Can a rogue really change? She’s as determined to pursue him as he’s determined to keep his distance. After a heartbreaking debacle, Thomas Sullivan decides to give up his roguish ways and become celibate. A test comes sooner than later upon meeting the lady of the house’s companion, Mary. Mary Asher is not sure why the handsome new driver tries to avoid her at all costs, when he obviously finds her attractive. She decides to find creative ways to get time alone with him. However, the past always has a way of catching up and Thomas must face the consequences.

Marry or find herself penniless and ousted from her aunt and uncle's home. Those are Miss Juliana Drake's current options. Having never felt the need to know how long she could survive without basic provisions, she chooses the latter. Only she knows as much about charming a suitor as she does about charming a snake. Nothing. The solution? Colin Lewis Francis Latham, Duke of Herstshire. The man who offered her marriage years ago, then vanished without as much as a by your leave. When he returns to London and offers to instruct her in the art of husband hunting, Juliana is both insulted and desperate enough to accept his offer. She's no longer the gullible young woman of her youth. She can handle being near him without losing her head. Although, it would be much easier if she could finally expel him from her heart.

After years of failed auditions, rum heiress Andromeda Archambault gives it one last try at The Crow's Nest in Shoreditch against her better judgment. She may be a lady, but to director Frank Creighton, she's the Queen of Night, and she's perfect for a starring role in his theatre and his life. But Andie isn't who she says she is, and neither is Frank. Will their Phantasmagoria be a success, or will the skeletons in their closets close the show before it begins?

After the loss of his wife, Lord Grantham Mackenzie resolves to remain single forever. Father to two young boys, he hires a governess to ensure their care and education. Despite his wish to not remarry, his feelings for his sons’ tutor grows over time. However, Grantham fears exposing how he feels could drive her away. When they head to his family estate in the country, his mother invites a woman in hopes of convincing Grantham to marry. Governess, Octavia Smith, has three loves, her two young charges and their father, the handsome Lord Mackenzie. Wishing to remain in the lad’s life as long as possible, she must hide the attraction she feels toward their father and risk being discharged. When the Lord entertains a wealthy young heiress at his country estate, Octavia must decide if she can remain in his employ and watch him marry another woman. Will they come to term with the strength of their love, or will they allow social dictates to dash their dreams forever?

An unwilling earl... Rajesh William Courtenay assumed he would return to India after his Grand Tour and continue his life there. His father once chose his new home and his Indian wife over his family in England. But circumstances forced Rajesh and his family to return to England when his father inherited the title of the Earl of Devon. Unwilling to remain where he didn't belong, Rajesh spent the next seven years privateering. But more untimely deaths cause this second son of a second son to become earl. What happens when the unwilling early finds himself with a title and two nieces to raise? An unexpected governess... Charlotte "Charlie" Pedrick is looking for her fifth governess assignment after leaving her smuggler family and village. Age, illness, and two sets of wandering hands forced her from her previous assignments. A chance glimpse at an advertisement leads to a second chance meeting when she recognizes the man who saved her from her last employer's lecherous son. Instant attraction abounds, but class and cultural differences could stand between these soulmates. What happens when the unexpected governess finds herself in the arms of her employer, and secrets and scandals threaten their newfound love? In the midst of falling in love, treachery abounds. Rajesh doesn't believe his father's, his brother's, or his sister-in-law's death were accidents. The East India Company is holding a grudge, and Charlie's smuggler family only complicates matters. This couple rides into a dangerous unknown when they must face those who would target them with subterfuge and death. This STEAMY story joins the Regency in Color series with companion stories coming in the Sexy Scandals of Swain Cover: A Regency Romance Anthology and A Midnight Requiem: The Ghostly Hour: An Historical Romance Collection. Immerse yourself in this Regency love story set along England's southern coast and discover a diverse cast of characters.

Falling in love with her aristocratic employer is just the beginning of her high-seas adventure! Kyria Kingston is competent, clever, and not to be trifled with. So when her father pushes her into serving as a governess for the new Earl of Westbrook on the forty-day ocean voyage from Jamaica to London, she considers it a step down. She has dreams of running a great house, not chasing after two adorable hellcats. Until she meets the hunky, hopeless, hilarious earl. Matthew Weatherby doesn’t know which way is up when he suddenly inherits his brother’s title, lands, and his orphaned twin girls. He needs a replacement governess for the voyage home, he needs lessons in how to dress and act like a powerful aristocrat, but even more than that, he needs a wife who can be a mother to his nieces. Could Kyria be the answer to all three problems? And beyond that, can he get away with wooing Kyria, or will he be forced to bow to the rules of society? Please be advised: Steam level – Pretty darn hot! The Forty-Day Governess is part of the Regency in Color series.