A Marquess, A Miss And A Mystery - Annie Burrows A staged seduction...to solve a murder mystery! After one disastrous season, Miss Horatia Carmichael avoids the ton - her mind and tongue are too unfashionably opinionated to land a husband. But to find her brother's killer, she must join forces with incorrigible rake Lord Devizes and allow the marquess to pretend to seduce her for all to see! Horatia knows it's not real - she's a plain spinster after all - but as danger grows, so does their desire... Unbuttoning Miss Matilda - Lucy Ashford A convenient companionship...and a passion neither expected! Former army officer Jack Rutherford is on the run - he must go to Aylesbury to prove his innocence! Opportunity strikes in the unconventional form of Matilda Grey, who needs help to pilot her canal barge. Jack is captivated by her unusual beauty, vulnerability and resilience. But traveling together in such close quarters, their mutual craving becomes as impossible to ignore as the secrets that still lie between them...

Author Biography

Lucy Ashford, an English Studies lecturer, graduated in English with history at Nottingham University,and the Regency is her favourite period. Lucy, who has always loved to immerse herself in historical romances, has had several novels published, but this is her first for Mills and Boon. She lives with her husband in an old stone cottage in the Peak District, near to beautiful Chatsworth House and Haddon Hall, all of which give her a taste of the magic of life in a bygone age Annie Burrows love of stories meant that when she was old enough to go to university, she chose English literature. She wasn't sure what she wanted to do beyond that, but one day, she began to wonder if all those daydreams that kept her mind occupied whilst carrying out mundane chores, would provide similar pleasure to other women. She was right... and Annie hasn't looked back since. Readers can sign up to Annie's newsletter at www.annie-burrows.co.uk