Историческая литература — Deborah Simmons

WHAT IS HIS DARK SECRET?Destined for the convent, Emery Montbard disguises herself as a boy and enlists the help of chivalrous knight Nicholas de Burgh. From a proud, dynastic family, Nicholas has a strong code of honour – which is challenged when he notices the provocative curves of his mysterious companion.Doesn’t she realise that she gives away her true identity every time she moves? But Nicholas also hides a secret – one that lies at the very heart of him and can never be revealed…

His heart is black and he trusts no oneThunderclaps, lightning strikes and her imposing new mansion looming high – but Miss Marchant is not one to be afraid. Not wilful, beautiful Sydony Marchant. If the house doesn’t shock her, the arrival of Viscount Hawthorne does!No longer the boy she once kissed – Bartholomew’s now a man with a ruthless glint in his eye. He’s here to uncover a truth and ruin Sydony. But they are soon entangled in secrets darker than they know. And, as the tension crackles...

Botheration!Why her family had elected to spend an entire season in boring Bath, Georgiana Bellewether couldn’t fathom. Nothing to stimulate her inquisitive mind ever happened here – until the night Lady Culpepper’s emeralds were stolen! Now, if only she could keep her mind on the case and her hands off the enigmatic man in black – the beguiling Lord Ashdowne!As the newly made, ever-responsible Marquis of Ashdowne, Johnathon Saxton bemoaned the lack of excitement now marking his days. But when...

Out Of A Midnight Coach Stepped Ravenscar…The Perfect Gothic Mystery Man Dark and brooding and rumored to have done murder, the Devil Earl was everything Prudence Lancaster's imagination could conjure. But he was also flesh and blood, and infinitely more seductive than anything she had ever created.In his presence, the dreamy authoress became a sultry sleuth, hungry to solve the mystery of Ravenscar's missing brother and to save her beloved Devil Earl from his own wicked legacy… ."Deborah...

His Whole Family Was Cursed!How else to explain this rash of marriages by the Brothers de Burgh? Robin de Burgh alone swore to remain unwed, despite ironic fate, which used foul murder to mate him with The One–spirited Sybil, a damsel in distress who insisted she needed him not!When convent walls became more prison than refuge, restless novice Sybil knew 'twas time to leave. But never did she expect to trade her wimple for a wedding veil, even when Sir Robin de Burgh, knight most impudent,...

Notorious Knight, Defiant Damsel The “black sheep” of the de Burgh family is a title Reynold wears well. Outcast and injured, this knight is journeying alone. But his bitter pilgrimage is interrupted by a very determined damsel who holds him to his knight’s vow – to protect and serve!Sabina Sexton knows her reluctant rescuer is sceptical about her quest. But the danger is very real, and wary Sabina must place her life – and her heart – in this dark and dangerously attractive knight’s keeping…

Champion of Her Heart Though Marion Warenne's past was but a dim nightmare, her present held a vision of glory – the formidable Dunstan de Burgh. A fierce knight who was determined to win their battle of wills, all the while protesting mightily that he believed not in love… .Dunstan de Burgh, Baron of Wessex, had ofttimes heard himself likened to a wolf on the prowl: fierce, brave and ever-alert to danger. How so, then, could one soft-eyed damsel escape his watchful eye time and again? And even...

10TH ANNIVERSARYRaleigh Hadn't Gambled On Finding A Virgin In His Bed – but when he awoke next to Jane Trowbridge, he knew all bets for bachelorhood were off. Now, instead of a love match, he'd gotten a sparring partner. Jane had never imagined herself anyone's lawfully wedded wife, and now ironic fate had bound her to a hedonistic viscount who was a Tulip of the Ton.Still, could a man who only pursued pleasure find any pleasure pursuing her? And could she restrain her maidenly blushes long...

Gillian Haxham Soon Learned Her New Lord Was More Wedded To Revenge Than To HerFor Nicholas de Laci had sworn to exact payment for the sins of her uncle. Why, then, did his eyes belie his words, speaking naught of retribution – but promising nights of love? Fate had sent Nicholas de Laci the perfect bride to fill the aching need in his soul.With her tainted blood, Gillian Hexham would at last satisfy the raw hunger that near consumed him… but only in way he could never imagine!