Heart of Enquiry

A Stranger to Love Alaric McLeod, Duke of Strathaven, is known as the Devil Duke for his wicked ways. Tormented by his past, Alaric knows better than to trust a woman, yet finds himself ensnared by a spirited, virtuous virgin - who accuses him of a crime he didn't commit. Is she his worst nightmare...or his salvation? A Novice to Desire Emma Kent is an independent country miss cast adrift in the ton. When a depraved encounter with an arrogant rake lands her in intrigue, Emma's honor compels her to do the right thing. But desire challenges her quest for justice, and she must decide: Can she trust her heart to discover the truth? Bound by Passion and Peril Alaric and Emma engage in a battle of wits and will. As their attraction flares, the true enemy stalks their every move. With danger looming, will they solve the mystery and find true love before it's too late?

A former spy with dangerous secrets fears nothing...except his dark desire for the delicate virgin he cannot have. A Prisoner of His Past Gabriel Ridgley, the Marquess of Tremont, is dubbed The Angel for his pristine reputation. Yet he harbors a dark secret: a spy during the Napoleonic Wars, he bears deep and dangerous scars. When he meets Miss Dorothea Kent, a delicate virgin, he is torn between carnal desire-and the need to protect her from his inner demons. A Captive of Her Passions Despite a frail constitution, Thea Kent has strength of spirit and heart. A wild attraction blooms between her and Gabriel, a widowed aristocrat with tortured eyes, yet he resists the pull between them. When fate places his disabled son in her care, she's determined to guard the boy-and unravel the mystery of Gabriel's past. Freed by Love and Passion Someone is killing Gabriel's former colleagues, and he may be next on the list. As the desperate hunt for the villain begins, he and Thea get entangled in intrigue, betrayal, and desire too powerful to resist. Will trust help them to survive... and true love set them free?

A Wife Disgraced A spy during the Napoleonic Wars, Lady Pandora Blackwood gave up espionage for love. She has shared everything with her husband... except the truth of her past. Twelve joyous years and three children later, her dark history rises to threaten everything she holds dear. Now she must face her greatest fear: can her husband love her for who she really is? A Husband Wronged Former officer Marcus Harrington, the Marquess of Blackwood, didn't believe in love until he met his beautiful Penny. His devoted marchioness by day and his sensual wanton by night, she's everything he's ever wanted... until her betrayal shatters him. When his world comes crashing down, he is left to question: was their perfect marriage real or just a dream? 'Tis the Season for Miracles As a cold winter grips Regency London, the estranged lovers come together in a heated reunion. Sizzling passion paves the way toward forgiveness, yet buried secrets and hidden enemies block the road to redemption. This Christmas, a wife will stop at nothing to win her beloved back... and a husband will discover that love's reality exceeds his wildest dreams.

National Reader's Choice Awards finalist Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense finalist A sizzling enemies-to-lovers romance featuring a hoyden who falls in love with her best friend's brother and a viscount whose buttoned-up exterior hides his hot-blooded nature. All wrapped up in an exciting regency house party whodunnit! A hoyden's prejudice Spirited and unconventional, Miss Violet Kent has landed in hot water time and again due to her impulsive ways. Her latest fiasco involves Richard Murray, Viscount Carlisle, her friend Wickham's older brother. She and Carlisle hate each other on sight, their animosity culminating in a mortifying accident. Ashamed and inflamed by their encounter, she wants to stay far away from the stuffed shirt but, instead, finds herself trapped with him at a secluded and intimate house party. A gentleman's pride A man of honor, Richard Murray, Viscount Carlisle, has always protected his brother Wickham, whose latest trouble involves a debt to a cutthroat. To survive, Wick must marry an heiress; instead, he's distracted by that improper hoyden Violet Kent. As Richard strives to extricate his brother from Violet's wiles, the last thing he expects is to find himself ensnared by passion. When murder leads to love Sparks fly when Violet and Richard encounter each other in dark corners and secret passageways. Yet, their forbidden passion and blossoming romance are not the only adventures afoot. For, a guest is soon discovered dead, and Violet and Richard must join forces to solve the mystery and protect their loved ones...before the murderer strikes again.

A USA Today best seller. A wallflower who guards her secrets Miss Polly Kent has no illusions about finding love. Not only is she a wallflower, but her freakish ability to read others' emotions has led to devastating rejection, time and again. When it comes to her future, she knows that a marriage of convenience, one in which she can keep her secret affliction hidden, is the only safe choice. Yet, when fate throws her into the path of the ton's wildest rake, she discovers that desire can jeopardize the most carefully laid plans. A rake who makes no apologies for his past Sinjin Pelham, the Earl of Revelstoke and heir to a duke, has a reputation darker than London's fog. His exploits have made him the envy of men and the desire of women, but behind his wild and jaded façade lies a painful secret. He knows that no woman can love the devil inside him, yet when he is accused of a ghastly crime, the only one who stands by him is a beautiful virgin - one whose wanton innocence makes him long for the one thing he cannot have. When good and wicked make perfect A marriage that begins with smoldering passion soon deepens into something more. All the while, a dangerous enemy lurks, waiting to strike. As Sinjin and Polly untangle the threads of mystery to clear his name, they must confront their greatest fears, risking all for their love and their very lives.