The Paid Companion

Amanda Quick

The Earl of St. Merryn needs a woman. His intentions are purely practical-he simply wants someone sensible and suitably lovely to pose as his betrothed for a few weeks among polite society. He has his own agenda to pursue, and a false fiancée will k eep the husband-hunters at bay while he goes about his business. The simplest solution is to hire a paid companion. Finding the right candidate proves more of a challenge than he expected. But when he encounters Miss Elenora Lodge, the fire in her golden eyes sways him to make a generous offer. Her sorry financial circumstances-and dreams of a life of independence-convince her to accept. But St. Merryn appears to be hiding a secret or two, and things seem oddly amiss in his gloomy London home. Elenora soon discovers that this lark will be a far more dangerous adventure than she'd been led to believe. And the Earl of St. Merryn will find that the meek and mild companion he'd initially envisioned has become a partner in his quest to catch a killer-and an outspoken belle of the ball who stirs a bothersome passion in his practical heart. morehide

With this Ring

Amanda Quick

A romance of Regency England revolves around a set of forbidden rings suffused with the powers of Aphrodite, a sinister thief, a noble necromancer, and a willful beauty.

Lord of the Isles

Amanda Scott

Lady Cristina Macleod, daughter of a Highland chieftain, is in a dire situation. Her superstitious father insists that she marry before her sisters, and he has forced her into a scheme: to trick Hector "the ferocious" Maclean into taking her for this wife. Cristina obeys, is it because of duty to her father? Or her secret attraction to Hector? morehide

A Diamond in the Rough

Andrea Pickens

A Sporting Chance Miss Derrien Edwards is not a typical Scottish lass. Opinionated and headstrong, she dares to go where no woman has gone before: the golf course at St. Andrews. With her bouncy blond curls tucked under a woolen cap, and her freckl es hidden by smudges of dirt, Derrien satisfies her love of the links by passing as a caddie - a young male caddie. The Viscount Marquand is not a typical English lord. He spurns the gaming halls and brothels frequented by other men of the ton. But when his ne'er-do-well father bets their ancestral home on the outcome of a golf game, it's up to Marquand to save his beloved estate. His trip to Scotland to learn the game throws his well-ordered life into turmoil, especially when he's paired up with an impudent caddie who goes by the name of "Derry" - and when he takes a chance on a love that's not par for the course.... morehide

A Pressing Engagement

Anne Barbour

Diana St. Aubin must choose between going to jail for a crime she did not commit or posing as the bride of the handsome Jared Talent, Earl of Burnleigh.