Download or read book The Dangerous Viscount written by Miranda Neville and published by Avon. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She is determined to find a husband. . . now! Lady Diana Fanshawe’s impeccable bloodline doesn’t stop society from laughing at the antics of her eccentric family. She knows a proper marriage is her one chance to make her way in the world—which is precisely why she will marry Lord Blakeney, though she’s certain she’ll never love him. But then she’s kissed by the brilliant and unconventional Sebastian, Viscount Iverley . . . and her well-laid plans tumble into disarray. Sebastian wants absolutely nothing to do with love or marriage. But when he arrives at his hated cousin Blakeney’s house party, Sebastian is smitten by the tantalizing Diana. But Diana is “the marrying kind,” and Sebastian has no wish to risk his freedom—though the passion between them is hard to resist. Should the lady follow her heart in an attempt to win Iverley’s, though it seems hardened against her—or should she sacrifice her love for respectability?

Download or read book The Dangers of Deceiving a Viscount written by Julia London and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-10-23 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lady Phoebe Fairchild is well aware that the ton would be appalled to learn of a young lady of quality involved in a trade. Therefore, she resorts to selling her beautiful handmade gowns under a fictitious name: Madame Dupree. So when circumstances force her to visit the estate of William Darby, the Viscount of Summerfield, to design ball gowns for his sisters, she assumes Madame's identity. Phoebe's discomfort in her new position as hired help is nothing compared to her visceral attraction to the viscount himself. Heathenishly handsome and shamelessly seductive, Will invites her to be his mistress -- and Phoebe is shockingly tempted to accept. But as their desire for each other grows and the risk of exposure becomes even greater, Phoebe is in dire danger of losing her reputation, her livelihood -- and her chance of becoming the bride of the man whose passion has claimed her forever.

Download or read book Married to the Viscount written by Sabrina Jeffries and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dashing Viscount proposes a marriage in name only . . . in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries' sexy historical romance Abigail Mercer was thrilled at being reunited with Spencer Law, whom she met once and later married by proxy. But now Viscount Ravenswood denies all knowledge of their union! Too many witnesses have made it impossible for the secretive Spencer to reject his bride without causing a scandal. So he has proposed a marriage in name only until they can locate his mysteriously absent younger brother—who is responsible for everything!—and untangle this messy affair. Abigail is incensed, irate . . . and irresistibly attracted to this handsome, infuriating man who hides his smoldering passion behind a proper exterior. So the lady will agree to his terms on one condition: Spencer must seal their bargain with a kiss. But he finds that one deep, lingering, unforgettable kiss isn't nearly enough. And keeping his hands off his pretty wife is going to be much harder than he thought.

Download or read book Viscount Vagabond written by Loretta Chase and published by NYLA. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the finest and most delightful writers in romance." –Mary Jo Putney A charming, traditional Regency romance from New York Times bestselling author, Loretta Chase! “What's gotten into you, dashing about to make a man's poor, tired head spin?... Oh, all right. I'll chase you if you like." He started to get up, changed his mind, and slumped back against the pillow. "Only it's such a bother." Catherine Pelliston has just escaped a forced marriage to an obnoxious friend of her unreliable father; and now she's truly in the soup; kidnapped and helpless in a London brothel! And though she's been rescued by the very inebriated Max Demowery, Viscount Rand, she may be in even greater danger of falling in love with the shockingly outrageous, scandalously improper Viscount Vagabond!

Download or read book The Wild Marquis written by Miranda Neville and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-02-20 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Neville brings on the sizzle along with an intriguing and unique Regency backdrop . . . in the well-crafted start to the Burgundy series.” —RT Book Reviews The Marquis of Chase is not a reputable man. He is notorious for his wretched morals and is never received in respectable houses. The ladies of the ton would never allow him in their drawing rooms . . . though they were more than willing to welcome him into their bedchambers. Ejected from his father’s house at the age of sixteen, he now lives a life of wanton pleasure. So what could the Marquis of Chase possibly want with Juliana Merton, a lovely, perfectly upstanding shopkeeper with a mysterious past? A moment’s indiscretion? A night’s passion? Or a lifetime of love? Even the wildest rakes have their weaknesses . . . “Sizzling, addictive, and deeply romantic . . . a joy to read.” —Eloise James, New York Times–bestselling author “An exciting historical romance built around the world of rare books and artifacts.” —Fresh Fiction

Download or read book The Dangerous Lord written by Sabrina Jeffries and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anonymous London gossip columnist Felicity Taylor has been uncovered by her latest target--the rakish Viscount St. Clair--who threatens to expose her if she does not stand in for the woman chased from the altar by her latest column.

Download or read book The Sins of Viscount Sutherland written by Samantha James and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A remarkable writer.” —Lisa Kleypas “No one can write a book quite like Samantha James.” —Catherine Anderson Samantha James is one of the most acclaimed authors in the field—on a par with such luminaries as Julie Garwood, Judith McNaught, and Linda Lael Miller when it comes to creating intensely emotional, traditional historical romance. Now she exposes The Sins of Viscount Sutherland in the first book in an exciting new series featuring the breathtaking Lords of Sheffield Square. In this powerful, richly romantic masterwork from the New York Times bestselling author, the reckless and dangerous Viscount Sutherland is the target of a vengeful young beauty who seeks his destruction but who finds herself seduced instead by the magnificent rogue’s charm and sensuality.

Download or read book The Virgin and the Viscount written by Charis Michaels and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Virgin Lady Elisabeth Hamilton-Baythes has a painful secret. At fifteen, she was abducted by highwaymen and sold to a brothel. But two days later, she was rescued by a young lord, a man she’s never forgotten. Now, she’s devoted herself to save other innocents from a similar fate. The Viscount Bryson Courtland, Viscount Rainsleigh, never breaks the rules. Well, once, but that was a long time ago. He’s finally escaped his unhappy past to become one of the wealthiest noblemen in Britain. The last thing he needs to complete his ideal life? A perfectly proper wife. The Unraveling When Bryson and Elisabeth meet, he sees only a flawless candidate for his future wife. But a distant memory calls to him every time he’s with her. Elisabeth knows she’s not the wife Bryson needs, and he is the only person who has the power to reveal her secret. But neither can resist the devastating pull of attraction, and as the truth comes to light, they must discover that an improper love is the truest of all.

Download or read book The Viscount Needs a Wife written by Jo Beverley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling author of Too Dangerous for a Lady returns with another roguishly delicious Regency romance... Since being widowed two years ago, Kitty Cateril has been trapped in her late husband's home, where she is expected to mourn forever. Desperate to escape, Kitty will consider any option—even a hasty marriage to a stranger with no intention of abandoning his bachelor ways. London life suits Beau Braydon, especially his work keeping Britain safe. So when he inherits the title of Viscount Dauntry, he has no intention of resettling on a rural estate. He can’t resist the opportunity to marry a sensible widow who can manage Beauchamp Abbey for him—until he realizes Kitty is more than he bargained for... Before Kitty and Dauntry can adjust to each other, a threat to the royal family takes them to London. Soon someone is determined to prevent Dauntry from exposing the villain, and secrets in Kitty's past threaten their growing love...

Download or read book The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne written by Elisa Braden and published by Elisa Braden. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The night that changes everything… Life for Victoria Lacey should be perfect. And it is—perfectly boring. Agree to marry a lord who has yet to inspire a single, solitary tingle? Why, of course. Smile as though this is not the thousandth time he’s mentioned hounds and hunting? It’s all in a day’s work for the oh-so-proper sister of the Duke of Blackmore. Surely no one would suspect her secret longing for heart-racing, head-spinning passion. Except, perhaps, a dark stranger … on a terrace … at a ball where she should definitely not be kissing a man she has only just met. The obsession that leads to ruin… Hatred, not love, drives Lucien Wyatt, Viscount Atherbourne, to tempt the “Flower of Blackmore” into sin. Her brother has done unthinkable damage to Lucien’s family, and he intends to exact revenge in the only way left to him: Ruining his enemy’s sister, then stealing her from Blackmore by making her his own. The woman who will set fire to her husband’s heart As Lucien carries out his ruthless plan, tutoring his new bride in the finer points of pleasure, her surrender leaves him breathless … and soon a new obsession awakens—a scandalous fascination with his irresistible wife.

Download or read book Vexing the Viscount written by Christie Kelley and published by eKensington. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful folk healer is engaged in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with a mysterious Viscount in this Regency era romance novel. Staffordshire, England, 1814. As the reluctant new Viscount Middleton, Braden Tavers already has several reputations to save—including his own. So it's imperative he stop his estate's folk healer Tia Featherstone from trying to find his rakehell brother Jonathon. But while he attempts to save the spirited beauty from her own misguided intentions, he will have to do whatever it takes to resist her unworldly charms. But that resistance only stokes his irresistible desire--and an insidious danger threatening them both . . . Tia must get Jonathon back under her care before his unforgiving brother discovers how ill he truly is. But while evading Braden and searching London's most scandalous haunts, Tia is also discovering the viscount's deepest secrets—and a longing to make his wounded heart her own.

Download or read book The Viscount Who Loved Me written by Julia Quinn and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: # 1 New York Times Bestseller The inspiration for season two of BRIDGERTON, a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn: the story of Anthony Bridgerton in the second of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family. ANTHONY’S STORY This time the gossip columnists have it wrong. London’s most elusive bachelor Anthony Bridgerton hasn’t just decided to marry—he’s even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended’s older sister, Kate Sheffield—the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate’s the woman haunting his increasingly erotic dreams... Contrary to popular belief, Kate is quite sure that reformed rakes do not make the best husbands—and Anthony Bridgerton is the most wicked rogue of them all. Kate’s determined to protect her sister—but she fears her own heart is vulnerable. And when Anthony’s lips touch hers, she’s suddenly afraid she might not be able to resist the reprehensible rake herself...

Download or read book The Vampire Viscount and the Devil s Bargain written by Karen Harbaugh and published by Signet. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time in one volume are two noir Regency romances that introduce two ingenues who get more than they bargained for with their darkly mysterious lovers. Original.

Download or read book My Dangerous Duke written by Gaelen Foley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-06-29 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gaelen Foley invites you to reenter London’s infamous, scandalous Inferno Club in My Dangerous Duke—the story of a haunted aristocrat sworn to a secret, noble cause and the abducted beauty who thaws his icy heart. Historical romance superstar Julia Quinn calls Gaelen Foley, “Always fabulous,” and My Dangerous Duke once again proves it so.

Download or read book The Hazards of Hunting a Duke written by Julia London and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Bridgerton will fall in love with Julia London’s New York Times bestselling “witty, spicy, and funny” (Library Journal) Desperate Debutantes trilogy, in which three aristocratic sisters, upon discovering they are destitute, resort to desperate means to keep up appearances...and find the husbands of their dreams. The young ladies of the Fairchild family have just learned that their stepfather has absconded with their late mother’s fortune. Ava, the eldest, decides to take matters into her own hands and hunts down the notoriously wealthy rakehell Jared Broderick, the Marquis of Middleton and heir to a dukedom. Much to her shock and delight, the marquis sweeps her into a whirlwind romance and proposes marriage. But after their passionate wedding night, Ava discovers Jared has ulterior motives of his own. Not only does he expect her to deliver an heir while he continues to enjoy a rogue’s life, but Ava also suspects she is a pawn in her husband’s quest for revenge. Marriages of convenience might work for some, but for Ava, a loveless bond won’t do. So she devises a bold plan to confront her husband’s demons so that he will be free to give her his heart for the right reason: because she is the only woman he will ever truly desire.

Download or read book Confessions of a Viscount written by Shirley Karr and published by . This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Naked Truth . . .Alistair, Viscount Moncreiffe, is much more interested in celestial bodies than the conniving ladies who are trying to trap the astronomer into marriage. But when dauntless, determined Charlotte Parnell literally drops into his arms one night, he's quick to tender a marriage proposal when they are discovered in this scandalous position.Better a Spy Than a Bride . . .Charlotte would rather continue spying for the Crown than obey her brother's wishes that she marry and live a quiet life. She's determined to solve an important and dangerous case before he does. After a misstep on a London rooftop lands her in Viscount Moncreiffe's embrace, the handsome scholar's offer of a fake betrothal will simplify life for both of them. With a fiancé by her side, she'll arouse fewer suspicions. They'll end their engagement once her mission is completed.A close call has Alistair realizing his emotions are real, and he confesses he wants their engagement to end ... in marriage. But Charlotte's plans for her future don't include a husband or a new partner. Will she have to give up the independence she's fought so hard for in exchange for the love Alistair offers?Originally published in 2006. Lightly edited for 2021 as book 3 in the Scandalous Ladies series. Each book in the series can be read as a stand-alone novel--a complete story arc, no cliffhangers, no family tree chart required to keep track of who is who--but most readers prefer to enjoy them in the order they were written and published.

Download or read book Secrets of the Wicked Viscount written by Sadie Bosque and published by The Shadows. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A girl like no other. Miss Olivia Landen is decidedly on the shelf. Even though all her life she was ridiculed for being different, she is not ready to give up on her future just yet. Taking matters into her own hands, she determines ensnare a husband and asks for help from the one man she trusts above all others--her dearest friend, Jarvis. A man playing a dangerous game. Jarvis, the Viscount St. John, can't remember a time when he hadn't loved Olivia. Because of the dangerous nature of his life, he has always kept her at arms length and now she thinks of him only as a good friend. When she requests his assistance in finding a husband, the very idea sends him to the edge of desperation. Passion is sweeter in the guise of night... When Olivia's life is put in danger, Jarvis does everything in his power to keep her safe and resolves even more that his life is not for her. However, Olivia's feelings start to change as she realizes that there's more to Jarvis than meets the eye. In the dead of the night, hidden in shadows, can their love prove stronger than even the darkest of secrets?