Includes an excerpt from: 'Twas the night after Christmas.

Lavinia Kent—a four-time Golden Heart Award nominee and one of the most exciting talents in the new generation of historical romance writers—explores What a Duke Wants in this darkly sensuous tale of a woman running from a secret past who finds herself in the arms of a handsome reluctant English nobleman whom she desires intensely but dares not love. Any reader who has ever been entranced by the passionate romance of Anna Campbell, Stephanie Laurens, and Lisa Kleypas—who has praised Kent’s extraordinary work, declaring, “I was captivated by every page”—will be similarly intrigue and enchanted by What a Duke Wants.

Passion ignites in Nicole Jordan’s delectable, dazzling conclusion to The Courtship Wars. Two years after losing her beloved fiancé to war, Tess Blanchard feels ready to chance love again. Thus she’s aghast when a threatening scandal forces her to wed her longtime nemesis, Ian Sutherland, Duke of Rotham. The impossibly arrogant, irresistibly seductive nobleman is the last man Tess could ever imagine loving. Making matters worse, she discovers secrets in Rotham’s wicked past that send her fleeing London for his remote castle in Cornwall. Having long desired Tess, Ian is exasperated that the ton thinks he’s driven his reluctant new bride from their marriage bed and follows hard on her heels. Naturally, their spirited rivalry leads to glorious, pleasure-filled nights—complicated by a mysterious ghost who haunts Ian’s castle and Tess’s vexing insistence that he play matchmaker to her friends. But can blazing desire between two warring hearts turn into wedded bliss and timeless love?

Maximilian Cale, the Duke of Lyons, long ago buried his grief for his missing elder brother, Peter, who was presumed dead after being kidnapped by their Great-Uncle Humbert. When a mysterious note arrives from Tristan Bonnaud asserting that the Duke's brother is alive, it leads him straight to the winsome Lisette Bonnaud, illegitimate daughter of a viscount and Tristan's sister. Soon after, Max and Lisette are travelling to Paris posing as husband and wife, in search of Tristan, who has disappeared. The longer he spends with Lisette, the easier it is for Max to see that the line between dukedom and desire is easier to cross than he imagined.

"Lady Sophia has long been estranged from her husband, Vane Barwick, the Duke of Claxton, whose rumored list of amorous conquests includes almost every beautiful woman of the ton. Yet a shocking encounter with him in a crowded ballroom--and a single touch--are all it takes to reawaken her furious passion for him. But how can she trust the man who crushed her dreams and took away the one thing she wanted most?"--provided by publisher.

To win a prize that will redeem his shattered reputation, the Duke of Burville must masquerade as a commoner... Wentworth Rawley might be a duke, but his title means nothing after he voted against his peers and in favor of the Reform Act...mere months after being caught in an extraordinarily compromising position with an older lover at a public party. Isolated and alone, Wentworth would do anything to be accepted by the ton again. But when the opportunity to regain everything he's lost falls into his lap, he has to choose between the ton and the one man who has stood by him through the worst of times...the man he secretly loves...his valet, Jack. Jack Cotton rose from nothing to be the right-hand man of London's most notorious duke. He owes Wentworth everything, so when Wentworth turns to him for help with the strange quest that will restore him to his rightful place in society, Jack throws everything he has into the task. Everything including his heart. But as desperately as Jack loves Wentworth, he cannot declare that love. Wentworth is a duke, and the place in society he wants can only take him miles out of Jack's reach. That doesn't stop Jack from giving everything so that his beloved can have what he desires. Be careful what you wish for. It might stop you from getting what you truly desire! What a Duke Desires is a heartfelt story of two lost souls with only each other to rely on, a trek across England without the benefit of money or class, mischief in a hayloft, nasty nobles and vicious valets, an ball that no one wants to attend, and constant confusion about sleeping arrangements. Please Be Advised: Steam Level - Pretty darn hot! This is not your grandma's Historical Romance! The Brotherhood: Origins series consists of: WHAT A DUKE DESIRES WHAT A NOBLEMAN NEEDS WHAT A COURTESAN CRAVES WHAT A RAKE REQUIRES

*** A Steamy Regency Romance ***Tall, handsome, and rich, with a touch of wolf. The man risked his life to save her. What woman wouldn't fall in love instantly. From London's lowest rung. A penniless Miss Ann Parker is perfectly aware that women such as herself are never admitted to his world. That won't stop her from dreaming. The Duke of Bedford had one simple rules. Never allow the weak to be mistreated. He and his friends may live lives of privilege. But with that comes responsibility. However, that does not include matrimony. Especially not to the less than brilliant ninnies his mother is constantly pushing on him. In order to forestall his mother's efforts, the Duke needs someone to make her second guess her plans. If he can convince her he is thinking of marrying a commoner, perhaps she will decide that it is better that he not marry than betray their class. In need of a pretend heiress to work the deception. The Duke turns to his maid, Ann Parker, for her help. A woman from the wrong side of life, yet a woman of intelligence, natural grace, and charm. With help and a little luck, she may be able to help him avoid a disastrous marriage.Like Cinderella, Ann is exposed to a magical world. His world. But every moment is a reminder that it is a man and a world she cannot have.