Beguiled

Beguiled

Laura Parker

Laura Parker

Everything has a price—except for love, and revenge..."Laura Parker's innovativeness and beautiful style of writing keep her a head above the rest." —Affaire de CoeurIn the darkest hours of her life, disgraced heiress Philadelphia Hunt is approached by a handsome stranger, a Brazilian jewel-miner named Eduardo Tavares. He makes an outrageous proposition—disguise herself and join him in a devious con to swindle America's upper crust out of their riches. Philadelphia is desperate, and intrigued, by both this enchanting stranger and his promises of her return to high society.But a deeper masquerade is afoot. Little does Philadelphia know that the man responsible for her father's disgrace and suicide is Eduardo himself, the very man in whose arms she is discovering the scorching heat of desire. And little does Eduardo know that Philadelphia's thirst for vengeance cannot be quenched. Nor can their passion, as secrets and betrayals set this pair of lovers...
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Emerald and Sapphire

Emerald and Sapphire

Laura Parker

Laura Parker

A man who lives two lives risks dying twice."A most inventive storyteller." —RT Book ReviewsHe's known as Merlyn Ross, an actor and petty thief. He's a handsome commoner who wears a leather eyepatch, his other eye a piercing emerald green. He's also known as the Comte de Valure, a dashing French nobleman who wears a grey wig and a silk eye patch, his other eye an chanting sapphire blue. Admired by men, adored by women, no one suspects that Merlyn and the Comte are one and the same, or that both men steal more than kisses when setting out to seduce London's wealthiest women.But one night changes everything.Cassandra, a highborn lady, is the target of a robbery, and the victim of amnesia. Locked away as a vagrant, she is sold for one night's pleasures to a prisoner who has been condemned to death, a man with an emerald eye. One year later, as Cassandra's memory has been partially restored, her child, conceived on that fateful night, is being held hostage by her...
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The Gamble

The Gamble

Laura Parker

Laura Parker

She's ready to risk everything for a man with nothing left to lose—except his heart."You won't be taking a gamble when you pick up Laura Parker's latest titillating romance...a sure bet to satisfy readers." —RT Book ReviewsJack Laughton was a viscount who one night traded his life of leisure in order to masquerade as a notorious highwayman: "Black Jack" Law. Nothing could touch this conniving rogue's soul...until his eye fell upon the beauty whose stagecoach he attempted to rob. Now he is willing to do anything to make this alluring woman his—even abandon his wicked ways.Sabrina Lindsay has a knack for defying social conventions. Her endless escapades in London society have enraged her guardian who wants nothing more than to marry her off to a prominent nobleman. But it will take much more than threats to bend Sabrina's stubborn will. Sabrina vows to do whatever it takes to save her brother Kit, imprisoned by their guardian to insure her...
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Mischief

Mischief

Laura Parker

Laura Parker

From "a marvelous writer," this Regency romance spanning Persia and London, tells the tale of a bold young woman who falls for an infamous spy (RT Book Reviews). Baghdad, 1808. Adventure is in Japonica Fortnom's blood. After all, her family has been with the East India Company for generations. But when she is chosen to help an ailing English viscount escape Napoleon's invading army, she knows she can't do it alone. So Japonica enlists the aid of the infamous Hind Div. Whispered to be a spy, an assassin, and even a sorcerer, Hind Div agrees to help her . . . in exchange for a night of passion. A year later, the war is over. Japonica arrives in England wishing only to return to France, and to the son conceived on that one night of surrender. But when she meets the new Viscount, she is shocked to discover it is Hind Div himself! Scarred by war, he has no memory of the merciless man he once was. Now Japonica must live with this man who...
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Found: One Marriage

Found: One Marriage

Laura Parker

Laura Parker

ROGUES' GALLERYSecond honeymoonWIFE ON THE DOORSTEPJoe Guinn was shocked. Halle Hayworth, the ex-Mrs. Guinn, had arrived at his ranch, asking for his investigative expertise. It seemed she'd been in an accident and couldn't even remember his name. She certainly had no idea she was the woman who'd broken Joe's heart.So maybe he should have told her they'd once shared a marriage bed. But why let Halle know their real past? For the woman now living under his roof was even more irresistible than the wife who'd once returned his wedding ring.ROGUES' GALLERY. Three hard-hearted men with trouble in their pasts—and the women who dare to tame them.
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A Rose in Splendor

A Rose in Splendor

Laura Parker

Laura Parker

Once in Many Generations Does a Woman of the Fitzgerald Clan Bear the Mark — and the Gift—of the Rose.Years before in Ireland, seven-year-old, Deirdre dreamed about a handsome young man with hair as dark as a raven's wing and eyes as blue as the summer sky. Not long after, she discovered a wounded young man hiding in her father's stables and helped hide him from the English troops. Though her family scoffed at her declaration, Deirdre knew this stranger was destined to be her one true love.Now Deirdre is a beautiful headstrong young woman who lives in exile in France with her father, Lord Fitzgerald. Men desire her and women envy her, yet Deirdre remains true to her youthful dream of love. She will wait, forever, if need be.Finally, a fierce Irishman by the name of MacShane rides into her life, bringing danger, thrilling adventure, and the promise of ecstasy. 'Tis a pity he's scarred and hunted and despised. She cannot have him...so they say.However, Deirdre is...
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The Secret Rose

The Secret Rose

Laura Parker

Laura Parker

Aisleen Fitzgerald flees a troubled past in Ireland when she sets sail for Australia. Her life has always been clouded by the legend of a rose-shaped birthmark on her hip, which marked her for a destiny as brilliant as those of her distant ancestors. Yet her "gift" failed when her heartless father commanded her to use it to save their beloved home, Liscarrol Castle.Now she is daring to dream of adventure, of excitement, and glory. What she dare not believe is that love awaits her in the blaze of a stranger's deep blue eyes.Joined in marriage with an Irish sheep rancher as untamed as the Outback, Aisleen must find a way back to being the wild-haired lass of her youth. Only then will she learn in his tempestuous embraces the secret of the legacy of the Rose.
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