Jude Knight

The Darkness Within

The Darkness Within

Folks, just letting you know that this one is dark. In some places, very dark. If you read nothing else in the long book description, read the trigger warning at the bottom.

The community that calls itself Heaven has a darker side, and the woman Max loves is in awful danger. To save her, he must lose her, for if he draws on his hard-won skills as a sniper and assassin, she will recoil from the darkness of his soul.

 

Note: This book is largely set within a cult, so is not your typical Regency. Read the trigger warning in the long description

 

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One Hour in Freedom

One Hour in Freedom

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Series: Lion's Zoo, Book 3
Genre: Historical romance - mystery

When the machinations of a criminal compel Ellie Nomikos to seek out Dan Moriarty, she doesn’t know what to expect.

Once they meant everything to one another. First, in London’s meanest streets and later in Spain facing Napoleon’s army, where betrayal and lies tore them apart.

With the mysterious King Nemesis circling for the kill, they must learn to trust one another again. Together, can they discover his identity and bring him to justice before he finds and kills the person most precious to them in the world?

The stakes could not be higher. Their love. Their lives. Their daughter.

 

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Grasp the Thorn

Grasp the Thorn

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Series: Lion's Zoo, Book 2
Genre: Historical romance

Bear Gavenor has retired from war and built a business restoring abandoned country manors to sell to the newly rich. He’d like to settle in one himself and raise a family, but the marriage mart is full of harpies like his mother.

Rosa Neatham’s war is just starting. Penniless and evicted from her home, she despairs of being able to care for her invalid father. When she returns to her former home to pick his favourite flower, she is injured in a fall.

Bear, the new occupant of the cottage, offers shelter to her and her father. When scandal erupts, he offers more. He wants a family. She needs a protector. A marriage of convenience will suit them both, and perhaps grow to be more.

When secrets, self-doubts, and old feuds threaten to destroy their budding relationship, can they grasp the thorn of scandal to gather the rose of love?

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Chaos Come Again

Chaos Come Again

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Series: Lion's Zoo, Book 1
Genre: Historical romance - mystery

Nothing will stop Colonel Lionel O'Toole from leading his men on the invasion into Spain. Not the abducted heiress he rescues and makes his wife, nor old secrets that radically change his place in his family, nor the ill health of the earl his grandfather.

But his devotion to duty might be derailed by the spy in his inner circle and vile rumours about his wife.

Will the love between Lion and Dorothea endure, or will deceit and betrayal tear them apart?

 

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Perchance to Dream

Perchance to Dream

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Life is richer than he expected.

John Forsythe abandons London for the furthest reaches of England after a series of betrayals leave him with the shame of a very public divorce, a poor opinion of Society ladies and a heart armored against love. Protected from intruders by his servants, the Thornes, he spends his days with his daughter and in a workshop where he makes clockwork automata.

Life is better than she deserves.

Pauline Turner has reformed in the years since she joined in her mother’s attempts to destroy her step-brother. Eschewing social position and forgetting dreams of marriage and her own home, she is content with space to breed roses and her status as a favorite sister and aunt.

A kiss awakens them…

When a storm forces Pauline to defy John's ban on visitors, she and John each strike a chord in the other. Though they awaken to the possibility of love, they each have their own lives.

… but the trials that follow tear them apart

When his ex-wife’s husband steals John’s beloved daughter, Pauline steps in to steal her back. The journey that follows takes them across the sea to Paris and into the depths of their hearts.

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Snowy and the Seven Doves

Snowy and the Seven Doves

The child found beaten and half dead in an alley has grown to a man. Seven soiled doves rescued him and raised him in their brothel. Now he must rise above his origins to hunt down the enemy who tried to kill him.

When she found herself in the wrong place at the right time, Lady Margaret Charmain’s life was saved by the man she knows as Snowy White. So when his self-titled aunt asks Margaret to help him make his way into the ton, she agrees to help, not knowing he intends to use the opportunity to confront his wicked stepfather.

Margaret upends Snowy’s negative conceptions about Polite Society, especially as her associates and friends come to his aid and to help him reclaim his stolen title from Viscount Snowden. Before long, he realizes his destiny includes her as his wife; after all, she wakened him to his true self with her kiss.

But the fraudulent Lord Snowden will stop at nothing to hide his misdeeds, even murder. Will Snowy be able to prove his identity, claim his birthright and make Margaret his viscountess before his stepfather succeeds in eliminating him forever?

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One Perfect Dance

One Perfect Dance

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Regina Paddimore puts her dreams of love away with other girlish things when she weds her father’s friend to escape a vile suitor who tries to force a marriage. Sixteen years later, and two years a widow, she seeks a husband who might help her fulfil another dream—to have her own child.

Elijah Ashby escapes his abusive step-family as soon as he comes of age, off to see the world. Letters from his childhood friend Regina are all that connects him to England. Sixteen years later, now a famous travel writer, the news she is a widow brings him home.

Sparks fly between them when they meet again. Regina begins to hope for love as well as babies. Elijah will be happy just to have her at his side. However, Elijah’s stepbrothers are determined to do everything they can—lie, cheat, kidnap, even murder—so that one of them can marry Regina and take her wealth for themselves.

Love and friendship must conquer hatred and spite before Elijah and Regina can be together.

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The Talons of a Lyon

The Talons of a Lyon

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The death of Lady Frogmore’s neglectful and disloyal husband should have been a relief. But then her nasty brother-in-law seizes her three children and turns her out, telling the whole of Society that she is a crude, vulgar, loose woman. Without allies or friends, Serafina, Lady Frogmore, turns to Mrs. Dove Lyon, also known as the Black Widow of Whitehall for help, paying her with a promise to grant whatever favor Mrs Dove Lyon asks.

Lord Lancelot Versey has always tried to be a perfect gentleman, and a gentleman honors his debts, even when an unwise wager obliges him to escort a notorious widow into Society. But Lady Frogmore is not what he expects, and helping her becomes a quest worthy of the knight for whom he was named.

Except Mrs. Dove Lyon calls in Seraphina’s promise. The favor she asks might destroy all they have found together.

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Lady Beast’s Bridegroom

Lady Beast’s Bridegroom

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Lady Ariel lives retired in the country after being badly scarred by a fire that killed her mother and brother. Society gossips about her and calls her Lady Beast.

Her second cousin, who inherited her father’s title but not his private wealth, wants to have her committed so he can manage—and steal—her fortune.

Only finding a husband will prevent the cousin from having his way

Peter, Lord Ransome, has inherited his father's debts along with responsibility for a stepmother who loathes him, her daughters, and his own two half-sisters.

Only a wealthy bride will save his estate and his family, especially the sisters who have fled his stepmother.

Once wed, the Beau and the Beast find they have more in common than they thought, but their accord is shaken when their enemies rouse Society and the rabble against them.

In their struggles to survive deadly hatred, they find that their marriage offers more than they bargained for.

 

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Crossing the Lyon in Night of Lyons

Crossing the Lyon in Night of Lyons

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The Lyon's Den, London's most notorious gambling hell, is having a Mystère Masque in honor of the proprietress' birthday. It's a night of gambling, dancing, and most of all, of sexy and forbidden romance. While London's ton shuns the ball, it's secretly the hottest ticket in town.

The event is an exclusive invitation-only gala except for a few invitations that are mysteriously delivered to certain homes. Called Invocation Mystère, no one knows how or why the invitations arrive, only that they do - and everyone wants one.

It's a night to remember at the great Mystère Masque at the notorious Lyon's Den where anything goes!

Authors in this collection include:
Chasity Bowlin
Ruth A. Casie
Lynne Connolly
Sofie Darling
Sandra Sookoo
C.H. Admirand
Sara Adrien
Belle Ami
Abigail Bridges
Jenna Jaxon
Jude Knight
Rachel Ann Smith
Aurrora St. James

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Chasing the Tale: Volume II

Chasing the Tale: Volume II

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Christmas at Hollystone Hall
At a time of peace and goodwill toward men, the new Duke of Haverford struggles to reconcile with his mother, who had tried to prevent his marriage.

Lady Cicely’s Forfeit
When she made the wager, Cicely had been certain she could skate faster than that ridiculous fop Lord Benjamin. When she finds herself racing half the people in the house party, she faces potential scandal and even defeat.

Lord Dependable to the Rescue
Millicent chose the wrong suitor, and is now stuck in a dungeon, with a flooded river threatening to pour in through the window. George might be the most aggravating man in England, but she can’t deny that he had been right about Arthur.

Miss Winston’s Honour
Lily Winston cannot return to her work as a governess with a baby in tow; nor can she abandon little Peter. Ralph Stephenson is determined to defend her from those who see a baby as evidence she is a loose woman. The Marquis of Aldridge makes an unlikely, but effective, cupid.

Only a Kiss
In colonial New Zealand, five girls enliven their social season with a daring game. For one, the game has unintended consequences.

The Abduction of Miss Amaryllis Fernhill
Rilla has been trapped into wedding a nasty old man. Constantly watched, threatened with even more dire consequences if she refuses, she wishes for rescue. It comes in a most surprising form.

The Easter Bonnet
Wearing new clothing on Easter is meant to bring good luck. Can a single bonnet bring luck to three different couples?

The Major’s Homecoming
Luke comes home from the wars when his brother claims to be in danger. When someone takes a shot at Luke, Magda finds him in her vegetable garden with a bullet wound in his shoulder. The two childhood sweethearts set out to unravel the plot against Luke and Paul, and to recover their old love.

The Kindest Gentleman
A reluctant animal doctor and an abused poor relation find common cause over a litter of puppies and an injured cat.

The Truant Lord Clairmont
Lady Clairmont goes to a scandalous house party to retrieve her truant husband after his return to England from a nine-year absence. What she discovers is unexpected.

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The Golden Redepennings: Books 1 to 4

The Golden Redepennings: Books 1 to 4

Regency Society calls them the Golden Redepennings, because they seem to have it all: good looks, wealth, social connections, and a strong loyalty to one another.

Appearances can be deceptive. The family tree is replete with rakes and neglected wives, though each generation has one much cherished exception: a true marriage; a partnership of mutual love and respect.

The odds are not good for the cousins of Regency times, especially since Rick Redepenning won his Mary. Besides, each cousin hides wounds that make them unwilling to risk their hearts, until danger threatens the one person who tempts them to change their mind.

This collections contains the first four novels:

  • Farewell to Kindness Book 1
    He thought he had buried his heart with his children. She thought she was safely hidden. They were both wrong.
  • A Raging Madness Book 2
    Their marriage is a fiction. Their enemies want them destroyed before they can make it real.
  • The Realm of Silence Book 3
    Rescue her daughter, destroy her dragons, defeat his demons, go back to his lonely life. How hard can it be?
  • Unkept Promises Book 4
    She wants to negotiate a comfortable marriage; he wants her in his bed
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The Flavour of Our Deeds

The Flavour of Our Deeds

Kitty Stocke has loved her brother-in-law’s gamekeeper for six years, ever since he saved her and her sisters from murderous villains. Luke keeps her at arms length. Social class, wealth, an age gap, and the secrets he hides stand between them.

But when those secrets come to light and set him running with Paul, the boy everyone believes to be his son, Kitty follows. Luke is arrested on a false charge of murder, but Kitty marshals powerful allies who help him to prove his innocence. With the real villain behind bars, Luke at last declares his love, and he and Kitty marry.

However, far to the north in Cumbria, at Paul’s estate, the new family are in more danger than every before, and can only trust one another.

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‘Lord Cuckoo Comes Home’ in Desperate Daughters

‘Lord Cuckoo Comes Home’ in Desperate Daughters

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One of nine stories in Desperate Daughters, the 2022 Bluestocking Belles Collection with Friends, Lord Cuckoo Comes Home brings a tired soldier who has not had a home in nearly 20 years, and a girl from the country who has never had a chance to be even a wallflower.

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“The Husband Gamble” in The Wedding Wager multi-author series

“The Husband Gamble” in The Wedding Wager multi-author series

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Lady Osbourne's famed matchmaking skills may not be enough to find a match for Miss Amaryllis Fernhill, who was abducted right out of the church in front of her groom and has been no one knows where for six years.

Nathan Belvoir, Earl of Hythe, wants a countess that will live up to his illustrious name and embellish his diplomatic and political career. Miss Fernhill is obviously unsuitable. Why, then, can he not look away?

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Zara’s Locket in Belles & Beaux

Zara’s Locket in Belles & Beaux

A run-in with the adult son of the household leads to dismissal for governess Zahrah ibnit Yousef, or Zara MacLaren as the household knows her. Turned out of on a Christmas Eve, her circumstances go from bad to worse when she is robbed and then arrested.

Goldsmith and jeweler Simon Marshall recognizes the locket a young aristocrat tries to sell, and it leads him on a hunt for Zara, the friend of his childhood. He finds her. He finds trouble, too, and joins her incarceration.

They need a Christmas miracle. It will take a pair of charitable goalers, a little Christmas cheer, and the timely intervention of family to bring this story to a happy ending.

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Paradise Triptych

Paradise Triptych

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Separated when young, James and Eleanor married other people.

Paradise Triptych traces their histories.

Paradise Regained: James chooses between England and his new family in Central Asia. Paradise Lost: Eleanor, shaken by James's reappearance, relives memories of her life. Paradise at Last: They are free to marry at last. Will their own pride and a vengeful villain stand in their way?

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To Tame the Wild Rake

To Tame the Wild Rake

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The whole world knows Aldridge is a wicked sinner. They used to be right.

The ton has labelled Charlotte a saint for her virtue and good works. They don't know the ruinous secret she hides.

Then an implacable enemy reveals all. The past that haunts them wounds their nearest relatives and turns any hope of a future to ashes.

Must they choose between family and one another?

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To Claim the Long-Lost Lover

To Claim the Long-Lost Lover

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Sarah Winderfield has refused every offer of marriage she has received since Nathaniel Beauclair convinced her to run away with him seven years ago, and then disappeared without a word or a trace. But now she needs a husband. She has a child to love and to protect, and the child needs a father.

She does not expect to meet Nate also on the marriage mart. Should she let him explain? Can she believe him?

Dragged back to England to feed his father's pride in family, Nate refuses to give into the man's demands that he take a wife. Those who beat and abducted him seven years ago said the only woman he will ever love would be married within the month to a husband chosen by her father.

But when he finds that Sarah is still single, he rushes to London. Surely, they can find again the promise they believed in when they were young?

Through a labyrinth of old rumours and new enemies, two long-lost lovers must decide whether or not to claim one another, and win the bright future they both desire.

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Melting Matilda

Melting Matilda

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Can the Ice Maiden Soften the Granite Earl?

Her scandalous birth prevents Matilda Grenford from being fully acceptable to Society, even though she has been a ward of the Duchess of Haverford since she was a few weeks old. Matilda does not expect to be wooed by a worthy gentleman. The only man who has ever interested her gave her an outrageous kiss a year ago and has avoided her ever since.

Can the Granite Earl Melt the Ice Maiden?

Charles, the Earl of Hamner is honour bound to ignore his attraction to Matilda Grenford. She is an innocent and a lady, and in every way worthy of his respect—but she is base-born. His ancestors would rise screaming from their graves if he made her his countess. But he cannot forget the kiss they once shared.

When his mother and her guardian begin collaborating on Her Grace’s annual charity fundraiser, neither Charles nor Matilda sees a way to avoid working together. And neither expect the bond they build.

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To Mend the Broken-Hearted

To Mend the Broken-Hearted

Ruth is a healer, not a social gadfly. She's glad to leave the foreign world of the ton to run an errand for her sister-in-law. She doesn't expect to be caught up in a smallpox epidemic, nor to meet the man of her dreams.

War and betrayal have wounded Val beyond bearing. The woman who arrives at his retreat with patients who need shelter says she's a healer. But he is beyond healing. Isn't he?

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