Cerise Du Bois is a woman who knows what she wants, and settling down isn't it. But when inquiry agent Wilberforce comes calling, asking for her help, she's powerless to resist him. Wil has never met a woman like Cerise. She's intriguing, alluring, driven... and he's the son of a stablemaster. He knows he can't have anything lasting with her, but that doesn't stop his heart from wanting. When a lady disappears and Wil is called in to investigate, the case gives him a chance to spend one more night with Cerise. If only he could convince them both to give love a chance... ELUSIVE DESIRE is a steamy regency romance short story of approximately 10,000 words. Be warned: it just might set your e-reader on fire!

Wilberforce has been content with his humble station his whole life. Until he met her...Cerise DuBois is a woman beyond his reach. Independent, audacious, and so damn beautiful it hurts to look at her. She'll let him in for a few stolen hours, then push him away just as quickly.But when Wil convinces Cerise to assist him in his latest case for the newly-formed Bond Agency for Discreet Inquiries, desire just might turn deadly. The cheating husband they'd hope to ensnare hides a deadly secret. When his misdeeds threaten Cerise, all bets are off. Wil will do anything to protect the woman he loves.If they can survive the day, will Cerise ever see Wil as anything more than temporary?DESIRE IN DISGUISE is a steamy regency romance short story of approximately 9,200 words. Be warned: it just might set your e-reader on fire!

In this battle of wills, matrimony just might be the deadliest game of all.Sinclair, Marquess of Dunkeld, is determined to discover who's behind the recent unrest in Scotland. But when he's caught alone with an unmarried woman, a hasty marriage threatens his mission. While his new wife is everything a gentleman spy should want—amiable, practical, and discreet—she also proves a heady distraction., arousing primal instincts he long since buried.The daughter of a man of science, Winnifred is practiced in the arts of logic … and deception. But her dispassionate exterior hides a dark secret, one she must guard at all costs. As her new husband draws her into a world of raging passions, the tempest gathering within might be the one thing she can't control.But when an enemy threatens, Sin and Winnifred will need to trust each other, and themselves, if they want to survive the honeymoon. Can they lose their hearts without losing their...

He's an ex-boxer. She sips tea at philosophical salons. And when these two opposites meet, their lives will never be the same. Lady Juliana knows someone is trying to kill her father. The problem is getting anyone to believe her. Her father thinks she's imagining things. Her brother that she's seeking attention. And the man her brother hired to bring her back home...well, he thinks nothing much of her at all. Brogan Duffy has clawed his way up from the streets to become the lead investigator on his very first inquiry case. The fact that it is to retrieve a spoiled aristocrat playing at intrigue is of no consequence. Nor is the fact that she beguiles him like no other woman. He has a job to do, and he won't let anything stand in his way, not even this illogical attraction. But Juliana might not be imagining the threat. And when it's her life that's on the line, Brogan has to decide to what lengths he'll go to keep her...

"This unconventional, sexy tale—featuring a dominant duke with a fondness for rulers—brims with sensuality on every page. If you like a heavy dose of spice in your Regency romance, you'll love DISCIPLINED BY THE DUKE." - Joanna ShupeThe day her sister murdered their abusive father, Elizabeth Wilcox stopped being a gentleman's daughter. Willing to do anything to save her sister from the hangman's noose, now she is a spy... A servant. A liar. A thief. A submissive.Masquerading as a parlor maid and entrenched in the Duke of Montague's estate, Liz is willing to risk all to uncover the secrets that would save her sister. But submitting to the duke's peculiar brand of discipline surprises her with a heady mixture of pleasure and pain. Eager to relinquish control of her messy life, Liz soon craves the rough hands of Montague and his powerful, passionate attentions. Can she succumb to the hot sting of his hand and the gentleness of his kisses without revealing...

She never lets a rule stand in her way. He plays everything by the book. If these two can learn to work together, they just might catch a killer. Miss Cassandra Moore has one obsession – to exact revenge for the death of her sister. She doesn't yet know how she'll find the blackguard, only that she's willing to do anything it takes to obtain retribution. The only thing standing in her way is a man who insists upon doing everything by the numbers. Charles Strait believes in an ordered life. He's professional at work, a dutiful friend and son, and when he turns his eye toward seduction, he only dallies with women suitable to the task. So when he's paired with a gently-bred miss to catch a thief, his carefully organized world is blown apart. Such a woman has no business working at an inquiry agency, and even less business taking a starring role in his nightly fantasies. As if working alongside her isn't distracting enough, Charles has...