Bøger af Cheryl Bolen

A World War II love story for the ages. . .The time is 1937. Journalist Dianne Castle mixes with Hollywood's elite post-Prohibition hedonists at the popular Club Borneo, owned by handsome Japanese American, Johnny Honda. Amidst the threat of war and chants of Yellow Peril, Dianne and Johnny fall in love, but it's a love not to be. How can Johnny let his beloved Dianne throw her life away on the likes of him?Dianne stubbornly vows to follow him to the ends of the earth-even if it means entering an internment camp.The kind of book that you think about afterward. . .They [hero/heroine] grip your heart and make you weep.-In PrintBest Mainstream Novel - Golden TriangleRunner-up Best Mainstream Novel - Book of Your HeartRunner-up Best Historical - Now and ThenRunner-up Best Historical - Show Me More

Texas Heroines in Peril * * * "Drawing on her real-life expertise as a dealer in British antiques, Cheryl Bolen pens a fast-paced, fascinating tale of modern-day romantic suspense...Protecting Britannia is a riveting read filled with romance, intrigue and antiques! I highly recommend it!" -Colleen Thompson, Rita finalist romantic suspense "It's fun to watch the case unfold in this nonstop action adventure. 4 Stars" -- RT Book Reviews * * * Antiques dealer Britannia Hensley's first day back in London after a seven-year absence seems like an audition for a Survivor in the City episode. Her plane arrives two hours late; she sloshes through blinding rain without an umbrella; her purse is snatched; her hotel room ransacked; some slimeball jabs a gun into her back and tries to abduct her; and every bobby in London's after her for a murder she didn't commit. What's a girl to do when she has no passport, no money, no means of getting any money, and no one she can call? Well, actually there is someone . . . but surely after all these years a handsome guy like Graham's been snatched up by some lucky girl.

The Regent Mysteries continue with Captain Jack and Lady Daphne. With His Lady's Assistance (Book 1 of The Regent Mysteries) was named a finalist in the 2012 International Digital Awards contest for long historical.In A Most Discreet Inquiry it all started quite innocently when Lady Daphne Chalmers's duchess sister came to her sleuthing sibling for help in retrieving love letters she wrote to Major Styles, now deceased. But as Daphne and her own lover, Captain Jack Dryden of His Majesty's Hussars, join forces to track down the letters, they follow a trail of treachery and murder that threatens the entire kingdom.

Lovely young widow Annette Holcombe is forced to turn her Veranda House on Galveston Island into a B & B after the recent death of her husband, a man she'd known only a short time. Upon his untimely death, she learns that the only thing she really knew about him was that everything she knew about him was a lie! And if being penniless wasn't bad enough, now Annette's got to contend with threatening letters, suspicious guests, fears for her daughter's safety, an impending hurricane - and murder! If only there was someone to trust. Someone like Dr. Grant Garrison, a personable, good-looking guest who's teaching at the island's medical school. But Grant, too, isn't what he seems. * * * Murder at Veranda House, an installment in the Texas Heroines in Peril series, has it all--sizzling romance, an intriguing tale of who done it, a fun cast of oddball characters (some of them, anyway), and a historic home that becomes a major player in the suspense. - In Print Reviews

Duty to his country keeps him from the arms of the woman he craves with every breath-his bride.On the day he marries the woman of his dreams, Richard Harwood, the 6th Duke of Bentley, is summoned by his wife's cousin, who has been gravely injured. The cousin, the powerful and wealthy Earl Devere, believes the attempt on his life is tied to his fledgling investigation into a potential stock fraud endorsed by men at the highest levels of government. If the stock scheme is as corrupt as the cousin suspects, it could bankrupt the kingdom. The Duke of Bentley is taxed with determining the legitimacy of the stock offering. But he must tell no one of his suspicions, not even his bride.In her first Season, lovely Emily Beresford, has the good fortune to win the heart of the kingdom's most sought-after matrimonial catch, the handsome Duke of Bentley. From the moment they met, the two have been hopelessly in love. So why does this man she adores abandon her on their wedding night?Bentley's inquiries keep stealing him away from this woman he craves with every aching breath, his wife. These same inquiries endanger him-and his adored duchess.Will he have to choose between his country or his wife?The Beresford AdventuresLady Mary's Dangerous EncounterMy Lord ProtectorWith a Little Help from my LordRescued by a RakeVindicated by the ViscountDefended by the Duke

A Bargain Isn't A Bargain ... Until It Is Sealed With A Kiss Lacking the funds for a London season-yet determined to see her headstrong younger siblings suitably matched-lovely widow Felicity Harrison establishes herself in Bath, a grand dame at the tender age of twenty-four. However, her brother's gambling debts soon force her to accept a most unusual proposal from elegant nabob Thomas Moreland. He agrees to repay all markers provided she helps him gain social standing in Bath society. Though there is something oddly familiar about this gentleman, Felicity casts uncertainty aside and agrees to the arrangement. Having made a fortune in India, Thomas has returned home to win the heart of the woman who captured his own six years ago. Like an angel of mercy, Felicity came to his aid after a band of highwaymen left him for dead. Now, he's determined to convince this beauty still wearing widow's weeds that there's more to life than assembly rooms, matrons, and matchmaking. Showering her with ribbons of glorious colors, he'll awaken in her a desire to shed those weeds. But what Felicity doesn't know yet is that her greatest desire of all is to spend the rest of her life in Thomas' arms... This is Book 1 in The Brides of Bath series. Each book is also a stand alone novel.

Driven by fierce patriotism to England, theMarquess of Haverstock will do anythingto reclaim the money his best friend lost atcards, money that was to purchase battleplans from a French official.The bewitchingly beautiful but illegitimateAnna De Mouchet agrees to give themarquess back the money she "won."On one condition: that he marry her.From this forced marriage rises a love aspowerful as the canons of the war whichtears them apart.

Der Prinzregent heuert Wellingtons besten Spion, Hauptmann Jack Dryden, an, um herauszufinden, wer ihn zu ermorden versucht. Aber um sich in den höchsten Kreisen der feinen englischen Gesellschaft tummeln zu können, muss der überaus gutaussehende Spion eine Verlobung mit der ausgesprochen unscheinbaren alten Jungfer, Lady Daphne Chalmers, vortäuschen. Während die Ermittlungen dieses unwahrscheinlichen Paares tiefer gehen, vertieft sich auch ihre gegenseitige Anziehung.

Zwei verblüffende Zufälle führen zu der Heirat des leichtsinnigen Earls von Finchley und Lady Margaret Ponsby, der schüchternen Tochter eines Herzogs, die ihn aus der Ferne anbetet ...Um sich aus finanziellen Schwierigkeiten zu befreien, verfasst John Beauclerc, der Earl von Finchley, einen ausgefuchsten Plan, eine Fremde zu heiraten, die sich auf seine Annonce gemeldet hat. Seiner Großmutter wird er es zeigen! Die alte Dame weigert sich, ihm Geld zu geben, bis er etwas mehr Reife beweist und ein weniger skandalöses Benehmen an den Tag legt. Mit sechsundzwanzig ist das letzte, was er vorhat, ein gesetztes Leben zu führen. Er geht zu der Kirche am Hanover Square, um Miss Margaret Ponsby von Windsor zu heiraten, schickte sie mit hundert Pfund wieder weg und widmet sich weiter Wein, Frauen und Pharo zusammen mit seinen amüsanten Freunden.Nach der Trauung bemerkt er, dass er die falsche Frau geheiratet hat. Miss Margaret Ponsby aus Windsor dachte offensichtlich, dass die Heirat in der St. Georgs-Kapelle in Windsor stattfinden sollte. Lady Margaret Ponsby war in St. George in London. Wie kann er sich von dieser unseligen Ehe befreien - einer Ehe, über die seine Großmutter überglücklich ist?Wenn Lady Margaret Ponsby nur nicht so schüchtern wäre. Als der schlaksige, junge Earl (der einen äußerst schlechten Ruf genießt), den sie aus der Ferne anbetet, sie bittet, mit ihm an den Altar zu treten, ist sie unfähig, ihm zu widersprechen. Selbst nachdem die Trauung beginnt, bleibt sie stumm. Sie muss an die Stelle von Lord Finchleys echter Braut treten. Aber nachdem sie erkennt, dass sie wirklich mit Lord Finchley verheiratet ist, beschließt sie, alles in ihrer Macht Stehende zu tun, um dies zu einer wundervollen Ehe zu machen. Sogar, wenn es bedeutet, ihre kluge, gesprächige Schwester nachzuahmen.

Ein unschuldiger Besuch beim Herzog von Aldridge, um eine Spende für ihre Kriegswitwen zu erbitten, macht Lady Elizabeth Upton zum Mittelpunkt eines schockierenden Skandals.Der Herzog von Aldridge macht der Schwester seines besten Freundes, Lady Elizabeth Upton, einen Heiratsantrag, nachdem sie durch eine Verwechselung in sein Schlafzimmer geschickt wurde - gerade, als er aus seinem Bad stieg. Sie möchte auf keinen Fall, dass der Herzog sich zu einer Ehe gezwungen sieht, aber wie kann sie die Schande ertragen, die ihr skandalöses Verhalten für ihren geliebten Bruder, den Marquis von Haverstock, bedeutet?Als Sie sich bereit erklärt, ihren Jugendschwarm zu heiraten, erkennt Elizabeth, dass sie sich nichts mehr wünscht, als die Liebe ihres Mannes zu erringen. Aber sein Herz zu gewinnen ist keine einfache Aufgabe, wenn alte Liebe droht, das zerbrechliche Band ihrer Ehe zu zerstören.

DARE SHE HOPE HER HUSBAND'S LUCKY STAR WOULD SHINE ON HER?Life had indeed smiled upon Lord James Rutledge. A former soldier, his life was spared when his captain took the bullet meant for him. Then, after the war, he inherited vast wealth and a title from an uncle he never knew. Now he has come to Bath to make amends to his captain's beautiful widow and has won her hand in marriage.The lovely purple-clad, lavender-eyed widow's gratitude toward James quickly blossoms into a powerful love. But will her husband still cherish her when he learns her dark secret?* * *What we all want from a love story--an adorable child, a brave heroine, a hero who loves her just as she is and loves her even more as she grows and changes, and a journey of the human heart. Don't miss it! - IN PRINT Reviews

Der reiche Bankier Adam Birmingham, von seiner Mätresse abgewiesen, bietet Miss Emma Hastings, einer Waise aus der Kleinstadt, an, sie zu heiraten, als sie nach London kommt und ihren Onkel - seinen Nachbarn - tot vorfindet. "Cheryl Bolens charmante Liebesgeschichten schaffen es immer, mich zu bezaubern. Ich kann mich darauf verlassen, dass sie eine Geschichte voller Humor und Romantik mit einem sehr glücklichen Ende bieten." - Shana Galen "Ich wünschte, ich könnte dem Buch mehr als fünf Sterne geben. Cheryl Bolen ist eine Klasse für sich ... die Königin der Regency-Liebesgeschichten." - Buried Under Romance

Lady Annie Childe is accustomed to her twin sister taking everything that is hers, but she simply will not sit by idly while Fanny attempts to steal the affections of the only man Annie's ever been attracted to-the Duke of Axminster. Though the lovely twins are identical, it is the scattered-looking one who catches the eye of Alex, the Duke of Axminster. She is the only woman he knows who shares his passion for politics. Not only that, she discusses them with keen intellect-and her views mirror his own. There is also something about her that elicits his protective instincts. But how can he withstand the assault from her scheming mother who's determined he woo the wrong sister?

A MOST PARTICULAR MAN Two years have passed since George Pembroke, Lord Sedgewick, lost his beloved wife. Though the fashionable beauties and heiresses of the ton have done their utmost to mend his broken heart, he has not remarried. Simply put, no other woman will ever do. George pays no heed to the well-meaning advice of his meddlesome sisters, Felicity and Glee-and he will have no part of their many and varied schemes to make a match . . . A VERY ACCOMPLISHED LADY Glee is convinced that her dear friend Sally Spenser would make a perfect governess for her niece and nephew. A vicar's daughter, Sally is charming, highly intelligent, and affectionate by nature. The plight of the motherless Pembroke children has touched her heart. And no one knows that she has long cherished a secret tendre for their father. She consents to become part of his household-under the auspices of a marriage in name only. But Lord Sedgewick's elegant Bath town house has one very great drawback: it is very small. They must share a bedroom . . . and a bed . . .

Lady Fiona Hollingsworth hat sich nie für besonders wagemutig gehalten - bis sie erfährt, dass ihr geliebter Bruder ihre Hilfe braucht. Aber als Fiona sich mit einem Plan an den mächtigen und geheimnisvollen Nicholas Birmingham wendet, geht sie ein größeres Risiko ein, als sie ahnt Denn Fiona tut mehr als nur ein beiderseitiges Gelübde abzulegen; sie schließt einen großartigen Pakt mit dem Teufel selbst - und Weihnachten bietet mehr als genug Gelegenheit für Verruchtheit unter dem Mistelzweig ... Nicholas Birmingham ist nicht der reichste Börsenmakler Englands geworden, ohne auch einer der klügsten zu sein. Er versteht vollkommen, was hinter Fionas beherztem Antrag steht, kann jedoch die verführerische Dame nicht fortschicken, die ihn in seiner Fantasie schon so lange verfolgt. Natürlich hat ein Mann seinen Stolz und Nicholas hat nicht die Absicht, zu verraten, was er fühlt. Jedoch von dem Moment, wo er Fiona seinen Ring an den Finger steckt, entzünden sich Verlangen und Chaos. Jetzt ist es nur noch eine Frage der Zeit, bis der Zauber der Weihnachtszeit die wahre Liebe ans Licht bringt!

Cheryl Bolen zieht uns mit mit ihrer aufregenden Geschichte in ihren Bann. 4 Sterne - RT Book ReviewsCheryl Bolen kehrt zurück in das England der Regentenperiode, welches ihr so vertraut ist. Wenn Sie gerne aufregende romantische Geschichten dieser Epoche lesen, holen Sie sich unbedingt "Die Braut in Blau". - Happily Ever After* * *Thomas Moreland träumteseit sechs Jahren von der schönen jungen Adligen, die sein Leben gerettet hat. Während er in Indien ein Vermögen anhäufte, verging kein Tag, an dem er sich nicht an Felicitys zarte Lieblichkeit und den samtenen Klang ihrer süßen Stimme erinnerte und sich nicht danach sehnte sie zu besitzen.Felicity Harrison, die nun verwitwet ist, erkennt in dem gutaussehenden Nabob nicht den jungen Mann, der Jahre zuvor fast von Wegelagerern getötet und auf der Straße zurückgelassen wurde. Obwohl sie nichts anderes wünscht, als den arroganten Mann zu brüskieren, der ihr verspricht, ihre Familie vor finanziellem Ruin zu bewahren und im Gegenzug dafür seine Schwester der Gesellschaft präsentieren zu dürfen, kann sie ihn nicht abweisen. Sie muss sich dazu zwingen, seine Gesellschaft zu ertragen.Je mehr Zeit sie mit ihm verbringt, desto mehr muss sie sich nötigen, ihrem verstorbenen Ehemann und dessen Andenken treu zu bleiben. Wie ist es möglich, dass der aus einfachen Verhältnissen kommende Thomas Moreland mehr Noblesse besitzt, als jeder andere Mann ihrer Gesellschaftsschicht? Und warum wird es für sie immer schwieriger, um ihren toten Mann zu trauern, wenn Thomas' Männlichkeit ihre tiefsten Sehnsüchte erweckt?

As the third son of the Duke of Fordham, Alex never thought he'd become a duke. But he's suddenly catapulted to the lofty title after his slightly older brother dies in his sleep. Now Alex has the onerous task of announcing the death to the woman his brother was to wed.Ever pragmatic, Lady Georgiana Fenton insists on seeing the late duke's body, and when she does, she's convinced he was smothered as he slept. She and the new duke decide to secretly work together to uncover the murderer. But the longer they're together, the harder it becomes to resist the duke's scorching kisses--and even harder to dismiss him from the list of suspects. No one had more to gain by her fiancé's death. . .

The Christmas Wish 21,500 words (about 100 pages) Heat index: Sweet To grant her dying father his last Christmas wish, Miss Annabelle Pemberton proposes marriage to her father's former ward, the rakish viscount Lord William de Vere. How painful it will be, though, to be trapped in a marriage of convenience with the only man she has ever loved. Marriage to the wealthy heiress will help restore de Vere's decaying estates, but that is not why he accepts her bizarre proposal. He has grown to love her father as if he were his own, and if Mr. Pemberton selected him for his only child's husband, then Lord de Vere must honor the man's final wishes. Little does he suspect his father-in-law knows him better than he knows himself. Home for Christmas 20,000 words (about 85 pages) Heat index: Sweet For six long years, Captain David St. Vincent has dreamed of returning home to Ramseyfield-and to its prettiest resident, Elizabeth Balfour. To his astonishment, though, it is not Elizabeth, but her plain younger sister, Catherine, whose company he seeks. Cathy Balfour has worshipped David for as long as she can remember. It was she who wept when he left, she who presented him with a cross to keep him safe while in service to the crown, and she who read and carefully collected the newspaper accounts of his sea battles. But how can one as plain as she ever hope to win his heart? Christmas at Farley Manor Best Historical Novella of 2011* (This novella was first published as an ebook in 2011.) Approximate length: 21,000 words (about 100 pages) Heat index: Sweet It wasn't to be a real marriage. . . Harry Tate is an army captain of some means who is almost certain to die when he returns to Spain on the morrow. Elizabeth Hensley is a destitute beauty he's only too happy to help. Two years later. . . When they meet again at his ancestral home, Harry is now Viscount Broxbourne, bent on showing his wife how much he wants her to be his real viscountess by Christmas. *Winner in Romance Through the Ages, sponsored by Hearts Through History

Maggie thought she was married to an earl . . . but it seems that her late and unlamented husband lied to her from the day they met. Now-penniless and stranded in London-she has thrown herself on the mercy of the real Lord Warwick. What's a counterfeit countess to do?Edward, the Earl of Warwick, desires only to get rid of the beautiful woman who arrived at his house with no less than fourteen trunks, a younger sister, a maid, and a very large cat. Her preposterous explanation is of no importance-but her late husband held the clue to the identity of England's greatest traitor, a clue the Foreign Service must get at any cost. Edward will have to guard her night and day-but he cannot guard his heart.

As Georgiana Beresford begins to unravel a sinister plot, it may be too late to save her-and the honorable man who's offered her marriage.While walking down a London street, Miss Georgiana Beresford nearly has apoplexy when she catches a glimpse of a woman she thought was dead. She whips around-which results in her falling into the muddy street and injuring herself. To her mortification, an exceedingly handsome man whisks her into his arms and insists on carrying her home.Charles, Viscount Churston, had not been able to remove his eyes from the beautiful woman he was only too happy to assist. He delivers her home and learns she's a Beresford, the sister of an Eton friend. When he calls to check on her the next day, Charles learns that his misguided act of chivalry has ruined her name. A malicious attack upon her has appeared in that morning's London Gazette. There's only one honorable thing to do. He must offer her marriage. Georgiana cannot deny her attraction to the handsome Lord Churston but laments that he's only offering for her out of his sense of honor.Once they're joined together in a loveless marriage, he assists his bride, who's obsessed with learning the identity of the woman who looks exactly like a one who perished in a fire.The closer they get to finding out who the mysterious woman is, the more peril they face-and the closer the two become . . . in every way.The Beresford AdventuresLady Mary's Dangerous EncounterMy Lord ProtectorWith a Little Help from my LordRescued by a RakeVindicated by the ViscountDefended by the Duke

Her betrothed has gone missing and the only one who can help her find him is the one man to whom she could give her heart. . .After patiently waiting six years for her bridegroom, Miss Lucy Beresford finally comes to London to force him to the altar. But when she arrives, her prospective husband is nowhere to be found. Lucy then enlists the services of her betrothed's closest friend, Lord Montague, to help find her missing fiancé.Monty doesn't like to let on how worried he is about his absent friend, especially to the man's fragile fiancée. Nevertheless, he consents to help the lady in her quest to find the man she's betrothed to. The more time Monty spends with this lady, the more he realizes his friend was a fool not to marry her, and the more he realizes the shy persona Miss Lucy Beresford reveals to others conceals a woman of vast appeal.Their search-and the subsequent investigation, which takes them across England and to the highest levels of government-places them in danger and makes Monty vow to do everything in his power to protect his friend's future wife.The Beresford AdventuresLady Mary's Dangerous EncounterMy Lord ProtectorWith a Little Help from my LordRescued by a RakeVindicated by the ViscountDefended by the Duke