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When a storm blows off the North Sea and slams into the village of Fenwick on Sea, the villagers prepare for the inevitable: shipwreck, flood, land slips, and stranded travelers. The Queen's Barque Inn quickly fills with the injured, the devious, and the lonely—lords, ladies, and simple folk; spies, pirates, and smugglers all trapped together. Intrigue crackles through the village, and passion lights up the hotel. One storm, eight authors, eight heartwarming stories.

He betrayed her before. Now he suspects her of treason. Can they find love together, or will the past destroy them both? The man she loved deceived her once. Now he's returned and their passion flares stronger than before, even though she believes he will dupe her again.In search of traitors, he returns to the home and the woman he once loved to discover his love for her never ended, but he dare not trust her. Reserved and secretive, she's not the love he remembers. She's stronger and more determined to make her own way. Can they cooperate long enough to discover who is betraying Scotland, or will hidden enemies destroy them both? Learn if true love triumphs or not. Purchase your copy of Knight Protector, book two in Rue Allyn's Knight Chronicles, now!

She would never wed a Scot. He would prefer death to marriage with an English woman.So why do these two natural enemies each pretend to agree to marry? She wants a life dedicated to the support of a nunnery not a loveless political marriage to an overbearing enemy. A growing passion for the man spoils all her plans. A weak simpering English woman is not his idea of the ideal wife. But when she turns out to be more than a match for him, he cannot help but fall in love. Even when they discover love, can these two enemies create peace or will the hatred between countries separate them forever? Discover whether political loyalties or love wins this passionate battle. Purchase your copy of Knight Defender, book three in Rue Allyn's Knight Chronicles, now!

He'd rather die than marry her. She's his best friend's widow and a traitor to England.She'd rather die than marry him. It's his fault that she is homeless, powerless, and might literally lose her head.Now the king wants them married and living in Wales to help quell the rebellion there. Edward 1 is a very smart king, but a marriage based on betrayal and distrust can't possibly bring peace to a conquered territory. It's more likely to get them both killed.Can these two enemies overcome stubborn hatred, and a nation full of problems to earn a lifetime of love, or will their mutual antipathy and unseen enemies cause their death?

Years of work to erase a shame-filled past go up in smoke with one fiery encounter. San Francisco, 1870, Boston-born Blueblood, Edith Alden never quits. Hiding both her fears and her identity, the spinster searches a notorious bordello to find a missing sibling. However, due to an interfering, holier than everybody, stranger who insists on her rescue, she discovers nothing but resentment and aggravation,Dutch Trahern buries a shameful past beneath hard-earned respectability. The last thing this escapee from the Barbary Coast gutters needs is a disdainful prostitute refusing his valiant rescue. With gossip about this infuriating woman battering his reputation, Dutch is plagued by an irresistible yearning to claim her as his own.Terrified by the deadly criminals her bold rescuer crossed, Edith denies her love for him and lies to keep him safe. Although Dutch wants both his respectable life and his lovely firebrand, once he discovers her true identity, he knows she is beyond his reach.Can a Boston spinster and a Barbary Coast gutter rat find love despite their differences?Purchase your copy of One Moment's Pleasure - Wildfire Love Book One today.

Like countless men who faced the French armies, men who loved Lady Marielle Petersham usually died. Hence the ton dubbed her The French Duchess. Because of one indiscretion Lady Marielle Petersham, Duchess of Stonegreave, had retired from society. Now, she must risk more than the censure of the ton. She must risk her life and everything she holds dear or more of her loved ones will die.Captain, Sir Richard Campion despises Marielle Petersham as much as he once loved her. She is completely untrustworthy. However, she is the only person aside from his commanding officer, who knows anything about a French plot to assassinate the French leadership. Richard must seek her out and discover where her loyalties lie. Will she aid the English, or will more men die because she's loyal to the French? Will she betray him or love him?

They met during a brawl. Esmeralda Crobbin first encounters Brandon Gilroy during a brawl. Afterward, Esme admires the man's skill with his fists, his intelligence, and a number of other attributes until she learns that he is a British Naval Officer. He would be eager to see her hang, if he knew she was the American privateer, Irish Red.

A duke in disguise, a creole miss determined to get her own way, a curse, and two nations at war, is love even possible? New Orleans Creole, Miss Celestine St. Cyr-Duval refuses to live under the thumb of some man chosen by her parents. She will do everything to keep freedom of choice for herself and others. But fate interferes in the form of a duke disguised as British businessman, Caleb Elmond. A relationship with Caleb would find approval with her mother, but both Celie and Caleb have secrets that put them on opposite sides of a great conflict and could destroy them both. With the Battle of New Orleans looming, can these two strangers from warring countries compromise and protect each other, or will fear and betrayal end both their lives?

Five charming stories for your holiday season:• Friends to Lovers—The farmer's daughter, the viscount's son, and the estate manager reunite as adults. Della is starry-eyed for the viscount's son, but is he really the one for her? (Regency, Christmas)• Fake Relationship—When the pressure to marry is overwhelming, can a plan put in place at a Christmas house party turn into a love that will last forever? (Regency, Christmas)• Second-Chance Love—An accident leaves the modiste burned, blinded and in despair until the physician offers hope and stirs memories. (Regency, Christmas)• Country Mouse and Marriage-Shy Duke—Invited at the last minute to make up the numbers, she expects to be an interested observer. The duke has other ideas. (Georgian, Twelfth Night)• Two Spies, One Secret—Trapped in a deserted wilderness, will they set aside secrets and past betrayals to rekindle their love and ring in the New Year together? (Medieval, Hogmanay)

Travel, houseparties, smugglers, spies--and a mysterious highwayman. Who is the infamous Captain Moonlight? And how many lives will he change--for good or for ill?

Seven charming holiday stories from award-winning and best-selling authors.

Love Against the Odds The Earl of Seahaven desperately wanted a son and heir but died leaving nine daughters and a fifth wife. Cruelly turned out by the new earl, they live hand-to-mouth in a small cottage. The young dowager Countess's one regret is that she cannot give Seahaven's dear girls a chance at happiness. When a cousin offers the use of her townhouse in York during the season, the Countess rallies her stepdaughters.They will pool their resources so that the youngest marriageable daughters might make successful matches, thereby saving them all. So start their adventures in York, amid a whirl of balls, lectures, and al fresco picnics. Is it possible each of them might find love by the time the York horse races bring the season to a close?

As the village of Reabridge in Cheshire prepares for the first Harvest Festival following Waterloo, families are overjoyed to welcome back their loved ones from the war. But excitement quickly turns to mystery when mere weeks before the festival, an orphaned child turns up in the town—a toddler born near Toulouse to an English mother who left clues that tie her to Reabridge. With two prominent families feuding for generations and the central event of the Harvest Moon festival looming, tensions rise, and secrets begin to surface.Nine award winning and bestselling authors have combined their talents to create this engaging and enchanting collection of interrelated tales. Under the Harvest Moon promises an unforgettable read for fans of Regency romance. Moonlight Wishes and Midnight Kisses by Collette CameronA scarred veteran with no future, Courtland Marlow-Westbrook wants to be left alone. Scottish heiress Avery Levingtone never stopped loving him and is determined to win his love again. Will these former sweethearts find happiness together, or will the wounds of the past keep them apart?The Morning Light by Caroline WarfieldAdam Wagner is meant to save lives, not take them. He is haunted by Waterloo. The horror of it keeps him from those he loves. Meg Barlow doesn't understand how Adam could turn his back on her so thoroughly, but she isn't about to let him get away with it.A Harvest Blessing by Rue AllenAll the battles are over, or are they? When Captain Thom Owen is forced into a false engagement, he must escort his pseudo-fiancée home to meet his father. Can an English vicar's son and a French Comte's daughter find love despite their differences?Coming Home by Mary LancasterOld memories, new loveHome from Waterloo, Captain David Buckley contemplates settling down near his home town of Reabridge—only it is full of painful memories. The mysterious Lady Lorna falls literally into his arms, and he begin to understand the true meaning of love and home.Under the Champagne Moon by Alina K FieldFleur Hardouin's heart longs for Captain Gareth Ardleigh, but she needs an advantageous marriage. Gareth has promised to find Fleur—on behalf of another man. Now he must choose between honoring a promise and trying to win the hand of the woman he loves.A Quiet Heart by Elizabeth Ellen CarterWidowed at Waterloo, where she also nursed the wounded, Veronica Petersham promised a dying man to bring his effects to a family in Reabridge. She falls ill just short of her goal, in the milking shed of kind and stoic Martin Bromelton. Perhaps there is hope for the future after all and the opportunity to find love once more.A Love Beyond Time by Sherry Ewing The Widow's Harvest Hope by Cerise DeLandEight years ago, Hannah Pownall had her heart broken by a young lord. Captain Brandon Worthington returns to the town of Reabridge to recover from the war and finds the girl he once loved still unwed. Can love at first sight be reborn after heartbreak, proving a second chance is all you need?Love In Its Season by Jude KnightLove has passed them by. The Battle of Waterloo lost Jack Wrath the use of one arm and ended his career in the cavalry. He has no place to go and nothing to offer. Gwen Hughes has a business to run and no time for romance. Under the harvest moon, Jack and Gwen reach their season for love.

A retired army captain investigates a series of crimes that lead directly to the door of a woman he loves. Will fate force him to choose between honor and love?Home from the wars, Captain Christian Copefort arrives in Fenwick to investigate the local squire on suspicion of smuggling and profiteering. Kit vows to find proof of the gentleman's shady dealing. Then Kit meets the squire's lovely daughter. Is she complicit in her father's criminal activities? What a pity, if she is, for she is the one woman Kit believes he could love.The allure of Captain Copefort baffles Miss Margaret Fenneman. Modest for a man whose exploits on battlefields are widely known, Kit Copefort is neither bellicose nor conceited. Only charming. Yet, he holds her father in contempt. How can she be attracted to a man who opposes to everything she believes right? She refuses to show any disloyalty to her father. But Kit...and fate may force her to choose.