Fortune Favors the Duke

Fortune Favors the Duke

Kristin Vayden

Romance / Historical Fiction / Fiction

Quinton Errington is perfectly happy teaching at Cambridge, with his elder brother carrying the duties of being the Duke of Wesley. But when a trip to celebrate Wesley's last week of bachelorhood ends in tragedy, Quinton, who becomes the Duke, would give anything to have his brother back. Wesley's would-be bride, Catherine Greatheart, is left heartbroken and alone. Her grandmother has fallen ill, and Catherine has nowhere left to turn but to the family she was so close to being part of. The new Duke is kind, and she could use a friend. Between learning how to be the head of his family, mourning his brother, and trying not to fall in love with his late-brother's fiancée, Quinton will need some help—and it's a good thing he's not alone.
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My Dearest Duke

My Dearest Duke

Kristin Vayden

Romance / Historical Fiction / Fiction

Fans of Bridgerton will fall in love with this fresh and evocative historical romance from Kristin Vayden. Get swept away to the bright society of Regency England in this beautiful romance featuring:A reluctant duke who'd rather be writing scholarly papersA lady with a unique and scandalous secretThe tempting chemistry between them they can no longer denyAnd a truth that will either set them free or tear them apart...Lord Rowles Haywind has always shied away from the spotlight of the dukedom, worried it would bring too much attention to the family secret. Now that he is the new Duke, he has more responsibility than he ever dreamed of. He needs help, but he's not sure he can trust anyone enough. Until he reconnects with Lady Joan Morgan...Lady Joan's penetrating insights reassure Rowles as no one ever has. But she has a secret of her own that would cause a terrible scandal. She longs to tell Rowles the truth...
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The Only Reason for the London Season

The Only Reason for the London Season

Kristin Vayden

Romance / Historical Fiction / Fiction

Sometimes love needs a little push in the right direction.Or a good and proper shove.Sometimes love needs a little push in the right direction.Or a good and proper shove.At least that’s what Dianna Trowl believes, profusely, or else she’d never have done what she did.It would have been foolish, it would have been a scandal, if…it hadn’t of worked.But it did, and sometimes the price to pay for a gentleman’s attention is worth every penny. And convincing Lord Southridge to believe in love at first sight? Priceless.
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Escaping His Grace

Escaping His Grace

Kristin Vayden

Romance / Historical Fiction / Fiction

From an elite London gentleman's club to a genteel Scottish estate, scandal becomes a family affair in this dazzling tale of deception and unexpected love . . . Miss Miranda is not really a Miss, exactly. Nor is her name Miranda, exactly. But to escape her tyrannical duke of a father, changes were required. Now in the Scottish countryside, employed by her new brother-in-law's unsuspecting friend, Heathcliff Marston, Viscount Kilpatrick, Miranda feels safe—except for the danger of falling in love. And the Viscount's broad shoulders and seductive brogue are no help at all. Certainly, a peer of the realm would never entertain a dalliance with the help . . . And definitely not kiss the help . . . Except this Viscount isn't a typical peer of the realm . . . Between managing Temptations and his newly acquired ward, the last thing Heathcliff needs is investigators inexplicably hounding him about the whereabouts of some duke's runaway daughter....
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The Temptation of Grace

The Temptation of Grace

Kristin Vayden

Romance / Historical Fiction / Fiction

An elite gentleman's club is no place for a London debutante. But what happens at Temptations stays at Temptations . . . or does it? Dogged by gossip and scandal, Ramsey Scott, Marquess of Sterling, is the last man who should stand guard over lovely Miss Grace Morgan, much less fall for her. When the innocent's first outings of the season land her in Temptations, the private club Ramsey manages, he longs to take her in his arms and keep her there, if only his past would allow it. Their friendship will have to suffice—but as Grace blooms in society, Ramsey feels her slipping from his grasp. Until she lures him into his greatest temptation yet . . . She should never have come to his office unattended. But how else was Grace to get Ramsey's romantic attention? Yet now she is left waiting for a proposal that may never come—and wondering if Ramsey's vexing propriety will force her to marry another . . . Praise for...
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To Tempt an Earl

To Tempt an Earl

Kristin Vayden

Romance / Historical Fiction / Fiction

Tempting an Earl is not for the faint of heart.Thank heavens Bethanny is anything but faint!Now, honest, perhaps—too honest, but never faint!After all, why flirt when you can tempt? And why the devil would a woman choose to swoon when she could be kissed?Of course, she'd never try something so...honest, yes that was the word, honest on anyone but Lord Graham.He's the only one she wants.He alone has her heart.And, he hadn't a clue.So it was only polite that she tell him.Now, if only her blasted guardian, the Duke of Clairmont, would see Graham as more of a suitor than his old friend.Because Graham is anything but old and most certainly not just a friend, not after that kiss, or that touch.Though, if she were to lay all her cards on the table—which any gently bred woman ought—he wasn't completely aware it was her mouth, her lips, or her touch.But that's beside the point now, isn't it?
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Pursued

Pursued

Kristin Vayden

Romance / Historical Fiction / Fiction

When Abby's husband walks out, she questions how God could allow this to happen to her and her children. Through her journey of discovering how God takes the ashes of our lives and creates beauty, she discovers so much more about God, and love, than she ever imagined. As Abby's faith grows, she discovers something about God she never imagined...He truly writes the most beautiful love stories...
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The Cowgirl Meets Her Match

The Cowgirl Meets Her Match

Kristin Vayden

Romance / Historical Fiction / Fiction

Love takes a special kind of courage . . . Captain Sterling Garlington has faced down enemy fire without losing his nerve. But after a life-altering injury derails his military career, the former US marine is suddenly taking his marching orders from a sexy, edgy beauty at the Elk Heights Ranch. Even more amazing, equine therapist Harper Matthews makes him want to not only embrace life again—but give in to the attraction simmering between them. Her love of horses is Harper's magic bullet—her way of healing the painful past. And in the wounded soldier she recognizes a kindred spirit. Part of her wants to bolt, yet at the same time Sterling is drawing her closer. Maybe it's his courage. Or his mega-watt smile. Or both. Either way, she'll make a cowboy out of the wary war hero yet. It's like getting back on a horse. They'll just have to learn to trust each other—and be willing to open their hearts . . . "Obsessed....
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Knight of the Highlander

Knight of the Highlander

Kristin Vayden

Romance / Historical Fiction / Fiction

Colin is not who he claims to be. His position as blacksmith of Clan Chattan is simply a cover, a means to an end. He was sent with one mission; find Jacobite loyalists and eliminate their threat. But that’s not what keeps him up at night, or what burns hotter than his forge. The most dangerous threat is one of his own making; falling in love.
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To Refuse a Rake

To Refuse a Rake

Kristin Vayden

Romance / Historical Fiction / Fiction

Emma has sworn off love.After all, it is pointless to subject oneself to such torture when in the end, heartbreak is inevitable. Just like her sister had suffered. So, when Lord Daventry, the muddy brown-eyed boy from her childhood, returns to society she refuses to even look at him... well, maybe she'll look once.Or twice.But only because his eyes have changed into the most decadent color of dark chocolate. And his tanned skin from his travels is distracting, especially paired with his wide and devilish grin.The stirring of her blood from his hot whisper in her ear is nothing... at least that's what she tells herself.Lord Daventry has one response to marriage. Drink Brandy. Especially when his mother decides it is time for him to produce an heir. Reluctantly, he attends his first ball since returning from India, swearing to head to White's shortly after the first dance. However, he is pleasantly surprised to discover that Miss Emma Kingsly, the same girl he tried to kiss when she was nine, is still unmarried.Her frigid demeanor should have warned him off... but unable to ignore a challenge, he plunges in head first... never expecting to fall in love with the one woman in the ton completely set against marriage.
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