THE REGENCY UNDERWORLD—SEX, SCANDAL AND REDEEMING LOVE The Mysterious Miss M is a living male fantasy—alluring, sensual, masked. But when Lord Devlin Steele finds himself responsible for her—and her child—he comes to know the real Maddy: the loving, passionate woman who drives away the nightmares of the Waterloo battlefield. But the aristocratic soldier can't support his new family. He will inherit his fortune only on marriage to a suitable lady—and Maddy is far from suitable. With the dangers of London's underworld closing in, how can he protect the woman he has come to love?

Guy, Lord Keating, laden with his father's debts, elopes with "heiress" Emily Duprey...only to discover she is as poor as he! Now his only hope of saving his family and dependents is a reluctant return to the gaming tables. Emily has to escape marriage to a gamester like her father. But she needs more money than she can win as Lady Keating—so she becomes Lady Widow, a cardplaying masked seductress! Then Guy recognizes the beautiful Widow as his quiet, mousy wife—and their inconvenient marriage takes an unexpected turn....

Cyprian Sloane's reputation is of the very worst. A gambler, smuggler, rake and a spy, he now faces the greatest challenge of all—respectability! He will force Society to accept him. Nothing will stand in his way.... Until he meets Morgana Hart, whose caring nature thrusts her into the company of ladies of the night and risks a scandal that will destroy them both. To become a gentleman Cyprian must sacrifice the lady—or is there a way for the rake to save them both?

A resolute manJameson Flynn is a man with a mission. Nothing will knock him off course. Until one summer's evening in Vauxhall Gardens, when a woman's song reminds him of the world he left behind. A determined innocent Rose O'Keefe's beautiful voice and graceful, earthy sensuality have made her a sensation among the pleasure-seekers of the night. In such dissolute company, how long can it be before her virtue is compromised? A rose among thorns The man who can make or break Flynn's career desires Rose as his mistress. Soon Flynn will have to choose what matters to him most—success or love....

A woman of innocence and notorietyThe prisoner stood with an expression of defiancé, leather shackles on her wrists. Adam Vickery, Marquess of Tannerton, was drawn to this woman, so dignified in her plight. He didn't recognize her as the once innocent, hopeful debutante he had danced with long years ago. Marlena Parronley, the notorious Vanishing Viscountess, was a fugitive. Seeing the dashing, carefree marquess of her dreams just reminded her that she couldn't risk letting anyone, especially Tanner, get caught up in helping her escape. He would face the same punishment she did. The hangman's noose.

Lady Wexin, once the Ton's foremost beauty, has been abandoned by her family and friends, and creditors hound her. Her husband's scandalous death has left her impoverished, and the gossip-mongering press is whipped into a frenzy of speculation when it becomes clear the widow is with child. Who is the father? Only one man Adrian Pomroy, Viscount Cavanley. He has cultivated the reputation of a rake, but in truth yearns for something useful to do. Delicate beauty Lydia Wexin could pose an intriguing—and stimulating—challenge….