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The Hard Dukes Series

I like an impossible man—in books. When my vivid agent suggested a series near misbehaving noblemen, my middle soared and my imagination went to work. The result is Their Dis-Graces: the Dukes of Ripley, Blackwood, and Ashmont. They're big, they're intimidating, and they don't play past the rules. In spite of being under xxx, attractive, rich, and dukes, they're social outcasts, cheers to years of pranks, fist fights, duels, eruptions, disruptions, and drunken debauchery.

In short, they're in dire need of a shakeup, and information technology is my very peachy pleasure to create just the ladies to provide it.

Ten Things I Hate About the Duke — *Ten Things I Hate Almost the Duke*

The Dressmakers Series

In Lord Perfect, Book #iii of the Carsington series, I introduced the Dreadful Deluceys, a notorious lot of blue-blooded liars, frauds, and swindlers. And the idea of the Dreadful DeLuceys promptly got a stranglehold on my imagination. What most the rest of the family unit, the ones living away? Imagination wondered.

Eventually the imaginings settled downwardly to i family, whose premise was, What if one of the Dreadful DeLuceys married her French counterpart?

The result, in my fevered brain, was a series about this couple's offspring, a trio of purveyors of loftier fashion in the 1830s. The Noirot sisters accept come up to London adamant to conquer the dressmaking trade—and they've got the imagination, wile, guile, and audacity to succeed. They're brilliant, they're ambitious, and—being descended from two of Europe's about disreputable aloof families—they're short on scruples. Herein expect to encounter fabulous wearing apparel, gorgeous men, and, of course, extremely devious, ambitious women.

Dukes Prefer Blondes — *Dukes Adopt Blondes*

The Carsington Brothers series

The Right Honorable Edward Junius Carsington, Earl of Hargate, had five sons, which was iii more than he needed. Since Providence—with some help from his wife—had early blessed him with a robust heir and an equally salubrious spare, he'd rather the last three infants had been daughters.

This was because his lordship, dissimilar many of his peers, had a morbid aversion to accumulating debt, and everyone knows that sons, specially a nobleman'due south sons, are abominable expensive.
—excerpt fromMiss Wonderful

My original plan for the Carsington serial was a trilogy dealing with the three pesky younger sons, and Lord Hargate'due south machinations to get them married to rich girls. Merely like then many cunning plans, this ane went astray: Equally of today, the trilogy comprises v books. Simply the 2nd eldest son, Geoffrey, has stayed happily married as originally envisioned. Having never given me a troubling thought, he neatly eluded being the hero of one of my books—and thus spared himself a great bargain of suffering.

Last Night's Scandal — *Terminal Nighttime'due south Scandal*

The Fallen Women series

Ane of the things that infuriated me most the 19th century novels I otherwise loved was that whatsoever woman who strayed from the extremely narrow path of virtue—no thing what the reason or extenuating circumstances—came to a bad stop.

And so I rewrote those sorts of stories, and gave my bad girls—a courtesan and a harem escapee—Happily Ever Afters.

In fact, two other books, Not Quite a Lady (definitely) and Last Night'south Scandal (well, it'south a stretch), fit the category. But since they truly belong in the Carsington series, it seemed unnecessarily disruptive to put them in this grouping every bit wel.

Your Scandalous Ways — *Your Scandalous Means*

Scoundrels series

This series never actually had a title considering, unlike the Carsingtons and the Dressmakers, it wasn't planned as a serial. Just while writing The Panthera leo's Daughter I became intrigued with a graphic symbol, Ismal, which led to Captives of the Night, then 2 more full-length books and a novella, in all of which familiar characters brand appearances, sometimes in starring roles, sometimes not.

All of the heroes are in dire need of beloved'due south transforming effect, almost manifestly Lord Dain of Lord of Scoundrels, the centerpiece of the group and a longstanding reader favorite.

Since so many people have called this the Scoundrels series, nosotros'll stick with that, although I withal take a soft spot in my centre for my French publisher's choice: Débauchés. If you can pronounce it, feel free to apply it.

The Lion's Daughter — *The Panthera leo's Daughter*

"The Mad Earl's Bride" — "The Mad Earl'due south Bride"

Traditional Regencies

These are the showtime six books I ever wrote. The traditional Regency is the reason I got into writing romance. I won't say I can't write serious, but it would exist uphill piece of work. Mine is a comic muse, and Regencies offered a prime opportunity to combine two loves: 19th C English history and screwball comedy. As well, witty banter being highly prized in the genre, I could hone my dialogue skills.

These are shorter books—well-nigh the length of one of my historical romances if you cut out all the smoochy parts. Well-nigh the steamiest it gets (explicitly) is a passionate kiss. As you might expect under the circumstances, sexual tension abounds.

The first four books work out to two pairs connected by common characters. The terminal two were written to stand alone.

Brusque Stories & Anthologies

Once upon a time, many centuries ago, I wrote a short story, "Falling Stars," for a Christmas anthology. I learned that writing short is not easy for me, and then I don't do it much. Since then, the shorter works have had bridal themes. Sharp-eyed readers will discover that "The Mad Earl'due south Bride"—part of the Scoundrels serial—won itself a solo appearance, with a beautifully atmospheric cover. More recently, my two stories from Purple Bridesmaids and Majestic Weddings appear in a unmarried eBook, Royally Ever After. And at long last, "Falling Stars" is available again, every bit an eBook.