by Brenda Hiatt
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Also by Brenda Hiatt
Traditional Regency Romance
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Hiatt Regency Classics
Gabriella
A lost wager obliges a Duke to bring a pretty nobody into fashion for the London Season. Irksome duty turns into something quite different as he falls under the spell of his protege's innocent charm. Gabriella would rather help run her father's veterinary practice than fit into fashionable society but the more time she spends with the dashing Duke, the more conflicted she is. Could this be love?
The Cygnet
A young lady would rather write poetry than make her London debut until she meets a handsome marquis and Cupid's arrow strikes. She transforms herself to attract him, only to learn he apparently has an aversion to her first love, poetry! Is all lost? (Originally published as The Ugly Duckling.)
Lord Dearborn's Destiny
After a fortuneteller prophesies a statuesque blonde as his perfect match, a skeptical Lord Dearborn meets just such a woman. Blinded by her beauty, he barely notices her cousin, a lively, witty brunette. Though he has more in common with the petite and impoverished Ellie than the divine Miss Rosalind, she is not in his style at all. Will his eyes be opened in time to his true Destiny?
Daring Deception
The new Earl of Seabrooke needs a fortune—fast! When a young buck cannot pay his losses at the table and offers his sister instead, Seabrooke agrees to wed her sight unseen. Appalled by her brother's bargain, Miss Chesterton infiltrates Lord Seabrooke's household as a servant to prove him a fortune hunter. But even as she gathers evidence, she finds herself losing her heart to the handsome Earl.
Christmas Promises (novella)
Lord Vandover regrets his promise to wed by Christmas until he meets lovely Miss Holly Paxton. Holly finds the handsome Marquess so serious she makes a promise, too: to bring joy and laughter into his life. A heartwarming courtship prequel to Christmas Bride.
Christmas Bride
Holly was so looking forward to Christmas! Not only is it her birthday, it's her first wedding anniversary. But now her husband Hunt, the Marquess of Vandover, is in jail, and it's all Holly's fault. Her attempt to help him advance his diplomatic career went terribly wrong and now her husband stands accused of treason. Somehow, she must save Hunt—and their marriage—and Christmas!
Azalea
After an arranged marriage, Azalea's new husband immediately sails back to England, but she is already in love. When he's lost at sea, she's devastated. Six years later, Azalea sails to England herself and learns that her husband is alive but has no memory of her or their marriage. Worse, he is betrothed! Can Azalea force Christian to remember the truth before he breaks her heart again?
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All 6.5 Hiatt Regency Classics are also available at a bargain price in the Complete Collection!
Historical romance
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The Saint of Seven Dials Series
Scandalous Virtue
An overprotected widow ready to kick up her heels meets a notorious rake trying to reform. Each sees the other as a shortcut to change…until the sparks fly! A sparkling prequel to The Saint of Seven Dials series.
Rogue’s Honor
A runaway duke’s daughter is thrown into the arms of that legendary Regency Robin Hood, the Saint of Seven Dials. Love is the last thing either needs, but when was love ever wise?
Noble Deceptions
An American heiress and a duke's son are forced into a marriage neither wanted. Can unexpected passion turn to love while both hide secret identities? Trusting each other could lead to a lifetime of happiness—or to disaster.
Innocent Passions
A former spy becomes the next Saint of Seven Dials to hunt down a deadly traitor but is distracted by a studious and opinionated young lady. Is she the innocent bluestocking she seems, or the very traitor he’s been seeking? And which is in more danger—his heart or his life?
Saintly Sins
A penniless beauty assumes the identity of the Saint of Seven Dials to save her young brother from the streets. A nobleman, smitten and intrigued by the lovely newcomer, digs beneath the surface only to discover a secret that could ruin them both. But perhaps love is worth the risk...
Gallant Scoundrel
What secret in Harry’s past changed a celebrated war hero into a drunken wastrel? Is he already beyond hope, or can becoming the next Saint of Seven Dials–and the love of the right woman–transform him back into the man he always had the potential to become?
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The entire series is available at a value price in The Saint of Seven Dials Collector's Edition
The Seven Saints Hunt Club Series
Tessa’s Touch
With a word and a touch, Tessa can tame the most unbroken beasts. But when handsome Lord Anthony gallops into her life, she finds herself faced with a greater challenge than any horse ever posed!
The Runaway Heiress
Dina’s inheritance will go to her wastrel brother unless she marries—quickly! While attempting an elopement, she rescues a naïve young lady from a fortune hunter. When the young lady’s grateful, eligible brother asks Dina to name her reward, she demands marriage. Can the spirit of Christmas turn this marriage of inconvenience into a love match?
A Taste for Scandal
After a barely-averted elopement with a fortune-hunter, Violet Turpin heads to London for a second attempt at a Season. Knowing her penchant for finding trouble, Violet’s brother asks his friend Lord Rushford to keep an eye on her. Rush has his hands full trying to ignore his inconvenient attraction to the madcap Miss Turpin while trying to salvage the betrothal he unwisely agreed to the previous year…
Americana Dreaming Series
Azalea
After an arranged marriage, Azalea's new husband immediately sails back to England, but she is already in love. When he's lost at sea, she's devastated. Six years later, Azalea sails to England herself and learns that her husband is alive but has no memory of her or their marriage. Worse, he is betrothed! Can Azalea force Christian to remember the truth before he breaks her heart again?
Ship of Dreams
Half a century before Titanic… Set amid the true events of the final, ill-fated voyage of the SS Central America, a starched-up businessman and a desperate adventuress thrown together by circumstances find true love, only to have it threatened by harrowing events.
Bridge Over Time
A switch in time! An independent modern woman mysteriously trades places with a near identical ancestress in 1825. Each is desperate to get back to her own time until she falls in love with the very man her counterpart most wanted to avoid. Is this destiny, or simply a cruel trick of fate?
Teen Fiction
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Starstruck Series
Starstruck
An orphaned astronomy geek dreams of escaping her tiny town and becoming somebody and then the hot new quarterback befriends her. But strange things happen: her acne clears up, her eyesight improves, and when they touch, sparks fly—literally! Soon she discovers secrets that change her humdrum life forever and expose her to deadly perils. The middle of nowhere just got a lot more interesting!
Starcrossed
The Starstruck adventure continues! Formerly a nerdy nobody, Marsha is the newly discovered princess of a secret civilization. Even better, she’s dating her literal soulmate. But when a new boy arrives at Jewel High, everything M thought she knew about herself and her future turns upside down. Will the destiny that lifted her from obscurity now
tear her away from Rigel and their happy ever after?
Starbound
Being a Princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be! As newly discovered Princess of a secret Martian colony, M knew she’d have to return someday—but over spring break? An emergency on Mars requires her presence, but not everyone is overjoyed to have their long-lost Princess back. Can she win her people over in time to save the colony from destruction? And what will she have to give up in return?
Starfall
The electrifying conclusion to the Starstruck series! M is finally acclaimed Sovereign Emileia, ruler of the Martian colony Nuath. But at what cost? Without Rigel, life seems pointless but M reluctantly does what she must until an unexpected discovery brings a glimmer of hope. Now she’s determined to do whatever she can to salvage her longed-for happy ending—if it’s not already too late.
Fractured Jewel: A Starstruck Novella
Change is never easy. Sometimes it’s downright dangerous! The future looks bright for M and Rigel, but it turns out not everyone is open to change. This novella picks up where Starfall leaves off, answering a few questions, presenting new challenges and setting up a new Starstruck spin-off series.
The Girl From Mars
Kira’s life on Mars is great these days. She’s a rising sports star and the guy she’s been crushing on is starting to notice her. When her parents decide to move to technologically backward Earth for the good of their underground colony, Kira is aghast—and furious. Will life on Earth be the nightmare she anticipates or a chance for happiness beyond her wildest dreams?
The Handmaid’s Secret
Molly has never really fit in anywhere. Even as Handmaid to Martian Sovereign Emileia, her one claim to importance, she feels useless now she’s back on Earth. But all of that changes when an obnoxious, annoyingly handsome Royal boy arrives in Jewel and she makes an unexpected discovery about herself.
Convergent
Three couples, two of them newly bonded, use their developing powers to avert a deadly threat. All six will have to work together to achieve this while deepening both their individual romances and their bonds of friendship.
Mystery
Out of Her Depth
After her husband leaves her for a younger woman, a newly divorced woman goes to Aruba alone for what should have been her 25th anniversary trip. To force herself out of her comfort zone, she signs up for scuba diving lessons. But when she finds a ring during her first dive that turns out to be a clue in a high-profile murder case, she finds more adventure than she bargained for.
About the Author
Brenda Hiatt is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of twenty-two novels (so far), including historical romance, traditional Regency romance, time travel romance, young adult romance, and humorous mystery. In addition to writing, Brenda is passionate about embracing life to the fullest, to include scuba diving (she has over 60 dives to her credit), Taekwondo (where she recently attained her 3rd degree black belt), hiking, traveling…and reading, of course!
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