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Lady Helena Trevallier was, to outward appearances, a social butterfly. She wandered the museums and art galleries, took long horse rides and enjoyed brisk constitutionals - weather permitting - around the many city parks. She flitted here and there, rather like an exotic butterfly and had several men trailing in her wake, in the hope that she might favour them with a dance or better still allow them to escort her to one of the many social gatherings.Unusually for a young woman of the elite, Helena is in no hurry to marry, unwilling to allow a man to dictate her life, for she has a secret; one which, had her social set known anything about might see them throwing up their hands in horror and one which any prospective suitor would surely demand she curtail. Every day, Helena disappears into a world few acknowledge, to help the poor, the downtrodden and the abused. Hugh Drummond, a wealthy shipping magnate, moves in quite different circles. He rarely mixes with Society and is happy spending his days working on his beloved ships. He takes great pains to avoid the extravagant events to which he occasionally receives invitations, for mamas looking to marry off their daughters usually stalk them and, a state of wedded bliss is something in which Hugh has no interest. He is too busy managing the shipping line and has no need of a wife whose only joy is dancing and frivolity. If - and it was a huge if - he ever marries, it would be to a woman as capable as he, not some giddy society miss. Then, quite unexpectedly, Hugh meets Helena and despite his resolve not to fall under her spell and her determination to maintain her independence - fate, it seems, has other ideas. Attraction quickly becomes something far deeper, but dark clouds appear on the horizon, heralding a storm that may yet tear them apart. Skullduggery abounds, testing their wits and forcing them to an agonising decision, as one with nefarious intent threatens to destroy all they hold dear.

A story, invented to keep a little girl distracted, marks the beginning of another tale. One destined to remain unfinished for twenty years. At thirteen, Adam Marchmain became Kitty de Wilton's 'Knight of the Garden' - a title bestowed following an accident which resulted in six-year-old Kitty having her knee sutured. Kitty never forgot his gallantry, but pledges made as children rarely survive into adulthood. Their paths separated until Fate decreed they meet again. Widowed badly disfigured and his sight ruined, Adam returns to his family home, a shadow of his former self. Similarly afflicted, although her scars are invisible, Kitty - against her better judgement - is persuaded to help Adam banish his demons. This requires a subterfuge which, if discovered, might shatter more than the bonds of friendship forged two decades previously. To Kitty, determined to break through the shield Adam has erected, the risk is worth it. To see his smile and hear his laughter. To rescue the knight of her childhood. Just when a fairy tale ending is within her grasp, Kitty is threatened by the man who murdered her husband. In a cruel twist the tables are turned, and Kitty is the one who needs rescuing. NB: This book contains adult themes and situations which, although minimal and not graphic, might be a trigger for some.

Please inform your master, Sasha is perfectly happy here with me and there is more chance of hell freezing over, than of my brother dancing attendance on his Grace.A plea for help ignored. A child left to bring up her baby brother.Livvy has no respect for the nobility; they let her down when she most needed them. Why should she accede to their demands now? Philip, stunned to discover the young heir to the dukedom lives a stone's throw away in a ramshackle cottage, resolves to restore the child to his birthright.They meet in a clash of wills, but just when it seems Livvy might surrender, the victory Philip desires, may not taste all that sweet.

Tasked with investigating a heinous crime, Edward Lindsay travels from London to Dublin - a city which holds too many memories - in the guise of guardian to his sister. He knew it could be hazardous, and relished the challenge, but that wasn''t what caused his stomach to tighten as they approached landfall. Dublin held more than just a murderer. There was also Aidan.While attending a party, Aidan Griffen is astonished when he comes face to face with a man who fled Dublin two years previously. A man he has desperately tried to forget.As Edward closes in on his quarry, a fire, deliberately extinguished, is rekindled. But what of it? Edward and Aidan share a love impossible, and to acknowledge their feelings - more dangerous than confronting a killer. Is there any hope of a happily ever after?

When Alex arrives in the small village of Rosedale Abbey, to take up a position as a research assistant for a renowned archaeologist, the last thing she is looking for, or expects to find, is love. Jake was perfectly happy with the status quo. When it came to relationships, he didn''t do committed or long term. He called the shots, and if his current flame didn''t like it, she knew what to do. A philosophy, which served him well - until he met Alex.Romance blooms, but even as the untamed wilderness of the North Yorkshire moors weaves its spell, a long buried secret might yet jeopardise their happily ever after.

Once upon a time, somewhere in France, there was a man whose reckless obsession led him down a dark path - one which, ultimately, cost him his life. That ought to have been the end of it.Regrettably, as is so often the case, those who least deserve it, suffer for the actions of others. A decade after being sent away, Sebastien Daviau returns to the little village where everything began.Hoping to lay the ghosts of his childhood to rest, he studiously ignores the possibility, he might run into Charlotte de Montbeliard.As luck would have it, Charlotte is the one who runs into him? well, his horse? and although the brief encounter leaves a lasting impression, neither recognises the other. A name revealed causes a freak accident, catapulting Sebastien''s past into his present, and bringing him face to face with a man whose reputation would intimidate the most ardent of suitors.Can whatever is blossoming between Charlotte and Sebastien survive the challenge imposed, or is their happily ever after about to fade as quickly as the bluebells they loved to chase?

In the aftermath of an horrific car accident, Daisy Forrester travels to Italy - hoping, so far from her memories, she might begin to heal.Archaeologist, and single father, Adam Willoughby is too busy looking after his young daughter to give romance let alone love, a thought.Neither expects a chance encounter in an ancient ruin to be anything more, but sometimes, that’s all it takes. Please note - as a bonus, at the end of this book I have included a chapter from Prelude to Fate. I hope you enjoy the excerpt.

Happily, ever after? No such thing! Bereft, following her beloved husband's sudden death, Lady Charlotte Sherbrooke has lost her belief in such romantic nonsense. Successful shipping merchant, Zacharie Romain, is no stranger to loss; his business can be hazardous. Moreover, his wife died in childbirth and even though it happened a decade ago, he has no mind to expose himself to such sorrow again. They meet in less than joyful circumstances but, as the year turns and grief diminishes, the woes of a small boy become the catalyst for something wholly unexpected. Can Charlotte and Zacharie trust what Fate has in store or will past heartbreak prevent them from taking a chance on love?

Her rescuer - his redemptionHorrifically scarred during the war, William Harcourt - Marquis of Blackthorne - prefers to spend his days in the quiet of his daffodil garden; plants do not pity, turn away, or judge.Lucy Truscott, whose life is far removed from that of the ton, has no idea that by saving the life of a young woman, to whom she bears an uncanny resemblance, her own will be placed in mortal danger.A chance encounter leads to something more. William begins to trust that Lucy sees the man beneath the scars, while Lucy is persuaded that love might actually transcend status.Unfortunately, before their courtship has really begun, someone has every intention of ending it - permanently.