‘Price of Desire’ by Lavinia Kent

STORY: A Military Hero and a Despairing Wife . . . Captain Wulf Huntington and Rose, Lady Burberry, become lost in pleasure on an anonymous afternoon and evening caught in time. But reality intrudes sooner than either thought possible when both learn the other’s true identity and all the reasons why their love cannot be.…

‘Hint of Desire’ by Lavinia Kent

STORY: An Enigmatic Duke . . . Arthur Alexander DeWolf, the eighth Duke of Westlake, lacks for nothing in life . . . except a woman who will stir his blood for longer than one night. Until fate steps in on his morning ride and he stumbles across Lily St. Aubin, Countess of Worthington. A…

‘Wyoming Bride’ by Joan Johnston

STORY: After three months in a mail-order marriage, Hannah Wentworth McMurtry is a widow—pregnant, alone, and near death in the Wyoming wilderness. Though she is saved by a man with a face cut from stone, she still grieves the husband who died on their journey west. Hannah needs a husband, but does she dare marry…

‘Lady Alexandra’s Excellent Adventure’ by Sophie Barnes

STORY: It’s going to be a wild ride . . . Lady Alexandra Summersby is not your average society miss. Not only is she more likely to climb a tree than she is to wear a dress, but she has also sworn off marriage. Alex loves taking chances, which is how she finds herself embroiled in…

‘Return of the Viscount’ by Gayle Callen

STORY: Her marriage of convenience seems far too convenient . . . Desperation drove Cecilia Mallory to seek a union with a stranger—one who would wed her sight unseen and grant her full access to her inheritance with no expectations whatsoever. She anticipated, perhaps, an older, undesirable, equally desperate husband—never the young, vibrant, and devastatingly…

‘The Ugly Duchess’ by Eloisa James

STORY: How can she dare to imagine he loves her…when all London calls her The Ugly Duchess? Theodora Saxby is the last woman anyone expects the gorgeous James Ryburn, heir to the Duchy of Ashbrook, to marry. But after a romantic proposal before the prince himself, even practical Theo finds herself convinced of her soon-to-be…

‘The Lady Most Willing: A Novel in Three Parts’ by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James & Connie Brockway

STORY: At the behest of three of the most talented historical romance authors writing today, you are cordially invited to a ball. No, a party. No . . . a kidnapping. Taran Ferguson, laird of his clan, is determined that his ancient (if not so honorable) birthright be secured before he dies. When both his…

‘The Forbidden Lady’ by Kerrelyn Sparks

STORY: The Scarlet Pimpernel meets The Patriot in Kerrelyn Sparks' debut novel, ‘For Love or Country’. With an army of wigs and a wardrobe that favors lavender, Quincy Stanton poses as a Loyalist fop by day. By night, he wages a secret war against the British with an impressive array of eighteenth century spy gadgets. If…

‘Deck the Halls With Love’ by Lorraine Heath

STORY: A Lost Lords of Pembrook Novella Christmas is a time for miracles … and second chances at love. In her dazzling first Season, Lady Meredith Hargreaves gave her heart to Alistair Wakefield, the Marquess of Chetwyn, only to have it shattered when he proposed to another. And now that he's free to pursue her? It…

2012 in review…WOW!

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 100,000 times in 2012. If it were a concert at the Barclays Center, it would take about 5 sold-out performances for that…