After several unsuccessful attempts on her brother's life by their greedy guardian, Lady Leslie Endale attempts to remove herself and her younger siblings to safety and, en route, finds protection from the notorious and dissolute Duke of Kenelm

Miss Linea Braddock is passionate about drawing and Avery, Lord Hammond—not necessarily in that order. Avery, heir to the Duke of Easton and a spy in His Majesty's service, is passionate about his work and Miss Braddock—definitely not in that order. Between fervid kisses and stolen interludes, they talk of marriage, but Avery stubbornly refuses to propose until he can put his family's famous engagement ring on Linney's finger. When Avery leaves suddenly without even saying goodbye, Linney decides to take things into her own hands and show him they belong together now. But everything changes when an old enemy resurfaces. Napoleon's spymaster wants revenge for the Corsican's defeat, and his ruthless plan is to get even by destroying everyone close to Avery—especially the woman he loves.

Despairing of competing with her lovely and well-connected cousin for the attentions of handsome Duke of Montford, Miss Emily Haliburton is amazed when the duke prefers her womanly charms to her cousin's social status. Original.

He never wanted renown. She longed to be free. Pressured by forces beyond their control, will they give in to forbidden desire? England, 1823. After establishing a successful practice in America, Dr. Harry Radcliffe swore he wouldn't set foot on British soil again. But when he's named the Duke of Ashton after his callous brother's sudden death, he begrudgingly returns to the pretentious world he detests. And his pledge to his dying mother to find a wife is thrown into chaos when he meets his stunning sister-in-law. Margaret Radcliffe finally escaped her abusive marriage. Yet her late husband's final cruel act left her penniless, with her only option to remarry ... the one thing she vowed she'd never do again. But the new duke's startlingly familiar features awaken yearnings she thought long-forgotten, dangling the heartbreaking whisper of a passion impossible to fulfill. Although convinced the accusations that she murdered her husband are only salacious gossip, Harry's real torment comes when he wishes for a union that would make them outcasts. But even when they finally submit to their simmering attraction, Margaret's dream of happily-ever-after may be derailed by society's schemes. Can a scandalous affair turn into a lifetime of love? The Reluctant Duke's Dilemma is the suspenseful first book in The Hope Clinic Regency romance series. If you like swoon-worthy heroes, uplifting humor, and heroines beating the odds, then you'll adore Trisha Messmer's tale of tortured hearts. Buy The Reluctant Duke's Dilemma to join a couple's search for connection today!

Left alone, orphaned, and penniless in Milan, Italy, Luella Hanley accepts a commission to escort a little Italian boy home to his English father, a duke, but the proposition yields some startling repercussions in terms of both mortal danger and unexpecte

After losing her fiance in a war, Helena Steeples vowed never to wed. But when her twin, Mary Ann, refuses Duke Nicholas' proposal, Helena finds herself attracted to him. Nicholas knows Helena, the shy twin, does not meet his initial criteria for a wife, but she fascinates him. With both families' support, the duke pursues Helena and she signs a contractual agreement to marry him. Two days before their wedding, her former fiance, believed dead, returns, postponing the nuptials. Helena notices changes in her former beau, while the duke suspects he's the traitor they've long hunted. Helena finds herself in the middle of an attempted murder, treason, and a former fiance who wants to hold her to their earlier obligation. He knows Helena's secret and can destroy her reputation and ruin her wedding plans to Nicholas. Once the secrets are revealed, will Helena marry the duke or her former fianc? ** A BookStrand Mainstream Romance