The Players: Darian Hunter, Duke of Wolfingham: legendary rake and notorious bachelor Mariah Beecham, Countess of Carlisle: society's scandalous widow and secret agent of the crown The Stage: A notoriously debauched house party The Scene: Forced to pose as lovers, Darian and Mariah must work together to stop an assassination plot The Twist: As the shocking and oh-so-sensual games play out around them, the romantic ruse becomes all too real. And the tantalizing temptation to indulge their every desire becomes overwhelming... Dangerous Dukes Rakes about town

In the five years since Lady Mariah Beecham, the widowed Countess of Carlisle, lost her husband, rumors have proliferated throughout society about how she’s used her great beauty to take on a string of lovers. Believing those rumors, Darian Hunter, the Duke of Wolfingham, approached Mariah to ask her to leave his younger brother alone. The rumors are, however, baseless—Lady Mariah has never truly been loved by any man. Unable to endure his rebuke, she attempts to push him aside, but just then, the duke faints in her arms!

USA Today bestselling author, Carole Mortimer introduces London's most delectable dukes. But don't be fooled by their charm, because beneath their lazy smiles, they're deliciously sexy - and highly dangerous! Zachary Black: Duke of Debauchery No one knows how to sin quite like Zachary Black, Duke of Hawksmere. So when he finds a mysterious veiled woman hiding in his carriage, there's only one thing to do...carry her to his bed chamber and find out what she wants! But coming face-to-face with beautiful Lady Georgianna Lancaster - his former fiancee - unnerves Zachary. Maybe the best way to restore his equilibrium is to hold her captive...and turn the secrets of the past into the sins of the present! Darian Hunter: Duke of Desire Darian Hunter, Duke of Wolfingham: legendary rake and notorious bachelor and Mariah Beecham, Countess of Carlisle: society's scandalous widow and secret agent of the crown are forced to work together to stop an assassination plot. But posing as lovers at a notoriously debauched house party, the romantic ruse becomes all too real with the shocking and oh-so-sensual games playing out around them. And the tantalising temptation to indulge their every desire becomes overwhelming...

Zachary Black: Duke Of Debauchery No one knows how to sin quite like Zachary Black, Duke of Hawksmere. So when he finds a mysterious veiled woman hiding in his carriage there's only one thing to do... carry her to his bedchamber and find out what she wants! But coming face to face with beautiful Lady Georgianna Lancaster – his former fiancee – unnerves Zachary. Maybe the best way to restore his equilibrium is to hold her captive... and turn the secrets of the past into the sins of the present! Darian Hunter: Duke Of Desire The Players: Darian Hunter, Duke of Wolfingham: legendary rake and notorious bachelor. Mariah Beecham, Countess of Carlisle: society's scandalous widow and secret agent of the crown. The Stage: A notoriously debauched house party. The Scene: Forced to pose as lovers, Darian and Mariah must work together to stop an assassination plot. The Twist: As the shocking and oh-so sensual games play out around them, the romantic ruse becomes all too real. And the tantalising temptation to indulge their every desire becomes overwhelming...

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In this scintillating prequel novella to her Dangerous Dukes miniseries, USA TODAY bestselling historical author Carole Mortimer delivers a feast for the senses! England, 1815 He's the most accomplished lover in England, and the finest tutor in pleasure that ever lived! Lady Julianna Armitage is on a mission: - The goal: Discover passion and learn the true art of lovemaking, something she never experienced in her short, loveless marriage. - The teacher: The devastatingly handsome Marcus Wilding, Duke of Worthing; the one man she could never have…until now. - The outcome: Pure, decadent, indulgent satisfaction! Julianna is determined to maintain control, but as Marcus unleashes a sensual siege that awakens her every sense, it soon becomes clear that losing control can be the most delicious thing of all! Don't miss this shockingly seductive new series from legendary bestselling author Carole Mortimer: Dangerous Dukes Rakes about town ZACHARY BLACK: DUKE OF DEBAUCHERY Available October 2014 DARIAN HUNTER: DUKE OF DESIRE Available November 2014

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Fresh from a six-month sojourn in Italy, Lady Julia returns home to Sussex to find her father's estate crowded with family and friends. Much to her surprise, the one man she had hoped to forget—the enigmatic and compelling Nicholas Brisbane—is among her father's houseguests…and he is not alone. Not to be outdone, Julia shows him that two can play at flirtation and promptly introduces him to her devoted, younger, titled Italian count. But the homecoming celebrations quickly take a ghastly turn when one of the guests is found brutally murdered in the chapel. Lady Julia resumes her unlikely and deliciously intriguing partnership with Nicholas Brisbane, setting out to unravel a tangle of deceit before the killer can strike again.

Despite his admonitions to stay away, Lady Julia arrives in Yorkshire to find Brisbane as remote and maddeningly attractive as ever. Cloistered together, they share the moldering house with the proud but impoverished remnants of an ancient family—the sort that keeps their bloodline pure and their secrets close. Lady Allenby and her daughters, dependent upon Brisbane and devastated by their fall in society, seem adrift on the moor winds, powerless to change their fortunes. But poison does not discriminate between classes…. A mystery unfolds from the rotten heart of Grimsgrave, one Lady Julia may have to solve alone, as Brisbane appears inextricably tangled in its heinous twists and turns. But blood will out, and before spring touches the craggy northern landscape, Lady Julia will have uncovered a Gypsy witch, a dark rider and a long-buried legacy of malevolence and evil.