Proud and beautiful, she would be no man's prize!To the victor the spoils...Offered as the delectable prize at a jousting tournament by the King, the proud and beautiful Lady Eloise Gerrard is far from gaining the freedom to command her own destiny that she so ardently desires. Shocked to discover the King has every intention of winning the prize for himself, Eloise turns in desperation to the challenger. Sir Owain of Whitecliffe had once awoken all her youthful passions...and then heartlessly deserted her. Can she truly now wish to see him the victor--the conqueror laying claim to his prize?

More Than A Guardian!Sir Leon Gascelin was completely unprepared for Lady Felice Marwelle's arrival to oversee the final preparations to her family's new home. The handsome surveyor knows he must take drastic steps to prevent her from distracting his workforce--and himself!Capable, determined Felice has had to learn how to take care of herself. So it comes as a shock when Sir Leon forces her to accept him as her temporary guardian. Is it to stop tongues wagging because they are living under the same roof? Or has she deliberately been sent to this dangerously attractive man to be well and truly tamed?

THE GAME OF LOVE IS A DANGEROUS ONE IN THE COURT OF HENRY VIII...  Betrayed by an ambitious father, forcibly betrothed to the handsome yet enigmatic Sir Jon Raemon and soon to be bedded by the covetous King Henry, Virginia D'Arvall is the female pawn in a masculine game of desire, power and lust.  Ginny is determined to keep her honor, but in these dangerous courtly games, she will need to have her wits about her like never before. Will she realize that in Sir Jon she may just have all the love and protection she needs to survive?

A Scandalous MistressA move to Richmond was the fresh start Lady Amelie Chester needed to escape the rumours surrounding her husband's death. But scandal soon followed Amelie and unwittingly, she falsely confessed to an intimate relationship with Lord Nicholas Elyot heir to the Marquess of Sheen! Enchanted and intrigued, Nicholas was quick to take every advantage of the situationDishonour And DesireHaving run from two previous engagements, Caterina Chester knows that marriage cannot be avoided for much longer. But to be parcelled off as part of a wager and sold to society's most disreputable rake? Caterina is outraged!Yet Sir Chase Boston for all his impeccable manners and charm reveals an undeniably exhilarating wild streak that taunts and teases her. Now it seems that this most improper husband may be the only man who can free her!

Passion and peril in the court of Elizabeth I... Henrietta Raemon, illegitimate daughter of Henry VIII, longs to go to court to be closer to her half sister, the queen. The last thing on fiercely independent Etta's mind is marriage—until newly ennobled merchant Baron Somerville leaves her no choice! But the attractions of court turn perilous when Etta's resemblance to Elizabeth makes her some powerful enemies. Her husband is there to protect her, if only Etta can conquer her pride...and surrender.

Guardian...and husbandHelene Follet hasn't had close contact with Lord Burl Winterson since she chose to spend her life caring for his brother. Now she's forced to live under Burl's protection, because he has become guardian to her precious young son. Burl has grown hard and cynical over the years, while Helene covers her hurt with an ice-cool front. What she really craves is to finally find a loving home in his safe, strong arms. Neither can admit that they are still tantalised by the memory of one magical, fateful night...

Temptation in the Italian's arms... The new mistress of her late uncle's estate, Aphra Betterton, longs to hide away and forget the man who betrayed her. So when handsome Santo Datini arrives—to make amends for his brother's duplicity—he's the last person Aphra wants to host! Italian merchant Santo is on a secret mission that no beautiful, proud maiden will disrupt. But with their temptingly close quarters generating scandal, can Santo win Aphra's trust—and her heart into the bargain?

Taken in revenge! Aric the Ruthless is consumed by his need for vengeance. And so he takes his enemy's widowed daughter, Lady Fearn, as his slave... His fiery captive may fight him at first, but he knows he will soon tempt her into his bed! Fearn's marriage brought her only fear and pain, but powerful Viking Aric is nothing like her cruel husband. And as her captor's seduction awakens her to new sensations, dare she hope this ferocious warrior could become the husband she deserves?