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Independent Margot de Bryun has no intention of giving a man control of her life! Although handsome rake Stephen Standish, Marquess of Fanworth, does pique her interest.... Stephen sees Margot as perfect marriage material - talented, intelligent and alluring. When a stolen family ruby is traced to the jewellery shop Margot owns, an infuriated Stephen demands she become his mistress. Except Margot's not one to be easily tamed - and, whether she be mistress or wife, sparks will certainly fly!

Lady Emily Longesley married the love of her life and hoped that he would learn to love her. Instead, he upped and left their country estate for London. Confronting her errant husband three years on, she sees that he has been robbed of his sight and doesn’t know her at all! If she plays his mistress by delicious deception, can he finally learn to love his wife?

When William Felkirk opens his eyes, the past six months are blank. What happened? And who is this beautiful woman claiming to be his wife and caring for his broken body? Justine will do anything to protect her sister, even if that means pretending to be a stranger’s wife. But with every passing day, William unlocks her heart just a little more, and Justine knows she won’t be able to hide the truth forever....

Dashing Duke, Bluestocking Bride! Shy heiress Miss Penelope Winthorpe was only trying to escape her bullying brother - she didn't mean to wed a noble lord! Adam Felkirk, Duke of Bellston, had no intention of taking a wife. But then Penelope's plight moved him. Now the notorious rake has a new aim - to shock and seduce his prim and proper bride. But the gorgeous Duke will be taught a lesson of his own as scholarly Miss Winthorpe becomes his seductive duchess!

The peaceful country of Seravano is best known for its spotted goats, and the impending royal wedding between Crown Prince Paolo Zara and the beautiful but flighty actress, Sylphine Jones. But when Sylphine gets two black eyes a week before the wedding, the prince needs to find a stand in for the engagement documentary. Enter Dana Miller, unsuspecting American tourist and a dead ringer for Sylphine. Dana wanted a romantic European adventure. She's about to get more than she bargained for.

Liz Monahan is in a rut. Her boss is a jerk. Her mom won't stop asking about her love life. And her boyfriend just might be married. But since she found that corpse in her hotel room, things have gotten interesting. The new guy in accounting has a license to kill. He thinks she holds the key to a terrorist plot. And the man in her life is a rogue secret agent who just might want her dead. But at least he's single.

En konventionell lady... Hertiginnan av Wellford, den eftertraktade Constance Townley, har alltid uppträtt oklanderligt. Hur kan det då komma sig att hon plötsligt får en vild och oemotståndlig längtan efter att revoltera? En ovanlig tjuv... Anthony de Portnay Smythe är en gåtfull figur. Dagtid är han den perfekte gentlemannen, men om natten stjäl han hemligheter för regeringens räkning. En stulen kyss! När Constance en mörk natt ertappar en man i sitt sovrum är hennes första instinkt att ropa på hjälp. Men det är något som får henne att vara tyst.

Wie tapfer ist doch ihr Ehemann! Lily Wiscombes Herz schwillt vor Stolz, als sie die Lobeshymnen über Geralds Kampf gegen Napoleon bei Waterloo in der Zeitung liest. Trotzdem überkommt sie heftige Angst. Denn der Krieg ist vorbei, Geralds Rückkehr steht unmittelbar bevor. Wie aber wird er reagieren, wenn er ihren Sohn Stewart sieht? Sieben lange Jahre war Gerald weg, und Stewart ist sechs. Kann ihr entfremdeter Gatte ihr verzeihen, was doch niemals ihre Schuld war - oder wird er sie hartherzig von Wiscombe Chase verstoßen?

What do you get when fabulous western authors blend a twist of terror into their western stories and horror authors add a touch of the American Old West to their scary horror tales?

13 cosmic horror-tinged tales by some of the best authors the indie horror world has to offer.