Catherine Coulter

There are men and then there are MEN, and then there's Brent Hammond, a gambler who's handsome as sin, distrustful as only a betrayed man can be, and wilder than an unbroken stallion. When he meets Byrony by chance in San Diego, he can't help himself--he's charmed--until he sees her again in San Francisco as the petted wife of an older rich man. All his distrust and cynicism come out, and he treats her very badly indeed. He fights as only a man can...

In London in 1811, Mad Jack, who in reality is Winifrede Levering Bascombe, arrives in London with her two aunts to beg the assistance of Lord Cliffe, Grayson St. Cyre.

Strongly attracted to Damien Carstairs, but repelled by his brutishness, Victoria turns instead to his brother Rafael, who is passionate yet gentle, in a story of fierce rivalries and desire.

The continuing saga of the Sherbrooke family. James and Jason Sherbrooke are the identical twin sons of the Earl of Sherbrooke, but they have very different personalities. When the Earl is shot at, his sons work together to find out who is trying to kill their father, and find love along the way.

Renowned womanizer Spenser Heatherington, enjoying his pursuit by Helen Mayberry, has his ego deflated when he learns she is seeking a partner--not a lover--to assist her in her quest to find a mystical treasure she calls King Edward's Lamp, but their relationship turns out to be much different than either of them had expected.