, she hires Mr. St. Maur, Esq. to help her land her lofty lordā€¦ However her plans go awry as she discovers that beneath her solicitorā€™s rumpled coat and haughty demeanor is a man all-too-desirable to ignore and she finds herself falling for more than his unconventional legal advice.

James Tremont, the ninth Duke of Parkerton, is astonished by the freedom and anonymity heā€™s gained simply by donning his brotherā€™s ill-fitting jacket, especially when an exquisite, peer-hunting beauty mistakes him for a solicitor… Now he finds himself tangled up by more than her legal woes. For until he can undo the straight-laced yet delectable Elinor, his identity must remain a mysteryā€”because by not having revealed it immediately, this dedicated bachelor may have already sabotaged his one chance for the madness of finding his one true love.

**This is the second book in the Standon Widows series**

Out September 28, 2010

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http://www.amazon.com/About-Duke-Avon-Elizabeth-Boyle/dp/0061783501/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283664303&sr=1-1

6) One Touch of Scandal by Liz Carlyle
Grace Gauthier had taken a position as governess hoping to find security and peace in a life that had very little of either. Sheā€™s always yearned for a good marriage, a family, and a home, but it was not to be.Ā  And when the brutal murder of her employer leaves her unprotected and aloneā€”as Scotland Yardā€™s prime suspectā€”she has no one to turn to except the mysterious and reclusive Lord Ruthveyn.

A dark-eyed Lucifer, Ruthveyn guards his secrets carefully. His shadowed past as the Queenā€™s most trusted agent in India is the stuff of whispered rumor, as is his mixed ancestry.Ā  Deeply moved by her plightā€”and haunted by her beautyā€”Ruthveyn is determined to save Grace by unmasking a killer. But his growing passion for her soon places his own heart at risk and threatens to expose his dark giftsā€”and his dark societyā€”to the world….

**This is the first book in the Fraternitas Aureae Crucis trilogy**

Out September 28, 2010

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http://www.amazon.com/Touch-Scandal-Fraternitas-Aureae-Crucis/dp/0061965758/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1283664563&sr=1-1

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I don’t know about you but seems like an awful lot of brilliant romances to look forward to!