Raine Balkera - Romance Author

Pages -  204 Publisher -  Accent Press Published -  June 27, 2015 Amazon Link -   Purchase Here Genre -  Regency Romance, Satire, Mystery Language -  clean Sexual Content -  2/5 Narrative -  3rd P Elinor Bascombe, widowed and tied to an impoverished estate, has learned to ask little of life. With no hope of leaving, the years have passed her by. Lord Ryde, exiled abroad after a scandal, has returned to strip his estate and make a new start in America. A chance encounter changes their plans, plunging Elinor and Lord Ryde into adventure and not a little peril until, finally, they are forced to confront the mystery of what happened on That Night, all those years ago. Are they both so entangled in the riddles of the past that they are about to miss this one last opportunity for future happiness? This was a good read. Not a terrific read, but a good one. And, yes, believe it or not, the 'humor' label is legitimate;...

Pages - 303 Publisher -  Amber House Books, LLC Published -  July 7, 2015 Sold by -   Amazon Digital Services LLC Series -  Free Fellows League, Book 1 Genre -  Historical Romance, Regency Language - tame Sexual Content - extensively vulgar Narrative -  3rd P Can a lady tempt a Free Fellow to surrender his heart? As a founding member of the Free Fellows League—a group of four gentlemen who signed a pledge to never wed when they were lads—Griffin, Viscount Abernathy, swears that he will put off marrying as long as possible. But when he is suddenly called off to war, he has no choice but to obey his father’s wishes and find a wife… Just days later, he marries the lovely Lady Alyssa. For a man committed only to his freedom, she seems a perfect—and perfectly undemanding—bride. Intelligent and self-sufficient, Alyssa craves her independence just as much as Griffin loves his. But as the irresistible attraction between them flourishes w...

Pages -  316 Publisher -  Suzanna Medeiros Published -  January 14, 2013 Genre -  Historical Romance, Regency Series -  Book 1 of 2, Landing a Lord Amazon -   Link Language -  tame Sexual Content -  2/5 Narrative -  3rd P She is on the verge of losing everything… To save her home and keep her two younger siblings safe, Louisa Evans must turn to the head of the family that ruined hers. He needs an heir… The Marquess of Overlea is starting to show signs of having inherited the same illness that killed his father and older brother. To prevent the marquisate from falling into the hands of an unscrupulous cousin, Overlea must secure an heir before that illness also claims him. But he is determined not to be the father of that heir… Overlea’s plan is simple—marry the practical, yet desperate, Miss Evans and hold Louisa to her promise to provide him with an heir. But he waits until after they are married to tell his wif...

Re-Issue Pages -  322 First Published -  Kensington, 2002 Re-Issued -  Nov 23, 2013 Amazon Digital Services LLC Genre -  Historical Romance, Regency Series -  The Brides of Bath (1 of 5) Style -  3rd Person Sexual Content -  2/5 For six long years Thomas Moreland has dreamed of the beautiful young noblewoman who rescued him from death. While amassing his fortune in India, not a day passed he did not recall Felicity's fair loveliness, did not recall the silken tones of her sweet voice, did not desire to possess her. Now a widow, Felicity Harrison does not recognize the handsome nabob as the young man left for dead by highwayman years earlier. Though she wants nothing more than to snub the arrogant man who promises to rescue her family from financial ruin in exchange for presenting his sister to Society, she cannot snub him. She must force herself to bear his company. But the longer she is with him, the more she has to force hers...

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 -  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 ...

Pages -   302 Publisher -  Fiorenza Publishing Published -  February 27, 2014 Purchase -   Amazon Genre -  Time Travel, Regency, Romance Series -  Book 1 of 4 in the House of Oak series Sexual Content -  0/5 Language -  irrelevant Style -  3rd P/Omniscient In 2012, Emme Wilde can’t find the right guy. She wants to feel that swept-off-your-feet dizziness of true love. But so far, her dating life has come up short. Star Trek geek? Nice but too serious. Hippy artist? Cute but too vulnerable. Instead, Emme obsesses over the portrait of an unknown man in an old locket. Granted, a seriously dreamy guy with delicious, wind-swept hair she just itches to run her fingers through. But still. Dead men may be great listeners, but they are not exactly boyfriend material. Emme travels to England, determined to uncover his history and conquer the strong connection she feels.  In 1812, James Knight has given up finding th...

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...

Pages -  221 Published -  Sept 28, 2012 Author Page -   Anthea Lawson Amazon Buy -   Link Genre - Romance, Historical, Victorian, Collections & Anthologies Language -  irrelevant Sexual Situations -  2/5 Perspective -  3rd P SYNOPSIS ~Four sweet-to-spicy Regency Stories by USA Today bestselling author Anthea Lawson~ FIVE WICKED KISSES To pay off her father’s debt, Juliana Tate must accept five kisses from the Earl of Eastbrook... but she never suspects how delicious each kiss will be. MAID FOR SCANDAL Miss Anna Harcourt disguises herself as a maid to be near the man she think she loves, but little does she know how far this charade will lead her ... or how close to scandal. THE PIANO TUTOR Encouraged by her scandalous friend to take a lover, Lady Diana Waverly finds that the new piano tutor is more than he seems – especially when it comes to passion. TO WED THE EARL Miss Miranda Price detests her neighbor Edward Have...

Author -   Christina Skye Amazon buy -   Link Genre -  Regency Romance Pages -  416 Published -  July 18, 2015 Series -  The Dangerous Delameres Style -  3rd Person Sexual Content -  2/5 Language -  irrelevant SYNOPSIS India, the beautiful and headstrong sister of Come the Night's hero, Luc Delamere, fell in love with the rakish Devlyn Carlisle when they were just children. Innocent love bloomed into deepest passion when they reconnected as adults. But soon after the two are joined in a secret wedding bond, the Napoleonic Wars tear them apart. Then, betrayed by a comrade-in-arms, Devlyn is pronounced dead. India swears to continue her life alone, without the only love she's ever known. But now he's back – with the cold eyes of a stranger. Plunged deep into the mystery to discover who betrayed Devlyn, India vows to make the lost earl remember all they once shared, no matter how dangerous to her reputation – and her...

Author -  Alice Chetwynd Ley Pages -  178 pages Publisher - New York : Ballantine Books, [©1959] Publisher -  Endeavour Press (2015) Kindle -   Link Genre -  Historical Regency, Romance Language -  Clean as a Whistle Sexual Content -  0/5 SYNOPSIS Eighteenth-century England. Jane Spencer is amongst a group of travellers who are forced to delay their journey due to a snowstorm. Their stage coach passengers are forced to get out and walk to a nearby inn. Jane comes across a unconscious man lying half dead in the snow. The man awakens not knowing who he is and is unable to recognize his only possession: a magnificent jewel-encrusted snuff box. Jane nurses him and helps him return to London. But, just as she starts to care for him, he disappears as suddenly as he appeared in her life, leaving only his snuff box in her possession. Later, Jane comes face to face again with the unknown man, now identified as Sir Richard Carisbrooke. Her f...