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A Kiss of Fate--As irrevocable destiny and two mighty nations clash, Gwynne and Duncan must test their powers and passions past the most forbidden limits if they are to save their love—and secure the future.

The Bride Trilogy

This historical series is set a little post-Regency, and occasionally Fallen Angels characters will show up when they fit the story. 

The Bartered Bride

May 2002

Third and last of the Bride Trilogy that includes The Wild Child and The China Bride, The Bartered Bride tells the story of Gavin Elliott, the Scottish-American merchant prince first introduced in The China Bride.  This book is good news for those of you who’ve asked for a story about Amy, the daughter of Catherine Melbourne in Shattered Rainbows.  Amy is the heroine of The Bartered Bride—but she’s had a name change.  When she reached the age of sixteen, she decided she didn’t feel like an Amy anymore, so now she goes by her middle name of Alexandra, Alex for short.  

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The Wild Child

  Bribed by Kyle, his twin brother, Dominic Renbourne agrees to take his twin’s place in courting the “mad” Lady Meriel Grahame, an orphaned heiress Kyle intends to marry.  The last thing Dominic expects is to be entranced by a silent sprite whose ethereal beauty is as intoxicating as the flowers and trees that surround her.  (Rita finalist, listed by Library Journal as one of the five best romances of 1999.)  Excerpt

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The China Bride

Kyle Renbourne and Chinese-Scottish Troth Montgomery are both a little out of step with the societies where they were born.  Together, they find rare passion and harmony—if they can survive a dangerous journey into the heart of the Celestial Kingdom, and the perils of bridging the gap between two very different worlds.  (Romantic Times nominee for best romantic adventure.) Excerpt

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The Bartered Bride

Having made a fortune in the Chinese trade, Scottish-American merchant prince Gavin Elliott is determined to move to London and thumb his nose at the society that destroyed his father.  He doesn’t expect to meet gallant Alexandra Warren in an East Indies slave market, nor the price he will have to pay to win her freedom, and the chance of an English future together. 

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Contemporary Romance

The Burning Point

The absurd will left by Kate Corsi’s father sends her East to the family business, and the harrowing company of her ex-husband, Patrick Donovan.  A story of the ties that bind two people together—and the incendiary forces that can tear them apart.  (Listed by Library Journal as one of the five best romances of 2000.) Excerpt

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The Spiral Path

Raine Marlowe knew it was a mistake to marry a high-maintenance charmer like handsome, enigmatic Kenzie Scott, and it was an even bigger mistake to make a movie with him while they’re in the middle of a divorce.  But the love has never left, and may, just maybe, if they try again they can it right…

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Fallen Angel Series (in chronological order)

This Regency historical series is based on four men who became closer than brothers during their school days at Eton. The series generated several more spin-offs for a total of seven.

Thunder and Roses (Nicholas)

A Welsh Methodist minister's daughter changes her life when she appeals for help to Nicholas Davies, a half-Gypsy earl. (Finalist for RWA Rita and Golden Choice awards.) Topaz, 5/93 , reissued 2002

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Petals in the Storm (Rafe)

A spy mission to Paris brings Rafe Whitbourne, a duke who prides himself on cool control, face to face with Margot Ashton, a beautiful betrayer who is the only woman he has ever loved. A revised and expanded version of the Regency The Controversial Countess. Topaz, 12/93

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Dancing on the Wind (Lucien)

A sneaky man meets a sneakier woman as spymaster Lucien Fairchild tries to find a mysterious female who destroys his peace and steals his heart. (RWA Rita winner for best long historical.) Topaz, 10/94

Angel Rogue (Robin)

Lord Robin Andreville, a burned-out spy, finds a reason to live in Maxima Collins, a petite dynamo who is half-Mohawk and all-American. A direct spin- off of Petals in the Storm, it is revised and expanded from the Regency The Rogue and the Runaway. Topaz, 4/95

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Shattered Rainbows (Michael)

Army officer Lord Michael Kenyon falls in love with a beautiful battlefield nurse who saves his life, but can never be his. Then a dangerous masquerade leads him and Catherine Melbourne into a shattering vortex of danger and betrayal and a fiercely passionate love that can no longer be denied. (1996 Rita finalist for Long Historical, Romantic Times 4+ Gold rating.) Topaz, 2/96

River of Fire (Kenneth)

Financial necessity drives Kenneth Wilding, former soldier and spy, to enter the household of England's foremost painter under false pretenses. There he meets Rebecca Seaton, and is forced to choose between completing his mission, and finding the passion and fulfillment he has always craved. (Winner of the first Aphra Award for Best Romance of the Year, awarded by the RWA PASIC Published Authors Chapter.) Signet, 11/96

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One Perfect Rose (Stephen)

Devastating news sends Stephen Kenyon fleeing incognito across England on a journey where he finds not only his own soul, but the love he has always desired.

(Named one of the year's top five romances by the Washington Post Bookworld.) Ballantine, mini-hardcover, 7/97, and mass market paperback, 6/98. Ballantine.

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Silk Trilogy

Three rousing adventure stories, touched with the flavor of exotic places. Probably best read in order. Set between 1839 and 1842.

Silk and Shadows

"He called himself Peregrine, the wanderer, and he came to London for revenge." Instead, the enigmatic Peregrine finds Lady Sara St. James, a fragile young woman with the soul of a lion, and a love that challenges all he has lived for. (RWA Golden Choice finalist for Best Romance of the Year.) Onyx, 12/91

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Silk and Secrets

A rescue mission sends adventurer Lord Ross Carlisle to Bokhara, but he finds more than he bargained for when he encounters Julia Cameron, his dazzling, tormented wife, who left him a dozen years earlier. (RWA Golden Choice finalist for Best Romance of the Year, winner of a Romantic Times award.) Onyx, 7/92

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Veils of Silk

Haunted by a terrible captivity and convinced that he can never live a normal life, Ian Cameron offers lovely, wary Laura Stephenson a marriage of convenience. Romantic Times: "A stunning novel of resplendent romance and glorious adventure." (RWA Rita finalist.) Onyx, 12/92

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Other Historicals

Uncommon Vows

My one medieval, I think of this book as my "subversion of the captivity fantasy." An intense, God-haunted warrior becomes obsessed by ethereal Meriel, a free-spirited young woman who literally prefers death to captivity. Laura Kinsale said, "A triumph--combines the romance of Judith McNaught with the historical skill of Roberta Gellis." (RWA Golden Choice finalist for Best Romance of the Year, New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award for Best Historical.) Onyx, 4/91

Dearly Beloved

My first Regency historical, this is the story of Gervase Brandelin, a man haunted by his past, and Diana Lindsay, the beautiful, mysterious woman who holds the key to his soul. Romantic Times: "Wonderfully crafted, articulate and perceptive, sets a new standard of excellence for historical romance. One of the best books of this or any other year." (RWA Golden Choice finalist for Best Romance of the Year, Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Regency Historical, New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award for Best Historical.) Onyx, 3/90

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The Rake

A self-destructive man, Reggie Davenport, is given one last chance to turn his life around. In the process, he discovers compassionate, unconventional Alys Weston and a love that heals them both.

(RWA Rita, finalist for the RWA Golden Choice Award for best book of the year, recipient of Romantic Times awards for best Regency novel and best Regency hero, the New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award for Best Historical Romance, and a Colorado Romance Writers Keeper Award.) Signet Super Regency, 9/89. Minor revisions and reissued as a historical romance by Topaz in 1998.

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The Bargain

A revised and expanded version of an early regency (The Would-Be Widow), The Bargain tells the story of Lady Jocelyn Kendal, who needs to marry by her 25th birthday in order to receive her inheritance. Impulsively she strikes a bargain with a wounded officer, Major David Lancaster, but what happens when you marry a dying man, and then the blasted fellow hasn't the grace to die? 10/99
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Regencies

(these are probably all out of print.)

7/90 The Rogue and the Runaway, Signet Regency (Rita finalist)

11/89 Carousel of Hearts, Signet Regency

1/89 The Controversial Countess, Signet Regency

9/88 Lady of Fortune, Signet Super Regency

7/88 The Would-Be Widow, Signet Regency

11/87 The Diabolical Baron, Signet Regency (Rita finalist, New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Award for Best Historical)

Novellas:

10/98 “Avalon” in the In Our Dreams anthology, Zebra. 

10/97 "The Best Husband Money Can Buy" in A Stockingful of Joy anthology.

1/98 "Dangerous Gifts" in the Faery Magic anthology, Zebra

6/95 "The Devils Spawn" in Dashing and Dangerous, NAL/Signet

6/94 "The Wedding of the Century" in Promised Brides, Harlequin

6/93 "Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know" in Rakes and Rogues, NAL/Signet

11/92 "The Black Beast of Belleterre" in A Victorian Christmas, Onyx

11/92 "The Christmas Tart" in A Regency Christmas IV, Signet

11/91 "The Christmas Cuckoo" in A Regency Christmas III, Signet

11/90 "Sunshine for Christmas" in A Regency Christmas II, Signet.

(This story is a spin-off of The Rake and the Reformer.)