’TIS THE SEASON FOR SEDUCTION

It is the most anticipated event of the ton: the annual holiday ball at Hartwell House. The music is elegant, the food exquisite, and the guest list absolutely exclusive. Some come looking for love. Some will do almost anything to avoid it. But everyone wants to be there. No matter what their desires, amid the swirling gowns and soft glow of candlelight, magic tends to happen. And one dance, one kiss, one night can shape a new destiny….  

All it took was a flick of the wrist. A deft touch of his sword point and Drake the Dragon bared her bound breasts. Then with the heat of his hands along her skin, he bared her soul. All the wantonness Jacquelyn had denied herself as a famous courtesan's daughter, all the desire she'd held in her heart while running Lord Gabriel Drake's estate flooded through her at his touch. Not that she could let a bloody pirate know it.
Gabriel may have left his seafaring days behind, but his urge to plunder was stronger than ever. Especially if it involved full, ripe lips and a warm, soft body. Unfortunately, he needed Jacquelyn's help, not her maidenhead, to learn how to behave properly toward a lady so he could marry and produce an heir. Yet Mistress Jack was the only woman he wanted, no matter what her heritage. And everyone knows what a pirate wants, a pirate takes....

Looking for a Distraction? Her Grace, Artemisia Pelham-Smythe, widowed Duchess of Southwycke was an acclaimed child prodigy. Now she won't rest until she's recognized as an artist in the full bloom of her talent. Trevelyn Deveridge never intended to pose nude to serve his Queen and country. But when the trail of the elusive Mr. Beddington leads straight to Her Grace's door, he has little choice but to play the hand he's dealt. The duchess has no idea her newest model is about to drive her to . . . distraction!