A Marriage of Inconvenience

The Viscount Needs a Wife

Jo Beverley · 505 pages

Since being widowed two years ago, Kitty Cateril has been trapped in her late husband's home, where she is expected to mourn forever. Desperate to escape, Kitty will consider any option--even a hasty marriage to a stranger with no intention of abandoning his bachelor ways. London life suits Beau Braydon, especially his work keeping Britain safe. So when he inherits the title of Viscount Dauntry, h

Mr. Darcy's Mail-Order Bride: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

J. Dawn King · 350 pages

The Study of Seduction

Sabrina Jeffries · 357 pages

When a too-persistent suitor forces her into a marriage of convenience with Edwin Barlow, the Earl of Blakeborough, the unexpected passion that Lady Clarissa Lindsey finds with her husband is threatened by her stalker.

The Earl's Dilemma

Emily May · 297 pages

James Hargrave, Earl of Arden, urgently needed a wife--and who better than his best friend's sister?He wasn't looking for passion in this marriage of convenience and plain Kate Honeycourt had been on the shelf for years.Why, then, should she so firmly turn him down? Surely she couldn't be holding out for a love match? Although, curiously, the more he saw of Kate, the more aware he became of her at

Once a Gentleman

Candice Hern · 373 pages

When two friends are found in a compromising situation, their marriage of convenience turns into something neither was looking for ... and something neither can live without. Nicholas Parrish wakes one morning to pounding at the front door of his London townhouse. Standing before him is the irate father of Prudence Armitage and several of her scowling brothers. They accuse him of compromising Pru

A Comfortable Wife

Stephanie Laurens · 384 pages

The Kiss of a Stranger

Sarah M. Eden · 252 pages

When Crispin, Lord Cavratt, thoroughly and scandalously kisses a serving woman in the garden of a country inn, he assumes the encounter will be of no consequence. But he couldn't be more mistaken--the maid is not only a lady of birth, she's the niece of a very large, exceptionally angry gentlemen, who claims Crispin has compromised his niece beyond redemption. The dismayed young lord has no choice

The Admiral's Penniless Bride

Carla Kelly · 336 pages

Married in Haste

Cathy Maxwell · 384 pages

Brenn Owens, the new Earl of Merton, has come to London to choose a bride. The broad-shouldered war hero has his pick of the season's debutantes, but once he gazes upon Tess Hamlin, he knows he won't rest until he's made her his own. But behind Tess's light-hearted facade is desperation. She has no choice but to marry quickly, before news of her family's ruin becomes common gossip, so she accepts

A Christmas Promise

Mary Balogh · 256 pages

THE BOUGHT BRIDEGROOM Eleanor Transome found her father's wealth a dubious blessing, for he was determined that she wed a nobleman. Lord Randolph Falloden, on the brink of ruin, could not resist the lure of cold cash, despite his passionate alliances with several other desirable maidens. And though her heart belonged to the handsome, if humble, Mr. Wilfred Ellis, Eleanor would never deny her fa

Married to a Perfect Stranger

Jane Ashford · 372 pages

Quiet and obliging, Mary Fleming and John Bexley marry to please their families and John immediately leaves on a two-year diplomatic mission. Now John is back, and everything they thought they knew about each other was wrong.

Bride by Mistake

Anne Gracie · 309 pages

"Eight years ago, Lieutenant Luke Ripton made a hasty wartime marriage-in-name-only to protect a young girl from a forced union and left her protected in a remote mountain convent. Now, Luke is Lord Ripton, but he has been unable to obtain an annulment. ... For nearly a decade, Isabella has waited like a princess locked in a tower, dreaming of her handsome, dark-eyed prince. ... And while Luke and

The Duke Next Door

Celeste Bradley · 352 pages

A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE The dangerously beautiful Deirdre Cantor is determined to inherit her grandfather's vast fortune. All she needs is to marry a duke...and be the first granddaughter to walk down the aisle. After all, she has always dreamed of becoming a member of the haute ton. So when the proper Calder Marbrook, the Marquis of Brookhaven and future Duke of Brookmoor, is abandoned at the

Scandal Becomes Her

Shirlee Busbee · 362 pages

New York Times bestselling author Shirlee Busbee weaves the intricate, unforgettable story of a chance meeting, a forced marriage—and the surprise of a love so passionate it cannot be denied...Love Is Sweetest When It’s UnexpectedNell Anslowe and Julian, Earl of Wyndham, are an unlikely couple in every respect. Injured in a riding accident ten years ago, Nell was left with a fiance who abandoned t

The Earl Claims a Bride

Amelia Grey · 348 pages

After the deaths of his father and brothers leave Harrison Thornwick an earl, the prince regent threatens to have him arrested unless he marries Angelina Rule, but she is reluctant because she loves someone else.

An Uncommon Courtship

Kristi Ann Hunter · 445 pages

Life for Lady Adelaide Bell was easier if she hid in her older sister's shadow--which worked until her sister got married. Even with the pressure of her socially ambitious mother, the last thing she expected was a marriage of convenience to save her previously spotless reputation. Lord Trent Hawthorne couldn't be happier that he is not the duke in the family. He's free to manage his small estate a

The Marriage Spell

Mary Jo Putney · 384 pages

New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney is acclaimed by critics and readers alike for unforgettable storytelling and arresting characters. Now she introduces a Regency England you've never seen before, where dazzling magic is practiced in all but the highest reaches of Society, and where desire is the most mysterious and seductive force of all.One of the Duke of Wellington's most respecte

The Duke's Shotgun Wedding

Stacy Reid · 110 pages

The Devil Takes a Bride

Julia London · 368 pages

"A plan born of desperation... Once the toast of society, Grace Cabot and her sisters now await the shame of losing high status and fine luxuries upon the death of the Earl of Beckington. The dire circumstances are inevitable unless, of course, Grace's wicked plot to seduce a wealthy viscount into marriage goes off without a single hitch. But once a stolen embrace with the wrong man leads her to b

The Unexpected Bride

Elizabeth Rolls · 304 pages

Did family honor really dictate that he marry the first eligible girl who could make intelligent conversation? The Earl of Darleston certainly hoped not, but there was no denying that he needed a bride. And Miss Phoebe Ffollit seemed the ideal candidate for a marriage in name only.Or so he thought. Until his bride brought a wolfhound to their wedding and he learned that he hadn't married Phoebebut

The Painter's Daughter

Julie Klassen · 460 pages

"In 1815, a painter's daughter on the north Devon coast agrees to marry a stranger to avoid scandal, but her choice is complicated by the return of a former lover and a growing affection for the husband she barely knows"--

Ravishing in Red

Madeline Hunter · 357 pages

THE DOMINO REQUESTS THAT MR. KELMSLEY MEET HIM AT THE TWO SWORDS IN BRIGHTON TWO NIGHTS HENCE TO DISCUSS A MATTER OF MUTUAL BENEFIT. Hoping to clear her dead father's name, Audrianna Kelmsleigh decides to respond to the advertisement placed by the mysterious “Domino.” Armed with her cousin's gun, she takes a room at the Two Swords Coaching Inn. But the handsome man of commanding sensuality who

In For a Penny

Rose Lerner · 310 pages

A dashing and feckless lord enters a marriage of convenience with the lovely and practical daughter of a wealthy merchant to salvage his family fortune, but they find themselves unprepared for scandal, rioting tenants, a menacing neighbor--and discovering a love that is neither convenient nor practical but entirely heartfelt and enduring.

Merely Married

Patricia Coughlin · 339 pages

Life for Adrian Devereau, the sixth duke of Raven, was flawless, but for one nagging detail. Try as he did to live down to his reputation as the Wicked Lord Raven, the ladies persisted in viewing him as desirable husband material. So he conceived a bold solution to foil them once and for all--he would marry a woman on her deathbed and adopt the role of grieving widower. He even found a most suitab