Heather Hume discovered that her recently dead father had been murdered. Her investigation led to Brighton where she learned that her father had been a spy for England. The most likely one to have betrayed him was his assistant Snoad, who dressed as a servant and spoke like a gentleman. Heather was determined to battle her attraction to this intriguing young man—if he was a traitor. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett Crest

Mary Turner has little use for sacrifice. As the niece of Erastus Corning, the prominent railway magnate, she is accustomed to financial security, society balls, and the flirtatious attention of her many suitors. When she marries the ambitious, though dull, banker Isaac Burch she secures an upper-class social position at the cost of a loveless relationship. Refusing to settle, Mary soon finds affection and passion in several extramarital dalliances. Her indiscretions result in a very public divorce trial, pitting the domineering husband against the repentant and disgraced wife. Based on the actual Illinois divorce trial of 1860 that riveted the country with newspapers headlines displaying the personal lives of the city’s most prominent residents, Burg’s novel probes human motivations and failings along with a social climate percolating with the demands for civil and social rights of women. Narrated through Mary’s diary entries and Isaac’s letters, Dalliance transports the reader with exquisitely researched detail into the material culture of Albany’s mid-19th century upper-crust society. Richly drawn characters and Burg’s eloquent style combine to make this an engrossing and emotionally powerful novel readers will not soon forget.

Boston-bred David Tenant unexpectedly inherits a sizable English estate, only to find himself responsible for an art collection with a tendency to disappear and a conniving widow with designs on his title, his money, and his heart.

A change in course can be refreshing…when it’s done together. 1871 After two disastrous marriages, beauty columnist Amalia Truitt’s life is finally her own—well, it will be if she can get herself back to Delaware and demand access to her share of the Truitt family fortune. After all, the charity she’s organized for women who can’t afford their own divorces won’t fund itself. However, not everyone wants her to reach her destination. When her family learns she’s been receiving anonymous death threats, a solo journey is out of the question. Enter David Zisskind, the ragtag-peddler-turned-soldier whose heart Amalia broke years ago. He’s a Pinkerton now, and the promotion he craves depends on protecting his long-lost love on the unexpectedly treacherous journey across Pennsylvania. That their physical connection has endured the test of time (and then some) is problematic, to say the least. In very close quarters, with danger lurking around every curve, with each kiss and illicit touch, the wrongs of the past are righted. But David can’t weather another rejection, especially with his career in jeopardy. And Amalia can’t possibly take a lover, never mind another husband…not with so much depending on her repaired reputation. Not when she’s hurt David—her David—so badly before. Publisher’s Note: Dalliances & Devotion contains content that some readers may find challenging, including PTSD, depression, war, sibling death and antisemitism. And don’t miss the first book in Felicia Grossman’s The Truitts series, Appetites & Vices, available now! One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise! This book is approximately 85,000 words