Download or read book How to Entice an Earl written by Manda Collins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "St. Martin's Paperbacks historical romance"--Spine.

Download or read book How to Entice an Earl written by Manda Collins and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Entice an Earl Manda Collins Lady Madeline Essex is the last of the unwed "ducklings" in her family—and by far the most outspoken. But when she boldly enters London's most notorious gaming house in search of fodder for her novel, even her sharp tongue can't save her from the horrible crime she stumbles upon there. As luck would have it, first on the scene is the last man she wants to see her vulnerable. The one man who could tempt her heart... Christian Monteith, the new Earl of Gresham, isn't much for card rooms and gaming hells. But as a favor to his former commanding officer, he's investigating a gamester for espionage on the night that Maddie ventures in looking more enticing than he's ever seen her. Suddenly, his feelings for his friend aren't so friendly anymore. And when her curiosity brings the impetuous novelist to the attention of a madman, Christian will stop at nothing to protect her—from a sinister plot that is far more dangerous than any stolen kiss...

Download or read book Enticing the Earl written by Christie Kelley and published by eKensington. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a penniless Earl saves a beautiful folk healer, the secrets between them may be too much for their love to bear in this Regency romance novel. Staffordshire, England, 1814. With his estate near bankruptcy, Simon Blakesworth, Earl of Hartsfield, already has a perilous secret to keep. Still, when he finds Mia Featherstone badly beaten, he doesn't hesitate to shelter her in his home—and offer his hand in marriage. Simon has always loved the beautiful healer, but Mia is concealing secrets of her own. Mia has discovered valuable artifacts hidden on Simon’s land. Keeping them to herself, she used those artifacts to save her patients' lives. Now she must search in secret to find the rest of the cache, this time to help Simon save his home. But their passion is making it impossible for Mia to ever walk away—even from a love that may not survive the truth.

Download or read book Never Entice an Earl written by Lily Dalton and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lady Daphne Bevington would do anything for her maid Kate-including masquerading as Kate and sneaking around the wrong side of London to settle the poor girl's debt. Yet her innocent ruse takes a scandalous turn when "Kate" runs into a handsome gentleman on a secret quest of his own. A moment of passion could cost Daphne her reputation, but how can she ignore the stranger's searing kiss? Lord Cormack Northmore is determined to find the immoral peer who ruined his sister. So when he learns that the irresistible woman he knows as "Kate" is the Season's most sought-after debutante, Cormack plans to use her connections to help him set a trap. Now, the closer Cormack gets to uncovering the villain who haunts the ton's ballrooms, the more he realizes that the lovely lady is in danger herself. Will he abandon his quest for revenge-or risk losing his one chance at love?"-- From back cover.

Download or read book Why Earls Fall in Love written by Manda Collins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "St. Martin's Paperbacks historical romance"--Spine.

Download or read book How to Dance With a Duke written by Manda Collins and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Dance With a Duke Manda Collins What's a wallflower to do when she's suddenly in need of a husband? Use all the pluck and moxie she can muster to get what she wants... Miss Cecily Hurston would much rather explore the antiquities of Egypt than the uncharted territory of marriage. But the rules of her father's exclusive academic society forbid her entrance unless she weds one of its members. To clear her ailing father's name of a scandalous rumor, Cecily needs to gain admission into the Egyptian Club—and is willing to marry any old dullard to do it. Lucas Dalton, Duke of Winterson, is anything but dull. He's a dashing and decorated war hero determined to help Cecily—even if that means looking the other way when she claims the dance card of Amelia Snow, this season's most sought-after beauty. But Lucas has a reason for wanting Cecily to join the Egyptian Club: His brother went missing during one of Lord Hurston's expeditions to Egypt. An alliance with the explorer's bluestocking daughter could bring Lucas closer to the truth about what happened...or it could lead him to a more dangerous love than either he or Cecily could have imagined....

Download or read book The Earl written by Katharine Ashe and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Katharine Ashe’s newest unforgettable romance, the question on everyone’s lips is answered at last… “Who is Lady Justice?” “This author rocks historical romance.”—USA Today How does a lady of wit and courage bring an arrogant lord to his knees? Entice him to Scotland, strip him of titles and riches, and make him prove what sort of man he truly is. Opposites… Handsome, wealthy, and sublimely confident, Colin Gray, the new Earl of Egremoor, has vowed to unmask the rabble-rousing pamphleteer, Lady Justice, the thorn in England’s paw. And he’ll stop at nothing. Attract. Smart, big-hearted, and passionately dedicated to her work, Lady Justice longs to teach her nemesis a lesson in humility. But her sister is missing, and a perilous journey with her archrival into unknown territory just might turn fierce enemies into lovers.

Download or read book Good Earl Gone Bad written by Manda Collins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marriage? To a gambler? You must be joking! Lady Ophelia Dauntry has never been one to back down from a challenge. And when her spendthrift father does the unthinkable and loses her hand in marriage at the gaming tables, she is faced with the challenge of her life. Not only in the man she'll be forced to marry--the Earl of Mainwaring--a gamester, he's also a member of the Lords of Anarchy--the driving club she holds responsible for her dear friend Lucinda's confinement in an asylum, though they have never claimed responsibility.

Download or read book To Entice an Earl written by Naomi Boom and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Alexandra Farris lost her heart to her older brother's friend, Lord Maxon Collins, long, long ago. Despite her girlhood attempts to win him, he never noticed her. Now that her first season is underway, she understands why. He prefers willowy blondes, not curvaceous maidens with darker coloring like herself. Rather than wallow in self-pity, she forgets love and focuses on something more attainable—an advantageous match. Lord Collins is plagued by an uncomfortable feeling whenever he goes near Miss Farris. One of annoyance. And yet, he can’t seem to stop thinking of her, touching her, kissing her...He must act in her brother’s stead, which means he has to approve her suitor and ensure her safety. Unfortunately, he can’t seem to find a worthy gentleman. Wedding her off should be a simple task, but not if he can’t let her go.

Download or read book The Earl in My Bed written by Stacy Reid and published by Entangled: Scandalous. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years, Daphne Wentworth, Countess of Carrington, has loved her powerful, enigmatic husband, despite the fact that they married under less than ideal circumstances. But no more. Finally at her breaking point, Daphne intends to create a scandal so big, her austere husband will have no choice but to divorce her. Except everything goes awry when he surprises her with the last thing she expected. Sylvester Wentworth, Earl of Carrington, has returned to London for one reason—to seduce his wife. After a near-death experience, he is in need of an heir and means to make his marriage a real one. To his shock, though, his wicked, beautiful countess wants the exact opposite, and he must now do everything possible to entice his countess to stay forever. Each book in the Rebellious Desires series is STANDALONE: * Duchess by Day, Mistress by Night * The Earl in My Bed

Download or read book How to Romance a Rake written by Manda Collins and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manda Collins How to Romance a Rake You can lead a wallflower to the ball, but you can't make her bloom—unless one daring young bachelor turns up the heat... What's a nice girl like Miss Juliet Shelby doing at a place like Lord Deveril's ballroom? With her shy demeanor, she's a total stranger to the dance floor and a source of mockery for the ton. So imagine her surprise when Deveril gallantly comes to her defense—and offers to teach her to dance! Juliet can hardly believe the most handsome bachelor in London would notice her, until he takes her in his arms and sets her heart ablaze... Lord Alec Deveril has never felt such a spark of attraction for an unmarried lady before. Unlike the "fashionable" ladies he's accustomed to, Juliet possesses a generous spirit, a fiery intelligence—and an explosive secret. Deep in the London underworld, a dear friend has vanished, and Juliet fears the worst. Deveril insists on helping, escorting her through the darkest alleys in town. But he too is hiding a shocking secret—and the only way he can defeat the devil in his past is to seduce the angel in his arms...

Download or read book The Ugly Ducklings written by Manda Collins and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 997 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time together in one fabulous e-bundle, romance and mystery collide in Manda Collins’ Ugly Ducklings series These wallflowers aren’t looking for love, but when they find themselves entangled in dangerous intrigues they’ll need help from a trio of irresistible lords to unravel the truth—and tying the love knot in the process. HOW TO DANCE WITH A DUKE: Miss Cecily Hurston would rather explore the antiquities of Egypt than the mysteries of marriage, but to gain entrance into an exclusive academic society, she needs to wed one of its dull members. Only the likeliest candidate, the dashing Lucas Dalton, Duke of Winterson, is anything but dull. He’s willing to give bluestocking Cecily what she needs, but Lucas is hiding a secret that might snuff out love’s flame before it even has a chance to burn HOW TO ROMANCE A RAKE: A wallflower among the roses of the ton, Miss Juliet Shelby is shocked when Alec, Viscount Deveril, the most handsome bachelor in London, offers to teach her to dance. Passion sparks between them, but both are keeping secrets, and Juliet’s interfering family will force them into an elopement. Can a marriage made in haste lead to happy ever after, or will unexpected danger separate the newlyweds forever? HOW TO ENTICE AN EARL: Lady Madeline Essex sought out the forbidden gambling hell as research for her novel, but instead she’s stumbled upon a grisly crime. If only she’d been discovered by anyone other than Christian Monteith, the new Earl of Gresham, the most maddening, fascinating man of her acquaintance. It will take compromise and team work for this pair to discover just what lies beneath the scene they witnessed, and when Maddie catches the attention of a ruthless criminal, Christian will do whatever he can to keep her safe--even risk their newly kindled love.

Download or read book The Earl s Rules written by Laura Hart and published by Blushing Publications. This book was released on 2020-01-26 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He has vowed to protect her... She’s beautiful and speaks her mind, unimpressed by his titles and large inheritance. Convincing Jenny to join him in Scotland isn’t easy, but Reade is up for the challenge. Even more troubling is his aging father, who is cruel, capricious, and increasingly senile, but his word is still law, and he enjoys making life difficult for his son. Reade must find a way to keep his father happy while protecting Jenny from the sordid ugliness that has infested Catherwood. Publisher’s Note: This steamy contemporary romance contains elements of mystery and power exchange.

Download or read book Treason in Tudor England written by Lacey Baldwin Smith and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lacey Baldwin Smith re-evaluates the Tudor mania for conspiracy in the light of psychological and social impulses peculiar to the age. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Download or read book The Brooding Earl s Proposition written by Laura Martin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young governess melts the heart of a brooding earl, only to be shocked by a scandalous proposition in this heartfelt historical romance. Arriving at the forbidding mansion on the Yorkshire moors, governess Selina Salinger is alarmed to find her new employer just as forbidding! Little is known about Lord Westcroft, who has newly inherited his estate and title—as well as the guardianship of his two orphaned nieces. But Selina soon discovers that the handsome earl’s aloof demeanor conceals a tender heart. As Lord Westcroft warms to Selina’s beauty and charms, their kisses make her dare to hope the ice around his heart is melting and a proposal could be a possibility. Instead he shocks her with a proposition so scandalous that no lady could ever accept!

Download or read book The Earl s Secret written by Terri Brisbin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Earl of Treybourne was not going to lose a public argument with a petty, scribbling journalist. So he headed for Edinburgh, disguising himself as plain Mr. Archer, eager to discover the anonymous writer. A flawless plan, until he found himself distracted by the beautiful Miss Anna Fairchild. A bluestocking long on the shelf, Anna had no desire for a husband. But she felt a strange kinship with the dashing—and enigmatic—gentleman. With secrets to hide herself, Anna was playing a dangerous game that could threaten their tenuous bond. Caught between deception and desire, could love flourish?

Download or read book A Complete Body of Heraldry written by Joseph Edmondson and published by . This book was released on 1780 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: