Enticing Odds

He wouldn’t dare indulge his deepest desires…The current state of Dr. Matthew Collier’s life? Disastrous. His heart is spectacularly broken, his last hope dashed, his dreams of joining the illustrious Athenaeum Club absurd. Oh, and his predilection for gambling (and winning) have unwittingly put him in the black books of one of London’s most tenacious hoodlums. A dalliance with an urbane society hostess, however appealing it may seem, would be exceptionally ill-advised at the moment.Until she was determined to have him…Having birthed two sons, Cressida considers her duty to her foolish (and deceased) husband done. She spends her days as she wishes, and her nights blessedly alone, save for the enjoyment of an unattached paramour here and there. When happenstance brings an earnest and handsome former acquaintance to hand, she cannot resist the urge to claim him as her own… but will it be at the expense of the easy, uncomplicated life she so cherishes?A note to readers—Enticing Odds is a character-driven historical romance novel of 78,500 words containing open-door sex scenes and strong language.

A Wager with the Gentleman

A timid bluestocking… Stuck in her little cottage with her three sisters and an aging father her entire life, Miss Beatrice Fowley has never had the chance to experience the real world. After being jilted by a charming viscount, she now has to marry a seventy-year-old lord intent on begetting an heir and a spare.Having read plenty of books—most of which are romance—Beatrice has a list of things she wants to experience before the church bells toll her doom. Unfortunately, real life is far more dangerous, and Beatrice quickly realizes that she needs a guide and a guard.Meets her surly knight…Adam Lewis has lived in the shadow of his brothers his entire life. When he encounters his brother’s former fiancée in distress, once again, honor dictates he step in to lend her aid and clean up after his brother’s mistake. Only the lady will not accept just any kind of assistance! The stubborn and naïve young bluestocking insists she wishes to experience “real life” before she allows him to escort her home to be married.And the wager is struck.Coerced into helping Miss Fowley with her scandalous list, Adam plots to outsmart the bluestocking to get her out of his life quicker. But as passion and desire flare between the reluctant partners, they realize one item has been left off the list—what to do with their wild, rebellious hearts when it comes to the end of the road…?A fun farewell to the beloved series.

Amber Enchantment

A woman who has sworn off men finds that fate—and her heart—have plans of their own in this dazzling romance from the New York Times–bestselling author.   Divorced from her childhood sweetheart, Amber MacLaine is making a go of it as a single mom. But when her son flies to the West Coast to spend the summer with his father, Amber is at loose ends, even with a new job in the PR department at Massachusetts General Hospital.    That is, until she meets a devastatingly handsome doctor—and keeps running into him. First, she encounters him on the baseball field of her son’s game, coaching for the opposing team. Then, Amber crosses paths with him at the airport, while they’re both dropping off their kids to visit their exes. Is that him she sees riding his bike while she’s riding hers? Of course. And when Zachary Wilder finally takes her into his arms, her defenses drop. Amber finds herself fighting a desire that takes her breath away. And the only cure for that kind of passion is . . . surrender.  Praise for Barbara Delinsky   “Delinsky’s writing is fluid and makes for a hard-to-put-down book.” —Glamour   “Delinsky is a first-rate storyteller who creates believable, sympathetic characters who seem as familiar as your neighbors.” —The Boston Globe   “Delinsky writes about the emotional crises of everyday people and how those trials shape relationships.” —The Cincinnati Enquirer

Walk Off

Celia Mullen has a secret. One she’d kept from Kyle Dulanay since the day she’d broken his heart eight years ago with heinous lies. Now he’s back and it’s time to tell the truth. Even if that truth means she might lose her daughter. Kyle never got over Celia. He’d tried. Oh did he try. So running into her at a friend’s wedding was a shock. Along with how possessive he felt watching her dance with another man. Not on his watch.Then she drops a bomb. One that should make him hate her. Only, hating Celia was almost impossible. She might have broken his heart and lied to him, but he wasn’t sure that was enough to drown out the love that still lived inside him.

Kiss the Bride

Two Wedding Veil Wishes novels! Legend claims this antique Irish wedding veil can grant your heart’s deepest desire. But be careful what you wish for . . . There Goes the Bride The moment Texas socialite Delaney Cartwright touches the veil, she envisions a stranger’s dark eyes and sexy lips. But she can’t disappoint her family and call off her nuptials to her nice, predictable childhood friend. So instead she tries to spice things up by abducting her fiance for a night of passion . . . only to grab the wrong guy! Now those oddly familiar eyes and lips inspire an even more outrageous plan . . . Once Smitten, Twice Shy Tish Gallagher is a wedding videographer whose business is about to go bust. Then she makes a wish on the lucky wedding veil . . . and sees the man she never stopped loving: her ex-husband, secret service agent Shane Tremont. When her dream job of recording the first daughter’s wedding appears out of the blue, Tish knows it’s her only shot to get out of the red. Just one teensy glitch: Shane is the groom.