Regina Scott
He refused to court her once. Can she trust his intentions this time?
Spunky Petunia Bateman may be a commoner, but she is far from common. Anyone who cannot appreciate that is not worth her time. Then her best friend's fiancé, the deposed crown prince of Batavaria, awards her a title, and the man she once loved decides she might be worth another look. Think again, sir!
Lord Ashforde had considered the lovely Miss
...Sometimes, Prince Charming isn't what you expect.
Lady Larissa, oldest daughter of the Duke of Wey, has one goal: find suitable husbands for her two younger sisters and best friend so they may live happily ever after. Despite their attempts at matchmaking for her, she's all but given up on finding her own groom, a gentleman good enough to meet her late mother's and grandmother's expectations. She has a hard enough time meeting
...Instant marchioness, instant mother, forever love?
Shy Ivy Bateman has always felt more comfortable behind the scenes than front and center. She is happiest caring for her family and baking sweet treats. She certainly never expected the wealthy Marquess of Kendall to propose marriage, especially a marriage of convenience. It seems his baby daughter needs a mother, and Ivy cannot deny the attraction of the role, or the attraction she feels
...Close to perfection
Ada Williamson lived her whole life in the shadow of her charismatic, capricious sister. But when the beautiful Melinda decides to jilt her mail-order groom on the way to meet him in Seattle, Washington Territory, Ada's conscience demands that she continue the journey and tell Thomas Rankin the truth. After all, she wrote most of the letters the couple exchanged, and she's already halfway in love with
...What would you give to be the belle of the ball?
Katie Jo McAllister never considered herself a prim and fussy sort of gal. Men are more likely to ask her help in chopping down a tree than taking a turn on the dancefloor. But when Katie Jo stands up with her friend, Ciara O'Rourke, at her wedding, all gussied up, suddenly every man in miles is angling for an introduction. Even the area's most eligible bachelor, Harry Yeager, who has ignored
...Ordered to guard, forbidden to love
When elite soldier Finn Huber was released from his duties to his king and crown prince to start a new life in Regency England, he never dreamed his first position would be bodyguard to a governess whose sweet nature calls to him. He fell for a lady he was guarding years ago, with devastating consequences. He learned the hard way that bodyguards must be vigilant, valiant, and in control,
...<h4>A chance for a whole new life?<br></h4><p>Ciara O'Rourke learned to bake sweet treats from the best, her older sister. Now determined to step out on her own, she agrees to start the first cookhouse at Wallin Landing, a tiny settlement north of frontier Seattle. But nothing goes as planned, from the local loggers, who seem more interested in courting than being paying customers, to the baby who's thrust into her arms
...Sweet mail-order bride Nancy Bennett can't believe it when her husband is exposed as a cattle rustler—and killed. And when the banker holding the ranch's mortgage questions whether she can run the ranch on her own, the pregnant widow has nowhere to turn. Until steady foreman Hank Snowden proposes marriage...
Racked with grief about his role in Lucas Bennett's death, Hank resolves to do right...
Shy spinster stuns charming statesman. Will Society vote for such a courtship?
Plain and penniless, Sarah Compton knows her worth lies in her ability to care for her volatile young cousin Persephone. Dubbed an Incomparable by London Society, the fair Persephone is always surrounded by suitors. So why is it that the Season's greatest matrimonial catch, Lord Breckonridge, comes calling on Sarah instead?
Renowned statesman Malcolm, Lord
...Is a courtship with her employer worth the risk?
Rejected by the man she loved, quick-witted bluestocking Rosemary Denby is determined to win the position of governess to the temperamental Lady Miranda, daughter of the Earl of Howland. Surely helping another young lady find the joy in learning is just what she needs to regain her confidence.
Drake, Earl of Howland, is struggling to find his footing as a widowed father, new earl, and
...11) The Bride Ship
What was his brother's widow—his first love—doing on a ship full of prospective brides headed out West? Clay Howard had been tasked with escorting the Boston belle home, but he didn't anticipate Allegra being so strong-willed—or that he'd wind up traveling with her just to keep her from leaving without him!
Allegra Banks Howard isn't going to let Clay interfere with her plans for a new life...
The dashing Captain Richard Everard has faced untold dangers at sea. Steering his young cousin through a London season, however, is a truly formidable prospect. The girl needs a sponsor, like lovely widow Lady Claire Winthrop—the woman who coldly jilted Richard years ago. Claire believed herself sensible in marrying a well-to-do viscount rather than a penniless...
A June bride for a spy?
Engaged to the dark and dashing Lord Trevithan, Joanna Lindby should be the happiest of ladies in Regency London. But she wonders—why would this enigmatic lord choose her? She's shy, never arguing, always polite. But when a note arrives cancelling the wedding, Joanna vows that she will be married in June, no matter the cost.
England's top intelligence agent Allister Fenwick, Lord Trevithan, is shocked when
...Whitfield Calder, Earl of Danning, would much rather spend a fortnight tending to his estate than entertaining three eligible young ladies. But when his valet insists that marriage is an earl's duty, Whit agrees to the house party. He has no intention of actually proposing to anyone...until flame-haired Ruby Hollingsford declares she'd never accept him anyway.
Ruby has been tricked into attending this charade,...
A pretend engagement for the chaperone?
Chaperone Kitty Chapworth has foiled five elopements, four proposals of ill intent, and the worst first kiss in history, so she isn't about to believe a gentleman's silken promises. That is, until charming rake Quentin Adair returns to her life. Ten years ago, Kitty was instrumental in causing the poor fellow to be exiled to Jamaica in a tragic case of love gone wrong. When he requests
...Even infamous duelist and poet Vaughn Everard has qualms about dragging an innocent lady into his quest for revenge. But Imogene Devary is the daughter of the man suspected of murdering Vaughn's uncle. Surely that makes her fair game in order to uncover the truth! Can the man who writes such moving verse be beyond redemption? Imogene can't believe so. In taming Vaughn's heart...
A bluestocking bride?
Wealthy Regency heiress Eugennia Welch is afraid to tell her bluestocking friends the truth: she secretly wishes a handsome prince would ride in and propose marriage. When charming Corinthian Kevin Whattling does just that, she is stunned. He claims to have admired her for some time, but only came forward now because he must marry an heiress to discharge his debts. How can she believe anything he says?
Once one
...A kiss from her secret love?
No one in Regency London would guess that the outspoken Margaret Munroe hides a secret: she is hopelessly in love with the dashing Marquis DeGuis. But such a paragon would never look at an impoverished miss who's been dubbed an Original for her unorthodox ways. That is, until the fellow all but tumbles into her lap at a ball.
Thomas, Marquis DeGuis, is still smarting from two disastrous courtships, but his
...After taking guardianship of his late friend's siblings and baby daughter, minister Levi Wallin hopes to atone for his troubled past on the gold fields. But it won't be easy to convince the children's wary elder sister to trust him. The more he learns about her, though, the more he believes Callie Murphy's prickly manner masks a vulnerable heart...one he's starting to wish he was worthy of.
Every man...
Who says you can't work for your former suitor?
Perky Lydia Villers is determined to leave behind her life in Regency Society and pursue her dreams of becoming a natural philosopher by apprenticing herself to a renowned scientist. Unfortunately, only one scientist is looking for an assistant, and he's the man she had once hoped to marry.
The brilliant Frederick, Viscount Worthington, Worth to his friends, has been betrayed too many
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