Synopses & Reviews
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Scottish barrister Sinclair McBride can face the most sinister criminals in Londonand#151;but the widowerand#8217;s two unruly children are a different matter. Little Caitlin and Andrew go through a governess a week, sending the ladies fleeing in tears. There is, however, one woman in town who can hold her own.
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Roberta and#147;Bertieand#8221; Frasier enters Sinclairand#8217;s life by stealing his watchand#151;and then stealing a kiss. Intrigued by the handsome highlander, Bertie winds up saving his children from a dangerous situation and returning them to their father. Impressed with how they listen to her, Sinclair asks the lively beauty to be their governess, never guessing that the uncoventional lady will teach him a lesson or two in love.
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Praise for the Shifters Unbound novels
andldquo;Exciting, sexy, and magical.andrdquo;--Yasmine Galenorn, New York Times bestselling author
andldquo;Danger, desire, and sizzling hot action!andrdquo;--Alyssa Day, New York Times bestselling author
andldquo;[A] sexually charged and imaginative taleandhellip;[a] quick pace and smart, skilled writing.andrdquo;--Publishers Weekly
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Praise for the Mackenzies series and#160;
and#8220;Ashley writes the kinds of heroes I crave.and#8221;and#8212;Elizabeth Hoyt, New York Times bestselling author
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and#8220;I adore this novel; itand#8217;s heartrending, funny, honest, and true.and#8221;and#8212;Eloisa James, New York Times bestselling author
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and#8220;A sexy, passion-filled romance that will keep you reading until dawn.and#8221;and#8212;Julianne MacLean, USA Today bestselling author
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Raves for The Dark Lady
“A tale of love, determination, scandal and plenty of angst.”—Publishers Weekly
“A book to savor.”—Grace Burrowes, New York Times bestselling author
“Dark, dramatic and intense.”—Anna Campbell, author of Seven Nights in a Rogues Bed
"Richly detailed and... unforgettable.” —Romance Junkies
"With the first in the Mad Passions trilogy, Claremont establishes herself as a force in the genre — to be kept on readers shelves alongside Anne Stuart, Anna Campbell and Jennifer Ashley.” —Romantic Times
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Raves for Lady in Red
“Dark and intriguing Victorian romance.”—Publishers Weekly
“The second of Claremonts Mad Passions series is wonderfully dark and intense. By drawing on characters from the previous volume and keeping the tension high, Claremont thrills her fans and will no doubt garner new readers seeking emotional intensity and angst not often found in romance. Think the Brontës, du Maurier and Holt. For those who relish the dark side, Claremont is their new queen.”—Romantic Times, Top Pick
Raves for The Dark Lady
“A tale of love, determination, scandal and plenty of angst.”—Publishers Weekly
“A book to savor.”—Grace Burrowes, New York Times bestselling author
“Dark, dramatic and intense.”—Anna Campbell, author of Seven Nights in a Rogues Bed
"Richly detailed and... unforgettable.” —Romance Junkies
"With the first in the Mad Passions trilogy, Claremont establishes herself as a force in the genre — to be kept on readers shelves alongside Anne Stuart, Anna Campbell and Jennifer Ashley.” —Romantic Times
Synopsis
A renowned rake, Cameron Mackenzie doesn't care if Ainsley Douglas has a virtuous excuse for sneaking around his bedchamber. He only cares that she's at his mercy. One kiss at a time, he plans to seduce her. But what starts out as a lusty diversion may break Cam's own rules.
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He is a man of simple tastes and complex pleasures... Cameron Mackenzie is a man who loves only horses and women--in that order--or so his mistresses say.
Ainsley Douglas is a woman with a strong sense of justice and the desire to help others--even if that means sneaking around a rakish man's bedchamber.
Which is exactly where Cam finds her--six years after he caught her the first time. Only then, she convinced Cam she was seeking a liaison, but couldn't go through with it because of her husband. Now a widow, she's on a mission to retrieve letters that could prove embarrassing to the queen. Cam has no interest in Ainsley's subterfuge, but he vows to finish what they started those many years ago. One game, one kiss at a time, he plans to seduce her. And what starts out as a lusty diversion may break Cam's own rules--and heal the scars of a dark and damaging past...
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Collared and controlled, Shifters are outcast from humanity, forced to live in Shiftertowns. But waiting within are passions that no Collar can containandhellip;and#160;As a wildcat Shifter and leader of his Shiftertown, Eric Warden knows his own kind. When he sees Iona Duncan, he realizes that although she appears human she is a half-Shifter wildcat living without a Collarandmdash;and that if she doesnandrsquo;t acknowledge her true nature and her mating hunger, it may kill herandhellip;and#160;Iona finds the mysterious and powerful Eric alluring, even though she has vowed never to reveal her Shifter side, lest her mother pay the price for hiding her all these years. But her mating hunger is rising, and with Eric so close, she may not be able to resistandhellip;and her desire may lead to the very doom they are fighting to denyandhellip;
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PROPERLY IMPROPERandhellip;AND DARING TO LOVEandhellip; Juliana St. John was raised to be very proper. After a long engagement, her wedding day dawnsandmdash;only for Juliana to find herself jilted at the altar.
Fleeing the mocking crowd, she stumbles upon Elliot McBride, the tall, passionate Scot who was her first love. His teasing manner gives her an idea, and she asks Elliot to save her from an uncertain futureandmdash;by marrying herandhellip;
After escaping brutal imprisonment, Elliot has returned to Scotland a vastly wealthy yet tormented man. Now Juliana has her hands full restoring his half-ruined manor in the Scottish Highlands and trying to repair the broken heart of the man some call irredeemably mad. Though beautiful and spirited, Juliana wonders if that will be enough to win a second chance at love.
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The Victorian era was full of majestic beauty and scandalous secretsa time when corsets were the least of a womans restrictions, and men could kill or be killed in the name of honor.
Lady Mary Darrel should be the envy of London. Instead, all society believes her dead. For Mary holds a secret so dangerous, her father chose to keep her locked away
and have a grave made for her near her mothers. Driven to the edge of desperation, Mary manages to escape the asylum, only to find that her fate yet again rests in the hands of a man
Edward Barrons, Duke of Fairleigh, longs for some way to escape the torment of his fathers crimes. In Marys warrior spirit and haunted gazewhich so mirrors his ownhe finally sees his path to redemption. He will stop at nothing to keep her safe, even as she seeks revenge. But will the passion they discover in each other be enough to save them from their demons?
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SECOND SIGHT AND SEDUCTIONand#133; and#160;
Daniel Mackenzie lives up to the reputation of the scandalous Mackenzie familyand#151;he has wealth, looks, and talent, and women love him. When he meets Violet Bastienand#151;one of the most famous spiritual mediums in Englandand#151;he immediately knows two things: that Miss Bastien is a fraud, and that heand#8217;s wildly attracted to her.
Violet knows she canand#8217;t really contact the other side, but sheand#8217;s excellent at reading people. She discerns quickly that Daniel is intelligent and dangerous to her reputation, but she also finds him generous, handsome, and outrageously wicked. But spectres from Violetand#8217;s past threaten to destroy her, and she flees England, adopting yet another identity.
Daniel is determined to find the elusive Violet and pursue the passion he feels for her. And though Violet knows that her scandalous past will keep her from proper marriage, her attraction to Daniel is irresistible. Itand#8217;s not until Daniel is the only one she can turn to that he proves he believes in something more than cold facts. He believes in love.
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SECOND SIGHT AND SEDUCTIONand#133; and#160;
Daniel Mackenzie lives up to the reputation of the scandalous Mackenzie familyand#151;he has wealth, looks, and talent, and women love him. When he meets Violet Bastienand#151;one of the most famous spiritual mediums in Englandand#151;he immediately knows two things: that Miss Bastien is a fraud, and that heand#8217;s wildly attracted to her.
Violet knows she canand#8217;t really contact the other side, but sheand#8217;s excellent at reading people. She discerns quickly that Daniel is intelligent and dangerous to her reputation, but she also finds him generous, handsome, and outrageously wicked. But spectres from Violetand#8217;s past threaten to destroy her, and she flees England, adopting yet another identity.
Daniel is determined to find the elusive Violet and pursue the passion he feels for her. And though Violet knows that her scandalous past will keep her from proper marriage, her attraction to Daniel is irresistible. Itand#8217;s not until Daniel is the only one she can turn to that he proves he believes in something more than cold facts. He believes in love.
About the Author
2011 Golden Heart winner
Máire Claremont first fell in love with Mr. Rochester, not Mr. Darcy. Drawn to his dark snark, she longed to find a tortured hero of her own
until she realized the ramifications of Mr. Rochester locking his first wife up in his attic. Discovering the errors of her ways, Máire now looks for a real-life Darcy and creates deliciously dark heroes on the page. Oh, and she wants everyone to know her name is pronounced
Moira. Her parents just had to give her an Irish Gaelic name.