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Her would-be suitors keep dying!Lady Augusta Brenville needs a wealthy husband to save her beloved estate. Yet keeping her inheritance seems impossible when nary a suitor remains standing, nor alive for that matter-until a seasoned captain arrives, daring and intrepid . . . and a tad uncivilized for the lady's liking.For the sake of owning Thornbury Castle, Captain Rolf is willing to marry its rather awkward yet endearing mistress, regardless of her penniless state. First, he must thwart a mysterious assassin with a penchant for poison, fire, and arrows.Can Lady Gus bring herself to relinquish control of her household for the sake of saving it? And must she lose her heart in the process? Neither will matter if Rolf can't keep both himself and his betrothed alive until their wedding day. Enjoy a captivating visit to Georgian England with a charmingly quirky couple and a deadly villain in USA Today's bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily's Presenting Lady Gus.

From USA Today bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily comes a treacherous tale of pistols, plunder, and passion!Philip Carruthers' brother caused the terrible accident that turned John Angsley into Lord Anguish (Beastly Lords Book 2). After mistakenly seeking revenge, he sets sail to put it all behind him. This is Philip's story...On a secret mission for Queen Victoria, British privateer Philip Carruthers at last finds the treasure he has been seeking for two long, perilous years. Unfortunately, he also discovers a diplomat's daughter in a nest of pirates.While relishing a final few months of freedom before marriage, Miss Beryl Angsley accompanies her father across the globe on a matter of diplomacy only to be kidnapped by Chinese pirates in the South China Sea. How terribly inconvenient!Honor-bound to rescue her, Captain Carruthers risks his ship, his crew - and his cat! In the midst of a dangerous world where survival teeters upon a sword's edge, he can either perform his sworn duty to the queen or save Beryl's life? Now that she's stolen his heart, which will he choose?A stand-alone story in the Beastly Lords series containing engaging characters, attention to period detail, and passionate romance with a touch of intrigue.

As the roaring flames rise to engulf her, Merry du Boise struggles against the ropes that confine her. Condemned for heresy and moments away from certain death, she finds salvation in the form of a fearless savior, who sweeps her from the stake and places her under his protection. Luke, the king's commander, has battled fire before and lived. With the moniker The Phoenix, he has risen in the ranks of King Henry's service with only one goal: to inherit his grandfather's coveted estate of Arundel. In the blink of an eye, however, rescuing a witch from the flames and stealing her away from the powerful Church has put his entire future in jeopardy! Having vowed to protect the fiery-haired beauty, Luke realizes he wants to offer Merry more than his sword arm. As her dark past catches up with them, can she put her faith in her earthly savior, who is torn between duty to his king and his own personal desires?

Nina Aydin will never marry gain. An abusive marriage years earlier left the ballet instructor leery of men, yet she desperately wants a baby. Only one man has caught her eye, the mesmerizing Master Chief of SEAL Team 6. From his dance moves to his dimples, Santiago Rivera would make the perfect father, as long as he agrees to play by Nina's rules--a donation at a fertility clinic with no intimacy allowed. More than anything, Santiago wants the captivating Nina in his life--his whole life! His faith demands love and marriage come before a baby. When he gets a clear message from God to take the traditional path, he risks losing Nina entirely.With her baby dreams held hostage by Santiago's beliefs, Nina fears she has waited too long and pinned her hopes on the wrong man. As the ugly past returns bringing chaos, Santiago hopes Nina will realize how the light shines most brightly in the darkness. But will Nina seek it in time to claim the family God intends for her?

On this frigid Christmas eve, everyone should be snug in front of a glowing hearth. But orphaned and impoverished, Lady Patience St. Claire is trapped in her overturned coach, wondering how much lower her luck can fall.The Earl of Beaumont cannot believe his good fortune. The very female who captured his interest and then spurned him a year earlier is at his mercy. He takes her to his brightly lit manor house, offering hospitality and the possibility of something more.While old misunderstandings keep them cautious, passion blooms between them. Can a rake convince a lady that the twelve days of Christmas are long enough to fall in love? Engaging characters, attention to period detail, and passionate romance with a touch of intrigue - you'll find it all in the stories by USA Today bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily.

When his saintly wife dies in childbirth, Sir Christian rescues his infant son with a violent act that seals his ruthless reputation. Now, the warrior known as the Slayer of Helmsley must find a wet nurse, or his babe, too, will perish. Yet how will he attain help when the populace fears him? Clarisse du Boise is desperate. The lives of her sisters and mother depend on her committing a terrible act-murdering the Slayer, if only she can get close enough to do so. Weaving an ever-growing web of lies, Clarisse gains access to Christian's castle where she sparks his immediate interest. While caring for his son, she discovers redeeming traits in the warrior and an unexpected desire to know him better. With her resolution to commit the heinous act wavering, a shocking solution comes to mind. But is the price more than she is willing to pay?

Lady Katherine du Boise is about to be betrothed to the knight of her nightmares.Dodging an imminent betrothal, she agrees to marry a man destined to die. Given his virility and charm, their short marriage might even be agreeable-until such time as she is widowed and gains her coveted freedom. On a quest to prove his nobility and regain his birthright, Maddox of Haxby has landed himself in jail, charged with impersonating a knight. Marriage to the lovely Lady Katherine brings a two-week reprieve from imprisonment and opens doors that were hitherto closed to him. As they delve into Maddox's past, the couple discover an insidious plot that will be nighimpossible to overturn. Time slips away, while their passion creates a bittersweet bond.Will Katherine lose the husband she now wishes to keep, while Maddox succumbs to a deadly trial by ordeal?

In a Regency Romeo and Juliet, heady desire blossoms between a lord and a lady from warring families. Lord Geoffrey Diamond is the heir to an earldom with dash-fire to spare. There is no lady in London he ought not to be able to woo and win. Except one. Lady Caroline is vexed to learn the only man who makes her tingle is prohibited. Forbidden even to dance with Diamond, she finds herself breaking all the rules in order to follow her heart. When they take a desperate chance on happiness, will it lead to a Christmas miracle or a Christmas calamity? This Christmas novella is the prequel to USA Today bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily's new DIAMONDS OF THE FIRST WATER series. The novella was previously published in the Holiday Anthology: Naughty or Nice. The novella can be read as a standalone book.

In this sparkling early Victorian romance by USA Today bestselling Sydney Jane Baily, a reticent musician gets caught in the web of the one-of-a-kind diamond daughter.She's open-hearted and guileless, but he's been fooled before. Twice!Brilliance Diamond is one of a kind amongst her siblings. Unpredictable, some might say feather-brained, but always with the best intentions. Alas, when she says aloud things that others only dare think, she ends up in the suds time and again-until an impulsive act leads her directly into the arms of her prince charming.Lord Vincent Hewitt, parliamentarian and pianist, seems to have an unerring ability to put his trust in the wrong person. When he meets a sweet lady who is both honest and candid, his battered spirit starts to heal. After all, she would never consider deceiving him. Would she?Determined to help the reticent musician, Brilliance unwittingly sets off a chain of events leading to betrayal and lies... and her own devastating heartbreak. Will the treachery in Vincent's past destroy any chance for their sparkling happily-ever-after?Engaging characters, attention to period detail, and passionate romance with a touch of intrigue - you'll find it all in the stories by USA Today bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily. Diamond of the First Water Series#1 Clarity#2 Purity#3 Adam#4 Radiance#5 Brilliance Prequel: A Diamond for Christmas

From USA Today bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily comes a scandal-plagued rake and an inquisitive magistrate's daughter in a fun-filled, steamy Regency romance.All Lord Philip Mercer has to do is conduct himself without scandal for six weeks. But then along comes Miss Miranda Bright with her many questions and her silly sheets of writing paper and her highly kissable lips! How can a rake resist such temptation?Miranda is intent on squeezing every last secret from her roguish escort for her own romantic scribblings to amuse her country cousins. Yet her quest for knowledge sets her heart beating like a galloping horse, and soon she has plenty to write about!With rumors flying like falcons and dire disgrace on the horizon, Philip and Miranda have nowhere to hide and no place to run. Or do they?Each Rakes on the Run novel contains a rakish hero, a saucy beauty, a steamy story, and a satisfying ending. These books can be read in any order!

Jasper Ashton, the Earl of Marshfield, has enjoyed notoriety as London's most rakish bachelor, and he's placing a wager on his ability to stay single. Too bad for him, clever and impossibly desirable Julia Sudbury shows up in his bedroom.Like a shadow, Julia slips from Mayfair's ballrooms into the nobility's private chambers where nothing is more appealing than a spare piece of jewelry - easily pawned to help the city's countless poor. Earrings, necklaces, and cravat pins, oh my!With Julia's bad behavior tarnishing his reputation in ways he'd never imagined, Jasper goes on the run to escape the brutal gossips shredding his family name. It's enough to make a cocky rake wish he were safely married! Who will tame whom?

Una joven aventurera se ve envuelta en un acertijo peligroso. ¡Un héroe apuesto y su oscuro pasado son parte del misterioso rompecabezas!Eleanor Blackwood está encantada de pasar tiempo en la finca de campo de su mejor amiga. A orillas del río Great Ouse, Angsley Hall se desborda con una belleza natural impresionante, así como con un misterio o dos.Grayson O'Connor, cuidador de una finca cercana, no es inmune a los encantos de Eleanor. Es cierto que todavía trepa a los árboles y actúa precipitadamente, pero también tiene un ingenio cautivantemente rápido y un humor alegre.Una intrigante búsqueda del tesoro. . .El peligro se vuelve demasiado real en esta búsqueda basada en The Gold Bug de Edgar Allan Poe, con intrusos de medianoche, disparos en la oscuridad y un río peligrosamente crecido en sus orillas. A diferencia de la historia de Poe, Eleanor y Gray descubren que el mayor tesoro es el precioso corazón humano, ¡suyo para apreciarlo o destrozarlo!¿¿( Nota: esta historia de 40.000 palabras se publicó por primera vez como parte de la antología más vendida de USA Today The Midnight Hour: All Hallows 'Brides en octubre de 2019).

Take one sinfully handsome riverboat gambler, add a smart and stunning madam, and stir them up with murderous foul play and sizzling romance in An Impassioned Redemption.Self-made woman, Josephine Holland answers to no one.Owning a successful saloon and bordello, Jo keeps wayward women off the streets. Unlike her girls, she neither needs nor wants any man. That is, until she meets the wickedly attractive and intriguing Jameson Carter.Jameson Carter plays to win.From atop his lively riverboat, Jameson rules what he sees, and he has his sights set on one delectable lady. His odds of winning Jo's affections are suddenly stacked against him, when a sequence of threatening events puts more than his heart in jeopardy. An unknown foe with a grudge and a trigger-happy finger . . .With their lives in danger, Jameson hopes to beat the odds and come out on top. Can Jo play the part of Lady Luck and save them both or has fate rolled the dice against them? Find out in An Impassioned Redemption.An Impassioned Redemption is a Western-themed stand-alone novella in the Victorian-American Defiant Hearts series. Engaging characters, attention to period detail, and sensual romance, you'll find it all in this series by USA Today bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily.

An adventurous young woman is thrust into a real-life Gothic riddle. A dashing hero and his shadowy past are part of the mysterious puzzle!Eleanor Blackwood is thrilled to spend time at her best friend's country estate. On the banks of the River Great Ouse, Angsley Hall overflows with breathtaking natural beauty, as well as with a mystery or two.Grayson O'Connor, caretaker of a nearby estate, is not immune to Eleanor's charms. True, she still climbs trees and acts rashly, but she also has a captivatingly quick wit and joyful humor.An intriguing treasure hunt . . .Danger becomes all too real in this quest based on Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug, with midnight intruders, shots in the dark, and a perilously swollen river cresting its banks. Unlike Poe's story of pirate booty, Eleanor and Gray discover the greatest treasure is the precious human heart - theirs to cherish or to tear apart!(Note: This 40,000-word book was first published as part of the USA Today bestselling anthology The Midnight Hour: All Hallows' Brides in October 2019.)Engaging characters, attention to period detail, and passionate romance with a touch of intrigue - you'll find it all in the stories by USA Today bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily.

Era un hombre privilegiado e inmensamente elegible, hasta que un accidente de carruaje lo arroja a la calle adoquinada. Tras el accidente, el conde despierta como lord Herido. ¿Qué podría empeorar? De todas las damas de Londres, ¿por qué esta le hace sentir cosquillas?Lord John Angsley no puede mantenerse alejado de la señorita Blackwood. Pero está claro desde el principio que ella es demasiado voluble para ser una buena esposa, especialmente con pretendientes rivales que aparecen a cada paso.¿Qué tiene de malo querer besar a algunos hombres guapos?Margaret Blackwood sabe que el conde tiene talentos de sobra. Ella ha decidido que él es su hombre, si solo unos pocos asuntos menores no se interponen en su camino, como sus dos escayolas, una ceja a medio perder y una "otra" mujer prácticamente perfecta.¿Dependencia del opio y una red de mentiras. . .Cuando Maggie descubre la dependencia al opio del conde, puede que tenga que admitir la derrota y regresar a los salones de baile de Mayfair y sus muchos admiradores. ¿Escogerá lord Herido el maravilloso alivio del láudano o la impredecible pasión de la deslumbrante Miss Blackwood? Personajes atractivos, una perfecta ambientación y romance apasionado con un toque de intriga: todo lo encontrará en las historias de Sydney Jane Baily, autora de éxitos de ventas en USA Today.

Step into Rare Confectionery on New Bond Street where three talented sisters create treats as delectable to the tongue as they are appealing to the eye. One taste is all it takes to be captivated!The Duke of Pelham desires a brand-new confection to win the Season's loveliest lady. Naturally, he turns to London's premiere chocolatier for assistance.Amity Rare-Foure has never had a customer quite like the duke. In status, he's far above ordinary men, yet he is one of the friendliest, funniest, and most engaging males she has ever met.As the duke enters the scrumptious world of confectionery, he discovers the chocolatier is as delightful - and tempting - as her creations. While Amity designs the perfect proposal chocolate, her heart begins to wish the duke could be her very own mouthwatering reward.Join Amity and her duke on a chocolate-filled romance in the heart of Mayfair where nobility often acts in a less-than noble fashion. Will the highest echelon of London society sour their happiness and keep them from the sweetest of endings?Engaging characters, attention to period detail, and heartfelt romance - you'll find it all in the stories by USA Today bestselling author of historical romance, Sydney Jane Baily.