The last thing Prudence Atwater wants is a husband, for her sole purpose in life is to run The Atwater Finishing School for Young Ladies. But her beloved institution is not just any finishing school, for secretly, her ambition is to rescue unfortunates from the streets, even if it means dressing up as a streetwalker herself in order to infiltrate their world. What she doesn't count on one memorable night outside Drury Lane is to be propositioned by a devilishly handsome nobleman who leaves her breathless... After a night at the theater, Lord Alfred Weston is surprised to find himself engaged in a most titillating conversation with a strangely intriguing and intelligent light-skirt. The moment ends in a heated kiss, followed by an inconvenient turn of events that leaves him desperate to track down the cheeky tart who caused him to wind up in the Times. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that by day, she is a bookish, innocent school-marm! Like Prudence, Alfred has no interest in the shackles of marriage, but this strikingly beautiful and recklessly independent young woman arouses his passions-and his frustrations-at every turn. Alfred vows to have her in his bed, and to do that he must find a way to tame her. "Filled with a colorful cast of characters and laugh-out-loud moments, the story of Lord Weston and the incomparable Miss Prudence Atwater is an enjoyable, entertaining, and deliciously sexy Regency romp." -USA Today bestselling author, Julianne MacLean

Gwendolyn Belle is considered one of the most beautiful ladies of high society, but with a strong temper; it is no surprise that she has remained unmarried. Now, under the demands of her half-brother, who wishes to continue his privileges while strapping on his sister, a collar, she loses all her freedom when she finds herself with no choice but to accept the advances of the devilishly charming Noah Ravin, who has been in love with her since the day he first saw her. He is a challenging man and is willing to tame this beast. And he won't stop until he gets what he wants. Meanwhile, Gwendolyn is a girl who, like a child, refuses to marry and will do anything to tire the handsome man who will do anything to get her.

“You can’t help but fall in love with Lynsay Sands!” —New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd Lynsay Sands—the perennial USA Today and New York Times bestselling author well-known and loved for her delightful novels featuring the Argeneau family of vampires—once again shows us another side with Taming the Highland Bride, the second in the wonderfully witty, supremely sexy historical romance series she kicked off with Devil of the Highlands. With Taming the Highland Bride, the incomparable Lynsay pays homage to the immortal Bard, William Shakespeare, as she delights readers with a tale of a smitten Scotsman’s determined efforts to tame his beautiful, hot-tempered fiancée, the notorious “Stewart Shrew.”

Lincoln Coryell had dismissed Maddie St John as a spoilt, glamorous socialite, and couldn't believe his bad luck when he was stranded alone with her! But to his surprise a different side of Maddie was revealed, and Linc realised he could be the man to tame her!

HE WAS A MAN CONVINCED THAT LOVE CAME AFTERMARRIAGE… He believed a successful merger was made up of two parties with similar goals, backgrounds and wealth. So, tired of being alone, Cash McRay decided to pop the question to the daughter of a close business associate. She would be the perfect wife and he'd learn to love her—later. His plans went awry the moment he met Vivian Escobar, his intended's former sister-in-law. She was the embodiment of Cash's every desire, but to Vivian, the magnetic American tycoon was her worst nightmare. She dared not act on the immediate, fiery attraction that consumed her. Yet Cash was determined to claim a bride, and taming the tempestuous Vivian meant a total merger of love— now and forever!

First published in 2002. This fascinating collection of essays examines the politics of gender and desire in premodern Iberia. Eukene Lacarra Lanz brings together a group of noted specialists in Arabic, as well as Castilian, Catalan and other Romance languages, to investigate the changes that affected marriage and sexuality over the course of the millennium, from approximately 650 to 1650 A.D. The contributors utilise a variety of literary and philosophical texts, legal documents, and medical treatises to explore a broad range of topics, such as shrew-taming, wedding rituals, wet-nursing, cross-dressing, sodomy and moral pornography. The volume's interdisciplinary approach traces the origins and genealogies of the predominant discourses on these subjects that engaged the minds of medieval and premodern writers, moralists, politicians and scientists alike. Marriage and sexuality in Medieval and Early Modern Iberia offers a rich history and insightful analysis of some of the central themes of Hispanic literary and cultural life.