Barbara Devlin

Woo a young lady with a fishing rod and a bucket of worms? Oh-so dashing--but untitled--Everett Markham seeks a bride, and he has charged the field of Miss Sabrina Douglas, a woman who prefers trout to truffles. But, sometimes, even when both hearts are engaged, happily ever after isn't so smooth a journey.Unabashed and unapologetic, Sabrina sets her cap for a second son, one who will smile patiently when he comes home to find she's misplaced their...

Take a trip back in time, to 1785, when Horatio Nelson was anew captain. It is the Age of Sail, England is on the brink of war with France,and Royal Navy First Lieutenant Mark Douglas is not looking for a wife. As is so often the case, fate has other plans, and Mark sets his sightson a fiery society miss with a spirit to match his own. But can he redeem himself after inadvertentlyinsulting his prospective bride? Lady Amanda Gascoigne-Lake is at first...

Lady Alexandra Seymour is going after her man. To make amends for a past deception, when she enlisted her connubial conquest's aid in a scheme of hearts, she tells newly inducted Nautionnier Knight Jason Collingwood, "I will do anything." But she ends up making his bed, instead of warming it. Still, Alex will not be discouraged, as she vows to meet and surpass his challenge, but will he meet hers?When Alex arrives in Plymouth, Jason tries to resist...

Can the mind forget what the eyes have seen? L'araignee, The Spider, is England's most notorious spy--and Lady Rebecca Wentworth's alter ego. After her partner in espionage is killed in the line of duty, Rebecca returns to London, only to discover a traitor has compromised the war effort from the highest levels of the vaunted Counterintelligence Corps. To lure the villain into the open, Rebecca embarks on a new mission, acting as prey for a dangerous...

When a band of thieves steals a priceless family heirloom from Nautionnier Knight Dalton Randolph's ship, he vows to recover the treasured artifact and bring the criminals to justice. But the local governor is missing in action, and the governor's daughter, Daphne Harcourt, is anything but cooperative, which presents a most irresistible challenge for the happy-go-lucky rake.Miss Daphne Harcourt has spent her entire life on Portsea Island. When desperate...

What happens when the Mad Matchmakers of Waterloo join forces to find wives for each other? Delectable chaos. And no woman in London is safe. A WOUNDED WARRIOR... British Army Major Anthony Erasmus Hildebrand Bartlett, 7th Marquess of Rockingham, returns to London a tortured soul after losing an arm at Waterloo. Suffering incomprehensible terror from his wartime experiences, or what is referred to as nostalgia, Anthony is now the sole heir to a dukedom...

A tortured soldier, a gentle spirit, and a love that will last a lifetime. A TORTURED SOLDIER Injured at Quatre Bras, Lord Rawden Durant, Earl of Beaulieu, suffers permanent emotional and physical wounds. Hiding a dark secret, he fears exposure that would destroy him. He does not want a wife, and he never intends to marry. Like his friends, the Mad Matchmakers, he battles enemies real and imagined, which an unknown villain exploits. When Rawden...