A Devil’s Bargain
Captain Simon Harcourt returns to England with one purpose: to breed rare horses, keeping his vow to his dying friend. The last person he expects to aid him is the ruthless Earl of Ravenscroft, who enacts a devil’s bargain. Ravenscroft promises to finance the stables if Simon razes the village that ruins the earl’s view from the manor house-- the site of Simon’s most horrific childhood memory. Only one person stands in Simon’s way—the resolute bluestocking determined to resurrect the conscience Simon thought died on the battlefield with his men…

Lieutenant Ian Worth needs a wife by Christmas. He has to find her, woo her and wed her before he goes back to sea. Anne Lesley is a shy spinster with no prospects, so she accepts Ian’s hasty offer if only for the security, and the house, the marriage will bring. But when a midwinter storm rolls in, things start to heat up between them, and they just might find a Christmas present they didn’t expect: honest-to-goodness, true love. Included in this edition is the short story: A Unrequited Fire

A sensible woman would know when to give up…
But Pip Knight has loved Viscount Drummond since she was a very little girl. And just because he doesn’t believe he can love her doesn’t mean she shouldn’t watch over him. Pip knows Beau’s secret, that he works with a clandestine group of gentlemen called Drake’s Rakes to help protect England. She also knows he is in danger and would do anything to protect him. Unhappily for them both, that means a forced marriage. The question is now whether to fight for a marriage with a man who has long since buried his heart and blames her for it.

From USA Today Bestselling Author Madeline Martin comes a steamy, suspenseful prequel novella to the Borderland Ladies

WHEN A WOMAN WANTING VENGEANCE  

After her mother was killed in an English raid, Ena Davidson spent her life fighting for survival, despising the men who stole so much from her family. Bran, her younger brother, is all she has left. To feed them, he risks his life as a reiver. Determined to protect Bran, Ena sneaks into a raiding party going to England. She expects to find danger in the perilous, hostile borderlands--not love.

Welcome to Willa Blair’s novels of braw Highlanders and the lasses who conquer them! This collection of first-in-series Scottish-historical and historical-paranormal adventure novels will introduce new readers to her series starters, and is a great collection for fans who already love her books. Praised for “...vivid characters, authentic prose, and a dash of magic…”, “she writes with rare finesse, setting scenes of action and suspense creating more than just a romance." "Willa Blair makes the Highlands come to life…”

Kaid MacLeod’s clan has been dealt a staggering blow, leaving many of their kin slaughtered where they stood, including his father. Haunted by the fact that he couldn’t save them, Kaid craves vengeance, but not through combat. Too many souls have been lost already. Instead, they will settle for peace by whatever means necessary. Their only chance is to kidnap his archenemy’s intended, who has been rumored to be traveling through Scotland, and use her to negotiate an end to the bloodshed.

◆A strong woman is exactly what he needs, but the last thing he wants◆

Lady Amethyst de Burgh is sent by the archbishop as an assistant to her uncle, the master mason building a castle for the border lord, Marcus Montclair. She has always dreamed of this opportunity but knows a woman in this position would not be accepted if it wasn’t for the sealed and stamped missive giving the order, sent by the archbishop himself.

Marcus is not pleased when a woman shows up saying she is he new assistant to his master mason. And when his father arrives with a missive from the king, things only get worse. Now he’s expected to marry the girl when she challenges his every word.

Christmas at the castle!

A knight’s uncanny skill to cook is the key to winning a lady’s heart.

Lady Eva Cavendish will do anything to keep her family’s secret. When her father suffers from an accident, she forges missives to the king in her father’s name, wanting everyone to believe things are normal. When an uninvited knight shows up at her door on Christmas Eve with an offering of a roasted goose with all the trimmings, her love of food tempts her and she invites him in. A man with the skill of cooking, especially a knight, is rare and she doesn’t want him to leave.

Queen Catherine de Medici is dead, and for Meg Wolfe—successor in a line of legendary healers and mystics known as “daughters of the earth”—it is a time of new beginnings. She strives to be ordinary, invisible in the mists of Faire Isle, and is determined to put the terrifying days of a wicked mother and turbulent childhood behind her. But soon a summons from King James will rekindle a menacing power from the past, bringing haunting visions of a nightmare already unfolding—and a shattering mystery steeped in magic that will determine a destiny from which she cannot hide.

From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Kerrigan Byrne, The Goode sisters discover that on the other side of sin, seduction, and scandal, true love can be found…

SEDUCING A STRANGER

COURTING TROUBLE

DANCING WITH DANGER

TEMPTING FATE

CRYING WOLFE

MAKING MERRY

This complete collection includes five deliciously wicked full length books and a sweet holiday confection of a novella.

Thrust into the role of Viscount Berwick, Kenneth arrives in London to investigate the true cause of his brother’s death. The man might have died in his bed, but Kenneth does not agree with the doctor’s findings. As the new viscount begins to piece together the last days of his brother’s life, he doesn’t expect to be bamboozled by Lady Modesty MacGalloway nor does he want the lass impeding his quest.

England, 1882
Keith, a servant in a rich house, feels nothing but gratitude for the Sharpe family. They rescue him from a miserable life and welcome him into their home, and Miss Violante Sharpe teaches him how to read. She’s so kind and pretty that he can’t help but fall for her.