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How to Entice an Earl Manda Collins Lady Madeline Essex is the last of the unwed "ducklings" in her family—and by far the most outspoken. But when she boldly enters London's most notorious gaming house in search of fodder for her novel, even her sharp tongue can't save her from the horrible crime she stumbles upon there. As luck would have it, first on the scene is the last man she wants to see her vulnerable. The one man who could tempt her heart... Christian Monteith, the new Earl of Gresham, isn't much for card rooms and gaming hells. But as a favor to his former commanding officer, he's investigating a gamester for espionage on the night that Maddie ventures in looking more enticing than he's ever seen her. Suddenly, his feelings for his friend aren't so friendly anymore. And when her curiosity brings the impetuous novelist to the attention of a madman, Christian will stop at nothing to protect her—from a sinister plot that is far more dangerous than any stolen kiss...

Marriage? To a gambler? You must be joking! Lady Ophelia Dauntry has never been one to back down from a challenge. And when her spendthrift father does the unthinkable and loses her hand in marriage at the gaming tables, she is faced with the challenge of her life. Not only in the man she'll be forced to marry--the Earl of Mainwaring--a gamester, he's also a member of the Lords of Anarchy--the driving club she holds responsible for her dear friend Lucinda's confinement in an asylum, though they have never claimed responsibility.

When a penniless Earl saves a beautiful folk healer, the secrets between them may be too much for their love to bear in this Regency romance novel. Staffordshire, England, 1814. With his estate near bankruptcy, Simon Blakesworth, Earl of Hartsfield, already has a perilous secret to keep. Still, when he finds Mia Featherstone badly beaten, he doesn't hesitate to shelter her in his home—and offer his hand in marriage. Simon has always loved the beautiful healer, but Mia is concealing secrets of her own. Mia has discovered valuable artifacts hidden on Simon’s land. Keeping them to herself, she used those artifacts to save her patients' lives. Now she must search in secret to find the rest of the cache, this time to help Simon save his home. But their passion is making it impossible for Mia to ever walk away—even from a love that may not survive the truth.

"Lady Daphne Bevington would do anything for her maid Kate-including masquerading as Kate and sneaking around the wrong side of London to settle the poor girl's debt. Yet her innocent ruse takes a scandalous turn when "Kate" runs into a handsome gentleman on a secret quest of his own. A moment of passion could cost Daphne her reputation, but how can she ignore the stranger's searing kiss? Lord Cormack Northmore is determined to find the immoral peer who ruined his sister. So when he learns that the irresistible woman he knows as "Kate" is the Season's most sought-after debutante, Cormack plans to use her connections to help him set a trap. Now, the closer Cormack gets to uncovering the villain who haunts the ton's ballrooms, the more he realizes that the lovely lady is in danger herself. Will he abandon his quest for revenge-or risk losing his one chance at love?"-- From back cover.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.