deborah hale

COULD SHE DEFEAT HIS DARKNESS AND BRING HIM BACK TO LIFE? Handsome rakehell turned scarred recluse Lord Lucius Daventry returns from battle intent on forgetting the past. Yet, once home, Lucius is presented with one final mission: marry Angela Lacewood and grant his ailing grandfather's dying wish. Or at least pretend to marry her. But the young beauty he remembers is now an exquisite woman. A woman strong enough to breach the walls he hides behind and steal his heart.

Desperate to safeguard the future of her precious nephew, penniless Lady Artemis Dearing will do anything even marry the man whose brother ruined her darling sister!

Hadrian Northmore's suffered enough heartbreak he will not lose his brother's son, too. Calculating and deceitful as Lady Artemis may be, he will marry her if he must! But Hadrian isn't prepared for overwhelming desire, or his new wife's sweet disposition. There's been some mistake his hard–built defences are crumbling before his very eyes!

THE SCANDALOUS WIFE! When his beautiful, flirtatious wife scandalises Almack's by being caught in the arms of his enemy, Bennett Maitland, Earl of Sterling, finally ends his unsuitable marriage. He banishes Caroline to his remote childhood home – only to end up trapped there with her! Having lost the love of her cold husband, Caroline is outwardly defiant – yet her wounded heart aches for what they once shared. If she dares, she has one last chance to break through Bennett's icy reserve and rekindle the fiery passion that once consumed them!

Her hands bound by blackmail and duty, Laura Penrose was forced to marry her sweetheart's ruthless cousin. Now a widow, her sweetheart has returned.

Ford Barrett, Lord Kingsfold, believes Laura betrayed him and has a debt to pay she owes him a wedding and a wedding night!

Laura sacrificed herself once out of duty she won't be taken again for revenge. But this new, dark, dangerous Ford discards her pleas . Can she tell him she never wronged him, before he discovers her more innocent secret?

Married: The Virgin Widow

Bound by duty, Laura Penrose is forced to marry her sweetheart's ruthless uncle, Ford Barrett. He thinks she betrayed him, so she owes him a weddingand a wedding night! Can the innocent widow tell Ford she never wronged him, before he discovers her secret?

Bought: The Penniless Lady

Penniless Lady Artemis Dearing will do anything to safeguard her nephew. She'll even marry the man whose brother ruined her sister.

Hadrian Northmore thinks she's calculating and deceitful bu he'll marry her if he must. What he's not prepared for is his new wife's sweet disposition and his own overwhleming desire.

Wanted: Mail–Order Mistress

Betrayed by his first wife, Simon Grimshaw won't marry again. But sultry Singapore nights can be lonely...

Bethan Conway answers an advert to become a wife, but is secretly searching for her missing brother. Then, in the crowded harbour, she's robbed and strandedand rescued by her handsome husband–to–be!

Edmund Fitzhugh was willing to thrust his head back into the matrimonial noose to protect Julianna from her wicked stepbrother. But the maiden was betrothed to his nephew, gone at sea. So their forbidden union was secretly a marriage in name only. Yet, sharing his home with the much younger beauty fuelled a passion he'd thought long buried.

Julianna Ramsay was at sixes and sevens! Who would have thought that Edmund's gentle care could ignite in her a woman's ardour that far eclipsed her girlish fancy for his absent nephew? And what of the day when her fiance returned? Would she then have the courage to choose love over duty?

Married: The Virgin Widow

Her hands bound by blackmail and duty, Laura Penrose was forced to marry her sweetheart's ruthless cousin. Now a widow, her sweetheart has returned. Ford Barrett, Lord Kingsfold, believes Laura betrayed him and that she has a debt to pay – she owes him a wedding...and a wedding night!

Laura sacrificed herself once out of duty – she won't be taken again for revenge. But this new, dark, dangerous Ford ignores her pleas... Can she tell him she never wronged him, before he discovers her more innocent secret?

Bought: The Penniless Lady

Desperate to safeguard the future of her precious nephew, penniless Lady Artemis Dearing will do anything – even marry the man whose brother ruined her darling sister! Hadrian Northmore's suffered enough heartbreak – he will not lose his brother's son, too. Calculating and deceitful as Lady Artemis may be, he will marry her if he must!

But Hadrian isn't prepared for overwhelming desire, or his new wife's sweet disposition. There's been some mistake…his hard–built defences are crumbling before his very eyes!

His Compromised Countess by Deborah Hale

When his beautiful, flirtatious wife causes a scandal by being caught in the arms of his enemy, Bennett Maitland, Earl of Sterling, finally ends his unsuitable marriage. He banishes Caroline to his remote childhood home – only to end up trapped there with her!

Having lost the love of her cold husband, Caroline is outwardly defiant yet her wounded heart aches for what they once shared. If she dares, she has one last chance to break through Bennett's icy reserve – and rekindle the fiery passion that once consumed them!

Her Battle–Scarred Knight by Meriel Fuller

When he returns from the Crusades, battle–scarred and tortured by painful memories, it is only Count Giseux de St–Loup's code of chivalry that sees him escorting a sharp–tongued spitfire of a lady on a quest to help her injured brother.

The beautiful Lady Brianna is fiercely independent, and finds his powerful presence disturbing. As the danger surrounding her grows deeper, Giseux is forced to extend his protection further than either of them ever wanted it to go…

Beauty and the Baron

Handsome rake turned scarred recluse, Lord Lucius Daventry returns from battle intent on forgetting the past. Yet, once home, Lucius is presented with one final mission: marry Angela Lacewood and grant his ailing grandfather's dying wish. Or at least pretend.

But the young beauty he remembers is now an exquisite woman. A woman strong enough to breech the walls he hides behind and steal his heart...

Midsummer Masque

Lord Auberon Westborne has always loved Sylvie Somerville. But the disparity in their age and experience led him to keep his feelings to himself. So for years, he's waited, has been biding his time until the lady was mature enough to be his bride.

Will the masked ball held in honour of his cousin's engagement be the romantic opportunity West has been waiting for – or has he already lost Sylvie's heart to another?

Fresh from scandal in India, headstrong Genia Vernon is being shipped off to England, where she faces a gray future as companion to her aged aunt. When she meets arrogant rake Blade Maxwell on board, she has her one and only chance for a hot, passionate fling... Blade wants to sow his wild oats one last time before duty forces him to marry. And being in such close proximity to fiery Genia has him more than tempted to break his golden rule – to never seduce a virgin!

A ship full of women could only cause trouble!

Of that Governor Sir Robert Kerr was certain, just by considering their chaperon! Though a widow, Mrs. Jocelyn Finch was young, vivacious and utterly determined to have her own way especially with him!

Challenging the governor of Halifax, Nova Scotia, to a duel was obviously a poor way to introduce herself. But when Sir Robert accused Jocelyn and her charges of something, well, less ladylike than husband–hunting, what else could she do? Besides, someone had to show this strait–laced, yet gloriously compelling figure of a man that there was more to life than doing one's duty!

Betrayed by his first wife, Simon Grimshaw won't marry again. But sultry nights in Singapore can be lonely nothing a beautiful English mistress wouldn't fix!

Bethan Conway answers an advert to become a wife, believing it will help her secret search for her missing brother. But Simon isn't the ugly old man she was expecting. He's a hot–blooded bachelor who wants a woman in his bed a position Bethan's more and more tempted to fill!