True to his reputation, “Lord Bedchambers” offers Emma a scandalous bargain: He will answer her questions about anatomy and bedroom etiquette if she will pose for him…in the Grecian fashion. Though keenly aware of the dangers of such a scenario, Emma determines to best this noble roué—never thinking she may be risking her heart as well
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The Seduction of a Duke
Francesca Winthrop had every intention of marrying for love, but her nouveau riche mother, hoping to advance her own social standing, has arranged a betrothal for her reclusive daughter with an English duke. William Chambers ascended to the title upon his father’s death, but he also inherited his father’s extensive gambling debts. Desperate to avoid scandal and ruin, he is willing to go to any lengths—including marrying, sight unseen, an American heiress.
A chance encounter and intrigue at a costume ball throw the matrimonially mismatched couple together. Though sparks fly, friction abounds. If Fran is to secure the future of her dreams, she must find a way to reach past the duke’s strange aloofness. Fortunately, a courtesan’s journal suggests there is more than one way to seduce a duke.
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Redeeming the Rogue
Michael Rafferty is an agent for the Crown, on the trail of a conspirator championing Irish independence through acts of violence. The trail leads to Washington, D.C., where Rafferty must assume the role of a diplomat in order to set a trap for the villain. To complete the pretense, he’ll need to transform his coarse image and find someone to portray his wife.
Lady Arianne Chambers, sister to a Duke and well-versed in high society circles, reluctantly agrees to assist Rafferty’s charade. She’ll teach him the finer points of being a gentleman, but she has no desire for a husband. The honorable and passionate man hidden beneath roguish rough edges finds his way into her heart, but can she risk sharing her secrets and jeopardizing her future...
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The Charm Gate Time-Travel Series
The Moor’s Tear
(Prequel to CHARMING THE PROFESSOR)
In 19th century Spain, Madamoiselle Madeline Charlebois, charm teacher to the Queen Isabella II, is given charge over Miss Laura Marie Hendrick, a young English woman destined to marry an old Spanish Count. Before the ill-fated marriage can occur, Laura meets and falls in love with a young jeweler trying to establish a practice in Madrid, Marius Brousseau. Can the necklace he fashions for Laura Marie change the fate of these two cross-starred lovers?
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Charming the Professor
The Charm Gates have stood at The Court of Two Sisters for more than a century with no one guessing the secret they hold. Thanks to a jealous vindictive queen and a blackmailed alchemist, French “charm teacher” Madeline Charlebois’s essence is encased inside, until a grieving professor touches the gates during a storm and Madeline tumbles out, not in her own 19th century Spain, but in 21st century New Orleans.
Quantum physics Professor Grant Stewart has mourned his wife’s death for the last three years. But he must move on for his young daughter’s sake, the child who delights in terrorizing babysitters. Grant needs adequate childcare to pursue tenure at Tulane University. What he doesn’t need is a French beauty believing nonsense like time-travel and voodoo, and whose very being is melting his heart.
Maddie may be without resources but she’s good at making new friends, even if they are on the quirky side. She believes Professor Stewart can return her home, but first she must earn his trust to win his cooperation. Babysitting his daughter gives her both proximity, and love for the child. Will Grant be the key to returning to her time? Or will she, in turn, unlock his frozen heart? All they need is time and maybe a little voodoo…
Coming December 2015
Historical paranormal
Bound By Moonlight
(Romantic Times Reviewers’s Choice Winner - Historical Love and Laughter)
A woman of extraordinary talents...
Lusinda Havershaw turns invisible in moonlight, just her - not her clothes. She can’t help it, it just happens. A descendent of a rare race, her ancestors have been burned as witches, persecuted and tormented as the devil’s children. She must be careful to avoid detection. However as her family has no other means of support, she must reluctantly shed her petticoats and corset during a full moon to prow the gaslit streets of London, stark naked, as a thief.
A man with a dangerous mission...
The only tools British spy and master safecracker James Locke needs are his hands and his brains. But when a hand tremor threatens his mission to secure a list of agents for the Crown, the accidental discovery of a lady thief with an extraordinary secret may just be his salvation. However as James and Lusinda discover, there’s more than one kind of trouble to be found in the moonlight. The kind that begins with blackmail and ends with a kiss...
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Award winning author Donna MacMeans made a wrong turn many years ago when she majored in Accounting. Balancing books just can’t compete with crafting plots and inventing memorable characters. A licensed CPA, she writes seductively witty Victorian historical romances and historical and contemporary paranormal romances in what can only be described as her dream job.
Her books have won many awards including the prestigious Golden Heart from Romance Writers of America, and the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Historical Love & Laughter, as well as recognition in many regional contests. She consistently receives high praise and glowing rewards.
When her fingers aren’t on a keyboard or adding machine, she loves to dance. In fact, she met her husband of forty+ years on a dance floor in Cleveland, Ohio. She paints in acrylics, does counted cross stitch, and periodically creates desserts with copious amounts of alcohol. A member of the popular Romance Bandits group and Great Escape Books, she is always approachable and loves to hear from her readers.
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