A Gentleman's Promise Charlotte King bows to family duty and marries a man who traps her in a bad marriage, her life an endless cycle of pain and fear. That is, until Lord Helsing shows her another way to live. Lord Mason Helsing upon returning to London, finds his friend Charlotte is in a loveless and cruel marriage. Should he throw away the principles by which he lives and follow a different path in life? Divorce for Charlotte means ruination. And Mason is relied upon to marry well for his family. Can they overcome the strictures of society and live the life they’ve always wanted? Or will they bow to pressure and do as society deems appropriate? A Captain's Order Lady Eloise Bartholomew's trip abroad with her brother ends in tragedy when he dies. But with the conventions of English society suspended on the high seas, she finds passion in the arms of a rugged ship's captain, only to be dumped back into the ton, still burning from the fire ignited in her and the loss of the only man she ever loved. Gabriel Lyons, the Duke of Dale, never intended to set foot in London again. But when his brother dies, and the woman who claimed his heart brings him home, he knows he has to face his past. He can only pray their love will survive the scandal that sent him away. A Marriage Made in Mayfair Miss Suzanna March dreams of the elusive, rakish charmer, Lord Danning. But after a frightful first season, her dreams are crushed. That is, until she returns to London a new woman, and one who will not let anything stand in her way of gaining what she wants: revenge on the lord who gave her the cut direct. Lord Danning is in financial strife and desperate to marry an heiress. Miss Suzanna March fits all his credentials. But will Suzanna fall for pretty words from a charmer? Or will Lord Danning prove to Suzanna that she is more than his ticket out of debtor's prison?

This first in a “lusciously sensual and delightfully witty” (Booklist) Regency romance series from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Julia London follows an estranged couple finding love amidst scandal. Known as the Libertine of Lindsey, Nathan Grey, the Earl of Lindsey, is notorious for his disgraceful ways with women. But when he hears rumors that his estranged wife, Evelyn, is about to be named in the Princess of Wales’s infamous Book of Scandal, he has no choice but to remove her from London to protect them both—even if it’s against her wishes. Evelyn has no affection for the man who broke her heart years ago, but she is also no longer the naïve young girl he married. Her reluctant reunion with Nathan quickly turns into a battle of wills that lays bare the passion that still burns between then. But the two have powerful adversaries who would like nothing more than to see them torn apart and soon, Nathan must do everything he can to prove to the world and to Evelyn that she is not only his wife, but the woman he loves.

This study re-examines the twentieth-century novel as a form shaped by its problematic, often scandalous relation to the public sphere. Discussing ten texts against the challenges of their milieus, it considers twentieth-century fiction as a tradition of transgression, perennially caught between license and licentiousness, erudition and sedition.

New York Times bestselling author Julia London is at her best in this sensual Regency where a Duke must pretend his mistress is his wife. Kate Bergeron is the beautiful and mysterious former mistress of a cloth merchant...and the latest beauty to capture the interest of the Prince of Wales. Mired in a disastrous divorce, the Prince attempts to distract attention from his next amorous pursuit by ordering Grayson Christopher, the eligible Duke of Darlington, to pretend to London society that he is having an affair with Kate. When Grayson reluctantly agrees to his Prince's demand, he finds the lady no more willing than he is. Kate will grudgingly act the part in public, but her favors are not for sale to any man. As Grayson and Kate mimic ardor for the world to see, they find what started as a deception becoming all too real. And when passion flames into love, their predicament becomes extreme. For while marriage between a duke and a courtesan could never happen, Kate knows in her heart that she is willing to accept nothing less...

Thompson presents a re-appraisal of the 'scandalous memoirists' Costantia Phillips and Laetitia Pilkington, who feature with a cast of other 18th century apologists, and overturns scholarship's traditional discrediting of them.

Renowned for creating vivid, lovable characters with intense sexual tension and fun plots to keep readers turning the pages, Kelly returns with her third exciting book featuring a group of spinster friends in Regency England. Original.

A captivating look at the origins of our own tabloid culture in the salacious and titillating media of the Victorian era.