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Secret Fantasy
by Cheryl Holt
Orphaned at a young age and sent to live with selfish relatives, Margaret Gray has no dowry and no chance of ever marrying. When her aunt invites Jordan Prescott for a visit, hoping to entice him into offering for Margaret’s spoiled cousin, the dashing war hero instead tempts Margaret into a truly decadent decision. If Margaret cannot have a husband, perhaps she dares, just once, to taste the pleasures of the... (more)
Too Tempting to Touch
by Cheryl Holt
Ellen Drake has seen firsthand how dangerous scandal can be. Her family was torn apart by an unjust accusation ten years ago, and now, working as a paid companion, Ellen must keep her reputation above reproach. Catching her employer’s betrothed in a sizzling tryst is bad enough; even worse that Ellen should find herself so infernally enthralled by the spectacle! Ellen intends to prevent Alex Marshall, Lord... (more)
Forbidden Fantasy
by Cheryl Holt
From girlhood, Lady Caroline Foster knew what her future held: marriage to an esteemed viscount, followed by a dignified high-society life. A sedate existence perhaps, but certainly preferable to her current state—jilted, humiliated, and then hastily bartered off to a man old enough to be her grandfather. Dreading the marriage, Caroline seeks advice from her ex-fiancé’s illegitimate brother, whose potent sexuality... (more)
Further Than Passion
by Cheryl Holt
Kate Duncan agrees to help her young cousin land a husband though she draws the line when she learns the foolish girl wants to use an apothecary's love potion to snag the notorious Marcus Pelham! To prove the elixir a fake, Kate drinks it herself-and experiences the most erotic moment of her life when she stumbles upon Marcus in a most compromising position. Every nerve in Kate's body sings as she watches from the... (more)
Too Hot to Handle
by Cheryl Holt
Emily Barnett is happy to be who she is: a country-bred old maid at 26, with a blind sister and niece to care for. But her pompous, stuffy cousin Reginald wants her to also be his wife--he inherited her family home and needs her dowry to run it properly. When Emily refuses to marry him, he kicks the three women out. Emily goes to London, determined to find work as a governess. At her first interview, in the... (more)
Too Wicked to Wed
by Cheryl Holt
No other writer delivers romance as sensual and compelling as Cheryl Holt, the Queen of Erotic Romance. Now, in her most seductive novel to date, she presents an unforgettable story of mismatched lovers—and a breathtaking passion that defies every rule… CAN THE ROGUE WHO WON HER VIRTUE…Helen Mansfield’s reckless brother has done the unthinkable, gambling away his sister’s chastity to save his family’s estate.... (more)
Love Lessons
by Cheryl Holt
Would her instructions in pleasure end if she taught him the meaning of love?A resolute spinster at twenty-five, Abigail Weston is nonetheless determined to see her cherished younger sister wed to a man of Quality. But Abigail's lack of experience with the opposite sex means that she cannot allay her sister's fears about the marriage bed-unless she takes bold steps to learn what the intimacy between a man and a... (more)
More Than Seduction
by Cheryl Holt
Mrs. Anne Smythe's Healing Spa and Bathing Emporium is a haven for fashionable women who believe the waters have aphrodisiac properties. Yet the prim proprietress never thinks of testing that theory-until grievously injured Captain Stephen Chamberlin is deposited on her doorstep. Every minute the war hero spends under her roof courts scandal. It isn't long before she discovers that having such a man at her mercy... (more)
The Way of the Heart (Zebra Historical Romance)
by Cheryl Holt
Jane Fitzsimmons never regretted being born a woman - until the London shipping business she ran was cruelly snatched from her capable hands by her cold, uncompromising father. To reclaim her dream, she must marry. Only then, with her husband's permission, may she return to the helm of Fitzsimmons Shipworks. But the only suitor who stirs her blood just happens to be the very worst scoundrel of all...Devilishly... (more)
My Only Love
by Cheryl Holt
Maggie Brown should never have allowed herself a fanciful affair with the mysterious stranger who broke her heart. But with her mother's recent death, a trip to the seaside was the only way to forget - for a while - that her situation was dire. Now, left with only memories of that brief happiness, she returns to London, reduced to selling herself to become a rich man's mistress. She never expects her handsome... (more)
Total Surrender
by Cheryl Holt
With the last of her family's possessions gambled away by her dissolute brother, Lady Sarah Compton has traveled to a country house gala for one last moment of grace and beauty. But she is unaware that the occasion is actually a notorious trysting event, where members of the aristocracy can indulge their every sensual fantasy and erotic whim. Nor does she realize that the striking man who has stolen into her... (more)
Double Fantasy
by Cheryl Holt
Orphaned as a young girl, Anne Carstairs was taken in by her cruel, malicious relatives. She’s lived a lonely life at their Gladstone estate, but with a new earl coming, everything is changing. Anne has heard many rumors about him, but she is completely unprepared for him to be the most deeply seductive man she’s ever encountered. No sooner do they meet than he brushes her lips with a delicious kiss that leaves... (more)
Deeper than Desire
by Cheryl Holt
With her family in dire straits, Olivia Hopkins reluctantly agrees to seek a marriage proposal from the aging Earl of Salisbury. But the plan goes awry when she finds an erotic volume in the earl's library. The book sets Olivia's body on fire. She simply cannot put it down-until she is caught red-handed by the Earl's devilishly handsome son-a man who quickens her pulse and stirs her imagination with thoughts she's... (more)
Complete Abandon
by Cheryl Holt
No bargain as enticing as... When Emma Fitzgerald storms the manor home of the new Viscount Wakefield, she feels more than justified fury. Having just inadvertently witnessed his lordship in scandalous dishabille with his London mistress, her blood pounds with outrage...and with a thrill she has never felt. She has come to demand better treatment for his tenants, to seek some compassion, a shred of decency from... (more)
Burning Up: Tales of Erotic Romance
by Nina Bangs, Kimberly Raye
Four of today’s most extraordinary authors have come together to collect their most highly charged tales of passion, longing, and unexpected pleasure---all in one volume! From historical England to the present, this sexy and seductive collection of stories is sure to leave you . . . Nina Bangs - The Flame Museum curator Serenity So-Fine has traveled back in time from the year 2700 to retrieve the infamous... (more)
Absolute Pleasure
by Cheryl Holt
She Was A Complete Innocent... The lonely, never-married Lady Elizabeth Harcourt desperately longs for a distraction. She finds one when a chance encounter leads her to the lush studios of artist Gabriel Cristofore. Gabriel insists upon painting Elizabeth's portrait, vowing to do justice to her ravishing figure. But Elizabeth soon realizes that Gabriel's plans for her have little to do with painting-for his true... (more)
My True Love (Zebra Historical Romance S.)
by Cheryl Holt
Her First Taste In Desire... Once, Penelope Westmoreland seemed certain to land a first-class husband. Now her only marriage prospect is a lecherous, aging earl--the complete opposite of the bold American who comes to her rescue one night. Tall, muscular, and thoroughly male, Lucas Pendleton unleashes a wanton hunger in Penelope. She impulsively agrees to elope with him, giving herself completely to a man whose... (more)
Be My Valentine (Zebra Historical Romance)
by Constance Hall, Cheryl Holt
This diverse trio of historical romances uses to advantage 19th-century English and American settings--and the ubiquitous Valentine's Day Ball--in light, promising tales of love and courtship that feature creative plots and generally likable protagonists but would have benefited from both tighter editing and a bit more polish. Cheryl Holt's "Meg's Secret Admirer" combines the Cinderella, Ugly Duckling, and secret... (more)
Mountain Dreams
by Cheryl Holt
The moment country western star Harley "Beau" Beaudine lays eyes on Allison Masters, he can see exactly what she needs - sex, and lots of it. Drawn to the passion bubbling beneath Allison's uptight exterior, Beau is more than willing to help her unleash the sensual inferno inside.Worn down by a domineering father and a cheating fiance who claimed she was frigid, Allison has retreated to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to... (more)