Flora is happily employed as a maid. She certainly has no plans to advertise her services as a Christmas consultant. Yet when a handsome earl discovers she is not who she says she is, Flora needs a new position quickly.Christmas has never been Lord McIntyre's favorite season, but after his sister's engagement is broken, the earl vows to host a magnificent ball so she can find a husband. The only problem? His lack of knowledge about the holiday. After his secretary spots an advertisement for a Christmas consultant, he hires her.The earl is shocked when his friend's maid appears at his manor house in Scotland. Will he let her create a Christmas to remember? Can Flora escape her past? And what happens when Flora must leave? Flora has been masquerading as a French maid for years. Though she despises having to hide her skill at the piano and has no innate fondness for mending, she is happy to no longer be on the run. When a handsome earl who sent butterflies fluttering through her chest as a child discovers her French is atrocious, Flora is in immediate need of a new position, lest her true identity be discovered. Christmas has never been Lord Wolfe McIntyre's favorite season. His parents never celebrated it, and he never thought he would succumb to sentimentality as an adult. After all, he runs a gaming hell. But after his sister's engagement is broken, Wolfe vows to host a magnificent holiday ball so his sister can find a husband before the next season. The only problem? His lack of knowledge about the holiday.  Wolfe is shocked when his friend's maid appears at his manor house in Scotland. When he hired a Christmas consultant, he was expecting a stern Bavarian woman with a knowledge of Yule logs, not an alluring young woman whom he last saw claiming a blatantly false identity and who seems distressed at seeing him. Wolfe is even more shocked when he discovers he... desires her. Earls are certainly not supposed to find their servants appealing, no matter how much they fill their homes with Yuletide joy and music. But perhaps there's a reason Flora looks familiar...

Time is fluid. It is malleable. That is why we can mend it. But if we’re not careful, we can also influence it. If we’re in the incorrect location and time, stepping out of this Orion module could have drastic consequences on Time itself. We don’t break Time, Miss Wylde; we fix it.”Recovering from shocking revelations regarding her family, Mimi Wylde settles into the position of Novitiate at the Royal Academy of Time Surgeons. But when a routine trip back in time goes disastrously wrong, stranding her in the past and sending her commanding officer into a future too bizarre to be believed, Mimi has to race against Time itself to fix things.But there are consequences to surfing Time's waves, as Dr Jack Evans will attest to. So, when Mimi goes missing, and RATS comes under attack, he knows that Time has been tampered with. It doesn’t help that Orions are reappearing and disappearing with alarming frequency; complicating things. He knows who’s behind it, but can Jack stop him? And can he save Mimi and RATS before Time decides to step in?Because if Time gets involved, the solution will be far worse than any of them can possibly imagine. The race is on, but who will win? RATS or Time or their mutual enemy?

Sometimes the biggest emotional risk can reap the best romantic reward...After everything she worked for is destroyed, pediatrician Natasha Gray is determined to build a new life. Divorced, bankrupt and suddenly a single mom, she's ready to start over in Silver Springs—on her own. She certainly doesn't need help from Mack Amos, the man who's already broken her heart twice.Although Mack has had feelings for Tash since they first met, too many things have stood in the way. He's always given her the support she needs, though, and he'll do the same now. Even if the desire he wrestles with threatens to undermine his intentions...But her heart is not the only reason Natasha wants to keep Mack at bay. More time in her life means getting closer to her son, which could lead to a revelation neither of them is ready to face.Silver SpringsBook 1: Finding Our ForeverBook 2: No One but YouBook 3: Until You Loved MeBook 4: Right Where We...

Wish Upon A Duke: A Dukes’ Club Novel

She's been receiving wonderful letters… If only she knew the sender's true identity. Princess Aria Eleonora Ingrid Petronella of Sweden has been exchanging letters with the most marvelous man in the world. Perhaps her true love is somewhat aged, and perhaps butterflies didn't swarm inside her chest when they met at a ball, but she is certain no man equals the Duke of Framingham in magnificence. When he proposes marriage in a letter, she eagerly accepts.Rupert Andrews didn't expect to enjoy writing letters on behalf of his elderly cousin. But when the Duke of Framingham informs Rupert that he's fallen in love with a beautiful woman and needs someone to write letters on his behalf, Rupert reluctantly agrees. After all, the cottage he inherited after his mother's death is heavily mortgaged, and the duke has kindly let him take longer than expected to repay the debt. On the duke's wedding day, Rupert overhears the duke tell his mistress that he plans to toss his new bride off his balcony so he can marry his mistress. The duke merely wants the princess's money, and Rupert knows he has to rescue her. Princess Aria is astonished when she is kidnapped by a young man. She's in love with the duke—after all, he's sent her such wonderful letters for weeks. Soon though, she's on the run with Rupert. If only Rupert had sent her such lovely letters…

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME—EVEN IF HOME IS WHERE THE DEAD LIVE. . . It’s the start of the fall semester, and a new crop of Acari and Trainees have descended on the Isle of Night. Watcher training has intensified, and Drew has a new roommate named Mei-Ling. But Mei-Ling harbors a dangerous secret that drove the vampires to abduct her against her will. Drew knows she shouldn’t get involved, but she can’t seem to leave her roommate to fend for herself. Luckily, Drew has other things on her mind—like vampire Carden. A blood bond to a brawny, eighteenth-century Scottish bad boy tends to preoccupy a girl. And though she’s still figuring out what this bond means, one thing has become clear: She craves him in a major way. But then bodies start turning up on the island. All the evidence points to the existence of a rogue vampire, and the sinister vampire Alcántara is gunning for Carden, even though Drew has proof that Carden had nothing to do with the murders. Now she has to find the true killer—without endangering Carden, Mei-Ling, or herself…

Will her plans to blackmail him into her bed backfire?Lady Pennington, a young widow, has long held a flame for Cedman Ashley. But Ashley is busy courting a rich heiress.So what's a lady to do?Resourceful and daring, Lady Pennington resorts to blackmail--all in fun, of course. But that's not how Ashley sees it...

Love Long In The Grave, A Lonely And Broken Soldier, And A Ruthless And Greedy Uncle...For Dowager Countess Amalie Inverkeith, life has been sad for the last five years, broken only by the joy of watching her young son turn into a man. Now he’s run off and joined the Jacobites, soundly defeated at Culloden, and received a grave wound for his trouble. If he’s to survive to take over the estate of his father, the late earl of Inverkeith, he must have help…and soon.In a frantic rush to find only the best healers, Amalie heads to her friends at Duncliffe Manor. They will know what to do. When she arrives, and after ensuring that her son is in good hands, she soon spots something awry, and wonders if they will all face death soon.A Wounded SoldierIn more ways than one, Bronan Ludlow has known what it is to be wounded in life. He grew up in a home filled with abuse, especially toward his mother, who abandoned him years before to his abusive father. Now he’s a soldier, well-trained and battle-hardened, but a gunshot wound leaves him at the mercy of the elements. He knows all too well that he must escape the crush of the Hanoverians, who have just won the war, it seems, because they will show no mercy now.Wounded, bleeding, and desperate, he stumbles upon what he believes to be a castle, and finds himself swept up by healers—and fever. His wound is grave, but they are relentless, as is the angel who helps tend him during his delirium. When he recovers somewhat, he wonders if he will ever learn the identity of the beauty who so delicately brought him from the brink of death itself…and is stunned when she is a very-much alive woman.Danger At Every TurnFor Amalie and Bronan, theirs is a love forbidden by the Highlands. She is a thirty-five year-old widow of an earl, mother to a fifteen-year-old son, and he is several years her junior, of no social status whatsoever. The gap is insurmountable, and they know that the instant attraction must be ignored, no matter what their hearts say.When the odds are against them at every turn, their love continues to find a way to survive, and thrive, in the wilds of Scotland. Even a ruthless duke intent on ruling everything cannot stop true love, or fate—if only love can survive the swing of a sword!Will Amalie give in to the desire of her heart—or are the demands of society and the best thing for her son more important than even the call of true love?Should Bronan forget the beauty who has captured his heart, knowing that she’s far above his station? Or should he pursue her with the same passion that he can no longer hide within his heart?

She’s gone over the river and through the woods, but who will protect her from the Big Bad Wolf?A twist on the classic fairy tale, set in the Old West. Rojita is in trouble; she’s being chased by El Lobo, one of the West’s most notorious gunslingers. She’s in desperate need of a protector, and hires the first man--Hank Cutter--who comes along to get her safely to Everland.She’s gone over the river and through the woods, but who will protect her from the Big Bad Wolf?Rojita is in trouble; all she needs to do is get to her grandmother in Everland, but she’s being chased by El Lobo, one of the West’s most notorious gunslingers. It isn’t until she’s thrown herself head-long into danger that she realizes the old adage about frying pans and fires applies. She’s in desperate need of a protector, and hires the first man who comes along to get her safely to Everland.Bounty hunter Hank Cutter is more than ready to retire to a lonely little cabin in Arizona, to hang up his gun and find peace. He’ll begrudgingly help the reckless young woman get to the nearest train station, because he figures she’d get into even more trouble on her own. But when El Lobo struts back into his life—Hank still has the scars from their last encounter—he knows that he can’t leave Rojita at the gunslinger’s mercy. Maybe he’s nobler than he’d thought, because he’s soon setting a trap to save the lovely, impetuous Red. The only problem is that she’s still keeping a secret that could destroy his trust. ************************************************ The Brides of Everland, Ever After Step into Everland, Wyoming, where the people on the street are more than what they appear, and there’s just a hint of magic in the air. From evil villains to mysterious godmothers, handsome cowboys to hidden princesses… welcome to Everland, Ever After. LITTLE RED (Rojita and Hank)ELLA (Ella and Ian)BEAUTY (Arabella and Vincenzo)THE STEPMOTHER (Meri and Jack)RAPUNZELLE (Zelle and Dmitri)ROSE RED (Rose and Bear)Heat Level: 1/5 (some spicy language)

Brock Spencer, Earl of Haversham, only wants vengeance. Recently returned from his military service to the King, his plans include repairing his family estate, finding a bride, and destroying the girl responsible for the untimely death of his twin brothers.A Lady Shunned by All…Lady Viola Oberbrook only wanted to forget the ill-fated early morning duel that took the lives of two young, wealthy, promising men of the ton and sent her fleeing for her father’s country estate. Eight years later, she has her life in order: a fulfilling business, a few trusted friends, and no plans to return to London society. What she doesn’t expect is to come face to face with her past.A Lord Betrayed by One…Brock Spencer, Earl of Haversham, only wants vengeance. Recently returned from his military service to the King, his plans include repairing his family estate, finding a bride, and destroying the girl responsible for the untimely death of his twin brothers. What he doesn’t anticipate is falling in love with the only woman who should never be part of his future.An Impossible Match, Destined to Be…