The Accidental Mistress (Book One)
When your reputation is ruined, why not enjoy it?
For Regency wallflower, Miss Verity Barnes, nothing is more difficult than obtaining a voucher to Almack’s Assembly Rooms…except salvaging her reputation after committing a grievous faux pas within ten minutes of stepping through the doors. But being cast out of fashionable society inspires Verity to seek out a different way of life—a way she believes will bring her happiness, comfort and security—becoming the mistress of a powerful man.
Thomas Manfred, Marquess of Landsbury, isn’t looking for a biddable woman to warm his bed. His fortunes lie on the brink of ruin, so he needs a wealthy wife, and Lady Charlotte Grey, darling of the ton, seems to be the only answer. But he cannot forget the adorable, amusing, and naïve young beauty who humiliated herself at Almack’s. And when Verity shows up on his doorstep, demanding he take her as his mistress as amends for the part he played in her ruin, he simply cannot resist the temptation.
But Lady Charlotte isn’t willing to give up her position at Thomas’s side or share his attentions with anyone. Her acid tongue could ruin Verity’s reputation even more thoroughly than it has already been destroyed…unless fate intervenes.
A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously.
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a generous helping of F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
Incorrigible Courtesan (Book Two)
Gambling with your reputation has never been so much fun!
The Disaster at Almack’s was the beginning of the end for Miss Honor Barnes, even though her part in it was small. With her reputation in tatters, she must look for ways to secure her comfort and safety…which is where wealthy tradesman, Sebastian Boothe, comes in. And if it means a daring gamble at the card table to win her way into his bed, it’s a chance she’s willing to take.
Sebastian is just enough of a rake to bow to Honor’s wicked wishes, but he has more than fun on his mind. His entire fortune is in danger, thanks to the underhanded machinations of Lord James Grey. With time running out to prove he is the rightful owner of the profits of his recent trade mission to India, he is faced with the impossible unfairness of a commoner challenging the nobility.
But Sebastian has an ace in his corner in the form of Honor and her skills. Together, they can set a trap to take down the most notorious cheat in the ton…if Sebastian can learn to trust Honor first.
A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously.
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a generous helping of F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
The Delectable Tart (Book Three)
A ruined reputation is a sweet entry into sin…
Life is decidedly unfair for Miss Sophie Barnes. After her sisters’ falls from grace, she has been left without friends, without a place in society, and without the first clue what to do with her life. All respectable paths are closed to her, but she still wants to make a name for herself instead of feeling invisible in her own skin. And as it turns out, being seen in nothing but her skin might be the solution she’s been looking for.
Jonathan Foster is the illegitimate son of a sugar plantation owner, and though running his father’s business in London has made him wealthy, his true calling is as a pastry chef and confectioner. When he meets Sophie, he sees her as the perfect canvas for his art and the perfect companion for his life. Ambition has never tasted so good.
But when a familiar villain is discovered to be selling secrets to French pirates, Sophie and Jonathan must stretch their delicious new alliance to do more than just entertain the members of the ton who once turned their backs on Sophie, they must catch the spies and see them brought to justice.
A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously.
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a generous helping of F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
The Blushing Harlot (Book Four)
It’s nice to be naughty….
After her naughty escapades the night of Lady Charlotte Grey’s engagement party, poor Rebecca Burgess has been shunted off to Miss Dobson’s Finishing School—which everyone knows is little more than a reformatory for young ladies who had sullied their reputation. She would do anything to break free and to find herself in the arms of Bow Street Runner, Nigel Kent, again.
And then the Chandramukhi Diamond is stolen.
Nigel is tasked with investigating the theft of the priceless diamond, but it’s impossible for him to keep his mind on his work when the Rebecca becomes an unlikely ally in his investigation. The diamond was stolen from the house adjoining Miss Dobson’s school, and the network of secret passageways between the buildings allows for more than just eavesdropping.
But when Nigel and Rebecca take their dalliance too far, Miss Dobson might just come between them forever and allow the diamond thief to get away to boot. Can true love rescue Rebecca from horrible treachery?
A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously.
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a generous helping of F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
The Cheeky Minx (Book Five)
Every good girl deserves a very bad boy…
After one little moral slip, Miss Josephine Hodges was banished to Miss Dobson’s Finishing School to mend her ways. What could have been a misery has turned into a blessing in disguise as she helps her friends investigate the theft of a priceless diamond. But when Jo’s mother arrives at the school to inform her she’s been promised in marriage to none other than that notorious Lord Lichfield, Jo is in shock. How could she possibly marry the man she suspects of stealing the diamond?
Lord Felix Lichfield is desperate for a wife after rumors of his wickedness cause his fiancé to call off the engagement, but he never suspected his mother would stoop so low as to find a bride for him without his involvement. But when he meets the feisty Miss Hodges, things begin to look up. Except that he suspects his new fiancée has heard all about his reputation and wishes embrace it just when he would do anything to put that part of his life behind him.
There is more going on than meets the eye, though, and when Jo and Felix team up to hunt the diamond thief—and to explore their passions while they’re at it—anything could happen.
A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously.
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
The Clever Strumpet (Book Six)
Lady Caroline Pepys has taken matters into her own hands. Now that she is mistress of the school for young ladies with ruined reputations, she plans not only to give her friends the tools they will need to survive in a hostile world, she intends to claim the hand of the rakish Lord Rufus Herrington for herself. But first she plans to recover the missing Chandramukhi Diamond and bring its thief to justice.
Rufus has never fallen so head-over-heels in love with a woman in his life, and he will stop at nothing to help Caro in her quest to recover the diamond. But with pressure mounting for him to marry in order to restore his family’s fortunes, will his dalliance with Caro be his last affair before a lifetime of misery or will he and Caro find a way for love to conquer all?
A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously.
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
The Devilish Trollop (Book Seven)
Summer parties were made for mischief….
Miss Felicity Murdoch may be an heiress with a large fortune attached to her, but she is as far from the genteel, respectable sort of lady that most men of the ton would want to marry. Her only hope to find a titled husband—as her father has insisted she much—is to deport herself well at her friend, Lady Caroline Herrington’s, summer house party. But almost from the start, Felicity is in trouble.
Lord Sullivan Whitlock is desperate to find a bride with money to save his family’s failing estate. He has never been adept in the ways of society, though, and doesn’t know how to woo honorable women. It is love at first sight when he spies Felicity across the room. She is the wickedest wallflower he has ever known.
But what starts out as a fun and passionate flirtation runs into trouble when the nefarious Lord Cunningham seeks to split the two lovers apart. Will the truth win out over deception? Will Felicity and Sully, not to mention Lord Cunningham, get what they deserve?
A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously.
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
The Playful Wanton (Book Eight)
The game of vice is on….
Lady Eliza Towers is as mischievous as a lady can be and more so. She has been sent to the Hadnall Heath house party to find a respectable husband, but she has other plans. Plans in the form of seducing handsome, stoic Bow Street Runner, Mr. Adolphus Gibbon. When the house party guests are invited to participate in a scandalous treasure hunt, she sees her perfect opportunity.
Adolphus Gibbon has come to the house party for one reason only—to bring one of the guests who has committed a crime to justice. NOT to enjoy himself. But he cannot resist the sinful allure of Lady Eliza. When business and pleasure collide as he discovers the man he is hunting has a painful connection to Eliza, his manhunt becomes a personal vendetta. And when the star witness disappears, he and Eliza find themselves searching for more than they bargained for.
A light-hearted, fun, SUPER steamy, Regency romp—a quick read, not to be taken too seriously.
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
The Charming Jezebel (Book Nine)
Innocence doesn’t stand a chance against pleasure….
Lady Ophelia Binghamton has been the definition of a wallflower her entire life. She has always paled in comparison to her livelier friends in all of their adventures. So how can her Aunt Millicent possibly expect her to catch the eye of a suitable gentleman with marriage on her mind? She is much more content to search Hadnall Heath for the lock that fits the mysterious key she discovered at the beginning of the summer house party. And to rescue the Marlowe sisters from a fate worse than death, of course.
Prince Saif Khan joined his friends at the infamous house party solely for the purpose of pleasure, but the moment he meets Lady Ophelia, his heart is in serious danger of something much more serious than fun. And when Ophelia appeals to him to help the Marlowe sisters escape from their horrible father and even more horrible suitors, he commits himself to the mission with enthusiasm.
But can an Englishwoman and an Indian raja’s son find true happiness? Or will fate keep them apart?
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
The Faithful Siren (Book Ten)
She dared to be wicked…
Lady Imogen Marlowe met the love of her life, Lord Thaddeus Herrington, at a summer house party in Shropshire. It was love at first sight, and they planned to run away together. Unfortunately, Imogen’s father had other plans and promised her to the odious Lord Cunningham. For the past few months, Imogen has been locked away in her father’s London house.
He would never forsake her…
As the younger son of a minor noble, Thaddeus Herrington may not have much going for him, but he loves Imogen beyond reason and is determined to rescue her from her father and Lord Cunningham’s clutches. Even if it means donning a disguise and sneaking into her bedroom in the middle of the night.
But can Imogen trust Thaddeus to save her in time or will Lord Cunningham stay one step ahead of them?
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
The Holiday Hussy
(Part of the multi-author collection Once Upon a Christmas Wedding)
My contribution to this wonderful collection is part of the When the Wallflowers were Wicked series, The Holiday Hussy. Have you been anxious to find out what happens to the Marlowe sisters after the house party in Shropshire? The Holiday Hussy is Alice Marlowe’s story…
Her life as she knows it is over…
All Lady Alice Marlowe has to look forward to at Christmas is the cruel way her father has given her away as a prize to a man she barely knows. There is nothing she can do to save herself, and so she has resigned herself to her fate. But her intended husband, the dashing Count Fabian Camoni from Aegiria inspires feelings within her that she never would have expected.
His life is just waiting to begin…
As he waits for news about whether his homeland and estate are at last free from Bonaparte’s clutches, Fabian is determined to give his new bride—the woman he fell instantly in love with at a summer house party six months before—the best Christmas she’s ever had. But Alice remains distant, and he begins to suspect everything isn’t as it should be.
Love seems destined to blossom…until valuable items go missing and the blame is pinned on Alice. Can Alice and Fabian prove her innocence and that her father is really to blame? Or will their Christmas wedding be canceled before it begins?
The Holiday Hussy (Book Elevan)
Her life as she knows it is over…
All Lady Alice Marlowe has to look forward to at Christmas is the cruel way her father has given her away as a prize to a man she barely knows. There is nothing she can do to save herself, and so she has resigned herself to her fate. But her intended husband, the dashing Count Fabian Camoni from Aegiria inspires feelings within her that she never would have expected.
His life is just waiting to begin…
As he waits for news about whether his homeland and estate are at last free from Bonaparte’s clutches, Fabian is determined to give his new bride—the woman he fell instantly in love with at a summer house party six months before—the best Christmas she’s ever had. But Alice remains distant, and he begins to suspect everything isn’t as it should be.
Love seems destined to blossom…until valuable items go missing and the blame is pinned on Alice. Can Alice and Fabian prove her innocence and that her father is really to blame? Or will their Christmas wedding be canceled before it begins?
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
The Captive Vixen (Book Twelve)
She had nothing left to lose…
Lady Lettuce Marlowe once had high hopes for her future, but now her life might as well be over. She’s been married off to a cruel, tyrannical man who has whisked her off on a ship bound for America. There isn’t a shred of hope on her horizon…until her ship is attacked by pirates.
He had more than enough on his hands…
Captain Martin Neville is days away from hanging up his pirate cutlass and settling into a life on land when a mutinous crewman gives the order to attack a merchant vessel without his permission. His crew captures the ship, but that is where Martin’s problems begin.
Martin and suddenly-widowed Lettuce are instantly drawn to each other, but their attraction has to compete with treachery. They must band together to save both ships and the good people aboard from the blood-thirsty intentions of the true pirates, all while battling a passion neither of them expected.
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
The Substitute Lover (Book Thirteen)
Lord Benedict Killian needs an heir of his own blood as fast as possible, but he has no intention of marrying. Disgraced Miss Suzanne Porterfield needs money fast, and a lot of it, to start a new life. Agreeing to a deal to conceive a child for Benedict to pass off as his own seems like an easy solution for both of their problems. Until the red-hot passion between them proves irresistible.
PLEASE BE ADVISED – Steam Level: Five-Alarm Fire with a few F-bombs. Don’t say you weren’t warned.