Returning home from France, Robina Melville finds surprises awaiting her, and not all of them pleasant. Almost immediately it becomes clear that the familiar surroundings of Trentham House are not the sanctuary that she hoped for, and she soon feels unwanted and alone. Still in mourning for her beloved mama and shocked by the changes in her father, Robina struggles to come to terms with all that she has lost. Alongside this, her stepmother, the new Lady Melville, seems intent on marrying off her to the wealthiest suitor, regardless of Robina’s wishes. A chance encounter with a childhood friend, the …

The Duke of Buckhurst, handsome, wealthy, a brilliant horseman, and known to everyone as Buck, has sworn that he will never marry. Cutting a swathe through the sophisticated beauties of the Beau Monde, who are drawn to his sardonic charm like social butterflies to a bright light, he has only one requirement for his amours: that they are safely married to someone else. That is until he discovers that his heir apparent, his dissolute cousin Edmund, has married an actress. Horrified that a common showgirl will become the next duchess and bring his family name into disrepute, the duke is …

King Maximilian of Valdastien, handsome, clever but with a well-deserved reputation as a ladies' man, is under pressure from his prime minister to leave behind his bachelor ways, get married, and produce an heir as soon as possible. Despite the fact that he vowed never to marry, with political unrest in Europe and encroaching danger from the Prussians, the king reluctantly decides to visit the surrounding countries to seek a suitable queen. Meanwhile, beautiful but tempestuous Princess Zita flies across the alpine countryside of neighbouring Aldross on her dazzling horse Pegasus. Full of a fire that matches the stunning flame …

Following the sudden death of his rakish father, Seldon Burn unexpectedly inherits the title of Duke of Otterburn. Returning to the family estate, he swiftly discovers that the title is the only thing he has inherited, along with a mountain of his father’s debts and nothing with which to pay them. A brave and proud soldier, nothing has prepared the new duke for the devastation to the family coffers caused by his late father’s love of lavish entertainment, women, and good living. His cousin Edith suggests that he follows in the footsteps of many an impoverished English aristocrat and marry …

The Duke of Brockenhurst, bored by society and cynical about the beautiful women who cast themselves before him in a desperate bid to become his duchess, accepts a wager to ride from London to York alone and incognito. Outraged by the suggestion that he has lost his verve and the command he once had distinguishing himself in the Army, he decides to reflect on his future, whilst setting himself the challenge to move amongst ordinary people undetected. Valora Melford is bereaved of her beloved father and left in the care of her grasping stepmother. Determined to force her lovely stepdaughter …

Although Chandra’s father Professor Barnard Wardell is the world’s most distinguished Sanskrit scholar, his earnings are barely enough to support him, his daughter, and their faithful servant Ellen. So when the dashing Lord Damon Frome invites him on a highly paid expedition to Nepal, it is a godsend. But, having spent much of his advance, the professor is struck down by a heart attack. So, to the fury of the woman-hating Lord Frome, demure young Chandra arrives in Nepal in her father’s place. An arduous journey through Nepal’s mountains follows, during which Chandra is entrusted with a sacred treasure by …

When John Chester returns to England after suddenly inheriting a dukedom, his life changes forever, but he didn't know just how much. Gina Wilton is like a breath of fresh air, but she is also everything John disapproves of in a young women: independent, assertive, and always ready to contradict him. Yet she has ideas about restoring his dilapidated castle, and he needs her help. The more they are together, the more he notices how pretty she is, how witty and sparkling. How can he believe Gina is attracted to him when she produces an heiress and advises him to …

For years Celina Storton has been in love with Robin, the Earl of Torrington, but he spends his time in Paris pursuing beautiful women, and the more the merrier. Then his mother’s illness forced him to return to England, where she demands that he marry quickly, as she does not have long to live. She has chosen his bride, Celina. He is horrified by this threat to his liberty, but since Celina is an old friend, he agrees. Only when the wedding is over does his mother reveal that she is not as ill as she had seemed. Furious at …

Young, happy, and deeply in love, the future looks rosy for beauty Lilliana Parker and her beau Robert, the dashing Earl of Sherborne. Their friends and family wait with baited breath for news of their inevitable engagement, certain that nothing can harm the charmed life of this golden couple. However, fate has other plans and the earl is called to rejoin his regiment in India on a mission that is both dangerous and vital to queen and country. Terrified of being apart, the sweethearts enter into a secret engagement, pledging to love each other always. Whilst he is away, Lilliana’s …