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This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by Amberley, a British-accented digital voice based on a human narrator.THE NABOB'S RETURNAn officer in the East India Trading Company, Matthew Beresford has made a life a world away from England and his father's malevolence. Now it's time for Matthew to return home.There he finds Miss Imogen Priestley, who's worked tirelessly to save the Thornfield estate from ruin. Cold and aloof, Matthew gradually thaws as he begins to imagine a new life-with Imogen. But he's torn-the blistering heat of India will wilt his English rose, unless he can vanquish his demons and find his home at last with her....

A mystery brings them together. Secrets keep them apart. Major William Maitland returns a hero from the war, only to find himself tasked with the strangest mission – hunting down the lost heir to his uncle’s fortune. He sets out for rural Warwickshire to uncover the twenty-year-old secret, but has no idea that meeting an old army friend will lead him to the key to the mystery. Or that his friend’s cousin, the beautiful Georgianne Venables, will prove to be his own personal Waterloo.For Georgianne has a secret of her own that could stand in the way of Will ever winning her hand in marriage…

Caught in a compromising situation! When Miss Helena Wheatley’s wealthy father decides she should marry nobility, only her ingenuity keeps her from being trapped into an unwelcome marriage! But with her father suddenly falling ill, she is forced to turn to one of her prospective suitors and beg for his help.Richard Standish, the Earl of Markfield, honourably agrees to aid Helena. He’ll squire her around Town until her father recovers. Only when they are caught alone together, their temporary agreement suddenly looks set to become a lot more permanent…

A woman like no other Miss Jessica Beresford is headstrong, impetuous and poorly-dowered. Benedict Ashcroft, Earl of Wyvern, knows he should steer well clear of her, no matter how dazzling her beauty. His late brother has seemingly lost the family fortune, and Ben's last hope is to marry a well-behaved heiress! Jessica's exquisite loveliness is matched by her kind heart, and Ben is soon torn between duty and desire.So when she unlocks a secret that embroils them both in mystery and danger, Ben must secure both his family's future–and Jessica as his bride!

A Rake by Midnight… James Hunter cannot forget the night he rescued Eugenia O’Rourke from a terrifying ordeal and, despite his fearsome reputation, he’s taken the unlikely role as her protector. Gina fears the return of her villainous captor, but it seems that James is willing to do more than just protect her. A Governess’s Reputation… The wild and rakish Marcus Wolfe, Viscount Helstone, has more than earned the name of Hellcat Helstone. No woman could hold him…that is, until he meets outspoken governess Sophie Flint, whose refusal to become his mistress has Marcus in a spin. Has the viscount finally been tamed by the forthright Miss Flint? Two BRAND-NEW, DAZZLING Regency tales!

Miss Jessica Beresford is headstrong, impetuous and poorly-dowered. Benedict Ashcroft, Earl of Wyvern, knows he should steer well clear of her, no matter how dazzling her beauty. His late brother has seemingly lost the family fortune, and Ben''s last hope is to marry a well-behaved heiress!Jessica''s exquisite loveliness is matched by her kind heart, and Ben is soon torn between duty and desire. So when she unlocks a secret that embroils them both in mystery and danger, Ben must secure both his family''s future—and Jessica as his bride!

Major William Maitland returns a hero from the war, only to find himself tasked with the strangest mission—hunting down the lost heir to his uncle''s fortune.He sets out to rural Warwickshire to uncover the twenty-year-old secret, but has no idea that meeting an old army friend will lead him to the key to the mystery. Or that his friend''s cousin, the beautiful Georgianne Venables, will prove to be his own personal Waterloo. For Georgianne has a secret of her own that could stand in the way of Will ever winning her hand in marriage….

When Miss Helena Wheatley''s wealthy father decides she should marry nobility, only her ingenuity keeps her from being trapped in an unwelcome marriage! But with her father suddenly falling ill, she is forced to turn to one of her prospective suitors and beg for his help.Richard Standish, the Earl of Markfield, honorably agrees to aid Helena. He''ll squire her around Town until her father recovers. Though when they are caught alone together, their temporary agreement suddenly looks set to become a lot more permanent….

Marcus Wolfe, Viscount Helstone, has more than earned the name of Hellcat Helstone, due to his wild, rakish ways. No woman can hold him—until he meets outspoken governess Sophie Flint, who both antagonizes and attracts him in equal measure!Sophie''s refusal to become his mistress has Marcus in a spin—and even more determined to make her his. Has the devilish viscount finally been tamed by the forthright Miss Flint?

For love or money?Edward Latimer, Viscount Templeton, is in search of a woman who will love him for himself and not merely for his title and trappings. Leaving London and the rigid rules of the Ton, he heads for the country, simply attired and posing as plain Mr. Latimer.On meeting Miss Georgina Cunningham, he knows he''s found everything he admires in a woman: she''s beautiful, kind and honest. But Georgina is facing financial ruin. Latimer knows that he''s the only man who can save her, but she''s fallen in love with a simple, free man—not a viscount who must ultimately retake his place in a society Georgina despises….

THE NABOB''S RETURNAn officer in the East India Trading Company, Matthew Beresford has made a life a world away from England and his father''s malevolence. Now it''s time for Matthew to return home.There he finds Miss Imogen Priestley, who''s worked tirelessly to save the Thornfield estate from ruin. Cold and aloof, Matthew gradually thaws as he begins to imagine a new life—with Imogen. But he''s torn—the blistering heat of India will wilt his English rose, unless he can vanquish his demons and find his home at last with her….

An engagment of convenienceWhen Robert, Viscount Sandford, agrees to take Harriet Cordell as his betrothed it is purely an act of convenience—and most definitely short-term! Escaping an undesirable forced marriage, she simply needs a temporary refuge.But then dramatic events at his estate, including Harriet''s sudden kidnapping, force Robert to admit that their hasty betrothal might need to become a much more permanent arrangement….