Lady Gwendolyn Bounds survived smallpox at the age of eight to go on to do…nothing.Outcast by society because of the scars that mark her face, Gwen has convinced herself that a future as a spinster spent aiding her mother in her doddering years will be enough even as her heart knows it is not. Somewhere there is a second chance out there.She just never thought it would be with a sheep farmer from Yorkshire.Logan Bender, the Earl of Gracey, doesn’t want a wife, but when his plans for the generational building of his sheep flock requires an heir, he has no choice but to find one. Haunted by the cruelty of his first wife and desperate to repair the damage she did to the title, Logan is determined to find a plain, biddable second wife who will represent the title with respect and cause him no trouble. So when he finds an earl desperate to marry off his unattractive, spinster daughter, Logan thinks he’s found the answer to all his problems.Except his problems have only just begun when he finds himself falling in love with a wife who is anything but biddable.A Duke Won’t Do is the first book in the steamy, heart-stopping historical romance series, Dueling for Dukes. If you love sexy, spellbinding romance and heartwarming humor, don’t miss this captivating series from bestselling author Jessie Clever. Discover adventure and romance when you download A Duke Won’t Do today.

Romantasy meets Bridgerton in this Victorian fantasy romance by USA Today bestselling author Charlie Lane.An heiress on the run.Diana Chester was never supposed to have magic. No women are. So when she inherits it instead of her cousin, she runs, seeking refuge above a potion shop. Until an infamous and irresistible alchemist proposes a marriage of convenience. Accepting him may be the only way she can live her life in the light once more.A notorious alchemist searching for a wife. Royal Alchemist Temple Grant is a metal magician who can bend iron with his hands. But after the king gives him a title, he needs a lady to help him navigate the icy social circles of the city’s elite. Diana Chester, the mouse of a marquess’s cousin will do perfectly. She needs someone to keep her safe, and while Temple can’t cast glamours like the rest of the ton, he can do that.A convenient binding, complicated by passion, made almost impossible by a city divided.Temple never expects Diana’s kiss to call to the life-giving heat in his core. And Diana never hoped to find love in the shadows. Love can bind them, but it might not be enough to bridge their dueling worlds.Binding the Baron is book 1 in a spicy interconnected standalone historical romantasy series.

IT'S THE ROARING TWENTIES OF 1925, and Roxie Raines is recovering from the fire that nearly killed her and ruined her voice. She and her detective boyfriend, Jake Kane, are in love, but their timing is always a little off. Jake has taken on a dangerous murder case and is almost killed. Roxie pleads with him to drop the case, but he refuses, and he and Roxie split.Roxie resumes her singing career, signing a lucrative contract at a trendy club. The imposing owner insists that, for publicity, she be seen with a rich and handsome playboy. On their first date, they attend a raucous party at Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald’s home, and tragedy ensues.When Roxie is threatened by Nash Corbin, a man who knew her in 2019, she asks Jake’s partner, Charlie, for help. Things get serious when Charlie is shot in a gun battle while saving Jake’s life. As events begin to unravel around her, Roxie considers returning to the future, and with her friend, Harriet’s, blessing, she does.The New York City Roxie stumbles into is not the New York she left behind. It’s a world she could have never imagined. If she time travels again, will she return to 1925? Will Jake marry his former fiancée? Is her speakeasy job still waiting for her, as well as a possible movie contract with Charlie Chaplin?Amid the flappers, gangsters, and speakeasies, Roxie Raines must struggle to make the right choices, to keep both her dazzling career and the handsome, dashing, wise-cracking detective she loves.

A restless man who moves west to start a new life.A widow searching for her purpose and security.These enemies clash—and then meld as danger and love bring them to the edge . . .Civil War veteran Jack Duncan heads west once the war ends. After stints as a bounty hunter and silver miner, he lands a job as sheriff in Silver Bluff, Colorado Territory. A man of strong moral convictions, Jack is concerned when the Kessler brothers come to town and begin buying up land and taking over businesses. The Kesslers made an under-the-table fortune during the war, so Jack determines to keep a watchful eye on the pair. Nora Cantrelle leaves a ravaged Louisiana after the suicide of her husband, a Confederate soldier who never recovered from his devastating war wounds. With her family in tow, she travels to Silver Bluff to start a newspaper and a new life. Sparks fly as the Northern lawman and Southern reporter clash, but love blossoms as they unite to discover what the Kessler brothers are up to. Fire, vandalism, death, and murder—will Jack and Nora be able to keep their town safe enough to build a future together?Love and the Lawman is a standalone western historical romance from Alexa Aston’s Lawmen of the West series, which features heroes of the American west in various law enforcement positions and the strong heroines who bring love into their lives.

Penelope Fayre, nineteen years old and the belle of the Season, knows she must marry money, but she’d hoped to find a man she could love for his personality as well as his purse. Now the Season is drawing to a close, and if such a man exists, he has been keeping himself well-hidden. Painfully aware of having failed her family, Penelope makes a bargain with herself: She will accept the next eligible offer she receives, but first, she’ll make the most of her freedom by stealing away to Bartholomew Fair.At the fair, she falls prey to a thimblerigger and is rescued by Philippe Valois, an itinerant swordsman who ekes out a living by taking on all comers. Seeing that “Miss Fair” appears to be alone, he appoints himself her escort. But Bartholomew Fair only lasts for three days, after which Penelope and the intriguing Frenchman must part ways forever. Great is her surprise when, two months later, she attends a Leicestershire hunting-party fully expecting to become betrothed to her host, only to discover Philippe posing as one of the footmen.Philip Markham is a man on a mission to reclaim his stolen heritage. Still, he can’t forget the beautiful and spirited “Miss Fair,” an obviously well-born young lady experiencing the delights of Bartholomew Fair incognito. When he discovers that she is a guest in the house where he’d planned to make his move, he isn’t sure whether her presence will bring his plans to fruition…or ruin.

"Brenda Hiatt handles the story beautifully: it is fast, witty and fun." ~Publishers Weekly
First impressions can be most deceiving! Under the tutelage of her strict father, then that of an equally strict husband twice her age, Nessa, Lady Haughton, has been trained all her life to be a model of English propriety and virtue. But beneath the inexperienced young widow's oh-so-prim exterior, she craves a taste of the wickedness she has always been denied. Now that she is finally free, she intends to satisfy that craving!
Notorious rakehell and war hero Jack Ashecroft finds himself unexpectedly elevated to Marquis of Foxhaven. But to claim the fortune that goes with the title, Jack must renounce his wild ways and establish himself as a respectable member of Society. The surest, quickest path, he is certain, will be to find and wed a woman beyond reproach—if one will have him.
When Jack and Nessa meet, each thinks the other is exactly the ticket to the changes they are seeking. Sparks will fly when they discover each other's true goals—especially if it's already too late to turn back!
"A real gem...Brenda Hiatt beautifully captures the era as we watch Jack and Nessa play by the rules of society while making a few of their own." ~RT Book Reviews