BOOKS
The Incognito Viscount
Historical Romance Mystery
Paris, July 1789: In the sweltering summer heat, a young widow is determined to assert her independence, an undercover nobleman hunts a blackmailer, and the simmering tension on the streets threatens to become a revolution.
Pierce Cardew, an English viscount and former privateer captain, is in France on the trail of a blackmailer threatening his family—and he’s convinced the recently widowed Comtesse de Gilocourt is involved. When he discovers the Comtesse is hiring a new footman, he applies for the position under a false name, determined to learn her darkest secrets.
Until recently, every important decision in Mélusine de Gilocourt’s life was made by a man. Now, thanks to an unexpected inheritance, she can set up her own household and pursue her interest in art. But has she made a mistake employing her new footman?
She suspects his livery hides a muscular body she’d love to sketch. But he’s less competent in some of his assigned duties than she expected, and he has an aggravating tendency to give orders rather than obey them.
Surrounded by danger as the French Revolution begins, she sets out to learn the truth about her husband’s mysterious death with her enigmatic footman by her side. Her high-handed servant is quickly becoming her ally, her friend—and perhaps her lover?
But she’s sure he has secrets of his own. Should she trust him?
Brighton Seasons Regency Romance Series
Books 1 and 2
To Dance with the Earl
Brighton Seasons (Book 1)
When duke’s daughter, Gabrielle, flees the French Revolution, she arrives in England with only the clothes she’s wearing.
Now penniless, she becomes governess to Charlotte, a little girl who hasn’t spoken to anyone for months.
The mean-spirited viscountess who employs Gabrielle takes great pleasure in having a duke’s daughter under her thumb. Despite that, trust and affection grow between Gabrielle and the little girl in her care.
Quin, Earl of Hanwell, returns to England after spending three years traveling the globe with a scientific expedition, hoping to rekindle the romance he had with Gabrielle before his departure.
He’s shocked to discover Gabrielle’s change of circumstances and outraged that her employer doesn’t permit her to have visitors or even receive letters. At least, not without the viscountess reading them first.
But while Quin was away, he survived encounters with hurricanes, elephants and tigers. He thrives on a challenge, and he’s not about to let a vindictive viscountess get between him and the woman he loves.
The Best Bride for the Duke
Brighton Seasons (Book 2)
Miss Meg Thompsett has come to Brighton to find a husband. But on her first morning in the fashionable seaside town, she’s nearly run down by a small girl on a charging donkey.
Meg’s spectacles are broken, and without them, she’ll struggle to navigate Brighton’s social season.
Two hours later, the most attractive gentleman Meg’s ever met arrives at her lodgings. One who seems an ideal candidate for her short-list of potential husbands.
But Meg’s visitor is a duke—while her family is undistinguished, and she has no fortune. No one would consider her to be a good match for a duke.
Marcus, the Duke of Candervale, comes to the lodging house to apologize for his niece, and make reparations for the broken spectacles. The last person he expects to encounter is a prospective wife.
Is Meg Thompsett the lady he’s been seeking?
Marcus is determined to find out. He doesn’t want to expose Meg to gossip, so he attempts to pursue her without drawing the attention of the scandalmongers. But he soon discovers his plan has flaws…
