A Hellion's Midnight Kiss

Bewitching the Earl by Lauren Smith - Daphne Westfall is a lady desperate for a future, one that doesnt involve her dark past. On a cold night she receives aid from a mysterious stranger, one who tells her she can change her destiny, as long as she agrees to marry the man who wins her. The brooding Scottish lord that offers her his name and home is handsome but theres something sorrowful in his eyes that feels all too personal to her.Lachlan Grant never wanted to be an earl, but fate has been less than kind to him. At the insistence of a friend, he seeks out a bride and comes face to face with a woman who bewitches him instantly. But they each hold secrets that will haunt them both. With a love blooming delicately between them, will their new found happiness together wilt and fade beneath the frost of the past? Infinitely my Marquess by Dawn Brower - As the daughter of a duke, Lady Annalise Palmer should be living a charmed life. Appearances can be deceiving thoughher [...]father has ensured that her entire life has been filled with nothing but heartache and hardship. Happiness is an elusive emotion, and love nonexistent. She has no reason to believe shell find either. Ryan Simms, the Marquess of Cinderbury has been alone nearly his whole life. After his father died, he was abandoned by his grandfather and left in the care of his wicked stepmother. From a young age he learned not to trust a lady, and especially, never to fall in love. They are two lost souls in search of salvation. Together they can help each other heal, if they can believe in the possibility of happiness, and escape the torment theyve both suffered, and along the way discover an eternal love. Believe in Love by Amanda Mariel - Lady Brooke Linwood never could have guessed what would happen after she literally ran into the Duke of Grafton. Now the devilishly handsome duke won't leave her alone, and with each moment they spend together Brooke's determination to resist him slips a little more. Dare she believe in love, or is it only her body at stake? Drake has loved Lady Brooke since he was a boy, and once promised to come for her when he was grown. Little did he know that his father would leave their estate and fin aces in ruin. Drake struggled to right his affairs, all the while dreaming of the day he could go to Brooke. Now, after ten long years, he is in a position to claim her. But will she have him? Can a love formed in childhood then neglected for a decade be reignited? The Hellion and the Highwayman by Rebecca Lovell - Bluestocking Emma Sellars wants to be a doctor, but her parents would rather see her as a bride. Her sisters are determined to find her a husband before the Season ends but Emma has other plans. Lord Thomas Belmonts interest lies not in the Season but in the pockets of the affluent travelers coming in on the London highways. A chance meeting with Emma in a bookstore makes him wonder whether he can trade his pistol for a wedding band, but the choice between love and duty is harder than he ever thought possible. Landing a Laird by Jane Charles - Heiress Lady Moira Kirkwood will do anything it takes to marry a laird to take her north - far, far away from London and her domineering mother. Unfortunately, a pair of gentlemen overhear her jest about Scotland and compromising a fellow if she has to. Before the sun has risen the next day, Moiras name and a scandalous wager have found themselves inside the infamous betting book at Whites. One penniless gentleman after another begs Gideon Baxter, Viscount Ainsely, for his assistance in wooing Lady Moira. Unfortunately, Gideon would like to woo the charming lady himself. If only she cared more for him than for the location of his estate, hed could be assured of where her true feelings lie. The Lady Loves a Scandal by Christina McKnight - Lady Sybil Anson thought she had it all. Even a match of the heart, despite so many London elite marrying for convenience. But the night before their betrothal was to become official, the love of her life vanishedwith a hastily scrawled note and little more. She feared the worst as her heart ached for Gideon, and the scandal sheets simply made matters worse with their preposterous musings on the hows and whys of Viscount Galways disappearance. Now, more than a year later, hes unexpectedly back, and Sybil will have her answers. Many, many years ago, Gideon Lyndon made a grave mistake. One hes spent most of his adult life trying to rectify. And despite the progress made, the sacrifices were extensive and damaging. On the verge of repairing one misdeed, he finds himself faced with his greatest challenge yet: winning back the woman he has loved since the moment he met her. But after a year of silence, convincing his headstrong paramour to take him back will not be easy. Especially since he cant even explain why he leftnot if he wants to keep her safe. Stolen Kiss by Janis Susan May Disturbing Desire by Leona Bushman - After losing her parents, Lady Colleen Harrington wraps herself in her paranormal and Egyptian studies. When her Aunt Julie insists on having a ball after the period of mourning came up, she resigned herself to putting on a show of finding a mate. Then she meets Lord Henry Strathford. Henry is only looking to marry to carry on the family name. His father, the current Duke, asks him to come to a ball in order to further business relations with the Harringtons. Henry goes, and is struck by Lady Harrington's eyes. He cannot forget them, and begins courting the somewhat reluctant yet fascinating woman. When danger arises, he vows to protect her, and will use all his influence to make it happen, including enlisting the Dark Duke in his endeavors. But will it be enough? Or will she spurn him as she had so many others?