Dukes Most Wanted

Vivi, the Duchess of Bradford, loved her husband from the day they first met. She was an unabashed hoyden. He was the heir to a dukedom and her older brother's best friend. She vowed to marry him, but she never could have imagined just how dreadfully that youthful promise would go awry, shattering her hope for a future. Having spent the past year in England while the duke has been abroad, she has thrown herself into a cause that won't lead to more sorrow. She's content with her growing circle of friends in the Lady's Suffrage Society and is doing her utmost to banish the Duke of Bradford from her heart and mind for good. But then she discovers she has an unexpected guest at her country-house party, the husband who left her. Not only is he back, but Court is far more sinfully handsome than she remembered, and he wants the one thing she isn't prepared to give, her complete and utter surrender. Heat level: Scorching! Don't say you weren't warned.

Lady Clementine Hammond may be polite society's most notorious matchmaker, but she's perfectly happy remaining unattached herself. A series of unfortunate missteps at a country house party, however, leaves her with no choice but to feign an engagement to the last man in all England she'd ever want to marry-the annoyingly handsome Marquess of Dorset. Dorset needs a wife with a sizable dowry to save his estate, but thanks to Lady Clementine's machinations, the woman he intended to wed became someone else's wife. Much to his dismay, when fate inconveniently throws Lady Clementine into his arms, he's forced to claim she's his future bride. The bitter enemies strike a reluctant understanding. One fortnight of false smiles and pretending to be head over heels for each other, followed by a return to London and the quiet ending of their betrothal. It should be quite simple. Except, the more time Clementine and Dorset spend together, the more real their engagement feels. And when their mutual enmity heats into a surprising passion, Clementine is shocked to realize she wants far more from Dorset than two weeks. She wants his forever. Publisher's Note: This is an all-new, rewritten happily ever after for Clementine and Dorset.

Revenge turns to desire and a wicked rake falls hard in this latest entry in Scarlett Scott's “Dukes Most Wanted” series. After spending all her life pinned beneath her overbearing mother's thumb, Lady Edith Smythe is desperately weary of being a respectable, dutiful daughter. What better time to finally cast aside her wallflower ways than at a country house party where women's suffrage is the leading topic of the day? And there's no better man to exercise her freedom with than a diabolically handsome rake who's as sinful as he is irresistible. Valentine Blakemoor, self-made property magnate and one of the wealthiest men in England, has been lured to the wilds of Yorkshire by the promise of vengeance. Seducing the bookish, bespectacled Lady Edith proves an embarrassingly easy feat. But once he has her in his bed, Val is bemused to discover Lady Edith is far more than the quiet, freckled spinster he believed. To his shock, he can't seem to get enough of her, which decidedly wasn't part of his plan. Lady Edith is firm on her insistence that one night and her innocence are all she's willing to give. And when she discovers his true motives for pursuing her, nothing between them will ever be the same... Heat level: Scorching! Don't say you weren't warned.

A case of mistaken identity between a proper earl and a feisty American heiress turns scorching in this opposites attract romance from USA Today Bestselling author Scarlett Scott. Bold and fiercely opinionated American heiress Lucy Chartrand has proudly left a string of scandals in her wake on both sides of the Atlantic. Her matchmaking mother may long to secure her an aristocratic English husband, but Lucy is tired of being sought after for her family's fortune. She longs for a life of independence and freedom, far from the glittering world of London ballrooms, and she's finally put a plan in motion to make that happen. Gareth Claremont, Earl of Rexingham, has only accompanied his wayward younger sister to a Yorkshire country house party to keep her out of trouble. As always, mayhem finds her. This time, in the form of a new friend, the gorgeous, thoroughly improper, utterly appalling hellion Miss Lucy Chartrand. Gareth intends to do everything he can to keep the ruinous influence of a wild hoyden like Miss Chartrand far from his impressionable sister. But Lucy's brilliant scheme goes hopelessly awry, and now there's one tall, handsome prig standing between her and what she wants most. They'll never suit regardless of what happened by mistake in the moonlight. Or will they? Heat level: Scorching! Don't say you weren't warned.

Sparks fly between a hellion with a broken heart and a lord guarding his reputation in this deliciously steamy entry in the “Dukes Most Wanted” series from USA Today bestselling author “Scarlett Scott.” After a salacious rumor tarnished her reputation and caused the man, she loved to cry off their engagement, Lady Charity Manners has dedicated herself to becoming an unapologetic hoyden. She'll never fall in love with a man, or trust one, ever again. Especially not a quiet, brooding, proper lord who is too handsome for his own good. Neville Astley, Viscount Wilton, is a recluse by choice who has mostly avoided society until becoming the guardian of his niece. For her sake, he's attending a Yorkshire country house party, despite preferring to be anywhere else. He wants nothing to do with romance or a wild hellion like Lady Charity. And yet, there's something about her that he finds impossible to resist. Unexpected desire flares between the gentleman most likely to follow the rules and the lady most likely to break them. But while Charity will surrender her body willingly, she'll never cede her heart. When Neville realizes he wants far more from her than a midnight tryst, he'll do everything he can to persuade her that the only place she belongs is in his arms, forever. Heat level: Scorching! Don't say you weren't warned.

A marriage of convenience between a Scottish duke and an American heiress turns sizzling in this final entry of USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott's delightfully wicked Dukes Most Wanted series. American heiress Madeline Chartrand has a problem. Her matchmaking mother is determined to secure an aristocratic husband for her, despite her wishes to the contrary. Lachlan Macfie, the newly minted Duke of Kenross, has an even bigger problem. He's just inherited a moldering Scottish estate, crumbling castle and all, without the massive funds necessary to repair and run it. Fortunately, Lachlan has the perfect solution-a marriage of convenience. It's a simple enough arrangement. Madeline gets the duke her mother hopes for, and Lachlan can restore the estate with the help of her vast dowry. All he has to do is convince the stubborn and delectable Miss Chartrand that marriage is the answer to both their quandaries. Madeline doesn't want to wed anyone, least of all the burly Scot who trampled her train and spilled champagne on her gown at their first introduction. He's too tall, too brash, and too overwhelming. She doesn't even like him. Until they're stranded alone together and Lachlan proves he's not just capable of protecting her from danger, but kissing her witless. Suddenly, Madeline finds herself facing an entirely new problem. She's falling in love with a man who wants a marriage in name only. But can she settle for a forever if she can't have his heart? Heat level: Scorching hot! Don't say you weren't warned.