Книги автора: Anne Herries

Once a galley slave, now a Venetian merchant prince, Lorenzo Santorini is driven to seek revenge on his Corsair captor. He spares no time for softer emotions such as love.Yet when English beauty Kathryn Rowlands appeals for help in finding a friend lost to pirates, Lorenzo struggles to maintain his cold detachment. Kathryn awakens more than lustful thoughts. She stirs deep feelings that he has long forgotten. He must take drastic steps to protect her from his sworn enemy….

A most attractive guardianStrictly brought up by her Puritan uncle, Annelise Woodward is much too innocent for the likes of Justin Rochefort, Marquis Saintjohn. When she discovers Justin is her true guardian, and that she must go live with his mother, Lady Emily, Annelise's world turns upside down. Thrust from her modest life into the wicked court of Charles II, Annelise seeks guidance from her handsome new guardian. But Justin is too tormented by his past to help his beautiful ward. Can Annelise help him put aside his pain and look forward to their future together?

Slave to Love…Sold to Suleiman Bakhar after being taken prisoner on the high seas, Eleanor Nash is fearful of what will become of her. The all-powerful Suleiman will not allow her to leave Constantinople, while Eleanor is adamant that she will not willingly become his concubine.Impressed by his spirited captive, Suleiman seeks her out at every opportunity. To Eleanor's surprise, he's open to Western ways. The glimpses of the sensitive man behind the awesome public image tease and tantalize her–and his seduction is hard to resist. But can Eleanor ever hope to become his one true love?

Elegant, beautiful and inordinately rich, Lady Arabella Marshall is used to fending off fortune-hunters' unwanted flattery–but now such attentions have become deadly!Lady Arabella is quite alone in the world, so she turns to the aloof and enigmatic Charles Hunter for protection. She instinctively trusts this quietly handsome gentleman. But, for safety's sake, Arabella cannot let her heart rule her head. . . .

THE VENGEFUL GROOMBetrothed to the son of her father's Spanish friend, Mistress Deborah Stirling is taken captive by a roguish privateer. Nicholas, Marquis de Vere, has vowed vengeance on her future husband, and plans to use Deborah to lure the murderous Spaniard from his hiding place. Revenge was never so sweet–or so tempting….At first furious, Deborah soon finds herself unable to resist her handsome captor's charms. Swept away by their passion, she can't help but fall in love. But what if it's a lie? Could it be part of Nicholas's revenge to seduce her, then be rid of her?

Daniel, Earl of Cavendish, finds the frivolity of the ton dull after the adventures and hardship of the Peninsular War.But boredom rapidly disappears when he's drawn into the mystery surrounding the abduction of gently bred girls. His investigation endangers his mother's new companion, Miss Elizabeth Travers. Although she is tainted by scandal, her cool and collected response commands Daniel's respect–while her beauty demands so much more.

She'd put the shadows of her past behind her. . .Now Miss Sarah Hunter was delighted at the prospect of a Season in London–and at the opportunity to spend time with the man who'd once saved her life! But Mr. Elworthy was much changed.Rumors and secrets tarnished his honorable name, and the ton had begun to wonder where the truth of the matter lay. He found a staunch champion in Sarah–but as she defended him she was inexorably drawn into the mystery. . . .

DARE TO BREAK THE RULESWhen Morwenna Morgan defies her brother’s orders and rescues a shipwreck victim from a Cornish beach, she doesn’t expect an instant attraction to the injured stranger. This is the kind of man Morwenna can imagine falling for – not the unpleasant suitor her brother’s forcing on her!Except the stranger is Lord Rupert Melford – a government agent sent to entrap the Morgan family! He has to believe that Morwenna is part of a smuggling plot, but her sweet nature and devotion to nursing him speak only of her innocence…

To love, honor and…protectAlain de Banewulf may have triumphed by the strength of his sword during the Crusades, and returned home steeped in glory, but he needs to prove to himself that his skills as a knight lie beyond the battlefield.Alain's life is set to change when he rescues Katherine of Grunwald from brigands. For Katherine is carrying a treasure desired by all of Christendom–one that men will kill for–and Alain has sworn to protect her from the perils that lie ahead. With Katherine's help, perhaps Alain will come to realize that his honor depends not only on his bravery in the face of battle, but also on the strength of his love for one woman.

A lord…a widow…a chance worth taking!Lord Frant is haunted by his experiences in India, which left him scarred and with an enemy at his back! Love is the last thing on his mind! Until, that is, he meets his ward’s beautiful new chaperon, Lady Jane March…After the death of her husband, Jane resolved not to marry again. But when Paul's dangerous life catches up with him, she throws caution to the wind. Together, they must chase away the past and find a new future!

A young woman disappears. A husband is suspected of murder. Stirring times for all the neighborhood.Olivia Roade Burton has lived in obscurity in Steepwood since she brought disgrace on herself by jilting a man of high degree. Now she's grown restless and yearns for excitement. But will any man risk proposing to her? Scarred and disillusioned after his experiences in the Peninsular War, Captain Jack Denning believed he was too tainted to marry a decent girl. Caught in an innocent but compromising situation with Olivia, he's forced into an offer of marriage–one that Olivia accepts with no hesitation. Can she find true love and ease the secret sorrow that haunts Jack's eyes…?Regency DramaIntrigue, mischief…and marriageThe Steepwood Scandal

Miss Hester Sheldon believes the American heir to her adopted grandfather's estate is a rogue and a rebelwith no fortune of his own.Now she has been instructed to teach him the ways of English society, and to find him a suitable wife! But Jared Clinton turns out to be powerful, very wealthyand extremely handsome!Hester, who has always thought she was destined never to marry, is shocked by her building desire. Soon she is wishing that she could be his chosen bride….

THE SCARRED KNIGHT’S RETURN…Haunted by war, Sir Zander de Bricasse is no longer the idealistic youth who left his sweetheart to join the Crusades. Years have passed and he now fully expects to find Elaine married to another. Instead he discovers she is in grave danger…Fleeing from a murderous earl, Lady Elaine is rescued by a mysterious knight – her beloved Zander! She’s never forgotten his promise to wed her, but to restore their lost love she must help this brooding, tormented stranger heal the wounds of his troubled past.

Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesRebel lady…defiant bride Tomboy Miss Caroline Holbrook is used to running riot and can’t imagine settling into a dull, respectable marriage. Undaunted, her aunt’s determined to see Caroline at all the best gatherings in town. Caroline’s zest for life and alluring innocence draw the attention of Sir Frederick Rathbone – who is far from dull! In fact, he’s the most exciting man Caroline has ever met.But should she resist the attentions of this rakish and most sought-after bachelor in town?

Kept for the pirate’s pleasure! Instinct told her that Captain Justin Sylvester was a man she could trust. But how could this pirate, who had just stormed her ship, be a true man of honour? Captive on the high seas, with nowhere to run, curiously Maribel Sanchez had never felt more free.If she returned to rigid society she’d become an old man’s unwilling wife. If she stayed with Justin he’d made it abundantly clear she would become his more than willing mistress…

LOVE THINE ENEMY…Orphaned and without protection, Babette Harvey must suffer in silence when her uncle gives shelter to a band of Rebels – though her Royalist blood boils! But other dangerous passions must also be quieted – including those aroused by the handsome and commanding Rebel leader Captain James Colby.When Babette’s talent for herbal medicine attracts suspicions of witchcraft she has nowhere to turn save to Colby – her honourable enemy. And with the Captain determined to claim her as his bride Babette must choose which to betray – her principles or her heart.

It’s time to take a chance on love…His Unusual Governess by Anne HerriesSarah Hardcastle is convinced her plan to escape the unwanted attentions of a fortune-hunter are fool-proof. But her careful masquerade is shaken when she meets Lord Rupert Myers. Sarah will need her wits about her if she’s to resist Rupert’s roguish ways and keep her secret intact…Claiming the Chaperon’s Heart by Anne HerriesLord Frant is haunted by his experiences in India but when he meets recently widowed Lady Jane March he allows himself to forget. Together, they must chase away the past and find a new future!

As new wife to the Duke of Avonlea, shy and beautiful Lucinda has gained acceptance and protection–surely her harrowing past is finally behind her? Then Lucinda receives word from her enemy, and she must flee to save her husband from scandal…Justin is devastated by the disappearance of his young duchess–a woman, it seems, he doesn't know at all! How dares Lucinda think she can play him for a fool? He will not rest until he has brought his unwilling bride back to their matrimonial home…Secrets and ScandalsNothing stays secret for long in Regency Society