Books in series
#1
The Duchess and the Highwayman
2017
A duchess disguised as a lady’s maid; a gentleman parading as a highwayman. She’s on the run from a murderer, he’s in pursuit of one.
Married off at a young age to a brutal nobleman, Phoebe, Lady Cavanaugh, longs for love—and enters into a risky affair.
Framed for her husband’s murder, she flees wearing only a blood-stained chemise and is rescued by a handsome ‘highwayman’ who believes she’s Lady Cavanaugh’s maidservant.
Hugh Redding has his own reasons for hunting down the man who wants Phoebe tried and hanged for murder.
And ‘the maidservant with aspirations above her station’ might prove the very weapon he needs—once he teaches her how to behave like a lady.
But when Phoebe mysteriously disappears, Hugh realises his feelings for the spirited wench he’d set out to tame are far deeper than he’d realised—while his search for her reveals a woman very different from the one who’d declared her love for him the night he last saw her.
Time is running out as Hugh realises he is the only one who can provide evidence to exonerate the friendless duchess—or the gallows will claim the woman he loves.
"The plot is fast-paced and the heat level was to my taste. A good read in my opinion." ~ Amazon reader
#2
The Bluestocking and the Rake
2018
With a murderer hot on her heels, becoming the greatest treasure in a bored aristocrat's collection may be Jemima's only hope of survival.
Bluestocking Jemima Percy owes her life to the brave nobleman who plucked her from the arms of a ruthless killer.
But now he, too, is dead and she’s alone and friendless, fearful of putting her family in jeopardy if she contacts them before the killer is apprehended.
If only Jemima had been able to locate her rescuer’s younger brother, she would not have been forced to sacrifice her reputation in exchange for her life.
Miles, Lord Ruthcot, is determined to shed his image as a dissolute rake following his failure to rescue an unknown damsel in distress, as requested by his dying elder brother.
However, when he meets the exquisite new mistress of his late brother’s rival, he no longer cares about upholding his new notions of honour and respectability.
He wants Jemima and he’ll do whatever it takes to possess her.
But Jemima is a bluestocking at heart.
Even if her heart and body are in danger of betraying her steely resolve, she is determined to hold handsome Viscount Ruthcot at bay.
Read The Bluestocking and the Rake to find out if Miles learns the truth of Jemima’s identity in time to protect her from the evil forces that threaten her life.
The Bluestocking and the Rake is Book 2 in the Hearts in Hiding series but can be read as a standalone.
#3
Duchess of Seduction
2018
Cressida must learn the skills of a courtesan and the cunning of a spy-master to regain her once-devoted husband's affections. Cressida, Lady Lovett, believes her reluctance in the bedchamber - caused by a brush with death during her last childbirth - has driven her husband into another woman's arms.
Desperate to learn the truth behind Lord Lovett’s increasing absences, she follows him to Mrs. Plumb's notorious Salon of Sin, expecting the worst.
Instead, Cressida discovers an unlikely ally who equips the innocent young wife with some tricks of the demimondaine's trade and sparks in Cressida a desire to set to rights an old injustice.
But when Cressida transforms herself into the vixen of her husband's dreams, she also sets in motion a series of unforeseen consequences.
Unless she can unravel a mystery and right the wrongs of the past, she stands to lose more than just her once-adoring husband.
Author
Beverley Oakley
Author · 30 books
Also writes under Beverley Eikli. Beverley Oakley writes Regency, Victorian and Georgian-set romances full of passion and laced with mystery and intrigue. Born in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, she married the handsome bush pilot she met in Botswana while managing a safari lodge and has spent the rest of her life as a ‘trailing spouse’ doing what she loves most: writing books from sweet to steamy; and from humorous to historical romantic suspense. Here’s more about her series. Daughters of Sin A very steamy, funny, witty and dangerous Regency-set ‘Dynasty’ featuring two nobly-born debutantes and their illegitimate sisters - laced with political intrigue, cheating spouses and, of course, dangerous gentlemen.
- Her Gilded Prison
- Dangerous Gentlemen
- The Mysterious Governess
- Beyond Rubies
- Lady Unveiled: The Cuckold’s Conspiracy (Prequel coming October 2021) The Scandalous Miss Brightwells A humorous, sometimes steamy, matchmaking series – with some books sweeter and more sensual and poignant.
- Rake’s Honour
- Rogue’s Kiss
- The Wedding Wager
- The Accidental Elopement
- The Honourable Fortune Hunter
- The Wilful Widow
- The Courtship Caper Fair Cyprians of London A group of women who work in a high class House of Assignation. Ranging from very steamy to sweet, hopeful redemption stories.
- Saving Grace
- Forsaking Hope
- Keeping Faith
- Wedding Violet
- Christmas Charity
- Loving Lily Hearts in Hiding Historical romantic suspense, very steamy often showing the darker aspects of Regency society, including the dependence and subjugation of women – and how, against the odds, they find their happy-ever-afters.
- The Duchess and the Highwayman
- The Bluestocking and the Rake
- Duchess of Seduction
- The Countess and the Cavalier Scandalous: Three Daring Charades Three sweet, yet intrigue-filled Regency historicals Lady Sarah’s Redemption Lady Olivia’s Butterfly A Little Deception You can connect with Beverley on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AuthorBeverl..., or through her website at: www.beverleyoakley.com http://twitter.com/BeverleyOakley https://www.facebook.com/beverley.eikli
