Lieutenant Lucien Jones, son of a viscount, returned from war, to find his wife and child dead. Blaming his father for the commission that sent him off to fight Boney’s forces, he was content to languish at London Hospital... until offered employment on the Marquess of Drake’s staff. Through his position, Lucien found purpose in life and is content to keep his past buried.
Lady Eloise Yardley has loved Lucien since they were
children. Having long ago given up on the dream of him, she married another.
Years later, she is a young, lonely widow who does not fit in with the ton. When
Lucien’s family enlists her aid to reunite father and son, she leaps at the
opportunity to not only aid her former friend, but to also escape London.
Lucien doesn’t know what scheme Eloise has concocted, but knowing her as he does, when she pays a visit to his employer, he knows she’s up to something. The last thing he wants is the temptation that this new, older, mature Eloise presents; a tantalizing reminder of happier times and peace.
Yet Eloise is determined to win Lucien’s love once and for all...if only Lucien can set aside the pain of his past and risk all on a lady's heart.
Christian Villiers, the Marquess of St. Cyr, despises
the role he's been cast into as fortune hunter but requires the funds to keep
his marquisate solvent. Yet, the sins of his past cloud his future, preventing
him from seeing beyond his fateful actions at the Battle of Toulouse. For he
knows inevitably it will catch up with him, and everyone will remember his
actions on the battlefield that cost so many so much—particularly his best
friend.
In want of a husband…
Lady Prudence Tidemore's life is plagued by familial scandals, which makes her own marital prospects rather grim. Surely there is one gentleman of the ton who can look past her family and see just her and all she has to offer?
When Prudence runs into Christian on a London street, the charming, roguish gentleman immediately captures her attention. But then a chance meeting becomes a waltz, and now...
A Perfect Match…
All she must do is convince Christian to forget the cold requirements he has for his future marchioness. But the demons in his past prevent him from turning himself over to love. One thing is certain--Prudence wants the marquess and is determined to have him in her life, now and forever. It's just a matter of convincing Christian he wants the same.
Destitute and determined to finally be free of any
man’s shackles, Lily Benedict sets out to salvage her honor. With no choice but
to commit a crime that will save her from her past, she enters the home of the
recluse, Derek Winters, the new Duke of Blackthorne. But entering the "Beast of
Blackthorne's" lair proves more threatening than she ever imagined.
With half a face and a mangled leg, Derek—once rugged and charming—only exists within the confines of his home. Shunned by society, Derek is leery of the hauntingly beautiful Lily Benedict. As time passes, she slips past his defenses, reminding him how to live again. But when Lily's sordid past comes back, threatening her life, it's up to Derek to find the strength to become the hero he once was. Can they overcome the darkness of their sins to find a life of love and redemption?
Richard Jonas has loved but one woman--a woman who
belongs to his brother. Refusing to suffer any longer, he evades his family in
order to barricade his heart from unrequited love. While attending a friend's
summer picnic, Richard's approach to love is changed after he shares a
passionate and life-altering kiss with a vibrant and mysterious woman. Believing
he was incapable of loving again, Richard finds himself tempted by a young lady
determined to marry his best friend.
Gemma Reed has not been treated kindly by the ton.
Often disregarded for her appearance and interests unlike those of a proper
lady, Gemma heads to a house party to win the heart of Lord Westfield, the man
she's loved for years. But her plan is set off course by the tempting and
intriguing, Richard Jonas.
A chance meeting creates a new path for Richard and
Gemma to forge-- but can two people, scorned and shunned by those they've loved
from afar, let down their guards to find true happiness?
USA TODAY Bestselling author CHRISTI CALDWELL blames Julie Garwood and Judith McNaught for luring her into the world of historical romance. While sitting in her graduate school apartment at the University of Connecticut, Christi decided to set aside her notes and pick up her laptop to try her hand at romance. She believes the most perfect heroes and heroines have imperfections, and she rather enjoys torturing them before crafting them a well deserved happily ever after!
Christi makes her home in southern Connecticut where she spends her
time writing her own enchanting historical romances, chasing around her feisty
seven-year-old son and caring for her twin princesses in training!
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