She is the daughter of his father’s former mistress and now he has to marry her after the scandal of the decade Lady Edwina Stanhope is hoping for a true love match despite the slim chance due to her parents’ scandalous marriage. Hoping to attract the eye of a gentleman she remains at a ball despite feeling ill. Lord Henry Seacourt comes across the pained Edwina, wanting to help her, yet only minutes later he finds himself alone with her in an anteroom and has to marry her. Afterwards he discovers that she is the daughter of his father’s former mistress which only deepens the scandal and complicates matters further. While their chemistry is undeniable, will they – with only days until their wedding – have the time to fall in love as well? If you like steamy stories from the Regency Era, this novella might be for you. The Marquis Who Ruined Me is the fourth book in the series Lust and Longing. It is a Historical Regency Romance of about 60.000 words about the how your fate can change over night, sizzling desire, and love with a happy ever after.

This early work by Émile Gaboriau was originally published in 1870 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Count's Millions' is one of Gaboriau's novels of crime and mystery. Émile Gaboriau was born in the small town of Saujon, Charente-Maritime, France. During his twenties, he became a secretary to Paul Féval - a an author now regarded as one of the fathers of modern crime fiction, whose Jean Diable (1862) is seen as the world's first modern detective novel.

Is she ready to let go of the past and reach out for love once more? Lady Anna Harold’s husband was brutally murdered only two years ago and she is uncertain whether she wants to marry again. When her father dies, she is escorted home by Lord Wulfric Rosenkranz who has been in love with her since they were young. The introverted Wulfric has never dared hope that Anna might consider him, but as they journey together a friendship starts to build between them. But is Anna prepared for them to be more and finally let go of the dreams and hopes that died with her husband? If you like a historical medieval romance of lovers to friends, overcoming grief to start living your life again, a bit of fantasy and a happy ending, this book might be for you. The Lady’s Dilemma is the second book in the series Dynasties and Desire and an independent continuation of The Queen’s Choice.