New Releases by Jude Deveraux

One of Forbes’s 30 Best Romance Novels of All Time! All of England rejoiced on her wedding day. But Judith vowed that her husband would get only what he took from her... At the flower-bedecked altar, the first touch of their hands ignited an all-consuming passion. Gavin Montgomery looked deep into her golden eyes and burned with desire for her...but his heart had been pledged to another. Humiliated and alone in a strange castle, Judith resolved to hate this husband who took her body, but rejected her love...never admitting her fear of losing him. But destiny held another fate for Judith...a fate that would keep at last...The Velvet Promise.

What is another name for sizzling romance? Jude Deveraux! With The Taming, Deveraux proves once again that she is at the top of the romance field, sweeping through the world of 15th-century England with two of the most unlikely people ever to fall in love! The Taming is the first in Deveraux'' glorious, heart-stirring Falcon Saga. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

She came to him as a precious gift, a naked angel rolled in a rug. Once he gazed into her green eyes, saw her tangle of honey blonde hair, he was undone with passion. Elizabeth would never surrender. He was a hated Montgomery -- she was a Chatworth -- and the blood war between their families raged on, a wildfire of rape, murder, and betrayal. Elizabeth vowed to fight the handsome lord, to resist the burning desire in his eyes -- no matter how great the temptation.

Wilful, gifted and remarkably beautiful, Laura Taylor changed the lives of all who knew her. Women envied and were awed by her; many men sought her love. He whom she adored worshipped her in return, though his devotion would one day cost him his live. For the sake of those who gave to her so generously of themselves, Laura put her deft artist''s hand to the building of a fabulous dream. From the sprawling ruins of a Spanish mission she created a palace of luxury and pleasure to which the world''s most glamorous vacationers flocked. The greed of others threatened Laura''s dream; jealousy and treachery rose as obstacles in her path. But grandeur and elegance sprang from Laura''s touch, and of herself - a great lady - she would fashion her finest materpiece. --Book jacket.

Wealthy Kane Taggert is socially inept, but Houston Blair decides to have her twin dine with her fiancé while Houston has dinner with Kane, and both women end up with different men than they had planned.

"All of England rejoiced at the marriage of Gavin Montgomery to the heiress Judith--all except Judith herself. At the altar, Gavin looked deep into his bride''s eyes and burned with desire for her ... but his heart had been pledged to another. Alone in a strange castle, Judith resolved to hate this husband who took her body but rejected her love ... though she would never admit her fear of losing him. But destiny held another fate for Judith--a fate more thrilling than she had ever dreamed, and a love that would last a lifetime."--Page 4 of cover.