Bücher von Sydney Jane Baily

On this frigid Christmas eve, everyone should be snug in front of a glowing hearth. But orphaned and impoverished, Lady Patience St. Claire is trapped in her overturned coach, wondering how much lower her luck can fall.The Earl of Beaumont cannot believe his good fortune. The very female who captured his interest and then spurned him a year earlier is at his mercy. He takes her to his brightly lit manor house, offering hospitality and the possibility of something more.While old misunderstandings keep them cautious, passion blooms between them. Can a rake convince a lady that the twelve days of Christmas are long enough to fall in love? Engaging characters, attention to period detail, and passionate romance with a touch of intrigue - you'll find it all in the stories by USA Today bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily.

From USA Today bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily comes a scandal-plagued rake and an inquisitive magistrate's daughter in a fun-filled, steamy Regency romance.All Lord Philip Mercer has to do is conduct himself without scandal for six weeks. But then along comes Miss Miranda Bright with her many questions and her silly sheets of writing paper and her highly kissable lips! How can a rake resist such temptation?Miranda is intent on squeezing every last secret from her roguish escort for her own romantic scribblings to amuse her country cousins. Yet her quest for knowledge sets her heart beating like a galloping horse, and soon she has plenty to write about!With rumors flying like falcons and dire disgrace on the horizon, Philip and Miranda have nowhere to hide and no place to run. Or do they?Each Rakes on the Run novel contains a rakish hero, a saucy beauty, a steamy story, and a satisfying ending. These books can be read in any order!

Jasper Ashton, the Earl of Marshfield, has enjoyed notoriety as London's most rakish bachelor, and he's placing a wager on his ability to stay single. Too bad for him, clever and impossibly desirable Julia Sudbury shows up in his bedroom.Like a shadow, Julia slips from Mayfair's ballrooms into the nobility's private chambers where nothing is more appealing than a spare piece of jewelry - easily pawned to help the city's countless poor. Earrings, necklaces, and cravat pins, oh my!With Julia's bad behavior tarnishing his reputation in ways he'd never imagined, Jasper goes on the run to escape the brutal gossips shredding his family name. It's enough to make a cocky rake wish he were safely married! Who will tame whom?

Una joven aventurera se ve envuelta en un acertijo peligroso. ¡Un héroe apuesto y su oscuro pasado son parte del misterioso rompecabezas!Eleanor Blackwood está encantada de pasar tiempo en la finca de campo de su mejor amiga. A orillas del río Great Ouse, Angsley Hall se desborda con una belleza natural impresionante, así como con un misterio o dos.Grayson O'Connor, cuidador de una finca cercana, no es inmune a los encantos de Eleanor. Es cierto que todavía trepa a los árboles y actúa precipitadamente, pero también tiene un ingenio cautivantemente rápido y un humor alegre.Una intrigante búsqueda del tesoro. . .El peligro se vuelve demasiado real en esta búsqueda basada en The Gold Bug de Edgar Allan Poe, con intrusos de medianoche, disparos en la oscuridad y un río peligrosamente crecido en sus orillas. A diferencia de la historia de Poe, Eleanor y Gray descubren que el mayor tesoro es el precioso corazón humano, ¡suyo para apreciarlo o destrozarlo!¿¿( Nota: esta historia de 40.000 palabras se publicó por primera vez como parte de la antología más vendida de USA Today The Midnight Hour: All Hallows 'Brides en octubre de 2019).

Take one sinfully handsome riverboat gambler, add a smart and stunning madam, and stir them up with murderous foul play and sizzling romance in An Impassioned Redemption.Self-made woman, Josephine Holland answers to no one.Owning a successful saloon and bordello, Jo keeps wayward women off the streets. Unlike her girls, she neither needs nor wants any man. That is, until she meets the wickedly attractive and intriguing Jameson Carter.Jameson Carter plays to win.From atop his lively riverboat, Jameson rules what he sees, and he has his sights set on one delectable lady. His odds of winning Jo's affections are suddenly stacked against him, when a sequence of threatening events puts more than his heart in jeopardy. An unknown foe with a grudge and a trigger-happy finger . . .With their lives in danger, Jameson hopes to beat the odds and come out on top. Can Jo play the part of Lady Luck and save them both or has fate rolled the dice against them? Find out in An Impassioned Redemption.An Impassioned Redemption is a Western-themed stand-alone novella in the Victorian-American Defiant Hearts series. Engaging characters, attention to period detail, and sensual romance, you'll find it all in this series by USA Today bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily.

An adventurous young woman is thrust into a real-life Gothic riddle. A dashing hero and his shadowy past are part of the mysterious puzzle!Eleanor Blackwood is thrilled to spend time at her best friend's country estate. On the banks of the River Great Ouse, Angsley Hall overflows with breathtaking natural beauty, as well as with a mystery or two.Grayson O'Connor, caretaker of a nearby estate, is not immune to Eleanor's charms. True, she still climbs trees and acts rashly, but she also has a captivatingly quick wit and joyful humor.An intriguing treasure hunt . . .Danger becomes all too real in this quest based on Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold Bug, with midnight intruders, shots in the dark, and a perilously swollen river cresting its banks. Unlike Poe's story of pirate booty, Eleanor and Gray discover the greatest treasure is the precious human heart - theirs to cherish or to tear apart!(Note: This 40,000-word book was first published as part of the USA Today bestselling anthology The Midnight Hour: All Hallows' Brides in October 2019.)Engaging characters, attention to period detail, and passionate romance with a touch of intrigue - you'll find it all in the stories by USA Today bestselling author Sydney Jane Baily.

Era un hombre privilegiado e inmensamente elegible, hasta que un accidente de carruaje lo arroja a la calle adoquinada. Tras el accidente, el conde despierta como lord Herido. ¿Qué podría empeorar? De todas las damas de Londres, ¿por qué esta le hace sentir cosquillas?Lord John Angsley no puede mantenerse alejado de la señorita Blackwood. Pero está claro desde el principio que ella es demasiado voluble para ser una buena esposa, especialmente con pretendientes rivales que aparecen a cada paso.¿Qué tiene de malo querer besar a algunos hombres guapos?Margaret Blackwood sabe que el conde tiene talentos de sobra. Ella ha decidido que él es su hombre, si solo unos pocos asuntos menores no se interponen en su camino, como sus dos escayolas, una ceja a medio perder y una "otra" mujer prácticamente perfecta.¿Dependencia del opio y una red de mentiras. . .Cuando Maggie descubre la dependencia al opio del conde, puede que tenga que admitir la derrota y regresar a los salones de baile de Mayfair y sus muchos admiradores. ¿Escogerá lord Herido el maravilloso alivio del láudano o la impredecible pasión de la deslumbrante Miss Blackwood? Personajes atractivos, una perfecta ambientación y romance apasionado con un toque de intriga: todo lo encontrará en las historias de Sydney Jane Baily, autora de éxitos de ventas en USA Today.

Step into Rare Confectionery on New Bond Street where three talented sisters create treats as delectable to the tongue as they are appealing to the eye. One taste is all it takes to be captivated!The Duke of Pelham desires a brand-new confection to win the Season's loveliest lady. Naturally, he turns to London's premiere chocolatier for assistance.Amity Rare-Foure has never had a customer quite like the duke. In status, he's far above ordinary men, yet he is one of the friendliest, funniest, and most engaging males she has ever met.As the duke enters the scrumptious world of confectionery, he discovers the chocolatier is as delightful - and tempting - as her creations. While Amity designs the perfect proposal chocolate, her heart begins to wish the duke could be her very own mouthwatering reward.Join Amity and her duke on a chocolate-filled romance in the heart of Mayfair where nobility often acts in a less-than noble fashion. Will the highest echelon of London society sour their happiness and keep them from the sweetest of endings?Engaging characters, attention to period detail, and heartfelt romance - you'll find it all in the stories by USA Today bestselling author of historical romance, Sydney Jane Baily.