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The first book of the much anticipated 1797 Club series from USA Today Bestselling author Jess Michaels. The Dukes are coming!The wild and charismatic Duke of Abernathe is the kind of friend anyone would wish to have. He even formed the 1797 Club, consisting of ten men who would all be dukes. But he has full-throatedly declared he will never marry and no one understands why.But Miss Emma Liston doesn't care why. A longtime wallflower with an absentee father who is a scandal waiting to happen, she needs to marry. Now. She decides to take a wild chance and ask the help of her friend Meg's brother James. She asks him to pretend he's interested in her just long enough to gain the attention of others. He agrees but is quickly taken aback by how easy everything is with Emma.When her father returns, threatening her with a terrible future, their courtship swiftly becomes all too real. Will James ever reveal the true man beneath the outer shell? And can Emma discover her own worthiness before it's too late?Length: Full-Length (70,000 words)Heat Level: SizzlingThis book is the first in bestselling The 1797 Club series.

The steamy conclusion to USA Bestselling Author Jess Michaels' historical romance series, Mistress Matchmaker. Vivien Manning, the notorious Mistress Matchmaker, is tired. Tired of the parties, tired of the lovers, tired of being her. So she decides to leave London behind once and for all and start a whole new life. But before she goes, she must tie up some loose ends, and makes a list that includes a man she's never been fully able to let go-Benedict Greystone. Benedict was broken when Vivien broke off their affair years ago and has never gotten over his love for her. When she comes back into his life...and his bed...he isn't certain of anything except the power of their desire. But as Vivien moves closer to disappearing forever, both of them begin to question if the past can be overcome and if love might be the one loose end that cannot be neatly tied up. This book is the third book in the Mistress Matchmaker series.

The second sensual historical romance in the Mistress Matchmaker series from USA Today Bestselling Author Jess Michaels. A mistress should never be foolish enough to fall in love with her protector, nor trust him with her financial future. Mariah Desmond did both, and now her dearly departed lover has left her with nothing. Forced to seek another protector, she's determined that this time, she'll lead with her survival instinct-not her heart. But when she attends one of Vivien Manning's infamous parties, the familiar face of her late lover's best friend throws her for a loop. A painful past taught John Rycroft that he's not fit to be anyone's knight in shining armor. His soft spot-make that a hard spot-for Mariah is precisely why he's kept his distance. Yet the sight of her flirting with a bevy of men vying to become her next lover makes something inside him snap. As John hauls her bodily away from her suitors, Mariah's indignation melts away in the heat of the sizzling sexual chemistry. She quickly finds it isn't easy to navigate John's stormy emotional waters. Especially when his abusive father's quest to get his son back under his thumb puts her life in danger. This book is the second book in the Mistress Matchmaker series, but can be read as a standalone.

It's been over a decade since Aaron Condit's lover, Viscount Noah Seagate died. While he has had temporary diversions since, he hasn't had a real relationship in that time. He hasn't truly wanted one. But now he's been invited to the home of his best friend, Leticia Blackwood and he'll be faced with deep temptation in the form of her brother, Griffin Merrick.Griffin has seen Aaron at certain clubs where men can vent their desires for a long time. He cannot deny that he wants the handsome solicitor, but secrets from far in the past and a desire not to hurt someone they both love stand between them. Time spent alone at the country party leads to a passionate affair, but only time will tell if they can overcome all that keeps them apart. And if they're willing to risk losing everything in order to find love.

The sixth steamy book in The 1797 Club from USA Today Bestseller Jess Michaels.Lucas Vincent may be the Duke of Willowby but he's never acted as such. He's been too busy working for the War Department as a spy. But years of dangerous work has finally caught up to him and he was involved in a violent attack that nearly killed him. Forced home, his angry, aggressive desire to get back in the field and find out to who betrayed him is keeping him from healing.Diana Oakford was raised by a physician who served the King's War Department and she knows better than most the dangers that job entails. She was also trained in healing, so when she's asked to come and assist with Lucas's recovery she has a hard time refusing.Once they're alone together an unexpected connection begins to grow between these two people who have fought their emotions all their lives and more begins to heal than just Lucas's broken body. But just when they start to believe they could find some kind of happiness, the past rears its ugly head and Lucas will have to choose between the life he once led and the woman who has changed his world.Length: Full-length novelHeat Level: Steamy and dreamyThis book is part of a series (The 1797 Club), but can be read as a standalone book.

The fourth book in the Theirs series by 10-Time USA Today Bestselling Author Jess Michaels.Old friends and sometimes secret lovers, Benedict Norfolk and Darrius Warwick have a fraught relationship. Benedict wants more, Darrius always resists. But they are thrown together when Darrius's brother, the Viscount Warwick, abandons his intended bride, Vanessa Gardner, not an hour before their wedding. They both know a marriage to one of them will be the only answer to save her from the consequences of the viscount's bitter actions.Vanessa was rejected before and she knows that this abandonment means utter ruination, and yet she cannot be sad. She never felt desire for the viscount...only unexpected and forbidden attraction to Darrius and Benedict. So when the men offer her a chance to choose between them, and to indulge herself in every pleasure before she does so...she cannot refuse.Tangled desires, long-repressed passion and the knowledge that they must soon decide the future collide between these three. But when the unthinkable happens, they will have to determine whether three hearts can make one lifetime, or if one of them will be shut out forever.

Once a celebrated courtesan known as The Countess, now Zara Cooper is a thief, alongside her partner and longtime lover, Peregrine "Hux" Huxley. One evening at a glittering party amongst society's elite, they're secretly caught at their games by a handsome and mysterious gentleman, Richard Fitzroy. His invitation to his country estate offers them an opportunity they cannot refuse and they unknowingly join the man who could destroy them.After watching Hux and Zara in an intensely passionate moment together, Richard is drawn to both of them in a way he's not felt for a long time. A way he aches to explore further. When he offers an indecent proposal for pleasure with them both in exchange for his silence on their crimes, they agree to his terms. The three fall into a passion so unexpectedly powerful it overtakes them and throws them into affair that begins to change each of them in ways they couldn't have imagined.Hux has protected Zara for years, becoming her lover and hero, even if he avoids allowing himself to feel anything deeper for her. But when their criminal past comes back to disrupt the pleasurable fantasy they've built with Richard, it will be up to him to decide if he will trust his two lovers to protect him or sacrifice himself to save the two people he's beginning to love.

Queen Giabella of Athawick should be happy. Her children are all married and in love, her land is at last at peace and she's about to have more freedom than she's experienced in her whole life. And yet she's...restless. Only one man has been able to settle her during times of trouble: her longtime personal secretary, Dashiell Talbot. So when they're asked to do a tour of Athawick to celebrate their upcoming democratic elections, she knows she'll be well taken care of. And she agrees.Dash has served his queen for a decade and it has been the joy of his life. And the challenge, considering all he ever wants to do is touch her. But that is not his place and he has always been able to control himself before, nothing will be different now.Except that Gia is starting to have trouble controlling her own desires and everything that has been hidden, suppressed, denied is about to bubble to the surface with an explosion of powerful passion. Will they be able to find a path to a real future? Or will the past keep them apart once again?

Theo, Duke of Lightmorrow and Bernadette, Dowager Duchess of Tunbridge, grew up together and both experienced the pain of families who didn't appreciate them. Now that their mutual friends are married, they've rekindled a friendship that is also highly flirtatious. When one tipsy night Bernadette admits she wishes she could take a lover, Theo is shocked. At first he tries to put Etta off the idea, but he soon realizes she's too tenacious and decides there's only one way to keep her safe: volunteer as the man in her bed.Bernadette's feelings for Theo are complicated, but so are the ways she views herself. Man after man in her life made her feel unworthy, so it's hard to believe that someone so popular and certain and talented as Theo could actually want her. And if he does, that he could desire more than just a few powerfully passionate nights together. But she's having trouble separating her body from her heart, even if she knows it can only lead to sorrow.Can a near tragedy and pleasure like no other lead to happiness for these two? Or will one careless night years ago end their future before it can begin.This is the third in The Kent's Row Duchesses Series and can be read as a standalone book.

After losing everything in a series of bad decisions, Roarke Desmond is dependent on his horrible cousins for an allowance. When they ask him to do something horrible: spy on their stepmother, the Duchess of Sidmouth, he doesn't want to. But what he could provide to his terribly ill mother with what they'll pay him is hard to avoid. So he agrees, hating himself all the way. But when he sees the duchess, the beautiful Flora, everything is turned upside down. Flora loved her late husband, despite the difference in their ages and the contempt of his adult children. When he died, she resigned herself to the life of a young widow, never looking for love again. When Roarke Desmond steps into her life, her thoughts on the subject begin to shift.The two keep coming into contact, with Roarke more and more captivated by her and feeling worse and worse about the lies he's telling even as Flora's feelings and desire toward him grows deeper. But when the truth comes out and the lies become danger, they'll have to overcome the walls between them to save each other and maybe form a life together.This is the second in The Kent's Row Duchesses Series and can be read as a standalone book.

After her abusive husband's death, the Duchess of Gooding has been relegated to Kent's Row, a place where widows are put out to pasture. Valaria isn't upset by this. She's running from her past and happy to be independent and away from prying eyes. And she knows she won't be lonely after she meets and befriends two other young dowager duchesses who are also residing in the Row. Oh yes, life could be perfect...as long as no one ever finds out her secret.Callum Osgood, Duke of Blackvale, was best mates with Valaria's late husband and he mourns his friend's untimely death. He also finds himself concerned about Valaria, especially when he hears she has been all but kicked out of her home and onto Kent's Row. Convincing himself it isn't about the attraction he's always felt for the prickly duchess, he vows to do what he can to help her. Of all the people in the world, Valaria cannot let Callum near her. But his honor and decency keep edging around her walls. As does the unexpected desire he makes her feel. Resistance turns to surrender, an affair to something deeper and soon all that she is trying to keep secret will spill out. Will what she's done come between them and tear apart all they are starting to build? Or could he love her enough to fight for their future and protect her from her past?This is the first in The Kent's Row Duchesses Series and can be read as a standalone book.

The fifth thrilling romance in the 1797 club series by USA Today bestseller Jess MichaelsBaldwin Undercross, Duke of Sheffield, has a secret he

Ein heißer historischer Liebesroman der zehnfachen USA Today Bestseller-Autorin Jess MichaelsDer stumm geborene Ewan Hoffstead, Duke von Donburrow, wurde von seinem bösen Vater und seinen verkommenen jüngeren Brüdern missbraucht, bis ein Onkel eingriff, um ihn zu retten. Immer noch trägt er die Narben seiner Vergangenheit mit sich, einschließlich des schrecklichen Glaubens, dass eine "Person wie er" vielleicht den Titel, um den sein Onkel so hart gekämpft hat, wirklich nicht verdient.Die kürzlich verwitwete Charlotte spielt für die feine Gesellschaft die noble Countess of Portsmith, aber wenn sie in der Nähe von Ewan ist, fühlt sie sich immer noch wie das schüchterne kleine Mädchen, das ihn Jahrzehnte zuvor kennengelernt hat, als ihr Bruder der beste Freund von Ewan und dessen Cousin war.Eine geplante Reise, um Weihnachten mit ihren Familien auf Ewans Anwesen zu verbringen, vereint die alten Freunde wieder. Aber als ein Sturm die anderen daran hindert, pünktlich anzukommen, beschließt Charlotte, ihr Leben in Angst zu beenden und sich den Mann zu angeln, den sie ihr ganzes Leben lang begehrt und geliebt hat. Ewan kann ihrer Verführung nicht widerstehen, aber er hat Angst, seinem Herzen nachzugeben. Vor allem, als die Familie, die ihn einst verstoßen hat, zurückkehrt und nicht nur sein Leben bedroht, sondern auch das der Frau, die er liebt.Hitzestufe: Diese Geschichte könnte Ihre Finger beim Umblättern verbrennen.Dieses Buch ist das vierte in der Reihe "Der 1797 Club", kann aber als eigenständiger Roman gelesen werden.

The second in a hot new series from 10 time USA Today Bestselling Author Jess MichaelsAfter her loveless marriage comes to an end with the death of her husband, the Duchess of Sedgewick is now heading on a desperate journey to beg the new duke for financial assistance. But when a storm strands Anna with her loyal driver, Oliver and a reclusive painter, Ezra, passions that have long been repressed will come to the surface.Oliver has been in love with Anna for years, but aside from one anonymous encounter in the darkened hallway of a hell, he's not been able to be close to her. So when Ezra offers to pay them to pose for an erotic portrait, he sees an opportunity not only to protect her future, but to experience the passion with her that he's always secretly longed for.Ezra has been unable to paint for anything but commission since a terrible personal loss, but Oliver and Anna's intense connection gives him inspiration...and desire for both of them that is undeniable. Passion leads to emotion and if they can find a way to overcome past hurts and expectations, perhaps they can build a future on their own terms.Heat Level: My fingertips are still singed from writing it!

A sensual new series by 10 time USA Today bestselling author Jess MichaelsAfter nearly a decade of marriage, the Marquess and Marchioness of Egerton are going strong. A power couple with an intense physical connection. Only Elliot knows a secret about his wife. He knows that Merritt was torn away from her first love, Peter Reid when they were very young, hurtling her into their arranged marriage instead. So as her birthday approaches and they head to a secluded retreat for a week of pleasure, he has a very special gift in mind.Merritt cannot believe it when Peter Reid arrives at the cottage her husband has let. Believes it less when Elliot suggests that for this week she could have every fantasy she ever imagined...with both men. It's a suggestion impossible to refuse and she surrenders to pleasure more powerful than anything she's ever experienced.Peter is not the same man he was when he lost Merritt. Now a celebrated playwright, his patron none other than the Marquess, himself, he has more confidence in himself and what he wants. He wants Merritt. And he wants Elliot.The question remains if the three can take a week of intense passion and allow it to become a lifetime of love.Heat Level: Proceed with Caution

Das siebte mit Spannung erwartete Buch aus der Serie ¿Der 1797 Club" der USA Today-Bestsellerautorin Jess Michaels¿Matthew Cornwallis, Duke of Tyndale, liebte einst eine Frau, die jedoch bei einem tragischen Unfall ums Leben kam, für den er sich verantwortlich fühlt. Seitdem gibt er vor, nicht innerlich gebrochen zu sein, gilt er doch als Londons begehrtester Junggeselle. Er beschließt, seine Sorgen auf dem berüchtigten Maskenball von Donville, Donville Masquerade genannt, zu ertränken, wo er einer verführerischen Fremden begegnet, mit der er die Nacht verbringt.Mrs. Isabel Hayes war einst mit einem Mann verheiratet, der keine Leidenschaft in ihr entfachen konnte. Seitdem ist sie neugierig. Sie hegt nicht die Absicht, sich beim Donville Masquerade einen Liebhaber zu nehmen. Nein, sie möchte lediglich das bunte Treiben dort beobachten, so wie sie es schon seit Wochen tut. Doch als dieser maskierte Fremde sie umgarnt, wird sie mitgerissen.Schon bald erkennt Isabel ihren Liebhaber jedoch als das, was er wirklich ist, und wird sich einer schrecklichen Wahrheit bewusst. Sie ist die Cousine der Frau, die er einst liebte und verlor, und ihre Familie gibt ihm die Schuld an dem, was passiert ist. Angetrieben von der Leidenschaft, die sie miteinander teilen, aber auch abgestoßen von den Geschichten, die sie über ihn gehört hat, setzt Isabel die Affäre fort und versucht, die Wahrheit herauszufinden. Doch wenn Matthew ihre wahre Identität herausfindet, wird er sie dann aufgrund der Beziehung lieben, die sie gemeinsam aufgebaut haben, oder nur, weil sie ihn an das erinnert, was er verloren hat? Und wird er überhaupt die sich anbahnenden Schwierigkeiten überleben, um sein Leben mit ihr verbringen zu können?Hitzestufe: Ungezügelte Leidenschaft - jede Menge davon

Der f├╝nfte spannende Liebesroman aus der Reihe ΓÇ₧Der 1797 Club" von USA Today Bestseller-Autorin Jess MichaelsBaldwin Undercross, der Duke of Sheffield, hat ein Geheimnis, das er vor beinahe jedem bewahrt, den er kennt und liebt. Er ist mittellos - dank der Gl├╝cksspielsucht seines verstorbenen Vaters und seiner eigenen schlechten Entscheidungen. Baldwin hat nur noch eine M├╢glichkeit: Reich zu heiraten, und dies m├╢glichst bald. Eine Gelegenheit dazu bietet sich, als eine reiche Amerikanerin in die feine Gesellschaft eingef├╝hrt wird, die auf einen Titel im Tausch gegen eine betr├ñchtliche Mitgift aus ist.Helena Monroe belgeitet ihre Cousine, und sie ist ungl├╝cklich. Doch als sie Baldwin auf einer Terrasse begegnet, beginnt sie, ihre Zeit in England mit anderen Augen zu sehen. Sie merkt jedoch schnell, dass er sie f├╝r ihre Cousine h├ñlt, und ab diesem Zeitpunkt ├╝berschlagen sich die Ereignisse.Baldwin ist jetzt hin- und hergerissen zwischen einer Zukunft, die sein Familienerbe retten wird, und einer Zukunft mit einer Frau, zu der er sich immer mehr hingezogen f├╝hlt. Wird er sich f├╝r Sicherheit oder Leidenschaft, Verpflichtung oder Liebe entscheiden?Hitzestufe: Tragen Sie Handschuhe beim Lesen.Dieses Buch ist das f├╝nfte aus der Reihe ΓÇ₧Der 1797 Club", kann aber als eigenst├ñndiger Roman gelesen werden.

L''ottavo libro della fortunata serie Il Club del 1797 di Jess Michaels, autrice bestseller diUSA Today.∩╗┐Hugh Margolis, Duca di Brighthollow, da mesi tiene nascosto un segreto che lo divora dentro. La sua amata sorella ├¿ stata sedotta e quasi rovinata da un uomo malvagio. A causa del trauma la giovane ha preferito restare in esilio in campagna e, per proteggere la sua reputazione, Hugh non ha mai fatto nulla nei confronti del farabutto che le ha spezzato il cuore. Ma ora il "gentiluomo" ├¿ tornato in societ├á e recentemente si ├¿ fidanzato con un''altra donna.La signorina Amelia Quinton ├¿ al settimo cielo. Dopo un corteggiamento lampo, si ├¿ appena fidanzata e ora non vede l''ora di sposarsi per amore. Solo che tutti i suoi piani subiscono una brusca frenata quando suo padre le annuncia che dovr├á sposare invece il Duca di Brighthollow, perch├⌐ ├¿ venuto in possesso dei debiti di suo padre.Amelia ├¿ inorridita, perch├⌐ Hugh non ├¿ affatto il ragazzo dolce e gentile che voleva sposare. Solo dopo aver pronunciato i loro voti, la passione divampa e lei comincia a conoscerlo meglio. A poco a poco, i muri di entrambi cadono e i sentimenti crescono. Finch├⌐ lei non scopre che lui ha mentito. Hugh le dir├á mai la verit├á, e avr├á ancora importanza alla fine?Grado di sensualit├á: non per i deboli di cuore!

Das zweite Buch der mit Spannung erwarteten 1797 Club-Reihe der 10-fachen USA Today Bestsellerautorin Jess Michaels.Simon Greene, der Duke of Crestwood ist seit Jahren besessen von Margaret Rylon. Es gibt nur ein Problem, das zwischen ihnen steht: ihr Verlobter, der zugleich Simons bester Freund ist. Simon möchte nicht alles in seinem Leben zu zerstören, indem er seinem Verlangen nachgibt, aber als Meg und er während eines Sturms über Nacht allein zusammen in einer Hütte gefangen sind, bricht der daraus resultierende Skandal nicht nur Megs bestehende Verlobung, sondern zwingt Simon, ihr stattdessen ein Angebot zu machen.Margaret bedauert es zutiefst, sowohl ihre Familie als auch ihren Verlobten verletzt zu haben, aber alles, was sie jemals wollte, war Simon. Ihre Entschlossenheit, ein glückliches Leben mit ihm zu führen, wird noch dadurch verstärkt, dass die beiden sich Leidenschaften hingeben, die lange unter der Oberfläche geschwelt haben. Aber auch wenn Simon ihr seinen Körper gibt, so hält er sein Herz aus Schuldgefühlen und Angst vor dem, was eine Verbindung zu ihr enthüllen könnte, zurück.Und wenn er nicht bald lernt, für sie zu kämpfen, könnten beide ihre Chance auf ein glückliches Leben verlieren.Hitzestufe: Definitiv vorhanden. Sehr hoch.Dieses Buch ist das zweite in der Reihe „Der 1797 Club", kann aber als eigenständiger Roman gelesen werden.