"He was everything he purported to be. Scandalous. Sinful. An utter scoundrel." ~ from Sarah MacLean's The Rogue Not Taken
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| Dukes Prefer Blondes by Loretta ChaseGeorgian Romance. There's far more to Lady Clara Fairfax than frocks and flirtations with eligible gentlemen. In addition to being Maison Noirot's best customer, England's most fashionable heiress is a patron of the Milliners’ Society for the Education of Indigent Females. When one of the charity's wards begs Clara to find her kidnapped younger brother, Clara approaches Oliver "Raven" Radford, an acerbic barrister who's well acquainted with London's criminal underworld. As Clara and Raven risk life, limb, and reputation to rescue the missing child, they discover that their feelings for each other are as strong as their passion for justice. Dukes Prefer Blondes is the 4th book in the Dressmakers series. |
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| Anything for You: A Blue Heron Novel by Kristan HigginsContemporary Romance. Jessica Dunn and Connor O'Rourke's longstanding on-again, off-again relationship of 20 years takes an unexpected turn when Connor suddenly proposes marriage. Jessica, the product of a dysfunctional family and sole caretaker of her severely disabled brother, won't even consider wedlock. That is, until Connor declares that if Jessica won't marry him, he'll find a woman who's willing to walk down the aisle with him. Will Connor succeed in calling Jessica's bluff? Will her troubled past prevent Jessica from pursuing a future with Connor? Anything for You is the 4th book in the Blue Heron series, which begins with The Best Man. |
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| The Rogue Not Taken: Scandal & Scoundrel, Book 1 by Sarah MacLeanRegency Historical. After impulsively shoving her sister's philandering husband into a fishpond during a garden party, Lady Sophie Talbot is in dire need of an exit strategy. Disguising herself in footman's livery, she hops aboard the Marquess of Eversley's departing carriage. Alas, Eversley is not London-bound; he's headed to his country estate. Whether she likes it or not, Sophie's traveling companion for the foreseeable future is the scoundrel whom Society has dubbed "the Royal Rogue," a man as attractive as he is infuriating. Loosely linked to author Sarah MacLean's previous Love by Numbers and Rules of Scoundrels series, The Rogue Not Taken shares its predecessors' sharp wit and steamy sensuality. |
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Focus on: Multicultural Romance
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| A Good Dose of Pleasure: A Morgan Man Novel by Zuri DayMulticultural Romance. After years of putting her own dreams on hold to care for her dying mother, Anise Cartier -- née Shirley Anne Carter -- leaves Nebraska for Los Angeles, where she's landed a coveted internship at the Creative Space, a prestigious artists' community. Her personal life is on the upswing, as well: newly single, she's enjoying getting to know attractive physician Gregory Morgan. Unfortunately, Anise's studio is located on the site where Gregory plans to establish a medical research center. Fate has brought them together, but will real estate tear them apart? Find out in this 2nd book in the Morgan Men series. |
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| The Player & The Game: A Gibbons Gold Digger Novel by Shelly EllisMulticultural Romance. Turnabout is fair play, as professional real estate agent and semi-professional gold digger Stephanie Gibbons learns when one of her marks...er, wealthy beaus...swindles her. Hiring private investigator Keith Hendricks to track down the con man and retrieve her money, Stephanie's plans for revenge are complicated by her attraction to Keith, a good man who shows her what she's been missing all these years. Publishers Weekly praises the "smart, sexy dialogue and a hint of mystery" in this 2nd of the Gibbons Gold Digger novels, after Can't Stand the Heat. |
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| Sweet Little Lies by Michele GrantMulticultural Romance. After three broken engagements, journalist Christina Brinsley swears off men -- well, except for a quick fling with the deliveryman who witnessed her last spectacular breakup, soon-to-be graduate student Steven Williams. Their paths cross again five years later when Christina (now a special correspondent investigating the misuse of funds earmarked for a transportation research project) starts following a money trail that leads to a nonprofit organization run by Steven, now a university professor. Can their renewed relationship withstand a possible scandal? Don't miss this sexy, spirited love story, which unfolds from both Christina's and Steven's viewpoints. |
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