Belgrave House: 700 books

Kate Ketterling is a member of her fathers troupe of strolling players. When the actors come to Covent Garden she finds the theatre superior to their usual hauntsuntil Nell Stanfords dresser is strangled. The authorities take little interest before the hot-tempered Nell herself is killed. When Bow...

Because she needed the employment, beautiful Vanessa Tarleton agreed to accept a position repairing valuable tapestries for the Earl of Stone. Vanessa was aware of his lordship's womanizing reputation, but she felt competent to avoid his snares. Yet at the earl's country estate, both her virtue--and...

Amanda Morrison's father has not forgiven her for eloping with the fallen soldier, Jack Morrison. She is forced to live in seclusion and avoid the haughty Duke of Norwood when he comes to court her half-sister. No great problem, since she dislikes the man, except that the more she gets to know him,...

Lady Melissa Stapleton's brother is in debt to evil Lord Heflin, and Melissa at his mercy. She escapes, but finds herself in greater danger from Lord Rathbone, an infamous but irresistible rake. When Rathbone insists that Melissa pose as his bride-to-be, both her reputation and her innocence are tested by their growing desire. Regency Romance by Allison Lane; originally published by Signet

Rafe Thomas is drunk, furious, and determined to escape a forced betrothal. Helen St. James is concussed, terrified, and fleeing forced nuptials. To their muddled minds, wedding each other seems like the perfect solution--until the next morning. Rafe isn't the magnanimous rescuer Helen expected, and...

Giles Vayne, Duke of Winterton is reminded daily by his talking parrot to find a suitable bride. Henrietta Lanford, a Squires daughter, is not suitable. But then Giles commits a crime of manners that can ruin Henrietta before her first ball. Is it the dukes sense of duty or his growing passion that...

Nell Armstrong accompanied her cantankerous Aunt Longstreet to Bath on the understanding they were going for the waters. But in Bath they met Aunt Longstreets presumptive heir, the estimable Sir Hugh Nowlin, and the older but charming Lord Westwick, whom her aunt snubbed. Nell began to suspect her...

When Lady Coombs was widowed, she found herself in reduced circumstances. But the spirited Alicia chose to become a shopkeeper rather than impose on her overburdened brother. Unfortunately, along with this undermining her position in country society, Alicia now found herself and her adolescent daughter...

Most bridegrooms don't expect to be called "an insufferable toad" the day after their wedding. But Lady Clayborne had provocation enough from his lordship, though she had no idea why he had the ludicrous notion she was not a virgin. Rebecca was not content to be a wife in name only--and Jason was...

They were three young ladies just out of school, with good backgrounds and adequate dowries, ready for their first London Season. But gentle Maggie's blustering, autocratic father had a marriage in mind for her--to a man she'd never meet. Lady Anne, cherished daughter of an aristocratic family, could...

Lady Samantha Mayne preferred helping her brother with his scientific experiments to displaying the ladylike social graces her cousin Emma favored. But when she met Lord Charles Laverstock, a handsome and charming gentleman, she knew he would not appreciate her hoydenish ways. Could Samantha change...

Nympha Herbert, a rector's daughter, journeys to visit her wealthy great aunt, and finds herself sharing a coach with Lord Nicholas Stanhope. He may be aggravating, but he's also quite dashing. Lord Nick is constructing a golf course on his property, which is surely folly, but it's kept him from hunting...

While traveling to Bath, Miss Clare Fairchild discovered a baby in her carriage, and determined to take the child with her. Her arrival with a baby caused disagreeable Bath gossip, but the intriguing Mr. Richard Talbot assisted Clare in their confusing--and often dangerous--search for the truth. Regency Romance by Emily Hendrickson; originally published by Signet

Proper Miss Verity Pymbroke would never rent out her townhouse to Lord Carrisworth, a rake known for his wild parties and one who keeps twins as his mistresses! But she doesnt count on the schemes of two matchmaking neighbors and a determined cat in this lighthearted romance. Book Two of the Cats of Mayfair. Regency Romance by Rosemary Stevens; originally published by Fawcett Crest