Jilted at the altar, Lady Louisa Bennett seeks the solace of a quiet, empty chapel and instead finds Alistair de Roche, her fiancé’s best man and the subject of her fantasies from the moment she met him. Alistair knows bedding his best friend’s betrothed is well beyond the pale, but Louisa has haunted his dreams for months. Soon, Louisa and Alistair are caught up in a consuming love affair that threatens their families’ plans and their own hearts. Can they find a way to live happily, and carnally, ever after?

In London, England, July 1816 was a good time for Nathaniel St. Clair, the 6th Marquess of Grenville. His father, the Duke of Hardwyck, felt his son was a total failure but he had no choice but to depend upon him to assure the family name would continue. If Nathaniel was not drunk, he was keeping company with ladies of the night at one of the upscale brothels in the area. The Honorable Miss Eleanor Palmer was not as happy. Her former fiancé, the Earl of Holyfield, had eloped with Lady Louisa Bennett (Nathaniel’s former intended). He even had the nerve to leave a note for Eleanor advising her to marry Nathaniel. That was the last thing she intended to do. Her father, Viscount Palmer, even called Nathaniel the “Marquess of Devil.” When she barged into Nathaniel’s home in a rage, she never expected the outcome.

The Peninsular Wars may have ended more than a year ago, but they're not over for Colonel Jack Prescott. Cursed with perfect recall, Jack can remember the names and see the faces of every man he sent into battle, hear their dying howls of agony, and taste the bitter flavor of their fear. Awake or asleep, he can't escape the twisted, violent images or his remote for having knowingly condemned foo many soldiers to certain death. That is, until he chances upon perhaps the one woman who can accept him without judgment or condemnation. 'Tis pity she's a whore. NOTE: This novella was originally published by Kensington Books in 2009 in the anthology titled Behind the Red Door.

Lady Jane St. Clair should be happy. After all, she's betrothed to the man she adores. But the Earl of Chester is a notorious rake who has dallied with London's loveliest women, and "Plain Jane" can never hope for his fidelity. Unless she can find another way to compete... Gerard Nash is resigned to a lustless marriage and, for appearances, has given up his mistress. But celibacy is not for him, and in the weeks before his weeding, he frequents London's poshest brothel. There, a masked woman with the body of a goddess brings him exquisite pleasure. There's just one catch. This harlot must remain a virgin. Note: This novella was originally released by Kensington Books in 2009 in the anthology titled Behind the Red Door.