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1 Historical Romance Guide Alexander, Victoria 1 Historical Romance Guide Alexander, Victoria. “What Happens at Christmas.” Kensington Books. Camille, Lady Lydingham, knows precisely what she wants for Christmas--an official engagement to a handsome, dashing prince. Her very proper suitor expects a proper English family and the perfect Dickensian Christmas, which leaves the lovely widow with a slight problem. The last thing Camille wants is for the prince to meet her unconventional relatives. But with the aid of a troupe of actors, Camille intends to pull off a Christmas deception of massive proportions. At least until Grayson Elliott comes back into her live after an absence of twelve years. (Millworth Manor #1) Alexander, Victoria. “The Importance of Being Wicked.” Zebra. For Viscount Stillwell, finding a prospective bride seemed easy, but Win soon found out endless gossip had broken all his engagements. He decided to hire a company to repair his family's fire-damaged country house. Nothing disreputable in that--until the firm's representative turns out to be a very desirable widow. Lady Miranda Garret expected a man of Win's reputation to be flirtatious, even charming. But the awkward truth is that she finds him thoroughly irresistible. For the first time, the wicked Win has fallen in love. And what began as a scandalous proposition may yet become a very different proposal. (Millworth Manor #2) Alexander, Victoria. “The Perfect Mistress.” Zebra. Widowed Julia, Lady Winterset, has inherited a book that every gentleman in London seems to want. Harrison Landingham, Earl of Mountdale, can't let the obstinate Julia release the shameless memoir that could ruin his family's name, but the only way to stop her may be equally sordid, for his rivals are intent on seducing the captivating woman to acquire the book. (Sinful Family Secrets #1) Alexander, Victoria. “His Mistress by Christmas.” Zebra. For three years, Lady Veronica Smithson has been perfectly happy as a widow and thoroughly independent. Still, the right gentleman could provide the benefits of marriage without the tedious restrictions. And in Sir Sebastian Hadley-Attwater, renowned explorer and rogue, Veronica is sure she has found him. Sebastian will come into his inheritance in a matter of weeks; if his family deems him responsible enough. There's no better way to prove his maturity than with a wife. But though Veronica will share his bed, she refuses to marry. However, Sebastian has a plan: An intimate sojourn at his new country house will surely change Veronica's mind. Sebastian never takes no for an answer and he intends to persuade his Christmas mistress that they belong together in this, and every season to come. (Sinful Family Secrets #2) Alexander, Victoria. “My Wicked Little Lies.” Zebra. Evelyn Hadley-Attwater has it all, a genteel Victorian life, loving husband and elegant parties. No one, including the man she married, suspects that she was once a spy for England's most enigmatic intelligence agency and now she's been summoned for one final assignment. Adrian Hadley-Attwater is a respectable, dignified gentleman. But even the most proper gentlemen have secrets from their wives. Secrets that have a price. Now, as a veil of secrecy frays, a tantalizing game of cat and mouse will test the bounds of unfailing love. (Sinful Family Secrets #3) Ashe, Katharine. “Swept Away By a Kiss.” When pirates storm Viscount Steven Ashford's ship upon the high seas, it brings him closer than ever to the nefarious criminal he seeks to ruin. Only one seductive detail threatens his victory; the scandalous beauty imprisoned with him, Lady Valerie Monroe. Temptation has never been so intoxicating or so forbidden, for Steven is disguised as a French priest. If they make it off ship alive, to protect her from his enemies he must never see her again. Back in England, 2 and under the ton's scrutiny for a reckless past she hasn't escaped, Valerie dreams of the breathtaking 'man of the cloth' with whom she shared her greatest adventure. (Rogues of the Sea #1) Ashe, Katharine. “Captured By a Rogue Lord.” Avon. Serena Carlyle dreams of a happily ever after. Firmly upon the shelf at twenty-five, instead she's determined to find the perfect match for her beautiful younger sister. What better prospect than their neighbor, the wealthy, rakishly handsome Earl of Savege? Now Serena can beg his help in halting a local band of smugglers. Then, one night, stealing away from yet another disappointing ball, Serena finds herself trapped alone with a stranger. (Rogues of the Sea #2) Ashe, Katharine. “In the Arms of a Marquess.” Avon. Miss Octavia Pierce is witty, well-off and shockingly unwed. Still, she is far too successful in society to remain on the shelf forever, and her family has hopes that Octavia will finally make the perfect match. What they don't know is that, years earlier, Octavia was scandalously tempted by the one man capable of sweeping her off her feet; the man now known as the Marquess of Doreé. A third son, never meant to inherit, Lord Ben Doreé has abandoned his past and grown accustomed to his illustrious new position of wealth and power. But he has never forgotten Octavia, and now she desperately needs his help in a most dangerous, clandestine matter. Although she claims she has put the memories of the passion they shared behind her, Ben is determined to once again have her in his arms and in his bed. (Rogues of the Sea #3) Ashe, Katharine. “When a Scot Loves a Lady.” Avon. After years as an agent of the secret Falcon Club, Lord Leam Blackwood knows it’s time to return home to Scotland. One temptation threatens his plans, Kitty Savege. The scandal-plagued lady warms his blood like a dram of fine whiskey. But a dangerous enemy stands in the way of desire, and to beat this foe Leam needs Kitty’s help. Kitty never wanted to spend her holidays in a wretched country village! With snow up to the windows, escape is nowhere in sight. A roguish Scottish lord, however, is. His rough brogue sends tingles of heat from Kitty’s frigid toes to her chilled nose, but she’s confident she can withstand that. What she cannot control is the reaction of her carefully guarded heart when she discovers this beast is, in fact, no beast at all. (Falcon Club #1) Ashe, Katharine. “How to Be a Proper Lady.” Avon. Viola Carlyle, who refuses to obey the rules for being a proper lady, is unable to control herself around Captain Jin Seton, who, unbeknownst to her, has been searching for her for over two years in order to repay a debt. (Falcon Club #2) Ashe, Katharine. “How a Lady Weds a Rogue.” Avon. Beautiful Diantha Lucas understands society’s rules: a young lady must find a man to marry. But Diantha has a bigger goal, and she’s not afraid of plunging into adventure to achieve it. When daring, dashing Wyn Yale rescues her, she’s certain he’s just the man she needs. As an agent for the secret Falcon Club, Wyn knows his duty, but he’s not about to admit he’s a hero of any sort. He has a plan, too: steal a prized horse, murder an evil duke, avenge an innocent girl, and probably get hanged for it in that order. Wyn can’t afford to be distracted by a pretty face, even one with delectable dimples and kissable lips. But how can a country miss and a hardened spy solve their problems when they can’t keep their hands off each other? (Falcon Club #3) Ashe, Katharine, “I Married the Duke.” Avon. Arabella Caulfield, one of three orphaned sisters, has clung to an ancient gypsy prophecy as the only way to save her family from endless heartbreak. Now she has twelve days to reach a remote French castle and fulfill her destiny: to marry a prince. Along the way, Arabella meets Lucien Westfall, decorated naval captain and the new Duke of Lycombe. She thought he 3 was a pirate. He thought she was a governess. Two wrongs have never made such a scandalously perfect right. (The Prince Catchers #1) Ashe, Katharine. “Kisses, She Wrote.” Avon. Handsome as sin and scandalously rakish, Cam Westfall, the Earl of Bedwyr, is every young lady's wickedest dream. Shy wallflower Princess Jacqueline of Sensaire knows this better than anyone, because her dreams are full of the breathtaking earl's kisses. And not only her dreams, but her diary, too. When Cam discovers the maiden's not-so-maidenly diary, will her wildest Christmas wishes be fulfilled in its pages or in his arms? (The Prince Catchers #1.5) Ashford, Jane. “Man of Honour.” Sourcebooks Casablanca. Eliot saw his duty and married Laura. What else could a gentleman do when they had been snowbound together at an inn unchaperoned? The fact that Laura was beautiful, gentle, and completely suitable as a wife made his behaving as a man of honour very easy. But Laura was not satisfied with such a meager basis for marriage. And the once-docile young bride soon began a rebellion that had all of the ton agog and her husband forgetting about honor and listening instead to his heart. Ashford, Jane. “The Marriage Wager.” Sourcebooks Casablanca. Lady Emma Tarrant possesses little but the gambling skills her dead husband taught her, but she’s no match for a real gamester. Colin Wareham, Baron St. Mawr, gambles to distract himself from devastating memories. The gaming has long since lost its appeal, until he meets sparkling Lady Emma and finds that she’s an even better distraction.
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