Aikenhead Honours

HIS CAVALRY LADYBook 1 of Aikenhead Honours seriesDominic Aikenhead, Duke of Calder-rich, handsome, a power in the land. And a spy.In the summer of 1814, Europe's crowned heads come to London to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. Dominic, Duke of Calder, nominally the British liaison officer to the Russian Emperor, has a more important, secret role. As a spy. For Tsar Alexander is believed to be plotting against England's interests.Dominic strikes up a friendship with Captain Alexei Alexandrov, a decorated Hussar and the youngest officer on Alexander's staff. Dominic is troubled, both by the enigmatic Russian captain and by the memory of a mysterious lady he held in his arms only a few weeks before. She disappeared like smoke, but she haunts him, first as a Frenchwoman and then as a passionate lady from Scotland. Even with the help of the rest of the Aikenhead Honours spying band, Dominic cannot fully resolve the puzzles his mysterious lady presents. When he is sent to Russia in the wake of the Tsar and his entourage, Dominic has to operate alone.Can he find the answers he is seeking in that alien land?Revised edition of the novel originally published by Harlequin S.A. in 2008 Joanna Maitland published 13 Regency historicals with Harlequin Mills & Boon which have sold well over a million copies around the world, with readers in countries as diverse as Japan and Brazil. She is now an independently published author. She is continuing to write Regencies, but also hopping over the hedge into lush new pastures, like medieval romance, time-slip and fantasy. Her latest droolworthy hero -- coming soon -- is a vampire who solves mysteries on the side, with help from a couple of female sidekicks.Joanna is one of the founding partners of Libertà Books where there is a blog every Sunday. Joanna herself blogs about twice a month on all sorts of subjects from Regency costume to self-publishing and formatting your book.Read more about Joanna at libertabooks.com/joanna. The blogs are at libertabooks.com/blog. Joanna's books can be found via Books2Read.com/JoannaMaitland.

HIS RELUCTANT MISTRESSBook 2 of Aikenhead Honours seriesLord Leo Aikenhead-playboy, rake, irresistible to women. Except one…Leo becomes acting leader of the Aikenhead Honours in late summer 1814, when they are sent to spy at the Congress of Vienna, where most of the crowned heads of Europe are assembling to carve up the continent. Aided by his brother Jack and their friend Ben, Leo uses his reputation as a notorious rake to cover his spying activities.For once, Leo's success with the ladies is not assured. He encounters Sophie, a woman who is more than a match for him. But there is increasing unrest in France and the Duke of Wellington wants his own spies on the ground there. Wellington orders the Honours' forces to be split-Jack and Ben to France, Leo to remain alone in Austria to defend England's interests.Can Leo tackle all the intrigue alone?And how much is he prepared to risk to rescue the woman he loves?Revised edition of the novel originally published by Harlequin S.A. in 2009 Joanna Maitland published 13 Regency historicals with Harlequin Mills & Boon which have sold well over a million copies around the world, with readers in countries as diverse as Japan and Brazil. She is now an independently published author. She is continuing to write Regencies, but also hopping over the hedge into lush new pastures, like medieval romance, time-slip and fantasy. Her latest droolworthy hero -- coming soon -- is a vampire who solves mysteries on the side, with help from a couple of female sidekicks.Joanna is one of the founding partners of Libertà Books where there is a blog every Sunday. Joanna herself blogs about twice a month on all sorts of subjects from Regency costume to self-publishing and formatting your book.Read more about Joanna at libertabooks.com/joanna. The blogs are at libertabooks.com/blog. Joanna's books can be found via Books2Read.com/JoannaMaitland.

Book 3 of Aikenhead Honours series Lord Jack Aikenhead-charming, irresponsible, a gambler. Past redemption? Until their arrival in France, in the spring of 1815, Jack and his friend, Ben Dexter, have been mere foot soldiers in the Aikenhead Honours. Operating alone for the first time, they reach Lyons together, where their spying mission becomes even more urgent following Napoleon's escape from exile in Elba. Worst of all, Ben is severely wounded when their work has barely begun. Jack, the incorrigible playboy, must assume more responsibility than ever before and go on, without Ben, to Paris and beyond. Travelling alone would jeopardise his mission, but his only possible companion is a woman who is forbidden. If they brave the dangers of enemy territory together, will he be able to resist the temptation she presents? And will she consent to keep her distance, even if he does? Revised edition of the novel originally published by Harlequin S.A. in 2009. Joanna Maitland published 13 Regency historicals with Harlequin Mills & Boon which have sold well over a million copies around the world, with readers in countries as diverse as Japan and Brazil. She is now an independently published author. She is continuing to write Regencies, but also hopping over the hedge into lush new pastures, like medieval romance, time-slip and fantasy. Her latest droolworthy hero -- coming soon -- is a vampire who solves mysteries on the side, with help from a couple of female sidekicks.Joanna is one of the founding partners of Libertà Books where there is a blog every Sunday. Joanna herself blogs about twice a month on all sorts of subjects from Regency costume to self-publishing and formatting your book.Read more about Joanna at libertabooks.com/joanna. The blogs are at libertabooks.com/blog. Joanna's books can be found via Books2Read.com/JoannaMaitland.

HIS SILKEN SEDUCTIONBook 4 of Aikenhead Honours seriesBen Dexter-wounded, abandoned, a baron in disguise. In the enemy's bed.Ben Dexter, heir to a viscount, is the most junior member of the Aikenhead Honours and Wellington's spy in Lyons in the spring of 1815. When Ben is badly wounded, he assumes the identity of a German traveller in order to survive. He has little choice, for he is sheltering alone in a weavers' household that supports the enemy, the newly-returned Emperor Napoleon.Ben's nurse is a beautiful silk-weaver. Day after day, her hands caress his battered flesh. Her touch is driving him wild. But she's the enemy. She must not discover who he is. Surely she will betray him? He has a choice-duty, or desire.Will he dare to trust her with his life, his mission, and his heart?Extended edition of the ebook originally published by Harlequin S.A. in 2009 Joanna Maitland published 13 Regency historicals with Harlequin Mills & Boon which have sold well over a million copies around the world, with readers in countries as diverse as Japan and Brazil. She is now an independently published author. She is continuing to write Regencies, but also hopping over the hedge into lush new pastures, like medieval romance, time-slip and fantasy. Her latest droolworthy hero -- coming soon -- is a vampire who solves mysteries on the side, with help from a couple of female sidekicks.Joanna is one of the founding partners of Libertà Books where there is a blog every Sunday. Joanna herself blogs about twice a month on all sorts of subjects from Regency costume to self-publishing and formatting your book.Read more about Joanna at libertabooks.com/joanna. The blogs are at libertabooks.com/blog. Joanna's books can be found via Books2Read.com/JoannaMaitland.