Book excerpt: CHALLENGING THE BROODING EARL (Regency) by Lucy Ashford Merryn Hythe must claim her ancestral home back from the brooding Earl of Marchwood. But their unexpected attraction could lead to more than just a battle of wills… A FAMILY FOR THE RECLUSIVE BARON (Victorian) The Rivenhall Weddings • by Carol Arens Forced to take a wife to provide his wards with a mother, Baron Elmstone thinks their carer, Minerva, perfect for a convenient marriage. But the emotions Minerva awakens are most inconvenient! THE HIGHLANDER’S BRIDAL BID (Medieval) Lovers and Highlanders • by Nicole Locke After making a pact to find a bride by the year’s end, warrior Camron of Glan Graham faces his toughest battle yet—to win defiant Anna, his first love.