How to Dance With a Duke Manda Collins What's a wallflower to do when she's suddenly in need of a husband? Use all the pluck and moxie she can muster to get what she wants… Miss Cecily Hurston would much rather explore the antiquities of Egypt than the uncharted territory of marriage. But the rules of her father's exclusive academic society forbid her entrance unless she weds one of its members. To clear her ailing father's name of a scandalous rumor, Cecily needs to gain admission into the Egyptian Club—and is willing to marry any old dullard to do it. Lucas Dalton, Duke of Winterson, is anything but dull. He's a dashing and decorated war hero determined to help Cecily—even if that means looking the other way when she claims the dance card of Amelia Snow, this season's most sought-after beauty. But Lucas has a reason for wanting Cecily to join the Egyptian Club: His brother went missing during one of Lord Hurston's expeditions to Egypt. An alliance with the explorer's bluestocking daughter could bring Lucas closer to the truth about what happened…or it could lead him to a more dangerous love than either he or Cecily could have imagined….

The first book in Valerie Bowman's sexy Secret Brides trilogy, Secrets of a Wedding Night HOW TO STOP A WEDDING Young, widowed, and penniless, Lily Andrews, the Countess of Merrill, has strong opinions on marriage. When she spots a certain engagement announcement in The Times , she decides to take action. She will not allow another hapless girl to fall prey to a man—particularly the scoundrel who broke her heart five years ago. Anonymously she writes and distributes a pamphlet entitled "Secrets of a Wedding Night," knowing it will find its way into his intended's innocent hands… HOW TO SEDUCE A WIDOW Devon Morgan, the Marquis of Colton, desires a good wife and mother to his son—someone completely unlike Lily Andrews, the heartless beauty who led him on a merry chase five years ago only to reject him. When Devon's new fiancée cries off after reading a certain scandalous pamphlet, he vows to track down the author and make her pay. But when he learns it's his former fiancée Lily, he issues a challenge: write a retraction or prepare to be seduced—to find out how wonderful a wedding night can be…

Millie Yardley has never fit the mold. Older than her newly married sister, curvier than society deems fashionable, and perfectly aware that no one expects her to do much beyond fade quietly into spinsterhood, Millie decides to try something new. When she accepts the position of lady’s companion to the formidable Dowager Countess Bentley, Millie returns to a London that looks very different than the one she remembers. Suddenly, there seem to be many ways to be a woman. Bold ways. Complicated ways. Ways no one ever told her were allowed. Her pen can hardly keep up with every stunning new thing she sees, all of it a revelation for girls like her: the wildflowers in a sea of English roses. Abe Murphy isn’t stalking anyone! He’s investigating . Former Bow Street Runner turned private agent, Abe is looking into a case on behalf of his irritating housemate, London’s most notorious reformed scoundrel. The last thing he expects is to get caught by a sharp-eyed wallflower with a devastating mind and no patience for nonsense. To distract her, he ropes her into an old jewel theft investigation he long ago gave up on. But Millie doesn’t give up. Not on a mystery, and not on a challenge like Abe Murphy. As their reluctant partnership turns into something far more intimate, Millie’s private writing takes on a life of its own. When her manifesto is published without her consent, it sets off a chain of events that could destroy reputations—or save lives. And Abe may be the only man willing to stand beside her when it matters most. The Wallflower Manifesto is a Regency romance full of cat-and-mouse banter, slow-burn attraction, class tension, and a heroine learning she’s far more dangerous than she looks. It’s the second book in the Ladies’ Revenge Club series, but can be read as a stand-alone. If you love enemies to lovers, clever heroines, witty banter, and the kind of romance that builds in stolen moments and sharp dialogue, grab your copy today!

George Lester, the Duke of Northumberland, flees familial expectations in Britain for the promise of freedom of San Francisco, looking for the chance to be himself. But before he even gets close, a blizzard forces him off the road, and he finds himself freezing half to death in a small town with no motel… with a litter of puppies to look after. Luckily for George, he also finds Alan. As the heir to his family's ranch, Alan Justice knows the burden of being the oldest son. He doesn't have time to show George, the stranger his brother dragged home, what it takes to be a cowboy. But that very night, George surprises him by helping a mare in distress through a difficult birth. Maybe the duke is made of sterner stuff than Alan thought. George and Alan keep surprising each other, and every day they grow a little closer. But when George's responsibilities call him home, Alan finds he's the one who has something to prove—that he can handle what it means to be the duke's cowboy.

What doesn’t kill you might make you stronger unless it forces you to become what you hate… Alexander Sutcliffe—the 8th Duke of Ravenhurst—has finally returned to England after a twenty-year absence, and he wants the man who destroyed his life punished. At the age of twenty-two, after being forced to witness his parents’ brutal murder, he was kidnapped from his bed in London and shanghaied onto a ship to toil in the English navy. Finally able to escape that life and the complications therein, he’s back and he has revenge on his mind. Miss Madeline Hardesty will marry the Marquess of Inglehart in a week. Yet one rainy night she’s taken from her bed and kidnapped by Ravenhurst, the man she used to harbor a secret tendre for. When he disappeared from London and society, her brother spun her horrific tales about him, and she promptly forgot him out of necessity. Now that her less-than-savory brother wishes to marry her off to Inglehart, she wonders if everything she’s ever been told has been a lie. Once Ravenhurst kidnaps her and takes her to his country estate in Cornwall, he intends to ruin the hell out of her, ransom her off to the highest bidder so he can restore his neglected properties, and wash his hands of his revenge, but he didn’t count on Maddie being a spirited fighter or an accidental support. Attraction clashes with resistance until one stormy night when secrets are discovered, and they finally give into desire. As the weeks go by, feelings and outlooks change, but unless they make peace with themselves and start living for a future they were denied years ago, nothing will change. …yet there are many paths to redemption, but only if you take the first step.

In the eyes of the ton, finding a love match is almost impossible… can the Seymour siblings defy the odds? The Seymour siblings have learned to accept their fates—lives filled with rigid rules, dull duty and vicious tongues. But soon their lives are turned upside down by the last thing they ever expected to find. Love. Book 1 – The Duke's Marriage of Convenience. A reluctant bride. A jaded Duke. And a love that could save them both . Kitty’s family is on the brink of financial ruin, and her hand in marriage is their most valuable asset, so she’ll accept the dull life of a Duchess that will surely crush her soul. But shared interests and a sizzling attraction make her yearn for more than a marriage of convenience with her devilish Duke. James Seymour, Duke of Somerset, is resigned to his fate… he will marry for duty, rather than love. But his fiancé is no simpering society Miss. Soon her sharp wit and an even sharper tongue leave him bewitched and bewildered. Can James escape the cold, dark shadows of regret, and embrace life again? Book 2 – An Unconventional Bride. Can a flame-haired hellion ignite a spark of adventure in this strait-laced gentleman? Emma wants more from life than a loveless marriage. Her heart yearns for love and passion and adventure. So why is arguing with strait-laced Will Seymour more exciting than dreams of faraway lands? Will must find a suitable wife. An upstanding member of the ton. Until he finds himself lusting after the smart-mouthed hellion who ignites his temper like no other. Before long they give in to passion, and Emma’s reputation is ruined. Can Will prove his love before Emma disappears from his life forever? Book 3 – Marrying her Best-Friend. A well-bred lady with a ruined reputation… and the man who’d do anything to protect her. One mistake left Elizabeth Seymour with a tattered reputation and destined for spinsterhood. She’s been abandoned by her peers, except her loyal best friend, Carson. But the boy she’s known her whole life has become a handsome man who makes her heart pound and pulse race. Elizabeth’s rejection from society broke Carson’s heart, so he protects her from the vicious vipers of the ton. And somewhere along the way he’s fallen in love. But as Elizabeth’s life hangs in the balance, are they too late for their happy ever after?