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The Hale Family: Americans in London
Series · 2 books · 2023-2024

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Balthazar

The Spare

2023

The Hale family is coming to London, and the ton has never seen anything like it... Meet the Hales, a wild, wealthy, and witty family of loveable misfits who are about to take London by storm. If you loved Mary Balogh’s Bedwins, Julia Quinn's Bridgertons, or Loretta Chase’s Carsingtons, you’ll adore the Hales! Victoria Dryden gave Balthazar Hale the last thing he ever expected. A reason to stay… Balthazar and his siblings are living the good life in the utopian community of Oneida, New York, where they have a degree of sexual and intellectual freedom few men—and even fewer women—have ever known. But sadly, all good things must come to an end. When their father dies, the Hale siblings discover two disheartening truths. First, they have an older brother none of them knew existed. Second, this stranger is not only the heir to an English dukedom, he’s also their new legal guardian. Before the Hales know it, all five siblings are dragged to England to take their places in strait-laced, stuffy ton society, where their guardian expects them to make respectable marriages. All Balthazar wants is a way out. Until he meets her. Victoria is a woman with dangerous secrets. She’s the exact opposite of marriage material. Falling for her could ruin both their lives. But none of that matters when she’s in Balthazar's arms…and his bed. Finding their way to happily ever after would be so easy in Oneida. Too bad they aren’t in utopia anymore… This sexy Victorian historical romance features enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, opposites attract, and enough steam to melt your Kindle!
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Io

The Shrew

2024

_The Hale family is coming to London, and the ton has never seen anything like it... _ Lady Io Hale has no time for men. And certainly no time for her older brother’s stuffy, grumpy, and oh-so-proper best friend, Corbin Masterson, who believes he is so morally superior to everyone else, especially her. Io might have been wrenched from her home in New York, dragged to London, and forced to attend ton parties and balls, but she is drawing the line at tolerating Masterson’s snooty, judgmental, and accusatory looks for one second longer. Showing him just how susceptible he is to his own lusty desires is a challenge she is delighted to accept. Bringing the uppity Masterson to his knees will not only be educational for him, it will also be a pleasure for her. Corbin has never met anyone—man or woman—like Io Hale. She says and does anything and everything she pleases! Somebody desperately needs to take the woman in hand. Or perhaps over their knee. In any case, Corbin knows exactly whose hand—and knee!—is perfect for the job: his. And while he is bringing her to heel, he can also get the mesmerizing siren out of his thoughts, where she appears to have taken up residence. At least he can try… What will these stubborn lovers do when they realize that—instead of breeding contempt—familiarity yields the one thing neither of them ever expected: love?

Authors

S.M. LaViolette
S.M. LaViolette
Author · 19 books

Who is S.M. LaViolette? S.M. (that’s short for Shantal Marie) writes super spicy historical romance and historical erotic romance. S.M. likes to write about heroes and heroines who don't fit the mold—that means heroes who aren't always dukes and heroines who aren't always virgins. People have described S.M.'s style as dark, angsty, and dryly witty. S.M. also writes historical romance under the pen name Minerva Spencer, and historical mystery under S.M. Goodwin. S.M. has been a criminal prosecutor, college history teacher, B&B operator, dock worker, ice cream manufacturer, reader for the blind, motel maid, and bounty hunter. Okay, so the part about being a bounty hunter is a lie. S.M. does, however, know how to hypnotize a Dungeness crab, sew her own Regency Era clothing, knit a frog hat, juggle, rebuild a 1959 American Rambler, and gain control of Asia (and hold on to it) in the game of RISK.

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