—RT Book Reviews
“All of Hoyt’s signature literary ingredients—wickedly clever dialogue, superbly nuanced characters, danger, and scorching sexual chemistry—click neatly into place to create a breathtakingly romantic love story.”
—Booklist
“When [they] finally come together, desire and long-denied sensuality explode upon the page.”
—Library Journal
“With heart and heat rolled into one, Thief of Shadows is a definite must-read for historical romance fans! Hoyt really has outdone herself… yet again.”
—UndertheCoversBookblog.blogspot.com
“A balanced mixture of action, adventure, and mystery and a beautifully crafted romance… The perfect historical romance.”
—HeroesandHeartbreakers.com
Scandalous Desires
“Historical romance at its best… Series fans will be enthralled, while new readers will find this emotionally charged installment stands very well alone.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“4½ stars! This is the Maiden Lane story readers have been waiting for. Hoyt delivers her hallmark fairy tale within a romance and takes readers into the depths of the heart and soul of her characters. Pure magic flows from her pen, lifting readers’ spirits with joy.”
—RT Book Reviews
“With its lush sensuality, lusciously wrought prose, and luxuriously dark plot, Scandalous Desires, the latest exquisitely crafted addition to Hoyt’s Georgian-set Maiden Lane series, is a romance to treasure.”
—Booklist (starred review)
“Ms. Hoyt writes some of the best love scenes out there. They are passionate, sexy, and blazing hot… I simply adore Ms. Hoyt’s books for her sensuous prose, multifaceted characters, and intense, well-developed story lines. And she delivers every single time. It’s no wonder all of her books are on my keeper shelves. Do yourself a favor and pick up Scandalous Desires.”
—TheRomanceDish.com
“Scandalous Desires is the best book Elizabeth Hoyt has written so far, with endearing characters and an all-encompassing romance you’ll want to hold close and never let go. If there’s one must-read book, especially for historical romance fans, it’s Scandalous Desires.”
—FallenAngelReviews.com
Notorious Pleasures
“Emotionally stunning… The sinfully sensual chemistry Hoyt creates between her shrewd, acid-tongued heroine and her scandalous, sexy hero is pure romance.”
—Booklist
Wicked Intentions
“4½ stars! Top Pick! A magnificently rendered story that not only enchants but enthralls.”
—RT Book Reviews
Fall in Love with Forever Romance
PASSIONATELY YOURS
by Cara Elliott
THIEF OF SHADOWS
by Elizabeth Hoyt
Only $5.00 for a limited time! A masked avenger dressed in a harlequin’s motley protects the innocents of St. Giles at night. When a rescue mission leaves him wounded, the kind soul who comes to his rescue is the one woman he’d never have expected…
RESCUING THE BAD BOY
by Jessica Lemmon
Donovan Pate is coming back to Evergreen Cove a changed man… well, except for the fact that he still can’t seem to keep his eyes—or hands—off the mind-blowingly gorgeous Sofie Martin. Sofie swore she was over bad boy Donovan Pate. But when he rolls back into town as gorgeous as ever and still making her traitorous heart skip a beat, she knows history is seriously in danger of repeating itself.
NO BETTER MAN
by Sara Richardson
In the New York Times bestselling tradition of Kristan Higgins and Jill Shalvis comes the first book in Sara Richardson’s contemporary romance Heart of the Rockies series set in breathtaking Aspen, Colorado.
WEDDING BELLS IN CHRISTMAS
by Debbie Mason
Former lovers Vivian and Chance are back in Christmas, Colorado, for a wedding. To survive the week and the town’s meddling matchmakers, they decide to play the part of an adoring couple—an irresistible charade that may give them a second chance at the real thing…
CHERRY LANE
by Rochelle Alers
When attorney Devon Gilmore finds herself with a surprise baby on the way, she knows she needs to begin a new life. Devon needs a place to settle down—a place like Cavanaugh Island, where the pace is slow, the weather is fine, and the men are even finer. But will David Sullivan, the most eligible bachelor in town, be ready for an instant family?
SANCTUARY COVE
by Rochelle Alers
Only $5.00 for a limited time! Still reeling from her husband’s untimely death, Deborah Robinson returns to her grandmother’s ancestral home on Cavanaugh Island. As friendship with gorgeous Dr. Asa Monroe blossoms into romance, Deborah and Asa discover they may have a second chance at love.
ANGELS LANDING
by Rochelle Alers
Only $5.00 for a limited time! When Kara Newell shockingly inherits a large estate on an island off the South Carolina coast, the charming town of Angels Landing awaits her… along with ex-marine Jeffrey Hamilton. As Kara and Jeffrey confront the town gossips together, they’ll learn to forgive their pasts in order to find a future filled with happiness.
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Epilogue
A Preview of Sweetest Scoundrel
Other Titles by Elizabeth Hoyt
Praise for Elizabeth Hoyt’s Maiden Lane Series
Fall in Love with Forever Romance
Newsletters
Copyright
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
Copyright © 2015 by Nancy M. Finney
Excerpt from Sweetest Scoundrel © 2015 by Nancy M. Finney
Cover design by Claire Brown
Cover illustration by Alan Ayers
Typography by Ron Zinn
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