A dare. A scandal. A marriage of convenience between a grumpy duke and a debutante with something to prove.Lady Gemma Brooks never wanted to cause a scandal—she only took the dare to protect her fellow wallflowers from a bully. But when she’s caught asking the brooding Duke of Grovemont for a dance, the fallout is swift and brutal. Her reputation in tatters, Gemma is forced into a hasty marriage with a man who believes the worst of her.Lucian Banks, Duke of Grovemont, wasn’t looking for a bride—especially not his friend’s younger sister. Blindsided by gossip and duty-bound by honor, Lucian agrees to the match but believes Gemma schemed her way into his life. He leaves London without a word, determined to keep his distance.One year later, everything has changed.Gemma has blossomed into the toast of the ton—confident, graceful, and utterly uninterested in her absent husband. But when Lucian returns, he’s shocked by the transformation…and haunted by regret. Determined to make amends, he sets out to win her heart, one tender moment at a time.Can love grow from a reckless dare, or will past hurts keep them apart forever?Perfect for fans of Julia Quinn and Sophie Jordan, The Duke Dare is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers Regency romance packed with marriage-of-convenience drama, second chances, and sizzling emotional tension. Book 2 of 3.Praise for The Duke Dare:"Love this author, love the series, loved this book!"—5-star Amazon review"Glued to every page, I read this in one sitting."—5-star Amazon review"Valerie always delivers!"—5-star Amazon review

AGAIN, SCOUNDRELSome second chances are impossible to resist…Three years ago, American heiress Violet Goodwin shared a charged, “almost-kiss” with the dashing Captain Alistair Crawford. But when fate reunites them in Victorian London, they are no longer the same starry-eyed young dreamers they once were.Now a determined nurse fighting for better maternal healthcare, Violet has sworn off marriage in favor of her mission. Alistair, once a hopeful naval officer, has returned from his time with the East India Company disillusioned, nearly penniless, and drowning his disappointments in vice. With a dream of launching his own trading company, he strikes a desperate bargain with a clever fellow captain—help him woo a wealthy heiress, and the funds will follow.The only problem? The heiress in question is Violet.As their undeniable chemistry reignites, Alistair must decide: will he fight for his future or for the woman he can’t forget? And can Violet risk her carefully built independence for the one man who could truly break her heart?With wit, passion, and a heroine ahead of her time, Again, Scoundrel is a sweeping second-chance romance about love, ambition, and how sometimes letting go is the only way to hold on to what truly matters.

Series now complete!When warrior Bedwyr loses his sword hand in battle, he believes his future as his father’s heir is finished — until Arthur, the blacksmith’s son who’s secretly loved him for years, helps him discover a different kind of strength.Set in 6th-century Cymru amid Saxon raids and warrior bonds, this reimagining of Arthurian legend follows two men who must choose between the roles their society demands and the love that could reshape their destiny.+Tropes and content warnings are available at the author's website (miawest dot com) and may contain spoilers.AI Usage: cover (image only, generated 4 February 2024)

A Renaissance rival rapier academies romantic adventure set in 16th-century Italy from the author of the Archers of Saint Sebastian series. “He says he loves you, he means to kill you...” When Fiora di Rossi’s father Alessandro falls ill, she’s thrust into a position she never wanted. She must serve as the temporary head of her father’s rapier fencing academy, the Cloaks, and watch over her irresponsible brother Giovanni. Figuring out how to protect him and the other Cloaks from the Daggers, students of the rival rapier academy run by Alessandro’s former friend and now arch enemy, Jacopo d’Amari, is sure to be a headache. The only good thing about it is that her father is finally giving her the fencing lessons she’s always wanted, albeit in secret — he’s the master of ploys, and he intends for her to be his secret weapon in his feud with the d’Amari. And maybe he’ll finally show her the secret to his signature technique: the di Rossi disarm, a move so impossible no one has ever figured out how he does it, not even Fiora. But Fiora suspects she’ll be expected to marry her father’s godson Alessio into the bargain. He’s a gifted fencer, the best in their academy, and a marriage alliance would be the perfect way to secure his allegiance. But Fiora’s always resented him, and working with him to preserve their academy is sure to be awkward. To make things worse, Orlando d’Amari is back in town — Jacopo’s son, the boy who broke Fiora’s heart when he broke their engagement. It’s been three years, and there can only be one reason he’s returned: to take advantage of her father’s illness to crush their school, and to seduce the secret of the di Rossi disarm out of Fiora. As the rivalry between the two schools heats up, Fiora doesn’t know whom to trust. Can she save both her father’s academy and her own heart, when the line between passion and betrayal is as thin as the edge of a rapier, and love itself may prove the most dangerous duel of all?

What’s a fellow to do when his mail-order bride shows up all of a sudden?The charming Jeremy Willets thought writing away for a mail-order bride a wise decision. He just had to find a way to break it to his family. They valued true love, after all. True love wasn’t so easy to find in a frontier territory where men outnumbered the women eight to one. He never expected the woman with whom he was corresponding to show up at the door of his family’s ranch, unannounced and ready for a wedding.Spunky Caroline Cadhill staked everything on finding a groom as far away from Cincinnati as possible. The letters Jeremy sent her seemed heartfelt and witty. Yet he hadn’t made a commitment. With danger threatening and her brother vanished, her only choice had been to run, right into Jeremy’s arms. Now she isn’t sure which is more dangerous, the men chasing her or the smile of her cowboy would-be groom.Between a boisterous matchmaking family and a threat from her past, Caroline and Jeremy will have their hands full. But if they persevere, they may find their sudden romance turning into a forever love.If you like warm, witty historical romances, then you’ll love this feel-good story set in the Pacific Northwest by an award-winning, bestselling author.“Regina Scott writes some of today’s best Historical Romance novels!” Huntress ReviewsFrontier Brides, taming the West one cowboy at a time.

Virginia physicist Mark Lane has a problem. Weeks after privately creating two time machines, he learns his corporate partner wants to use the portable devices for nefarious purposes. Rather than give him the chance to do so, Mark takes the time boxes and escapes with his family to the past and begins a life-changing journey. In THE LANE BETRAYAL, THE FAIR, and SEA SPRAY, the first three novels of John A. Heldt's TIME BOX saga, several intrepid souls find love, danger, and adventure as they travel through time to 1865, 1893, and 1927.Readers' Advisory: Time Box is the first three novels in a five-part family saga that spans several decades. While some storylines are resolved, others are not. They are addressed in subsequent books.