St. Valentine’s Day and my son’s birthday and the easing of winter’s grip . . . February is a great month! I hope you find some wonderful stories below. The first book isn’t out until September, but I included it as a pre-order because the title made me smile. (And it’s only 99 cents!)
I Like Big Dukes and I Cannot Lie by Emmanuelle de Maupassant, Annabelle Anders, Ellie St. Clair and many more
An anthology of sexy Duke stories. That’s all I know. What else is there to know?
Annabelle Anders – Duking it Out
Amy Rose Bennett – An Improper Duke
Clair Brett – Her Reluctant Duke
S Cinders – Dukes Give Love a Bad Name
Alyssa Clarke – Two Dares, a Duke, and a Runaway Bride
Emmanuelle de Maupassant – The Lady’s Guide to Well-Endowed Dukes
Tamara Gill – Virtuous Duke
Caroline Lee – Oh. My. God, Becky, Look at that Duke
Carrie Lomax – The Duke She Defied
Beverley Oakley – The Duke and the Governess
Ebony Oaten – Duke Around and Find Out
Eve Pendle – The Duke Experiment
Sky Purington – Her Daring Duke
Amy Quinton – How to Train Your Duke
Stacy Reid – A Duke of Her Own
Lily Reynard – One Season with the Duke
Ellie St. Clair – The Duke’s Treasure
Mariah Stone – When the Duke Bought a Wife
Laura Trentham – The Duke Deception
Odds On An Earl (Wedding Wager Book 3) by Anna St.Claire
The last thing he wants is a bride…
Nicholas de Lorris, the fifth Earl of Crewe, vowed to avoid the marriage noose after a betrayal left him scorned. When his mother persuades him to escort her to a house party, he reluctantly agrees, despite learning that self-proclaimed matchmaker, Lady Pansy Osborne, has organized it. Hardened to the ploys of marriage-minded mamas and their daughters, Nick is unprepared when he meets a beautiful young woman who seems completely indifferent to him and his title.
The last thing she needs is a husband…
Lady Alora Owens finds Society oppressive and marriage frightening, having lost her mother in childbirth. Accepting spinsterhood, she avoids Ton gatherings in favor of riding her horses and other outdoor activities. Exasperated, her father accepts an invitation to a house party, forcing her to attend and promising to join her later. Upon arriving, Alora hears the cries of a young colt being mishandled by two stable hands and runs to its rescue. Her frustration leads her to accept a wager proposed by Lady Osborne to ride the temperamental colt, belonging to the Earl of Crewe, in three days’ time—unwittingly making herself and Lord Crewe the latest targets in Lady Osborne’s matchmaking scheme.
Continually paired during the house party, Nick and Alora discover a conspiracy to steal his horse, which has direct champion lineage. As they work to discover who is behind the plot, they find unexpected feelings growing for one another. Can Nick and Alora survive the danger they uncover and find the love they both crave?
The Scottish Duke (Of Valor and Honor Book 1) by Jessica A. Clements
A Duke, A Musician, and A Mystery. Will they catch the killer before he kills again?
The Duke
Ioan Drummond, the Duke of Rathdrum, is on a mission—finding the person who killed his father and brothers. The trail leads him to London where he meets the enigmatic spymaster known as Tarleton. With the spymaster’s help, Ioan searches for clues pertaining to the possible assassination of his family.
The Musician
Lady Matilda Welsh, the goddaughter and niece of Lord Tarleton, is a brilliant code breaker—making up her own code in the music that she writes. Her intuition leads her to the door of the duke next door—by way of secret passageways in her home. After being found in a compromising position with the duke, ending with an impromptu wedding in her front hall.
Of Valor and Honor
With the help of his friends and Matilda, Ioan starts an investigative branch of Tarleton’s spy network, handling cases within Great Britain. His first case? Searching for his family’s killer. Why? His father and brothers were agents for Tarleton and had found a link to a rival spy ring known only as The Shadows.
Good versus Evil
Ioan and Matilda work together to find the killer, not realizing the killer is watching their every move—planning revenge upon the Valor and Honor Investigators.
Will they find him in time? Will they believe in each other as all they hold dear threatens to fall around them? Or will the Shadow agent kill yet again?
Note: This series is part of Dragonblade’s Flame line, so this is a sexy, steamy, and scorching-hot read with multiple sex scenes. Be advised.
Lady Tempts a Rogue: A Sweet Historical Regency Romance by Collette Cameron
They’re running from the one thing they should be running to…
Unapologetic rogue Devin Everingham led a charmed life. Sadly, those days are behind him. Now that his meddling mother has demanded he marry, he has but one option. Escape. Visiting the overseas business ventures he inherited from his father will give him exactly what he needs. Until an extraordinary woman stumbles into his life and makes him question every choice he’s ever made…
Trinity Ablethorne accepted her spinster status long ago. Traveling the world at her employer’s expense is more thrilling than romance could ever be. Unfortunately, getting stranded in a plague-ravaged foreign country changed all that. Now, only a marriage of convenience to the devastatingly handsome Devin can save her. But accepting his offer doesn’t mean she’ll allow him anywhere near her heart…
Devin and Trinity soon learn just how quickly a simple business arrangement can fall apart when actual feelings begin to grow. The only question remaining now is if they can stop running away from love and allow themselves to build a happily ever after together…
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