Eve Pendle

A duke reeling from the revelation of the true origin of his family's wealth... A woman on a quest to solve her own family mystery... After Hugo Ravensthorpe comes to Beatrice Fenton’s aid in a crowded inn, the usually no-nonsense farmer finds herself sharing a room with the well-born, handsome stranger. Beatrice takes a chance and makes a scandalous proposition: one night, no commitments. But she can't refuse when Hugo offers to assist in tracking down the last connection to her mother, and one more night becomes more... complicated. The Duke of Cumbria is on the run. He never expected to end up masquerading as Mr. Ravensthorpe or to find himself in bed with witty and spirited Beatrice. One night with her, and not as a duke, makes him hungry for more. But can there be a future for a farmer and a duke? Or is love only possible if Hugo prevents his worlds colliding and Beatrice discovering his family secrets?

He's the most notorious rake in England. She's a Perfect Lady. Neither are what they seem. Lady Emily can't afford a scandal. Her sister's debut is just weeks away and she has her pteridology group to safeguard. It's bad enough to be stuck in a hole overnight with Lord Markshall, and worse to have kissed him. Marriage is unthinkable. But newspaper hearsay on their "frolics and fernication" after a fern hunting accident puts everything she's worked for in jeopardy. Lord Markshall's whole political career is based on manipulation and disguise. Lady Emily's polite insults are just the thing to prove to himself, and everyone else, that he's still an unworthy rake. He wants her desperately, but even a fake engagement is too good for him. With Emily's sister's debut and a major political vote coming up, their reputations–good and bad–have never been more critical. The newspaper gossip is edging toward the truth, threatening to incinerate everything they hold dear. Can they understand, accept, and love each other, before it's too late?

Starting a new job is difficult enough, without your new colleague being a complete arsehole. Competitive, gorgeous, but off limits, the only thing Emily likes about Luke is the coffee he brings her every morning. Until they’re sent on a job together and snowed in. There’s only one bed, and maybe she doesn’t hate her nemesis as much as she thought. And maybe he’s never hated her at all… A steamy enemies to lovers office romance with all the feels and British banter. Available exclusively to newsletter subscribers from Eve Pendle's website.

He's famous, gorgeous, and furious. When reclusive celebrity chef Kit Morton sees a woman breaking into his neighbor’s house he knows she’s either paparazzi or a stalker fan, and either way she’s going to f- off. Turquoise-haired Ellen insists she’s house-sitting, but Kit’s neighbor has disappeared, and Ellen has no clue what she’s doing with the menagerie. Kit has a cookbook to write, and ought to call the police or keep his distance. Instead, he wants to kiss her. Mermaid hair, don’t care. Life as an artist and social media influencer isn’t as glamorous - or lucrative - as Ellen Harris would like. Suddenly homeless, she lucks out with two months in a cute cottage by exaggerating her animal care experience a tiny bit. How difficult can it be? But when she turns up, there’s no instructions, no owner, the doors are wide open, and there’s a handsome angry man with a kitchen knife. Worse still, every time she makes an embarrassing mistake, he’s there. When the heating goes kaput at Ellen’s borrowed house, Kit grudgingly invites her over for hot food, hot showers… and hot sex. They have to get it out of their systems quickly because he hates publicity and she’s desperate for fame. And Kit’s neighbor is due back at Halloween… A scorching hot enemies to lovers, opposites attract, small-town British romance with heart, humor and banter. Tropes: Enemies to lovers Let’s get it out of our system Next door neighbor Grumpy / sunshine Opposites attract Read with confidence, Happily Ever After Guaranteed!

She can't stand him, but his offer is too tempting Gifted a scrap of land by a mysterious donor, Iris Blaese thinks she's lucked out with her new life in the village of Wildbrook. Until she meets her neighbor. He’s obnoxious, gorgeous, unavoidable, and worse still, he's carelessly endangering wildlife. But when she confronts him, he offers her a job… with a catch. He's a cynical billionaire with too many secrets Bennett Gastrell is hiding half his life from his friends, and half from the woman he's loved for years. Iris loathes him, or at least who she thinks he is, so when she storms into his house, furious about badgers (of all things), he grabs his opportunity. If within two months she can convince him of her conservation plans, he’ll continue to pay her exorbitant salary and leave her to run his estate. If she can't, she'll spend one night in his bed, and do anything he desires… willingly. Iris is determined to win, even if it means seducing a man she despises. It’s just two months, and his gaze does make her want things she ought not. Then a social media leak threatens to reveal Bennett’s secrets and destroy everything he’s built, including Iris' burgeoning trust… A scorching hot British enemies to lovers contemporary romance, with a sexy bet, small town vibes, grumpy/sunshine humor, and Happily Ever After.

He's hot. Rich. Domineering. And grumpy. Hedley Decker is used to people obeying his every command, but the unconscious stray dog on his doorstep isn't impressed, and nor is the pretty veterinarian who saves it. Overhearing that she needs a date for her ex boyfriend's wedding, he proposes a deal: she'll help him find the real owner before the puppies arrive, he'll be her fake date. But one evening isn’t enough. She’s a temptation he can’t resist. She's kind, trapped, and soon to be broke. Her dad's illness means Clara Rowe desperately needs to keep her job at the only veterinary clinic, owned by her ex's father. If that means overtime and going to the wedding solo, so be it. Then gorgeous and arrogant billionaire Hedley Decker storms into her life with an offer of one night of pretense and pleasure that’s too good to be true. They join forces to search for the lost dog's owner, and their spark of attraction flares. He's returning to his city life; she knows better than to risk her heart. How can they have forever love when they're faking it, and time is running out? A scorching hot fake dating, opposites attract, small-town Cinderella British romance with heart, humor and banter. Tropes: Fake dating One-night stand Holiday fling Cinderella vibes Ugly duckling Opposites attract Small town Billionaire hero with an ethical twist Teach me about sex Grumpy / Sunshine Full length novel at 70,000 words. Read with confidence, Happily Ever After Guaranteed! Read now to discover your next romcom obsession!

A precise duke, a chaotic widow, an experiment in love.. Widow Emma Hanover is this close to achieving her academic dreams when an accident forces her to accept help from her work-place nemesis, the Duke of Eastfield. Matthew fell utterly in love with Emma the moment they met. Now he has one chance to make her see that they’re perfect for each other. So he proposes an experiment...A spicy and steamy enemies to lovers Victorian romance with a BIG Duke and a widowed heroine, The Duke Experiment was first published in the I Like Big Dukes and I Cannot Lie anthology.

Grace Alnott is out of time. To save her younger brother from an abusive guardian, her merchant father’s will demands she must marry a peer. Handsome but destitute Everett Hetherington, Earl of Westbury agrees to her offer of a marriage of convenience but stipulates she must live with him for six weeks. No matter how honorable he seems she can’t allow him to get too close, because the aristocracy cannot be trusted. Six weeks. Major Everett Hetherington, new Earl of Westbury, has exactly six weeks to convince the very independent Grace Alnott to spend the rest of her life with him. Despite her belief she doesn't belong in his world, he must tempt the alluring Grace into staying, because he has fallen for her. Hard. He just has to ensure she never discovers his secret.

He woos her with books, flowers, and chocolates. She can’t say no to him, but can’t say yes to love. Lydia Taylor's roof is leaking, her chickens are out of control, and she can’t afford the rent. When her daughter falls ill, the last person she wants knocking at her door is Alfred Lowe. The school teacher’s stern scowl makes her feel like he can see through her façade of a respectable widow and judge all her secrets. If he wants to achieve his dream of his own school, Alfred Lowe needs to marry a wealthy lady. But he's drawn to the enigmatic Lydia Taylor, and the illness of her daughter makes him realize how important she is to him. The injustice of the greedy landlord, or a dirty chicken house, he’ll take on anything for her. As the crisis of Annie Taylor’s illness deepens, Alfred woos Lydia with chocolate, savory pies, flowers, and novels. But the past creeps into the present, casting a long shadow. They must choose whether they can love, despite the risk to everything they’ve ever wanted. * Characters: hot teacher hero; heroine with a secret; * Setting: mid-Victorian England * Feel: soft yet angsty; family drama; homely and domestic; countryside; romantic; bucolic; all-the-feels; * Content Notes can be found at the front of the book * Length: 45,000 words (long novella/short novel)

What would Lily Reagan do to save the Banton University Ladies’ College? Anything. When the new Duke of Metford cuts off the funding to Banton University Ladies’ College on Christmas Eve of all days, Doctor Lily Reagan resolves to persuade him in person before the University term resumes in the new year. All he needs is to see how valuable the funding of women’s education is, right? Beckett Winchester isn’t a dissolute wastrel like his father, and his first act as Duke is to tell all the tarts and actresses they won’t be bleeding the Metford estate dry any longer. The arrival of beautiful Lily Reagan in the snow isn’t going to change his mind. But Lily proposes a bargain. A game of chance. If she wins, he’ll finance her precious Ladies’ College. And if he wins, this tempting siren will do anything he wants… The Duke Bargain is a grumpy sunshine Victorian age gap historical romance with a snowed in Duke and the lady astronomer he can’t resist.