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Elena Allen thought she'd left her dark past behind her after leaving Russia and coming home, but she stumbles into the arms of tall handsome Russian, Dimitri Razin. He warns her that her life is still in danger and that she must trust him even though trusting a man is the last thing she's capable of after what she survived.   Dimitri Razin knows the hell Elena went through when his hated enemy kidnapped and tortured her for months. As much as he wants to let her be alone to heal, the danger for her is just beginning. In order to save her life, she'll have to trust him in all ways, even with her heart. In return, he'll show her that she doesn't need to fear passion and that she can find her pleasure again.

Fans of Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series and Johanna Lindsey Malory series will love this wild and adventurous Regency romance series full of passion and intrigue!Wicked Rivals–The League of Rogues Book 4A business driven baron finds himself in competition with a feisty Scottish widow and their game of cat and mouse becomes too tempting for either of them to resist.Her Wicked Longing–The League of Rogues Book 5A lady and her maid find themselves in the deadliest of dangers when they infiltrate a hellfire club in these two short novellas.His Wicked Embrace–The League of Rogues Book 6A wicked rakehell finds himself playing the part of a hero when he rescues a young woman from being sold at a brothel to the highest bidder. When he discovers she’s a Persian princess and that men seek to kidnap her, he’ll do anything to protect her.

A wicked duke and his four friends plot the abduction of an innocent debutante out of revenge. Have you ever wondered how the League of Rogues came to be? What events led to the adventure that started it all? This is your exclusive inside peek into the world of the beloved bad boys of the League shortly before their lives are changed forever. *Note: This is a short prequel that ends on a cliffhanger which has a happy ending in the full story Wicked Designs.

She’s an heiress who needs a husband fast…he’s the brooding, handsome footmen who comes to her rescue…Lady Venetia Dunham has plenty of money and freedom, until her father dies, leaving her and her feisty grandmother at the hands of her less than noble cousin when he becomes the new earl. Her cousin makes his wishes clear. She will marry a man of his choosing, a man who will split her fortune with her cousin.Determined to avoid that fate, Venetia and her grandmother flee to a country house party hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Devon where Venetia stumbles into the arms of Adrian Montague, a handsome footman with a tragic past.When Venetia sprains her ankle, she and Adrian are closeted together for a week. The attraction between them is undeniable and forbidden. Their passion could wreck Adrian’s life if they were discovered together. When love blooms between them, it comes at a great cost, and Venetia must choose to follow society’s laws or her own heart.

Sedurre un’ereditiera non e mai stato piu facile…L’aitante Oliver, visconte Conway, ha un bisogno disperato di denaro per salvare la tenuta della sua famiglia dai debiti, e sa esattamente come fare: deve sposare un’ereditiera. Quando mette piede su un treno in partenza per Londra, si imbatte in Rayne, la donna piu incantevole che abbia mai conosciuto e, guarda un po’ la fortuna, un’ereditiera americana. La donna giura di non volersi sposare, men che meno con un cacciatore di dote. Oliver deve conquistarla a qualunque costo, anche se cio significa compromettere la signora su un treno e rubarle il cuore.Evitare i cacciatori di dote non e mai stato piu difficile…Rayne Egerton e lieta di fuggire dalle sale da ballo di New York per viaggiare con suo padre in Inghilterra, dove lui ha degli affari di cui occuparsi. Quella che avrebbe dovuto essere una piacevole vacanza natalizia e scombinata da un momento di passione inattesa quando uno sconosciuto nella cabina accanto alla sua le ruba un bacio rovente. Il misterioso lord Conway e tutto cio che Rayne desidera e teme in un uomo, col suo aspetto peccaminosamente attraente, il sorriso malizioso e il baciare devastante. In quanto erede della fortuna di suo padre, Rayne non ha intenzione di rinunciare alla sua liberta per un uomo, a meno che questi non sia in grado di amarla anche senza il suo denaro. Mentre il treno attraversa la campagna innevata inglese, Rayne comincia a chiedersi se Oliver non sia il dono natalizio in cui aveva segretamente sperato.

Dash through the snow with these two romantic Regency novels by USA Today Bestseller Lauren Smith.   Bewitching the EarlDaphne Westfall is a lady desperate for a future, one that doesn’t 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 there’s 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?   Seducing an Heiress on a TrainSeducing an heiress has never been easier… Roguish Oliver, Viscount Conway, desperately needs money to save his family’s estate from debt collectors, and he knows just what to do—marry an heiress. When he sets foot on a train leaving Southampton, he bumps into Rayne, the most bewitching woman he’s ever met, and as luck would have it, she’s an American heiress. The woman swears she won’t marry, especially a fortune hunter. Oliver must win her for his bride at any cost, even if it means compromising the lady on a train and stealing her heart. Avoiding fortune hunters has never been harder… Rayne Egerton is happy to escape the New York ballrooms to travel with her father through England while he tends to business. What should have been an enjoyable Christmas vacation turns upside down with a moment of unexpected passion when a stranger in the cabin next to her steals a scorching kiss. The mysterious Lord Conway is everything that Rayne desires and fears in a man with his sinfully good looks, wicked smile and devastating kiss. As heiress to her father’s fortune, she isn’t going to give up her freedom for any man unless he can love her without her money. As the train rolls through snowy English countryside, she starts to wonder if Oliver may be the Christmas gift she’d been secretly hoping for.   *These two novels have been previously published as single titles.

LO CHIAMANO “IL DEMONIO DI LONDRA” … Lord Vaughn, visconte Darlington, e famigerato per i piaceri peccaminosi che si concede, la qual cosa basta a scoraggiare anche le madri piu desiderose di conquistare un titolo per le loro figlie nubili. Dicono che sia pericoloso al punto da poter rovinare una donna con una singola occhiata… Ma non riesce a resistere alle preghiere di una fanciulla che ha bisogno di aiuto. Puo esserci speranza di redenzione per questa canaglia. LA BENIAMINA DEL TON… L’intera Londra adora Perdita Darby. La giovane donna e invitata a tutte le feste e ci sono gentiluomini appetibili disposti ad aspettarla, ma lei non ha alcun desiderio di sposarsi. Quando Perdita scopre che un uomo crudele ha intenzione di intrappolarla in un matrimonio che potrebbe esserle fatale, non sa a chi rivolgersi. Fa un patto con il demonio di Londra, nella speranza di salvarsi. Ma il prezzo del loro falso fidanzamento potrebbe metterli entrambi in pericolo…

Joanna Lennox is a fine bred English lady. She's pretty, intelligent, witty and...on the shelf. With an influential baron as her brother and a hefty dowry, she should have gentleman lining up at her door but instead she seems doomed to become a spinster. Then one night a handsome highland lord steals a kiss from her in a library which stirs her deepest desires. Desperate for a life and a love of her own, she turns to the darkly handsome, brooding, Scottish lord who lights a fire within her with his touch. But will his secrets and enemies tear them apart? Brock Kincade knows better than to go around kissing English ladies in dark libraries.  Especially when a lady is the little sister of the man who will shortly be his brother-in-law. But Joanna is pure temptation, and he's been denied that innocent affection for far too long. He doesn’t believe in love, but he believes in lust, and after that single kiss, he knows he wants her as his wife. He might not love her, but he'll care for her and fuel the passionate fire between them with pleasure. There’s just one problem: He’ll have to steal her away from her overprotective brother and his devilish band of friends, the League of Rogues. It's a race to Greta Green for a hasty anvil marriage that will change their lives forever...

E la stagione… della vendetta. Undici anni fa, a Natale, la famiglia di Martin Banks venne gettata in mezzo alla strada dal ricco padrone di casa Edwin Hartwell. Ora, nel periodo festivo, il Fato ha in serbo per Martin un dono inaspettato. La vendetta. Sconfiggere Hartwell a carte da a Martin la possibilita di rovinare finanziariamente l’uomo… ma, dannazione, Hartwell offre la figlia come pagamento al posto del denaro. E, doppia dannazione, Martin accetta stupidamente. Come ha fatto il castigo a tramutarsi in seduzione? Martin rifiuta di innamorarsi, per cui stabilisce delle regole per il gioco. E magari per un po’ di romanticismo. Ansiosa di salvare il padre dalla rovina, Livvy Hartwell accetta di accompagnarsi a Martin come suo amorazzo. Ha da tempo accettato l’idea che un’intellettuale spiantata come lei non ha alcuna possibilita di contrarre un buon matrimonio. Se qualche mese di passione con un uomo come Martin e quanto di piu vicino all’amore lei possa avere, Livvy intende cogliere l’occasione. Ma deve proteggere il suo cuore. Martin potra anche essere bello come il diavolo e tentatore come il peccato, ma lei non e in grado di essere un’amante come tante e non vuole che Martin la chiami cosi. Anzi, ha un elenco di regole. Le regole di Livvy: ~ Avventure all’aperto, come l’equitazione, sarebbero apprezzate. ~ I pasti serali andrebbero consumati insieme, per conversare degli eventi della giornata. ~ Una quantita prestabilita di tempo da sola per leggere romanzi gotici. ~ I baci dovrebbero essere ridotti al minimo. Le regole di Martin: ~ Le avventure – soprattutto al coperto – sono necessarie e molto apprezzate. ~ I pasti serali verranno occasionalmente consumati in camera da letto, nudi. ~ Una quantita prestabilita di tempo insieme per mettere in atto i contenuti di sensuali romanzi gotici. ~ I baci – in gran quantita e in punti molto piacevoli – sono obbligatori.

Rebecca Livingston has a problem: Her mother is desperate to marry her prettier, more talented, younger sister Lydia, off to the handsome Duke of Wiltshire but when Rebecca and her family arrive at the grand ducal estate it’s Rebecca who falls right into the handsome arms of the duke himself. Rebecca tries to avoid the seductive duke but neither she nor he can keep their hands off each other.  Her mother is furious, her sister is thrilled for her – but can it be possible that the duke wants Rebecca as much as she discovers she wants him?  Miles Beresford has a wicked reputation, but will do anything for his twin brother Justin, the Duke of Wiltshire. Even if that means assuming his identity or a week to suss out the intentions of some young marriageable chits fresh from the London season. But when Rebecca Livingstone stumbles out of a coach and into his arms, he realizes that he might be in serious trouble – and that playing an imaginary duke to win her over may be slightly over his head. Does Rebecca love him or the dukedom, and can he bear to lose her if he admits he’s just the Duke’s Twin?

LUI HA FATTO UNA SCOMMESSA PERICOLOSA Ambrose Worthing non e un gentiluomo. E un libertino dal cuore di ghiaccio, deciso a rimanere scapolo per sempre. Ma quando apprende di una scommessa per sedurre una donna innocente e rovinarla pubblicamente, si rende conto di dover intervenire. Accettata la scommessa, Ambrose si impegna a sedurre la figlia di un caro amico di suo padre, il conte di Rockford. Non si aspetta che la signora in questione sia una creatura splendida e fiera che lo spingera a mettere in discussione il suo punto di vista riguardo al celibato.   LEI AVEVA GIURATO DI NON INNAMORARSI MAI PIU   Lady Alexandra Rockford capisce che Ambrose porta guai quando lui la incontra per caso in giardino durante un ballo in campagna. Il sorriso dell’uomo, il suo tocco, il suo bacio proibito sono una tentazione troppo grande; ma stare con lui rovinerebbe la sua reputazione. E poi, Alex ha giurato di rinunciare agli uomini e all’amore dopo che il suo amato d’infanzia le ha spezzato il cuore e ha sposato un’altra donna per denaro. Ma Ambrose ha qualcosa che le fa venire voglia di rischiare di nuovo l’amore. Quando Alex scopre che Ambrose vuole sedurla per vincere una scommessa, la notizia minaccia di distruggerla: sembra che i suoi sogni verranno di nuovo infranti. Riuscira Ambrose a dimostrare di essere in grado di conquistare e conservare il suo cuore?

Seducing an heiress has never been easier…   Roguish Oliver, Viscount Conway, desperately needs money to save his family’s estate from debt collectors, and he knows just what to do - marry an heiress. When he sets foot on a train leaving London, he bumps into Rayne, the most bewitching woman he’s ever met, and as luck would have it, she’s an American heiress. The woman swears she won’t marry, especially a fortune hunter. Oliver must win her for his bride at any cost, even if it means compromising the lady on a train and stealing her heart.   Avoiding fortune hunters has never been harder…   Rayne Egerton is happy to escape the New York ballrooms to travel with her father through England while he tends to business. What should have been an enjoyable Christmas vacation turns upside down with a moment of unexpected passion when a stranger in the cabin next to her steals a scorching kiss. The mysterious Lord Conway is everything that Rayne desires and fears in a man with his sinfully good looks, wicked smile and devastating kiss. As heiress to her father’s fortune, she isn’t going to give up her freedom for any man unless he can love her without her money. As the train rolls through snowy English countryside, she starts to wonder if Oliver may be the Christmas gift she’d been secretly hoping for.

HE’S BATTERED AND BROKEN…Targeted by the enemies of a friend, roguish Phillip Wilkes, the Earl of Kent, is nearly killed in a violent attack. Beaten and left for dead, he is rescued and nursed back to health by a beautiful angel that he’s convinced exists only in his dreams. When he recovers and learns his heart was burning for none other than the sister of his closest friend, he knows she is forbidden to him. He runs away from the only woman who has ever shown him true kindness because who could ever learn to love a broken man?SHE BELIEVES IN THE HEALING POWER OF LOVE…Ella Humphrey is cursed when it comes to love. Two overprotective brothers and the entire League of Rogues, are determined to protect her at all costs, even from falling in love. She feels trapped. When a man at death’s door is delivered to her care, she recognizes him as the friend of one of her brothers, and more importantly as the man she secretly loved for years. As her affection deepens for the wounded earl, she envisions a happy future with him. Yet the moment Phillip can walk again, he leaves Ella and breaks her heart. CAN MISTLETOE WORK MISCHIEF AND MIRACLES? A year later, Ella fears she’ll never find a way back into Phillip’s guarded heart. He becomes a recluse, too afraid to show the world how broken he is. Ella manages to convince Phillip to escort her to a country estate for a Christmas party. Snowed in at a small village inn, Ella finally has a chance to seduce the earl and remind him that broken bodies and broken hearts can be healed.

What’s love got to do with it? Celia Lynton had been told her entire life that she couldn’t marry for love, marriage should be a business agreement, poor men were only after the family fortune, blah, blah, blah. But now, there is no fortune.  There’s only debt, and an urgency to find a way to pay her younger brother’s tuition at a school that can tend to his special needs. So yeah, there’s going to be a marriage. One of convenience. Just like her parents wanted. She’ll marry a future Scottish earl—a very rich future earl—and her brother will get to attend school. There’s just one problem: Celia is in love with another man.     You can’t always get what you want. Carter Martin has loved Celia since they were kids. Never mind he’s too quiet, too studious for someone who lights up a room when she smiles, add to that his father works for her family. Being the son of the “help,” he could never be good enough for her. So he’s worked hard his entire life to show his boss, the Earl of Pembroke, that he can take over his father’s position as Steward of the estate some day and take care of the family who has taken care of his for generations. Little does he know, Celia has a plan of her own…an intimate trip to Italy where they won’t be able to keep their hands off each other. How can he resist the only woman he’s ever loved?

HE’S A WILD ROGUE WITH A GUARDED HEART.Notorious rogue, Lawrence Russell has no desire to marry—or heaven forbid, fall in love. Although he enjoys his fair share of pleasure, Lawrence prefers to protect his heart. Yet, when he comes to the rescue of a brave and passionate Persian princess, he discovers his heart may be at risk from the very thing he’s always feared…SHE’S A PRINCESS WITH A DANGEROUS SECRET.Zehra Darzi’s life has been turned on its head. When she flees her home after her parents’ brutal murder, she is kidnapped and transported to England. There, she awaits her doom—being auctioned off for a brothel. But fate intervenes in the form of a heroic man, who purchases her freedom. As Zehra adjusts to life in England, she can’t help but fall for her rescuer, Lawrence. But when an enemy from her past resurfaces in London, she knows it’s only a matter of time before her darkest secret is brought to light.And this secret just might cost Lawrence his life…

Helen Banks morira presto. Quando suo fratello gemello perde al gioco la loro fortuna, lei deve salvargli la vita e prendere il suo posto in un duello per soddisfare l'onore di un uomo che lui non puo ripagare. Travestita da suo fratello, Helen affronta l'uomo che da tempo ammira da lontano: un vedovo con un passato oscuro e occhi che la bruciano fin nell'anima.Da quando Gareth Fairfax ha perso la moglie, l'oscurita nel suo cuore continua a crescere. Abituato ad aggredire chiunque gli si opponga, Gareth rimane sbalordito quando scopre di avere una splendida giovane dall'altro capo della sua pistola da duello. Dopo aver scoperto l'inganno di Helen, le offre una scelta: diventare la sua amante o perdere il fratello.Il diabolico patto si tramuta in una seduzione lenta, dolce, inebriante. A ogni ora che passa, Helen scopre qualcosa di piu sulla sofferenza segreta di Gareth, ma non riesce a fare a meno di innamorarsi dell'uomo che l'ha rovinata. Con Helen tra le braccia, Gareth si chiede se la salvezza, per lui, sia ancora possibile. Tutto cio che serve e un abbraccio appassionato, un bacio dal profondo dell'anima e una notte di abbandono selvaggio.