Total word count 21,884.Please note that each of these short stories can all be bought as a standalone single story.The Patient EarlEmily is distrustful of Luke the Earl of Tonbridge; she thinks he has gone deliberately out of his way to ruin her father, just to put her at his mercy!Her suspicions seem confirmed when Luke requests that she visits his London gentleman's apartment and give herself to him for one night, if she wants to save her father and herself from losing all their worldly possessions.Indeed, the Earl has being waiting patiently to get Emily back into his life. And it will now be up to Emily to find out the reasons behind his actions. Is she merely a conquest for the Earl? Or does his open desire for her represent much more than a mere lustful game! The Return of the MarquessRebecca is stunned into silence when she spots Gregory her old friend and former lover at the grand masquerade ball. As they acknowledge each other's presence she flees the party trying to avoid any confrontation from occurring between them.But Gregory has no intention of making it easy for Rebecca! He has returned from his travels, having successfully sought out his fortune and made himself into a very wealthy Marquess.Yet, he is still not content. He is looking for answers, with Rebecca being the only one who can confirm the truth that he seeks.The Viscount's Good WifeAmy is desperate to move from her remote homeland and explore the rest of the world around her. So when the dashingly handsome Christian, Viscount of Mansford, comes to visit her family in their manor, she thinks she has found the answer to all her problems. Amy becomes determined to convince Christian to marry her and whisk her away to London, where she can finally be free and happy.The Earl's Daughter and the Reformed Rogue Claire, despite having to persuade her father, an influential Earl, of her choice of husband, is happy to be marrying her fiancé, Marcus, the second son of the landed gentry. He has everything she could hope for in a groom: intelligence, wit, an adventurous and easy nature, not to mention the fact that he is dashingly handsome and excites her in more ways than one!Despite seeing all Marcus's good qualities, she cannot overlook his colourful past reputation, with the result that she reluctantly asks him on the eve of their wedding day if he will promise to remain true and be faithful to her.Warning: Significant sexual content included within the story, strictly 18+ only
