Angel's Touch (34 page)

Peggy swivelled about on Verity’s lap and poked her father in
the ribs, adding her solemn mite.

‘No! No
boodie.’

Verity laughed
along with her husband-to-be.

‘There, Henry,
you see? Even Peggy agrees. Boodie is definitely out.’

Mademoiselle
at Arms

Threatened
with a pistol by the young lady he finds in a deserted mansion,
Major Gerald Alderley is intrigued. Who is the beautiful intruder?
And why does she disguise herself as a nun? Why is she involved in
an enterprise both foolhardy and dangerous? The girl’s accent
suggests an émigré but Mademoiselle insists she is English.

Set on
unravelling her secrets, Gerald pursues every possible clue—much to
the indignation of Mademoiselle. Even with her life in danger from
the villainous Valade, Mademoiselle Melusine, engaged in a
desperate battle to prove her true identity, believes she is well
able to take care of herself and is determined not to be
rescued.

TRAILER:
http://animoto.com/play/XRkPHKvVsuUgYDaOyLRjaQ

The
Conqueror’s Dilemma

The last thing
William Westerham needs is his carefully maintained position in
Society endangered by the allure of a pair of impish eyes.
Particularly when they belong to a girl perched precariously on the
edge of social disaster. Can the Conqueror afford to recognise Miss
Tiffany Felton, whose chaperon is a creature beyond acceptance?

Wholly at sea
among the unfamiliar rules of convention, Tiffany is torn between
gratitude for the Conqueror’s help and distress at his crushing
rejection. Can the social barriers be breached? Or is Tiffany
doomed to yearn hopelessly for what can never be?

TRAILER:
http://animoto.com/play/1EC6GylJicjgcui70d18xQ

A Lady in
Name

On discovering
she is the love child of a peer of the realm, Lucy Graydene, bereft
and grieving, sets out to confront Lord Pennington with the result
of his misdeeds. She finds instead his autocratic heir, Stefan
Ankerville, and is dragged willy-nilly into the new earl’s
unconventional family. Lucy is driven to battle for her
independence while she struggles against the venom of the
half-sister she never knew she had.

When the
secrets of Lucy’s past begin to unravel, she is reluctantly obliged
to rely on Stefan’s help. Can Lucy overcome a dangerous attraction
to the earl, with whom an alliance is impossible? Or is there a
faint hope of happiness in the hidden truth of her origins?

TRAILER:
http://animoto.com/play/AExiOCdosINEjG2JgimuUA

Sweet
Sacrifice

(originally
published by Mills & Boon Limited)

When the Earl
of Sothern is set upon by a young lad in the early hours, it takes
minutes for him to realise that his assailant is in fact a girl of
gentle birth. Intrigued, and hoping to find out why Clementina has
run away, Jake puts her in the care of his grandmother.

While glad of
the earl’s protection, Clementina dare not trust this dangerous
rake with her secrets, until a chance encounter drives her into
flight, and straight into the hands of her enemies. Will Jake’s
dramatic rescue settle the matter, or will it all end in tears?

TRAILER:
http://animoto.com/play/ZFVDUaEqONq866wiK8x0hQ

Hidden
Flame

(originally
published by Mills & Boon Limited)

Seeking
shelter from a violent storm, Benedict Beckenham assists a woman as
embarrassed in circumstance as he is himself. Weeks later, on
visiting his godmother, he is astonished to find the damsel in
distress in residence.

For her part,
Theda is dismayed by the rise of passion between them which
threatens to jeopardise her precarious position as companion to a
dying woman. But when a shocking inheritance blasts their
friendship apart, Theda is forced to confront the ghosts of her
past.

Will the
blistering scandals of yesteryear keep Theda and Benedict forever
divided? Or will the flame of love triumph?

TRAILER:
http://animoto.com/play/DJydJ5r1Lq9EmHS2CV8N0A

Friday
Dreaming

(originally
published by Mills & Boon Limited)

Bookish Friday
Edborough’s secret dream looks set to come true when childhood
friend, the gorgeous Nicolas Weare, proposes—if only he was
behaving like a man in love. All too soon, Friday’s worst fears are
confirmed when she finds Nick has been forced into the betrothal to
stop him marrying the beautiful but ineligible Hermione.

Caught between
love and loyalty, Friday ends the engagement, leaving Nick to
realise the value of what he’s lost just as he discovers Hermione’s
true worth. But with the lines joining love and hate beginning to
blur, has Nick’s change of heart come too late?

TRAILER:
http://animoto.com/play/H1rKLTXkgvPWD2wYL4YQlQ