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Lord Julian Ashford, Baron Moncrief, detests London. Detests society. Since his wife died over a decade ago, he has had little thought for anything other than his own grief. Filling his life with work and duty, he exists as a shell of his former self. And while he can think of nothing worse than entertaining a hoard of freeloading guests, the weekend house party is his daughter's celebration, and while happiness eludes him, he would do anything for...

Ella le espía. Él está comprometido con otra. ¿Se alinearán alguna vez sus astros?La astrónoma Celeste Keswick se pasa las noches observando el firmamento, intentando descubrir ese planeta esquivo que ella sabe que está ahí arriba pero que aún no puede ver. Su hermano está convencido de que hay una manera de lograrlo: espiar al hombre que puede que lo encuentre primero. Pero lo que Celeste no sabe es lo que se va a despertar en su interior.Lord...

"Regency Romance with a modern sensibility I love Regency Romance, but I adore Tessa Candle's books. She never fails to deliver an action-packed romp through London and the English countryside, featuring unique and totally relatable heroines, irresistible love interests, and a cast of family, friends and villains that thoroughly captivates. And there's always tea. Very hot tea." – Ev Bishop, USA Today bestselling authorThe ladies of Regency England...

Collin Evans, the Earl of Frossly is forced to return to his ancestral estate after years of avoiding the responsibility. His estate manager quit and it's up to him to ensure his servants and tenants don't suffer from his neglect. He never expected to find a beguiling woman that tempts him beyond reason nearby.After a scandal erupts, Lady Charlotte Rossington is sent to the country to stay with a spinster aunt. What her father fails to realize is...

She won't be forced into marriage to a nobleman's by-blow.Paulette Heardwyn rushes to visit her dying guardian, set on learning the truth about her father and the treasure he supposedly left her. But the only man with answers takes his secrets to the grave, leaving her penniless-unless she marries his illegitimate son.He won't be trapped into marriage by a father he's never known.With Napoleon vanquished, an ex-soldier has plans for India. But before...

They should be enemies… But passion and love know no bounds. Returning from battle to England, Samuel de Mowbray discovers that his two younger sisters have been stolen by Highlanders. Determined to save them from vicious warriors, he convinces the king to send him north. While there, he discovers that his loyalties are wavering and that a headstrong, feisty lass could destroy everything he believes. Catriona Buchanan must travel north to ask for...

Lady Lenora St. Martin is shy and a wallflower. She has no idea how to interact in society so when Julian Everleigh, the Duke of Ashley asks her to dance at a ball she falls completely in love with him. After that one dance he doesn't seem to notice her again and Lenora has to discover a way to break out of her shell on her own and vows never to love again. As she flourishes Julian takes notice and decides she's the only lady for him, but he may have...

Author's Note: The Aphrodite Academy series tells stories about women who need second chances. Some, even third chances. These women are not the privileged and pampered, but women to whom life has not been kind. The language is frank and saucy, but the stories are driven by character and plot, not sexual content. Although Juliana is a stand-alone novella, you will likely appreciate the story more if you read Belle, Cecilia, and Holly first.The story:...

A Duke In Gentleman's Clothing Wynndom Patrick Bennett escaped his abusive father, the Duke of Greyhaven, and changed his identity to Mr. Patrick Stanton. For the past decade, he's created a comfortable life, traveling the continent, engaging in philanthropy, and trusting only the family butler with his whereabouts and new identity. When the responsibility for a young girl is thrust upon him, Wynn returns to England, planning to stay in the countryside...

A fallen lady, a tortured lord, and an undeniable attraction… Royce Holmes, the new Earl of Pelham, is also an agent for the Zodiac, England's elite spy ring. He's on the trail of a devious forger whose false documents have caused havoc in Britain's war against Napoleon. On the night Royce vows to hunt down the man, he instead meets a woman who is just as intriguing. After a devastating encounter with a cruel gentleman, Tamsin Black lives in fear...