Author: patriciahaverton
Winning what you want may cost you everything you love… Persephone Sheridan guards precious cargo. Her years as the caretaker of a comatose elderly noblewoman had always been uneventful. Until the day Lady Humbertson woke and bestowed upon her a mission that was never meant to be her own. With a title that he never wanted for himself, Silas Galashields, Earl of Dornham, bears the guilt of … Dornham, bears the guilt of his brother’s death. When a stormy night brigs a strange young woman right outside his door, he offers her shelter. Not realizing that he’s offering shelter to…
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave…when first we practice to deceive.”If there is one thing Miss Penelope Chapman is known for, that’s the number of suitors she has turned down.When her uncle and legal guardian announces that her little sister is to marry a man of ill repute, Penelope does the one thing she can think of to spare her: she poses as Edith and takes her place.Recently returned to … her place.Recently returned to England after a long absence to open his father’s will, Benjamin Gray, Earl of Newhorn, is in for an unpleasant surprise: in order to…
It was a wonder, the way she found herself. Not in her name, but in his arms…Merial Hanraham has no recollection of who she is.Found unconscious in a dinghy with nothing but a mysterious coffer, she is taken on board by a crew of British sailors heading to England.Christopher Buckthorn, son of the Duke of Heyerdahl and proud captain of the “Valkyrie”, never expected to find a woman with no … never expected to find a woman with no memories floating in the middle of the ocean. Especially not one as stunning as Merial.Amidst old superstitions turning the crew against…
He held her in his arms and the traitors in her head fell silent…Miss Isolde Gordon’s life is relatively simple.Having grown up in the shadow of her glamorous cousin, she has resigned herself to a life of solitude. Until she attracts the attention of someone she’d never dare dream of.For Jonathan Allen, Duke of Ekhard, being back in England means the resurgence of painful memories. When a … resurgence of painful memories. When a Christmas ball finds him dancing with his best friend’s sister he realizes not only that his wounds are still fresh, but also that he is undeniably…
She swore never to love and he swore to love her until the end of time…Matchmaker extraordinaire Alexandra Evans lives by one rule: never fall in love.Having watched her mother wilt away after her father’s untimely passing, she has vowed to dedicate herself to her flourishing business and never fall victim to that kind of painful loss.Maxwell Hayes, Duke of Gatterlen, feels like an ensnared … of Gatterlen, feels like an ensnared hare when his mother announces that she has found a suitable match for him. That is until he meets the matchmaker tasked with making it happen.With her walls…
They met and his love roared louder than the beasts haunting her…For half-blind maid Lenora Foster, life in the service of the Duke of Brackhill is everything she’s ever known. Having experienced the mocking glances of the ton due to her disability, she keeps herself isolated in the darkest corners of the manor.Pressured by his family to produce an heir, Adrian Sullivan, Marquess of Galdhor, … Sullivan, Marquess of Galdhor, finds himself attending a lackluster ball at Brackhill Manor. That is until he bumps into a peculiar maid with an eyepatch spying on the attendees.With his heartbeat whispering Lenora’s name,…