Lords of Vice (Admirand)

Pride, lust, envy, and greed . . . vices that could lead a gentleman down the road to ruin. Unless he meets his saving grace in the form of a bespectacled bluestocking . . . Jared Malcolm Lippincott, the Sixth Duke of Wyndmere, has restored the family fortune. Will his plans to restore the family name mend his pride? An unknown enemy from the past will stop at nothing to ruin him. Lady Persephone does not wish to marry, cleverly donning the guise of a bespectacled bluestocking to discourage offers of marriage. Fate has other plans the night she falls into the duke's arms, captivated by the sparkle in his brilliant blue eyes. Society is all agog speculating if the two are more than just strangers. Restoring the family name is not as important as protecting Lady Persephone, who is now in his enemy's crosshairs. A marriage of convenience binds the duke and his lady together, but duty is soon overshadowed by desire. Will love triumph in this sweet tale of love and second chances? Contains mature themes.

Pride, Lust, Envy, and Greed . . . vices that could lead a gentleman down the road to ruin. Unless he meets his saving grace in the form of an innocent debutante . . . Edward, Earl Lippincott, is cut from the same cloth as his late and unlamented brother, the Fifth Duke of Wyndmere. When a madman has the earl's family in his crosshairs, the earl's overindulgence and self-destructive ways halt. He works alongside his brother, the Sixth Duke of Wyndmere, restoring the family name to secure a suitable marriage for their sister, but is distracted by their sister's lovely friend Lady Aurelia. Lady Aurelia is enthralled by the handsome earl and secretly delighted when he dances with her at his sister's ball. Everyone warns her to stay away from the earl-even his own sister! The earl's social invitations tempt her to accept, but her uncle insists she decline. Will she follow her heart or listen to her head in the sweet tale of love and redemption? Contains mature themes.

Viscount William Chattsworth's circumstances have been drastically reduced after his father, the earl, mysteriously disappears. Thinking to make the most of the distant familial connection, he seeks an audience with the duke. Distracted by the raised voices coming out of the duke's upstairs study, Lady Calliope Harrington pauses at the top of the stairs to listen. The viscount storms out of the study and barrels into Lady Calliope, catching her before she falls. The duke rushes out of his study and sees Lady Calliope in the viscount's arms, and immediately demands his cousin marry Calliope to save her reputation. The viscount is saddled with a bride-to-be and is on shaky terms with his benefactor, the duke. Calliope is about to marry a man who is blinded by envy and desperately in search of an heiress. Living apart, the couple slowly realize the instant attraction they had felt on Hogmanay has only grown stronger. Will the viscount let go of the crippling envy that keeps him from seeing the inner strength beneath Calliope's quiet beauty and come to love her? Will Calliope learn to trust the viscount and finally find her true place in life-at the viscount's side? Contains mature themes.

An exuberant greeting and a mistaken identity set sparks flying between Lady Phoebe Lippincott and Baron Marcus Summerfield. The duke surprises him by offering his London town house for the baron to use in his search for a bride among this Season's crop of debutantes. The baron accepts and leaves before he can be further entranced by the duke's engaging, curvaceous, dark-haired, blue-eyed sister. Phoebe has been slowly emerging from the shell she has been hiding in since a madman held her at knifepoint at her brother's first ball. After meeting Baron Summerfield, Phoebe's interest ignites. There is only one problem-the baron will be staying at her brother's town house! When it is the baron who is kidnapped, Phoebe's the one to receive the ransom note and rushes to the rescue! When the Pinks who seek revenge against the baron, and the duke, try another kidnapping attempt, and have Phoebe's carriage surrounded, the baron has to listen to his heart. Will Marcus be able to give up his overwhelming need for monetary gain and prestige among his peers in exchange for Phoebe's hand in marriage? Will Phoebe completely emerge from her shell to trust her heart to Marcus? Contains mature themes.