Barbara Metzger
When his betrothed leaves him stranded at the altar, Lord Galen Woodbridge is more embarrassed than broken-hearted. Desperate to deflect attention from his humiliating plight, he decides to stir up a bit of a scandal—by wedding London's most eligible and elusive songstress, the magnificently sensuous Margot Montclaire. After Galen proposes, Margot confides that her sexy demeanor is merely an act. A baron's daughter, she took to the stage
...Coryn, Earl of Ardeth, has spent an eternity in Hell. Fed up, he gambles with the Devil and wins a second chance: if he can find his heart, his soul, and his hourglass in six months, he can return to life. Then he meets Genie, a disgraced water-girl at the Battle of Waterloo. Now, her only hope is this crazy stranger-and she's half-terrified of and half-in-love with the eccentric earl. Together they have to find his humanity, her social acceptance,
...3) Wedded bliss
Robert Rothmore, Earl of Rockford, thinks Alissa Henning is simply delightful-exactly the kind of woman who'd make the perfect mother for his sons. But Alissa swore she'd spend the rest of her life scraping pennies together rather than wed the insufferable earl and become a glorified governess. Still, she couldn't very well let her own children starve-and there was no doubt that Rockford would give them all a good life. So she reluctantly accepts
...SPOILED AND UNGOVERNED, FITZ WAS NOT SUITABLE COMPANION FOR A LADY OF FASHION....
And certainly no proper chaperon. Fitz begged to disagree—after all, a dog was a true Incomparable as far as friendship, loyalty, and protection—and soon lovely Miss Sonia was plucked by her rusticated roots and packed off, dog and all, to London. Perhaps there she would find a husband to tame her free-spirited ways—and keep her out of trouble.
Sonia,
...A trio of Regency love stories for Sweethearts' Day!
BALD LIES
Audrina is desperate to ensure that Lord Blanford not only notices her beautiful cousin but marries her as well. However, Max's head is beset by larger worries than matrimony—though he is curiously diverted by the antics of the flame-haired matchmaking minx. . . .
THE LAST VALENTINE
Exiled into obscurity by her odious father, Martine can only assume the romantic love notes
...A war hero's widow, Graceanne still has her adorable three-year-old twin boys to love—until she receives a letter from her late husband's demanding cousin, Leland Warrington, the Duke of Ware. It seems that the duke—thirty-two years old, twice widowed, and with no forseeable plans to marry again—is in desperate need of an heir. And seeing that Graceanne has two boys, she could easily spare one. Well, couldn't she?
Graceanne
...He's a master of disguises... but he can't mask true love.
Spymaster Harry Harmon's new assignment is to spy on enemies at a country house party. To do that, he'll require a courtesan: learned, truthful, and beautiful...
Poor, sensible, smart Simone Ryland has come to Mrs. Burton's bawdy house in search of work. But instead, she finds Harmon in need of her special skills.
12) The Painted Lady
When one of the Duke of Caswell's painted portraits started talking to him, he knew he'd best find treatment for his problem. Sir Osgood Bannister offered such a program-and expected his niece, Lilyanne, to carry out the bland regimen. Lilyanne was not at all the sort of woman the duke would ordinarily meet-and her innocence. But that wouldn't do in his world, would it? Regency Romance by Barbara Metzger; originally published by Signet
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After the cold-blooded murder of her odious husband, Marisol Pendenning, a lovely but pregnant young widow, and Lord Kimbrough, the handsome aristocrat who had been the last to see the victim alive, are drawn into the search for a killer.
16) Cupboard Kisses
Well-bred orphan Cristabel Swann tolerates her thankless teaching job — until her uncle dies unexpectedly. Arriving in London to claim her inheritance, Cristabel encounters something else entirely — a loutish naval captain who won all of the old man's property in an evening's gambling, leaving his niece nothing but debt! To his credit, Captain Chase recognizes her desperation and offers her a position as landlady of a "boarding house"
...Still unwed at twenty-one, an unconventional high-spirited woman finds her affections sought by a handsome, devilishly charming Earl, who is nicknamed "The Ideal" by the ton—for his combination of wealth and looks. Though at first she fights his advances, slowly she forms a heated alliance with him. But sparring with words soon turns into a succumbing passion...
19) A Debt to Delia
Wounded and trapped behind enemy lines, Major Lord Tyverne was rescued by Lieutenant George Croft, who subsequently died. Trying to repay the enormous debt he owed, Tyverne offered marriage to Delia Croft. Though her obnoxious cousin kept her on insufficient monies and George's fiancé was devastatingly pregnant and abandoned by her family, and Diablo terrified everyone in sight, Delia insisted on love, not obligation. Regency Romance by Barbara
...20) A Worthy Wife
Aurora Halle McPhee, a girl of humble (some might say unconventional) background, cannot believe her luck when she is betrothed to the dashing, well-bred Harland Podell. Aurora soon learns, however, that the match is too good to be true when the nuptials are interrupted—by the brother of the groom's wife!Kenyon Warriner, Earl of Windham, is determined to foil that bigamous bounder Podell, before he disgraces another innocent female as he
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