Raine Balkera - Romance Author

Pages -   224 pages Publisher -  Avon Impulse Published -   April 30, 2013 Amazon -   Link Genre -  Regency Romance Series -  Book 2 of 5 in the Spindle Cove series Language -  Irrelevant Sexual Content -  3/5     Beautiful and elegant, Miss Diana Highwood is destined to marry a wealthy, well-placed nobleman. At least, that’s what her mother has loudly declared to everyone in Spindle Cove. But Diana’s not excited by dukes and lords. The only man who makes her heart pound is the village blacksmith, Aaron Dawes. By birth and fortune, they couldn’t be more wrong for each other…but during stolen, steamy moments in his forge, his strong hands feel so right. Is their love forged strong enough to last, or are they just playing with fire? (This is a novella of approximately 36,000 words. Also included is a two-chapter preview of Do You Want to Start a Scandal ,  9/27/16.) My first Tessa Dare novel, and I'm st...

Pages - 309 Publisher - Christi Caldwell Publications Published - October 9, 2014 Buy Link - Christi Caldwell Genre - Historical Romance, Regency Sexual Content - 3/5 Language - Irrelevant After the tragic death of his wife, Jasper, the 8th Duke of Bainbridge, buried himself away in the dark cold walls of his home, Castle Blackwood. When he’s coaxed out of his self-imposed exile to attend the amusements of the Frost Fair, his life is irrevocably changed by his fateful meeting with Lady Katherine Adamson. With her tight brown ringlets and silly white-ruffled gowns, Lady Katherine Adamson has found her dance card empty for two Seasons. After her father’s passing, Katherine learned the unreliability of men and is determined to depend on no one except herself. Until she meets Jasper… In a desperate bid to avoid a match arranged by her family, Katherine makes the Duke of Bainbridge a shocking proposition—one that he accepts. Only, as Katherine begins to love Ja...