Lord Westcott's Secret
A Whisker of Cat Magic
Beginning of Chapter 1
Prior Hall
Bentley, England
Year: 1820
Damn her brother to hell! Roger Prior was a heartless, callous person. Instead of mourning the death of their father like a proper Englishman should do, he hosted an all-night house party to celebrate inheriting the family estate.
Julia crept toward the top of the wide staircase that swept down to the Great Room. It was dawn. She was hopeful that Roger was slumbering in his bedchamber. She had managed to avoid him since his arrival yesterday from London.
Lord Brett's Mistake
The Wrong Bedchamber
Beginning of Chapter 1
Lord Brett's Mansion
London, England
Year: 1821
Lawrence Lindredge, the Earl of Brett, seized his sister's letter off a silver tray in the entry hall. He was desperate to learn the name of his sister's lover.
Earlier tonight, while walking in the back garden, he spied Evelyn locked in an embrace with a man—both partially undressed. The man grabbed his clothes and ran off before Brett could identify him.
Duke of Arden Deceived
A Lady's Pretense
Beginning of Chapter 1
The Village of Bentley Vicarage
Weybridge, Surrey
England: 1830
Lady Emma Mary Merrick slapped her fan against the side of her favorite day dress. The daughter of the village vicar was not listening to her. Lucy was pacing around the parlor, touching things.
The girl was in danger. Serious trouble. Her father had betrothed her to a perverted English lord. Lord Cuthell's bedchamber antics were far from ordinary—whippings and torture were his favorite pastimes.
Lord Trafford's Pirates
A Lady's Piracy
Beginning of Chapter 1
Reade Hall
Brentwood, England
Year: 1831
The Earl of Fowle didn't look like a devil. No black horns! No pointed tail! And he didn't have a pitchfork. He looked like a commonplace father—thinning brown hair, plump from devouring too many tarts, and wrinkles around his eyes. His attire was the latest style; velvet tailcoat, brown trousers, and expensive leather boots. On his chubby fingers were rings worth a fortune.