The Duke's Proposal
third book in Leslie's historical trilogy!
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May 2007
St. Martin's Press
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Lady Fiona Turnbridge is a fair, green-eyed beauty with a soft spot for injured animals — which is how she arrived on the doorstep of the tall, dark, and handsome Lord Ian Cabott, Duke of Dunsford, at midnight with an injured cat in one hand... and a pistol in her other.

Ian, a former military surgeon with a cool demeanor yet uncommon good sense, is willing to help a damsel in distress — no matter how unladylike her behavior. Still, he has needs, too... and, in exchange for his efforts, he could use Fiona's assistance with the young ward in his care. Ever since the sickly Charlotte moved into his home, Ian's efforts to rehabilitate her have been met with sinister curiosity among his peers. But if Fiona were to move into the Dunsford estate, surely scandal could be averted. Now all he has to do is convince both women that his humanitarian heart is true — and perhaps find love along the way...

The Rogue's Bride
second book in Leslie's historical trilogy!
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October 2006
St. Martin's Press
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Tristan Townsend has come home to London to assume his duties as the Marquis of Lockwood after all the men in his family have died. Desperate to rid himself of the "Lockwood curse" and restore his family's honor, marriage is the furthest thing from Tristan's mind...until he lays eyes on an enchanting stranger and vows to make her his...

Lady Simone Turnbridge—beautiful, bold, and with a scandalous past—is not eager to be some wealthy man's bride. Some men want her hand in marriage; others merely want her in their beds. She mocks them all with a twinkle in her eye, knowing not one of them can tame her...

Tristan will do anything to have Simone in his bed and his ring on her finger. Simone, who has sworn to let no man control her, is held in thrall by her fascination with this forbidden Lockwood. But it's too late to walk away now—when the promise ofÊ passion is so wanton, wicked, and thoroughly wonderful...

Her Scandalous Marriage
first book of a new historical trilogy!
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May 2006
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The illegitimate daughter of a decadent Lord, the lovely Caroline Dutton has worked hard to become a successful London dressmaker and is content to answer to no man. That is until a devastatingly handsome Duke walks into her shop with the most outrageous demand.

The new Duke of Ryland cursed his fate and his philandering great uncle. To collect his inheritance, he must turn the old Duke's three by-blow offspring into proper ladies and marry them off. Two are mere children, but Caroline Dutton is all woman — a headstrong beauty he can't help wanting to seduce.

Now ensconced in Ryland's country estate, Caroline is being called a Lady and readied for the marriage mart during the next London season. Her dowry is large, her past overlooked, and her prospects bright... except she is breathlessly, madly drawn to the one man who is sweeping her toward scandal — and the sweet satisfaction her heart demands.

Grin and Bear It
a women's fiction mystery
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December 2005
Harlequin NEXT line
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Best Mystery of 2005: Grin and Bear It

Stacy Kavanaugh's life has been the pits lately. Six months ago—okay, six months, one week and two days, but who's counting?—her husband left her for an exotic dancer. The property settlement negotiations have been downright ugly. And exhausting. Stacy has had enough. She's spent the weekend packing up all the small appliances Daniel has been demanding. The first item on her To Do List for Monday morning is to instruct her attorney to throw in the towel. And the pasta machine, too.

But you know what they say about the best laid plans. Her attorney calls to tell her that Daniel is now threatening to ask for half of her business in the property settlement. Stacy figures things have hit rock bottom. How could they get any worse?

Well.... the Sheriff's deputy could walk in the door five minutes later to tell her that Daniel has crashed his single engine plane into the mountains of Montana's Bitterroot National Forest. He's presumed dead, but there's no body. They think a bear dragged it away. It's snowing and it'll be Spring before they can do another search for Daniel's remains. Yeah, that would definitely qualify as worse.

It's probably a good thing that Stacy has no idea how bad things are really going to get.

Blindsided
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October 2005
Silhouette Special Edition
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Catherine, forty-two, has finally gotten a handle on being unexpectedly divorced, when she inherits the Wichita Warriors, her brother's minor league hockey franchise, and the term 'nut cup' takes on a whole new meaning. But Catherine isn't about to let a steep learning curve hold her back. Or the fact that the Warriors are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

While she knows that a good cry really does help, she firmly believes that two tissues is the limit for any pity party. After that, it's buck it up and get on with what has to be done. And what has to be done to make the Warriors a winning—and profitable—team is obvious; she has to hire a decent coach. To her thinking, dangerously handsome Logan Dupree is the perfect man for the job.

Logan doesn't exactly disagree with her on that point. But salvaging the Warriors isn't something he really wants to do. He understands the dreams that motivate minor league hockey players; he was once one of them. He beat the odds and made it to the pros. Then a stick accidentally came up and the bottom fell out of his world.

Now blind in one eye, his playing days are in the past. And he's not over the disappointment, the sense of having failed. Encouraging younger men to reach for the stars seems not only pointless to him, but cruel. But not quite as cruel, though, as letting the perky and petite Catherine Talbott—aka Shirley Temple—step behind the bench and coach them herself.

And so begins a partnership of two strangers who share a common goal: to make the Warriors a winning team. With humor and acceptance and sometimes just plain ol' resignation, Cat and Logan survive the disasters and get past the missteps to discover, in the end, that the victories are all the sweeter, all the more fulfilling, for having squarely faced the demands of life and made the journey. Together.

The Perfect Desire
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January 2005
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Irresistible Intrigue ...

It takes all of Isabella Dandaneau's courage to walk into Barrett Stanbridge's office. After all, Barrett is one of London's most dashing bachelors, a notorious womanizer whose skill with the opposite sex is legendary. He also happens to be accused of murdering Isabella's cousin, Mignon. Isabella knows that Barrett is innocent. And she's willing to prove it-for a price...

Forbidden Fascination ...

Barrett is suspicious when Isabella offers to help him clear his name, and with good reason. Isabella claims that her cousin hid a priceless treasure map somewhere in his home, and she wants Barrett to help her find it. Barrett reluctantly agrees, but as the pair joins forces, he has a hard time keeping his mind on the map-and off the impossibly delectable Isabella...

Decadent Desire ...

As tender temptation ignites into an irresistible desire, Barrett is ready to renounce his roguish ways for good. But danger is lurking at every turn, and Isabella's life hangs in the balance. Will the love of a reformed rake be enough to save her?

My Scandalous Bride
The Proposition by Leslie LaFoy
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April 2004
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The passion is endless and it's only just begun in these four scintillating tales of brides-to-be by four of today's hottest romance authors...

Christina Dodd, "The Lady and the Tiger"
Laura Haver will stop at nothing to find out who killed her brother – even if it means posing as the wife of notorious rogue Keefe Leighton, the Earl of Hamilton. But things go too far when Keefe engages Laura in an artful game of seduction-a game that can have only one winner...

Stephanie Laurens, "Melting Ice"
Once, Dyan St. Laurent Dare, Duke of Darke, dreamed of making Lady Fiona his bride. Now they're together again – at a scandalous dinner party where debauchery is the menu's main course. But will wedding bells ring after the guests get their just desserts?

Celeste Bradley, "Wedding Knight"
Alfred Knight will do anything to avoid a scandal-even marry a woman he barely knows. But his bride has a most titillating secret...one she'll share as soon as she conquers her temptation for the man she was never supposed to marry!

Leslie LaFoy, "The Proposition"
Rennick St. James, the Earl of Parnell, has four days to seduce London's most popular widow into becoming his wife – or else she'll marry another man. It won't be easy...but Rennick has been lusting after the beguiling Julia Hamilton far too long to let her go now...

The Perfect Temptation
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June 2004
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To Aiden Terrell, Alexandra Radford is a captivating combination of British propriety and eastern exoticism. But this confirmed bachelor has sworn off love and instead has decided to assist at his friend's private investigation business. Now his job is to protect the exquisite Alexandra and her young pupil from a shadowy threat. But guarding himself against Miss Radford's charms will be another matter altogether...

Insufferable. Insolent. Intriguing. Mr. Terrell is all of these things and more-though Alex can't afford to care. If he weren't her last resort, she'd surely have dismissed him after that first smoldering glance-a glance that sent her heart racing with a desire she'd never known. However, when the threat of danger increases, and secrets from the past come to the fore, Alex's fierce resolve melts as she seeks warm comfort and delicious passion in Aiden's arms. And with each moment they share, Aiden is becoming less someone she needs than someone she wants. But what will happen when all secrets are revealed?

The Perfect Seduction
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New Award! HRC's "Gallant Rogue of the Year Award" for the character Carden Reeves from The Perfect Seduction. More info on award

December 2003
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Simple Determination...

After a lengthy journey, Seraphina Treadwell appears at the doorstep of Carden Reeves with his three young nieces in tow, determined to ensure their uncle will properly care for her charges. However, judging by the man's rakish smile and dancing eyes – now alight with the fire of a new conquest – that day seems far off indeed.

Sweet Persuasion...

A man who can make love and walk away with equal amounts of passion, Carden plays the seduction game to win. But beneath a rogue's clothing beats the heart of a man who has never been truly and properly seduced by a woman, let alone a woman who lives by her own rules and who could make him believe in love. Until now...

Sinful Seduction...

While pride will not allow Seraphina to surrender to a man who has never wanted anything beyond a single night, her heart will not be denied the sweet promise of love...

Come What May
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August 2002
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Her life depended on his name. His heart depended on her love.

It was a most humiliating situation. Mistress Claire Curran of London arrived at the Virginia office of her uncle's solicitor knowing nothing of the private correspondence she bore. With a simple break of the seal, she was hopelessly trapped in a shameless bargain: her hand given in marriage to a stranger to clear an unpaid debt. Alone and penniless, at first she has no means of escaping her lowly fate. But she pledges to be no man's pawn in such a dishonorable game – and certainly no man's wife. With a sharp mind and an unbreakable spirit, Claire devises to play the part of Rosewind's mistress... but only until she can find a way out.

Devon Rivard finds himself in a maddening dilemma: he can either sell his ancestral home to pay his brother's gambling debts, or marry one Claire Curran, the fiery-tempered messenger who has so innocently tossed the black-hearted ultimatum into his lap. Resigned yet furious, he vows to annul the marriage once the debt is cleared. But as he comes to know the independent yet vulnerable and undeniably lovely Claire, an even more difficult dilemma arises. She wins his heart, a prize he thought forever safely walled away. He knows he can't make her love him, but he can't bear to lose her. Can he convince her to stay by his side as the clouds of war gather, or will circumstances beyond his control take her away from him forever?

Jackson's Way
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October 2001
Bantam Books
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He owned everything she had except the one thing that mattered – her heart....

Lindsay MacPhaull took one look at the tall, dark, handsome Texan in her office doorway and knew that she was in trouble. And, as always, she was right. Jackson Stennett had come to New York City to deliver the news that her long-absent father was dead, and that everything – from her struggling business to the very clothes on her back – now belonged to him.

Jackson Stennett was no stranger to tragedy or to the loss of love. But the minute he lays eyes on the seductive and headstrong Lindsay, the walls begin to crumble. He has sixty days to resist her charms and sell off the business. Lindsay has sixty days to stop him from destroying her world.

But when acts of sabotage and shadowy threats emerge, they have no choice but to join forces in a sizzling alliance against a terrifying, unseen enemy who would destroy them both.... and bring out an intense passion and desire neither can deny.

Maddie's Justice
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September 2000
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Nothing is as dangerous to a lawman as a wanted woman....

It had been a clear case of self-defense, but Maddie Rutledge was branded a murderer by a corrupt judge and sent to prison. Now on her way to testify against those who imprisoned her, she is escorted by a lawman with a tarnished past of his own. For Rivlin Kilpatrick it was to be a routine assignment. But there is nothing ordinary about this fiery woman whose compassion touches his soul and forces him to confront the demons that have driven him to the lonely life of a U.S. marshal. And there is nothing easy about their trek to Leavenworth, for an unknown enemy has determined that neither will arrive there alive. Maddie cannot say which danger threatens more peril – those who want her dead, or the dream of a love she can never have....

Daring The Devil
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September 1999
Fanfare
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Forbidden desire and a deadly chase...

Darcy O'Keefe lives by her wits, picking pockets on the streets of Charlestown, Massachusetts, in order to survive. But when she chooses a well-heeled – and extremely handsome – gentleman as her next mark, her keen mind and quick reflexes fail her. Caught in the act, Darcy finds herself blackmailed into joining Aiden Terrell in a quest that has led him from the Caribbean to Great Britain and now to America.

Aiden's daring scheme is to set himself up as pickpocket bait to entrap a killer who murders for sport. As they comb the city's backstreets, Darcy can't decide which frightens her more – the prospect of finding the man they seek, or falling victim to the dangerous charms of Aiden himself....

Lady Reckless
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August 1998
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Riding hard against a Kansas prairie storm, rancher Glynis Muldoon makes a sudden leap – and lands in the year 1832 in the forest hideaway of a rogue Irishman with a bounty on his head. Stranded in time, Glynis wages her own battle against a hunger she cannot deny for a man she cannot afford to love, a man whose destiny was decided long before. Carrick des Marceaux, "the Dragon," is an outlaw indifferent to death – for, in the ruby of the Dragon's Heart, he has foreseen his own. Now, in the shadow of the hangman's noose, Carrick lives only for his cause. And Glynis must gamble with fate and death itself – to win a once-in-a-lifetime love.

It Happened One Night
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November 1997
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Alanna Chapman knows that no accountant worth her salt would leave town during tax season, but now she has no choice. To honor her aunt's final wishes, the Colorado CPA has come to the mist-shrouded shores of Ireland, intending to stay just long enough to accomplish her mission. But on the mysterious grounds of Carraig Cor, something extraordinary happens: Alanna finds herself catapulted back to the year 1803. Taken for a "seer" who can foretell Ireland's future, she becomes the prisoner of a ruthless privateer... a dangerously attractive sea captain who has no doubt that he can bend this modern temptress to his will, to use her magic powers for his own ends. But when Alanna crossed over to the nineteenth century, she didn't leave her independent spirit behind. Now she's looking for a way to escape the captain's irresistible embrace – and his enemy's notice – before this perilous adventure costs her her heart... and her life.