Bøger af Elizabeth Keysian

He thinks she's a traitor to her queen. She thinks he's just a gardener. Dive into this new Tudor Historical Romance series Trysts and Treachery by the award winning Elizabeth Keysian. Despised by the cousin with whom she's forced to live, the lonely but determined Alys craves escape. The most dangerous thing she could do is fall in love. Especially when the man who tempts her is Kit Ludlow, an exiled nobleman in disguise. Becoming involved in his secret mission proves more perilous than Alys could possibly have imagined. Kit has been banished from Queen Elizabeth's court, and the last thing he wants is to entangle Alys in his web of treachery and deception. It would also be folly to fall in love with her when he can't be sure where her loyalties lie.After helping Kit foil a plot against the queen, Alys' life is at risk from her cousin's nefarious schemes. Estranged from Kit, she's forced to make a desperate decision. Should she protect her family, or follow the demands of her heart? Note: This series is part of Dragonblade's Sweet Dreams line, so this is a sweet, wholesome Historical Romance where passion beyond the bedroom door is left to the reader's imagination. Trysts and TreacheryBook 1 - Lord of DeceptionBook 2 - Lord of LoyaltyBook 3 - Lord of the ForestBook 4 - Lord of MistrustBook 5 - Lord of the Manor

Miss Charlotte Allston is unwittingly ensnared in a sinister web of traitors and spies when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome stranger on the beach. Fiercely determined to redeem his honor after a humiliating military defeat, the Earl of Beckport is living incognito, hunting a band of smugglers at the center of a French plot to invade England. The enigmatic Miss Allston instantly becomes a person of interest to the earl...and not just in the smuggling case. Passion flares swift and hot between the two. But when her attempts to help with his secret mission only endanger it, he must question where her loyalty truly lies. Stunned by the sudden revelation that the woman he is falling for is the daughter of a notorious smuggler, Beckport feels duty-bound to report her. But then Charlotte is captured by the very traitor he's after, forcing the earl to decide between redemption...and love.

Following their hearts could destroy the monarchy. Headstrong Chloe dresses as a boy and runs away to her birth mother to escape a horrendous marriage. She's shocked to discover that her parent owns a bawdy house, and is in no position to help- nor will she reveal the identity of Chloe's father. When a street accident throws Chloe into the lap of the tempting Robert Mallory, he offers distraction and adventure, but his stubborn refusal to trust her endangers them both. Hot-headed Robert Mallory is battling to protect his sister, his livelihood, and his honor. He's a spy who can't follow the rules and distrusts everyone, particularly the delectable young woman from the bordello. Having endangered her, then rescued her from a nest of traitors, he learns that Chloe is the natural daughter of the one man he can't afford to upset, Sir Mortimer Fowler. Offering marriage to save Chloe's reputation is out of the question, as Fowler needs her for bait in a deadly trap. Robert is faced with an impossible choice. He's desperate to save Chloe, but if he follows his heart, the security of the entire realm is at risk. Note: This series is part of Dragonblade's Sweet Dreams line, so this is a sweet, wholesome Historical Romance where passion beyond the bedroom door is left to the reader's imagination. Trysts and TreacheryLord of DeceptionLord of LoyaltyLord of the ForestLord of MistrustLord of the Manor

Devastated by the disappearance of his sister, the Earl of Stranraer has gone to extraordinary lengths to find the notorious rake responsible, and enters his household incognito to wreak his vengeance. But his enemy has an unexpected protector

When the magic of love becomes something darker...The night hides more than just May Day revels. Deep in the Essex countryside, the Grey Lady of Patience Bridge lures unwary travelers to their deaths. At nearby Temple Roding manor, superstitious maidservant Letty believes herself cursed, and is desperate for help. The irrepressible Perkin is secretly enlisted to quell her fears but he soon discovers that something unearthly is stalking Letty. Why has it picked on this innocent young beauty, and could the haunting be connected with the Grey Lady's tragedy? To free herself, Letty hazards everything in a daring gamble, and the smitten Perkin agrees to help. But if her plan fails, it won't just be the dead who are determined to take their revenge on the pair, but the living as well. And the living can be far more dangerous. Trysts and TreacheryBook 1 - Lord of DeceptionBook 2 - Lord of LoyaltyBook 3 - Lord of the ForestBook 4 - Lord of MistrustBook 5 - Lord of the ManorNovella - The Grey Lady of the Manor (Note: This story was first published as part of the USA Today Bestselling Boxed set Upon a Midnight Dreary, October 2021)

When Miss Flora Hartington bumps into a handsome traveling apothecary, she sees her chance at adventure, a brief escape from the shackles of propriety, and she jumps at the opportunity. It doesn't hurt that he's incredibly attractive, and kind in his own way. But it's a temporary solution to her very big problem--namely her family trying to control her entire future.Kidnapped by traveling folk as a child, Lawrence Campion yearns to be a real doctor, which means earning passage to America. The last thing he needs is to be saddled with the beautiful and feisty Flora. However, he'll do whatever it takes to protect her, and then be off to fulfill his dreams. But Lawrence has a past that is quickly catching up with him. And he carries a secret that could destroy both their plans.

Emma Hibbert will never again trust a good-looking man. They offer nothing but heartbreak and humiliation. But her conscience won't let her abandon a sinfully handsome stranger needing help-even if he ignites an unwelcome passion in her. She soon realizes she should have left him in the mud where she found him, for he has the power to ruin everything... Viscount Tidworth is anything but grateful for being rescued after a tumble from his horse. His pretty savior may be well-meaning, but forcing him to delay his journey completely wrecks his engagement plans. And Tidworth cannot let that stand. But when he discovers Emma's true identity, he must choose between his desire for revenge...and his baffling attraction to her.

He's dashed all her hopes. She won't ask him for help again...Only the production of an heir can save Lady Araminta Lamb. The problem is that she's a childless widow who, after an abusive marriage, can't bear the thought of a man's touch. But when her desperate attempt to adopt a child is foiled by the powerful Leo Chetwynd, Earl of Aylsham, there's only one option left to keep her home and her fragile sister safe. She must gamble everything on Mrs. Dove-Lyon's outrageous matchmaking scheme. Playing by Society's rules hasn't done him any favors. Perhaps it's time to break those rules...Leo Chetwynd needs money urgently or his precious orphans will be cast out. A disastrous business venture has cost him all his capital, and there's nothing left to offer but himself. Marriage to an heiress is the only solution that he and his scapegrace brother can think of, but first, he must go to the Lyon's Den and prove his skills as a lover. If Leo accepts Mrs. Dove-Lyon's choice of heiress, sight unseen, the orphanage and the family name will be saved. He can only pray that the chosen heiress isn't the anonymous veiled widow who has become his enemy. She's the last woman on earth he could ever marry...

Lord of Loyalty is Book 2 in the bestselling series Trysts and Treachery by Elizabeth Keysian.Poison has stolen her mind. Loyalty has stolen his freedom...England, 1586An embittered war-hero must protect a crazed beauty. But he''s being blackmailed, she''s being hunted, and falling in love could be a fatal mistake.In honor of a deathbed promise, wounded veteran Sir William Cavendish rescues Isobel Marston from her grasping cousin. But this frenzied young woman proves a nightmare to handle. Soon Will is trying to save her from herself, as well as from those who want her dead.When her detestable cousin moves in after her brother''s loss, unwitting heiress Isobel is heavily drugged. Just enough lucidity remains for her to beg Will for help. But Will is being threatened by an unofficial fiancée and her unscrupulous father. If he lets himself fall for the enticing Isobel, he''ll put his entire future at stake.Entangled in a desperate game of cat-and-mouse, Will and Isobel stand to lose more than their hearts.If you fancy a Gothic-style Tudor romance, this is definitely the tale for you. All stories in the Trysts and Treachery Series can be read as stand-alones.Trysts and TreacheryLord of DeceptionLord of LoyaltyLord of the ForestLord of MistrustLord of the Manor