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A LESS THAN PERFECT PRINCESS…

Princess Theodora of Constantinople is to marry Duke Nikolaos, General-in-Chief of the army, a man chosen for her by the Emperor. An imperial princess must always do her duty: be beautiful, obedient and pure. But Theodora spent ten years in exile in a barbarian land.

There, once, she might have forgotten protocol. Forgotten enough to have given birth to a baby in secret. As her wedding night approaches Theodora finds she wants to share her bed with the Duke, except she knows she's on the verge of revealing her biggest sin…

Palace Brides Beauties of Byzantium – claimed by warriors!

Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuries

HER WARRIOR SLAVE

Bound in chains, enslaved barbarian Sir William Bradfer stands proud in the Constantinople slave market. As a warrior, he's trained in the art of survival. Lady-in-waiting Anna of Heraklea is betrothed to be married – against her will.

Catching sight of the magnificent William, she finds a rebellious half-plan forming in her mind. Anna can offer this captured knight freedom in return for his hand in marriage!

Palace Brides Beauties of Byzantium – claimed by warriors!

HIS LADY IN WAITING

In her long years at the convent, waiting for her betrothed, Lady Isobel de Turenne has built the Comte d'Aveyron into a fantasy – a man who will rescue, protect and love her… But when the Comte finally returns to claim his bride Isobel finds instead a man of contradictions – one who masks dark secrets with desire.

Wary of a man's touch, but desperate to grasp her new freedom, Isobel must decide if it's solely duty forcing the Comte to marry or whether he is truly her longed-for champion.

Knights of Champagne Three swordsmen for three ladies

Stolen from the convent! 

Kidnapped by a masked horseman, Lady Rowena despairs. Her cloistered convent life is in tatters, her reputation surely ruined. Until she discovers her abductor is her father's favored knight… 

Loyal, honorable Sir Eric of Monfort has done as Rowena's father commanded. And though his body might crave her, he will not bed an innocent maiden. But as danger circles, there is only one way for Eric to protect Rowena — by making her his lady in every sense!

Forbidden fruit always tastes the sweetest…

Elise keeps her cards close to her chest. Few people know that she's also Blanchefleur le Fay, the celebrated singer. But she has an even greater secret…her baby daughter is the result of a brief — but intense — affair with Gawain, Count of Meaux.

Duty-bound to marry, Gawain is back in Troyes to meet his bride. So why can't he stop thinking about the sweet, silver-voiced girl he met the last time he was there? And when he finds his mistress again, Gawain must choose between duty…and forbidden desire.

Wearing his ring again… 

When a shocking revelation reveals Francesca's illegitimacy, she worries for her marriage to Tristan, Comte des Iles. Her heart in tatters, she awaits her husband's return… Will he request an annulment or give their union a second chance? 

Duty has kept Tristan from his beautiful wife's side for far too long, but the memory of her touch is seared into his soul. Now, with malevolent forces working against them, it's more important than ever for Tristan to show Francesca that he'll never let her go!

Runaway Lady, Conquering Lord

Emma of Fulford is a fallen woman with a young son as proof. He is all she has, and now the boy's brutal father has returned. Desperate and afraid, she needs to escape, so she approaches Sir Richard of Asculf. Emma begs the honourable man for help – and offers the only thing she has left...herself.

Her Banished Lord

Hugh Duclair, Count de Freyncourt, has been accused of sedition, stripped of his title and banished from all of King William's land. Determined, Hugh vows to clear his name! Lady Aude de Crevecoeur offers her help – but how far will she go? Should she risk her reputation and her life, or save her reputation and become Hugh's wife?

Bound To The Barbarian

Sold into slavery, maidservant Katerina promised one day to repay the prince who rescued her. Now that time has come, and Katerina must convince commanding warrior Ashfirth Saxon that she is his royal mistress. But spending balmy days and long sultry nights with this man make Katerina's task increasingly impossible. How long before she finds herself willingly bedded by this proud barbarian?

A princess captive in the tower… A Spanish knight who can set her free!

In this Princesses of the Alhambra story meet Princess Leonor, who can't escape her tyrannical Sultan father. For Spanish knight Count Rodrigo her innocence and her beauty tug at his sense of honour. He will lay down his life to protect her…but the risks are great: she is the daughter of his sworn enemy!

As a novice, Lady Cecily of Fulford's knowledge of men is nonexistent. But when tragic news bids her home immediately, her only means of escape from the convent is to brazenly offer herself to the enemy as a bride!

With her fate now in the hands of her husband, Sir Adam Wymark, she battles to protect her family. Suspicions and betrayal are rife, yet their convenient marriage offers Cecily much more than comfort in her knight's arms .

‘I would like a child...will you agree to father it?’

Princess Alba longs for a life away from her tyrannical sultan father. She craves a happy family of her own, away from the palace walls she’s been imprisoned in all her life. So when honourable Lord Inigo comes to her rescue, she’s spellbound! The Spanish knight is betrothed to another, but could he be her only hope of realising her dream?

The secrets behind her eyes 

Sir Arthur Ferrer catches sight of her among the stands at the Twelfth Night joust. There is something about her eyes…. He's seen them before. But when he goes to find the mysterious woman who has so captivated him, she's disappeared! 

Clare has been running from a dark past that she can never speak of. But this handsome knight seems determined to unveil her secrets. Will she dare to let him glimpse the real Lady Clare? 

Knights of Champagne 

Three Swordsmen for Three Ladies