Welcome to Book One in "The Hellion Club", the nickname for the Darrow School, where miscreant noblemen send their illegitimate daughters to keep them out of sight, out of mind, and to make them employable. It's propriety, secrets, and passion in this scorching new series! Douglas “Devil” Ashton, Lord Deveril, was forced by his father to join the army and was exiled to India. It was punishment for all his many wicked, wild and reckless ways. While serving his country, the unthinkable happens at home. Devil’s sister is seduced by a fortune hunter and cast out by their father. By the time Devil returns to England, he’s too late to save her… but if he can obtain the right governess, one who specializes in working with children others have deemed unmanageable, he might be able to save his niece. There is only one problem - no respectable woman would ever consent to be employed in the house of the Devil Lord. If she did, she’d never be able to be employed elsewhere again, as his very name is synonymous with ruin. But Wilhelmina Marks is no ordinary governess. She’s a graduate of the Darrow School, an integral member of The Hellion Club, and a determined lady in her own right. Marina, Lord Deveril’s niece is a challenge… but not nearly as challenging as her uncle. He is all that they have said of him. Hedonistic. Rakishly charming. Too handsome by far. But also kind and perhaps a little broken. It’s that combination which draws Willa to him and makes him irresistible to her. But danger looms when Marina’s wastrel, fortune hunting father returns, intent on claiming his daughter. Willa and Devil must work together to keep the little girl safe... is it a recipe for disaster or a recipe for love?

I’m not holding you to keep you from leaving. I’m holding you because it’s a way of showing you how precious you are to me. Lillian Burkhart could not be more different from her half-sister, Wilhelmina. Suspecting that she is more like their wastrel father, she struggles against the wildness inside her, trying desperately to be the proper young woman that Miss Euphemia Darrow has reared her to be. But when she’s discovered walking barefoot in Hyde Park by none other than the grandson of the elderly dowager duchess who employs her as a companion, her failure is complete. Lord Valentine Somers, Viscount Seaburn, has been playing a part for so long that he no longer recognizes himself. As a soldier, he’d risked life and limb. Now, as a spy for Whitehall, he’s risking his very soul by using his skill with cards to gain entree to circles he wants no part of. Feigning the ennui of a debauched dilettante who treats women and money as if they were both in unending supply, he’s immediately struck by the beauty, vivacity and innocence of a lovely barefoot nymph… who happens to be his grandmother’s companion. Given an ultimatum by his grandmother, marry or be disinherited, Val offers for Lillian on a whim. And she accepts in order to claim her own familial bequest. But theirs isn’t a normal engagement… not when someone keeps trying to murder his betrothed. Uncertain if it has to do with Lillian’s inheritance, his own inheritance or the enemies he’s made over the years, Val knows he will do whatever it takes to protect her… but he didn’t expect to fall in love with her.

There's no such thing as just a kiss... Chaos! That is what greets Miss Calliope St. James when she enters the household of her prospective employer, Lord Winn Hamilton, the Earl of Montgomery. The newly appointed guardian for his nieces and nephew, he's clearly a man who has no idea what to do with children... and they are children who clearly know when the adults in charge haven't a clue what they're doing. But he is handsome. Terribly, temptingly handsome, even when he's maddening. Winn thought it was bad enough when his home was overrun with children hell-bent on driving him insane. Then, their new governess arrived... and she looks like no governess he's ever seen. Distractingly beautiful, maddeningly forthright, frustratingly capable—he's equal parts attracted to her and infuriated by her. And then he sees the portrait... the portrait that changes everything. Because Calliope St. James isn't just the abandoned and unwanted child of unknown parents, as she's always been led to believe. If Calliope is who he thinks she is, she's very, very wealthy, and there are powerful people in the highest reaches of society who want her very, very dead. To keep her safe, he'll have to keep her close, and that presents them both with an entirely different sort of danger.

Every touch brings with it a world of temptation. Eventually, there is a point of no return. Miss Sophia Upchurch is not having a good day. Her employer is dead, she’s been robbed, she’s now stranded in a strange city, and the handsome man she’d met on the stage, the man she’d flirted with, is no longer simply Mr. Henry Meredith, a possible suitor. He turns out to be Lord Henry Meredith, Viscount Marchwood, and so far above her reach, there can’t possibly be any hope, even as he heroically secured a position for her as companion to his cousin. But that position is beset with complications, and Sophie fears the young woman’s life is in danger. When Sophie informs Henry of her suspicions, he’s dubious at best. But the more he looks into the matter, the more convinced he becomes that she is correct. And that means, not only is his cousin in danger, but so is a woman he is coming to care for very deeply...possibly even a woman he loves. Can they get to the bottom of it before his cousin succumbs to the plot? And assuming they survive to have a future, can he convince Sophie to share it with him?

What happens when a fake courtship exposes real feelings? Escaping the odious Lord Ferringdon, whom her aunt wishes her to marry, Lady Philippa Meredith finds herself in a slightly scandalous position with a man she's secretly loved for ages—the Earl of Wellsleigh, Lord Thomas Asheburne. Ashe knows what he feels for Philippa, but his scandalous past marks him as a very unlikely suitor. Given that and her aunt's meddling, he can barely have a moment to speak to her, much less court her. So a scheme is hatched to spare them both Horatia's nightmarish matchmaking attempts. She can't very well foist them on others, if they're betrothed to one another, after all. Ashe persuades Philippa to go along with the scheme, against her better judgement... but, in truth, he has only one aim. He wants enough time alone with her to prove to her that his rakish heart is forever hers. But Lord Ferringdon proves to be a thorn in his side and a far greater threat than anyone ever realized. It'll take more than a declaration of love to get Philippa to the altar... it'll involve a daring rescue, where he literally has to put his life on the line for the woman he loves. (Note: This story was first published as part of the Dragonblade Publishing Boxed set Star of Wonder, November 2021)

That kiss would never be enough. And if he let it continue, it would become something else altogether—something his honor could never permit. Welcome to book 5 in the bestselling series The Hellion Club by USA Today Bestselling author Chasity Bowlin! Widower Simon Montclair, Earl of Eastlington, has been battling more than his guilt over the questionable death of his late wife. Her mother, Mercy Milthorpe, had been a godsend to him in the beginning as she’d provided the help he needed to raise his young daughter. But over time, Simon came to realize that Mercy was poisoning Emily against him for reasons that he could not fathom. Desperate for help, he turns to the Darrow School and the lovely Miss Vivienne Alcott for aid. Vivienne instantly falls in love with Emily, a child so painfully haunted by her mother’s death and so tormented by the insidious whispers of her grandmother that she has become like a ghost herself. But her desire to help Emily is complicated by her attraction Simon. The longer Vivienne remains at the isolated country estate, Edgecomb Manor, the more she realizes just how ruthless Mercy Milthorpe is—and how hopeless she is to resist the earl. Simon and Vivienne must determine whether or not they can join forces to save Emily without giving in to their feelings for one another. But Mercy realizes that, with Vivienne’s presence, it will take far more than just alienating Emily from her father to secure Mercy’s own position. And the depths she sinks to will shock them all…

For the first time in her life, she understood how a woman might be led astray. Playmates during one magical summer on the coast, Clarissa and Gus made a vow to one another: when they were older, when they were both free of the shadows of their neglectful and abusive fathers, they would marry. But that was a child's promise and, like so many things in childhood, it was all but forgotten, or so Miss Clarissa Milton thought. Then she meets the compelling and powerful Augustus Brandeis, Duke of Atherton, at a house party. She doesn't immediately recognize him as her childhood friend, but she is drawn to him in a way that she cannot explain. Augustus knows her instantly. In fact, she's the very reason he came to Southampton to start. He's there to fulfill their childhood vow by making her his wife. But having seen her again, it's more than simply the desire to honor an ages old promise. Clarissa is everything he could have ever desired in a woman, and he means to show her that there is nothing childlike in the way he feels for her. (Note: This story was first published as part of the Anthology titled [Get Your Duke On](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60056778.GetYourDukeOn "Get Your Duke On")_ in August 2022)

If there is one thing I know, kisses have a tendency to alter things irrevocably. Abandoned at the family’s country estate by her employer, Minerva Stone realizes that the concerns harbored about her position with Mrs. Charlotte Entwhistle-Graves were well founded. Dodging the unwanted advances of a teenage lothario and his conniving brother as she tries to care for their heartbroken younger sister, Minerva finds herself under the dubious protection of the Duke of Hargrieve, the Graves family patriarch. The Mad Duke. The Murderous Duke. Following the tragic murders of his father and brothers when he was a child, and his own grievous injury that left him with no memory of the event, Barrett Graves knows what the world thinks of him. The rumors and scandal that follow him everywhere he goes are reason enough to stay hidden away at Griffingate. When Charlotte, her brood of children, and their intriguing governess descend on his quiet, isolated world, Barrett finds himself in the middle of plots, schemes, and a confidence game of epic proportion—things that always seem to follow in Charlotte’s wake. But Minerva Stone is something altogether different. Compelling. Beautiful. Intelligent. He’s drawn to her as he has never been drawn to anyone else. She occupies his every waking moment and invades his dreams to the point that he wonders if he isn’t a little mad after all. But mad or not, he wants her. And if he can uncover Charlotte’s ultimate plan and foil it, if he can save Minerva from the clutches of his young but licentious cousins, if he can keep Charlotte’s daughter safe from whatever wickedness her mother intends—then he means to make Minerva not just his magnificent obsession… but his bride. The Hellion Club A Rogue to Remember Barefoot in Hyde Park Making Spirits Bright (Novella) What Happens in Piccadilly Sleepless in Southampton When an Earl Loves a Governess All I want for Christmas (Novella) The Duke's Magnificent Obsession The Governess Diaries

Love lost and found… As a girl, Euphemia Darrow had fallen desperately in love with the younger son of the Duke of Clarenden, Nicholas Montford. But he broke her heart with a cold dismissal before he left to join the army. Rather than pine for him, Effie found another purpose for her life. Forfeiting the notions of having a husband and children of her own, she poured her heart and soul into the Darrow School—her creation. It was a place for girls like herself… the illegitimate and often forgotten children of noblemen. She would rear those girls, teach them to fend for themselves, to retain their dignity and independence in a world of men. Years later, fate brings Nicholas back into her life. Now the only surviving son, he is the heir to the dukedom, he’s also a master spy, working to protect the crown from threats foreign and domestic. Unable to resist the beautiful girl who has now grown into a remarkable and fascinating woman, Nicholas finds himself once more under Effie’s spell. All his efforts to protect her from his father’s wrath by ending their association have failed. But his father is now on his deathbed and freedom lies ahead—freedom to finally pursue the life he’s always dreamed of… a life with Effie. But the course of true love can never run smoothly. Confronted with evidence that Nicholas has done the unforgivable—fathering a child, Alexandra, and abandoning her to the horrors of the workhouse—Effie rejects him. When the scheming of his enemies places him at death’s door, Effie must accept that her feelings for him, despite her hurt, are as deep as ever. But Nicholas’ enemies will do whatever it takes to destroy him and anyone who is close to him. With Effie and Alexandra in danger, he must move heaven and earth to keep them all safe… and to prove that he is worthy of her.

He felt as if he’d been born to want the woman before him, as if desiring her was simply his destiny. On a whim, the Hound of Whitehall saved widowed reformer, Honoria Blaylock, from a terrible fate… and in so doing, sealed his own. Fierce, beautiful, willful, maddening and completely irresistible to him; each and every interaction with her pokes and prods at his temper while shaking his resolve to keep her at arm’s length. Then the unthinkable happens. Honoria’s sister is kidnapped—a crime that occurred on his streets, without his sanction. So they strike a bargain. He’ll help Honoria save her sister, and in return, she’ll come to his bed for as long as he wants her there. Honoria has little use for men as a general rule. Her father was a miser and social climber while her late husband was a cruel and vicious wastrel who made her life a misery. She’s never known temptation before. Not until him. Vincent. The Hound of Whitehall. The King of London’s underworld. The bargain he offers her is terrifying, not because she fears him, but because she fears herself and the complicated tangle of feelings he stirs within her. With her sister missing and a monster prowling the dark alleys of London’s worst rookeries to prey on its most vulnerable habits, she’ll have to set her fears aside and put her trust in the same criminal who once saved her. But can she give him her body while still protecting her heart?