The Earl of London

by Louise Bay

  “Logan, it’s perfect.”

  I followed as she smoothed her fingers over the oak curve of its back then rounded toward the front. “Really?”

  She traced her fingers over the words I’d had inscribed on the back of the bench. “Where Logan Steele fell in love with Darcy Westbury on 12 March.”

  “From the first moment I laid eyes on you. It just took me awhile to get used to the idea.”

  She circled her arms around my waist and pulled me close. “I think I fell in love with you the exact same day. I just didn’t want to admit it.”

  “I think we’re both a little stubborn.” I kissed her lightly on the lips. “Happy birthday, my love. Let’s celebrate.”

  Lane and Mrs. MacBee had set up some champagne, but refused to join us, so Ryder poured out glasses. I took two and handed one to Darcy.

  “I can’t, Logan,” Darcy said, worry crossing her face.

  “I know it’s early. I just thought we should start the celebrations early.” I brushed her hair from her face.

  “No, it’s not that. I want to. I just…can’t.” She took my hand from her face and placed it over her belly. “You said we didn’t have to be married to start a family, right?”

  My stomach swooped and I tossed the two glasses of champagne on the grass beside us so I could place both hands on her belly. “Are you serious?” I glanced from my hands to her face, trying to take it all in.

  “I am. Are you freaking out?” A mixture of hopeful concern crossed her face. My beautiful girl shouldn’t have any worries.

  I was going to be a father—I couldn’t think of anything better.

  “Freaking out? I’m fucking delighted.” I turned to our friends and family crowded around the champagne table. “Did you hear that?” I bellowed. “We’re going to be parents.” I fell to my knees and pressed my lips over her stomach.

  Shrieks and cheers surrounded us as everyone piled over to congratulate us both.

  I’d intended to surprise Darcy on her birthday. Typical, that she’d outdo me. She always did, in every way. As my grandmother said: she gave me a run for my money.

  And that was the thing I liked about her best.

  If you enjoyed The Earl of London, you might enjoy other stand alone books in the same world.

  King of Wall Street - Harper’s story

  Park Avenue Prince - Grace’s story

  Duke of Manhattan - Scarlett’s story

  The British Knight - Violet’s story

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  The Ruthless Gentleman

  As a chief stewardess on luxury superyachts, I massage egos, pamper the spoiled and cater to the most outlandish desires of the rich and famous.

  I’ve never had a guest want something I can’t give them. Until British businessman Hayden Wolf comes aboard—all sexy swagger and mysterious requests.

  He wants me.

  And Hayden Wolf’s a man who’s used to getting exactly what he demands.

  Despite being serious and focused. Demanding and ruthless. He’s also charming when I least expect it as well as being devastatingly handsome with an almost irresistible smile.

  But guests are strictly off limits and I’ve never broken a rule. Not even bent one. My family are depending on me and I can’t lose my job.

  Only problem is Hayden Wolf is looking at me like I just changed his life. And he's touching me like he’s about to change mine.

  A stand-alone novel.

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  The British Knight

  When I’m offered the chance to leave New York to live in London for three months, I can’t pack my suitcase fast enough.

  As soon as I touch down I’m obsessing over red telephone boxes, palaces and all the black cabs.

  But my favorite place is the tube. It’s wall-to-wall hot British men in suits.

  When I’m offered a temporary job working for a barrister, I say, sign me up.

  On my first commute into work, it’s a total accident when I lose my balance and fall against the most handsome Brit alive. He’s as charming as James Bond and as suave as Mr. Darcy. I want to lick tea from his hard abs and listen to his accent all night long.

  Turns out Mr. Handsome is my new boss. And his attitude isn’t as hot as his gorgeous face, broad shoulders and tight ass. He’s brooding, short-tempered and the most arrogant man I’ve ever met.

  As we’re fighting, out of nowhere he kisses me. And I’m pretty sure I see fireworks over Big Ben and hear God Save the Queen.

  I wasn’t looking for the fairytale but I might have found my knight in shining armor. The problem is he lives an ocean away.

  A stand-alone novel.

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  Duke of Manhattan

  I was born into British aristocracy, but I’ve made my fortune in Manhattan. New York is now my kingdom.

  Back in Britain my family are fighting over who’s the next Duke of Fairfax. The rules say it’s me--if I’m married. It’s not a trade-off worth making. I could never limit myself to just one woman.

  Or so I thought until my world is turned upside down. Now, the only way I can save the empire I built is to inherit the title I’ve never wanted-- so I need a wife.

  To take my mind off business I need a night that’s all pleasure. I need to bury myself in a stranger.

  The skim of Scarlett King’s hair over my body as she bends over . . .

  The scrape of her nails across my chest as she screams my name . . .

  The bite of her teeth on my shoulder just as we both reach the edge . . .

  It all helps me forget.

  I just didn’t bargain on finding my one night stand across the boardroom table the next day.

  She might be my latest conquest but I have a feeling Scarlett King might just conquer me.

  A stand-alone novel.

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  Park Avenue Prince

  THE PRINCE OF PARK AVENUE FINALLY MEETS HIS MATCH IN A FEISTY MANHATTAN PRINCESS.

  I’ve made every one of my billions of dollars myself—I’m calculating, astute and the best at what I do. It takes drive and dedication to build what I have. And it leaves no time for love or girlfriends or relationships.

  But don’t get me wrong, I’m not a monk.

  I understand the attention and focus it takes to seduce a beautiful woman. They’re the same skills I use to close business deals. But one night is where it begins and ends. I’m not the guy who sends flowers. I’m not the guy who calls the next day.

  Or so I thought before an impatient, smart-talking, beyond beautiful heiress bursts into my world.

  When Grace Astor rolls her eyes at me—I want to hold her against me and show her what she’s been missing.

  When she makes a joke at my expense—I want to silence her sassy mouth with my tongue.

  And when she leaves straight after we f*ck with barely a goodbye—it makes me want to pin her down and remind her of the three orgasms she just had.

  She might be a princess but I’m going to show her who rules in this Park Avenue bedroom.

  A stand-alone novel.

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  King of Wall Street

  THE KING OF WALL STREET IS BROUGHT TO HIS KNEES BY AN AMBITIOUS BOMBSHELL.

  I keep my two worlds separate.

  At work, I’m King of Wall Street. The heaviest hitters in Manhattan come to me to make money. They do whatever I say because I’m always right. I’m shrewd. Exacting. Some say ruthless.

  At home, I’m a single dad trying to keep his fourteen year old daughter a kid for as long as possible. If my daughter does what I say, somewhere there’s a snowball surviving in hell. And nothing I say is ever right.

 
; When Harper Jayne starts as a junior researcher at my firm, the barriers between my worlds begin to dissolve. She’s the most infuriating woman I’ve ever worked with.

  I don’t like the way she bends over the photocopier—it makes my mouth water.

  I hate the way she’s so eager to do a good job—it makes my dick twitch.

  And I can’t stand the way she wears her hair up exposing her long neck. It makes me want to strip her naked, bend her over my desk and trail my tongue all over her body.

  If my two worlds are going to collide, Harper Jayne will have to learn that I don't just rule the boardroom. I’m in charge of the bedroom, too.

  A stand-alone novel.

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  Hollywood Scandal

  HE’S A HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTAR. SHE’S LITERALLY THE GIRL NEXT DOOR.

  One of Hollywood’s A-listers, I have the movie industry in the palm of my hand. But if I’m going to stay at the top, my playboy image needs an overhaul. No more tabloid headlines. No more parties. And absolutely no more one night stands.

  Filming for my latest blockbuster takes place on the coast of Maine and I’m determined to stay out of trouble. But trouble finds me when I run into Lana Kelly.

  She doesn’t recognize me, she’s never heard of Matt Easton and my million dollar smile doesn’t work on her.

  Ego shredded, I know I should keep my distance, but when I realize she’s my neighbor I know I’m toast. There’s no way I can resist temptation when it’s ten yards away.

  She has a mouth designed for pleasure and legs that will wrap perfectly around my waist.

  She’s movie star beautiful and her body is made to be mine.

  Getting Lana Kelly into my bed is harder than I’m used to. She’s not interested in the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, but I’m determined to convince her the best place in the world is on the red carpet, holding my hand.

  I could have any woman in the world, but all I want is the girl next door.

  A standalone romance.

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  Parisian Nights

  The moment I laid eyes on the new photographer at work, I had his number. Cocky, arrogant and super wealthy—women were eating out of his hand as soon as his tight ass crossed the threshold of our office.

  When we were forced to go to Paris together for an assignment, I wasn’t interested in his seductive smile, his sexy accent or his dirty laugh. I wasn’t falling for his charms.

  Until I did.

  Until Paris.

  Until he was kissing me and I was wondering how it happened. Until he was dragging his lips across my skin and I was hoping for more. Paris does funny things to a girl and he might have gotten me naked.

  But Paris couldn’t last forever.

  Previously called What the Lightning Sees

  A stand-alone novel.

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  Promised Nights

  I’ve been in love with Luke Daniels since, well, forever. As his sister's best friend, I’ve spent over a decade living in the friend zone, watching from the sidelines hoping he would notice me, pick me, love me.

  I want the fairy tale and Luke is my Prince Charming. He’s tall, with shoulders so broad he blocks out the sun. He's kind with a smile so dazzling he makes me forget everything that’s wrong in the world. And he's the only man that can make me laugh until my cheeks hurt and my stomach cramps.

  But he’ll never be mine.

  So I’ve decided to get on with my life and find the next best thing.

  Until a Wonder Woman costume, a bottle of tequila and a game of truth or dare happened.

  Then Luke's licking salt from my wrist and telling me I’m beautiful.

  Then he’s peeling off my clothes and pressing his lips against mine.

  Then what? Is this the start of my happily ever after or the beginning of a tragedy?

  Previously called Calling Me

  A stand-alone novel.

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  Indigo Nights

  I don’t do romance. I don’t do love. I certainly don’t do relationships. Women are attracted to my power and money and I like a nice ass and a pretty smile. It’s a fair exchange—a business deal for pleasure.

  Meeting Beth Harrison in the first class cabin of my flight from Chicago to London throws me for a loop and everything I know about myself and women goes out the window.

  I’m usually good at reading people, situations, the markets. I know instantly if I can trust someone or if they’re lying. But Beth is so contradictory and confounding I don’t know which way is up.

  She’s sweet but so sexy she makes my knees weak and mouth dry.

  She’s confident but so vulnerable I want to wrap her up and protect her from the world.

  And then she fucks me like a train and just disappears, leaving me with my pants around my ankles, wondering which day of the week it is.

  If I ever see her again I don’t know if I’ll scream at her, strip her naked or fall in love. Thank goodness I live in Chicago and she lives in London and we’ll never see each other again, right?

  A stand-alone novel.

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  The Empire State Series

  Anna Kirby is sick of dating. She's tired of heartbreak. Despite being smart, sexy, and funny, she's a magnet for men who don't deserve her.

  A week's vacation in New York is the ultimate distraction from her most recent break-up, as well as a great place to meet a stranger and have some summer fun. But to protect her still-bruised heart, fun comes with rules. There will be no sharing stories, no swapping numbers, and no real names. Just one night of uncomplicated fun.

  Super-successful serial seducer Ethan Scott has some rules of his own. He doesn't date, he doesn't stay the night, and he doesn't make any promises.

  It should be a match made in heaven. But rules are made to be broken.

  The Empire State Series is a series of three novellas.

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  Love Unexpected

  When the fierce redhead with the beautiful ass walks into the local bar, I can tell she’s passing through. And I’m looking for distraction while I’m in town—a hot hook-up and nothing more before I head back to the city.

  If she has secrets, I don't want to know them.

  If she feels good underneath me, I don't want to think about it too hard.

  If she's my future, I don't want to see it.

  I’m Blake McKenna and I’m about to teach this Boston socialite how to forget every man who came before me.

  When the future I had always imagined crumbles before my very eyes. I grab my two best friends and take a much needed vacation to the country.

  My plan of swearing off men gets railroaded when on my first night of my vacation, I meet the hottest guy on the planet.

  I’m not going to consider that he could be a gorgeous distraction.

  I’m certainly not going to reveal my deepest secrets to him as we steal away each night hoping no one will notice.

  And the last thing I’m going to do is fall in love for the first time in my life.

  My name is Mackenzie Locke and I haven’t got a handle on men. Not even a little bit.

  Not until Blake.

  A stand-alone novel.

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  Hopeful

  How long does it take to get over your first love?

  Eight years should be long enough. My mind knows that, but there’s no convincing my heart.

  Guys like Joel weren't supposed to fall for girls like me. He had his pick of women at University, but somehow the laws of nature were defied and we fell crazy in love.

  After graduation, Joel left to pursue his career in New York. He wanted me to go with him but my life was in London.

  We broke up and my heart split in two.

  I haven’t seen or spoken to him since he left.

  If only I’d known that I’d love him this long, this painfully, this desperately. I might have said yes all those years ago. He might have been mine all this time in b
etween.

  Now, he’s moving back to London and I need to get over him before he gets over here.

  But how do I forget someone who gave me so much to remember?

  A long time ago, Joel Wentworth told me he’d love me for infinity . . . and I can’t give up hope that it might have been true.

  A stand-alone novel.

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  Faithful

  Leah Thompson’s life in London is everything she's supposed to want: a successful career, the best girlfriends a bottle of sauvignon blanc can buy, and a wealthy boyfriend who has just proposed. But something doesn't feel right. Is it simply a case of ‘be careful what you wish for’?

  Uncertain about her future, Leah looks to her past, where she finds her high school crush, Daniel Armitage, online. Daniel is one of London's most eligible bachelors. He knows what and who he wants, and he wants Leah. Leah resists Daniel’s advances as she concentrates on being the perfect fiancé.

  She soon finds that she should have trusted her instincts when she realises she's been betrayed by the men and women in her life.

  Leah's heart has been crushed. Will ever be able to trust again? And will Daniel be there when she is?

  A stand-alone novel.

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