Members’ Regency Fiction Releases for 08/2022
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August 2022 Regency Fiction Releases
Marissa Doyle
An Event at Epsom: A Light-hearted Regency Fantasy
Series: The Ladies of Almack’s
Genre: Regency Paranormal Fantasy or Science Fiction
Publisher: Book View Cafe
Content Rating: Sweet
Format: Print | eNovella
Release Date: 08/02/2022
Author Website: https://www.marissadoyle.com
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Young widow Annabel Chalfont, Countess of Fellbridge, has two small sons to raise, a mountain of her late husband’s debts to pay off, and a secret: she’s a shadow-shaper, able to manipulate shadow as anyone else might clay. She and six other high-born ladies with equally extraordinary abilities defend England against supernatural crime—but the world knows them only as the Lady Patronesses of Almack’s, Regency London’s most exclusive social venue.
It’s June, which means that the fashionable of London are off to Epsom for the annual race meet. A newcomer is favored to win the Oaks Stakes—a mysterious filly who came from nowhere to win the spring races left and right. It will be up to the Lady Patronesses to discover her identity—while Annabel discovers what her true feelings are for Lord Quinceton…
Sandra Sookoo
Hopeful in Yellow
Series: Colors of Scandal #16
Genre: Regency Romance Suspense
Publisher: New Independence Books (indie label)
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 08/02/2022
Author Website: https://www.sandrasookoo.com
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As long as a lady has hope in her heart, it doesn’t matter the obstacles she faces on the path to love.
Through no fault of her own, the Honorable Evelina Aston has fallen headfirst into the scandal of the Season. With her father on the brink of bankruptcy, when she’s caught alone and in a compromising position with an earl, he calls for an immediate proposal. It doesn’t matter that the man she’s being forced to wed is a rake high on the instep, she has no say in the proceedings.
Charles Bowling, Earl of Ethersham—and heir to the Duke of Tarkington—is in a spot of bother. Caught literally with his pants down in a lady’s retiring room, he’s mired in further disgrace when a woman—not the one he was waiting for—comes flying into the room, trips, and lands at his feet. Parental outrage ensues. Before he can protest, he’s wedded to the shy lady, and they’re bound for his father’s country estate in the Lake District to begin their life of married inconvenience.
With tarnished reputations and gossip trailing in their wake, both Evelina and Charles are forced into close proximity. As the July days go by, desire flares as hot as the summer sun while they explore the woodlands and fells, but differences and misunderstandings keep widening the gulf in their tempestuous relationship. To say nothing of the unexpected peril that dogs their steps and puts what they truly want into sharp perspective.
Laura A. Barnes
The Tempting Minx
Series: Fate of the Worthingtons
Genre: Regency Romance Mystery Suspense
Publisher: Laura A. Barnes
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 08/02/2022
Author Website: https://www.lauraabarnes.com/
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Time leads one along a soulful journey to find one’s true love.
A spitfire debutante. A dashing imposter. One stolen kiss sets them on their path.
Margaret Worthington was a lady who failed to escape the clutches of time. She was now forced to endure a dreadful season visiting the stifling ballrooms, wearing fancy dresses and false smiles. Her penchant for trouble lands her in the arms of a lord who she had fantasized about all season. After they share a scandalous kiss, Maggie’s opinion makes a swift change. Soon a mystery filled with scandal and secrets sweeps up Maggie within its grasp. Is Maggie’s love powerful enough to overlook the secrets of her soul mate?
Crispin Dracott played everyone false, even himself. As hard as he tried to lead an honest life, the actions from his past kept pulling him under with their deceit. With orders to keep Lady Margaret Worthington out of trouble, he fell victim to her innocent charm and couldn’t resist stealing one kiss after another from her sweet lips. His desire for Maggie led danger to surround them in every direction. Will Maggie forgive him once he admits of his deception?
A wild and carefree lady and a gentleman filled with darkness discover a passion they cannot deny.
The Tempting Minx is the first book in the Fate of the Worthingtons Series. If you love a story filled with mysterious secrets and scandalous kisses, then you’ll love this new series.
Donna Maloy, Fil Reid, Cara Hogarth, Gemma Sydney, Stephanie Patterson, Peri Maxwell
Tales of Timeless Romance: A Dragonblade Historical Romance Anthology
Genre: Regency Romance Historical Fiction
Publisher: Donna Maloy
Content Rating: Sweet Suspense Sensual (Mild) Spicy
Format: eBook
Release Date: 08/03/2022
Author Website: https://donnamaloy.com/
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Enjoy the very best of Historical Romance with this limited edition, NEW MATERIAL collection. These are never before published romantic tales based on mythical and legendary love stories, all of them with a happily ever after sure to satisfy. But what makes this collection so special? Each author was a finalist in Dragonblade Publishing’s annual The Write Stuff contest. This collection is a curated bundle of their very finest, so if you’re looking for new stories to fall in love with – and new authors to adore – then pick up this collection or read for FREE in KINDLE UNLIMITED.
Elizabeth Cole
A Fearless Heart
Series: Secrets of the Zodiac
Genre: Regency Mystery
Publisher: SkySpark Books
Content Rating: Sensual (Mild) Spicy
Format: eBook
Release Date: 08/16/2022
Author Website: https://elizabethcole.co
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Gabriel Courtenay works tirelessly for the British Crown, part of the elite circle of spies known as the Zodiac. He is afraid of nothing, but his latest assignment may be his most deadly yet. A serial poisoner is taking down England’s most influential politicians and personalities one by one, leaving a grim message behind each time. Gabe puts the clues together to point the way to a mysterious estate with a shadowy owner no one ever sees: Calderwood.
Lady Arcadia has suffered tragedy after tragedy, leaving her a shell of herself. Worse, local rumors have driven most people away from Calderwood. All Arcadia wants is to study botany and chemistry and care for her vast gardens of rare plants, but when a suspiciously handsome new gardener shows up asking questions, she knows she can’t trust him.
When another death strikes too close to home, Arcadia has no choice but to accept the help Gabe offers. As they uproot the twisted trail of an assassin using Arcadia’s scientific advances for evil ends, the two grow ever more entwined. Can Arcadia overcome her greatest fears in time to stop the killer…or will someone she loves become the next victim?
A Fearless Heart is the ninth novel in the Secrets of the Zodiac, a series of historical romances: Featuring sexy storylines, complex characters, and international intrigue, set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars.
Alexa Aston, Kathryn Le Veque, Chasity Bowlin, Maggi Andersen, Meara Platt, Mary Lancaster, Caroline Lee, Elizabeth Johns, Cerise Deland, Bianca Blythe, Nadine Millard, Amy Jarecki, Sofie Darling, and Merry Farmer
Get Your Duke On: A Regency Historical Romance Anthology
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: eBook
Release Date: 08/17/2022
Author Website: https://alexaaston.com/
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Welcome to a rollicking summer in Regency England, where the weather is warm, the ladies warmer, and the dukes sizzling-hot!
For lovers of historical romance, lose yourself in this collection of never before published Regency tales. From gambling halls to ballrooms, you’ll enjoy a summer with a wide cast of unforgettable characters. Themes from your favorite summertime songs have inspired these tales, so get ready for fun, fun, fun or a little old lady who drives her phaeton far too fast.
It’s glamour, passion, and adventure in one magical summer in Regency England!
Alexa Aston
Dubious about the Duke
Series: Second Sons of London
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 08/18/2022
Author Website: https://alexaaston.com/
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Colonel Winston Cutler becomes a duke when his estranged brother perishes in a fire. Win discovers he has two by-blow nephews to care for—and their specialty is running off their latest governess.
Reserved Seraphina Nicholls returns to England after being stuck in Canada due to war. She is slated to attend a house party, where Sera hopes to make a match with a man who is quiet and loyal. Instead, she finds herself volunteering to act as a governess to a neighboring duke’s nephews.
Will Win be tamed as his nephews have been by the sweet, unassuming Sera?
Laura A. Barnes
The Seductive Temptress
Series: Fate of the Worthingtons
Genre: Regency Romance Mystery Suspense
Publisher: Laura A. Barnes
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 08/23/2022
Author Website: https://www.lauraabarnes.com/
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A fate already set in motion may hold unexpected surprises.
A lady betrayed by her betrothed. A gentleman set out for destruction. Would his scandalous proposition entice her to surrender to the passion swirling around them?
Noel Worthington’s happily ever after was only weeks away. She had finally secured herself a match with a divine earl who doted on her at every opportunity. However, Noel questioned if she should give her heart to him after he betrayed her with his deception. When her groom stays absent, she does what any lady in her position would do and confronts him, stating her demands. Would Noel ever trust her true love enough to give him her heart?
Gregory Ravencroft allowed his shame to keep him from securing his bride-to-be’s safety. When he arrived in London, he fell for a proper lady who portrayed every character he desired in a wife. However, he couldn’t be more mistaken. When Noel declared what she expected of him, he realized his meek fiancée was a passionate lady who had kept her desires at bay. Can Gregory convince Noel that the love he holds for her is true?
A couple who navigates their engagement with polite indifference learn their fate entwined them for eternity with their undying love for one another.
The Seductive Temptress is the second book in the Fate of the Worthingtons Series. If you love a romance filled with passionate intrigue, then you’ll love Noel and Gregory’s love story.
Sandra Sookoo
Pursuing Mr. Mattingly
Series: Wilful Winterbournes #2
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: New Independence Books (indie label)
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 08/23/2022
Author Website: https://www.sandrasookoo.com
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Fragile and fleeting, love is an addiction… Lady Sophia Winterbourne-Stratford-Forrester is a widow twice over. She suffers from a weak heart and has been advised to live a life without excitement or surprise. Wishing for one more romance before she leaves this mortal coil, and not wanting to leave her daughter an orphan, she begins looking, and her pulse leaps when she meets the American ambassador to England. Who gives a fig if she’s older than him?
When life is short and precious, one shouldn’t wait… Mr. Oliver Mattingly is visiting England on holiday. Vastly different from America, he’s anxious to see and experience everything, for adventure is in his blood. But when he immediately falls tip over tail for an enchanting, outspoken widow, the inexperienced bachelor knows where his next journey lies. After discovering her personal history, he asks for her hand. At least he can love her to the best of his ability before the inevitable happens.
Fate, though fickle, usually presents the perfect, if complicated, path… As the pair wed in haste and repent at leisure, they grow closer as desire only intensifies. A picnic by a rain-swollen creek turns into danger, and when Sophia doesn’t suffer ill-effects from the heart-pounding stimulation, they’re both shocked for different reasons. Could the doctor have been wrong? Love doesn’t care about misunderstandings or the foibles of life, it just is. Only they can decide if they truly want it… forever.
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Cora Lee
What If I Loved You
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: More Than Words Press
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: eBook
Release Date: 06/06/2022
Author Website: https://coraleeauthor.com/
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Jonas Blackburn is content with his life…until he discovers he must marry for the advancement of his career. Unable to strike out on his own professionally, Jonas proposes to the only person he could envision spending his life with: his close friend Nora.
When Nora Paget learns the brother she keeps house for is ready to marry, she finds herself at a crossroads: live with her brother and his new wife or set a different course for herself? Jonas’s proposal offers a potential solution for them both. She can have a home of her own with a man she’s fond of, and solve his employment problem simultaneously.
But Nora harbors an old family secret that could ruin both of them, just as they begin their new life together. Can they take the risk knowing the potential devastation that awaits them? Or will Jonas and Nora be forced to part ways to save their reputations?
Karen M. Edwards
Miss Glendenning’s Spy
Genre: Regency Romance, Mystery
Publisher: Karen Pierotti
Content Rating: Clean Sweet Suspense
Format: Print eBook
Release Date: 06/10/2022
Author Website: https://www.karenmedwards.com/
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1810 – Gibraltar, Southern Spain
With the Peninsular War in full force and French troops having reached southern Spain, Minerva Glendenning has little time to mourn the death of her ex-fiancé. At first, she thinks the cryptic message he left her to solve is merely one of the intellectual puzzles that she and Harry enjoyed playing. When her letters are tampered with, she realizes the riddle is not only important but dangerous as well.
Disguised as a dilettante interested in antiquities, Sir Richard Faulconer comes to Gibraltar to find who is providing substandard equipment to the army and to track down missing plans for fortifications in Portugal. If the plans fall into French hands, it would seriously compromise Viscount Wellington’s protection of Portugal and the outcome of the war in Spain.
When Minerva and Sir Richard meet, they are naturally suspicious of each other. But as their paths continue to cross, wariness soon turns to attraction, which leads hazardously close to love. When the identity of a French spy is discovered, Minerva is suspected as the traitor and could be hung. Will solving Harry’s riddle uncover the truth, or will it be too late?
Marissa Doyle
Turmoil on the Thames: A Light-hearted Regency Fantasy
Series: The Ladies of Almack’s
Genre: Regency Paranormal Fantasy or Science Fiction Romance
Publisher: Book View Cafe
Content Rating: Sweet
Format: Print | eNovella
Release Date: 07/05/2022
Author Website: https://www.marissadoyle.com
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Young widow Annabel Chalfont, Countess of Fellbridge, has two small sons to raise, a mountain of her late husband’s debts to pay off, and a secret: she’s a shadow-shaper, able to manipulate shadow as anyone else might clay. She and six other high-born ladies with equally extraordinary abilities defend England against supernatural crime—but the world knows them only as the Lady Patronesses of Almack’s, Regency London’s most exclusive social venue.
Annabel is off to Eton to visit her sons for the annual celebration of the King’s birthday, observed with a picnic and boat race on the Thames–neither of which happen in quite the way they should. Thanks to Annabel and the Marquis of Quinceton, tragedy is averted, but the Ladies of Almack’s are worried about what happened on the river, and what else might occur…
Cerise DeLand
Lady, No More
Series: Naughty Ladies
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 07/05/2022
Author Website: http://cerisedeland.com
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She’s through with love.
Lady Laurel Devereaux prided herself on her sterling reputation, even as she overlooked her two younger sisters’ foibles and their ailing grandfather’s little peccadilloes. She always adored frolicking in fountains and dancing before breakfast. But those were innocent delights compared to the one night she left a ballroom to play the piano alone—and a charming man joined her to play a duet that became a mad love affair. He quickly proposed and just as quickly jilted her. Now she’ll marry only for friendship or security or children.
He’ll never give her up again.
Now Hadley, Viscount Grey, arrives in Brighton and vows to win Laurel back. But this time, his greatest problem is not overcoming his competition or challenging Laurel’s vow to remain a proper lady, but her decision to never love another man.
How can he convince her that she simply never stopped loving him?
Alexa Aston
Made for the Marquess
Series: Second Sons of London
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 07/06/2022
Author Website: https://alexaaston.com/
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A reticent army officer who loses a beloved brother. A personable beauty eager to make up for lost time. And one magical kiss that changes everything . . .
When Percival Perry’s brother drowns, the retiring Percy becomes the Marquess of Kingston. He longs for companionship even as he hides the nightmares he suffers from.
Araminta Nicholls’ come-out was delayed and the personable beauty is ready to make up for lost time. When she is meets a shy marquess—and kisses him—she knows he is the one.
Percy grows to love Minta but believes he’s damaged goods. But Minta is a fighter—and she isn’t going anywhere.
Can Minta convince Percy that opposites can make for a wonderful marriage—and that love can conquer any problem they face?
Emily Windsor
A Governess Should Never… Deny a Duke
Series: The Governess Chronicles
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Senara Press
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 07/07/2022
Author Website: https://facebook.com/AuthorEmilyWindsor
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“So tell me, Miss Beaujeu, why should I employ you as governess?”
A question to rouse fear within the breast of any prospective governess but for Isabelle, a sought-after governess with impeccable references and tightly pinned hair, it barely raises an eyebrow.
But this rugged duke of an employer is unlike any other: dubbed Mean, Moody & Mysterious in gossip columns, he’s known to scowl a path through London society, spurning come-hither glances. And why have three governesses fled his employ within the last twelvemonths?
With forbidden kisses on stormy nights, a house full of prospective brides, a scandalous rake of an heir, dragon folklore and cinnamon biscuits, the vocation of governess has never been so thrilling…
Ruth A. Casie
The Lady and Her Duke
Series: The Ladies of Sommer by the Sea
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Content Rating: Sweet
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 07/07/2022
Author Website: https://ruthacasie.com/
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Could she use her skills as a lockpick to crack open the secrets to the murder as well as unlock his heart?
Lady Katherine Thornton has no interest in men after an indiscretion at her disastrous Season in London. No man can be trusted. Instead, she indulges in her fascination for gears and all things mechanical. Her unique drafting skill is an asset to her uncle Bennett Sutton, who is automating his textile factory. She doesn’t need anything else.
Lord Ian Wallace, the 4th Duke of Blackhall, is a retired military officer. An accidental duke after the deaths of his father and brother, he retreats from society and the clawing mothers and debutantes who stalk him. He’s focused all his energy on his partnership with Sutton. He’s satisfied and needs nothing else.
An oath to marry, a family legend to preserve, an uprising of the factory workers, and Sutton’s murder, throw Katherine and Wallace together to find a blackmailer and murderer. They also will find two things neither knew they were missing… each other and their happily ever after.
Evelyn Richardson
Mistress of Music: Grace
Series: Ladies of Independent Means
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Camel Press
Content Rating: Sensual (Mild)
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 07/12/2022
Author Website: http://evelynrichardson.net/
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Daughter of parents obsessively in love with one another, Grace Owen has seen how love destroyed her widowed father and resolves to avoid it at all costs, if such a thing as love even exists; besides she has her music and her dreams of becoming an opera singer to inspire her. It is only when she meets Maximilian Hawkesbury that she learns that hurting someone you care for is far more painful than love itself.
Lord Maximilian Hawkesbury, son of parents who only put up with one another and their family long enough to produce three children before returning to their profligate ways has never known anything but solitude and his own devotion to his diplomatic career until his young nephew becomes involved with the wrong sort of woman, the sort of woman who ruined his father, and then he is ready to do anything in his power to get rid of her, anything, that is, except fall in love, a love that threatens to destroy not only his career, but hers.
Alanna Lucas
Mistletoe Waltz
Series: A Waltz with Destiny
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Alanna Lucas
Content Rating: Sensual (Mild)
Format: Print | eNovella
Release Date: 07/12/2022
Author Website: https://alannalucas.com/
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Dancing into the arms of love?
Marcus, Lord Hawthorne, vowed never to fall in love, the past having taught him that marriage can only ever lead to heartbreak. So, how has he allowed himself to be tricked into being leg-shackled to Faith Whitworth, the daughter of a scheming businessman who wants entry to the ton?
Marcus’s solution for dealing with his unwanted wife is to keep her at Deer Park, his country estate, while he stays in London. But when he returns at Christmastime, he is surprised to find that not only does Faith revel in her role as his marchioness, she is sweet and lovely—and he desires her. This was never part of his plan. However, the arrival of relatives means he won’t be able to escape until the yuletide festivities are over.
As Twelfth Night approaches, Faith’s gentleness and beauty are growing on Marcus more and more. He realizes he wants to dance with her forever, in a marriage that’s more than in name only. He knows he can protect her from her ruthless papa and make her happy—just as long as he doesn’t have to give her his heart…
Sandra Sookoo
One Little Indiscretion
Series: Singular Sensation #1
Genre: Regency Romantic Suspense
Publisher: New Independence Books (indie label)
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 07/14/2022
Author Website: https://www.sandrasookoo.com
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A proper gentleman. A desperate lady. One little indiscretion that will change their lives.
Carew Harcourt Fitzwilliam—Duke of Edenthorpe—is dreadfully dissatisfied with his life. Engaged since childhood to a woman unsuited to him, he feels trapped and hopeless. What he needs is a distraction, which comes in the form of a possible jewelry heist. Too bad it has arrived with his best friend’s sister, now a beauty he can’t banish from his mind.
Miss Leah Haddington, only daughter of Baron Langley, can square with being overlooked by men in the ton due to her auburn hair and freckles, but being left penniless by her father’s gambling is beyond the pale. There’s only one man who can help retrieve a stolen bauble—her deceased brother’s best friend. It matters not that a forbidden attraction is brewing between them. He’s engaged to another, so where is the harm in a partnership?
As they plot and plan their way through ton ballrooms and a practice theft in a bid to snag a missing tiara, that desire ignites. A heated, passionate mistake, to be sure, for he’s to wed someone else in mere days, but the need to belong was too strong to ignore. When the theft goes awry and danger is brought to bear, they must both decide what they want more from life—staid security based in expectation and tradition or unpredictable scandal born out of unexpected love.
Ellie St. Clair
The Secret of the Dashing Detective
Series: Remingtons of the Regency Book 2
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Prairie Lily Press
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: eBook
Release Date: 07/15/2022
Author Website: https://elliestclair.com
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Lady Juliana knows she is in danger. But does she really need a bodyguard?
One abduction and suddenly her brother, the Duke, begins treating her like a damsel in distress. Lady Juliana, however, is anything but – she is a woman who knows her own mind, and is determined to make a difference. But just how is she supposed to work for her secret society protecting animals when she is being followed around by a dashing detective?
Matthew Archibald has taken on many jobs in the past, but never did he think he would be playing nursemaid to the spoiled sister of a duke. Little does he realize, however, that there is much more to the fiery, spirited woman than he initially thought.
Matthew soon finds his focus wavering as he tries to determine just who is threatening the Remington family. But the closer he comes to Lady Juliana, the less he is able to stay professional. Will his growing feelings for her come to endanger them both?
This steamy Regency romance series is best read in order.
Liz Tyner
A Marquess Too Rakish to Wed
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises ULC
Content Rating: Sensual (Mild)
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 07/26/2022
Author Website: https://liztyner.com
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After a serious riding accident, the disreputable Marquess of Hartcroft is forced to think about his life, his future, and the one woman who appeared at his bedside, Lady Guinevere Chenowith.
A duke’s daughter, Lady Guinevere, has kept the secret that she can play several games of chess at once, winning without effort. She doesn’t want to risk a bigger loss in life by losing her heart and her freedom to a man who sees her as a conquest. The stakes are too high.
Guinevere challenges Hartcroft to demonstrate that he has more substance than a carved game piece, but Hartcroft believes his worth is proved in the daily duties he completes as Marquess.
Guinevere and Hartcroft have to decide if they’re just playing games, or if they are ready to risk a bigger commitment than they’ve ever given anyone else.
Abigail Bridges
Nothing But a Rake
Series: Ashton Park
Genre: Regency Romance
Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing
Content Rating: Spicy
Format: Print | eBook
Release Date: 07/27/2022
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He believes love is an unattainable goal. She is facing a marriage without it. But when their paths cross in a mud-drenched alley, both discover something neither thought possible—hope.
Four years ago, Lord Michael Ashton stood at a crossroads in Gretna Green, abandoned, penniless, and determined neither would happen again. The third son of the Duke of Kennet, Michael leaves his family for a life in the darkest streets of London. When his father delivers an ultimatum, however, Michael faces a steep climb out of the gutter.
Lady Clara Durham struggles as well to find her place in Society. She is too round and too smart to please most aristocratic gentlemen, and far too quick with her tongue. But with her father’s health declining, Clara agrees to marry the Duke of Wykeham, a prickly man with ulterior motives.
Everything shifts, however, when Clara’s kitten disappears down an alley. Clara darts after her, tripping headlong into a mudpuddle behind the Kennet stables. When Michael helps her up, he becomes fascinated by this woman who loves animals, talks about hunting, and is more interested in finding her cat than cleaning off the mud.
The sparks that fly leave them determined to help each other out. But their struggle to resist Society’s protocols explodes into a conflict that will result in a one-to-one horse race and a duel that could destroy them both.
Regina Scott, Shelley Adina
The Prince’s Pilot
Series: The Regent’s Devices
Genre: Regency Fantasy or Science Fiction
Publisher: Moonshell Books, Inc.
Content Rating: Clean
Format: Print | eBook | AudioBook
Release Date: 07/27/2022
Author Website: https://reginascott.com
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Napoleon’s invasion of England is hidden in the clouds…
It is 1819, and Cornwall is agog at the daring of the two young lady aeronauts who, earlier in the summer, flew nearly to France and back in their homemade air ship. Much more is riding on Loveday Penhale and Celeste Blanchard’s new and improved vessel—they plan to win the Tinkering Prince’s prize, offered to anyone who can help England win the war against Napoleon.
To their dismay, they must take two local gentlemen aloft to report on the ship’s capabilities. While Captain Trevelyan and Emory Thorndyke are welcome in drawing room and ballroom, their presence on the air ship proves disastrous. Wildly off course, Loveday barely manages to bring the vessel down safely—in France! Now it is up to the gentlemen to keep the newly designed ship hidden while Loveday and Celeste secure supplies for its repair from Celeste’s former home, l’Ecole des Aéronautes in far-off Paris.
But much has changed since Celeste left the capital, and enemies lurk in its very walls. With her famous aeronaut mother dead in suspicious circumstances, and the flight school closed, there is only one thing to do—make up a story about her absence and approach Napoleon himself. He promptly makes Celeste his Chief Air Minister, and commands her to plan the invasion of England by air. Can she and Loveday stay alive in this nest of vipers long enough to help their stranded friends? Before they are unmasked as spies—and before their beautiful air ship is captured and used to attack England…