Sophia James

A young woman with a scandalous secret finds love with a down-and-out Earl in this historical romance set one year before the Regency era. London, 1810. After her first marriage ended in disaster, wealthy heiress Amethyst Cameron swore she'd never take a husband again. Yet her beloved father's deepest wish is for her to wed an aristocrat. It is the only way to protect her life and reputation. Lord Montcliffe must marry into money to save his...

For Adelia Worthington, only marrying railway magnate Simeon Morgan will secure her family's home. In return, she'll give Simeon a place in society. A marriage is the last thing either wants, especially when it's clear this self-made man thinks she's a pampered heiress! But what's even more inconvenient than their marriage is that the sparks of fury that fly between them are igniting a simmering desire that won't be ignored. -Amazon

The rumor is up and the banns are read: The Dissolute Duke has finally wed! With a name synonymous with sin and debauchery so shocking it is spoken of only in whispers, Taylen Ellesmere, Duke of Alderworth, is more surprised than anyone when he finds himself forced to marry! Before the ink is dry on the register, he turns his back on this sham of a marriage and leaves. Three years later, having barely survived the scandal, Lady Lucinda has placed...

Living in a gray world of silhouette, Lord Taris Wellingham conceals his fading eyesight from society. He has long protected himself from any intimate relationships. Plain twenty-eight-year-old Beatrice-Maude Bassingstoke does not expect to attract any man, especially not one as good-looking as her remote traveling companion. Forced by a snowstorm to spend the night together, these two lonely people seek solace in each other's arms. The passion they...

She was his means of revenge... Lady Madeleine Randwick was his hostage, and a way to get under her brother's skin. As a player in the murky game of borderland politics, Alexander Ullyot, Laird of Ashblane, should have had no compunction about using her for his own ends. He should ruin her as surely as he wanted to ruin her brother. And instead...instead he found he was complimenting her. Was it the firelight in her hair, the soft, low tone of her...

The darkest hours of the night bring the deepest passions...;  Haunted by rumors following her husband's suspicious death, Aurelia St. Harlow has withdrawn from society. To secure her family's future, there's only one man who can help. And that man demands payment-;with a kiss!  Lord Stephen Hawkhurst finds the troubled beauty impossible to resist. But Aurelia is suspected of treason and, as England's greatest spy, Hawkhurst must uncover her every...

A sensible spinster… Shall go to the ball! Euphemia Denniston has accepted her quiet life as servant to her stepmother’s family. Until cynical, wealthy Augustus Rushworth offers her an unusual arrangement: accompanying him around town to ward off husband-hunting debutantes! She knows their supposed affair is temporary, but she’s cautiously thrilled to escape her lonely life and be the belle of the ball. And when desire grows between her and...

Should she allow him to get close? Nicholas Pencarrow, Duke of Westbourne, is intrigued by the woman who saves his life and then vanishes. Queries as to her identity turn up the name of Brenna Stanhope, although every attempt to make contact with this beautiful mystery lady is politely rebuffed. Brenna has a dark secret she must keep buried, so she has built a respectable, uncomplicated world about herself where she avoids all male advances. Although,...

A paragon of virtue, Miss Lillian Davenport has an unrivaled reputation. So why has she offered to pay dangerous American, Lucas Clairmont, for a single kiss? Lucas refuses to be molded by society and often walks on the wrong side of right, but Lillian's pure goodness and pale, correct life fascinate him. He senses that beneath the manners there's a woman of rare sensuality. For Lillian, buying a kiss from Lucas has released a wildness within. Her...

In this Regency romance of ruin and redemption, a lady sets out to capture the heart of her former kidnapper. When Viscount Winterton abducts a woman, it's for the best of reasons. He intends to protect her from harm-but he kidnaps the wrong girl in red! The scandalous carriage dash leads to the ruin of Lady Florentia Hale-Burton's reputation . . . and the viscount's apparent demise. Years later, Flora discovers her kidnapper is alive and as...