Up for auction are 10 HISTORICAL ROMANCE BOOKS IN PAPERBACK (Descriptions from books):
1) FAIREST OF THEM ALL by Teresa Medeiros (1995) - She was rumored to be the fairest woman in all of England. But Holly de Chastel considered her beauty a curse. She had already turned away scores of suitors with various ruses, both fair and foul. Now she was to be the prize in a tournament of eager knights gathering from across the land, each more determined than the last to win her hand. Holly had no intention of wedding any of them, and concocted her most outrageous plan yet: to disguise her beauty from their avaricious eyes. But she never planned on Sir Austyn of Gavenmore. The darkly handsome Welshman had come looking especially for a plain bride, and Holly seemed to fit the bill. Suddenly she found herself in the possession of this mysterious stranger, ensconced in his castle, and forced to keep up her carefully planned illusion. Why did this electrifyingly passionate male, who could have any woman he wanted, desire a homely bride--and what would happen when he learned he'd been tricked? By the time Holly found out, it was too late to avoid the searing fires of passion--and the dark curse of Gavenmore.... (SOME CORNER & EDGE WEAR) 2) AT THE KING'S COMMAND by Susan Wiggs (2009) (The 1st book in the `Tudor Rose' series) - Frustrated by his own failures at matrimony, King Henry VIII punishes an insolent nobleman by commanding him to marry the vagabond woman caught stealing his horse. Stephen de Lacey is a cold and bitter widower, long accustomed to the sovereign's capricious and malicious whims. He regards his new bride as utterly inconvenient...though undeniably fetching. But Juliana Romanov is no ordinary thief--she is a Russian princess forced into hiding by the traitorous cabal who slaughtered her family. One day she hopes to return to Muscovy to seek vengeance. What begins as a mockery of marriage ultimately blossoms into deepest love. (SMALL FRONT COVER CREASE WITH MINOR CORNER & EDGE WEAR) 3) BEYOND INNOCENCE by Emma Holly (2001) (The 1st book in the `Beyond' series) - When her beloved father passes away, Florence Fairleigh finds herself alone in the world. All she wants is a man who will treat her kindly and support her financially--and she's come to London to find him....Edward Burbrooke thinks marriage is the only way to save his brother Freddie--and their family--from scandalous ruin. As head of the family, Edward has vowed to find Freddie a bride--and fast....Thrown together by Edward, Florence and Freddie make a perfect pair--until Edward realizes he has feelings for his brother's betrothed. The sight of her nubile young body makes his blood burn with lust. The sound of her voice makes his heart warm with love. And the sweet taste of her kiss makes him wonder if he isn't making a terrible mistake.... (SMALL FRONT CORNER CREASES & CORNER WEAR) 4) THE TRUTH ABOUT LORD STONEVILLE by Sabrina Jeffries (2010) (The 1st book in the `Hellions of Halstead Hall' series) - They're the scandalous Sharpes, five hell-raising siblings tainted by a shocking family legacy. Now each faces a daunting ultimatum: marry by year's end--or kiss their inheritance good-bye. In the two decades since a tragic "accident" took the lives of his parents, Oliver Sharpe, the Marquess of Stoneville, has survived the scandal surrounding that fateful night by living as an unrepentant rakehell. And with his grandmother vowing to disinherit him if he doesn't settle down and wed, he plans to fulfill the bargain in true Sharpe style--by bringing home a face fiancée from a brothel! But his scheme is derailed when he rescues an American beauty in a dire predicament instead. Maria Butterfield came to London to track down her groom-to-be, who's gone missing, but her engagement won't stop Oliver from getting what he wants: her, in his bed. His rebellious masquerade may call his grandmother's bluff, but it's soon made all too real--by a love that tempts him to be a hellion no more. (PRICE STICKER ON BACK COVER) 5) DEADLY ILLUSIONS by Brenda Joyce (2005) (The 7th book in the `Francesca Cahill' series) - Manhattan, 1902: Irrepressible heiress and intrepid sleuth Francesca Cahill moves from her own glittering world of Fifth Avenue to the teeming underbelly of society, a place of pride, passions...and sometimes deadly perversions. Despite the misgivings of her fiancé, Calder Hart, Francesca cannot turn away from a threat that is terrorizing the tenement neighborhood of lower Manhattan. A madman has attacked three women, but while the first two victims survived, the third is found dead. All the victims are impoverished but beautiful Irishwomen--and Francesca fears that her dear friends Maggie Kennedy and Gwen O'Neil could be next. Soon she is working with her former love, police commissioner Rick Bragg--Calder's half brother and worse rival. But even as Calder's jealous passions leave his relationship with Francesca teetering on the brink, Francesca is frantically on the killer's trail, certain the Slasher will strike again, afraid she will be too late.... (SOME COVER & EDGE WEAR) 6) ALMOST A BRIDE by Jane Feather (2005) (The 1st book in the `Almost' series) - Jack Fortescu gambles to win, and this time his prize is not only his rival's lavish mansion but everything in it--including the man's beautiful sister! But when it comes to games, Jack has met his match....Left homeless by her brother's escapade, Arabella Lacey has two appalling choices: pack her bags--or agree to marry the lunatic who's taken over her home. Why would such a handsome--and outrageously wealthy--man want such an unromantic arrangement? Arabella intends to find out, and have a little fun in the process at Jack's expense...literally. As Jack discovers that his reluctant bride is no ordinary beauty, he feels a stir of admiration, among other emotions, that wasn't part of the bargain. Now he's the one with everything to lose.... (SOME CORNER & EDGE WEAR) 7) IN YOUR ARMS by Rosemary Rogers (1999) - Orphaned by a tragic accident, sixteen-year-old Amalie Courtland set sail from America for a new life in England with her godmother. What she didn't expect to find was Lady Winford's handsome rogue of a grandson, Robert Holt Braxton, Earl of Deverell. Immediately smitten by Holt's careless good looks and smoldering blue eyes, Amalie's naïve young heart fell in love. Little did she know Holt was trying to resist his own temptation--by having his grandmother take Amalie away. Years later, Holt is shocked by the change in the one-provincial Amalie. The tawny-skinned enchantress with raven hair and lustrous green eyes has become a cool, composed beauty. Soon Amalie is lost in the arms of this experienced rake as they succumb to the tempestuous passion of their hearts and bodies. Then, when Holt learns of her brother's plot to destroy his business holdings, he suspects Amalie has betrayed him and he vows revenge. But not even he can deny the all-consuming storm of desire that threatens to drown them both.... (SMALL COVER CREASE, CORNER & EDGE WEAR) 8) TEN WAYS TO BE ADORED WHEN LANDING A LORD by Sarah MacLean (2010) (The 2nd book in the `Love by Numbers' series) - Since being named 'London's Lord to Land' by a popular ladies' magazine, Nicholas St. John has been relentlessly pursued by every matrimony-minded female in the ton. So when an opportunity to escape fashionable society presents itself, he eagerly jumps--only to land in the path of the most determined, damnably delicious woman he's ever met! The daughter of a titled wastrel, Lady Isabel Townsend has too many secrets and too little money. Though she is used to taking care of herself quite handily, her father's recent passing has left Isabel at sea and in need of outside help to protect her young brother's birthright. The sinfully handsome, eminently eligible Lord Nicholas could be the very salvation she seeks. But the lady must be wary and not do anything reckless and foolish like falling madly, passionately in love. (PRICE STICKER ON BACK & SOME WAVY PAGES LAST ¼ OF BOOK) 9) BELOVED WARRIOR by Patricia Potter (2007) (The 3rd book in the `Maclean' series) Driven from his ancestral home, Patrick Maclean has spent the last six years as a prisoner aboard a slave ship. Embittered by his family's refusal to pay a ransom to free him, he vows to one day claim his rightful place as the Maclean heirand exact revenge on his father and brothers. Finally, when the mutiny he has plotted succeeds, he gets his chance. But he suddenly finds himself saddled with a most unsettlingly beautiful hostage. Juliana Mendoza is on her way to England to meet her groom when she's taken captive by a powerful Scottish warrior. But as the weeks pass, she discovers the kindness and compassion lurking beneath Patrick's gruff resentment, and her terror gradually turns to smoldering attraction. And yet she has no choice. If she is to save her mother, along with the man she's grown to love, she must marry her intendedeven if it destroys her newly awakened heart . (SMALL CREASE ON FRONT COVER & SOME CORNER WEAR) 10) A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR by Jude Deveraux (1989) (Book 16 in the `Montgomery' series) - Abandoned by a cruel fate, lovely, thoroughly modern Dougless Montgomery lay weeping upon a cold tombstone in an English church. Suddenly, as if in answer to her prayers, the most extraordinary man appeared. He was Nicholas Stafford, Earl of Thornwyck...and according to his tombstone he had died in1564. Tall, broad of shoulder, attired in gleaming silver and gold, he was magnificent. Drawn to his side by a bond so sudden and compelling it overshadowed reason, Dougless knew that Nicholas was nothing less than a miracle: a man who would not seek to change her, who found her perfect, fascinating, just as she was. Yet she could not imagine how strong were the chains that tied them to the past...or the grand adventure that lay before them.... (SOME COVER, CORNER & EDGE WEAR) STARTING BID IS ONLY 99-CENTS! 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