New Releases by ELIZABETH HOYT

Lord Vale vient à peine d''apprendre que sa fiancée en aime un autre qu''une quasi-inconnue le supplie de l''épouser ! Curieuse personne que cette Melisande Fleming, banale au premier abord, mais finalement assez audacieuse. Elle lui propose un échange de bons procédés : il lui offre la respectabilité, elle lui donnera une descendance. Marché conclu. Timide et réservée le jour, la jeune femme se révèle une amante effrontée la nuit, offrant son corps mais jamais son coeur. Lord Vale, le séducteur impénitent, l''homme tourmenté depuis la tragédie de Spinner''s Falls où son régiment a été massacré, décide alors de séduire sa propre femme.

NOTHING IS MORE INTOXICATING Reynaud St. Aubyn has spent the last seven years in hellish captivity. Now half mad with fever he bursts into his ancestral home and demands his due. Can this wild-looking man truly be the last earl''s heir, thought murdered by Indians years ago? OR DANGEROUS Beatrice Corning, the niece of the present earl, is a proper English miss. But she has a secret: No real man has ever excited her more than the handsome youth in the portrait in her uncle''s home. Suddenly, that very man is here, in the flesh-and luring her into his bed. THAN SURRENDERING TO A DEVIL. Only Beatrice can see past Reynaud''s savagery to the noble man inside. For his part, Reynaud is drawn to this lovely lady, even as he is suspicious of her loyalty to her uncle. But can Beatrice''s love tame a man who will stop at nothing to regain his title-even if it means sacrificing her innocence?

CAN A WOUNDED BEAST . . . Reclusive Sir Alistair Munroe has hidden in his castle ever since returning from the Colonies, scarred inside and out. But when a mysterious beauty arrives at his door, the passions he''s kept suppressed for years begin to awaken. TRUST A BEAUTY WITH A PAST . . . Running from past mistakes has taken legendary beauty Helen Fitzwilliam from the luxury of the ton to a crumbling Scottish castle . . . and a job as a housekeeper. Yet Helen is determined to start a new life and she won''t let dust-or a beast of a man-scare her away. TO TAME HIS MOST SECRET DESIRES? Beneath Helen''s beautiful favßade, Alistair finds a courageous and sensual woman. A woman who doesn''t back away from his surliness-or his scars. But just as he begins to believe in true love, Helen''s secret past threatens to tear them apart. Now both Beast and Beauty must fight for the one thing neither believed they could ever find-a happy ever after.

Lady Georgina Maitland no quiere casarse. Es una mujer capaz de gestionar las propiedades de su familia sin la ayuda de un hombre. Al menos eso cree hasta conocer a su nuevo administrador, el atractivo Harry Pye. Justo cuando estaba decidida a dejarse sed

THE ONE THING HE CANNOT REVEAL For years, Melisande Fleming has loved Lord Vale from afar . . . watching him seduce a succession of lovers, and once catching a glimpse of heartbreaking depths beneath his roguish veneer. When he''s jilted on his wedding day, she boldly offers to be his. TO THE ONE WOMAN HE MOST DESIRES Vale gladly weds Melisande, if only to produce an heir. But he''s pleasantly surprised: A shy and proper Lady by day, she''s a wanton at night, giving him her body-though not her heart. IS HIS DEEPEST NEED . . . Determined to learn her secrets, this sinner starts to woo his seductive new wife-while hiding the nightmares from his soldiering days in the Colonies that still haunt him. Yet when a deadly betrayal from the past threatens to tear them apart, Lord Vale must bare his soul to the woman he married . . . or risk losing her forever.

EVEN THE MOST REFINED LADY Lady Emeline Gordon is the model of sophistication in London''s elite social circles, always fashionable and flawlessly appropriate. As such, she is the perfect chaperone for Rebecca, the young sister of a successful Boston businessman and former Colonial soldier. CRAVES AN UNTAMED MAN Samuel Hartley may be wealthy, but his manners are as uncivilized as the American wilderness he was raised in. Who wears moccasins to a grand ball? His arrogant disregard for propriety infuriates Emeline, even as his boldness excites her. TO RELEASE HER PASSION . . . But beneath Samuel''s rakish manner, he is haunted by tragedy. He has come to London to settle a score, not to fall in love. And as desperately as Emeline longs to feel this shameless man''s hands upon her, to taste those same lips he uses to tease her, she must restrain herself. She is not free. But some things are beyond a lady''s control . . .

Edward de Raaf, conde de Swartingham, necesita con urgencia un secretario que ponga orden en sus ca&óticas finanzas. El problema es que, con su car&ácter, espanta a todos los candidatos. Para Anna Wren el puesto es la soluci&ón a sus problemas, despu&és de enviudar de un marido infiel y quedarse en la ruina. La atracci&ón entre ambos personajes queda patente desde el primer momento, aunque Edward no parece muy dispuesto a dejarse llevar por ella. Cuando Anna descubre que el conde es habitual de un conocido burdel de Londres, decide poner en marcha una peque&ña mascarada. Porque en el juego de la seducci&ón, no existen reglas...

A fiery lady must tame her brooding employer in this enchanting retelling of Beauty and the Beast from the New York Times bestselling author of the Maiden Lane series. THERE COMES A TIME IN A LADY''S LIFE The Earl of Swartingham is in a quandary. Having frightened off two secretaries, Edward de Raaf needs someone who can withstand his bad temper and boorish behavior. WHEN SHE MUST DO THE UNTHINKABLE . . . When Anna becomes the earl''s secretary, it would seem that both their problems are solved. But when she discovers he plans to visit the most notorious brothel in London, she sees red-and decides to assuage her desires . . .

Lady Emeline Gordon é um modelo de sofisticação nos círculos sociais da elite londrina, sempre elegante e impecavelmente educada. É a companhia perfeita para Rebecca, a jovem irmã de um empresário bem sucedido de Boston, que fora soldado nas Colônias. Samuel Hartley, apesar de ser rico, possui maneiras pouco civilizadas. O seu desdém arrogante em relação a decoro enfurece Emeline, embora a sua ousadia a excite.