The Duke of Westleigh does what he wants. He says what he wants. He takes what he wants. As one of the most powerful men in England, nobody wants to get in his way. After all, he comes from a notorious, mad-capped family. A family that acts first and deals with consequences later. But his family has always been on the side of good.Yet, the duke has a secret fear. One that plagues his heart. So, when the American woman, Mercy Miller, comes into his life, he immediately asks her to marry him. It is an outrageous thing to do, perfectly in keeping with his family tradition of marrying who they please, despite the ton. But. . . In this match, meant to keep him safe from his fears, will he awaken them instead?Mercy has a mind of her own, and as she embraces the duke’s wild family, the joy the Briarwoods' antics bring, and the passion the duke sparks within her, can she accept Westleigh's secrets? Or will Mercy’s love save him from the darkness he so desperately tries to hide from the world?

As a gaming hell owner and scholar, Christian Chance is a walking monument to contradiction. A dangerous man lurks beneath his handsome facade. Few are blessed with intelligence and brawn. Few have experienced life as an earl’s grandson and been forced to live in the rookeries. So, when fate offers him an opportunity to combine his talents, he agrees to investigate a case of fraud at the museum. He didn’t expect to be lumbered with a partner—an exotic beauty and his arch-enemy’s daughter. A woman who rouses his passion and his disdain.Isabella Lawton has spent a lifetime running from her problems. Left homeless after her mother’s death, she has no option but to return to London and pray her father can find an ounce of compassion. But the house is empty, and there’s no sign of the man who never wanted her. A chance meeting offers a perfect solution to her dilemma. But it means working with a man who despises her. A man who hides behind an impenetrable wall to keep people out.Read the Rogues of Fortune’s Den• A Little Bit Dangerous• Temptress in Disguise• Lady Gambit• My Kind of Scoundrel• The Last Chance

Marriage To A Rough-Hewn Stranger Wasn’t Part Of Her Plan!Yet here Kate Dennington was, inconveniently married to closemouthed fur trapper Will Crockett?just to secure her rightful inheritance. She couldn’t wait to get home to Ireland?so why did any glimpse of her husband tell her home is where the heart is?He Was A Trapper, Not A Storekeep!How he got tangled up with Kate Dennington and her troubles, Will Crockett couldn’t fathom. True, the fire in Kate’s eyes made him yearn for home and hearth?but he was an adventurer, not a family man!

She’s beautiful but practical. He’s charismatic and disreputable. When duty conflicts with love, will their hearts win?Somerset, England, 1808. Elfrida Hapgood keeps her eyes on the prize. Born to a penniless squire, she’s determined to follow common sense and marry an upstanding and steadfast gentleman. So when her brother-in-law’s handsomely rakish sibling attempts to woo her, she rigidly ignores the flutter in her chest. Frederick Tierney enjoys a flippant and frivolous life. But when he needs to escape a vengeful former mistress, the lovely older sister to his sibling’s bride strikes him as an apt solution. Yet despite his efforts, he’s shocked to discover the oh-so-proper lady is impervious to his charms.In spite of herself, Elfrida begins to like the well-dressed man-about-town until an unsavory encounter reignites her doubts. And when Frederick realizes he has truly fallen for the alluring woman, he struggles to prove there’s more to him than his reputation.Will this unlikely pair take a chance at forever?A Very Plain Young Man is the enchanting second book in The Hapgoods of Bramleigh clean Regency romance series. If you like heroes with chequered pasts, playful tales, and clever turns of phrase, then you’ll adore Christina Dudley’s comedy of manners.Buy A Very Plain Young Man to choose happiness today!

Is it even an engagement unless a dead body is involved?It’s been four months since Mary Tomlinson solved her first murder as well as entered into a passionate affair with her handsome, mysterious Bow Street inspector. Though she’s enjoyed herself hugely, she wonders where the relationship is heading. Surely, she can’t remain his mistress forever even if the bed sport is quite satisfying. There has to be… more to life.Inspector Gabriel Bright is a man on a mission. Old enough to know what he wants from his existence, he’s invited the widow to accompany him to a tea café in a relatively quiet section of London for the specific purpose of asking for her hand. However, during the course of uttering that all-important question, their romance is interrupted with the news of a murder just down the street.Once more Mary and Bright are on the case, for apparently someone has killed a popular butcher’s wife, but shortly into the investigation, they discover it’s no ordinary homicide. The murderer has left a gristly calling card of sorts and it’s connected to Bright’s past. If the case isn’t solved in time, it could have dire consequences for their brand-new engagement as well as terminate the romance that’s barely put down roots.

A Mail Order Bride story—with a twist! UPDATE! This book just won the Imadjinn Award for the best Historical Fiction book of 2019!!! Check out my webpage for pics (LindaEllenBooks . weebly . com) October 1870 - Cincinnati born Angelique DeWitt, widowed and caring for her five-year-old daughter, Zina, finds herself scrambling for a place for her and her little girl. About to become homeless and in desperation, Angelique makes a quick decision to become a mail order bride for a man named Thaddeus Billings, a hotel owner in Kansas. But...once they get on their way, Angelique wonders if she has done the right thing, especially when disaster strikes! Terry Cramer has had it rough most of his life. Now divorced and raising his six-year-old son, he has a prosperous farm and steamboat landing on the banks of the Ohio River—thirteen miles south of Louisville. He has everything he needs... except a good woman to love him and help raise his boy. Always too busy to go out looking for a female to court, Terry says one would have to drop onto his lap. Sometimes circumstances work out in strange ways, even because of a broken down old steamboat. You just never know what’s around that next bend in life, do you? If you enjoy a good, clean, old-fashioned romance with lots of history and endearing characters, written like the classic movies of old, then Sweet Love at Honey Landing is for you!