Betrayed! Sir Robert came in peace to claim his lady honorably. But Melissa denied their love, and her father had him whipped from the house. Banished! Forbidden to return, Rob seeks his fortune in the wars, determined to forget the woman who tricked him. Back—for his revenge! As the Wars of the Roses ravage England, Melissa falls into Rob’s power and declares she knew nothing of his punishment. He should not trust her—but can he resist such vulnerable, innocent beauty?
Tudor England, 1542 When beautiful widow Lady Annabelle Benton-Hayes is ordered to court, she is terrified. Henry VIII desires a sixth queen for his bloodstained throne, and her scheming family cares not for her wishes. Annabelle yearns for love, but there is no escaping her fate: escorting her is Rafe de Vere, the man who abandoned her to become England's most loyal and brutally successful soldier. Rafe is utterly weary of war and its impossible demands. Thankfully, his final task is the easiest: accompany a wellborn lady to London for Henry's perusal. Until he discovers she is Annabelle, the woman who swore to wait for him but married another. Rafe isn't permitted to care, yet time hasn't dulled their sizzling attraction and his orders are increasingly difficult to obey. To love her, he would have to risk all and cross his king to secure the ultimate prize - Annabelle's heart. A Scandalous Novella
Ian Gilvry, Laird of Dunross, is as rough and wild as the Highland heather. Yet the return of Sassenach Selina and her family to claim his land ignites hatred and passion in equal measure. Lady Selina is torn between family loyalty and wanton need for Ian. Tricked into marriage, she finds the laird fulfils her every burning desire. But Ian is a man bound by duty. Can Selina be sure that his heart belongs not only to his clan...but also to the woman he has made his wife?
A former soldier is commissioned to paint a leading lady who inspires him to play the lover in this “cleverly crafted” Regency romance (Booklist). For Jack Vernon, the battlefields of Badajoz, Spain, are nothing compared to the cutting tongues of polite society. But Jack has never been very “polite.” A canvas is this brooding artist’s preferred company—having once been the outlet for the horror he witnessed at war, it’s now his fortune. Painting the portrait of the Drury Lane Theater’s latest star—the stunningly beautiful Ariana Blane—is his biggest commission yet. Learning every curve of her body ignites feelings he thought were destroyed in battle. But he’s not the only man who has Ariana in his sights. . . .
Returning from India To a forbidden liaison… Joshua Ashburton hasn’t seen his brother for years and heads straight to his London town house. A ball is underway filled with the cream of society, including one Lady Elizabeth Hummingford. Captivated by her vitality and sparkle, he’s shocked to learn she’s all but engaged to his brother! It’s a loveless, convenient match, but how can Josh persuade her she’s chosen the wrong brother when he’s set to return abroad? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. The Ashburton Reunion Two estranged brothers find each other and two special women to love! Book 1: Flirting with His Forbidden Lady
On the night of 4 April 1793, two lovers were preparing to compel a cleric to perform a secret ceremony. The wedding of the sixth son of King George III to the daughter of the Earl of Dunmore would not only be concealed – it would also be illegal. Lady Augusta Murray had known Prince Augustus Frederick for only three months but they had already fallen deeply in love and were desperate to be married. However, the Royal Marriages Act forbade such a union without the King's permission and going ahead with the ceremony would change Augusta's life forever. From a beautiful socialite she became a social pariah; her children were declared illegitimate and her family was scorned. In Forbidden Wife Julia Abel Smith uses material from the Royal Archives and the Dunmore family papers to create a dramatic biography set in the reigns of Kings George III and IV against the background of the American and French Revolutions.
An unexpected seduction... Catherine Linwood is amongst the favored of Tudor Queen Mary-until her physician father dies mysteriously. She's distraught, shunned and desperate for answers. Catherine's only ally is Sir Brandon FitzAlan... who is willing to risk his life to protect hers. While the handsome stranger's courage and wit soon capture her heart, his true allegiance and purpose is uncertain. Brand is well used to the lies and shadows of court. Yet nothing prepares him for his sizzling attraction to innocent Catherine, or the deadly plot she is tangled in, for her father took a secret to his grave that could tear Catholic England apart. With one chance at salvation, Brand and Catherine begin a cross-country journey that reveals the shocking truth... and a burning passion that could save or destroy them both.
In the period when the constraining customs and public scrutiny prevailed, there were still writers who wrote about the true nature of woman's passion. e-artnow presents to you the collection of the greatest tales of love, lust, pleasure and betrayal. _x000D_ Content:_x000D_ Fantomina (Eliza Haywood)_x000D_ The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless (Eliza Haywood)_x000D_ The Fortunate Foundlings (Eliza Haywood)_x000D_ Powder and Patch (Georgette Heyer)_x000D_ The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIIIth Century (Georgette Heyer)_x000D_ Belinda (Maria Edgeworth)_x000D_ Patronage (Maria Edgeworth)_x000D_ Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos de Laclos)_x000D_ Evelina (Fanny Burney)_x000D_ Cecilia (Fanny Burney)_x000D_ Camilla (Fanny Burney)_x000D_ The Wanderer (Fanny Burney)_x000D_ Mary: A Fiction (Mary Wollstonecraft)_x000D_ Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)_x000D_ Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)_x000D_ Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)_x000D_ Emma (Jane Austen)_x000D_ Persuasion (Jane Austen)_x000D_ Miss Marjoribanks (Mrs. Olifant)_x000D_ Phoebe, Junior (Mrs. Olifant)_x000D_ Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray)_x000D_ Pamela (Samuel Richardson)_x000D_ Anti-Pamela (Eliza Haywood)_x000D_ Shamela (Henry Fielding)_x000D_ The Lady of the Camellias (Alexandre Dumas)_x000D_ The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)_x000D_ The Wings of the Dove (Henry James) _x000D_ Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)_x000D_ The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)_x000D_ Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)_x000D_ Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)_x000D_ The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)_x000D_ Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)_x000D_ Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)_x000D_ The Miranda Trilogy (Grace Livingston Hill)
American-born and raised around the world, Lady Pearl Weston is miserable in England. Though she is English by blood, she was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. When her brother became the latest Marquess of Lansdale, she was compelled to follow him to London and begin life anew. The only problem is, she is far from being as easily accepted by the ton as he is and is relegated to the very fringes of polite Society. Labeled a hoyden and harlot, she wishes for nothing more than to escape restrictive English society. That is until the night she receives an unexpected midnight visitor and her entire world is suddenly upended by a single kiss. The bastard son of a peer and a maid, Jacob Beeston is known as the "Barrister to the Peerage." Well respected by everyone, he has had eyes only for Lady Pearl since she first came to England with her brother the previous year, no matter how far above his touch she might be. However, Jacob knows his place in Pearl's world, and it is not in her bed - much as he might wish otherwise. Still, circumstances have a way of drawing the two of them together repeatedly until one lonely night, he can no longer resist the temptation she poses and gives in to his overwhelming desire to kiss her. Will Pearl and Jacob find a way to break free of what is expected or are they destined to keep to the roles that Society has defined for them? Even if those roles never even come close to who they both truly are at heart?
Enjoy this flirtation with the forbidden A position too good to refuse… A desire too strong to deny! After being abandoned at the altar, housekeeper Kate Winters has finally found peace working at a grand house. Until her new employer, Lord Henderson, unexpectedly returns, resolved to sell his estate. Determined to remind the brooding earl of the beauty of his home, Kate’s discovering the allure of the man behind the title. Scarred by her past, dare Kate risk her future by surrendering to this forbidden attraction? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past.
