A rake of the first order, Simon St. Maur spent his restless youth burning every bridge he walked across. When he inherits an earldom without a single penny attached to it, he sees a chance to start over—provided he can find an heiress to fund his efforts. But his wicked reputation means courtship will be difficult—until fate sends him the most notorious missing heiress in history. All he needs now is to turn her into a lady and keep himself from making the only mistake that could ruin everything: falling in love...
Wicked Becomes You
All About Romance calls Wicked Becomes You “the book to beat for best historical romance this year... Sexy, inventive, and riveting, it’s a book that’s hard to put down and a joy to read.” Romantic Times Magazine declares Wicked a Top Pick for readers in May: “So much fun...charming and deliciously sensual from beginning to end.” Gwen’s reluctant hero, Alex Ramsey, also wins RT’s much-coveted KISS Award! And from Library Journal: “Witty, often hilarious, sensuous, and breathlessly paced, Duran's engaging, mystery-enhanced escapade sweeps its charmingly matched protagonists across the continent, in and out of danger, and eventually into each other's arms.”
Written on Your Skin
One of Dear Author’s Top 100 Romances of All Time, and a nominee for the Romantic Times award for Best Historical Romance Adventure! RT gives Written on Your Skin Top Pick honors: "Mesmerizing...a glorious, non-stop, action-packed, battle-of-wills romance." Jennie at Dear Author picks WOYS as one of her Top Ten of 2009, calling Phin and Mina's relationship "wildly romantic." And the Romance Junkies calls it "everything a great historical romance should be."
Bound by Your Touch
Winner in the All About Romance Reader Poll 2009 for Best Couple and Best Heroine, and runner-up for Best Romance, Best Historical Set in the UK, and Best Love Scenes! Rachel at AAR gives BBYT a straight A, praising the "sizzling sexual tension" and urging those who “have been wallowing in romance novel ennui [to] go out and pick this one up.” Jane at Dear Author calls it "a great love story... a book in which I would find new layers and meaning each time I read it." The Book Smugglers' verdict? "Sophisticated, beautifully written and utterly romantic."
The Duke of Shadows
The Duke of Shadows is the winner of the Gather First Chapters Romance contest and a Finalist for Romantic Times's Best Historical Debut 2008 award. Romantic Times calls it a "fascinating, emotionally intense " romance, while Romance Reviews Today gives it a Perfect Ten: "incredibly brilliant and moving." The Romance Reader opines: "With its combination of engrossing story and emotion-packed romance, this is a guaranteed page-turner and a book to savor", and Jān of Dear Author writes, "We speak of the Golden Age of Romance, of Putneys and Gaffneys and Ivorys as if it’s something we’ll never see again. Your book makes me think we’re wrong."a