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Vivianne Chevalier is done with dukes.After another broken promise for a starring role on the Paris stage, the dancer and courtesan vows to walk away from it all. The viperous competition from the other dancers. The manipulations of the European nobility who only care for their own pleasures. Greedy, heartless people who want nothing more than to get ahead, no matter the cost to others. After years of failure, she craves a simple life, like the one she foolishly turned her back on when she was young.His Grace Arley West is familiar with the traps and trappings of a dukedom.After all, he was not even six when he became the Duke of Osborne. The constant demands, requests for favours, false friends wanting money, and never really being sure if people respect him, or his title, all are a regular part of his life. Is it any wonder he has become a grumpy recluse, only leaving his villa to attend to his parliamentary duties?That is, until he finds himself travelling to Paris incognito on a research trip for Spencer and Co Travel. Disguised as a clerk, he meets the vibrant and beautiful Vivianne, and for the first time in his life, he feels as if someone might truly love him for himself. A whirlwind romance and a proposal follow, and Arley takes his dancer fiancé back to London.He can't wait to tell her who he really is.She is going to be so surprised.After all, doesn't every woman want to be a duchess?A Most Improper Duchess is the second book in the Tales from Honeysuckle Street series. All books in the series are standalone reads. With a guaranteed HEA, A Most Improper Duchess features HOT open-door intimacy. It includes some strong language and sexy times.This novel also contains themes of parental death, prostitution and poverty that some audiences may find confronting.

A woman seeking redemption at the end of a church aisle...Beautiful songbird Charlise Hartright is ruined. Introverted, shy and grieving her mother's loss, she would do anything to restore the family name, even commit to a loveless match, if it means her beloved sister Elise will have a chance at finding her own happiness.A man out to make his own name...Sinclair McIntyre has travelled halfway across the world to create his own destiny. Tired of being in the shadow of his older brothers, he is determined to do things his own way to become an independent, self-made man.A future laid out before each of them.But with a songAnd a snowflakeEverything will change.

The Victorian era is considered as being a time of moral restraint, but beneath the veneer of respectability, human desires sizzled. These three short stories explore moments when restraint and desire collide.TrystLillian has always lived up to her family name and avoided scandal. When she learns that a wealthy but uncaring man is planning to seek her hand, she is torn between her dreams of love and her duty to her family.After years away adventuring, Huxley has been called home. Rugged, wild, and handsome, he is facing a tawdry future, married to a woman with no sense of adventure.When the two meet, the energy between them is undeniable. Lillian suggests one small indiscretion-a tryst-before the two of them are betrothed. Huxley is happy to oblige, and when Lillian confesses that this time will be her first time, Huxley promises to make it an encounter she will never forget.Hide and SeekNewlyweds Maria and Frederick can barely keep their hands from one another.Perhaps a brief respite before departing for their honeymoon might make the long train ride bearable? But interruptions abound, and to keep their desires in check until they can find some privacy, Maria proposes they play parlour games. But during a game of Hide and Seek, Maria finds more than she was expecting. Is Frederick really the man he claims to be? Or has she been duped by a cad again?The Portrait SittingFrancine and Clarke come together for an afternoon-he, the photographer, her the model. But as the afternoon progresses, desires are exposed, heartaches laid bare, and Clarke and Francine learn the power of passion exposed, and what it means to be truly seen by another.

After twelve years in the country, Hamish, Lord Dalton, has returned to London to find a rich and titled wife. That's his story, and he's sticking to it. But Hamish has his own plans: to create a scandal and embarrass his critical, condescending father.If only he knew how.Iris Abberton wasn't always confined by expectation and obligation. As a young girl, she ran wild through the streets of London, causing chaos and playing tricks on the ton with her best friend, Hamish.Now, as the secret accountant for her father's company, she spends her days juggling ledgers and maintaining appearances. Her wild years are behind her. And she cannot afford a hint of scandal if she is to realise her dreams for the business.But what harm could there be in one tiny adventure? Just one evening of fun with her mischievous-and incredibly handsome-old friend.It's not as if their friendship has turned into something more.Iris's heart does not tremble with unsaid things when Hamish is around.And nothing will sway Hamish from his mission. Yes, Iris is now all grown up, with sensual curves, kissable lips, and the same twinkle in her eyes, but he does not think about her in that way.They're just friends. Understand? Friends.A Beginner's Guide to Scandal is the first book in the Tales from Honeysuckle Street series. All books in the series are standalone reads. With a guaranteed HEA, A Beginner's Guide to Scandal is a slow burn historical romance that goes from smouldering to HOT at just the right moment. It includes some strong language and sexy times.This novel also contains themes of parental death that some audiences may find confronting.