New Releases by Loretta Chase

Un hombre atormentado en busca de redención. Una mujer fascinante y apasionada. Y un crimen de lo más inconveniente... Cuando el intrigante conde de Esmond entra en una estancia, las mujeres desfallecen y los dientes de los hombres chirrían. Está muy acostumbrado a esta reacción# y la explota de manera brillante. Pero no estaba preparado para Leila Beaumont, para su mirada peligrosamente cautivadora. Un problema y de los grandes, pues Esmond no puede permitirse la distracción de un enredo, por muy apasionante que prometa ser. Se supone que trabaja para el gobierno y sus superiores quiere ver al corrupto y traidor marido de Leila entre rejas. Cuando, sorpresiva e inconvenientemente, este aparece muerto, todos los esfuerzos de Esmond se centrarán en alejar a Leila de toda sospecha. No ser colgada por el asesinato de su marido no es lo que másle preocupa. Quiere saber la verdad, toda la verdad, acerca de Esmond, ese hombre que está trastocando su vida...

¿Sucumbirán a los peligros de la venganza o de su propio deseo?... A Esme Brentmor no le importa lo más mínimo que el deseo de venganza no sea un sentimiento adecuado en una mujer. Está decidida a vengar el asesinato de su amado padre, un enigmático aristócrata que vivía en un exilio autoimpuesto. Preservar el honor de la familia requiere que nada ni nadie se cruce en su camino. Y eso incluye al guapo caballero que acaba de enredarse en su vida, cuyo encanto no es capaz de ocultar su carácter perezoso e irresponsable. Varian St. George, lord Edenmont, ha malgastado toda la fortuna familiar y ahora vive de su ingenio, preferiblemente entre las sábanas de alguna mujer rica. Lo último que desea es verse envuelto en la cruzada de una mujer temperamental. Pero obligados a viajar juntos a través de una tierra exótica, la extraña pareja pronto descubrirá que el roce puede producir sentimientos peligrosos...

Vere Mallory, duca di Ainswood, il più grande libertino d''Inghilterra, ha dissipato la giovinezza fra alcol e belle donne in una spirale che sembra condurlo al baratro. Finché un giorno due occhi di ghiaccio trafiggono i suoi: sono quelli della bellissima Lydia Grenville, indomita giornalista che si è messa al servizio dei più bisognosi, donne e bambini dei bassifondi. A Vere è sufficiente rubarle un bacio per percepire la passione che si cela in lei, in apparenza fredda e misteriosa. Ma Lydia non può permettersi di cedere alla seduzione di quell''uomo impossibile, fermamente intenzionato a vincere la dura corazza che si è costruita nel corso degli anni. Se solo riuscissero a superare i loro intimi turbamenti, potrebbero finalmente schiudere insieme la porta della felicità...

We all love royal weddings! Harry and Meghan! William and Kate...and in this revealing anthology, we learn just what it really takes to get the bride to the royal altar. They need to do more than “smile, wave, and look delighted”! #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Stephanie Laurens: A Return Engagement Lady Nell Daughtry has her hands full getting her reluctant-bride of a sister safely married to the Prince of Lautenberg. Then she learns that, in the wedding party, she’s paired with Robert Knightley . . . the fiancé who walked away. New York Times Bestselling Author Gaelen Foley: The Imposter Bride Lady Minerva must ensure her country’s princess is wed to handsome Prince Tor. Then the bride bolts, and bridesmaid becomes—bride! New York Times Bestselling Author Loretta Chase: Lord Lovedon’s Duel When Chloe Sharp hears the handsome Earl of Lovedon say her sister’s royal marriage is a match made in money, she challenges him to a duel—for love and honor.

“One of the finest romance authors of all time.” —Julia Quinn New York Times bestselling author Loretta Chase follows her historical romance gem, Silk is for Seduction (nominated for 2011 Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Regency-Set Historical Romance) with yet another winner. This time, Scandal Wears Satin, as the second sister from a somewhat scandalous aristocratic family—the purveyors of one of London’s most fashionable shops—finds passion and a love as sumptuous as the gorgeous gowns she creates. Superstar romance author Susan Elizabeth Phillips says Loretta Chase has “a rare talent for creating crackling sexual tension and characters so fresh and compelling that readers won’t be able to forget them.” Chase fans, as well as Stephanie Laurens and Julia Quinn readers, will most assuredly agree—especially when they meet feisty Sophy and the rakish earl whose help (and heart) she enlists in order to win the patronage of a dowager lady.

Darlo todo bien vale un gran premio. Una divertida y picante novela ambientada en la Venecia del siglo XIX: el doble juego entre un espía y una cortesana. James Cordier es noble al cien por cien, y tiene exactamente el mismo porcentaje de peligro. Es un ladrón excelente, un perfecto espía al servicio de la Corona y un amante de primera. Su última misión es robarle a una conocida cortesana de Venecia un legajo de cartas incriminadoras. Luego, podrá retirarse a Londres para lidiar con mujeres dóciles y dejarse al fin de viudas locas, cazafortunas y todo tipo de halconeras. Francesca Bonnard ha logrado sobreponerse al mal de amores, el desprecio social y el escándalo. Es independiente, feliz y desde luego tiene compañía. También ha aprendido que los caballeros suelen dar más problemas de los que merece la pena. Y tampoco se le escapa que su nuevo y atractivo vecino no augura nada bueno. Sin embargo, tras las cartas de Francesca aún los hay mucho peores que James, y las cosas pueden complicarse incluso más: sobre todo a causa de la incendiaria química que destilan las dos almas más pecadoras y excesivas de Europa.

Una noche de escándalo nunca es suficiente... Quinta y última novela de la saga de los «Hermanos Carsington». Peregrine Dalmay, conde de Lisle, es un apasionado de la arqueología, pero cuando su familia le exija hacerse cargo de un importante asunto familiar a cambio de financiar sus expediciones, no le quedará más remedio que abandonar Egipto y regresar a Londres para cumplir con su deber. Para Olivia Wingate-Carsington, una dulce y adinerada pelirroja, miembro de una célebre y aristocrática familia de estafadores, el «asunto familiar» del conde podría significar su última gran aventura antes de enfrentarse a un respetable -y probablemente aburrido- futuro, aunque sea al lado del único hombre al que nunca ha sido capaz de manejar. Por ello no duda en acompañar a Peregrine a un tenebroso y lúgubre castillo escocés que oculta un escandaloso secreto. Pero, tal vez, el mayor peligro de todos sea la llama que arde en sus tercos corazones.

“One of the finest romance authors of all time.” —Julia Quinn “[Loretta Chase has] a rare talent for creating crackling sexual tension and characters so fresh and compelling that readers won’t be able to forget them.” —Susan Elizabeth Phillips One of the most beloved authors in the field of historical romance, the remarkable Loretta Chase proves that Silk is For Seduction. The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author brings readers the first in a very sexy, emotionally rich new series in which sisters from a rather scandalous aristocratic family—the purveyors of the most fashionable shop in Regency London—discover passion and love as sumptuous as the exquisite gowns they create. Stephanie Laurens fans will adore this sensuous love story, as ambitious dressmaker Marcelline attempts to win the patronage of a future duchess…and ends up inadvertently enchanting the Duke!

You are cordially invited To help celebrate the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton As we present a 77 page original anthology Written by three utterly wonderful authors! Stephanie Laurens'' The Wedding Planner: Lady Margaret is proud plan the ton''s most important nuptuals—including that of a prince. But it''s Lady Margaret who falls in love . . . with dashing Gaston Devilliers! Gaelen Foley''s Ever After: How scandalous! Eleanor Monford, Countess of Archer, is in love with her own husband. And as Princess Charlotte of England weds Prince Leopold, Eleanor''s "secret" is about to come out. Loretta Chase''s The Jilting of Lord Rothwick: On the eve of Queen Victoria''s wedding to Prince Albert, the Marquess of Rothwick learns his fiancée, Barbara Findley, has broken their engagement! So he desperately rides out of London to seek her out . . . and to win her back.

Told in the first person, Lilly Bere revisits her past, going back to the moment she was forced to flee Ireland at the end of the First World War, and continues her tale in America, a world filled with both hope and danger.

Dos seres opuestos, la bella y la bestia, y una pasión impensable... El mayor empeño de la testaruda, independiente y soltera por convicción Jessica Trent es alejar a su débil hermano de la destructiva influencia de Sebastian Ballister, marqués de Dain. Pero nunca pensó que acabaría deseando al arrogante y amoral marqués. Y cuando la pasión recíproca los compromete públicamente de una manera escandalosa, a Jessica no le queda otra opción que pedirle, por vía legal, una satisfacción para rehabilitar su nombre ante la rígida sociedad inglesa. Maldiciéndola por tentarlo, por besarlo y, sobre todo, por obligarlo a salvar su reputación, Sebastian quiere colocar en su sitio y, a ser posible, en alguna situación comprometida a la furiosa muchacha. Y si para eso tiene que pasar por el altar, pues que así sea. Porque está seguro de que su corazón no sucumbirá ante los múltiples encantos de Jessica...

Peregrine Dalmay, Earl of Lisle, may have survived the deadly perils of Egypt, but back in Regency London, he faces the most dire threat yet: his irrational, emotional family...and the completely uncontrollable Miss Olivia Wingate-Carsington! Descended from a line of notorious—but very aristocratic—adventurers, Olivia has a long history of driving Peregrine to distraction, and her debut into polite society hasn''t lessened her flair for drama, or her ability to drag him into her scandalous schemes. All Peregrine wants to do is escape back to his research and the lesser evils of poisonous snakes and tomb robbers, but his family has guilted him into an impossible mission in the Scottish wilds; and Olivia—who is keenly aware that a respectable future of marriage and rules and propriety looms—decides that accompanying him will be the perfect chance for one last adventure. Besides, she really, only wants to help. Which is why Lisle and Olivia find themselves in a gloomy Scottish castle, inhabited by grumpy servants, spiteful ghosts, and craven murderers...and possibly the greatest peril of all: the wayward commands of their very unruly hearts!

Three times a lady. Three times a beauty. Three Times a Bride Three brides, three beginnings, three stories of incomparable romance from USA Today bestselling authors Catherine Anderson, Loretta Chase, and Samantha James. Celebrate the glorious, magical moment when man and woman become husband and wife with these three couples, joined by a passionate promise of forever—and inspired by true love. Wedded bliss has never been this wicked . . .

Agent des Services secrets britanniques, James Cordier est envoyé à Venise afin de récupérer chez une célèbre courtisane des lettres prouvant que son ex-époux est coupable de haute trahison. Séduire cette courtisane, lui subtiliser les lettres... une opération de routine pour James. N''est-il pas un don Juan professionnel, un menteur patenté, un comédien dans l''âme et le roi du déguisement ? Seulement, Francesca Bonnard n''est pas n''importe quelle catin. Belle, intelligente, cultivée, elle est aussi experte que James dans l''art de la séduction. C''est donc un duel au sommet qui s''annonce entre deux redoutables adversaires...

Irresistible Force Darius Carsington is a spectacularly handsome rake with a rare intelligence and no heart, a man who divides his time between bedding loose-moraled women and writing scholarly papers. He finds society''s "perfect darlings" exceedingly boring. But there''s something intriguing, and not quite perfect, about faultless Lady Charlotte Hayward. He senses a crack under her polished surface, and finding it is a challenge he can''t resist. Immovable Object Lady Charlotte is so beautiful, charming, and gracious that no one has noticed what an expert she is at Not Getting Married. Early on, she learned a painful lesson about trust . . . and temptation. In the years since, she''s devoted her life to being all she ought to be—and she''s not about to let a man like Carsington entice her to do everything she shouldn''t. A Splendid Collision But the rules of attraction can easily overpower the rules of manners and morals, and sometimes even the best-behaved girl has to follow her instincts, even if it means risking it all.

They call him many names, but Angelic isn''t one of them . . . Sebastian Ballister, the notorious Marquess of Dain, is big, bad, and dangerous to know. No respectable woman would have anything to do with the "Bane and Blight of the Ballisters"—and he wants nothing to do with respectable women. He''s determined to continue doing what he does best—sin and sin again—and all that''s going swimmingly, thank you . . . until the day a shop door opens and she walks in. She''s too intelligent to fall for the worst man in the world . . . Jessica Trent is a determined young woman, and she''s going to drag her imbecile brother off the road to ruin, no matter what it takes. If saving him—and with him, her family and future—means taking on the devil himself, she won''t back down. The trouble is, the devil in question is so shockingly irresistible, and the person who needs the most saving is—herself!

Scandal! Gossip! When kidnapped English heiress Zoe Lexham daringly escapes from captivity, her problems have only begun. After 12 years in a harem, she knows far more about erotic practices than how to conduct a proper conversation in civilized parlors. Her reception from London society''s ladies is arctic; the proposals from their husbands and brothers exceedingly...warm; and her loving, but overwhelmed, aristocratic family fear she''ll be an outcast forever—unless someone can launch her to success (and a good marriage)! Enter Lucien de Grey, the Duke of Marchmont...Lucien is no knight in shining armor. He''s cynical, easily bored, dangerous to women, and utterly indifferent to popular opinion. But good looks, combined with money and title, make him welcome everywhere. The most popular bachelor in the Beau Monde can easily save Zoe''s risqué reputation...if he can prevent the chemistry between them from getting so out of hand...so often...and so deliciously!

Le comte de Hargate s''arrache les cheveux. Son fils Alistair est un dandy qui, non content d''être toujours célibataire à vingt-neuf ans, dilapide sans vergogne l''argent familial. Pire, c''est un véritable coeur d''artichaut, avec un net penchant pour les grisettes qui se font une joie de le plumer. Excédé, le comte lance un ultimatum à son fils : il a six mois pour trouver une épouse convenable ! C''est-à-dire une riche héritière. C''est là qu''entre en scène Mirabel Oldridge, si étourdissante de beauté qu''Alistair en tombe amoureux au premier regard. Hélas, la réciproque est loin d''être vraie, et Mlle Oldridge ne tarde pas à le considérer comme son ennemi personnel. Décidément, Alistair n''est pas au bout de ses peines...

James Cordier is a master of intrigue, a brilliant thief, a first-class lover, and an intimate friend of danger—all for King and Country—and thoroughly sick of it. He just has to complete one last mission, and then he can retire peacefully, and resume his aristocratic life in Regency London, where his most dangerous task will be courting sweet, respectable heiresses. But first, James must charm a set of incriminating letters from a woman who is anything but quiet or respectable: the notorious Francesca Bonnard... Francesca Bonnard has overcome heartbreak, scorn, and scandal to become independent, happy, and definitely fallen! She''s learned the hard way that "gentlemen" are far more trouble than they''re worth, so she can certainly see that her wildly attractive new neighbor is bad news. But as bad as James is, others—far worse—are also searching for Francesca''s letters. And, as James and Francesca are thrust ever closer, suddenly nothing is simple—especially the nearly incendiary chemistry between the two most jaded, sinful souls in Europe. And just as suddenly, risking every danger seems to be worth every reward.

A ferocious conflict of wills... Vere Mallory, the Duke of Ainswood, has everything--he''s titled, he''s rich, he''s devastatingly good looking--and he seems determined to throw it all away. Disreputable, reckless, and wild, the last of the Mallory hellions is racing headlong to self-destruction...until a mind numbingly beautiful blonde Amazon knocks him off his feet--literally. An incendiary passion... Lydia Grenville is dedicated to protecting London''s downtrodden. Dissolute noblemen like Ainswood are part of the problem, not the solution. She would like him to get his big, gorgeous carcass out of her way so that she can carry on with her work. The problem is, Ainswood can no more resist a challenge, especially in female form, than he can resist the trouble she seems to attract. If they can only weather their personal firestorm... they might survive the real danger that threatens all they hold dear.

Leila Beaumont is a gorgeous and talented portrait painter trapped in a loveless marriage with her profligate husband, Francis. Though long ago, Francis very much played the hero, rescuing and wedding the orphaned 17-year-old Leila - Francis'' more recent hedonistic lifestyle of drinking, drugging and womanizing has not only earned him quite a few enemies in London, but lost him the love of his wife. When Francis turns up dead in the Beaumont townhouse, right after a loud and vitriolic argument with his wife, Leila is seen as the primary suspect, innocent though she is. Because of Francis'' many enemies and victims, government officials instigate a quiet investigation, many of whom fear fallout from Francis'' numerous blackmail and extortion schemes. The man they call on - the sexy blue-eyed Comte d''Esmond - is a man of many talents who has spent the past ten years as one of the government''s most trusted covert operatives; a man who also has a dark and treacherous past.Neither Leila, nor Esmond is especially happy to be working together - their relationship is one of intense attraction accompanied by intense resistance. Leila had long ago given up on the idea of love and saw her husband as a means of propriety in London, but now she finds the dangerous Esmond''s seductive charm nearly irresistible. But work together they must: Esmond, with a carefully hidden identity that would shock Leila to the core and Leila with her own secrets to keep... It''s danger that unites them and it''s danger that chains their hearts: Esmond''s virility and bold touch enflame Leila''s blood...and draw her into the most irresistible intrigue of all...truly passionate love.

IDEAL The heir to the Earl of Hargate, Benedict Carsington, Viscount Rathbourne, is the perfect aristocrat. Tall, dark, and handsome, he is known for his impeccable manners and good breeding. Benedict knows all the rules and has no trouble following them—until she enters his life. INFAMOUS Bathsheba Wingate belongs to the rotten branch of the DeLucey family: a notorious lot of liars, frauds, and swindlers. Small wonder her husband’s high-born family disowned him. Now widowed, she’s determined to give her daughter a stable life and a proper upbringing. Nothing and no one will disrupt Bathsheba’s plans—until he enters her life… SCANDALOUS Then Bathsheba’s hoyden daughter lures Benedict’s precocious nephew into a quest for a legendary treasure. To recover the would-be knights errant, Benedict and Bathsheba must embark on a rescue mission that puts them in dangerous, intimate proximity. It’s a situation virtually guaranteed to end in mayhem—even scandal!—if anyone else were involved. But Benedict is in perfect control of events. Perfect control, despite his mad desire to break all the rules. Perfect control. Really.

In the scorching heat of Regency-era Egypt, a reckless rogue and a beautiful scholar find themselves entangled in more ways than one While stranded in one of Cairo''s most infamous prisons, the ever-so handsome Rupert Carsington meets a brilliant academic named Daphne Pembroke. Daphne has an intriguing and dangerous proposition for Rupert: Help her save her kidnapped brother in return for his own freedom. As tensions rise and dangers lurk in the sizzling Egyptian sun, romance blossoms in the most delightful and uninhibited ways.

Together for the first time--two delightful Regency romances by the author of"Miss Wonderful" are paired in this one volume. Reissue.

The first book in the Carsington Family series from award-winning romance author Loretta Chase! Alistair Carsington really, really wishes he didn’t love women quite so much. To escape his worst impulses, he sets out for a place far from civilization: Derbyshire—in winter!—where he hopes to kill two birds with one stone: avoid all temptation, and repay the friend who saved his life on the fields of Waterloo. But this noble aim drops him straight into opposition with Miss Mirabel Oldridge, a woman every bit as intelligent, obstinate, and devious as he—and maddeningly irresistible. Mirabel Oldridge already has her hands full keeping her brilliant and aggravatingly eccentric father out of trouble. The last thing she needs is a stunningly attractive, oversensitive and over-bright aristocrat reminding her she has a heart—not to mention a body he claims is so unstylishly clothed that undressing her is practically a civic duty. Could the situation be any worse? And why does something that seems so wrong feel so very wonderful?