Meddling In A Game Of Hearts comes naturally to Louisa Rockwood, Countess of Argaty who, with help from her sisters and brother Percy, ensures Ophelia and Mathias find the sensual, steamy HEA they deserve. A Reckless Proposal — Ophelia Templeton’s dead husband, Viscount Havenstock, convinced her she was incapable of passion. When her father wagers and loses their home to the Earl of Thornbury, she presents him with a rash proposal. The return of her home in exchange for the challenge of teaching her to feel passion. Unfortunately, she’s propositioned the wrong man. A Counter Offer — Mathias Gilchrist has always protected the interests of his brother, the Earl of Thornbury. When Ophelia mistakes him for his brother, he thinks she’s one more in a long line of women eager to be a countess. Despite his initial impression, Mathias is intrigued by Ophelia, and he makes her a counter offer in a game of seduction and passion. Ophelia and Mathias never dreamed the stakes for happiness would be this high, but with the help of the Reckless Rockwoods, they'll find their HEA. OTHER BOOKS IN THE RECKLESS ROCKWOODS SERIES and NOVELS Book 1 — Obsession (Sebastian and Helen) Book 2— Dangerous (Constance and Lucien) Book 3 — The Highlander's Woman (Patience and Julian) — Scottish setting Book 4 — Redemption (Rhea and Percy) Book 5— The Beastly Earl (Louisa and Ewan) — Scottish setting The Reckless Rockwoods Novels prominently feature different members of the Rockwood family as they meddle in their friends’ lives to ensure they find a happy ending. The Reckless Rockwoods Novels: Book 1 — The Rogue's Offer: Reluctant Rogues (Ophelia and Mathias; featuring Louisa Rockwood Colquhoun, Countess of Argaty ) Book 2 — The Rogue's Countess: Reluctant Rogues (Gideon and Phoebe; featuring Constance Rockwood Blakemore, Countess of Lyndham and her husband, Lucien) The Reckless Rockwoods series and the Reckless Rockwoods Novels are steamy Victorian historical romance books filled with suspense, intrigue, ghosts, psychics, the paranormal, villains, highlanders, and alpha males who succumb to the love of a woman. Five siblings descended from Highlanders, whose motto is to never refuse a challenge no matter what the reason. Whether it’s scandalous passions, wicked seductions, wanton pleasures, meddling in the love affairs of friends, or tragedy, each of these stories focuses on the hero/heroine finding their sensually spicy HEA. “...sexual tension as scorching as the desert...” — SYLVIA DAY, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR “Monica Burns writes with sensitivity and panache.”— Sabrina Jeffries, NYT bestselling author

When passion flares between them...two indiscretions a Countess does make. A Reckless Rockwood, Constance plays matchmaker, but at what cost to her marriage? Experience taught Gideon Lethbridge, Earl of Chelmsford, women will sell themselves for money and social position. When a passionate interlude in a dark garden sets Gideon’s heart on fire, he’s furious to learn his lover is an American heiress who bought herself a title. Despite his anger at being hoodwinked by Viscountess Helstone, she’s haunted Gideon’s dreams for the past five years. Now he’s planning her seduction, and he intends to make Phoebe surrender to one wicked, sinful moment of pleasure after another. Five years ago, despair and a need for solace sent Phoebe, Viscountess Helstone, into the arms of a stranger for one fiery moment of indiscretion. Now penniless, Phoebe is the anonymous author of the Currer Chronicles mocking the Marlborough Set. When Phoebe comes face-to-face with the man she’s never forgotten, she's horrified to learn she’s ridiculed him mercilessly in her satirical serial. With Gideon determined to seduce her, Phoebe is desperate to keep her writing a secret while trying not to admit she’s been in love with Gideon for the past five years. Like most Reckless Rockwoods, the an dara sealladh is a part of who Constance Blakemore, Countess of Lyndham, is. Although her husband, Lucien, insists Constance must stop using her psychic abilities to meddle in the affairs of others. Despite knowing Lucien's feelings in the matter, she cannot abandon a friend in need. But helping a friend puts Constance’s marriage and happiness in jeopardy as well. By ignoring Lucien's request, Constance might lose the one thing that will destroy her, Lucien’s love. This book opens with an unintentional indiscretion some readers may find to be an objectionable trope. The incident is this one scene only and is available to read in the Look Inside sample. The Reckless Rockwoods Novels prominently feature original members of the Rockwood family as they meddle in their friends’ lives to ensure they find a happy ending. Constance Rockwood Blakemore, Countess of Lyndham, and her husband Lucien are featured in The Rogue's Countess. OTHER BOOKS IN THE RECKLESS ROCKWOODS SERIES and NOVELS Book 1 — Obsession (Sebastian and Helen) Book 2— Dangerous (Constance and Lucien) Book 3 — The Highlander's Woman (Patience and Julian) — Scottish setting Book 4 — Redemption (Rhea and Percy) Book 5— The Beastly Earl (Louisa and Ewan) — Scottish setting A Reckless Rockwoods Novel: Book 1 — The Rogue's Offer: Reluctant Rogues (Ophelia and Mathias; featuring Louisa Rockwood Colquhoun, Countess of Argaty ) A Reckless Rockwoods Novel: Book 2 — The Rogue's Countess: Reluctant Rogues (Gideon and Phoebe; featuring Constance Rockwood Blakemore, Countess of Lyndham)

Scandal forces a plump country mouse and a devilish cat to marry. She’s not the meek mouse he expected Amalie Rockwood possesses the an dara sealladh, which has been passed down to her from her Scottish ancestors. The first time she met Valeran, her psychic ability revealed how dangerous the earl was to her heart. To avoid scandal and a loveless marriage, Amalie hides her plus-size curves in the shadows like a plump country mouse hiding from a cat. Her fear of Valeran becomes loathing when she overhears someone challenge him to seduce her. But when she’s caught by the cat in a compromising position, Valeran’s kisses set her body on fire. Now, Amalie’s married to a man who will break her heart, but whose touch she can’t live without. He’s far more dangerous than she realized. A master of martial arts, Valeran Rutherford, Earl of Sommerville, turned his blindness into an advantage hunting Prussian spies for the Crown’s Secret Intelligence Service. When Amalie is found in his rooms, Valeran is livid at how easily he allowed the witch’s voluptuous curves and bewitching, siren’s voice to ensnare him as a husband. Marriage is inevitable, but Valeran finds his Scottish spitfire of a bride impossible to resist. Beneath his fingers, Amalie’s lush body is as beautiful as her lilting cries of ecstasy. Now with each passionate kiss, Valeran is forced to realize he’s facing two enemies—a Prussian spy and his wife’s ability to capture his heart. Their fiery passion is certain to make lovers of enemies.

Haunted by a dark secret, Sebastian Rockwood, Earl of Melton, values emotional control above all else. Unlike his younger siblings, Sebastian never yields to the famed Reckless Rockwoods family trait of impulsive, rash behavior. But his prized self-control crumbles when he spontaneously outbids a debauched libertine to save Helen Rivenall from a horrible fate. Never has the risk to his heart been so great as his treasured willpower slowly gives way to temptation, and he discovers nothing can protect him from the ultimate obsession—love. Fleeing an abusive guardian, Helen Rivenall accepted what she thought was an offer of honest employment. Instead, she’s drugged and auctioned off in a notorious London brothel. Indebted to the arrogant, inflexible earl who bought her freedom, Helen reluctantly agrees to take part in a sham betrothal. As their web of lies grows, sparks fly between the two until their passion erupts, and surrender is inevitable. But when Helen vanishes into the shadows of Jack the Ripper's London at the hands of a madman, Sebastian fears she might be lost to him forever. WARNING: Contains a sexy, uptight, tortured hero, with a steamy romance heat level of 3 out of 5 Books In The Reckless Rockwoods Series Book 1 — Obsession (Sebastian and Helen) Book 2 — Dangerous (Constance and Lucien) Book 3 — The Highlander’s Woman (Patience and Julian) — Scottish setting Book 4 — Redemption (Rhea and Percy) Book 5 — The Beastly Earl (Louisa and Ewan) — Scottish setting Book 6 — Scandalous (Amalie and Valeran) Reckless Rockwoods Novels feature different Rockwood family members who help their friends find their HEA. A Reckless Rockwoods Novel: The Rogue’s Offer: Reluctant Rogues #1 (Mathias and Ophelia — featuring Louisa Rockwood) A Reckless Rockwoods Novel: The Rogue’s Countess: Reluctant Rogues #2 (Gideon and Phoebe — featuring Constance Rockwood) The Reckless Rockwoods series and the Reckless Rockwoods Novels are steamy Victorian historical romance books filled with suspense, intrigue, ghosts, psychics, the paranormal, villains, Highlanders, and alpha males who succumb to the love of a woman. Descended from Highlanders, this family of five Scottish, English siblings is always meddling in friends' lives to help them find their happily-ever-after (HEA). Their motto is to never refuse a challenge no matter what the reason. Whether it's scandalous passions and steamy romance, wicked, sexy seductions, wanton pleasures, or tragedy, each book focuses on the hero/heroine finding their sensually spicy HEA.

Warning: Contains a sexy Scottish earl tortured by his past, and a heroine determined to rescue him. A spicy Beauty and the Beast story set in the Scottish Highlands, featuring the most impulsive of all the Reckless Rockwoods. After eight years in the Sudan, Ewan Colquhoun, Earl of Argaty returns home to Scotland minus an eye and arm. His cold, grim childhood home hasn't changed except for the boy his wife died giving birth to—a son that isn't his. Bitter and angry at life, he quickly earns the title, the Beast of Argaty. When he finds Louisa half-dead on the moors, she stirs something inside him. Soon, his life is turned upside down by a woman hell-bent on taming the beast. Tragedy left the youngest member of the Rockwood family a widow with two young children. For two years, Louisa Rockwood has struggled with the grief and guilt from that terrible night. Eager to let go of the past, she returns to the Rockwoods family estate in Scotland. But an unfortunate accident places her in the path of the Beastly Earl of Argaty. She soon discovers letting go of the past is easier than freeing a Highlander from the chains of the beast.

WARNING: One sexy male psychic known for taking risks falls for a woman with a questionable background. As a Reckless Rockwood, Percy has a tendency to find himself in situations that aren’t good for his health. Unfortunately for him the an dara sealladh (the “sight”) showed him a beautiful pair of violet eyes that he found at the same moment he was shot. Left for dead, he survived the bullet and a year later meets Rhea Bennett and her violet eyes once more. Her connection to the man responsible for his attempted murder makes him determined to find the bastard, but he’s even more resolved to save and protect the woman at the heart of the matter. The Reckless Rockwoods never shy away from danger or a challenge, and Percy plunges into danger to prove to Rhea that she truly is redeemable. Sold into slavery at nineteen, Rhea Bennett escaped the horrors of prostitution and thievery, but there are children she knew during that dark time that need to be saved. Rhea’s rescue operation is well underway, but Percy Rockwood’s reappearance in her life is making matters difficult. Rhea never thought it possible to feel anything when a man touched her, but Percy is different. She feels things when he touches her. Emotions dangerous to her heart and soul, but even more dangerous for Percy if her enemies learn she cares for him.

WARNING: Book contains a proud Highlander Laird unwilling to surrender his heart a second time, and a half-Scottish heroine who, like most members of the Rockwood clan, is up to the challenge of seducing the highlander she loves and making him realize she's The Highlander's Woman. Julian MacTavish’s honor made him guard a friend’s secret. But his lies to keep that vow make it difficult to prove his faithfulness as a husband. When a terrible inferno scars Patience’s body and mind, she becomes a recluse, widening the divide between them. But it’s her lack of trust, not her disfigurement, which sends Julian home alone to Scotland convinced he’s lost her forever. Forgiveness in the face of death comes easily to Patience Rockwood MacTavish, but the thought of being a burden to her husband does not. When a twist of fate takes Julian’s sight from him, Patience returns home to Scotland hoping to make amends for not having faith in her Highlander. Pity is the last thing Julian wants from anyone, especially his wife, and it’s his turn to question her sincerity. Now, Patience must convince her husband that she’s come home to for no other reason than love, and she must find a way to prove she’s The Highlander’s Woman

His Love May Be The Death Of Her When Constance Rockwood Athelson, Viscountess Westbury, hides her face to attend the Black Widows Ball, she never expected to find passion in a masked stranger’s arms. The torrent of desire isn’t enough to drown out her “gift” for seeing visions and talking to the dead. Terrified of being found out, she secures a position cataloguing archaeological artifacts for the Earl of Lyndham—where she encounters a ghost begging her to break a curse plaguing his family. Before his mysterious lover disappeared, Lucien Blakemore was tempted to throw caution aside. Yet he knows one taste of love will unleash the curse that drove his father and brother to murder their wives. When he returns home empty-handed and empty-hearted, he’s shocked to discover his new assistant is the goddess who fled into the night. But could her presence be part of a murderous plot to unearth the location of a secret Egyptian tomb? The answer—or his doom—lies behind the desire shining in his seductress’s eyes. This book has been previously published by Samhain Publishing. WARNING: This spicy, steamy read contains a hero whose torment equals that of Jane Eyre’s Mr. Rochester and a heroine who has the courage to save his soul, even if his love could be the death of her.

Julia Westgard commissioned a scandalous portrait of herself to regain her self-worth after years of a loveless, repressive marriage to her late husband. But the private portrait puts her directly in the path of Morgan St. Claire, one of the Marlborough Set's most notorious seducers. A man who fires her blood, threatens her control, and ignites a passion she thought dead. In short, he's a man who doesn't take no for an answer. From the moment Morgan sees Julia's portrait, he's determined to make her another conquest. But the woman he meets is a far cry from the image on canvas. What begins as a simple exercise in passion and seduction quickly evolves into a quest to reveal the true Julia. With each sensual, erotic encounter, he employs every weapon of seduction at his disposal in hopes of making Julia see she really is the woman in Love's Portrait.

2015 GOLD MEDAL Winner, Readers' Favorite International Book Awards; 2015 BRONZE MEDAL Winner, IPPY Awards; USA Today HEA Blog 2015 Must-Read This book contains a feisty modern-day heroine determined to win the frozen heart of a proper English earl. (Trigger Warning For Language/Steam below.) Thrown back to the year 1897, Victoria Ashton is mistaken for, and forced to impersonate, the spiteful, unfaithful Countess of Guildford, who's been missing for three weeks. Despite Victoria's attempts to convince the earl she's not his wife, her double's infidelity and lies make it difficult, especially when Victoria falls in love with a man who loathes her. Nicholas Thornhill, Earl of Guildford, is plagued with rumors he murdered his missing wife. When she unexpectedly reappears, he scoffs at her latest in a long string of lies. But the changes in Victoria make him to alter his opinion as he forges a bond with her that crosses the boundaries of time. NOTE: This book is a 125,000 words as there are TWO story lines. For readers who do not enjoy sex scenes, there is 3.75% of sexual content in this book (16 pgs out of 443). The F-word is used 34 times in this 443 page book (that's 1% of the entire book) .Men, as a general rule, have used the F-word long before the Victorian era, which this book is set in. The author used the F-word because it fits a reaction by a frustrated, angry male. It is a visceral word with a guttural sound and projects the emotion of outrage in a harsh and visceral manner. Men are always crass & crude with other men. In contrast to the use of the F-word the author refuses to use the word sh*t as it evokes an image of filth and bodily waste. Please factor this information into your buying decision. Finally, this book has a happy ending for the couple, it has a reincarnation twist. If you didn't like A Knight In Shining Author or are uncomfortable with all the info above it's doubtful you'll enjoy the book. So Don't Buy It. For readers of time travel romance who enjoyed OUTLANDER and A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR.... “Forever Mine is the best time travel romance I've ever read, rivaling Jude Deveraux for intensity and chemistry between the hero and heroine.” — Lucy Monroe, USAToday bestselling author "With Forever Mine, Monica Burns delivers another gorgeous and deeply emotional story with a smart, strong-willed heroine and a tortured and oh-so-sexy hero." — Vanessa Kelly. USAToday bestselling author of historical romance "Monica Burns has once again gotten me to read and love a historical romance! Forever Mine is a phenomenally written story of a love that surpasses the barriers of time. At the end I cried ugly, gut-wrenching tears which I rarely do. The emotional last few chapters bled through my Kindle and directly into my soul. Monica Burns has written something truly magical. Forever Mine surpassed my expectations by miles and then kept on going." —Nikki Brandyberry, Ramblings from a Chaotic Mind This book is like the center of an Oreo, the best part of the cookie. Monica Burns has captured true [time travel] romance and woven it into a time travel/reincarnation tale. The characters are so well developed and true. — Joann Ferrara Maggio Reader Review