The Rakehell Regency Series by Sorcha MacMurrough

Book 1 of The Rakehell Regency Romance Series A Desperate Gamble … on Love! Wealthy heiress Vanessa Hawkesworth is offered as the stake in a card game by her half-brother Gerald in order to cover his gambling debts. Clifford Stone, their nearest neighbor, only agrees to play for her hand in marriage in order to free her from Gerald’s excesses. Clifford is fascinated by the lovely if unworldly young bluestocking... moreBook 1 of The Rakehell Regency Romance Series A Desperate Gamble … on Love! Wealthy heiress Vanessa Hawkesworth is offered as the stake in a card game by her half-brother Gerald in order to cover his gambling debts. Clifford Stone, their nearest neighbor, only agrees to play for her hand in marriage in order to free her from Gerald’s excesses. Clifford is fascinated by the lovely if unworldly young bluestocking. As his attraction grows, so too does his certainty that his new-found love is in increasing danger from malevolent forces who will stop at nothing, not even murder, to seize her newly-acquired fortune. Vanessa must learn to trust a complete stranger with her heart, and her entire life. Stunned at her new fiance's accusations against Gerald, she is sure she is going mad, torn between loyalty to her family and the wildfire passion that flares every time Clifford touches her. As new a series of crimes in the district threatens her new-found love and happiness, Vanessa must gamble all herself in order to protect her beloved Clifford, and bring the men responsible to justice before it's too late. "I shall try to trust you. It will be hard, but I shall try." Clifford kissed her hand, and she ventured to stroke his thick golden locks. "Vanessa," he whispered as he straightened. She stretched up to plant a sweet kiss upon his lips. It soon flared out of control as the light bristle of his chin rasped her tender flesh, sending shivers of delight up and down her spine. She wanted more than a simple chaste peck, oh, so much more. She opened her mouth under his, and allowed her tongue to dart between his lips, tasting him like fine wine. He permitted her to explore, but as his desire began to scorch them both, he pulled away trembling. "Friday. We must wed Friday. Not a day later. Promise me," he pleaded urgently. "Yes, Clifford, oh, yes," she panted, as she reached for his cravat… The Mad Mistress Book 1, The Rakehell Regency Series Sorcha MacMurrough Setting: Regency England, 1812 Word Count: 101,000 Rating: Mildly sensual HerStoryBooks.com Also by Sorcha MacMurrough The Missed Match, Book 2 of The Rakehell Regency Series The Miss Matched The Matchless Miss The Scarred Heart Guardian of the Heart The Mistaken Miss The Model Master The Model Mistress Innocence Innocence Afire less

Off the shelf, into the fire! England, 1814 Lovely Sarah Deveril lives quietly with her brother Jonathan in the rolling English countryside, until her life is turned upside down by a handsome yet mysterious stranger who arrives at her door one dark, stormy night. The blind and wounded former soldier claims HIS name is Jonathan Deveril, propelling Sarah into a bizarre series of events as she tries to help the man she calls "Alexander" discover his true identity... moreOff the shelf, into the fire! England, 1814 Lovely Sarah Deveril lives quietly with her brother Jonathan in the rolling English countryside, until her life is turned upside down by a handsome yet mysterious stranger who arrives at her door one dark, stormy night. The blind and wounded former soldier claims HIS name is Jonathan Deveril, propelling Sarah into a bizarre series of events as she tries to help the man she calls "Alexander" discover his true identity. Taking pity on the desperate, and exceptionally handsome gentleman, Sarah nurses him back to health. Their relationship grows closer, and ever more intimate, until it spills over into the most thrilling passion. Though wealthy and beautiful, Sarah has never met any man who stirred her heart, but one touch from Alexander is enough to set her on fire. Alexander has never known any woman could be so sensual, and he revels in the rare gift of love, even though he is sure he will lose Sarah once they discover who he really is. He fears his dark shadowy past, who he is, what he might have done during the Napoleonic Wars... For the more Alexander learns about his true identity, the more certain he is that his very presence in her house is putting Sarah in danger. Yet their affair is like a heady drug, causing him to linger with the passionate woman who has come to mean more to him than life itself. Soon enough, Alexander's enemies move against him. Alexander and Sarah must face his horrendous past head on if they are ever to get to the bottom of who is trying to kill him and why. Only Sarah stands between Alexander and certain death in a race against time as his unseen enemies swarm in the shadows. Can Sarah find the truth and save her one true love before it's too late? Or will their love become just another casualty of the long, terrible war? An excerpt from The Matchless Miss: "Yes, can I help you?" Sarah said, raising her voice above the whistling wind. "Is this the home of Jonathan Deveril?" the tall, shabbily-dressed man asked. Sarah struggled to keep the door from being torn out of her grasp and nodded and smiled. "Yes, that's right." He stepped up into the small porch. "Major Jonathan Deveril?" "Yes, he did hold that rank not so long ago." The dark-haired stranger, who looked to be in his late twenties, fumbled with his hat and stared at her. "He isn't at home. Is there something I can assist you with?" "It's just that, well- Do you not recognize me?" He held out his hand in mute appeal. Sarah realized with a start that he was blind. She stared at the handsome face, with a high brow, elegant nose, and the most piercing pair of pale golden eyes she had ever seen. An aquiline nose, generous lips, and a finely-hewn chin with a cleft completed his god-like appearance. The only mar to his absolute perfection was a scar which ran from the corner of his left eye back into his hairline, giving him a Devil-may-care look which was both stirring and disturbing. "No. I've never seen you before. Should I know you?" she asked in confusion. "Yes, of course, if I have the right house. My name is Jonathan Deveril." The Matchless Miss Sorcha MacMurrough Regency Romance, Suspense Romance Rating=Very Sensual, multiple detailed love scenes Word Count=97,000 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sorcha MacMurrough is a multi-published author from Ireland who has taught English literature and English and Irish history. She has lived all over the UK and Ireland, including London, Edinburgh, and Dublin. Her favorite cities to live in or visit are Bath and York. less

The Model Master Book 8 of The Rakehell Regency Romance Series A chance at redemption...and a love worth fighting for? Fiercely handsome Michael Avenel has been to hell and back during the Peninsular War. Paralyzed from the waist down, he is convinced his life is over until a desperate young woman comes to his door one fateful night. Lovely Bryony Wells was forced to endure an abusive marriage for the sake of her sons... moreThe Model Master Book 8 of The Rakehell Regency Romance Series A chance at redemption...and a love worth fighting for? Fiercely handsome Michael Avenel has been to hell and back during the Peninsular War. Paralyzed from the waist down, he is convinced his life is over until a desperate young woman comes to his door one fateful night. Lovely Bryony Wells was forced to endure an abusive marriage for the sake of her sons. Once she is widowed, and her eldest boy inherits, she is terrified at what her evil in-laws will do to them all in order to secure the fortune for themselves, and flees. On the run with her two small sons, she is at her wit's end until she stumbles into Michael’s life…and heart. He offers the destitute and desperate woman a decent job and home. She grows determined to repay Michael's kindness by bringing him out of his black despair, and helping him walk again. Bryony becomes his secretary, and finds Michael a model employer, with his mastery soon extending to her body and soul. For as their intimacy increases, Bryony is certain she is falling in love with Michael, and that her feelings might actually be returned. The heated passion Michael feels for Bryony spurs hm into trying to recover his health so he can be the man and incredible lover he feels she deserves. He starts to dare hope that the woman he has come to love above all else might actually be his for the asking, the family he has always dreamed of as well. But soon Bryony's evil brother in law Derek makes his move. Michael encounters a cunning enemy from his worst nightmare. Can Michael ever be the hero Bryony needs him to be? Can Bryony ever escape the ghosts from her past, and through her love for Michael, help him escape from his own? AN EXCERPT FROM THE MODEL MASTER: Michael’s eyes flew open and he snatched at her wrist, sorely tempted by her caress, but petrified of his own reaction. Of ruining everything he had built between them, everything he had come to love about his new life with her as his companion. “This is madness. You can’t possibly-” “I do. I do want you, Michael,” she protested, her voice trembling with urgent need. “You’ve been kind, generous, tender with me. Tender with the children. Why should I not feel attracted to you? Desire you?” Michael gave a snort of self-mocking laughter. “You can have your pick of any eligible and successful man about Town. How can I ever compete with that?” Bryony stroked his face lovingly. “You’re right. There is no competition. I went for eligible and successful once before, and look at the disaster which befell me. “It wasn’t love. It was infatuation. The product of the idle fantasies of a young girl with no understanding of the world, or men. "I’ve learned some hard lessons since then. One of them is that true love exists. In all of the most unlikely places, true, but it does exist. I know because I’ve found it here with you." "Bryony—" She shook her head. “I’m not asking you to love me in return, Michael. Just let me love you. Let me move our relationship forward to the final physical one. We’ve shared everything else. Why not that? I need to know. Need to be one with you. I find I long for you so badly, I can barely stop my hands from shaking when I touch you. The thought of you touching me arouses my body so, I can scarcely breathe.” He stared at her, hardly daring to believe her words. “No, it’s not possible…” The Model Master Words=85,600, approx. 258 8x11 pp Rating: Very sensual/spicy, multiple explicit love scenes throughout the book The Rakehell Regency Romance Series 4-The Matchless Miss 5-The Scarred Heart 6-Guardian of the Heart 7-The Mistaken Miss 8-The Model Master 9-The Model Mistress 10-Innocence 11-Innocence Afire 12-Ravished 13-Experience 14-The Model Husband 15-Ruthless 16-Madness Please see the Discussion area below for free chapters and more. less

Freedom and love, or death… Gabrielle Howell enters the hellish asylum of Bedlam in London when her sister Lucinda is committed as insane by her husband the Earl of Oxnard. During a riot at the asylum, Gabrielle is rescued by a handsome inmate known only as Simon, who seems to make an awful lot of sense for someone supposedly deranged. Drugged and suffering from a mysterious malady, Simon cannot remember his past... moreFreedom and love, or death… Gabrielle Howell enters the hellish asylum of Bedlam in London when her sister Lucinda is committed as insane by her husband the Earl of Oxnard. During a riot at the asylum, Gabrielle is rescued by a handsome inmate known only as Simon, who seems to make an awful lot of sense for someone supposedly deranged. Drugged and suffering from a mysterious malady, Simon cannot remember his past. All his records seem to indicate he is a deadly killer incarcerated by his prominent family. But the more Gabrielle gets to know the fiercely intelligent and gentle man, the more she has her doubts that this could ever be true. Simon is principled, kind, and certainly no murderer, and transforms from loyal ally to the most magnificent lover. The passion that sparks between them is like nothing she has ever known, heady and addictive. Simon isn't sure if the gorgeous woman he has held in his arms is real, or a figment of his opium-addled brain. All he knows is, it's true love, a gift from the gods he will never give up, except in death. Simon refuses to be kept a prisoner any longer by the puppetmasters who have been pulling his strings ever since the war with Napoleon started. Trusting in his new-found love Gabrielle, Simon is willing to risk everything to defeat his captors, and the opium addiction they have caused by drugging him to keep him cooperative. Simon dares all to escape from Bedlam and come out of the shadows to live a normal life once more. Gabrielle begins to believe the impossible: that she can save Simon before it's too late and they can have a blissful future together. In a bold and daring move, she risks everything to heal Simon and rescue him from the living death he has been consigned to. Even as their love deepens, the danger closes in all around them, as Simon's employer tries to use him as a pawn one more time. Will allowing themselves to love one other prove to be Gabrielle and Simon's salvation, or sheer madness? less