Racing Rogues

She's mad, bad, and dangerous to know . . . and even more dangerous to resist. Daniela Rames cares nothing for the haute-ton or their rules of decorum. When she is unexpectedly torn from the life and home she knew, she throws caution to the wind and follows her dream of working with horses . . . by disguising herself as a boy and becoming a racetrack rider. The racetrack can be deadly . . . but so is the bedroom. Eric Weathers, Earl of Fordham, needs his new racing ventures to be successful in order to save his crumbling estate. But when he discovers his talented new rider is actually a brazen young woman in disguise, their quarrel ends with a passionate kiss . . . and marks the beginning of a scandalous liaison. Determined to possess her in every way possible . . . Flying in the face of propriety, the earl caves to all-consuming desire, taking Daniela into his bed and shamelessly claiming her, body and soul. But as the wild rogue tumbles into love with his innocent beauty, a nefarious plot is spun that could soon destroy them both. Soon Eric and Daniela's undying passion for one another becomes the fatal weakness that could separate them forever . . .

He has spent years arranging the pieces on the chessboard to entrap his enemy. Now a wager made in jest threatens to waylay his plans . . . and his heart. Meet William Armstrong: rogue, rakehell, devil may care duke-to-be. Everyone knows Will can't walk away from a wager, especially if it involves horseracing. The subject of this wager? The prim and proper Lady Simone Laurent. This is a bet he will enjoy winning. The youngest sister of a large and boisterous family, Simone is used to being overlooked. She is wise enough not to fall for a future duke's honeyed words. But as she is swept into his world of racing and excitement, she feels herself changing and becoming confident that the feelings Will inspires are more than a passing fancy. But there is more to Will than meets the eye-a burning determination that he has carefully kept hidden from friends and family alike. When Simone discovers his secret, will she join his quest for revenge, or will they both be consumed by the tempest?

One exotic princess sick of being put upon a pedestal . . . plus a grumpy ex-gentleman focused on his career to the exclusion of all else . . . equals a wild mystery romance peppered with passion and subterfuge. No one is more untouchable than a princess . . . Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Alvaria joins her father the King for an illustrious visit to Royal Ascot hoping for just two things-a break from the strictures of the royal court and a bit of adventure. But that cannot stop him from wanting her . . . Samuel Thorne has made a career of uncovering the dark underside of London's haute ton. He enjoys subverting the society that burned him so badly. But Alexandra is from a whole other world-and when she enters his, she immediately turns it upside down. But the very investigation that brings two lovers together may also be the one that tears them apart. If they survive this case, will they be able to put aside their enormously different social castes and give their love a chance?

A widow who wants nothing more than to be left alone . . . What is it about her that attracts disaster? Lady Cecily Garrity is starting to believe that she is cursed. Left devastated after her husband's sudden death, she has made one wrong choice after another. And now her little farm-and her sanity-are falling to pieces. Stumbles upon the vagabond lord hiding in plain sight . . . Blake, Brown, Burns . . . he has gone by a lot of different names over the years. But the one he misses the most is his own. Forced into hiding half a decade ago, Burke has never allowed himself to get attached to another person or place. Then the aloof Widow Garrity captures his interest immediately when she quite literally falls into his path. But the threat that has dogged Burke for years will not go away. Not unless he's willing to fight-and fighting will mean putting everyone he loves, old and new, in perilous danger.

A brazen young woman with her heart on her sleeve and nothing to lose She knows her fiance is out there. Her almost fiance, that is. But she has not heard from him in months, and although she's kept up a brave face with her family, even Ursula is starting to worry. Meets a young man looking to get from here to there with as little fuss as possible . . . Ford accepted a seemingly simple errand for his cousin, Viscount Warrington: bring a racehorse from Epsom to Doncaster in time for the match race of the decade. What he did not count on? A bossy, buxom siren distracting him at every turn. Shenanigans ensue. And just maybe . . . a love story.

Her horse, her money, her decision. Lady Olivia Stone-Liv to her intimates-finally has the control she's longed for. She's hand raised her beloved horse from foal to filly and is ready to enter her in the St. Ledger Stakes. But her father is right about one thing: she needs a proper trainer to take her over the finish line. However, Brandon Casey is not what she had in mind. Until she meets the man ready to challenge-and inflame her-at every turn. Thinking he'd be working for the illustrious Duke of Ashcroft, Brandon is irate when he discovers he will, in fact, be reporting to the duke's spoiled and self-important daughter. But the money is good, even if it's coming from her. And the horse . . . she's a winner. Amid the acrimonious attraction between them, Liv and Brandon suddenly find themselves entangled in a dangerous plot that is much bigger than one person, one race, or one horse. Will they turn to face it together . . . or tear each other apart?