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Should he reveal her secret…or fall in love? It’s been over a
year since Emma Clark, Countess of Dearborn’s, abusive husband
left on an expedition. Emma is now head of the household and
enjoying her new freedom. But people are beginning to presume the
earl is dead. If Emma were widowed her husband’s family would
remove her from the estate, leaving her destitute. Regardless of
the truth she must ensure the rumours stop. But when the Earl of
Marlaine, Luka Olivien appears on her doorstep, Emma’s lifestyle
is threatened. Luka has travelled from Egypt to meet Albert’s
grieving widow and return his belongings. Only the woman standing
in front of him doesn’t know he is dead… Or does she?
The witty and sensual Desperate Debutantes series continues as one
of the Fairchild sisters relies on a false identity to protect her
reputation and her heart--from the New York Times bestselling
author Julia London. Lady Phoebe Fairchild is well aware that
society is appalled by the idea of a young lady of quality involved
in a trade. But desperate times call for desperate measures, so
when she decides to start selling beautiful handmade gowns, she
does so under a fictitious name: Madame Dupree. When she is hired
to design ball gowns for the sisters of the Viscount of
Summerfield, she completely assumes the false identity. Though in
low circumstances, Phoebe is still discomforted in her new position
as hired help, but that's nothing compared to her visceral
attraction to the viscount himself. Dashingly handsome and
shamelessly seductive, he invites her to be his mistress and Phoebe
is shockingly tempted to accept. But as their desire for each other
grows and the risk of exposure becomes even greater, Phoebe is in
dire danger of losing her reputation, her livelihood--and her
chance of becoming the bride of the man whose passion has claimed
her forever.
A princess in need of a husband. A rake not in want of a wife.
London 1855 Deemed unsuitable to rule by her parents, Princess
Justine is sent to England to learn from Queen Victoria what it
means to be royal. In London she will also be matched with a
suitable husband. But headstrong Justine is not one to be
influenced, especially in matters of the heart, and so roguish
bachelor William, Lord Douglas is sent to watch over the spirited
young woman. However, the longer William spends in Justine's
company, the more he is attracted to the opinionated Princess and
considers all suitors unacceptable. Soon London society has no more
matches. Yet Justine is expected to marry. But amidst the politics
and protocol, what if the right man has been there all along...? A
sparkling new historical romance from New York Times bestselling
author Julia London
A brand new Victorian Romance from bestselling author Julia London
Having been jilted, Hattie Woodchurch has no prospects. Until she
is asked by the visiting Duke of Santiava, Mateo to be his personal
assistant. He needs help with his correspondence and Hattie, with
her intelligence and wit, is ideal. But royal protocol demands
Mateo also find a wife from English society, and Hattie is perfect
for advice on ladies of note. With her blunt and honest opinions,
Mateo soon finds himself relying on Hattie’s guidance. Until it
comes time to choose a wife, and Mateo realises only one woman
truly captures his attention, and she is not any of the women he is
meant to be dancing with…
Falling for the Enemy When Weslorian Princess Amelia is sent to
England before she can cause a scandal, she imagines London society
with ballrooms and grand houses. Instead, she is sent to a quiet
village in Devon, where she finds her new home shabby and under
renovation. Next door lives the reclusive Duke of Marley, Joshua
Parker. When Joshua is dragged by a friend to his neighbour's
soiree to meet their new guest, he and Amelia instantly dislike
each other. Their banter is heated. He's stuck-up and arrogant;
she's a self-involved, annoying princess. But if they dislike each
other so much, why can't they stop thinking about each other? A
sparkling new historical romance from New York Times bestselling
author Julia London
Should some questions be left unanswered?
Adopted as an infant, Jane Aaron longs to know the identity of her
birth mother and why she gave her up. Her only clue is the name of
the small Texas town where she was born, so she's come to Cedar
Springs for answers.
Handsome ad executive Asher Price lost his wife, the beautiful,
mysterious Susanna, in a terrible car crash eighteen months ago.
When he hires Jane as the nanny for his two children, sparks fly.
Jane finds herself falling in love with both Asher and his
children, but begins to suspect that Susanna was not the perfect
mother and wife the family portrays her to have been.
As Jane gets closer and closer to finding out the truth about both
her own and Susanna's past, devastating secrets begin to emerge
that may be more than anyone can bear. Will the truth bring Jane
and Asher closer together or tear them apart forever?
The Lockhart brothers' quest for an ancient family heirloom has
proved fruitless...and an unpaid loan has left them indebted to
their rival, Payton Douglas. With no recourse, the Lockharts offer
Payton their most valuable commodity: their sister Mared's hand in
marriage. Raised to despise the Douglas name, Mared outwardly
agrees to the marital bargain for the sake of her family; secretly,
she concocts a plan to ensure Payton will not wish to marry her.
Seeing the handsome, virile laird Payton face-to-face, however,
threatens a centuries-long enmity -- and awakens Mared's deepest
desires. But she will not be swayed. Choosing to repay her family's
debt by working as his housekeeper instead of wedding him, she
finds herself inexorably drawn to the man she vowed to resist. Then
a profound discovery changes everything....Now, no longer bound by
a promise to her family, Mared must let her heart decide if the
laird Payton is the enemy of past legend -- or if he holds the key
to a future filled with a passion beyond her wildest dreams.
New York Times bestselling author Julia London is at her best in
this sensual Regency where a Duke must pretend his mistress is his
wife. Kate Bergeron is the beautiful and mysterious former mistress
of a cloth merchant...and the latest beauty to capture the interest
of the Prince of Wales. Mired in a disastrous divorce, the Prince
attempts to distract attention from his next amorous pursuit by
ordering Grayson Christopher, the eligible Duke of Darlington, to
pretend to London society that he is having an affair with Kate.
When Grayson reluctantly agrees to his Prince's demand, he finds
the lady no more willing than he is. Kate will grudgingly act the
part in public, but her favors are not for sale to any man. As
Grayson and Kate mimic ardor for the world to see, they find what
started as a deception becoming all too real. And when passion
flames into love, their predicament becomes extreme. For while
marriage between a duke and a courtesan could never happen, Kate
knows in her heart that she is willing to accept nothing less...
The would-be Earl of Ashwood sets his romantic sights on a
forbidden prize in the enchanting third novel from Julia London's
addictively sexy new series.
The surprising news that dashing steward Harrison Tolly,
illegitimate son of the Earl of Ashwood, ""is the rightful heir to
his father's estate comes at a most inopportune time. With a
wedding on the horizon and a baby on the way, a new life of
privilege and prestige would be a blessing but for one problem: his
heart belongs to another woman.
Harrison keeps his desires for his employer's wife, Lady Olivia
Carey, so hidden that even she does not know of his devotion. Her
callous husband, Marquis Carey, went into a rampage after Olivia's
troublesome younger sister returned from her tour of Spain
pregnant, and Harrison impulsively stepped in to save the entire
family from scandal. Now, like Olivia, he is trapped in a loveless
arrangement. When a tragic accident claims the marquis' life soon
thereafter, can Harrison seize his chance and cast aside one sister
for another? Or will doing so expose the Carey family's darkest
secret--and ruin his only chance to win Olivia's heart?
The second historical romance novel in New York Times bestselling
author Julia London’s Scandalous series. On the run from the
wrathful Prince of Wales, Jack Haines, Earl of Lambourne, is taken
prisoner by a Highland laird who makes him an unusual offer: if
Jack handfasts his niece, then his life will be spared. The old
Highland custom—a marriage lasting only a year and a day, unless
both partners agree to make it a lifelong vow—sounds preferable
to Jack to being dragged to London in chains, and when he meets
lovely Lizzie Beal, his dilemma starts to seem positively
enjoyable. Until the hellion vents her fury...on him! Detesting the
scandalous match that will end all her chances of making a
respectable marriage, Lizzie can't abide living intimately with a
fugitive nobleman bent on seducing her and then running off. But in
teaching her the pleasures of a wife's duties, Jack sparks within
them both a passion that will make him wish he could stay with
Lizzie for much longer than a year and a day.
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