Dragonblade Publishing

Chasity Bowlin

Book 1 A Rogue to Remember in the much anticipated new series The Hellion Club by best selling Dragonblade Publishing author Chasity Bowlin is now available!Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited!Douglas "Devil" Ashton, Lord Deveril, was forced by his father to join the army and was exiled to India. It was punishment for all his many wicked, wild and reckless ways. While serving his country, the unthinkable happens at home. Devil's sister is seduced by a fortune hunter and cast out by their father. By the time Devil returns to England, he's too late to save her... but if he can obtain the right governess, one who specializes in working with children others have deemed unmanageable, he might be able to save his niece. There is only one problem. No respectable woman would ever consent to be employed in the house of the Devil Lord. If she did, she'd never be able to be employed elsewhere again, as his very name is synonymous with ruin. But Wilhelmina Marks is no ordinary governess. She's a graduate of the Darrow School, also known as The Hellion Club, where miscreant noblemen send their illegitimate daughters to keep them out of sight, out of mind, and to make them employable. Marina, Lord Deveril's niece is a challenge... but not nearly as challenging as her uncle. He is all that they have said of him. Hedonistic. Rakishly charming. Too handsome by far. But also kind and perhaps a little broken. It's that which draws Willa to him and makes him irresistible to her. But danger looms when Marina's wastrel, fortune hunting father returns, intent on claiming his daughter. Willa and Devil must work together to keep the little girl safe-is it a recipe for disaster or a recipe for love?The Hellion Club SeriesBook 1 - A Rogue to RememberBook 2 - Barefoot in Hyde ParkBook 3 - What Happens in PiccadillyBook 4 - Sleepless in SouthhamptonBook 5 - When an Earl Loves a GovernessBook 6 - The Duke's Magnificent ObsessionBook 7 - The Governess Diaries

A Rogue to Remember

Miss Olivia Dunne was the darling of society until a thwarted abduction and elopement scheme by an unscrupulous man left her reputation in tatters. But having moved from paragon to pariah, Olivia realizes that there is no reason for her to continue abiding by society’s mandates. In fact, she decides to embrace her scandalous nature and do the very thing she’s been accused of… take a lover. The man she’s chosen is one she’s secretly loved for years, but she’ll need to employ the aid of an unlikely ally to carry it off. Lord Burke, Viscount Holland, has loved Olivia for years. He even offered for her once, only to be summarily dismissed by her older brother, his oldest friend. With his pride still stinging, Burke is confronted with the horrible truth that Olivia had never rejected him at all. Her brother never told her of Burke’s interest in her. But if he tells her now, she’ll take it for pity and reject him out of hand. The only way to make her his wife is to first accept her offer to be his mistress. But not everyone wishes to see the couple achieve a happy ending. Some will do whatever it takes to keep them apart. Can true love prevail or will pride and greed conspire to keep them apart forever?

The Last Offer

Communing with spirits has been both gift and curse to Emme Walters. Now it's made her a killer's target. Emme knows why the Dowager Duchess of Briarleigh invited her to a house party--to investigate whether the duke, Rhys Brammel, murdered his wife years ago. But Emme never imagined she would fall in love with the brooding duke. Branded by society as a possible killer, Rhys is suspicious of Emme and her alleged "gift." Then a late night encounter creates awareness of her other, more attractive, aspects. When Emme's life is threatened, Rhys becomes her protector. Emme and Rhys find passion and peril as they join forces to solve the mysteries at Briarleigh. She made him believe in spirits, but can she make him believe in love?

The Haunting of a Duke

An exciting new Regency Historical Romance series! Graham, Lord Blakemore, was believed to be lost at sea as a boy. While his mother, Lady Agatha, has never given up hope of finding her son again, others-eager for the title and the wealth that accompanies it-have been conspiring to have him declared dead against Lady Agatha's wishes. Her only ally in the house is her late husband's ward, Miss Beatrice Marlowe. But when a dark-haired stranger arrives on their doorstep claiming to be the lost heir to Castle Black, the plots and schemes of those who would have the castle for themselves take a dark and even more sinister turn. An orphan when she came into the care of the late Lord Blakemore, Castle Black is the only home Beatrice has ever known. Its occupants are her family. This stranger, who claims to have lost his memory of his life there, threatens the order of all that she knows and holds dear. And yet, she is both drawn to him and strangely compelled to believe his claim. Beatrice finds herself torn between her desire for him and her belief that, if he is the lost lord of Castle Black, he is far above her reach. Graham is no ordinary gentleman, bound by the rules of a society he has spent his life far removed from. He's willing to face not just the danger that lurks within the walls of Castle Black, but anyone who stands between him and what he wants. He has returned to claim his destiny and, for him, Beatrice is part of that. While all else has been forgotten, he knows her to the depths of his soul. More than the castle itself, more than the strangely familiar and rugged land it sits upon, she is his home and he means to claim her.

The Lost Lord of Castle Black

If there is one thing I know, kisses have a tendency to alter things irrevocably. Abandoned at the family's country estate by her employer, Minerva Stone realizes that she concerns harbored about her position with Mrs. Charlotte Entwhistle-Graves were well founded. Dodging the unwanted advances of a teenage lothario and his conniving brother as she tries to care for their heartbroken younger sister, Minerva finds herself under the dubious protection of the Duke of Hargrieve, the Graves family patriarch. The Mad Duke. The Murderous Duke. Following the tragic murders of his father and brothers when he was a child, and his own grievous injury that left him with no memory of the event, Barrett Graves knows what the world thinks of him. The rumors and scandal that follow him everywhere he goes are reason enough to stay hidden away at Griffingate. When Charlotte, her brood of children, and their intriguing governess descend on his quiet, isolated world, Barrett finds himself in the middle of plots, schemes, and a confidence game of epic proportion-things that always seem to follow in Charlotte's wake. But Minerva Stone is something altogether different. Compelling. Beautiful. Intelligent. He's drawn to her as he has never been drawn to anyone else. She occupies his every waking moment and invades his dreams to the point that he wonders if he isn't a little mad after all. But mad or not, he wants her. And if he can uncover Charlotte's ultimate plan and foil it, if he can save Minerva from the clutches of his young but licentious cousins, if he can keep Charlotte's daughter safe from whatever wickedness her mother intends-then he means to make Minerva not just his magnificent obsession... but his bride. The Hellion Club A Rogue to Remember Barefoot in Hyde Park Making Spirits Bright (Novella) What Happens in Piccadilly Sleepless in Southampton When an Earl Loves a Governess All I want for Christmas (Novella) The Duke's Magnificent Obsession The Governess Diaries

The Duke's Magnificent Obsession

Every touch brings with it a world of temptation. Eventually, there is a point of no return. Miss Sophia Upchurch is not having a good day. Her employer is dead, she's been robbed, she's now stranded in a strange city and the handsome man she'd met on the stage, the man she'd flirted with, is no longer simply Mr. Henry Meredith, a possible suitor. He turns out to be Lord Henry Meredith, Viscount Marchwood, and so far above her reach there can't possibly be any hope even as he heroically secured a position for her as companion to his cousin. But that position is beset with complications and Sophie fears the young woman's life is in danger. When Sophie informs Henry of her suspicions, he's dubious at best. But the more he looks into the matter the more convinced he becomes that she is correct. And that means not only is his cousin in danger but so is a woman he is coming to care for very deeply...possibly even a woman he loves. Can they get to the bottom of it before his cousin succumbs to the plot? And assuming they survive to have a future, can he convince Sophie to share it with him? The Hellion Club A Rogue to Remember Barefoot in Hyde Park What Happens in Piccadilly Sleepless in Southampton When an Earl Loves a Governess The Duke's Magnificent Obsession The Governess Diaries

Sleepless in Southampton

There's no such thing as just a kiss...Book 3 in the bestselling series The Hellion Club has arrived for your reading pleasure! Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!Chaos! That is what greets Miss Calliope St. James when she enters the household of her prospective employer, Lord Winn Hamilton, the Earl of Montgomery. The newly appointed guardian for his nieces and nephew, he's clearly a man who has no idea what to do with children... and they are children who clearly know when the adults in charge haven't a clue what they're doing. But he is handsome. Terribly, temptingly handsome even when he's maddening. Winn thought it was bad enough when his home was overrun with children hell-bent on driving him insane. Then their new governess arrived... and she looks like no governess he's ever seen. Distractingly beautiful, maddeningly forthright, frustratingly capable-he's equal parts attracted to her and infuriated by her. And then he sees the portrait... the portrait that changes everything. Because Calliope St. James isn't just the abandoned and unwanted child of unknown parents as she's always been led to believe. If Calliope is who he thinks she is, she's very, very wealthy and there are powerful people in the highest reaches of society who want her very, very dead. To keep her safe, he'll have to keep her close, and that presents them both with an entirely different sort of danger.The Hellion ClubA Rogue to RememberBarefoot in Hyde ParkWhat Happens in PiccadillySleepless in SouthamptonWhen an Earl Loves a GovernessThe Duke's Magnificent ObsessionThe Governess Diaries

What Happens in Piccadilly

That kiss would never be enough. And if he let it continue, it would become something else altogether-something his honor could never permit. Welcome to book 5 in the bestselling series The Hellion Club by USA Today Bestselling author Chasity Bowlin! Widower Simon Montclair, Earl of Eastlington, has been battling more than his guilt over the questionable death of his late wife. Her mother, Mercy Milthorpe, had been a godsend to him in the beginning as she'd provided the help he needed to raise his young daughter. But over time, Simon came to realize that Mercy was poisoning Emily against him for reasons that he could not fathom. Desperate for help, he turns to the Darrow School and the lovely Miss Vivienne Alcott for aid. Vivienne instantly falls in love with Emily, a child so painfully haunted by her mother's death and so tormented by the insidious whispers of her grandmother that she has become like a ghost herself. But her desire to help Emily is complicated by her attraction Simon. The longer Vivienne remains at the isolated country estate, Edgecomb Manor, the more she realizes just how ruthless Mercy Milthorpe is-and how hopeless she is to resist the earl. Simon and Vivienne must determine whether or not they can join forces to save Emily without giving in to their feelings for one another. But Mercy realizes that, with Vivienne's presence, it will take far more than just alienating Emily from her father to secure Mercy's own position. And the depths she sinks to will shock them all... The Hellion Club Book 1 - A Rogue to Remember Book 2 - Barefoot in Hyde Park Book 3 - What Happens in Piccadilly Book 4 - Sleepless in Southhampton Book 5 - When an Earl Loves a Governess Book 6 - The Duke's Magnificent Obsession Book 7 - The Governess Diaries

When an Earl Loves a Governess

I'm not holding you to keep you from leaving. I'm holding you because it's a way of showing you how precious you are to me.The wait is over! The anticipated "Barefoot in Hyde Park" is now available! Book 2 in "The Hellion Club" series. Read for Free with Kindle Unlimited!Lillian Burkhart could not be more different from her half-sister, Wilhelmina. Suspecting that she is more like their wastrel father, she struggles against the wildness inside her, trying desperately to be the proper young woman that Miss Euphemia Darrow has reared her to be. But when she's discovered walking barefoot in Hyde Park by none other than the grandson of the elderly dowager duchess who employs her as a companion, her failure is complete. Lord Valentine Somers, Viscount Seaburn, has been playing a part for so long that he no longer recognizes himself. As a soldier, he'd risked life and limb. Now, as a spy for Whitehall, he's risking his very soul by using his skill with cards to gain entree to circles he wants no part of. Feigning the ennui of a debauched dilettante who treats women and money as if they were both in unending supply, he's immediately struck by the beauty, vivacity and innocence of a lovely barefoot nymph... who happens to be his grandmother's companion. Given an ultimatum by his grandmother, marry or be disinherited, Val offers for Lillian on a whim. And she accepts in order to claim her own familial bequest. But theirs isn't a normal engagement... not when someone keeps trying to murder his betrothed. Uncertain if it has to do with Lillian's inheritance, his own inheritance or the enemies he's made over the years, Val knows he will do whatever it takes to protect her... but he didn't expect to fall in love with her.The Hellion ClubA Rogue to RememberBarefoot in Hyde ParkWhat Happens in PiccadillySleepless in SouthamptonWhen an Earl Loves a GovernessThe Duke's Magnificent ObsessionThe Governess Diaries

Barefoot in Hyde Park

Lord Victor Mayhew, Viscount Norcross, lives in the shadows, hiding his scarred face from those who would fear him... or worse, pity him. He's become accustomed to the dark, and to the aching loneliness that is his only and constant companion. But while traversing the city in the dark of night, he encounters a beautiful woman who is running for her life. Lady Thessaly Shade has discovered that the prettiest of faces can hide the ugliest of hearts. While Lord Norcross keeps his face carefully concealed from her, he cannot hide the fact that he is a man of honor, a man for whom the word gentleman is a way of life and not merely an honorary title. With no way to repay him for his kindness, for his courage in aiding her at great risk to himself, Thessaly bargains with the only thing she possesses of value... herself. Can she convince him to trust her, to believe that she can see beyond the scars he bears to the man he is? Or will he push her away out of fear and retreat into the loneliness that he knows so well? The Beast of Bath is a 30,000 word novella previously published in the Wicked Fairytales Anthology.

A Regency Fairytale

The Beast of Bath

After losing her father and nearly losing her life when their ship sank off the coast of Cornwall, Adelaide Hampton Parke is faced with a terrible dilemma. Her stepmother has demanded that they immediately set sail for New York but the very idea of stepping foot on board another ship and facing the uncertainty of a Transatlantic crossing leaves her paralyzed with fear. Not to mention that her relationship with her stepmother is contentious at best and she's been given only six months to return to New York and find herself a husband or be put out of the family's Park Avenue home to make her own way in the world. Salvation comes, unexpectedly, in the form of a telegram from Eldren Llewellyn a Welsh lord and the sole owner of a mining empire. He'd partnered with her father in multiple business ventures, and upon the man's death, proposed to Adelaide in order to spare her the ordeal of returning home in her stepmother's less than tender care. But as she travels to his remote estate in Snowdonia, Adelaide comes to realize that his ancestral home, Cysgod Lys, literally the Shadow Hall, is filled with secrets and dark things she cannot name. Fear is her constant companion and she begins to wonder if her new husband is her savior... or her doom.

The Victorian Gothic Collection, #1

House of Shadows

Love lost and found... As a girl, Euphemia Darrow had fallen desperately in love with the younger son of the Duke of Clarenden, Nicholas Montford. But he broke her heart with a cold dismissal before he left to join the army. Rather than pine for him, Effie found another purpose for her life. Forfeiting the notions of having a husband and children of her own, she poured her heart and soul into the Darrow School-her creation. It was a place for girls like herself... the illegitimate and often forgotten children of noblemen. She would rear those girls, teach them to fend for themselves, to retain their dignity and independence in a world of men. Years later, fate brings Nicholas back into her life. Now the only surviving son, he is the heir to the dukedom, he's also a master spy, working to protect the crown from threats foreign and domestic. Unable to resist the beautiful girl who has now grown into a remarkable and fascinating woman, Nicholas finds himself once more under Effie's spell. All his efforts to protect her from his father's wrath by ending their association have failed. But his father is now on his deathbed and freedom lies ahead-freedom to finally pursue the life he's always dreamed of... a life with Effie. But the course of true love can never run smoothly. Confronted with evidence that Nicholas has done the unforgivable-fathering a child, Alexandra, and abandoning her to the horrors of the workhouse-Effie rejects him. When the scheming of his enemies places him at death's door, Effie must accept that her feelings for him, despite her hurt, are as deep as ever. But Nicholas' enemies will do whatever it takes to destroy him and anyone who is close to him. With Effie and Alexandra in danger, he must move heaven and earth to keep them all safe... and to prove that he is worthy of her. The Hellion Club A Rogue to Remember Barefoot in Hyde Park Making Spirits Bright (Novella) What Happens in Piccadilly Sleepless in Southampton When an Earl Loves a Governess All I want for Christmas (Novella) The Duke's Magnificent Obsession The Governess Diaries A Dangerous Passion The Lady Confesses Has Anybody Seen My Earl? A Scandal on Park Lane Strangers on a Train All About Emily A Hellion Without A Cause

The Governess Diaries

Nathan Bishop has been in a heated legal battle with his stepmother for years in order to regain control of his family business... Bishop's Department Store. But in age where department stores are struggling, the poor management of his stepmother has left the business in greater jeopardy than ever. He doesn't have time for relationships... and he certainly doesn't have time for the complications that would result from falling for an employee. So as pretty as Holly Merriweather is, as sweet as her smile is, he means to keep his distance. Working at Bishop's is Holly's life. It's even a family tradition. But since Nathan Bishop has taken over the store, it's getting more and more difficult to ignore her growing attraction to him. Of course, there's also the fact that she's fairly certain he doesn't even know she's alive... until fate, with a helping hand from loyal and trusted employees, throw them together. Locked in the store overnight on Christmas Eve, while a winter storm rages outside and they have no one to count on but each other, Holly and Nathan realize that what's between them is much more than just mutual attraction. And with a little Christmas magic and some helpful meddling from trusted friends, neither one will be spending any more Christmases alone. ***Making Merry was previously published as a short story or 10,000 words. This version has been extended significantly (28,000 words) and I hope you love reading it as much as I loved writing it.***

Making Merry

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Betrothed to Marcus Balfour, Marquess Althorn since infancy, the entirety of Miss Jane Barrett's life has been planned for her by others. Through an overheard argument, Jane discovers at a tender age that her betrothed is opposed to the match. The knowledge wounds her deeply and sows the first seeds of rebellion in her. Rather than marry her, the Marquess joins the army but disappears in one of the war's bloodiest battles. Jane is left in a state of limbo-betrothed to a man who never wanted her and who is most likely dead, but still not free to pursue love elsewhere. Marcus' objections to the marriage were less about the bride than the immorally young age of the bride at which their greedy and meddling fathers wished to force the match. While fighting for king and country, Marcus is confronted with the knowledge that there is a traitor in their midst, a man far closer to him than he might wish to admit. But he is captured, imprisoned, tortured, and left to rot for years until he can make his way back home to take up his rightful place as the Elsingham heir... and as a husband to Jane Barrett. The years that have passed have eradicated any reservations about marriage to his betrothed, at least on his part. No man looking at her would ever mistake her for a child. More surprising is the attraction that he feels for her instantaneously and his determination to make her his, whatever the cost. It appears however, that his bride to be, will require some convincing. As Marcus sets out to woo her, to prove that there is the possibility for something far more than a simple contract between them, danger lurks at every turn. The enemy, who robbed him of years of his life by handing him over to the French, is close at hand... and has their eye on Jane and her fortune, as well.

The Missing Marquess of Althorn

Elizabeth Masters has put her scandalous and painful past behind her. She's taken a position as companion to the tragic Lady Vale and her primary duty is to dissuade the woman from believing that everyone from the butcher's delivery boy to the ostler at an inn is her missing son. But a late night visit to an alleged mystic in the city of Bath results in near tragedy as Elizabeth is nearly abducted by ruffians waiting for them outside. They are rescued by a handsome and mysterious stranger who calls himself Benedict, the very name of Lady Vale's lost son. Benedict has his own reasons for being in Bath-to locate his missing sister and see her safe once more. Waylaid by a pistol ball from the men who attacked Miss Masters, he finds himself dependent upon the assistance of Lady Vale to rescue his Mary. In exchange, he must consent to her investigation of his past to determine if he is, in fact, her missing son, an unlikely scenario in his mind. As their investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that the danger they face, the attempted abduction of Elizabeth and Mary's disappearance are all connected to the fateful night twenty-four years earlier when Lady Vale's son was ripped from her arms, never to be seen again. Forced to work together, Benedict and Elizabeth cannot fight the attraction they feel for one another. Yet with every piece of evidence uncovered, the truth of Benedict's identity threatens their burgeoning relationship... and the danger that brought them together looms larger at every turn.

The Vanishing of Lord Vale

Spencer, Lord Wolverston and newly named Earl of Kinraven, has found peace in the wilds of Scotland. Free from the torment of seeing the woman he desires above all things but can never have, he’s slowly finding his footing in the world again as he attempts to restore the impoverished estate. But that new found peace comes crashing down around him when the source of his misery arrives on his doorstep, half frozen and injured from a carriage accident. With no other option, he opens his home to her, knowing that his heart will soon follow, whether he wishes it or not. Miss Larissa Walters has fled London, seeking out the bastion of safety and security that has always been Lord Wolverston. Spencer saved her once before and she’s counting on him to do so again when an old threat returns. But as she convalesces within the dark and gloomy walls of Kinraven, she soon realizes that she isn’t the only one in danger. There are dark forces at work at Kinraven. An ages old curse that has systematically destroyed every heir to the earldom has taken hold of Spencer. In order to save him, she’ll have to conquer the thing she fears most… love.

The Enticement of an Earl

Madame Sabine de Roussard has become one of the most fashionable modistes in London, but she’s hiding a terrible secret. Or several. First, she isn’t really French. Second, her name isn’t actually Sabine de Roussard. Third, she fled her home in Yorkshire to vanish in the cosmopolitan city of London because she had, albeit inadvertently, killed her abusive husband, Lawrence Russell… except now she isn’t so sure he’s dead because she might have seen him in Hyde Park. And now she’s in love with an earl who wants her to be more than his mistress. Lord Edmund Grayson, Earl of Winburn, has fallen madly in love with his dressmaker mistress. He’s so in love with her, he doesn’t even mind her atrociously fake French accent. What he does mind is that she suddenly appears to be keeping more secrets from him about her present than her past. When she begins to sneak off, to lie about where she’s going and who she is with, he begins to wonder if perhaps the bloom is off the rose and she’s grown tired of him. That is until a brute of a man claiming to be her husband comes knocking at his door. But he doesn’t want to reconcile with his wife. He wants to see her hang. Can Gray manage to win Sabine’s freedom and her heart? Or will he lose her to a man who never deserved her just because the law says it’s his right?

The Late Husband

Ophelia Broulliard’s life has always been linked to the wealthy and powerful DuChamps family. The granddaughter of the family’s housekeeper, she’s worshipped Vincent DuChamps from afar--the ever unattainable prince in her fairy tale dreams. Little does she know that Vincent harbors his own secret feelings for her, but other darker secrets that he sees as an insurmountable obstacle to ever being the man she deserves, have prompted him to avoid her altogether. When Thomas, the family patriarch dies, his will bears some unpleasant surprises for them both. Thomas wants nothing more than for Vincent and his siblings to be happy, and in his final act as the only father figure they’ve ever had, engineers a series of contingencies in his will that require them each to face their demons. Only too aware of what Vincent really feels for Ophelia, Thomas creates a situation that will force Vincent to confront his feelings. Unless, Vincent and Ophelia marry, Vincent and his siblings will lose everything, including the family business. Forced into such close proximity, denying their attraction for one another becomes impossible. But even as they grow closer, other threats to the future of DuChamps Hotels and all that Vincent holds dear threaten to destroy their burgeoning relationship. Ophelia has played it safe her whole life. Taking a risk on Vincent is a frightening prospect. Will it be worth it, or will his secrets break both their hearts?

Been Loving You Too Long

One youthful indiscretion has left Kit Wexford with a reputation in tatters and an unfortunate nickname—Wicked Wexford. But it was her father’s financial ruin that altered her life irrevocably and saw her scrubbing floors in her cousin’s country home. Treated worse than the servants, she tolerates the lowering existence because to do otherwise would see her brother and herself in the workhouse. But when a stranger arrives in the small village of Lofton, claiming to be the long lost heir to the late Lord Hadley, things take a turn from bad to simply strange. Malcolm Bryant never wanted to be a Lord Anything. As an American, the rules of English high society escape him. What hasn’t escaped him are the numerous restrictions enumerated by the solicitors on the bride he must choose in order to maintain control of the late Lord Hadley’s fortune. She must be of good family. She must have local collections. She must be gently bred. They never said she had to be chaste. And after one brief, charged encounter with Miss Katherine Wexford, he knows that no one else will do. Ruined and impoverished or not, he’ll have her as his wife. Then he’ll show her just how glorious it can be to be wicked… and wanton.

Chasity Bowlin

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