Author: lindaraesande

A sensual tale of a couple’s first holiday away from home…The Year with No Summer is drawing to a close, bleeding into a harsh winter that promises snow, ice and continued hardship. London, so rich with life and bustle, is quiet beneath the ice, buried in a cold few can ever truly recall happening before. Many of the ton are taking their leave for the Christmas holiday, abandoning the soggy … the soggy streets of London for even chillier country roads. Milton Grandby, Earl of Torrington, believes that now is the perfect time to introduce his new bride, Adele, to…

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Nothing makes a man more lonely than his secrets. The same might be said for women.Godfrey, Viscount Thorncastle, has a secret he’d rather not tell anyone, including the woman for whom he has held a candle for over twenty years. Elise Burroughs Batey, the widow of Lord Lancaster, has had enough of marriage, but pining for the chance at motherhood, she may just have to consider Godfrey’s proposal.… Godfrey’s proposal.If he can just get it right.The man has some preconceived notions about his true love, none of which are true. But then, she has some of the same notions about…

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“If a maid wants nothing but a husband, how can a brother give her everything?” As the illegitimate daughter of an earl, Lily Harkins spent her early years toiling as a scullery maid and later as a lady’s maid. When her brother, Gabriel Wellingham, paid a call to claim her as his sister, Lily was surprised and a bit overwhelmed. With recognition as the Earl of Trenton’s half-sister came the … came the responsibility to learn the ways of the ton as well as the promise of a substantial dowry—an irresistible draw for many a man who might require the…

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A “delightful and unexpected page-turner” (RT Book Reviews): While quarreling on a ship, Lady Samantha and Ethan, the Marquess of Plymouth, are washed overboard. As they’re forced to lean on each other to survive, will their hostile relationship evolve into one of tender passion?

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If people only see what they expect to see, then why doesn’t Julia Harrington? When her friend, Lady Samantha, spies a rather handsome groom from her bedchamber window, Lady Julia agrees the man is far too handsome to be a groom. “He could be a gentleman,” she tells Sam, thinking it wouldn’t be too difficult to teach the servant how to speak and dance and dress like a gentleman. Doubting Julia … Doubting Julia can accomplish such a task, Samantha dares her to do just that – and in time for the Mayfield ball – in just three weeks! Alistair…

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