Batman meets Jack the Ripper in this haunting Victorian gothic romance.London’s most hunted vigilante falls in love with the one woman he can never claim.London calls him Gentleman-Devil.To the wealthy, he is a monster who hunts the powerful and executes the corrupt.To the poor, he is a legend who delivers justice the law denies.No one knows his face.No one ever hears his voice.Until Countess Alina Bronskaya.Alina saves lives. He takes them. They should never have met.Instead, a chance encounter leads to a secret letter… then midnight meetings. With every passing night, Alina falls deeper for a man whose face she has never seen.The closer Alina gets to Gentleman-Devil, the more dangerous their secret becomes.London wants him dead.But neither of them is prepared for what happens when the mask finally comes off…*Flowers for the Devil is a dark Victorian gothic romance featuring a masked vigilante, secret identity, forbidden love, anonymous letters, midnight meetings, slow-burn romance, a tortured hero, and a guaranteed happily ever after. Reader discretion is advised.

In this Regency romance series opener by the bestselling author of the Agatha Raisin mysteries, a family's future rests on a daughter's engagement.Isabella Beverley is blessed with unparalleled beauty but, unfortunately, has been raised in the most snobbish and haughtiest of families. And when her father gambles away their fortune—including Mannerling, the exquisite family mansion—Isabella discovers there is very little sympathy for her plight. As the eldest, Isabella is chosen to court Mr. Judd, the roguish bachelor who won Mannerling. Surely no sacrifice is too great to regain their home? But tempting her away from Mr. Judd is Lord Fitzpatrick, an Irish rake who fears Isabella can never love a man as she does her home—but is nonetheless determined to convince her to choose man over manse!"Another easy entertainment from a veteran romancer."—Kirkus Reviews

Review "[Beaton's] plotting--precision-paced, pleasingly peopled, predictable, and tidy--is enjoyable. Another easy entertainment from a veteran romancer."-- "Kirkus Reviews" From the Inside Flap ng . . . A delight."--Detroit Free PressCOULD SHE EVER LOVE A GENTLEMAN AS MUCH AS SHE LOVED HER MAGNIFICENT HOME?Isabella Beverley is blessed with unparalleled beauty but, unfortunately, has been raised in the most snobbish and haughtiest of families. And when her father gambles away their fortune--including Mannerling, the exquisite family mansion--Isabella discovers there is very little sympathy for her plight. As the eldest, Isabella is chosen to court Mr. Judd, the roguish bachelor who won Mannerling. Surely no sacrifice is too great to regain Mannerling? But tempting her away from Mr. Judd is Lord Fitzpatrick, an Irish rake who fears Isabella can never love a man as she does her home--but is nonetheless determined to convince her to choose man over manse!"ANOTHER WINNER."--Rendezvous About the Author M. C. Beaton is the pen name of bestselling novelist Marion Chesney. She is a prolific writer of historical romances and small village mysteries. Born in Scotland, the author began her writing career as a fiction buyer for a Glasgow bookstore and has worked as a theater critic, newspaper reporter, and editor. The author has written under various names, most notably as M. C. Beaton for her Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin series. She also has written under the names Sarah Chester, Helen Crampton, Ann Fairfax, Marion Gibbons, Jennie Tremaine, and Charlotte Ward. The author lived in the United States, but now splits her time between the Cotswolds, England and Paris, France.

She was the cook's daughter. He was the heir to a fortune. Their love would shake a dynasty to its foundations.Fate dealt Hazel Matthews a cruel hand when the sea claimed her husband, leaving her alone, with child, and desperate for survival. Seeking refuge in Manchester's unforgiving streets, she finds work as a cook in the imposing Dewar estate. But it's her daughter Alice's innocent friendship with young Master Silas Dewar that ignites a story of forbidden love that will span decades.Silas, a frail boy haunted by illness and family secrets, finds in Alice the one person who sees beyond his weakness to the strength of his spirit. Yet their pure connection threatens the carefully guarded plans of those around them—especially the shadowy Uncle Buddy, whose sinister motives run deeper than anyone suspects.As Victorian England grapples with Darwin's revolutionary ideas about mankind's origins, Alice and Silas face their own evolution of heart and soul. Torn apart by class divisions, family deception, and malicious schemes, they cling to a childhood promise that seems impossibly out of reach. In a world determined to keep them apart, will their faith in each other be enough to light the way through darkness?A sweeping tale of love, faith, and courage that proves the human heart recognizes no boundaries of class or circumstance. Perfect for readers who believe that true love, like faith itself, can move mountains.

London, 1914. As the world erupts into war, two lives will be forever changed by courage, duty, and an impossible love. Margaret Ashworth has fought every step of the way to become a doctor in a man's world. When the Great War begins, she sees her chance to prove herself where it matters most—on the battlefields of France, saving lives others have written off as lost. Tom Fitzgerald knows the narrow streets of London's East End like the back of his calloused hands. A dockworker turned stretcher bearer, he carries the wounded from no-man's-land with quiet determination, haunted by the friends he couldn't save. When their paths cross at a field hospital behind the Western Front, Margaret and Tom discover that the greatest battles aren't always fought with bullets and shells. She's everything he never dared dream of—brilliant, fearless, utterly out of his reach. He's everything she never expected to want—steady, gentle, and completely wrong for a woman of her station. As the war rages around them and the casualties mount, Margaret and Tom must navigate not only the horrors of the trenches but the rigid boundaries of a society that would never accept their love. In a world where tomorrow is never guaranteed, will they find the courage to fight for something more than just survival? From the suffragette meetings of London to the mud-soaked hospitals of the Somme, Winds of Change: In the Line of Fire is a sweeping tale of love, sacrifice, and the extraordinary ordinary people who changed the course of history.

"French has truly created a wonderful romance between two unlikely people." ~Catherine Loney, Romance Reviews TodayCourageous Pirate Lass Rescues Ship's Captain, in Falcon's Angel by Judith E. French-- Outer Banks, Carolina Coast, 1810 --Captain Will Falcon can't help but admire the mysterious young woman known as Angel, who twice saved his life, but he doesn't consider their forced handfasting a binding marriage. To regain his fortune he must marry an heiress—the daughter of his wealthy employer will do.As passion seeks to pull Will and Angel together, Will's need for vengeance and fortune, and the strictures of Charleston's high-society, pull them apart. But fate plays by its own rules.Publisher's Note: A true swashbuckling tale replete with knife fights, pirate treasure and ghost stories that's sure to satisfy and proves why Judith French is the grand-master of Americana Romance. Fans of Elizabeth Keysian, Erica Ridley, Emilia Ferguson and Elliee Atkinson as well as readers of early American romance will enjoy Falcon's Angel.". . . French has a gift for creating a memorable story . . ." ~ WordweavingDon't Miss These Titles From Judith French:The Irish RogueThe Taming of Shaw McCadeDefiant LoveTender FortuneBold SurrenderBy Love AloneMEET JUDITH E. FRENCH:Judith E French is the author of more than sixty novels translated into a dozen languages and sold around the world. Her publishers include Ballantine, Kensington, Harlequin, Harper-Collins and ePublishing Works. Many of her novels are set in Colonial America, and she is known for her strong characters and adventure-packed tales of the Middle Colonies. Descended from early Maryland Scottish and English settlers and Lenni Lenape and Nanticoke First People, Judith has spent a lifetime researching the history of the multi-cultural and rich heritage of the Chesapeake Bay Region. Oral storytelling is embedded in her blood and bones; every generation in her family has produced at least one spinner of tales. Following that tradition, Judith's oldest daughter, Colleen Faulkner is also bestselling and award winning novelist. Judith lives with her husband and several spoiled dogs in an 18th century farmhouse that has been in her family for 250 years.