A Perfect Scoundrel by Heather Cullman

Part of the Lords of Love Series, A Perfect Scoundrel is about a shy, plain young lady named Jane Wentworth who has always loved the charismatic Lord Quentin, albeit from afar. Lord Quentin, although more intelligent than most of her cousin's suitors, is still quite a reprobate - and not in a complementary sense. He plots to compromise Jane's cousin, but in a trick of fate, ends up with Jane instead.

A Reckless Encounter by Rosemary Rogers

When Celia Sinclair witnesses a terrible crime which ultimately leads to her mother's death, she vows to seek revenge. Orphaned at a young age, she sows the seeds of vengeance until she reaches her maturity, at which point she seeks out the man to destroy him. However she is taken aback by the fact that the new lord is far too young to have been the man who did her wrong.

All Through The Night by Connie Brockway

Widow and chaperone by day, masked theif by night, Anne Wilder is the lovely heroine in Connie Brockway's much-lauded All Through The Night. Set in a time of political upheaval, when many a man returned home from protecting the kingdom to find no jobs and no pay, Brockway tells the story of an unhappy and jaded widow who steals from the Prince Regent's friends who pledge to charity in public but never follow through on their promises. Colonel Jack Seward, the Hound of Whitehall, has pledged to catch the catch the thief at all costs, for the safety of the crown is at stake. When Jack finally catches the thief redhanded, she boldly propositions him only to trick and elude him. Jack vows to catch whom he now considers "his thief" at all costs, for her life is on the line as well. In an exciting game of cat and mouse, Jack stalks Anne along rooftops and through the glittering ballrooms of regency society in an effort to capture the beauty and keep her for his own.

An Unwilling Bride by Jo Beverley

Beth Artimage is decidedly a bluestocking. She follows the teachings of women's rights activist Mary Wollstonecraft and is happy with her simple life as a teacher at Miss Mallory's School for Ladies. Then the Duke of Belcraven comes to see her and forces her into a marriage she never intended to occur, but sees little possibility of escape from.

Because of You by Cathy Maxwell

Cathy Maxwell delivers yet another heartwarming romantic tale of a vicar's daughter and the disinherited son of a duke. Samantha is living quietly as a healer in the odd little backwater town of Sproule when Yale Carderock returns to visit his father's grave. Years before they quarreled, and in a fit of anger, Yale left England to make his own fortune. Now he has returned to prove to his father that he's not worthless, only to find that his father passed away mourning the loss of his beloved son.

Calypso Magic by Catherine Coulter

The second book of Catherine Coulter's magic trilogy tells the tale of Hawk's best friend, Lyonel Ashton. When West Indies heiress Diana Savarol comes to London to stay with Lyonel's aunt for the season, he is forced to squire them about London. Ever since he was betrayed by his fiancee, Lyonel has been very wary and distrustful of women. However the guileless Diana slips under his skin, setting them on a course of love and danger, but also showing that as a pair, they complement each other.

Christmas Angel by Jo Beverley

Jo Beverley's Christmas Angel is really several tales which are deftly woven together in the Christmas spirit. Yet another of the Company of Rogues has decided to get married. This time, its war-hero Leander Knollis, the Earl of Charrington.

Devilish by Jo Beverley

Devilish is the much-anticipated story of Bey Malloren, Marquess of Rothgar, and the only woman who has ever gotten the better of him, Diana Westmount, Countess of Arradale. These characters met for the first time in the previous book in the Malloren series - Secrets of the Night - but it is not until the Countess is summoned to London by the king that the two headstrong protagonists are really thrown together.

Falling In Love Again by Cathy Maxwell

Falling in Love Again by Cathy Maxwell is a refreshing tale of a botched arranged marriage, debtor's prison, and how reformed rakes can make the best husbands, after all. Abandonned on her wedding night, Mallory Edwards is left in the country while her erstwhile husband heads back to London, to his mistress and his other less-than-proper entertainments. Mallory is content to live in her castle in the country, until one day, seven years after they marry, it is taken away from her and she is thrown out on the street.

Forbidden by Jo Beverley

Wow. Talk about some unlikely plotting. In another of the Company of Rogues novels, Francis, Lord Middlethorpe, is caught in a web of his mother's own making. One little lie starts the ball rolling and soon poor Francis is married to the most unlikely woman he could have imagined - and yet he cannot help but rejoice in that fact.

In The Prince's by Sabrina Jeffries

In The Prince's Bed is the much awaited first novel in Sabrina Jeffries new Royal Brotherhood books, and it does not disappoint. Jeffries brings three men of vastly different upbringing together with a single secret. One an earl of impeccable, another a gruff recluse with a shameful past, and lastly the owner of a prominent gaming hell - they are bound together by the fact that each is the unacknowledged bastard son of the Prince of Wales. In this first story, In The Prince's Bed, Alec, the Earl of Iversley, introduces himself to his half brothers for the first time, and the bond is forged.

Love and the Single Heiress by Jacquie D'Alessandro

There seems to be a trend lately in historical romance in which the heroine has in some way published some scandalous writings which have gotten her into a load of trouble. In steps the hero, the man expected to find the scandalous author and give her her comeuppance. We've seen it with Julia Quinn's Lady Whistledown, and Candice Hern's Fashionable Cabinet series, amongst many others. Jacquie D'Alessandro's Love And the Single Heiress is much along these lines as well.

Married In Haste by Cathy Maxwell

Unlike many a story, Cathy Maxwell's Married in Haste is loosely based on a true couple whose story was once published in Great Britain Magazine. Brenn Owen, the new Earl of Merton, has a lovely estate in Wales, but it's falling apart, and he needs an heiress to restore it. Tess Hamlin is a bold heiress who can have her pick of the gentleman, but falls for the earl. That said, she has no intention of getting married, until a scandal erupts over a silly wager she and the other young misses entered into at a ball.

Married to the Viscount by Sabrina Jeffries

What happens when, without your knowledge, your rascal of a brother marries you by proxy to a lovely American woman? What if she travels to England, shows up at your dinner party announcing herself as your Viscountess, and your brother has gone into hiding? Viscount Ravenswood doesn't take it very well.

Midnight Pleasures by Eloisa James

Sequel to Eloisa James' Potent Pleasures, Midnight Pleasures tells the story of the dashing second twin, Patrick Foakes. Readers will not be disappointed in this whirlwind romantic romp. Lady Sophie York is a spitfire and no one really knows what to think. She's an innocent with a penchant for things naughty - and half the time she doesn't even know what she's talking about! Patrick wants the lovely innocent for himself, but she turns him down with plans to marry one of his best friends, a dull and rather dim earl.

Midsummer Magic by Catherine Coulter

In the first book of Catherine Coulter's Magic Trilogy, Scottish beauty Frances Kilbracken does not much care for her father's agreement with the English earl to have one of his sons marry one of his daughters. When the man shows up to choose his bride, Frances decides to ensure that she is not the one he chooses. What follows is a comical attempt at disgusting the haughty man only to have it backfire on Frances in a most disturbing way.

Moonspun Magic by Catherine Coulter

The third and final installment of Catherine Coulter's Magic Trilogy, Moonspun Magic is a dark tale of a deepseeded anger between two brothers and their very disparate interests in the fate of an innocent young lady. Raphael Carstairs, the dashing sea captain and spy from Calypso Magic (Book 2) returns for his own tale. His secret identity discovered, he returns home to England for one final task before taking up his life as a landed gentleman. On his way to London, he rescues the beautiful but desperate young Victoria, to whom his twin brother has evil intentions. Victoria originally thinks she has been caught by the evil Baron Drago, only to find she has a savior.

My Lady Notorious by Jo Beverley

The first novel of the Malloren Family Series, My Lady Notorious introduces the magnificent Malloren family adn tells the story of Cyn Malloren and the notorious Lady Chastity Ware.

Having recently recuperated from a serious war illness, Cyn Malloren is riding along in his carriage when he is held up by two highwaymen. Although Cyn realizes he can likely overpower his attackers, he is suffering underneath the thumb of his older brother, the Marquess of Rothgar, and decides to play along with them. Cyn soon finds himself swept into an adventure to protect a young mother and her child, as well as the fiesty female highwayman, no other than Lady Chastity Ware. Although her notoriety is unjustified, her wicked father has ruined and mistreated her anyway. To punish her further, he shaves Chastity's lovely head, leaving her to live in the country as a boy. Chastity is convinced that she can keep her gender and notorious identity from the handsome Cyn Malloren and agrees to allow him to help with she and her sister's cause.

Potent Pleasures by Eloisa James

In Potent Pleasures, Eloisa James tells the touching and sometimes heart-rending story of Charlotte Daicheston. On the brink of womanhood, only weeks before her come-out, Charlotte recklessly attends a lurid masquerade ball only to be swept off her feet by a handsome young man who then disappears without a trace. Charlotte is left with some difficult decisions on how she will live her life thereafter.

Red, Red Rose by Marjorie Farrell

Red, Red Rose is a well-researched tale set in the midst of the Penninsula Wars with Napoleon. Marjorie Farrell takes great effort and succeeds admirably at weaving the story of the bastard son of an earl who rises through the ranks of the military on his own, and the daughter of a lord who has close ties to the military. Her characters - both primary and secondary - are well crafted, multi-faceted and realistic.

Scandal's Bride by Stephanie Laurens

Scandal's Bride is the third novel in the Stephanie Laurens's immensely successful Bar Cynster Series. Richard Cynster is the illegitimate son of the Duke of St. Ives, fondly known as Scandal. He heads off to Scotland to collect an inheritance left him, only to find that full inheritance to the family will go to charity if he does not wed the beautiful but very independant Lady Catriona Hennessy. Unable to resist his attraction to the woman, nor to see the whole family turned out as paupers, the two marry.

Lady Catriona is no ordinary Scottish miss, but a Lady of the old religions. She oversees the physical and spiritual livelihood of a small vale in the lowlands of Scotland. She cannot submit to anyone, certainly not her powerfully arrogant husband. Richard and Catriona must find a way to live together in harmony, respecting each other's will, pride, and responsibilities.

Secrets of the Night by Jo Beverley

The fourth book of Jo Beverley's Malloren series, Secrets of the Night leads us into a web of secrecy, deceit, and intrigue. Brand Malloren is visiting one of the family estates when he is attacked and left by the roadside for dead. Young Rosamunde finds him and nurses him back to health. Married to a elderly dying man, she begs him to help her conceive a child in order to stop the evil zealot who plans to destroy her home from becoming heir upon her husband's impending demise.

Someone Irresistible by Adele Ashworth

Set against the backdrop of the opening of the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, a paleontologist stands at the turning point of his career. He has discovered an artifact that will propel him from a young man of common background to a dinosaur expert of unquestionable merit. Adele Ashworth weaves a tale of love, betrayal, and forgiveness. Having been ruined at the turning point in his career, Nathan Price leaves in disgrace, only to return to clear his name. He enlists the help of the woman whom he should not trust.

Something Wicked by Jo Beverley

Elfled Malloren is the only unwedded sister in the Malloren family, mostly due to her independent nature. However it cannot be helping that she has four rather dashing brothers who are profoundly overprotective. When Elfled has the opportunity to sneak off for an evening of fun and flirtation at Vauxhall without them breathing down her neck, she seizes it, but with dire consequences! Suddenly, she's thrown into a dangerous plot to kill the king, and her family's most dangerous enemy - the new Earl of Walgrave - is at the center of it.

Tempting Fortune by Jo Beverley

It all starts when Bryght is sent on a housebreaking mission that started in the first novel Lady Notorious. Petite Portia threatens Bryght Malloren at pistol-point and he leaves forever smitten. But when Portia's younger brother's debts become decidedly dangerous, she is forced into a situation in which she must pay by auctioning her virtue or lose the sibling she loves. Only Bryght, a notorious gamester, can extricate her from this debacle intact.

The Indiscretion by Judith Ivory

Judith Ivory always writes such sensual literature, and The Indiscretion is no different. Set at the turn of the century (1899), a Texas cowboy named Sam Cody finds himself stranded on a misty English moor with a Viscount's daughter, Lady Lydia Bedford-Browne. Telling his beautiful female companion that he's a hired gun, they spend several days camping in the mushy wilderness and over the same period, fall in love. But their stations in life are too different, and when they are finally rescued by an amusing pair of undergarments, they are parted. However when they get back to civilization, Lydia finds that Sam is not quite what he seemed, when he shows up as a guest at her father's estate.

The Lady Chosen by Stephanie Laurens

After the immense success of her legion of Cynster novels, Stephanie Laurens has delivered us a new series. Recently home from Waterloo, seven former soldiers meet in a smokey bar to discuss what will become of them now that they have all left the military. Each, due to one reason or another, has surprisingly found themselves with a title, and each must assume their duties and marry. With the matchmaking mamas nipping at their heels, they form a club and a pact - each to find the right woman, and each to help the others in that goal. Thus the Bastion Club is formed.

The Matchmaker by Rexanne Becnel

Miss Olivia Bryde keeps notes on every eligible man in society, in a little journal she calls The Matchmaker. After a little midnight interlude at a houseparty in the country, she writes some rather scathing but deserving remarks about Lord Hawke. Lord Hawke is very much aware of his faults - they haunt his every moment and he cannot sleep for fear of nightmares.

The Reluctant Suitor by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

From historical romance legend Kathleen Woodiwiss comes a new epic tale of a young man who rejects the marriage his parents arranged for him, and flees to join the military. Sixteen years and the death of a parent later, Colonel Lord Colton Wyndham comes home to claim his title, only to find that his parents followed through on his arranged marriage despite his absense - one of the requirements being that should he wish to dissolve the agreement, he must first seriously court the lady for ninety days. His intended, the much-courted Lady Adriana Sutton who adolized Colton in her youth and was distraught by his abandonment, is none too pleased with the situation.

The Runaway Duke by Julie Anne Long

Julie Anne Long's debut romance The Runaway Duke is an excellent first for the San Francisco based novelist. Set in the Regency period not long after the Battle of Waterloo, a young lord is given an opportunity to leave his miserable life of title and responsibility, and start afresh.

The Seduction of an English Lady by Cathy Maxwell

Cathy Maxwell delivers another heartwarming story of two people - the daughter of an earl and the son of a cobbler - and how they overcome the bonds of society and fall in love. Colonel Colin Mandland is intensely ambitious. All he wants is to be knighted and prove that he can rise above his humble background. Rosalyn Wellborne is a priviledged lady of the peerage who has never known the love of a parent or relative, but still lives within the boundaries of a society that has never done anything for her.

When Dreams Come True by Cathy Maxwell

On the rugged shores of Cornwall lies the little village of Hobbles Moor. The people of the village despair that their lord, the Earl of Penhollow, has not yet taken a wife, and summon the old woman of the village to cast a love charm. However, when the charm succeeds and a lovely young woman washes ashore, no one is prepared for the secrets she might hide.

Who Will Take This Man? By Jacquie D'Alessandro

Who would take a man who has failed to follow through on two weddings, and now has a wife-killing curse on his head? Meredith Chilton-Grizedale's reputation as a matchmaker is now very much threatened, and she decides she'd better help the doomed bachelor, Viscount Greybourne, solve his curse, otherwise she's going to have to come up with a new profession!

Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas

Lisa Kleypas finishes off her highly successful Bow Street Runners Series follows the life of Nick Gentry - an orphaned young lord who grows up in the dangerous underworld of London only to become a Bow Street Runner and reclaim is rightful place in society. Many will remember Nick as the jaded younger brother of Lady Sophia from Lady Sophia's Lover (Book 2 of this series).

You and No Other by Cathy Maxwell

By far, one of the best books by Cathy Maxwell, You and No Other is a fantastic tale of quiet widowhood overtaken by stolen town houses, scandalous old ladies, singing kidnappees and secret babies. Lady Caroline Pearson finds that her scoundrel of a brother-in-law has sold her townhouse - a property that was supposedly hers by marriage - right out from under her. The new owner, James Ferrington, an ambitious gentleman businessman who is taking on the East India Company, mistakes her for a lonely widow looking for a good time.

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