Surrendering to their chemistry

Can an impoverished orphan ...ever marry a duke?

A wallflower And an elegant gentleman… Gauche Hazel Springfeld is reconciled to being left on the shelf. At a society ball, she is improbably asked to dance by charismatic Mr. Lucas Darkwood. When she discovers it was all for a wager—he’ll win a prize if he can turn her into marriage material—Hazel plans to get her own back! She’ll frighten Lucas into thinking she really does expect that proposal—from him! From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. Young Victorian Ladies Three spirited sisters, all highly individual, find the men who are just right for them Book 1: Wagering on the Wallflower

A marriage of convenience…and unexpected desires. If Oliver Huntsbury, Duke of Somerfeld, hadn’t burst into Arabella van Haven’s backstage dressing room, her father would not have been able to blackmail them into marriage. His wealth has finally secured her a titled husband! Arabella is determined to be a wife in name only, their marriage unconsummated. But once they’re alone together, she knows this experienced, seductive, charming man could undermine her resolve so easily… Mills & Boon Historical — Intense passion, lavish settings and romance, burning brightly through the centuries.

Today we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-studded goldwork, richly embellished armor, splendid tapestries and embroideries, music, and ephemeral multi-media spectacles—in much higher esteem. Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, was typical of the Italian nobility: she bequeathed to her children precious stone vases mounted in gold, engraved gems, ivories, and antique bronzes and marbles; her favorite ladies-in-waiting, by contrast, received mere paintings. Renaissance patrons and observers extolled finely wrought luxury artifacts for their exquisite craftsmanship and the symbolic capital of their components; paintings and sculptures in modest materials, although discussed by some literati, were of lesser consequence. This book endeavors to return to the mainstream material long marginalized as a result of historical and ideological biases of the intervening centuries. The author analyzes how luxury arts went from being lofty markers of ascendancy and discernment in the Renaissance to being dismissed as “decorative” or “minor” arts—extravagant trinkets of the rich unworthy of the status of Art. Then, by re-examining the objects themselves and their uses in their day, she shows how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance women and men.

Saving him from solitude No matter how hard he protests… Seeking shelter in a storm, Lady Iris Springfeld arrives at the doorstep of Theo Crighton, the grumpy Earl of Greystone. Discovering he has shut himself away since the fire that took his eyesight, Iris uses her sunny optimism to counter his dourness. Theo is the first man to appreciate her for herself, not her looks or social connections. Now can she be the one to bring him back to life? From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. Young Victorian Ladies Three spirited sisters, all highly individual, find the men who are just right for them Book 1: Wagering on the Wallflower Book 2: Stranded with the Reclusive Earl

His best friend’s sister Now a tempting beauty Taking Lady Daisy Springfeld to his estate to convalesce after her cycling accident is the least the Duke of Mandivale can do to help the family who has been so kind to him. But now that Daisy has grown into a beautiful, rebellious young lady, Guy knows he must suppress any lustful thoughts. Only all too soon they’ve gone beyond friendship, and the taste of the forbidden is too tempting to ignore… From Harlequin Historical: Your romantic escape to the past. Young Victorian Ladies Three spirited sisters, all highly individual, find the men who are just right for them Book 1: Wagering on the Wallflower Book 2: Stranded with the Reclusive Earl Book 3: The Duke's Rebellious Lady