Raiders

By day, Ian Blackheath is the most sensual rogue in the colony of Virginia. At night, he secretly rides as Pendragon, ruthless leader of the patriot cause. What is a masked raider supposed to do when a pint-sized mistress of disaster is dumped on the doorstep of his mansion? When Ian Blackheath and Lucy have an altercation in Emily d'Autrecourt's millinery shop, the lovely Englishwoman is horrified at Blackheath's insensitivity toward his ward. Then Lucy steals a doll from Emily's shop-secreted inside the plaything is evidence of Emily's role as a spy. Accepting Ian's offer that she be Lucy's governess is dangerous, but how else can Emily search for the doll without arousing suspicion? Ian is stunned when Emily agrees to take charge of "hurricane Lucy." As for guarding his secret-it should be no challenge to keep Emily far from the wing where Pendragon plots rebellion. He doesn't expect Emily to catch fire in his arms or for the tempting seamstress to discover the secret power of her own desires. Suddenly, in a land racing toward revolution, Ian and Emily must choose. With everything to lose, do they dare to risk their hearts? Contains mature themes.

Mistress of rebellion... Lucy d'Autrecourt Blackheath is liberty's darling, embracing the fierce independence of her adopted father, the patriot raider, Pendragon. When a parcel arrives from England, unearthing a long-buried secret nothing can stop Lucy from pursuing the adventure she craves. Yet, as Lucy sails from Virginia, danger from her past threatening everyone she loves. An imperious earl... Dominic St. Cyr, the fierce earl of Valcour, drove back the scandal attached to the St. Cyr name at the point of his sword and snatched Valcour's estates from the brink of ruin. When a reckless American spitfire barrels into his duel in the middle of a gaming hell, he finds everything he's worked for in peril. Ruthless Valcour has little choice but to force hoyden Lucy to wed him - even though the defiant American despises him and his aristocratic world. To set a heart free... But as Lucy steps into Valcour's mysterious world, she glimpses the man beneath the earl's façade. Haunted by personal demons, Valcour hides a heart too tender, and secrets as painful as Lucy's own. Can a patriot's daughter enter the world revolution taught her to hate, and set Valcour's heart free? Contains mature themes.

When Lord Griffin Stone disarms the highwayman trying to rob him, he discovers his assailant is spitfire Isabeau DeBurgh. Unwilling to condemn her to hang or free her to steal again, Griffin decides to make her a lady - except Isabeau scorns the aristocrats she robs. Can love tame her wild heart? Contains mature themes.

Phantom of the Midnight Sea: Famed for outwitting Elizabeth Tudor's sea dogs, Captain Rafael Santadar's only mistress is the sea. But as Spain's great Armada battles off of English coast, it seems his "lady" has deserted him. Shipwrecked on hostile shores, he vows to find the traitor who sent his beloved crew to their deaths. But when he encounters a beautiful outcast in deadly peril, he must choose. Will he dare to sweep her to safety, even if it means risking his life? Defiant Beauty: As a creator of hauntingly lifelike marionettes, Tessa of Ravenscroft is suspected of witchcraft by the superstitious folk of Gnarlymeade. As the Armada threatens, the villagers blame Tessa and come to wreak vengeance. Rescued from certain death by a dashing stranger, she is horrified to discover he is a Spanish invader. Is it possible that the only person she can trust is her avowed enemy? Two glorious outcasts thrown together by destiny must forge a bond of trust as fate hurls them from the glittering world of Elizabeth I's court to Spain's dread Inquisition. Can they tempt the wrath of two worlds to forge a passion as deep as the ocean they love? Contains mature themes.