Bookshelf
Glorious
2008 Golden Heart Finalist
2007 Maggie 2nd Place
2007 Winter Rose 2nd Place
2007 Summer Sizzle 1st Place
Self-sacrifice is much simpler when there’s nothing you really want. When Tess McGowan literally stumbles over a man wounded in both body and spirit, her obligation to marry an earl to ensure her family’s position suddenly becomes more than she can bear.
If the heir to a marquessate has everything, why is he drowning his sorrows in laudanum and seeking solace in the Scottish Highlands? Leopold Standish must overcome his darkest shame if he is to be worthy of the one woman who can save his soul.
Her Wicked Ways
Impoverished altruist Montgomery “Fox” Foxcroft is at the end of his rope—a rope he’d prefer didn’t wind up around his neck. That’s exactly the risk he takes when he robs a carriage and finds…an heiress. Marriage to the spoiled chit would eliminate the need to thieve as well as end the threat of the hangman’s noose. But armed with only worn-out clothes, work-calloused hands, and a dilapidated estate how can he hope to win the sophisticated Society beauty?
Lady Miranda Bradshaw, a spoiled, self-absorbed, fun-loving debutante, is not a bit ashamed of her cavalier nature. Her only regret is getting caught having a little too much fun. Banished to rural Wiltshire, Miranda suffers a shocking desire for a dashing highwayman. At the same time, mutual attraction sparks between her and the provincial owner of the orphanage where she’s forced to work. All of her preconceptions will be put to the test when she must choose between the life she’s entitled to and the love she never knew she needed…
Their Wicked Bargain
Cate Bowen would rather dirty her hands, literally, than marry. Defining herself as a respected archaeological scholar is more than her life’s dream—it’s her absolute purpose. With Lord Gideon Bradshaw controlling the land she wants to excavate, she’s forced to accept him as her partner. He doesn’t know the first thing about science, and his arrogance may prove to be her professional downfall…and break her heart.
Lord Gideon Bradshaw ought to be the most envied man in England. With wealth, social standing, and a reputation any buck would kill for, why is his life an empty pit? A rundown Welsh estate won in a card game and an independent termagant who would rather dig for lost treasure than shop on Bond Street shouldn’t entice him. But the temptation of something—and someone—to call his own is more than he can resist.
His Wicked Heart
Heir to a dukedom, Lord Jasper Bradshaw, Earl of Morley, is expected to marry a proper English flower and continue his family’s pristine bloodline. As his duty to marry looms, Jasper develops an obsession for a beautiful actress who refuses to become his mistress. Unable to offer anything more, Jasper loses control of the temper he’s always held in check and instigates a row with one of his inner circle of friends. Battered and bloody, he feels truly himself for the first time. Craving more of this peace, he starts a private fighting club. His desire for Emeline burns hot and soon he is at war with himself over whether he can trade the life he was born to lead for the love that will save his soul.
Passed from distant relative to distant relative, Miss Emeline Fletcher has perfected the art of peaceful servitude. When her last relation dies, she must find her own way using whatever means necessary. After a brief and nearly secret stint as an actress, Emeline obtains her dream position as companion to a lovely widow. However, Emeline’s livelihood is soon jeopardized by the widow’s favorite nephew, Lord Morley, who is poised to reveal Emeline’s past profession if she refuses to leave her post. Trapped, Emeline uncovers the secret of Jasper’s fighting club. To protect her reputation, she will risk Jasper’s position in Society—his very honor—but most of all, the only love she has ever known.
