Lords of Temptation

No one can play the game like her…Though her title is lady now, Mirabelle Smith wasn't always. Bastard daughter to the Earl of Easton, she grew up without any of her father's wealth or power to protect her. Which is why when she determines to be the belle of next London's season, she knows that playing fair won't get her what she most desires. The only way to win is to use every trick she's carefully stashed up her lace cuff. Because if growing up on the wrong side of London has taught her anything, it's that cheaters often win, and gambling only works if you know how to play…The problem? She needs the help of a certain baron. Partial owner of a new gaming hell, Hell's Corner, Baron Boxby's part of her dark world and the glittering ton that's just past her reach… But how to convince a man who doesn't want any entanglements to aid her quest?A bet ought to do nicely…

He's no Prince Charming.Lord Rushton Smith is as rough as he is hard. His only wish is to leave London and the ton behind. He just wants to live a simple life of mind numbing work away from family and the crime that has shaped him into this beast of a man. But one small favor is burning down his dreams one by one and threatening to reshape his entire life.Can a criminal be her hero?Trapped into an engagement with her distant cousin and new guardian, Lady Abigail Wentworth has no idea how she'll survive the future that lays before her. That is until the rogue, Lord Rushton Smith charges into her life and carries her away.Literally.When she faints, he just picks her up and loads her into his carriage. But her guardian, Baron Westphal wants her back. Worse still, Lord Smith swears he won't marry, and now her path is murkier than ever.And the attraction that crackles between them?And added problem that she doesn't need. A complication that is sure to be her ruin and a sweet temptation unlike any she has ever known.Can she resist this rogue's call long enough to find her place in this world or will he be her undoing?

He's the worst sort of rake…Miss Emma Blake knows she ought not to tangle with Lord Triston Smith. From his bulging muscles to his fierce scowl, every other woman would likely have the sense to stay away from the surly boxer. And he's made it abundantly clear that he finds her the worst sort of nuisance. But she's never had much smarts when it comes to avoiding trouble or dealing with men.Add the fact that her mother is forcing her to marry the loathsome Lord Marsden, the entire situation has Emma running headlong into a series of disasters sure to ruin any proper debutante. Which isn't a bad plan.Except whenever she finds herself in trouble, Triston is there, muscles flexing, strong arms pulling her back from the edge of trouble. And that makes a girl wonder…Does he have the sort of strength that could save a woman from family and fate?

What's a man to do when a tiny baby is dropped at his door?Lord Griswold Smith isn't exactly genteel, despite his title. Gris is a hard hitting, gin making, gaming hell running, cursing and spitting giant of a man. Who would even leave a baby in his care? He'll find her mother, return her from whence she came, and go back to his derelict life. Until he can track down the fool of a woman who dropped tiny Rose off to begin with, he'll need help. A temporary nanny should do the trick.Her new employer is an absolute beast….But she's as desperate as a woman can be. Which is why Miss Violet Chase accepts the nanny position even though Lord Griswold is as large and imposing as a man comes. With her father's imprisonment, she has no alternative. And besides, the first time she sees Gris's massive arms wrapped around a tiny little baby, something deep inside her shifts.And when the demons of her father's past come knocking, suddenly a large and intimidating man is exactly what she needs. Is he strong enough to beat back the demons that chase her all while holding a babe in his arms? And how might it feel to be held in that same way? She'd like to find out…

He's the most notorious rake in all of London…Which is why every lord of the realm wants to be friends with the Earl of Somersworth. He's the life of every ballroom and backroom gaming hell alike. The problem? When he needs a fiancée, not one of those so-called friends will let him anywhere near their sisters or daughters because everyone knows he can't be trusted.So when Viscount Northville practically tosses his niece in Somersworth's path, he's suspicious. There must be something wrong with the lady. Sure, she's beautiful, and built for sin, but she can't be right in the head to consider him for a husband.Turns out, she isn't. Considering him that is. The moment they're alone, she tells him that she would rather die miserable and alone than marry him. But she does have a bargain in mind. She'll help him clean up his reputation long enough to find a suitable lady and he'll help her to secretly participate in all the fun that debutantes are denied. She's got a list:A masquerade ball.A tryst in the library.A moonlight kiss.It's his kind of deal.The only other problem? Turns out, she's his kind of lady…

"I've got one rule and it's no women on board. Ever."When the youngest brother of the rough and tumble Smith family turned to smuggling, Fulton Smith knew he had to keep his operation simple to keep from being caught.But the beautiful stowaway, Sophie, makes his life anything but easy. His smuggling self knows he ought to drop her at the nearest port and follow his own damn rules. It's a dangerous business. The lord in him, however, can't help but protect the fragile beauty who has demons of her own.But when his past begins to haunt them too, danger lurks around every corner and not even his boat is fast enough to outrun it.Keeping her safe will push him to the breaking point.Keeping his hands off her…Impossible.

She might be blind, but even she can SEE that he's trouble.The moment Mia's fingers accidentally brush down Lord Kingsley's rippling chest during a chance encounter at a masquerade ball, she knows that her life will never be the same. Because the passion that flares between them is hot enough to melt all her hesitation away.He's hell bent on revenge.Until the broken little bird, Mia, lands in his path. But enemies take advantage of distraction and Mia is as stunning as she is passionate making her the worst kind.And thanks to that one ill-fated evening, she is also now his wife.And perhaps an agent of his enemy…Is she part of the plot against him or in grave peril at his side? How far is he willing to go to protect the woman he never wanted but might just be the one person he can't live without?It's time to find out…

"I've just made a deal with the devil…"Nellie was the sort of good that other mothers like to use as an example. Not hers, of course.But when an illness ravages her lungs and she's not sure how she'll ever lead a normal life, or how long she'll even be alive, she decides it's time to really live, her mother be damned. Or perhaps, that's Nellie herself.Because the moment Viscount Northville, enters her life, tempted doesn't begin to describe how she feels. He is everything that Nellie is not. Older, mysterious, handsome as sin, and he hides the sorts of secrets that give her the chills.Which makes him perfect. Why shouldn't she taste what is deliciously dark and dangerous before she steps into the light?But the problem with making a deal with the devil is that there is always a price to be paid.The question is only how much…

He's as cold as he is criminal…Who does a former lady go to when there is nowhere left to turn?The Duke.But every refuge in this cruel world has a price. The cost for Ophelia Lexington to be housed in the Duke's brothel…. Her virginity to be sold to the highest bidder.She's as talented as she is innocent…One look at Ophelia Lexington, daughter to a baron, and Clayton knows he should cut her loose. She's too beautiful, talented, and far too fragile for his world, but those are all the same attributes that make her highly desirable.And not just to prospective clients. The desire burning inside him, threatens to consume them both. She's meant to be his greatest asset. Instead, she's becoming his worst temptation.

What's worse than an earl, marquess, or viscount? A duke, of course! Which infuriates Lily Grey. Men like him are the problem, they are NEVER a solution. It makes her molar's grind when the Drury Lane Theater insists she visit the man who has been nicknamed the DIFFICULT DUKE to secure funding for their renovation. "Why me?" she asks, barely containing her huff of breath."Because," the director gave her the once over. "You're the prettiest." She wished she might argue but she needed this job as much as the theater needed the financial backing of the duke. But she doesn't have to like it. Or him.And the fact that's he's breathtakingly handsome. That doesn't affect her at all. Absolutely not. All right. Maybe just a little… But she got this job to support herself and she has no intention of being swept away by any man. Least of all an arrogant duke.

The enemy of my enemy…When Miss Annie Makem becomes the charge of her horrible uncle, her life turns into a nightmare. Which is why she had to run away. But where can she go in a town that her uncle has eyes and ears everywhere?The Scandalous ScotBoyd Lockton, known as the Scandalous Scot, runs the gaming hell Purgatory. He's one of the few men in all of London who has neither succumbed to her uncle's pressure or fallen for his false charm. He's her one hope of hiding long enough to escape.But how she can convince the Scot to help her? He knows full well the potential for trouble that she's brought to his door.She'll have to make him an offer he can't refuse…

Married to a monster… Lady Isabelle Fairchild was sold to a criminal to save her family from ruin. And just when she thought, this was the worst her situation could possibly get… enter rival whorehouse owner, Bode Armstrong. Kidnapped by the devil… Scarred, hard, uncompromising, Bode knows that stealing his rival's new bride was a decisive move in the underground war he's been fighting. But there is no low, he won't stoop to when everyone he cares about is in danger. Taking sweet and beautiful Isabelle is his chance to win. What he didn't intend was for the sizzling attraction that develops between himself and the woman he's taken… She is a pawn. Nothing more. Then again, to the victor go the spoils. But in the dark of the night, even he has to confess, she might be more….How far will he go to protect the woman he shouldn't even want? And can he give up the victory within his grasp to claim the woman he never intended to be his own. She's his captive…or is he hers?