Virtue & Vice

Virtue & Vice and everything spice...When Annalise Fernsby went in search of answers about her father's past, she found Countess Oreste...and an intriguing world full of possibility. Desperate to provide for her family, Annalise Fernsby discovers a scandalous possibility at the House of Virtue. With her younger sister, Rosalyn, headed to the countryside to serve as a lady's companion for the summer, Annalise is willing to try the most daring of dalliances if it means escaping a lifetime of poverty. Eryx Wilder craves the kind of respectability Miss Fernsby takes for granted. He'll stop her from ruining herself - no matter how much she hates him for it. Even if it the price of her innocence is more than he ever expected to pay... First in a new steamy Victorian romance series, packed with adventure and intrigue. Each full-length book contains a full romance arc with HEA while following the Countess Oreste through a world of passion and mystery.

Virtue & Vice and everything spice... When innocent Rosalyn Fernsby went in search of help for her family, she witnessed shocking deeds...and now, she can't stop thinking about them. Can she resist a forbidden earl, or will she submit to his searing kisses? Alexander de Lucey prides himself upon being an honorable gentleman, yet his desire for Miss Fernsby stirs in him is anything but proper. He can't back out of his engagement. Nor can he stop himself from kissing Miss Fernsby. But Rosalyn refuses to live in shame... When an explosive secret comes to light, can he win her trust, or has he lost her forever?This is a full-length steamy Victorian age-gap romance with a Happy Ever After and a hint of mystery. One-click today!

One night to seek the truth...When a beautiful widow bursts into his study one cold winter evening, The Honorable Darius de Lucey doesn't know what to make of her demand that he escort her to a notorious masquerade ball. He's intrigued enough to help with her secret murder investigation. If he has to accompany the widow to prove a woman's innocence, so be it. Belladonna may be ruthless, but she isn't a killer-and Justine doesn't need to know why he's so sure that Bella isn't a murderess. Mrs. Justine Erskine was prepared to endure Mr. de Lucey's touch in service to her greater goals, but she's astonished at how he awakens her long-denied desire. She's willing to risk her sterling reputation to prove who killed her father-in-law. Will the unlikely allies find proof of Bella's crime, or will they learn truths that could ruin them both? This is a steamy historical romance with forced proximity, an unlikely enemies-to-lovers partnership, a secret identity and a Happy Ever After. If you enjoy crusader heroines and bad boy heroes, you'll enjoy this spicy story set in Victorian London!

He's determined to have her - at any price.After her only Season was ruined, Cora Wilder embraced the freedom that comes with being a confirmed spinster. But her enviable life comes to a crashing halt the day her brother loses everything in a bank run, and the only way she can save her family is to marry a man she loathes. Gideon Wentworth may have gone too far, once upon a time. But he sees potential in Cora Wilder. She's the kind of woman who could take the ton by storm...if she turned her attention from rabble-rousing to becoming a proper lady. Now that he has her in his bed, he's determined to mold her into a wife he can be proud of.But Cora is equally determined. Her starchy, stoic husband is not what she expected. And if she's going to be bound to him by vows, she will find a way to break through his rigid rules. She is surprised to discover the man has a heart…and winning it becomes her new challenge.Book 4 in the Virtue & Vice series can be read as a standalone. Download this steamy Victorian romance with an arranged marriage, grumpy/sunshine hero and heroine, and a guaranteed happy ever after!

Isabelle Kingston risked everything for a kiss. Now the most beautiful debutante in London is set to marry England's most reluctant groom.It is not true that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. Lord Silas Huntley was perfectly content with his bachelor lifestyle, until Miss Isabelle Kingston ruined it.Why would the diamond of the Season, a lady who had her pick of London's eligible men, entrap him with a stolen kiss? And the bigger question is, what will he do with her now that they're married?But by the time he figures out what it is he wants - Isabelle, in his bed - Silas' indifference has damaged her fragile confidence. Can he win back the love she gave so easily, or is his once-unwanted wife gone for good?This spicy, slow burn Victorian romance is full of pining and it can be read as a standalone story, while advancing the arc between Bella and Hawke, the stars of the Virtue & Vice series. Carrie grew up in the Midwest, moved to France, then spent 15 years in New York City. She lives in Maryland with two budding readers and my real-life romantic hero.