Recommendations based on "Beyond Scandal"

In New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands’ captivating romance, a lass targeted by an unknown foe is saved—and seduced—by a bold Highlander Edith Drummond owes her life to Niels Buchanan and his brothers. Waking after an illness to a castle overrun by rugged Highlanders is disconcerting, but so is learning that she’s slowly being poisoned. Niels insists on staying by her side, and Edith soon discovers that even more dangerous is her wild attraction to the fierce warrior. Niels has never met a more courageous—or enticing—woman than Lady Edith. The idea of such a bonny lass being forced to enter a nunnery is more than any red-blooded Scotsman could bear. He’ll gladly marry her himself. But while sweeping her off her feet is easy, it’ll take all his skill to defeat her family’s relentless enemies, and convince her to surrender to his sweet embrace. . . .

One of the brightest stars of romantic fiction, the incomparable New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens flings wide the gates of the Bastion Club -- an elite society of unmarried London gentlemen dedicated to determining their own matrimonial futures. Here, in one volume, are two of the author's most captivating and sensuous novels: a "prequel" that brilliantly sets the stage for the popular series and an early Bastion delight. Captain Jack's Woman Rebellious Kathryn "Kit" Cranmer finds adventure at the head of a rag-tag band of smugglers. But her dashing, ruthless rival, the notorious Captain Jack, rules the night -- and becoming this bold man of mystery's woman will carry Kit to new heights of excitement beyond anything she's ever dreamed. A Gentleman's Honor Anthony Blake, Viscount Torrington, believes Alicia Carrington when the frightened young beauty swears she's innocent in the murder of the villain who was blackmailing her. But it is more than honor that compels the handsome nobleman to protect her, and to do everything in his seductive power to make Alicia his. Two classic novels in one volume!

Dear Reader, I love all my stories, but must admit that for pure romance, it's hard to beat Thunder and Roses. The first book in my Fallen Angels series, it's now available with this lovely new cover. They call him the Demon Earl. Son of a rogue and a Gypsy, Nicholas Davies was a notorious rake-until a shattering betrayal leaves him alone and embittered in the Welsh countryside. Desperation drives quiet schoolteacher Clare Morgan to ask the Demon Earl to help save her village. Unwilling to involve himself in the problems of others, Nicholas sets an impossible price on his aid-only if Clare agrees to live with him for three months, letting the world think the worst, will he intervene. As allies, Clare and Nicholas fight to save her community. As adversaries, they explore the hazardous terrain of power and sensuality. And as lovers, they surrender to a passion that threatens the very foundations of their lives. Can two such different people build a relationship that will last forever and beyond? Yoursquo;ll have to read to find out. Enjoy! Mary Jo Putney

Valiant cook and amateur sleuth Kat Holloway must uncover the secrets of Victorian London’s most elite noblemen to save the man she loves, from the New York Times bestselling author of Speculations in Sin.Kat Holloway knows that her beau and confidante Daniel McAdam has a talent for dangerous work as a Scotland Yard agent. At long last though, Daniel’s coldhearted boss has promised that after a final mission, his debt will be repaid, and he’ll finally be free. However, Daniel must risk his life one last time, masquerading as a secretary to an elderly viscount who could be the mastermind behind the recent plots against the Queen and her government.Using her contacts throughout London, Kat discovers several of her friends and colleagues have been victims of vicious blackmail. They’ll do anything to protect their scandalous secrets, even conform to the blackmailer’s political agenda. If Kat and Daniel wish to save each other and the Crown, they must prove the blackmailer’s identity and evade those who will stop at nothing to eliminate them.

'Joanna Bourne's voice is distant, fresh, and engaging.' - Madeline Hunter, New York Times  bestselling author He is her enemy. He is her lover. He is her only hope. Someone is stalking agent Justine DeCabrillac through London's gray streets.  Under cover of the rain, the assassin strikes-and Justine staggers to the door of the one man who can save her.  The man she one loved.  The man she hated.  Adrian Hawkhurst. Adrian wanted the treacherous beauty known as 'Owl' back in his bed, but not wounded and clinging to life.  Now, as he helps her heal, the two must learn to trust each other to confront the hidden menace that's trying to kill them-and survive long enough to explore the passion simmering between them one again . . . Acclaim for The Forbidden Rose 'Addictively readable . . . A flawless romance in which an espionage-steeped plot is deftly balanced with a lusciously sensual love story.' – Booklist * Best Books of 2010, Publishers Weekly Honorable Mention, Best 2010 Romance Novels, All About Romance Best Romance Books of 2010, Kirkus Reviews Best of 2010 List, Dear Author Guiltiest Summer Reading Pleasures of the Year, Salon.com

~Chosen as one of Library Journal's Best Romances of 2014~ For years he’d lived a lie. It was time to tell the truth . . . even if it cost him the woman he loved. Ten years ago he was a boy, given the name Thomas Paxton and sent by Revolutionary France to infiltrate the British Intelligence Service. Now his sense of honor brings him back to London, alone and unarmed, to confess. But instead of facing the gallows, he’s given one last impossible assignment to prove his loyalty. Lovely, lying, former French spy Camille Leyland is dragged from her safe rural obscurity by threats and blackmail. Dusting off her spy skills, she sets out to track down a ruthless French fanatic and rescue the innocent victim he’s holding—only to find an old colleague already on the case. Pax. Old friendship turns to new love, and as Pax and Camille’s dark secrets loom up from the past, Pax is left with a choice—go rogue from the Service or lose Camille forever…

Lovely, spirited Rowena Belleme knew that she must produce an heir to pacify her ruthless stepbrother, Gilbert d'Ambray. When the elderly husband Gilbert had found for her dropped dead on their wedding night, there seemed only one solution - to capture a virile man and force him to submit to her amorous advances.But Rowena found that her captive, the magnificent knight Warrick de Chaville, was a little more than she had bargained for. Vowing to resist but betrayed by his own desires, Warrick was intoxicated by Rowena's sapphire eyes and voluptuous beauty.Yet all the while he was planning a fitting revenge, eagerly awaiting the time when his captor would become his helpless captive...and made to suffer the same rapturous torment and exquisite ecstasy that he himself had endured.

The time is turn-of-the-century New York City. Society's elite host glittering balls inside sprawling mansions while outside, the teeming street harbor secrets of their own.New York City's Police Commissioner Rick Bragg has been called upon to investigate a shocking crime. Reluctant to pull Francesca into a case that could be very dangerous, Rick also knows the beautiful and brilliant heiress has a natural ability for sleuthing that could aid him--even it if means working side by side with a woman who tempts him like no other. And so Franscesca and Rick begin a harrowing journey through the squalid underworld of the city that plunges them deeper and deeper in a peril neither could have imagined--and a desire that only continues to grow...

A handsome politician determined to stamp out corruption.A beautiful wife with a sinful past.And a burgeoning love threatened by more than a past liaison.Three years after her dutifully contracted marriage, Adelaide, Lady Leeson, has fallen in love with her husband.Desperately, unequivocally, and madly in love with the good, honest man who rescued her when she was at her lowest ebb.The problem is that Tristan, Lord Leeson, thinks she is indeed a little mad-though he cares deeply for her.And Adelaide's mother will do whatever she can to enforce the fiction that her daughter has led a blameless past and that her psychological distress is based on events far more innocent than the truth.However, when Adelaide's past lover returns to England, now a celebrity due to his salacious poems, all of society wants to discover the identity of his muse.Now Adelaide must double down on her mother's lies.For if Tristan were to learn the truth, how could he love her?A passionate, tender, second-chance romance of mistakes, regrets, and ultimate redemption.Here's what the readers say: "My goodness, this was an intense and highly emotional book!" Kindle Reader"I think this was possibly the most gripping second chances story I have read this year!What happens in Tristan and Addy's romance had me going through a whole range of emotions as I read deep into the night and again today until I finished."Wonderful characters and a really fabulous story which I just have to recommend!" Kindle Reader

He thought he'd reformed. But maybe he was just destined to be a rogue forever...Inheriting the title of marquess saved Daniel's life. Literally. Without it, he would've remained in London, indulging in all the vices that plagued him. Now, he can finally focus on his responsibilities and become a better man. Letting his lovely and infinitely fascinating new neighbor assume he was a lowly groom was not on his agenda. But sadly, that's exactly what he did...Lady Anwen Astoridge loves horses more than people sometimes. Especially after what happened during her last Season. So, when she meets an honest, amusing, and charming groom she actually likes, she's shocked. If she could, she'd choose him over any of the titled gentlemen in London. Too bad her family would never allow that to happen...When Daniel's true identity is revealed, can Anwen forgive his deception? Or will this supposedly reformed rogue be denied a happily ever after with the woman of his dreams?