Raine Balkera - Romance Author

(The Brothers Sinister Book 1) Pages -  271 pages Device Usage -  Unlimited Publisher -  Courtney Milan -  1st edition Pub Date -  December 6, 2012 Amazon -  Link Genre -  Regency Romance Sexual Content -  4/5 Language -  vulgar SYNOPSIS Miss Minerva Lane is a quiet, bespectacled wallflower, and she wants to keep it that way. After all, the last time she was the center of attention, it ended badly--so badly that she changed her name to escape her scandalous past. Wallflowers may not be the prettiest of blooms, but at least they don't get trampled. So when a handsome duke comes to town, the last thing she wants is his attention. But that is precisely what she gets.  Because Robert Blaisdell, the Duke of Clermont, is not fooled. When Minnie figures out what he's up to, he realizes there is more to her than her spectacles and her quiet ways. And he's determined to lay her every secret bare before she can discover ...

Pages -  193 pages Publisher -  Tule Publishing Published -  October 9, 2015 Kindle -   link Genre -  Contemporary, Romance, Cowboys Series -  The Canadays of Montana series #2 Language -  tame Sexual Content -  3:5 SYNOPSIS The Copper Mountain Rodeo has returned to Marietta and cowboy reputations aren’t the only thing at stake… Marietta Kindergarten teacher, Kate Canaday, is doing perfectly well without the ex-love of her life mucking up her intention to stay gloriously uncommitted. So what if she’s become—according to her sisters—a serial dater? If pro-bullrider Finn Scott's untimely defection six years ago taught her anything, it was that men come with an expiration date. And she’s more than happy to oblige them. Trouble is, the sexier-than-ever Finn, now a devoted single father, has just moved to Marietta with his adorable five-year-old twins. He’s in an unexpected custody battle with his ex and too proud to ask Kate fo...

Pages -  400 pages Originally Published -  2003 Publisher -  HarperCollins e-books Publication Date -  October 13, 2009 Kindle -   link Genre -  Regency Romance Series -  Bow Street Runners #3 Language -  mild Sexual Content -  4:5 SYNOPSIS Nick Gentry, the most seductive and dangerous man in England, has been sent to find Charlotte Howard, a runaway bride who has disappeared without a trace. But when he finds her, Nick is stunned by the intensity of his attraction to the elusive young woman whose adventurous spirit matches his own. Determined to escape a forced marriage to a man who will destroy her, Charlotte agrees to an audacious bargain . . . she will become Nick Gentry's bride. But soon she discovers that Nick has secrets of his own, and it will take all her wits and stubborn will to tame his tormented soul. In the desperate quest to protect Charlotte from the diabolical aristocrat who threatens her, one thing...

Pages -  384 pages Original -  Avon, 2002 Publisher -  HarperCollins e-books Published -  October 13, 2009 Kindle -   link Genre -  Regency Romance Series -  Book 2, Bow Street Runners Language -  mild Sexual Content -  4:5 SYNOPSIS Lady Sophia Sydney would do anything to ensnare the unattainable Sir Ross Cannon. Her goal: to ruin his reputation and cause a scandal that would be the talk of all London. So she insinuates herself into his life by gaining his trust and living in his house. Every morning, her lush presence tempts him beyond all reason...the way she bends over the table to serve him the meals she has prepared...the way her hands oh, so gently—yet sensuously—brush against him. Every night, she promises with her eyes—and her body— that the hours before dawn could be spent in unbridled passion instead of restless sleep—if only he'd let her share his bed. She knows he is falling more in love with her ea...

Pages -  384 pages Publisher -  Avon Published -  May 1, 1999 Kindle -   link Genre -  Regency Romance Series -  Bow Street Runners 1 of 3 Language -  mild Sexual Content -  4:5 SYNOPSIS She couldn't remember who she was... A temptingly beautiful woman awakens in a stranger's bed, rescued from the icy waters of the Thames, her memory gone. Told that she is Vivien Rose Duvall, one of London's most scandalous beauties, she finds herself under the protection of enigmatic, charming Grant Morgan. Her life is in his hands. Deep in her heart, she knows he has mistaken her for someone else... He was the only man she could trust. As one of London's most eligible and unattainable catches, Grant Morgan is a man who has known every kind of woman. And the one in his arms now seems so innocent, so vulnerable, that he can't help but be enchanted. And as his love for this mysterious beauty grows, he's determined to unravel the secrets of ...

The Reluctant Bride Collection #1 Pages -  256 pages Published -  June 12, 2012 Sold by -   Amazon Digital Services LLC Genre -  Historical, Regency Romance Language -  n/a Sexual Content -  3/5 Series -  The Reluctant Bride Collection, 1 of 4 Stand Alone -  yes SYNOPSIS Olivia Blakesley, self-proclaimed spinster extraordinaire, is quite happy with her life. She has her studies and her duties, what need does she have of a husband? With five sisters married she knows the reality does not live up to the promise, and does not need to personally experiment with the state to know she would be ill-suited to it. However, she finds herself envious of at least one aspect of marriage. But to experience the physical side of marriage, one doesn't need a husband, all one needs is the right man...  Nathaniel Jenkins knows his duty. Marry a young girl from a respectable family and father an heir, no matter how cold the endless par...

Marrying Winterborne Pages -  416 pages Publisher-  Avon Published -  May 31, 2016 Sold by -  HarperCollins Publishers Amazon -   Buy Link Genre -  Victorian, Romance Series -  The Ravenels #2 Sexual Content -  4/5 Language -  a few F-bombs SYNOPSIS A ruthless tycoon... Savage ambition has brought common-born Rhys Winterborne vast wealth and success. In business and beyond, Rhys gets exactly what he wants. And from the moment he meets the shy, aristocratic Lady Helen Ravenel, he is determined to possess her. If he must take her virtue to ensure she marries him, so much the better . . . A sheltered beauty... Helen has had little contact with the glittering, cynical world of London society. Yet Rhys’s determined seduction awakens an intense mutual passion. Helen’s gentle upbringing belies a stubborn conviction that only she can tame her unruly husband. As Rhys’s enemies conspire against them, Helen must trust him wit...

Cold-Hearted Rake Pages -  419 pages Published -  October 27, 2015 Publisher -  Avon Sold by -  HarperCollins Publishers Amazon -   Buy Link Series -  The Ravenels #1 Genre -  Historical Romance/Regency Language -  2 F-bombs Sexual Content -  4/5 SYNOPSIS A twist of fate . . . Devon Ravenel, London's most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom. But his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilities . . . and more than a few surprises. His estate is saddled with debt, and the late earl's three innocent sisters are still occupying the house . . . along with Kathleen, Lady Trenear, a beautiful young widow whose sharp wit and determination are a match for Devon's own. A clash of wills . . . Kathleen knows better than to trust a ruthless scoundrel like Devon. But the fiery attraction between them is impossible to deny—and from the first moment Devon holds her in his arms, he vows ...

#3 Castle Brides Series Pages -  358 pages Publisher -  Soul Mate Publishing  Pub Date -  May 27, 2014 Sold by -   Amazon Digital Services LLC Genre -  Regency Romance Series -  Castle Brides, Book 3 Language -  N/A Sexual Content -  3/5 SYNOPSIS She won't be tamed A fiery, unconventional Scot, Adaira Ferguson wears breeches, swears, and has no more desire to marry than she does to follow society's dictates of appropriate behavior. She trusts no man with the secret she desperately protects. He can't forget Haunted by his past, Roark, The Earl of Clarendon, rigidly adheres to propriety, holding himself and those around him to the highest standards, no matter the cost. Betrayed once, he's guarded and leery of all women. Mistaking Roark for a known spy, Adaira imprisons him. Infuriated, he vows vengeance. Realizing her error, she's appalled and releases him, but he's not satisfied with his freedom. Roar...

Pages -  238 pages Device Use -  Unlimited Publisher -  Lachesis Publishing Inc Published -  September 8, 2013 Sold by -   Amazon Series -  Book 1 Gentlemen of Honor Genre -  Regency Sexual Content -  4/5 Language -  irrelevant POV -  3rd Omnis (mostly h) Synopsis She was known as The Spinster of Brightwood Manor, and that suited Lady Beatrice O’Brien just fine. She was happy being a spinster; happy running her father’s estates while amassing a fortune of her own; happy tending to the needs of her community; and most of all, she was happy not having a man around to tell her what to do. But when Beatrice accidentally shoots her new neighbor, the Earl of Drennan, her life turns upside-down. Suddenly, this very arrogant gentleman, who also happens to be charming and attractive, makes himself at home at Brightwood Manor, and proceeds to court her! Beatrice knows one thing for certain. Marriage will...

Pages: 288 pages Device Usage: Unlimited Publisher: Potatoworks Press Published: February 4, 2014 Sold by: Amazon Digital Genre: Regency Romance Sexual Content: 3-5 Language: doesn't apply Voice: third P but Emma's story Synopsis Miss Emma Harlow hasn’t earned the reputation as a hoyden for nothing, so when the Duke of Trent discovers her in his conservatory stealing one of his orchids, he’s isn’t surprised—charmed, delighted and puzzled, yes, but not surprised. It is Emma who is amazed. She has naturally concluded that the man reading in the conservatory must be the country cousin (who else in London would actually read?) and is quite vexed to discover that he is the Duke of Trent himself—imagine, stealing the duke’s prize Rhyncholaelia digbyana under his very nose! But her vexation doesn’t last long. For Emma is a practical young lady with a mission: to end her dear sister Lavinia’s engagement to the villainous (and dreadfully dull!) Sir Waldo Windbou...

SEAL's Honor (Take No Prisoners Series): A Military Romance Print Length -  197 pages Publisher -  Elle James Published -  February 9, 2014 Amazon -   Link Genre -  Action & Adventure,  Men's Adventure, Military Romance Series -  Take No Prisoners Series, Book 1 of  7 Sexual Content -  4/5 Language -  coarse Synopsis SEAL Reed Tucker doesn’t believe in commitment, until he tangles the sheets with one hot pilot, Delaney O’Connell. His phobia against commitment is challenged when his best friend asks Delaney to marry him first. As a helicopter pilot for the 160th Night Stalkers, Delaney knows the risks of loving a SEAL. When her lover's friend loses an arm in battle, she can’t refuse his marriage proposal when he's already lost so much. In love with one man, pledged to marry another, she’s torn. Tuck and Delaney must come to grips with the happiness they owe themselves and the happiness of their friend who has...