Desire

Intimate Enemies

Shana Abe

Lauren MacRae is the only child of the Laird of the MacRae Clan. Her father raised her as if she were a male heir. She has learned how to use weapons, to ride like a boy, and how to negotiate with and lead the clan. Their clan claims the Isle of Shot. The English Lord du Morgan also claims the same isle. The two groups have settled into an uneasy arrangement with each side living on half of the is

The Bride and the Brute

Laurel O'Donnell

Ransom

Julie Garwood · 546 pages

Highlands' Lairds #2 As a child, Gillian lost her sister and saw her father killed by Baron Alford, a man driven by greed, determined to obtain a jewelled box belonging to King John. Years later, while searching for her sister, Gillian enlists the aid of Scottish Lairds Ramsey Sinclair and Brodick Buchanan, as well as a new friend, Brigid Kirk Connel. The four unite to face the terrifying and pow

When Love Awaits

Johanna Lindsey · 356 pages

Once Lady Leonie cursed 'the Black Wolf' - handsome Rolfe d'Ambert, the mercenary Lord of Kempston - for his bloody deeds and cruelty to the local peasants. Now she must marry the magnificent blackguard to bring peace to the land. Young, innocent, and possessing a rare and exquisite beauty, Leonie would be a prize for any man - yet Rolfe seeks the match solely for revenge. But her sensuous kiss ig

A Kingdom of Dreams

Judith McNaught · 440 pages

Abducted from her convent school at 17, headstrong Scottish beauty Jennifer Merrick does not easily surrender to 29 year old Royce Westmoreland, Duke of Claymore. Known as "The Wolf"; his very name strikes terror in the hearts of his enemies. But proud Jennifer will have nothing to do with the fierce English warrior who holds her captive, this handsome rogue who taunts her with his blazing arrogan

The Perfect Wife

Lynsay Sands · 369 pages

It was to be hoped that her groom was partial to cherries. For Avelyn feared she would very much resemble one at their wedding feast. Too round, to red in the scarlet gown that was all she could fit into…and perhaps too tart for his taste? No doubt he longed for a sweet, biddable bride, one who was as tiny and trim as she was trying to appear. Paen Gerville longed for a lively, well-rounded wom

Grave Mercy

Robin LaFevers · 549 pages

*Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?* Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassi

Winterbourne

Susan Carroll · 416 pages

In the harsh, turbulent Middle Ages, lovely Lady Melyssan remains as she always has been -- sweet, timid, and content to be alone. But in a desperate move to resist the advances of the dreaded king, she claims to be married to his worst enemy, Lord Jaufre de Macy, the legendary Dark Knight. Seeking temporary shelter in Jaufre's abandoned castle, Winterbourne, she is unprepared for the fierce, a

Almost Innocent

Jane Feather · 432 pages

Dear Reader,Almost Innocent is a romance that is particularly dear to me, with a heroine who surprised me with her strength and resourcefulness, and a hero who will always be one of my favorites.Growing up behind the impenetrable walls of an English fortress, young Magdalen does not know that she is the illegitimate daughter of a powerful English prince and his murdered French mistress -- or that

To Tame a Highland Warrior

Karen Marie Moning · 416 pages

Knight of Pleasure

Margaret Mallory · 383 pages

Lady Isobel Hume, an expert swordswoman who agrees to obey her king and wed a French nobleman to form a political alliance, is tempted to betray both her betrothed and her country when she falls in love with Sir Stephen Carleton.

Enchanted

Elizabeth Lowell · 400 pages

Simon the loyal has vowed never to love, for love makes a warrior weak. His arranged marriage to a beautiful Norman heiress would be duty and no more. But more than duty stirs his blood when he first sees Ariane. She has known only coldness from men and a betrayal so deep it all but killed her soul. Wanting no man, trusting no man, speaking only through the sad songs she draws from her harp, Arian

Seize The Dawn

Shannon Drake, Heather Graham · 478 pages

Bold and beautiful, Lady Eleanor of Clarin--sole heir to her ancestral lands--chooses to marry an aging French noble rather than Edward I's choice of a brutal knight. To preserve Clarin and defeat the rebellious Scots who killed her father, she would gladly give her hand to the devil himself. But when the fiery Highland outlaw Frendan Graham takes her hostage, he also inspires her deepest desir

Ransom My Heart

Meg Cabot, Mia Thermopolis · 396 pages

Mia Thermopolis, Princess of Genovia and star of Meg Cabot's insanely popular #1 New York Times bestselling Princess Diaries books, has "penned" her first historical romance novel... with help from Meg CabotHe's a tall, handsome knight with a secret. She's an adventurous beauty with more than a few secrets of her own. Finnula needs money for her sister's dowry, and fast. Hugo Fitzstephen, returnin

Maid Marian

Elsa Watson · 313 pages

Maid Marian or the medieval soap opera of England. Our heroine is "married" at age five to an equally youthful lad for purposes of enriching the two families. The groom dies at age seventeen never having seen his bride and leaves his widow in the clutches of the wicked queen.

Born in Sin

Kinley MacGregor · 372 pages

Though few can equal her skill with the sword, Caledonia MacNeely fights an unfamiliar shiver when she is offered in marriage to the infamous "Lord Sin." Though Callie fears this mysterious, unreachable stranger -- less for the dark whispers that damn him than for the heat of his touch -- she is under the order of the English king. And with the fate of her troubled clan hanging in the balance, she

Another Chance to Dream

Lynn Kurland · 432 pages

With neither title nor land, Rhys could not win the hand of Gwennelyn of Segrave. But he would always have her heart. The two are kindred souls. Rhys, a knight with far too many notions of chivalry for his own good. And Gwen, a lover of minstral tales, waiting to be swept away. But Gwen is betrothed to another man, and Rhys fears he will lose her forever...Until a surprise offer comes his way - br

Hugh and Bess: A Love Story

Susan Higginbotham · 287 pages

"A delightful novel full of chivalry, romance, and real-life terrors." Historical Novels Review Forced to marry Hugh le Despenser, the son and grandson of disgraced traitors, Bess de Montacute, just 13 years old, is appalled at his less-than-desirable past. Meanwhile, Hugh must give up the woman he really loves in order to marry the reluctant Bess. Far apart in age and haunted by the past, can Hug

Once a Knight: Good Knights #1

Christina Dodd · 416 pages

A Lady's Choice-Only desperation can make strong-willed Lady Alisoun hire Sir David of Radcliffe to protect her castle. He had once been a hero renowned for his brave daring and knightly skills. But few know what he has been doing these past years. A Hero Again At George's Cross estate, Sir David does indeed discover danger afoot. But the danger that surprises him most is how quickly his own well-

The Black Lyon

Jude Deveraux · 290 pages

Darkly handsome and rich beyond imagining, the bold English conqueror they called the Black Lyon, Ranulf was a man no woman could win--until he found a tawny-haired beauty named Lyonene, whose fiery spirit matched his own. Through a whirlwind romance and stormy marriage, she endured perilous danger to be by his side, but web of vicious lies, spread by a jealous vixen drove Lyonene from her home

Lord of Seduction

Paula Quinn · 330 pages

A favorite of the king, Lady Tanon Risande is stunned and angry when she given in marriage as a gesture of Norman good will to Gareth ap Owain, a savage Welsh prince, and finds herself the target of ruthless enemies on both sides who will do anything to accomplish their ends.

The Forbidden Queen

Anne O'Brien · 400 pages

An innocent pawn A kingdom without a King A new dynasty will reign... 1415. The jewel in the French crown, Katherine de Valois, is waiting under lock and key for King Henry V. While he's been slaughtering her kinsmen in Agincourt, Katherine has been praying for marriage to save her from her misery. But the brutal King wants her crown, not her innocent love. For Katherine, England is a lion's den o

The King's Mistress

Emma Campion · 520 pages

"From childhood Alice Salisbury learned obedience in all things, so at the age of fourteen, she dutifully marries the man her father has chosen for her - at the cost of losing the love of her mother forever, as well as the family she holds dear. But merchant Janyn Perrers is a good and loving husband and Alice soon learns to enjoy her marriage. Her happiness is short-lived, however, ending when a

The Time of Singing

Elizabeth Chadwick · 528 pages

"Roger Bigod is heir to the earldom of Norfolk but all is lost when his father loses everything in a rebellion against King Heny II. Roger encounters Ida de Tosney, the king's mistress who sees Roger as an escape from the fickle court and when King Richard comes to the throne Roger's lands are restored and he becomes a great earl."--Provided by publisher.