Carole Mortimer
I have written almost 250 romance novels in contemporary and Regency. I am a USA Today Bestselling Author and recipient of the 2015 RWA Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014 I received a Pioneer of Romance Award from Romantic Times in the US and in 2012 I was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II for my 'outstanding service to literature'. I am very happily married to Peter with six sons, and live on the Isle of Man
The Carole Mortimer Collection: A Lost Love / A Past Revenge
Carole Mortimer
Pursued by the Devil (International Bad Boys, #8)
Carole Mortimer
Mikhail Lysenko, a tall, dark, and deadly corporate shark, is buying up ailing companies during the financial crisis worldwide, cherry-picking the best parts, and disposing of the dead wood.
Lindsay Carlisle is a sexy, long-legged, ruthless lawyer whose client is determined to hold out against a Lysenko take-over.
And when Mikhail’s laser business focus hones in on Lindsay and becomes personal, very personal, she doesn't know whether his interest is genuine or a means of undermining her client's case. Regardless, there's no way she’s going to be added to the list of women who’ve jumped into the sexy millionaire’s bed. Trying to resist Mikhail and keep work her priority is more than enough to deal with, but then someone begins anonymously sending Lindsay roses… black roses. As a love token? Or something more sinister? She may have to run into Mikail’s arms and allow him to save her from her secret admirer...
The Duke's Mistress (Regency Unlaced, #1)
Carole Mortimer
The young widow Lady Dorothea Fitzroy is bored with her life. Most especially so with her role as mistress of her brother’s household, and the endless round of society engagements this forces her to endure.
What Thea so badly needs is a secret and passionate lover, to become mistress of another kind entirely, and so add excitement and spice into her humdrum life. But where is she to find this handsome and inexhaustible gentleman?
Julian Remington, the arrogant and haughty 17th Duke of Blackmoor has no interest in finding a mistress for his bedroom or his home. He’s jaded, cynical, and distrustful when it comes to women. One woman, a woman from his past, has caused too much grief in his life for him to ever trust another.
Thea and Julian are about to be caught up in a passion for each other that blazes so fiercely, and so out of control, it is beyond the power of either of them to resist.
The Duke’s Mistress is the story of an arrogant duke and an adventurous young widow, caught up in their insatiable desire for each other, the vengeful woman who would like nothing better than to see Blackmoor suffer as she has suffered, and believes Thea Fitzroy to be the means by which she will achieve it.
Author's Note: Please be aware that the stories in the Regency Unlaced Series are more explicit in language and sexual content than my other books.
Some Like It Wicked (Daring Duchesses, #1)
Carole Mortimer
Rupert Stirling, Duke of Stratton, has long since acquired the nickname Devil. And with outrageous exploits both in and out of ladies' bedchambers, my, has he earned it!
Risqué behavior is beyond Pandora Maybury, widowed Duchess of Wyndwood—although with her dark secret she's far too well acquainted with being the subject of ribald gossip for her liking. If only the Ton knew just how innocent she really was…including Rupert who, after rescuing her from a compromising situation, seems intent on wickedly compromising her himself!
Burning Obsession
Carole Mortimer
Seeing Jordan again after five long years was almost more of a shock than the traffic accident that had left Kelly's father in a coma. Why had Jordan come? Instantly Kelly relived the pain of loving him, losing him and miscarrying his child... But that was over now; she had her father to think of. That was the most cruel irony of all, because for her father's sake, Kelly was forced to live with her husband again, pretending a love that didn't exist - except on her side.
Return Engagement
Carole Mortimer
LIGHTNING THAT LINGERS Cyn was certain the Harcourt wedding would finally launch her bridal consulting and catering business. But anticipation turned to shock when she met the groom--Wolf Thornton, the man she'd once intended to marry. Clearly, the upcoming union was not a match made in heaven. And if Wolf could still kiss her with such passion, then he had no right to marry Rebecca Harcourt at all! But how far could Cyn go to assuage her own burning needs?
At the Sicilian Count's Command
Carole Mortimer
Count Wolf Gambrelli annoyed, irritated… and aroused her. Angelica tried to hate the Sicilian, but couldn't get him out of her head! Wolf had been chosen to protect her, and Angelica hoped her body would not betray her under the intense scrutiny of his gaze. It was clear that Wolf wanted Angelica-and he'd stop at nothing to bed her….
Knight's Possession
Carole Mortimer
Knight's Possession by Carole Mortimer released on Feb 21, 1986 is available now for purchase.
At the Ruthless Billionaire's Command (Harlequin Presents)
Carole Mortimer
Sleeping with the enemy…
Gregorio de la Cruz doesn't care if innocent Lia Fairbanks holds him responsible for ruining her life. But he can't get the fiery redhead out of his mind. He won't rest until he has Lia just where he wants her—ready and willing in his bed!
Lia is adamant that she won't give in to Gregorio's outrageous demands, no matter how wildly her body responds to his slightest touch. She knows she can't trust him…but Gregorio is sinfully persuasive, and soon Lia finds she can't resist the sensual onslaught of this billionaire's seduction!
Claimed by the Marquis (Regency Unlaced, #2)
Carole Mortimer
Lady Sally Derwent is an unusual Regency Miss, in that at the age of five and twenty, she is still unwed and determined to remain so. She has no desire to relinquish her freedom in order to become the property of some unworthy gentleman. Nor is she willing to part with the independence she acquired at the age of one and twenty, when she came into the fortune bequeathed to her by her paternal grandmother. There is also the matter of the other part of the inheritance her grandmother left to her. A scandalous collection of erotica. Books, paintings, statues, sketches, most of which make Sally blush to look at, but which fascinate her nonetheless. Attending the wedding of a close friend, Sally takes one look at Nicholas Sefton, Marquis of Oxbridge, with his unfashionably long dark hair, piercing green eyes, and magnificently muscular body, and knows he is the missing piece from her vast collection of erotica. Not the man himself but the sketches she wishes to make of him. Nude. Nicholas Sefton has long been bored with both the restrictions of society and the people in it. The war with Napoleon is over, and although he is the owner of several large estates, they are all being run very capably without his assistance. Likewise his townhouse in London. He is currently in need of a diversion in his life, something, or someone, to occupy or entertain him. Lady Sally Derwent’s outrageous request, to sketch him naked, is beyond any amusement Nicholas might have imagined for his immediate future. The lady herself is beautiful, the attraction between the two of them mutual, but she nevertheless declares herself unavailable. A situation Nicholas intends to change at the earliest opportunity. Unrealized by either of them, someone close to them wishes Lady Sally Derwent dead. Sooner rather than later. Will the Marquis and Sally become so caught up in their heated attraction to one another they remain unaware of the danger until it is too late?
Author’s Note: The stories in the Regency Unlaced, Knight Security, and Alpha Series, have stronger sexual content and language than my other books.
To Mend a Marriage (Bachelor Sisters, #1)
Carole Mortimer
Could a tiny baby help mend a marriage?
Gemini s marriage of convenience to Nick Drummond had gone terribly wrong the moment she d fallen in love with her husband. She desired Nick so much but as theirs was a marriage in name only, she could only look, not touch. However, when Gemini found herself looking after her tiny baby niece dumped on her by her irresponsible twin sister a way to mend her marriage became clear....
Pregnant by the Millionaire
Carole Mortimer
Hebe can't believe she's ended up inher handsome boss's bed. But it seems Nick Cavendish just needed to be with someone on the anniversary of his young son's death.
Nick tries to dismiss Hebe in the same way he has all his women. But that's not so easy when Hebe's his assistant and she's got morning sickness! Nickhas a change of heart: he's been sent a second chance at fatherhood! But Hebe's heart is breaking, being married as she is for the baby's sake.…
Pleasured by a Duke (Regency Unlaced, #7)
Carole Mortimer
Pleasured by a Duke is the 7th book in USA Today Bestselling author, Carole Mortimer’s, #1 bestseller and highly acclaimed Regency Unlaced Series. Approx 40,000 word count. Author’s Note: The stories in the Regency Unlaced, Knight Security, and Alpha Series, have stronger sexual content and language than my other books. Sebastian Falkner, the Duke of Stowmont, having only recently rid himself of the guardianship of one ward, by marrying her off to the man she loves, has now learned he has been named as guardian to a seven year old boy. To makes matters worse, that young boy is to be accompanied to Sebastian’s London home by his stepsister, Miss Horatia Chelford. From the moment Sebastian meets the plain but outspoken Tia he knows she is going to be a thorn in his side. But one he does not intend to suffer for any longer than he has to. Except he very soon forgets he ever thought of her as being plain and unattractive, and sees only the fineness of her indigo eyes, the silkiness her ivory skin, and the sensuous allure of her highly responsive body. Having suffered the recent and violent death of her beloved stepmother, Tia is determined she will not lose Martin, her young stepbrother, too. With that in mind, she is determined to establish a place for herself within the household of Martin’s new guardian, Sebastian Falkner, the Duke of Stowmont. But she had not expected that gentleman to be quite so coldly haughty and aristocratic, or so devilishly handsome. Indeed, Sebastian Falkner causes a hitherto unknown warmth and desire within Tia which blazes out of her control at the least provocation. And Sebastian can be very provoking. But the person who murdered Tia’s stepmother has followed her and Martin to London, putting both of them in danger. As a consequence, Sebastian is also put at risk, from a man who will stop at nothing to acquire what he believes was stolen from him. Will Sebastian be able to keep Tia and Martin safe? Or protect his heart, which he had believed was too cold and cynical to ever be given to any woman?
Seduced by a Marquis (Regency Unlaced, #8)
Carole Mortimer
Seduced by a Marquis is the 8th book in USA Today bestselling author, Carole Mortimer’s, Amazon #1 and highly acclaimed Regency Unlaced Series. Author’s Note: The stories in the Regency Unlaced, Knight Security, and Alpha Series, have stronger sexual content and language than my other books. Bella is tired of being forced into obeying her older brother’s dictates, but each time she tries to rebel he uses the one thing he knows will make her agree to do anything he asks of her. Her younger sister, Esther. Lord Lysander Falkner has only been the Marquis of Trent for a matter of months, and already he’s grown tired and jaded, of Society and the over eager mamas and their daughters all trying to tempt him into marriage. When he meets Isabella Reynolds he believes she’s different, that he might finally have found a woman who isn’t only interested in his title and fortune. Within a matter of days he discovers how mistaken he was. When Bella finds herself actually betrothed to the handsome marquis, a man she is deeply attracted to but she knows has every reason to distrust her, her future looks bleaker than ever. But someone doesn’t want to see the two of them married, and when an attempt is made on their lives the only people they can trust is each other.
Tamed by the Earl (Regency Unlaced, #9)
Carole Mortimer
Lord Daniel Somersby, the Earl of Latham, is relieved to be returning to his country estate in Kent after suffering through the boredom of yet another tedious London Season, as well as avoiding the more determined women set on marriage. He certainly doesn’t appreciate arriving home to find a brawl taking place in his stable yard. Having disguised herself as a young boy in order to escape the unwanted marriage being forced upon her by her cousin, heiress Lady Josephine Kendall is set upon by thieves within days of her desperate flight, and her money and possessions stolen from her. A week later, with no money to buy food or lodgings, she is in dire straits, and that night seeks refuge in the stables of the absent Earl of Latham. The head groom finds her asleep there in the morning and takes pity on her by offering her employment. Giving her name as Jo Turner she continues to dress in her male clothing, and quickly learns to swear and curse like the rest of the men working on the estate. The only fly in the ointment is the jealousy of one the other stable lads when Jo’s horsemanship finds favour with the head groom. Unfortunately the earl arrives home unexpectedly at the very moment Jo punches and bloodies said stable lad’s nose. Lord Daniel Somersby is more handsome than any man has a right to be, and it sets Jo’s heart aflutter just to look at him. He also brings a swift end to the altercation in his stable yard, and afterwards announces it is his intention to take a personal interest in “taming” Jo Turner into more acceptable behaviour. Faced with the choice of returning to the open road, along with possible detection by her cousin, or accepting the earl’s “taming” of the lad Jo Turner, she decides to opt for the latter. For the moment. Because if the earl discovers the stable boy is not a boy at all then Jo knows she will have no choice but to run again. Will Daniel discover Jo’s secret? And if he does what will he do about it? Or will Jo’s cousin find her first and drag her back home to marry a man she could never like let alone love?
Author’s Note: The stories in the Regency Unlaced, Knight Security, and Alpha Series, have stronger sexual content and language than my other books.
Wicked Temptation (Regency Sinners, #6)
Carole Mortimer
Wicked Temptation is the 6th book in USA Today Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer’s, all Amazon #1 Regency Sinners series. Author’s Note: All the books in the very hot Regency Sinners series are complete and HEA stories. Books in the series are connected by the friendship of the heroes. And did I mention they’re HOT? Pru would never forgive Lord Titus Covington, Viscount Romney, for the lies and deceit which resulted in the death of the person she loved most in the world. She might not forgive him, but she would use him, in whatever way she saw fit, in order to hunt down a murderer. Quite what she would do once she had that murderer in her clutches she had no idea, but she would find them. Titus knew he had behaved unforgivably as far as Lady Prudence Germaine was concerned. Deceived her. Lied to her. By omission, if in no other way. But when Pru makes it clear she intends to seek out her beloved’s murderer he has no choice but to assist her. Indeed, he finds he doesn’t want to have a choice. Because what had started out as a deception has become a reality. As far as Titus is concerned, at least. He is now tempted by and desires Pru with a hunger that only her complete physical and emotional surrender will satisfy.
Wicked Sinner (Regency Sinners, #7)
Carole Mortimer
Wicked Sinner is the 7th book in USA Today Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer’s, all Amazon #1 Regency Sinners series.
Author’s Note: All the books in the very hot Regency Sinners series are complete and HEA stories. Books in the series are connected by the friendship of the heroes and their search for the traitor to the Crown. And did I mention they’re HOT?
When Nik’s own wife is the last of eight ladies suspected of treason, he knows he can delay no longer and has to investigate the accusation. After all, he is Dominik Sinclair, the Duke of Stonewell, and has long been an agent and spymaster for the Crown.
But he’ll carry out the investigation in his own way. A way that Angel knows well and will understand is not a game.
Angelique knows there is something seriously wrong with the marriage that began so promisingly three years ago. She still loves Nik as much as she ever did but his increasing coldness toward her over this past year seems to indicate he no longer feels the same way about her.
When he arrives unexpectedly at his estate in Kent, where Angelique has been residing with her mother since the end of the London Season, he is colder than he has ever been. Leading Angelique to the heart breaking conclusion their marriage is over and Nik must now have a mistress to cater to his darker, sexual appetites.
She denies it emphatically when Nik accuses her of treason, but her husband has his own ways and means of extracting information from her.
Usually on her knees.
There will be a Christmas Special to this series published in October, titled Wicked Christmas (Regency Sinners 8), and featuring all the heroes and heroines in the previous 7 books.
NEW Regency Lovers Series:INDECENT (Regency Lovers 1)OBSESSION (Regency Lovers 2)More to come in this series
Steele Protectors - NEW Contemporary Romantic Suspense Series COMING SOONLOGAN (Steele Protectors 1)More to come in this series
Gypsy
Carole Mortimer
Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN 0373832532 here.
THEY'D COME FULL CIRCLE
Shay was the raven-haired beauty the Falconer brothers called Gypsy. The four men each found her irresistible. But it was Lyon Falconer who claimed her - when he didn't have the right - and sealed her fate.
And it was Ricky, the youngest Falconer, who picked up the fragments of Shay's shattered life and married her out of love. Only now, with her husband's death, destiny hurled Shay back within Lyon's reach.
It was the moment he'd been waiting for - a final chance to prove that Shay had always been - always would be - HIS Gypsy!
Tempestuous Affair
Carole Mortimer
She would never stop loving him!
Walking out on Joel Sutherland had not been easy. He'd given Lindsay some of the most wonderful times she'd ever known in London. But they'd also been the most heartwrenching.
For the man who held her heart steadfastly refused to believe in love. Right from the start he'd made his position painfully clear -- offering Lindsay a live-in arrangement instead of the loving commitment she longed for.
And she'd fooled herself into thinking he would change his mind about love and marriage -- until she came face to face with the woman from his past who'd tied his heart in knots.
The Guardian (Ruthless Regency Dukes #4)
Carole Mortimer
Hunter St. John, the Duke of Lincoln, is far too busy hunting the person who murdered one of his closest friends to deal with the problem of his young ward, Miss Evelyn Gardener. Indeed, for the most part he chooses to forget her very existence. That is made easier by the fact he sent her, along with her governess, to his remotest ducal estate in Yorkshire years ago and has seen very little of her since.
Receiving a missive from that governess, informing him that his young ward has run away, is not only inconvenient to his own plans but disobedient in the extreme on hers.
Something Miss Evelyn Gardener will soon learn to her detriment.
Once Hunter has succeeded in finding her, of course…
Evie is tired of living in the country and being ignored by her guardian, the toplofty Duke of Lincoln. To that end she has decided to travel to London and make him acknowledge that, at nineteen years of age, she is no longer a child for him to ignore.
It is hardly her fault if, on the long journey to England’s capital, she is waylaid and captured by a group of footpads.
Nor, when she hears those men discussing demanding a ransom from her guardian in exchange for her release, is she at all sure the Duke of Lincoln will bother himself to pay that ransom. Indeed, she believes the duke might happily wash his hands of her.
When the two of them do finally meet again sparks certainly do fly, but not of the kind either of them had expected…
Wife by Contract, Mistress by Demand
Carole Mortimer
Gabriella Benito fell for wealthyRufus Gresham the first time she saw him.But Rufus believed Gabriella only wanted arich husband—just like her mother.
Five years later, Rufus and Gabriella mustmarry to obtain their inheritances. On theirwedding day, Gabriella is shocked whenRufus kisses her passionately! Will Rufus usetheir marriage as an excuse to have her in hisbed— whenever he wants?
Lovers in the Afternoon
Carole Mortimer
He was more attentive as a lover
Leonie had a tendency to drop things, knock things over or bump into them, a tendency that had irritated her husband Adam Faulkner when they'd lived together--a tendency that her lover seemed to find endearing.
"I suggest we make another appointment, " Adam asserted easily after Leonie missed their rendezvous when the elevator stuck. "Sometime in the afternoon, " he added.
Leonie found herself forgetting the inhibitions that had made their marriage an agony. Adam was irrepressible--not at all like her husband. How could she resist?
A Lost Love
Carole Mortimer
She didn't have to guess how Rafe felt about his wife
Brooke Adamson knew the whole bitter story. Because she was Rafe Charlwood's wife, or rather she had been, before the terrible car accident Rafe believed had claimed her life.
Now, three years later, she had a new face and a new identity, and only a mother's love for the son Rafe had so cruelly taken from her could have brought her back to Charlwood.
She couldn't tell Rafe the truth when he still so obviously hated the memory of the woman he had married....
A Marriage To Remember
Carole Mortimer
Divorce vs. Desire
Three years ago Adam Carmichael had walked out on Maggi when she needed him most. Now he was back, to pick up their marriage where he'd left off--or so he thought! Maggi's first reaction was to finalize their divorce, but Adam refused pointblank. Maggi became furious--not with Adam but with herself, because, to her dismay, part of her was relieved!
Torn between divorce and desire, Maggi knew she should follow her head, not her heart. But Adam wasn't going to let her go without a fight.
Mother of the Bride
Carole Mortimer
The last thing that Helen wanted for her cherished only child was the sort of disastrous youthful marriage which she herself had made. So when Emily announced her engagement amid celebrations for her eighteenth birthday and celebrations for the bridegroom to be was Zack Nelison's son was even greater cause consternation Zack whom she had hoped to cut completely from her life Zack who had brought her heartbreak.How on earth was Helen going to cope with meeting him again?
Golden Fever
Carole Mortimer
For five years she tried to forget him. During that time Clare had become a confident, mature, engaged woman-as well as an internationally famous film star. "Rourke Somerville is bad news for any girl, " the young Clare had been told. If only she had listened she could have spared herself a lot of pain, for Rourke had made a mockery of her love. Yet seeing him again brought back memories as vivid as yesterday. And Clare was soon making a mockery of her engagement to another man.
The Passionate Winter
Carole Mortimer
Librarian's note: This book was published with ISBN 0373707940, which was subsequently used on another book.
Love has nothing to do with age limits.
Leigh knew that Piers Sinclair was old enough to be her father. In fact, he was her boyfriend Gavin's father. But that didn't stop her from falling in love with him.
No woman could resist his powerful attraction. Piers was sophisticated, experienced, and dangerously exciting. His very presence unsettled Leigh.
She knew she should try to avoid him; she knew she had to forget him. But it just wasn't possible. Especially when Gavin decided to play matchmaker!
Brand of Possession
Carole Mortimer
How could she have been so very naive?
When Stacy Adams discovered the true identity of Jake Weston, the "dreamy" man she had started seeing, she was furious. He had deliberately misled her!
But she found she couldn't resist the power of his charms for long. And he was intensely honest about his own attraction to her.
Then Stacy realized just how foolish she had been to let herself get involved with him. Handling his jealous temper was one difficulty. But suspecting that Jake was a married man set matters in an entirely different dimension!
Cherish Tomorrow
Carole Mortimer
She was old enough to know the facts of love
Chelsea's father had packed her off to London to distance her from the shock waves surrounding her mother's death. He couldn't have known that a further shock awaited her there . . . .
It was bad enough that Chelsea's childhood idol didn't immediately recognize her. But she hadn't recognized him either! Lucas's capacity for love and laughter seemed to have disappeared.
Lucas might be years ahead of Chelsea in experience, but as far as she was concerned, he couldn't know the first thing about love without realizing that you can't fight it--not when it's the real thing.
The Passionate Lover
Carole Mortimer
The situation was so unfair
Everything had gone wrong after Shelby O'Neal's arrival at the Double K ranch in Montana. Kenny's relentless pursuit, his proposal, frantic wedding plans--all became meaningless once Shelby revealed the terms of her inheritance.
And now the arrogant Kyle Whitney was escalating his campaign against Shelby. He assumed she was mercenary enough to try her wiles on him now that his young cousin had dropped out of the running.
Surely, once he knew the truth, Kyle would realize that Shelby had never been influenced by money, but acted strictly from the heart...
Lady Arabella's Scandalous Marriage (The Notorious St Claires, #4)
Carole Mortimer
You are cordially invited to the marriage of
Darius Wynter, Duke of Carlyne
"Dark and dangerous, Darius has a reputation riddled with unsavory rumor..."
to
Lady Arabella St. Claire
"Headstrong and feisty, yet more innocent than she'll ever admit..."
What is Lady Arabella letting herself in for? Sinister whispers surround the death of Darius's first wife--could Arabella be in jeopardy? Or will the infamous duke prove all of society wrong?
One thing's for sure--after the compromising situation that led to this marriage, Arabella will soon discover the exquisite pleasures of the marriage bed....
The Rogue's Disgraced Lady (The Notorious St Claires, #3)
Carole Mortimer
BEDDED BY THE TON'S MOST DESIRABLE RAKE!
Society gossip has kept Lady Juliet Boyd out of the public eye since the suspicious death of her husband. Although she's been persuaded to accept an invitation to a summer house party, all she really wants is a quiet life, free from the attentions of any man.
But there she meets the scandalous Sebastian St. Claire, who makes her feel things, want things, need things she's never experienced before. Starved of affection, Juliet finds his lovemaking irresistible. But does he really want her--or just the truth behind her disgrace?
Bedded for the Spaniard's Pleasure
Carole Mortimer
HE WANTS HER TO BE HIS MISTRESS --- BUT WILL SHE COMPLY?
Wealthy, powerful and handsome, Rafe Montero has it all. All except the one thing he really wants: fiery Cairo Vaughn, the woman who abruptly ended their short but intensely passionate affair years before.
Now Rafe is determined to have Cairo once more! Forced to live with her for two weeks in his luxurious Mediterranean villa, Rafe will take immense pleasure in seducing her --- and in making her his willing mistress!
The Sicilian's Innocent Mistress (Sicilian Gambrellis' Saga, #3)
Carole Mortimer
Was Luc short for Lucifer? Darci wondered, because Luc Gambrelli was the most sinfully tempting man she'd ever encountered!
Her plan was simple: she'd teach womanizer Luc a lesson by leading him on then dumping him. But the irresistible Sicilian turned the tables on Darci! Unable to resist Luc's seduction, Darci feared he'd discover she wasn't a sophisticated tease, but was an innocent--and in way over her head!
The Billionaire's Marriage Bargain
Carole Mortimer
Kenzie is determined to walk away from Dominick Masters. He never loved her, or wanted a child. But now she needs a favor from her estranged husband. In return for his help she must spend a weekend at his country mansion--at his bidding! Kenzie has no choice but to agree, but finds being alone with Dominick a delicious temptation--though stolen passion has its price. How will Dominick react when he hears Kenzie's important news?
Hawk's Prey
Carole Mortimer
Whitney could have cried with frustration
She was adult, independent, with a career of her own. How could she make Hawk see her as other than Whitney Morgan, the daughter of the man who had been his best friend, the child Hawk had agreed to care for?
That agreement had cost him so much: the career he loved, the wife he was obsessed with.
And now Whitney didn't understand his present difficulties, unable to believe despite appearances that Hawk would be involved in anything underhanded. She only knew that she wanted to help him, to share his life fully as a woman....
The Wade Dynasty
Carole Mortimer
She refused to marry him, but couldn't deny her love
Ten years ago Brenna's mother married Nathan Wade's father, forcing young Brenna to accept her parents' divorce as final.
In time, though, Brenna not only found a new home at the Wade ranch in Alberta, she fell wildly in love with Nathan. And she would have accepted his marriage proposal if she hadn't learned that all he really cared about was control of the ranch.
Now a family crisis was pulling her back home. And despite Brenna's efforts to despise Nathan, the desire was still therein herself and in him -- ready to rage out of control at any moment.
To Make a Marriage (Bachelor Sisters, #4)
Carole Mortimer
Some women are meant to wed!
How much longer could Andie Summer keep her pregnancy a secret? Both her sisters knew, and soon she would start to show!
Andie was fiercely determined to bring up her child -- alone. The conception had taken place in a moment of madness, with a man whom Andie was convinced was in love with another woman.
However, Adam Munroe was also a close family friend and Andie knew she couldn't avoid him forever....
BACHELOR SISTERS
After the Loving
Carole Mortimer
After The Loving by Carole Mortimer released on Aug 25, 1987 is available now for purchase.
The Devil's Price
Carole Mortimer
She loved him but couldn't marry him.
Cynara hadn't seen Zack Buchanan in five years, not since she'd hurt him -- hurt herself even more -- by leaving him.
She'd let Zack think the worst of her to avoid watching his love slowly turn to ashes. But now that he'd stumbled across her singing at one of his hotels in London, she knew that he intended to exact payment for the past.
She knew, too, that she would bargain with the devil himself to be with Zack again -- as long as she could keep secret her reason for never marrying...
Untamed
Carole Mortimer
Sometimes forewarned is not forearmed.
He had an easy charm and the ability to make Keilly feels as if she was the only woman in the world. But wasn't that part of his act?
Keilly wouldn't allow herself to fall in love with a man like Rod Bartlett, a man who could so calculatingly seduce her innocent cousin Kathy and then discard her for another woman--until she, too, became dispensable.
But Rod's performance was flawless. Before long even Keilly wanted to believe he was a kind and sensitive man who'd fallen in love with her.
A Past Revenge
Carole Mortimer
"I wanted you, Danielle, the moment I saw you."
Nicholas Andracas was not only commissioning Danielle to paint the portrait of his latest mistress, he was also boldly trying to seduce her with his lethal charm.
The rich and arrogant oil tycoon didn't recognize Danielle as the young woman who'd given herself to him in innocence seven years ago. To him she'd been a mere diversion, of value only when his wife had initiated divorce proceedings.
Danielle longed to pay him back with interest for the pain he'd caused her. But she tried instead to keep him at arm's length--to avoid battling herself, as well as him.
Love Unspoken
Carole Mortimer
"You've forgotten how to be a woman! "
Zach Reedman's bitter accusation had been the death knell of his marriage to Julie. And even after three long years Julie still winced when she remembered his parting words
She'd been a budding journalist, he her publisher when they met. A love too strong and passionate to resist had led them quickly to the altar, but even after her vows Julie's career had come before her husband.
Older and wiser, she met Zach again, And as the wounds time had never fully healed were reopened, so once more was her heart....
Tangled Hearts
Carole Mortimer
She knew what it was to miss out on love.
Sarah's dad hadn't seen his only grandson in ten years—hadn't been allowed to. So now that the boy had defied his own father and come to them, Sarah vowed to do everything she could to make their reunion happy and long lasting.
Even if it meant having to face Garrett Kingham again, and that tangle of emotions surrounding his destructive marriage to her late sister. Love, hate and loyalty, were all mixed up in one.
Sarah wanted to run. But she couldn't let anyone else in her family be denied love because of Garrett—or her fear of facing him.
Forbidden Surrender
Carole Mortimer
Forbidden Surrender by Carole Mortimer released on Sep 24, 1982 is available now for purchase.
Just One Night
Carole Mortimer
'I AM NOT PREPARED TO LET A LITTLE GOLD-DIGGER LIKE YOU ANYWHERE NEAR MY SON!'
It was a case of mistaken identity, but Leonie Spencer wasn't about toclear the air immediately and make things easy for Henry Hawker Sinclair. After all, he had accused her of wanting to marry his nineteen-year-old son, Hal, for a share in the Sinclair millions! In fact, it was Leonie's twin sister who was head over heels in love with Hal, and to spare her unnecessary pain, Leonie was ready to go to any lengths to keep the young lovers together - even if it meant beguiling and bewitching the intimidating Hawk.
Original title: Witchchild.
The Failed Marriage
Carole Mortimer
Lots of men stray in a failing marriage
And Joshua had good reason. After all, it was nearly a year since Joanna had denied him access to her bed and body. Yet it seemed only yesterday that their fragile love had shattered with the death of their only child.
"I'm taking Angela to the States, " he had stated coldly, "and you must find yourself a lover, too!" That he demanded a year away with someone else, and the same for Joanna, was hurtful.
But the rekindling of desire between her and Joshua right before his departure troubled Joanna most of all... .
Christmas Secrets: A Heavenly Christmas / Christmas Passions / A Seasonal Secret
Carole Mortimer
Christmas Secrets by Carole Mortimer\Catherine Spencer\Diana Hamilton released on Sep 24, 2004 is available now for purchase.
A Night in the Palace
Carole Mortimer
When school teacher Lily Barton flies to Rome at Christmas to see her brother, the last thing she expects is to be kidnapped by the demanding and sinfully attractive Count Scarletti! Captivated by his glare, will she defy his demands? Dmitri Scarletti's sister has run off with Lily's brother and until he finds them, he's holding Lily hostage. But soon Lily's fiery nature incites a white-hot heat that even the Count can't resist. He has one night beneath the mistletoe to fulfill his every desire, for in the morning he'll be forced to let her go... Won't he?
Wicked Surrender (Regency Sinners, #2)
Carole Mortimer
Wicked Surrender is the 2nd book in USA Today Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer’s, Amazon #1 Regency Sinners series. Author’s Note: The stories in the Regency Sinners, Regency Unlaced, Knight Security, and Alpha Series, have stronger sexual content and language than my other books. Eight gentlemen known far and wide as The Sinners. Also agents for the Crown, they are each tasked with discovering which of eight ladies in Society has been acting as a spy for Napoleon. By fair means or foul. Dante St Just, the Duke of Huntley, is less than pleased when he is asked to investigate the beautiful widow, Lady Isabella Aston. The two knew each other seven years ago, and parted badly. But neither can Dante bear the thought of passing Bella’s name on to one of his friends. If anyone is to seduce Bella into revealing whether or not she is a spy, then it will be him or no one. Bella is surprised, and then suspicious, when Dante St Just calls unexpectedly at her home. She becomes alarmed when, that very evening, he carries her off in his carriage. Alone with Dante, with not even a servant to act as chaperone, how is Bella to resist the helpless attraction she has always felt toward him? Dante’s intention was to quickly confirm or disprove Bella’s innocence, after which he would either return her to London and the spymaster wishing to speak with her, or he would continue to keep her as his prisoner and the two of them would spend time together becoming reacquainted. Intimately. But he had not fully taken into account his wild and uncontrollable response to Bella’s sensual beauty, or how it would affect his judgement where she is concerned. All the books in the super sexy Regency Sinners series are standalone HEA stories. They are connected by the eight heroes search for the lady who is a traitor to England.
Wicked Scandal (Regency Sinners, #3)
Carole Mortimer
Wicked Scandal is the 3rd book in USA Today Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer’s, Amazon #1 Regency Sinners series. Author’s Note: All the books in the very sexy Regency Sinners series are complete and HEA stories. The stories are connected by the friendship of the eight heroes. Lord Sebastian Trentham, Marquis of Deveril, known to his close acquaintances as Devil, is the third of the eight gentlemen known as The Sinners, tasked with discovering which of eight ladies in Society has been acting as a spy for Napoleon. He is expected to do this by fair means or foul. Alys doesn’t know whether to be distressed or angry when her brother informs her he has invited the Marquis of Deveril, along with several other of his male acquaintances, to join him for a weeklong shoot at their manor house in Worcestershire. The last time the marquis visited Alys’s home, she discovered him with a pistol in his hand as he stood over the dead body of her father. Devil is not looking forward to returning to Newcomb Manor and only accepted Sir Teddy Newcomb’s invitation because of the need to clear Alys Newcomb’s name of any wrongdoing. Not that she would thank Devil for it if she knew that was his intention. Alys believes she has every reason to dislike and distrust him, and nothing Devil says or does will convince her otherwise. From the minute the two of them meet again, sexual tension flares into life and refuses to be extinguished. Much as Alys might fight against it. When circumstances force the two of them into a hasty betrothal that sexual attraction flares out of control. But if Devil didn’t kill Alys’s father, then the real murderer must still be at large…
Indecent (Regency Lovers #1)
Carole Mortimer
This 26,000 word novella was previously published in A Regency Duo by Carole Mortimer & Angelique Armae. There have been no changes or additions from the original novella. INDECENT (Regency Lovers 1) is the 1st book in USA Today Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer’s, NEW Regency series. Impoverished Miss Emma Harris can hardly believe her good fortune when Adam Stirling, the handsome and imposing Duke of Hawkwood, asks her father for her hand in marriage. However, she feels thoroughly humiliated when she attends a masked ball that very same evening and sees Hawkwood in a compromising position with a married woman. A very compromising position, in fact it is positively INDECENT. Angry and upset, Emma confronts Hawkwood with what she saw, accusing him of only wanting to marry her as a shield to his affairs with other women. Accusations the duke denies. Half in love with the arrogant Hawkwood, Emma is devastated when she learns the real reason he asked her to marry him. But if Emma thinks Adam is the type of gentleman to meekly accept her rejection, she is about to learn exactly how INDECENT he can be when he wants something as deeply as he now wants Emma. More books by Carole NEW Regency Lovers INDECENT (Regency Lovers 1) OBSESSION (Regency Lovers 2) CRAVING (Regency Lovers 3) More books to come in this series Steele Protectors - NEW Contemporary Romantic Suspense Series COMING SOON LOGAN (Steele Protectors 1) More books to come in this series Regency Sinners Wicked Torment (Regency Sinners 1) Wicked Surrender (Regency Sinners 2) Wicked Scandal (Regency Sinners 3) Wicked Deception (Regency Sinners 4) Wicked Captive (Regency Sinners 5) Wicked Temptation (Regency Sinners 6) Wicked Sinner (Regency Sinners 7) Wicked Christmas (Regency Sinners 8) Bk 8 Completes this Series Dragon Hearts NATHANIEL (Dragon Hearts 1) DERYK (Dragon Hearts 2) BRYN (Dragon Hearts 3) DYLAN (Dragon Hearts 4) GRIGOR (Dragon Hearts 5) GARRETT (Dragon Hearts 6) AERAN & RHYS (Dragon Hearts 7) Regency Unlaced 9 book Regency romance series Contemporary Knight Security Series – spin-off to Alpha 7 book Romantic Suspense series Contemporary Alpha 8 book Romantic Suspense series Carole Mortimer has written 240 books in Regency, Contemporary, and Paranormal romance. In 2015 she became the Recipient of the prestigious Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She was awarded a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in 2017. She is an Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Romance Author—ever. A 2014 Romantic Times Pioneer of Romance author. She was also recognized by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012, for her “outstanding service to literature”.
Wicked Torment (Regency Sinners, #1)
Carole Mortimer
Eight gentlemen known in Society as The Sinners. Having all returned safely from Waterloo, these gentlemen now find themselves with the more dangerous task of discovering which of the ladies in Society has been acting as a spy for the enemy. Dangerous to their hearts, that is. Darius Strong, the Duke of Wolferton, known to his close friends as Wolf, cares little for what Society or anyone else thinks of him, and lives his life accordingly. Given the task of discovering whether Lady Beatrix Hanwell has been using her position in Society to garner information for the enemy puts him in something of a quandary, however. The two of them have met several times in the past, occasions when that lady had not hesitated to show her disapproval of him. Mainly by ignoring his existence. Which is going to make it difficult for Darius to get close enough to her to seduce her into revealing whether or not she is the guilty lady. Beatrix is puzzled—and more than a little disturbed—when Darius Strong, the exceedingly handsome and scandalous Duke of Wolferton, begins to show her marked attention. As a widow aged seven and twenty, and possessing no great beauty, his interest is mystifying to say the least. Much as she tries to fight her growing attraction to Wolf she is failing miserably, as each meeting between the two of them draws her ever nearer to forgetting all propriety and simply giving in to his seduction. Except her surrender means revealing the secret she has taken such pains to hide. To Darius’s surprise he finds himself becoming intrigued by Beatrix. Not only intrigued but he desires her more deeply than any other woman he has ever met. So much so that he finds himself hoping she is not the lady they are seeking. Is Beatrix guilty of treason, and if not what will her reaction be to Wolf when she discovers the truth behind his single-minded pursuit of her?
Author’s Note: The stories in the Regency Sinners, Regency Unlaced, Knight Security, and Alpha Series, have stronger sexual content and language than my other books.
Wicked Captive (Regency Sinners, #5)
Carole Mortimer
Wicked Captive is the 5th book in USA Today Bestseller and Amazon #1 Author, Carole Mortimer’s, Regency Sinners series.
Author’s All the books in the very hot Regency Sinners series are complete and HEA stories. Books in the series are connected by the friendship of the heroes.
Lord Jericho Black, the Marquis of Wessex, is not looking forward to the visit of his ward, Lady Jocelyn Forbes, to his Devonshire home.
Jocey is not actually Jericho’s ward but his father’s. But as his father lives permanently in Scotland, and is considered to be eccentric by polite members of Society and more than a little strange by the majority, Jericho has taken it upon himself to act as Jocey’s guardian in his father’s stead these past three years.
A bachelor of five and thirty, Jericho finds the role of guardian to a young lady difficult enough at the best of times, but finding himself charged with the unpleasant duty of proving or disproving whether Jocey is guilty of treason, is going to make this visit even more taxing than usual.
Jocey is looking forward to seeing and being with Lord Jericho Black again, the man she has secretly been in love with since he became her guardian when she reached the age of eighteen. She is no longer that gauche and awkward young girl, and she is determined Jericho will now see her as a desirable woman, and worthy of his attention.
From the moment Jocey arrives in Devon, even more beautiful than Jericho remembers her to be, and possessed of the sophistication and confidence of a woman who knows her own mind, Jericho quickly realizes it is not irritation he now feels toward Jocey but desire. A desire he is finding it more and more difficult to resist.When Jericho receives the shocking news of one close friend’s unexpected death, and the serious injury of another, it becomes imperative he learn the truth as quickly as possible, so as to avoid more blood being shed.
Even if it requires Jericho make Jocey his prisoner and seduce the truth from her.
Scandal (Regency Lovers 6)
Carole Mortimer
SCANDAL (Regency Lovers 6) is the last book in Amazon #1 & USA Today Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer’s, historical romance series, Regency Lovers. Author’s This is a steaming HOT Regency romance. Rachel has never met anyone quite like Grayson Long. From the moment of their introduction Rachel finds Mr. Long to be brusque to the point of rudeness, arrogant as any duke, but so handsome he takes her breath away. Closer acquaintance does not improve upon that initial impression, but nor does her heart cease beating faster whenever Mr. Long is anywhere near. Grayson is accustomed now to always standing in the background, to never quite belonging, but it wasn’t always this way. Once he had an estate of his own, a family and a title, but all that was taken from him. He certainly has nothing to offer any woman let alone one as lovely and innocent as Miss Rachel Banford, resulting in him deciding to keep his distance from her whenever possible. But Grayson cannot continue to maintain that distance when Rachel becomes the target of a vindictive woman’s vengeance. Coming Soon – Regency Club Venus - HOT new Regency Series Bastian’s Surrender (Regency Club Venus 1) More books by Carole Regency Lovers INDECENT (Regency Lovers 1) OBSESSION (Regency Lovers 2) CRAVING (Regency Lovers 3) FORBIDDEN (Regency Lovers 4) SURRENDER (Regency Lovers 5) SCANDAL (Regency Lovers 6) Series complete. Steele LOGAN (Steele Protectors 1) ATTICUS (Steele Protectors 2) BRYCE (Steele Protectors 3) ROURKE (Steele Protectors 4) More books to come in this HOT Contemporary Romantic Suspense Series Also ALPHA Series – Bks 1-8 Regency Unlaced – Bks 1-9 Regency Sinners – Bks 1-8 Knight Security – Bks 0.5-6 Dragon Hearts – Bks 1-7 Carole Mortimer has written over 245 books in Regency, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, and Paranormal romance. In 2015 she became the Recipient of the prestigious Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She was awarded a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in 2017. She is an Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Romance Author—ever. Carole is a 2014 Romantic Times Pioneer of Romance. She was also recognized by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012, for her “outstanding service to literature”.
Surrender (Regency Lovers 5)
Carole Mortimer
SURRENDER (Regency Lovers 5) is the 5th book in Amazon #1 USA Today Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer’s, historical romance series, Regency Lovers.
Author’s This book is a #MayDecember steaming HOT Regency romance
A month after being kidnapped, rescued, and returned to her family, eighteen-year-old Miss Clara Catchpole is still recovering from her terrifying ordeal. No longer the young and frivolous Miss she once was, there is now only one person Clara wishes to see and be with, and that is Lord Ezra Stone, her rescuer and a man twenty years her senior.
Unfortunately, for Clara, that gentleman’s company proves to be as elusive as he is taciturn.
Ezra is aware of Miss Clara Catchpole in a way he has not been with any other woman, but his age and the events of his past make it impossible for him to pursue her, even when he knows he is hurting Clara with his seeming disinterest. She is young, he decides, and will recover from what can only be her infatuation with him.
He is able to maintain that distance between them until those events from his past once again intrude on the quiet life he has made for himself. Faced with the dilemma of ensuring Clara’s safety or protecting his own heart, Ezra knows there is only one choice he can make. Keeping Clara safe is all that matters to him.
Will these two mismatched people find happiness together or will Ezra’s past tear them apart?
More books by Carole
Regency Lovers INDECENT (Regency Lovers 1)OBSESSION (Regency Lovers 2)CRAVING (Regency Lovers 3)FORBIDDEN (Regency Lovers 4)SURRENDER (Regency Lovers 5)More books to come in this HOT Regency Series.
Steele LOGAN (Steele Protectors 1)ATTICUS (Steele Protectors 2)BRYCE (Steele Protectors 3)ROURKE (Steele Protectors 4)More books to come in this HOT Contemporary Romantic Suspense Series
Also ALPHA Series – Bks 1-8Regency Unlaced – Bks 1-9Regency Sinners – Bks 1-8Dragon Hearts – Bks 1-7
Carole Mortimer has written over 245 books in Regency, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, and Paranormal romance. In 2015 she became the Recipient of the prestigious Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She was awarded a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in 2017. She is an Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Romance Author—ever. A 2014 Romantic Times Pioneer of Romance. She was also recognized by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012, for her “outstanding service to literature”.
Forbidden (Regency Lovers #4)
Carole Mortimer
FORBIDDEN (Regency Lovers 4) is the 4th book in Amazon #1 & USA Today Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer’s, historical romance series, Regency Lovers. Author’s The books in the Regency Lovers series are steaming hot. You have been warned! They met in fire, burning with a passion for each other, but when the truth is known will their love turn to ashes? Eleven years ago Lord Zachary Noble, the Earl of Harrogate, was involved in a scandal which rocked Society. It resulted in the loss of his reputation and being ostracized and held in contempt by those who mattered to him. His best friend. His family. No woman would even consider marrying him. All of it gone because of the false accusation levelled at him by a young woman he barely knew. All these years later Zachary’s good name has at last been restored to him after the real culprit is finally found and punished for the crime. Lady Rissa Spencer is very like her father, Magnus, the Duke of Weston, in that she is both determined and steadfast once she sets her very stubborn mind on something, or someone. And she has set her heart on Zachary. Zachary appreciates that Rissa is beautiful, as well as vivacious and intelligent, but she is also the very last woman he should ever allow himself to fall in love with. Nor will Rissa wish for his love once she becomes aware that the scandal in Zachary’s past is connected to her family and the stepmother she adores. Unfortunately the past has a way of intruding into the present, and when it seems Rissa’s very life might be in danger, Zachary is determined to protect her. No matter what the cost. Regency Lovers INDECENT (Regency Lovers 1) OBSESSION (Regency Lovers 2) CRAVING (Regency Lovers 3) FORBIDDEN (Regency Lovers 4) SURRENDER (Regency Lovers 5) More books to come in this HOT new Regency Series. Steele Protectors – A HOT New Contemporary Romantic Suspense Series LOGAN (Steele Protectors 1) ATTICUS (Steele Protectors 2) ROURKE (Steele Protectors 3) BRYCE (Steele Protectors 4) More books to come in this HOT Contemporary Romantic Suspense Series Also ALPHA Series – Bks 1-8 Regency Unlaced – Bks 1-9 Regency Sinners – Bks 1-8 Dragon Hearts – Bks 1-7 Carole Mortimer has written over 240 books in Regency, Contemporary, and Paranormal romance. In 2015 she became the Recipient of the prestigious Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She was awarded a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in 2017. She is an Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Romance Author—ever. A 2014 Romantic Times Pioneer of Romance author. She was also recognized by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012, for her “outstanding service to literature”.
Craving (Regency Lovers #3)
Carole Mortimer
CRAVING (Regency Lovers 3) is the 3rd book in Amazon #1 & USA Today Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer’s, Regency Lovers Series. Author’s The books in the Regency Lovers series are steaming hot. You have been warned! At the age of seven and twenty, Miss Sophia Marchment, unlike many of her contemporaries, has lived a life of satisfying independence without the restraint of either a husband or male relative. As headmistress of her own school for young ladies in Portsmouth, Sophia is not afraid to share her independent views with ‘her girls’. During a stay in London in which she meets with Magnus Spencer, the Duke Weston and the widowed father of a potential student, Sophia receives several unsigned and threatening letters. Ones in which she is advised to return to her home in Portsmouth or face the consequences. Quite what those consequences might be Sophia has no idea, but nor will she be told what to do by someone who is not even brave enough to sign their own letters. Aged eight and thirty, and single for many years, Magnus Spencer, the Duke of Weston, knows he has grown both cynical and arrogant. Nevertheless he finds himself surprisingly drawn to the beauty and independence of Miss Sophia Marchment. An attraction he has every reason to believe she reciprocates, and yet refuses to act upon. The more Magnus sees Sophia the more his attraction to her deepens, until she is all he can think about. A CRAVING beyond his control. But not everyone feels that same admiration for Sophia and her fiercely independent ways, and when her very life is put in danger it falls to Magnus to protect her. From herself if necessary. Regency Lovers INDECENT (Regency Lovers 1) OBSESSION (Regency Lovers 2) CRAVING (Regency Lovers 3) FORBIDDEN (Regency Lovers 4) More books to come in this HOT new Regency Series. COMING Steele Protectors – A HOT New Contemporary Romantic Suspense Series LOGAN (Steele Protectors 1) Carole Mortimer has written over 240 books in Regency, Contemporary, and Paranormal romance. In 2015 she became the Recipient of the prestigious Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She was awarded a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in 2017. She is an Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Romance Author—ever. A 2014 Romantic Times Pioneer of Romance author. She was also recognized by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012, for her “outstanding service to literature”.
Obsession (Regency Lovers #2)
Carole Mortimer
OBSESSION (Regency Lovers 2) is the 2nd book in Amazon #1 USA Today Bestselling Author, Carole Mortimer’s, NEW Regency series, Regency Lovers.
Author’s The books in the Regency Lovers series are steaming hot!
Three years ago Lord Alexander Stirling, younger brother of the Duke of Hawkwood, had been shocked to learn he had been made the guardian of fifteen-year-old Miss Amanda Fullerton, the daughter of a man he had once served with in the army. Having absolutely no room in his bachelor life for a young ward Alex immediately enrolled Amanda into Miss Marchment’s School for Young Ladies, and apart from paying the school fees, had promptly forgotten about her.
Unfortunately, he has now received a letter from Miss Marchment informing him Amanda Fullerton is now past the age for continuing as a pupil at her school. The headmistress now requires Alex’s instruction as to whether Amanda should remain at the school as one of the teachers or be returned to him.
There was no question in Alex’s mind that Amanda Fullerton should remain at the school.
Having spent the past three years languishing in the strict confines of Miss Marchment’s school Amanda had no intention of remaining there a moment longer that she had to. Nor did she intend being forced to do so, by the headmistress, or the man who was her guardian but had not so much as visited her at the school once nor requested she ever join him for the holidays.
As far as Amanda is concerned Lord Alexander Stirling has avoided his responsibilities for quite long enough.
She was completely unprepared for the shock of arriving at Lord Stirling’s London home and finding him in bed with an equally naked and beautiful red-haired woman.
Alex is furious at the manner in which his ward has chosen to take it upon herself to arrive completely unannounced and uninvited at his residence in London. That anger is added to by his feeling completely wrong-footed by the timing of Amanda ’s intrusion into that bachelor establishment.
But having arrived, Amanda Fullerton refuses to leave, and without resorting to actually physically removing her, Alex has no choice but to accept his beautiful and disobedient ward is here to stay. An acceptance that is immediately complicated by the unexpected desire Alex quickly realizes he feels for his ward.
When a series of “accidents” put Amanda’s life in danger Alex finds himself stepping up to the role of guardian and protector when he would far rather be Amanda’s lover.
Regency Lovers INDECENT (Regency Lovers 1)OBSESSION (Regency Lovers 2)CRAVING (Regency Lovers 3)More books to come in this HOT new Regency Series.
Carole Mortimer has written almost 240 books in Regency, Contemporary, and Paranormal romance. In 2015 she became the Recipient of the prestigious Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She was awarded a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in 2017. She is an Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Romance Author—ever. A 2014 Romantic Times Pioneer of Romance author. She was also recognized by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012, for her “outstanding service to literature”.
Taken by the Earl (Regency Unlaced, #3)
Carole Mortimer
After attending the wedding of one of her closest friends, and celebrating the betrothal of another, Mrs. Felicity Randall is looking forward to spending a peaceful summer at her house in the country. Several months when she may do and say as she wishes, without having to constantly be aware of her place in London Society as the respectable young widow of Major Stephen Randall.
But before Fliss can manage her escape to the country, she overhears a conversation in which two people discuss the murder of the new Earl of Winterbourne. Unable to see or identify either the man or the woman from her hiding place, but aware of where the murder is to take place, Fliss finds her plans for the summer changed completely, and requiring she procure an invitation to the infamous house party hosted every summer by the notorious Lady Eckles. A house party at which no respectable widow would normally dare to show her face.
Sinclair Montgomery has no time or patience for London society, as it had no tolerance for his mother so many years ago when she eloped with her Scottish Highlander, Sin’s own father. But when Sin unexpectedly inherits the title of the Earl of Winterbourne, he has no choice but to go to England to view his new estates. It was certainly not his intention, once there, to find himself the guest at a summer house party. Although the rumors of debauchery and licentious behavior to be had there were certainly enough to pique his interest.
Finding the beautiful Mrs. Felicity Randall waiting for him in his bedchamber the second night of his stay, leads Sin to believe that perhaps all is not lost after all, and he proceeds to make love to the delicate beauty. Until she informs him the only reason she came to his bedchamber, has attended this house party at all, is to warn him his life is in danger. That there is a plot afoot to murder him whilst he is there.
Sin has only been in England a matter of days, certainly not long enough to have antagonized anyone into wishing to murder him, and leading him to wonder if the poor woman can possibly be deranged.
It would be a great pity if that were to be the case, when the sexual attraction between the two of them is instantaneous and highly combustible…
Author’s Note: The stories in the Regency Unlaced, Knight Security, and Alpha Series, have stronger sexual content and language than my other books.
Pursued by the Viscount (Regency Unlaced, #4)
Carole Mortimer
Lady Rachel Shaw had believed her unhappiness to be at an end once her husband died, but now she finds herself caught in the clutches of a cruel and relentless blackmailer. Totally at a loss as to who she can turn to for help, her friend the Countess of Winterbourne, advises Rachel to go to Lucien Brooke, Viscount Brooketon, a gentleman who was recently of assistance to Fliss and her husband.Rachel doesn’t know Lucien Brooke personally, but she has seen him many times at one Society event or another, and knows him to be an aristocratic and handsome gentleman who has avoided every attempt by the beauties of the ton to be lured into matrimony. Gossip and reputation say the viscount as being a cold and arrogant gentleman who does not suffer fools gladly. And Rachel has been very foolish indeed.Left with no other choice, Rachel finally decides to risk the viscount’s scorn and ask for his help.Lucien Brooke, Viscount Brooketon cannot deny Lady Rachel Shaw’s beauty or desirability, but unfortunately she is also as flighty and flirtatious as his mother, a woman who has been embroiled in one scandal after another for most of his life. That being the case, Rachel Shaw is the type of woman whom Lucien has always avoided having any personal involvement.Looks can be deceiving, however, and within minutes of Rachel calling at his home and explaining her current predicament, Lucien realizes he was wrong to have judged the lady without really knowing her, or her circumstances.He now not only wants to help Rachel in her current predicament but he also wants her. In his arms. In his bed.Persuading Rachel into accept any of those things from him is going to be a battle Lucien has every intention of winning.
Author’s Note: The stories in the Regency Unlaced, Knight Security, and Alpha Series, have stronger sexual content and language than my other books.
Captured by a Gentleman (Regency Unlaced, #6)
Carole Mortimer
Captured by a Gentleman is the 6th book in USA Today bestselling author, Carole Mortimer’s, bestseller and highly acclaimed Regency Unlaced Series. Author’s Note: The stories in the Regency Unlaced, Knight Security, and Alpha Series, have stronger sexual content and language than my other books. An unhappy marriage, to an adulterous wife, has left widower Mr. Ranulf Montgomery immune to the wiles of women. He certainly has no time, or sympathy, when the young and beautiful Miss Darcy Ambridge, is found hiding in his carriage, as he makes the long journey from London back to his home in Scotland. Darcy Ambridge acts out of desperation when she decides to throw herself on the mercy of Ranulf Montgomery. Convincing that hard and cynical gentleman of her dire circumstances seems impossible, however. Can Darcy break through the hard shell that now surrounds Ranulf’s emotions, and find the warm gentleman she once found so intriguing? Or will Ranulf simply abandon her to the attentions of the lecherous gentleman determined to bed her? As desire rages out of control between the two of them, Ranulf dearly wishes to rid himself of Darcy’s company. Something he knows he cannot do, in all conscience, until he finds the culprit of the series of ‘accidents’ now threatening to injure or kill both of them. Who could possibly want to see one or both of them dead? The unscrupulous gentleman Darcy is running away from? Or perhaps someone from Ranulf’s past, set on revenge?
Desired by a Lord (Regency Unlaced, #5)
Carole Mortimer
Desired by a Lord is the 5th book in USA Today bestselling author, Carole Mortimer’s, bestseller and highly acclaimed Regency Unlaced Series. Author’s Note: The stories in the Regency Unlaced, Alpha, and Knight Security Series, have stronger sexual content and language than my other books. Desired by a Lord is the story of a case of mistaken identity, hidden secrets, and desire that rages out of control every time the hero and heroine are alone together. All of which threatens to throw the two of them into a maelstrom of scandal. Mrs. Emily Marsden has lived in quiet obscurity in the country for the past five years, well away from Society and the scandal which broke her family apart. All of that changes with the death of Edmund, her historian husband, requiring that she now seek employment. Easier said than done, and not helped by the fact there is a blackmailer threatening to expose her if she does not give into their demands. Lord Alexander Whitney dislikes country life, but unfortunately he has no choice but to remain in Yorkshire for the foreseeable future. The Whitney estate, left to him by his father, is desperately in need of repair, and the famous Whitney Library, in need of cataloguing and returning to order. Xander is dealing with the run-down estate, and engaging the noted historian, Edmund Marsden, seems to be the logical thing to do in regard to restoring the library. When it is Mrs. Emily Marsden who arrives to carry out the task, Xander is not at all pleased to realize he has been duped. Or that he feels so strongly attracted to the young and mysterious widow he cannot seem to keep his hands, or other parts of his anatomy, from wanting her to touch and claim her. Can two people, who seem to be such opposites, find more in common than their desire for each other, and in doing so save Emily from the blackmailer threatening her future?
To Have a Husband (Bachelor Sisters, #2)
Carole Mortimer
Some women are meant to wed!
Quinn McBride insisted that the man Harrie had been casually dating was a blackmailer!
Harrie had no choice but to spend time -- too much time -- with the arrogant Quinn, who was determined to stop the blackmailer in his tracks. Harrie didn't know if she could trust or believe Quinn; the only thing she was sure about was that, no matter how hard she fought against it, she found him incredibly attractive....
The Mediterranean Millionaire's Reluctant Mistress
Carole Mortimer
When Alejandro Santiago discovers he has a young son, his money and power mean he easily wins custody from the boy's aunt, Brynne Sullivan. But he hasn't counted on Brynne being so feisty, passionate--and beautiful.
He agrees to her plea for a month's visit. There's just one problem for the Mediterranean millionaire is not just arrogant--he's also infuriatingly gorgeous As Brynne reluctantly gives in to the desire simmering between them, she knows that to Alejandro, she's only a conveniently short-lived affair....
Some Like to Shock (Daring Duchesses, #2)
Carole Mortimer
"Surely a lady as…daring as you cannot be feeling nervous at the idea of traveling alone with me, Genevieve?"
Genevieve Forster, widowed Duchess of Woollerton, knows only too well the need for bravado. After a miserable marriage she's wary, but deep down yearns to pursue temptation….
With his air of danger and elusiveness it's little wonder that Lord Benedict Lucas is known to his close friends and enemies alike simply as Lucifer. Shocking the straitlaced Ton holds no fear for him. And the pleasure will be all his as he skillfully uncovers Genevieve's outrageous side!
Aristocrates et célibataires - Trilogie intégrale: Le play-boy de Mulberry Hall / Une si mystérieuse attirance / Troublant affrontement
Carole Mortimer
Riches et célèbres, les frères St Claire sont à tous inaccessibles. Pourtant, ils ne demandent qu’à offrir leur cœur à celles qui sauront les faire chavirer. Le play-boy de Mulberry HallSi Stephanie a accepté de travailler à Mulberry Hall, c'est parce qu'elle sait que Jordan St Claire, victime d'un grave accident, aura besoin de son aide pour la longue rééducation qui l'attend. Mais, en découvrant que son nouveau patient n'est autre que le célébrissime acteur Jordan Simpson, Stephanie, stupéfaite, comprend que sa mission va être beaucoup plus délicate qu'elle ne le pensait... Une si mystérieuse attiranceTravailler pour Lucan St Claire ? Pourquoi pas ? Ainsi, Lexie pourra découvrir qui est cet homme qui a fait tant de mal à sa famille. Sauf que Lexie se rend bientôt compte que Lucan ne correspond pas au portrait qu'elle s'était fait de lui… et pressent qu’il entrera dans une colère terrible s'il apprend qui elle est vraiment. Troublant affrontement Forcée de travailler avec l'avocat Geoffrey St Claire, Joey se doute que sa mission ne sera pas de tout repos. Mais, dès la première seconde, Geoffrey se montre terriblement hostile. Et sa beauté ravageuse n'a rien pour la rasséréner ! Pour autant, pas question de baisser les bras : elle s'accommodera de cet homme arrogant et, surtout, lui dissimulera le trouble intense qu'elle ressent en sa présence…
Jordan St Claire: Dark and Dangerous (The Scandalous St. Claires #1)
Carole Mortimer
The first book in the Scandalous St. Claires series
AKA 'The Return of the Renegade' Harlequin Presents
'Who the hell are you? And what are you doing in my kitchen?' Stephanie had arrived at the gatehouse of Mulberry Hall an hour or so ago, and had rung the bell and knocked on the door before deciding that either Jordan St Claire wasn't in or he was just refusing to answer. Either way, it left her with no choice but to let herself in with the key Lucan St Claire had given her. Once she had walked into the kitchen and seen the mess there she hadn't bothered going any further. The dirty plates and untidiness were a complete affront to her inborn need for order and cleanliness. She doubted Jordan had bothered to wash a single cup or plate since his arrival here a month ago!'This is a kitchen?' She continued to collect up the dirty crockery that seemed to litter every surface, before dropping it gingerly into the sink full of hot, soapy water. 'I thought it was a laboratory for growing bacterial cultures!' She turned, her gaze very direct as she raised derisive dark brows at the unkempt man who stood in the doorway, glaring at her so accusingly.Only to feel the need to steady herself by leaning against one of the kitchen cabinets as she instantly recognised him. Despite the untidy overlong dark hair, the several days' growth of beard on the sculptured square jaw, and the way the black T-shirt and faded blue jeans hung slightly loose on his large frame, there was no mistaking his identity. It took every ounce of Stephanie's usual calm collectedness to keep her expression coolly mocking as she found herself looking not at Jordan St Claire but at the world-famous actor Jordan Simpson! Admittedly, the shaggy dark hair and the five o'clock shadow that looked more like an eleven o'clock one managed to disguise most of his handsome features—which was perhaps the intention. But there was no mistaking those mesmerising amber-gold eyes. Reviewers' descriptions of the colour of those eyes differed from molten gold to amber
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