Scandalous Summer Nights Box Set
Publisher: Jennifer Haymore
June 2014
Pages: 632
Historical Romance
England & Scotland
The Widow Vanishes (Prequel to the Heart of Enquiry
series) by Grace Callaway
Annabel Foster had a brief disastrous marriage that has
left her with her dead husband’s debt.
She is also at the mercy of a menacing cutthroat. Now the only way to pay off the monstrous sum
is either death or selling her body. She
steels herself for the worst on her first night at the bawdy house but what she
doesn’t expect is the unexpected passion she discovers instead.
William McLeod is a former soldier that has left both his
privileged family and his regiment behind him.
He is haunted by his past and makes his living as a guard in London’s underworld. He is offered one night with a tempting wench
and instead of just slacking his lust he finds a passion beyond compare.
Annabel and William are on opposite sides of a
cat-and-mouse game. They have to find a
way to overcome both betrayal and an evil enemy. They also need to find out if the passion
they found together in one night is enough to lead to a lifetime of love.
Scandal Before Sunrise (Book 1 of the Weekly Scandal) by
Sabrina Darby
Abigail Billings is bad girl that loves fun and
excitement. With a wit that flows after
a few glasses of wine. And she most
definitely loves the boys. Three years
before she fled London ahead of a scandal but now she is back. Abigail is determined this time around she is
going to make a respectable and advantageous match. At least before anyone
finds out that there is nothing behind her father’s title except even more
scandal. Everything would be fine if the
Honorable Elliot Jones wasn’t so determined to bring her to ruin.
Jones is the younger son of an earl that did his duty by
fighting for England and has happily put it behind him. He is drawn to the fast set, the one that
pairs poetry and wagers. Not to mention
the gossip. It is also that gossip that
tells him that there is a great deal more to Abigail than her high neckline,
beauty and straight-laced attitude suggests.
She is a contradiction he is determined to solve because
behind every modest smile is a sharp gaze and a trapped free spirit. At first it is just for fun he is determined
to make Abigail crack. Soon though it
becomes so much more as the music and moonlight lead to romance and love. He might not have thought he was ready to
settle down but now he knows the only thing that will make him truly happy is
to have Abigail as his wife.
A Highlander’s Heart (Highland Knights, Book 1) by
Jennifer Haymore
When Lady Claire Campbell last saw her husband she told
him that she hated him and never wanted to see him again. Now he is off fighting Napoleon, and it might
end up being too late to tell him she is sorry.
Major Sir Robert Campbell figured he would never see his
English wife again. He is convinced he
is seeing an angel when she appears on the battlefield after the bloody conflict
of Waterloo.
After the battle Rob is ordered to London on Crown
business. Claire follows desperate to
fix their broken marriage. Rob suffered
a concussion on the battlefield but he knows some wounds go much deeper than
that. And some never heal.
Lord Lucifer’s Disciple (Haberdashers Nights) by Sue
London
An heiress has turned away every suitor that she has
until the night she meets a mysterious foreigner at a masque ball. With him one kiss ignites a passion in her
that she has never known before and yet he refuses her pleas to elope. Now she has to figured out if she has fallen
in love and lost her heart to a man that doesn’t really exist.
John Howards has always been shy but finally he accepts
an invitation to one of his cousin’s masque balls. So he decides to go in the guise of his
friend from the Congress of Vienna. He
didn’t expect the freedom the role would give him and the confidence to flirt
with a beautiful woman. Most certainly
he didn’t expect his interest to be returned by her. An illicit night in the gardens leads to
regrets for John and now he has to see if he can convince her to marry him for
himself.
Elisa Jarvis has made it to one and twenty without falling
prey to a fortune hunter. Though now her
guardian is pressuring her to marry in less than a fortnight before her next
birthday. She is determined to find the
love of her life and will not be distracted by the latest dull gentleman that
has come to court her.
How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days (What Happens in Scotland,
Book 1) by Kate McKinley
Lucas Alexander is the ninth Duke of Arlington and a man
that is used to getting what he wants.
So when he first sees Miss Pippa Welby across the ballroom he is
determined to make her his. Pippa is
both bold and spirited and has vowed to never marry into the haute ton. Lucas is determined to win her even if it is
the only way he knows how but one wicked kiss at a time.
Pippa is the daughter of a wealthy tradesman and she has
been sneered at by the upper echelons all her life. Pippa hatches a daring plan when a duke shows
up on her doorstep with an invitation to her own engagement ball to him in just
ten days. She risks losing her heart if
she can’t lose the duke in ten days before the ball.
Miss Amelia Lands a Duke (a prequel to The Caversham
Chronicles) by Sandy Raven
Amelia is a spinster that accepts a position to be a
companion to her social-climbing aunt.
Her aunt is already planning her next wedding before even being out of
mourning for her second husband. Her
aunt is stalking the very elusive widower and obscenely rich Duke of Caversham.
Amelia is horrified by her aunt’s behavior so she hides
away in their host’s gardens and library for the duration of their visit. One evening walking through the maze she
meets an older gentleman that both intrigues and arouses her. Before even learning his name she flees. She later stumbles across the same gentleman
a couple of days later in the library where he astonishes her with a kiss. Even more astonishing she kisses him
back.
Now Amelia and the duke are caught in an embrace by her
aunt. Amelia flees because of her
embarrassment at her own wanton behavior and the mistaken belief that he was
only using her to escape her obsessed relative.
After the duke confronts Amelia’s aunt he feels the only honorable thing
to do is to make plans to marry Amelia.
He just doesn’t ask her first.
Lady Northam’s Wicked Surrender (Wicked Liaisons, Book 1)
by Vivienne Westlake
Rowena is the countess of Northam and finds to her
surprise that her former suitor is returning from India and not only that will
be staying in the same house as she is staying at. He appears in her room late one night and she
can only surmise it must be a dream.
Though her fantasy quickly becomes reality when Simon makes every effort
to seduce her.
Simon is determined to get Rowena back now that she is a
widow and despite a six-year absence and the fact that she married his best
friend. While her body craves him it
quickly becomes clear that she doesn’t trust him enough to give him her
heart. Simon has to decide if he can get
past her betrayal and convince her to surrender to the greatest love either one
of them has ever known.
This is a wonderful mix of stories that are sure to
please everyone. It also gives readers a
chance to try new to them authors while also reading some of their favorite
authors. It will also have readers
wanting to read the other books in the series.
Some are the perfect length though some will have readers wishing they
were longer and with a better resolution to the story. It also has some great
Scottish heroes that make for some very hot reading. This is worth getting because it has a great
assortment of stories. They can also be
read at different times and don’t have to be read all at once but most readers
will find themselves reluctant to put it down for long.
I give this 4-1/2 red roses
LRH
