Raine Balkera - Romance Author

Pages -  238 Genre -  Contemporary, Romantic Comedy Series -  Mangrove Island 2 of 7 Publisher -   Tropic Turtle Press Published -  Nov 19, 2014 Sold by -   Amazon Digital Services LLC Narrative -  3rd Person Language -  tame Sexual Content -  3/5 Caspian Warwick, the Marquess of Pembroke, has been enjoying life on Mangrove Island, hosting lavish parties on his yacht and getting a taste of the local female flavor. When his old friend and political adviser arrives to woo him back to public office in England, they hatch a plan to rehabilitate his image, starting with his scandalous love life. Public relations guru Rebecca Laughlin has fled to Mangrove Island from New York after a disastrous affair with her womanizing boss. She's sworn off charmers and takes an instant dislike to Lord Warwick. In desperate need of money, however, she agrees to help him resurrect his defunct political career by finding ...

Pages -  250 Publisher -  Soul Mate Publishing Published -  Nov 3, 2013 Genre -  Historical, Regency, Romance Series -  The Regency Blooms Book 1  Kindle Edition -   Buy Link Sexual Content -  3/5 Ambrosia Tisdale is the very picture of propriety and the epitome of what a respectable young lady should be. Haunted by a memory and compelled by her family, she pursues perfection to a fault. The Earl of Bristol, Duncan Maddox, has returned to London after years of familial-imposed exile. As the second son, he has led a life filled with frivolity, leisure, and a healthy dose of debauchery. Now his older brother has died, leaving the family’s flailing legacy in Duncan’s unwilling arms. At the behest of his uncle, Duncan is advised to do the one thing that could provide instant fortune and respectability—he must marry. But there is only one prospect who meets the unique requirements to solve all the Earl’s problems—the lo...

Pages -  384 Publisher -  Steel Magnolia Press Published -  September 11, 2012 Genre -  Romance, Historical, Family Saga Series -  The Royal Princes of Ruthenia Book 2 Sold by -   Amazon Digital Services LLC Sexual Content -  4/5 Language -  irrelevant Mara has no idea how to seduce a royal prince, or what he will do when she betrays him... During a grand tour of Europe, Mara's grandmother falls prey to a gamester. When she can't settle her losses, the enigmatic gentleman makes a chilling demand: Mara must seduce the brilliant and dangerous prince of Ruthenia or her grandmother will suffer. Prince Roderic, dynamic son of Rolfe and Angeline from Royal Seduction, is intrigued by the Louisiana belle who comes to him in a French gypsy camp. He is also wary: France seethes with political unrest that has spread to his home country, and he must guard against assassination. Trusting kisses that come too easily would be fooli...

Pages -  256  Genre -  Historical Romance Published -  Nov 15, 2015 Sold by -   Amazon   Sexual Content -  4/5 Language -  Irrelevant What is the price of true love? An heiress who knows her own mind. A mysterious nobleman who is the last of his name. A passion that will not conform to the rules of a restrictive society... Willful, rich and clever, Lady Catherine Lytton believes she is in full control of her destiny after she inherits a large fortune. However, the return of Lord Adrian Stowe to England will turn her world on its head. He is the last Earl of Halford, and has been missing for years after the gruesome murder of his family; he is also different than any man she has ever met. She does not expect to feel such a strong attraction to him, or to finally lose head and heart to a man with grim secrets. When he leaves for Constantinople on a mysterious quest she must follow, embarking on a journey of growth and c...

Pages -  286 Genre -  Regency Romance/Historical Published -  Feb, 2016 Sold by -   Amazon   Language -  0/5 Sexual Content -  4/5 After a night of gambling at London's most famous gaming hell, Lord Beckett Thornby and his friend, Lord Alfred Weston, make a shocking discovery. They come across a beautiful young woman--clad only in a nightdress--lying unconscious in a rubbish heap. Worried for her safety and famous for his habit of taking in strays, Beckett takes the mysterious girl home and puts her to bed, intent on calling a doctor the next day. But his good intentions go awry when his mother and solicitor make an unplanned visit the next morning and all hell breaks loose. Isobel Hampton is on the run from a villainous nobleman who will stop at nothing until he possesses both her and her family estate. The strong-minded Miss makes a break for freedom and disappears into the night, but Sir Harry Lennox vows to find her. When ...