Bøker av Lauren Smith

Helen Banks wird sterben. Als ihr Zwillingsbruder ihr ganzes Vermögen verspielt, muss sie sein Leben retten, indem sie seinen Platz in einem Duell einnimmt, um einen Mann zu beschwichtigen, bei dem ihr Bruder seine Schulden nicht bezahlen konnte. Als ihr Bruder verkleidet, steht Helen nun dem einen Mann gegenüber, den sie stets von weitem bewundert hat - einem Witwer mit einer dunklen Vergangenheit und Augen, die sich in ihre Seele brennen.Seit Gareth Fairfax seine Frau verloren hat, wächst die Dunkelheit in seinem Herzen immer weiter. Gareth bekämpft rücksichtslos jeden, der sich ihm widersetzt, und ist fassungslos, als er einer hübschen jungen Frau bei einem Pistolenduell gegenübersteht. Nachdem er Helens Täuschung entdeckt hat, lässt er ihr die Wahl: Entweder sie wird seine Geliebte oder ihr Bruder stirbt.Ihr Teufelspakt verwandelt sich in eine langsame, süße, berauschende Verführung. Mit jeder Stunde, die sie bei ihm verbringt, entdeckt Helen mehr von Gareths geheimem Herzschmerz. Sie kann sie nicht anders, als sich in den Mann zu verlieben, der sie ruiniert hat. Mit Helen in seinen Armen fragt sich Gareth, ob er doch noch Erlösung finden könnte. Alles was es braucht ist eine leidenschaftliche Umarmung, ein Kuss aus den Tiefen seiner Seele und eine Nacht voller wildem Verlangen.

Sadie Harris doesn't like immortals. After vampires leave her an orphan, she's raised by her grandmother at the edge of a werewolf pack's territory. As a fox shifter, she knows the rules about werewolves: Stay clear of the boundaries, never go out after dark during the full moon and take a vacation far, far away when she goes into her shifter mating heat or else she'll attract literal "e;big bad wolves."e; But when her flight gets cancelled and her mating heat is coming - so are the wolves. The last thing she expects is to get rescued by a tall, dark and gorgeous man...er...vampire. What's a vixen to do?Seamus Gallagher might be immortal but his life is full of mortal problems: he's been framed for the murder of the woman his two best friends loved; he's on a mission to find and kill his sire; and, he has no idea what to do with the feisty red-headed vixen he just rescued from a vicious werewolf pack. He doesn't have time to babysit a skittish shifter who hates vampires, but when he looks at her, Seamus sees trouble. Sexy, sweet, and irresistible trouble. The last thing this vamp needs is to fall in love.

She's an heiress who needs a husband fast...he's the brooding, handsome footmen who comes to her rescue...Lady Venetia Dunham has plenty of money and freedom, until her father dies, leaving her and her feisty grandmother at the hands of her less than noble cousin when he becomes the new earl. Her cousin makes his wishes clear. She will marry a man of his choosing, a man who will split her fortune with her cousin.Determined to avoid that fate, Venetia and her grandmother flee to a country house party hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Devon where Venetia stumbles into the arms of Adrian Montague, a handsome footman with a tragic past.When Venetia sprains her ankle, she and Adrian are closeted together for a week. The attraction between them is undeniable and forbidden. Their passion could wreck Adrian's life if they were discovered together. When love blooms between them, it comes at a great cost, and Venetia must choose to follow society's laws or her own heart.

E la stagione... della vendetta.Undici anni fa, a Natale, la famiglia di Martin Banks venne gettata in mezzo alla strada dal ricco padrone di casa Edwin Hartwell. Ora, nel periodo festivo, il Fato ha in serbo per Martin un dono inaspettato. La vendetta. Sconfiggere Hartwell a carte d a Martin la possibilit di rovinare finanziariamente l'uomo ma, dannazione, Hartwell offre la figlia come pagamento al posto del denaro. E, doppia dannazione, Martin accetta stupidamente. Come ha fatto il castigo a tramutarsi in seduzione? Martin rifiuta di innamorarsi, per cui stabilisce delle regole per il gioco.E magari per un po' di romanticismo.Ansiosa di salvare il padre dalla rovina, Livvy Hartwell accetta di accompagnarsi a Martin come suo amorazzo. Ha da tempo accettato l'idea che un'intellettuale spiantata come lei non ha alcuna possibilit di contrarre un buon matrimonio. Se qualche mese di passione con un uomo come Martin quanto di pi vicino all'amore lei possa avere, Livvy intende cogliere l'occasione. Ma deve proteggere il suo cuore. Martin potr anche essere bello come il diavolo e tentatore come il peccato, ma lei non in grado di essere un'amante come tante e non vuole che Martin la chiami cos Anzi, ha un elenco di regole.Le regole di Livvy:~ Avventure all'aperto, come l'equitazione, sarebbero apprezzate.~ I pasti serali andrebbero consumati insieme, per conversare degli eventi della giornata.~ Una quantit prestabilita di tempo da sola per leggere romanzi gotici.~ I baci dovrebbero essere ridotti al minimo.Le regole di Martin:~ Le avventure - soprattutto al coperto - sono necessarie e molto apprezzate.~ I pasti serali verranno occasionalmente consumati in camera da letto, nudi.~ Una quantit prestabilita di tempo insieme per mettere in atto i contenuti di sensuali romanzi gotici.~ I baci - in gran quantit e in punti molto piacevoli - sono obbligatori.

LO CHIAMANO "e;IL DEMONIO DI LONDRA"e; ...Lord Vaughn, visconte Darlington, famigerato per i piaceri peccaminosi che si concede, la qual cosa basta a scoraggiare anche le madri pi desiderose di conquistare un titolo per le loro figlie nubili. Dicono che sia pericoloso al punto da poter rovinare una donna con una singola occhiata Ma non riesce a resistere alle preghiere di una fanciulla che ha bisogno di aiuto. Pu esserci speranza di redenzione per questa canaglia.LA BENIAMINA DEL TONL'intera Londra adora Perdita Darby. La giovane donna invitata a tutte le feste e ci sono gentiluomini appetibili disposti ad aspettarla, ma lei non ha alcun desiderio di sposarsi. Quando Perdita scopre che un uomo crudele ha intenzione di intrappolarla in un matrimonio che potrebbe esserle fatale, non sa a chi rivolgersi. Fa un patto con il demonio di Londra, nella speranza di salvarsi. Ma il prezzo del loro falso fidanzamento potrebbe metterli entrambi in pericolo

A dragon's prisoner...or his deepest desire?The fiercest of a royal line of Russian dragon shifters, Rurik Barinov spends most days defending his family's homeland from rival clans. By night, sins of the flesh-drinking, dancing, and sex-keep his volatile warrior dragon in check. Barely.With his choice of mortal women to bed, he has no interest in changing his bad-boy ways-until a creature of molten sex poured into a tiny red satin dress steps into his nightclub. A jagged edge of raw desire nicks the impenetrable armor around his heart.Charlotte MacQueen has been told since childhood to stay in school, live a normal life. Leave the family business-hunting down dragons-to her brothers. But tonight, she's shed her chemist's lab coat and infiltrated enemy lines to bag a dragon of her own.She never expected sexy, all-too-wicked Rurik Barinov to capture her, body and soul-the perfect weapon to use against her brothers. Or that she'd fall for the brave, battle-scarred dragon shifter who covets her heart like the most precious of jewels.Twilight meets Games of Thrones in this hot new dragonshifter romance by USA Today Bestselling author Lauren Smith!

HE'S A WILD ROGUE WITH A GUARDED HEART.Notorious rogue, Lawrence Russell has no desire to marry-or heaven forbid, fall in love. Although he enjoys his fair share of pleasure, Lawrence prefers to protect his heart. Yet, when he comes to the rescue of a brave and passionate Persian princess, he discovers his heart may be at risk from the very thing he's always feared...SHE'S A PRINCESS WITH A DANGEROUS SECRET.Zehra Darzi's life has been turned on its head. When she flees her home after her parents' brutal murder, she is kidnapped and transported to England. There, she awaits her doom-being auctioned off for a brothel. But fate intervenes in the form of a heroic man, who purchases her freedom. As Zehra adjusts to life in England, she can't help but fall for her rescuer, Lawrence. But when an enemy from her past resurfaces in London, she knows it's only a matter of time before her darkest secret is brought to light.And this secret just might cost Lawrence his life...

Fans of Julia Quinn's Bridgerton Series and Johanna Lindsey's Malory Series will love the passionate romances and gripping adventures of the League of Rogues.He doesn't need his eyes to uncover her true beauty.Cedric, Viscount Sheridan, is cursed. Once the ton's golden boy, the loss of his sight has left him a reclusive shell of man. His days of womanizing, horse racing and pistol shooting lost forever.Offered the chance to recapture a small part of his old life, he can't refuse-even if it means accepting the shocking proposal of the infamous ice maiden, Anne Chessley.Still reeling from her father's death, Anne's deepest wish is to avoid the hordes of fortune hunters who will soon be beating down her door. Proposing marriage to Cedric is an act of desperation, his unexpected acceptance a strange and wonderful dream.His only stipulation: she must respond passionately and wantonly in his bed. Her agreement barely crosses her lips before he begins a sensual assault on the icy walls bitter secrets have built around her heart.Yet even as they catch a glimpse of true happiness, betrayal is poised to sweep them away on opposing tides of danger.Warning: Contains an outwardly aloof heroine with a secretly tender heart, a once-notorious rake who isn't quite as rusty at seduction as he feared, and a band of rogues who join together to make sure happily-ever-afters do come true.*Includes Exclusive Scene Art and Illustrations!This book was previously published by Samhain Publishing and is now re-releaesd.

Holding out for a hero? Eh, not so much. Felicity Hart doesn't have the time or inclination for love. She's too busy working her butt off to complete her Master's Degree. So what is she doing at a Halloween party dressed like a Cinderella-wanna-be when she could be home studying?-or better yet, sleeping. Oh, God, yes. Sleeping Beauty had the best idea.What's the worst that could happen if she catches a quick nap in the host's bedroom? Well Caught by the panty-dropping homeowner, Jared, her first instinct-aside from dying of embarrassment-is to run, but her sexy prince convinces her there's no need to rush off into the night. There's plenty of room in his bed for two.When she wakes up the next morning wrapped around him like a vine on Rapunzel's tower, it's not just her shoe she leaves behind, but her whole dress-and maybe, just maybe, a tiny sliver of her heart. With a little help from friends, Jared tracks down his runaway princess so he can return her dress. Over lunch they discover have much more in common than just sexual attraction. Jared might be a workaholic attorney, but his fun side is ready and willing to playin the hot tub, in the showerHe's the kind of man Felicity never thought existed: A damn good man with a bad boy's soul.But can a fairy tale romance survive when the pressures of real life interfere? Or is happily-ever-after just make-believe?

Helen Banks is going to die. When her twin brother gambles away their fortune, she must save his life and take his place in a duel to satisfy the honor of a man her brother couldn't pay. Disguised as her brother, Helen faces the one man she's admired from afar, a widower with a dark past and eyes that scorch her very soul.Since Gareth Fairfax lost his wife, the darkness in his heart continues to grow. Lashing out at anyone who opposes him, Gareth is stunned to face a lovely young woman opposite his dueling pistol. After discovering Helen's deception, he offers her a choice: become his mistress or her brother dies.Their devil's bargain turns into a slow, sweet, intoxicating seduction. With each passing hour, Helen uncovers Gareth's secret heartbreak and yet she can't help but fall for the man who has ruined her. With Helen in his arms, Gareth wonders if he might yet be saved. All it takes is one passionate embrace, a kiss from the depths of his soul and a night of wild abandon.

Explore a hidden world of erotic fantasies, where the greatest pleasures are stolen and the fiercest passions are untamed . . . For years, Callie Taylor has been obsessed with two things: a man she can never have and escaping to Paris, where she can follow her artistic passions. But everything changes when Callie meets Wes Thorne, a wealthy, mysterious art collector and famous dominant. Despite all the nights she's spent dreaming of another man, it is Wes's predatory gaze that suddenly consumes her every thought and sets her body on fire. One touch from him promises unforgettable passion, but Callie knows that passion often comes with a price . . . From the moment he sets eyes on Callie, Wes is intrigued by her artistic talent and her delightful innocence of all things erotic. A stolen kiss leaves him aching and desperate to claim her in a way he's never wanted any woman. But first he must convince her to surrender her control. And what better place to seduce an artistic soul like Callie's than Paris?Book 3 in the Surrender series

Passion that takes no prisoners, and love that tests the limits of ecstasy . . .Fenn Lockwood comes alive in the shadows. Though he might have physically survived the kidnapping that stole his childhood, the trauma and pain he lived through have marked him forever. Now the only place where Fenn can be himself is within the walls of his private BDSM world-a place of erotic obsession, where desire isn't just captured . . . it's bound. Hayden Thorne knows that behind Fenn's hardened exterior is a man worth fighting for. Yet to save him from the past that still haunts him, Hayden will have to abandon every inhibition she's ever had and venture into Fenn's intoxicatingly sensual world. Each tantalizing second she spends in Fenn's searing embrace is more delicious than the last and soon Hayden begins to think that she may never want to leave such torturous bliss . . . Book 2 in the Surrender series

Every passion has its price . . .Journalist Sophie Ryder has been following Emery Lockwood's story since she was a little girl. There has always been something in his haunted eyes that she couldn't resist and now, when she's certain he holds the key to solving a string of kidnappings, she'll do anything to speak to him. Even if it means venturing deep into the seductive world of the Gilded Cuff, a luxurious BDSM club on Long Island's Gold Coast and Emery's personal playground. From the moment Sophie enters his shadowy, sensual domain, Emery Lockwood knows this tantalizing new little sub was meant to belong to him. However, Sophie wants more from Emery than just pleasure . . . she wants his past. And that is something he isn't willing to give-no matter who is asking. But every moment he spends with Sophie, Emery feels his control slipping and he knows it's only a matter of time before he surrenders to her heart, body, and soul.Tormented by their pasts, yet enthralled by nights of the most decadent pleasure neither of them has ever experienced before, will Sophie and Emery be able to find the release that only surrender can bring?Book 1 in the Surrender series"e;A dramatic, sexy, and suspenseful romance."e; -- Harlequin Junkie