The School for the Heiresses

The School for Heiresses, by Julia London

Anthology
Pocket, December 2006
ISBN 1416516115

At the schol for heiresses, the lessons go far beyond etiquette and needlepoint. In addition to teaching her students how to avoid fortune hunters, headmistress and founder Charlotte Harris proposes the radical notion that women of means need not shackle themselves to men at all - unless they find a suitable, desirable mate. So lessons in the fine art of aquiring a loving and passionate husband are part of the curriculum at this highly unusual school. And as the holidays approch, Mrs. Harris sends her young ladies home with personally tailored lessons to work on. Will they return any closer to finding the perfect husband? Join this dazzling roster of authors as they put their own spin on the School for Heiresses in four spirited tales of passion!

The Hazards of Hunting a Duke

The Hazards of Hunting a Duke, by Julia London

The Desperate Debutantes Series Book #1
Pocket, May 2006
ISBN 1416516158 The Desperate Debutantes…

A sexy, wildly romantic, and emotionally charged new trilogy, in which three aristocratic young ladies, upon discovering they are destitute, resort to desperate means to keep up appearances…

When the young ladies of the Fairchild family learn that their stepfather has absconded with their late mother’s fortune, Ava, the eldest, hunts down the notoriously wealthy rakehell Jared Broderick, the Marquis of Middleton and heir to a dukedom. Much to her shock and delight, the marquis sweeps her into a whirlwind romance and proposes marriage. But after their passionate wedding night, Ava discovers Jared has ulterior motives of his own. Not only does he expect her to deliver an heir while he continues to enjoy a rogue’s life, Ava also suspects she is a pawn. Marriages of convenience work for some, but for Ava, a loveless bond won’t do, so she devises a bold plan to confront her husband…

First in the Desperate Debutantes Trilogy!

Highlander in Love

Highlander in Love, by Julia London

Lockhart Family Trilogy Book #3
Pocket, August 2005
ISBN 0-7434-6508-3

My Dear Miss Lockhart:
I thank you for your kind letter of Wednesday past concerning the alleged curse of any daughter born to a Lockhart; I assure you that I think it all a lot of flummery. I hold firmly convinced that a lass with your considerable fortitude and spirit might marry whomever she please without a care for even the devil. Nor do I believe that a man who has bargained for the hand of a daughter of a Lockhart, and bargained quite fairly, if I may be so bold, has any need to fear, other than the usual danger of death by great exasperation owing to the Lockharts stubborn nature in general.

Thank you again, Miss Lockhart, for your concern for my well-being. I look forward to setting the date of our wedding.
Sincerely, Douglas

Highlander In Disguise

Highlander in Disguise, by Julia London

Lockhart Family Trilogy Book #2
Pocket, February 2005
ISBN 0-7434-6507-5

Griffin Lockhart holds the key to his family’s fate. Since his brother Liam failed to reclaim the priceless heirloom that could save their ancestral Scottish estate, it’s now up to Grif to find it-among the lords and ladies of fashionable London society.

Disguised as a Scottish earl, Grif attend the most glittering balls, hunting for the woman who is rumored to possess the family’s treasure. Along the way he catches the eye of Anna Addison, a highborn young woman whose sharp tongue and even sharper wits have limited her marital prospects but enable her to detect Grif’s deception. Determined to find a husband this Season, Anna draws Grif into a scandalous bargain: She will deliver his precious heirloom-and keep secret his true identity-if Grif can teach her how to seduce a man and win her heart. Well aware of what a man wants from a woman, Grif reluctantly instructs her. Soon Anna is besieged by suitors and Grif’s exasperation with the troublesome beauty turns into heated desire. With time running out, Grif commits a reckless act in order to claim not only his treasure, but the passionate woman he believes is his and his alone.

Highlander Unbound

Highlander Unbound, by Julia London

Lockhart Family Trilogy Book #1
Pocket, February 2004
ISBN 0-7434-6506-7

He vowed to capture the woman who’d once imprisoned him body and soul…

On leave from his Highland regiment, Captaim Liam Lockhart comes to London on an urgent mission: to repossess the stolen family heirloom that could save his ancestral estate. He never dreamed it would involve surrendering his heart. But the beautiful and scandalous socialite Ellen Farnsworth sets his Highland blood aflame with a will as strong and reckless as his own. Though bound to Liam by a soul-searing passion, duty impels Ellen to commit a terrible betrayal.

Now, driven by passion, pride, and vengeance that know no bounds, this fearsome Highlander will reclaim not only his family’s ancient treasure, but the one daring woman he was meant to love for all time.