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Sabrina Jeffries (born 1958) is American author of romance novels, who also writes under the pen names Deborah Martin and Deborah Nicholas. Entertainment Weekly calls her "one of the long-reigning leading voices in historical romance." Early life When Jeffries was seven years old, her parents became missionaries and moved the family to Thailand where they lived for eleven years. She began making up her own stories when she was twelve.Jeffries earned a Ph.D. in English, writing her dissertation on James Joyce. Career While serving as a visiting assistant professor of English at Tulane University, Jeffries attempted to develop an academic work from her dissertation. Bored with this attempt, she began writing a romance novel instead.After realizing that she enjoyed writing more than teaching, Jeffries left the academic world to work as a technical writer, while writing novels at night. Although her first attempt did not sell, after ten rejections Jeffries's second book was finally picked up by Leisure.She has published historical romances as both Sabrina Jeffries and Deborah Martin, and contemporary paranormal romantic suspense as Deborah Nicholas.Her novels Beware a Scot's Revenge and Let Sleeping Rogues Lie became New York Times Bestsellers. Awards HOLT Best Long Historical, Virginia Romance Writers for The Dangerous Lord (2000) Maggie Award for Best Historical Romance for The Dangerous Lord (2000) Colorado Romance Writer’s Award of Excellence for Best Historical Romance for A Notorious Love (2001) HOLT Medallion Contest for Best Short Historical, Virginia Romance Writers for In the Prince’s Bed (2004) Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence for Best Historical Fiction for To Pleasure a Prince (2005) Best Historical K.I.S.S. Hero Award from RT Book Reviews for To Pleasure a Prince (2005) More than Magic award for Best Historical for One Night with a Prince (2005) More than Magic award for Best Historical for Never Seduce a Scoundrel (2006) Winter Rose Award for Excellence in Romantic Fiction for Never Seduce a Scoundrel (2006) Maggie Award Winner for Best Historical for Only a Duke Will Do (2006) K.I.S.S. Award Winner from RT Book Reviews for Don’t Bargain with the Devil (2009) Career Achievement Award Winner, RT Book Reviews (2009) HOLT Medallion Award of Merit, Virginia Romance Writers for The Truth About Lord Stoneville (2010) K.I.S.S. Award Winner from RT Book Reviews for To Wed A Wild Lord (2011) K.I.S.S. Award Winner from RT Book Reviews for How the Scoundrel Seduces (2014)Personal life Jeffries lives in Cary, North Carolina with her husband and son Nick. Publications Novels and novellas Lord Trilogy The Pirate Lord (Avon, 1998) ISBN 978-0380797479 The Forbidden Lord (Avon, 1999) ISBN 9780380797486 The Dangerous Lord (Avon, 2000) ISBN 9780739409992Swanlea Spinsters A Dangerous Love (Avon, 2000) ISBN 9780380809271 A Notorious Love (Avon, 2001) ISBN 9780739419489 After the Abduction (Avon, 2002) ISBN 9780739425718 Dance of Seduction (Avon, 2003) ISBN 9780060092139 Married to the Viscount (Avon, 2004) ISBN 9780739440155The Royal Brotherhood In the Prince's Bed (Pocket Star, 2004) ISBN 9780743477703 To Pleasure a Prince (Pocket Star, 2005) ISBN 9780743477710 One Night With a Prince (Pocket Star, 2005) ISBN 9781416523857School for Heiresses Never Seduce a Scoundrel (Pocket Books, 2006) ISBN 9781416516088 Only a Duke Will Do (Pocket Books, 2006) ISBN 9781416516095 The School for Heiresses. with Renee Bernard, Liz Carlye, Julia London, and Julia London. (Pocket Star, 2006) ISBN 9781416516118 Ten Reasons to Stay (Pocket, 2006) ISBN 9781476731612 Beware a Scot's Revenge (Pocket Books, 2007) ISBN 9781416516101 Snowy Night with a Stranger. with Jane Feather and Julia London. (Pocket Star, 2008) ISBN 9781416578222 When Sparks Fly (Pocket Books 2008) ASIN B00IWTWG8A Let Sleeping Rogues Lie (Pocket Books, 2008) ISBN 9781416551515 Don't Bargain with the Devil (Pocket Books, 2009) ISBN 9781416560814 Wed Him Before You Bed Him (Pocket Books 2009) ISBN 9781416560821Hellions of Halstead Hall The Truth about Lord Stoneville (Pocket Books, 2009) ISBN 9781439167519 A Hellion in her Bed (Pocket Star, 2010) ISBN 9781439167540 How to Woo a Reluctant Lady (Pocket Star, 2011) ISBN 9781439167557 To Wed a Wild Lord (Pocket Star, 2011) ISBN 9781451642407 A Lady Never Surrenders (Pocket Books, 2012) ISBN 9781451642452 'Twas the Night after Christmas (Gallery Books, 2012) ISBN 9781451642469The Duke's Men What the Duke Desires (Pocket Books, 2013) ISBN 9781451693461 When the Rogue Returns (Pocket Books, 2014) ISBN 9781451693485 Dorinda and the Doctor (Pocket Star, 2014) ASIN B00IBHS7WC How the Scoundrel Seduces (Pocket Books, 2014) ISBN 9781451693492 If the Viscount Falls (Pocket Books, 2015) ISBN 9781476786049Sinful Suitors The Art of Sinning (Pocket Books, 2015) ISBN 9781476786063 The Heiress and the Hothead (Pocket Star 2016) ISBN 9781501147524 What Happens Under the Mistletoe. with Karen Hawkins, Candace Camp, and Meredith Duran (Pocket Books, 2016) ISBN 9781476786087 A Study of Seduction (Pocket Books, 2016) ISBN 9781476786070 The Danger of Desire (Pocket Books, 2016) ISBN 9781501144448 The Pleasures of Passion (Pocket Books, 2017) ISBN 9781501144462 A Talent for Temptation (Pocket Star, 2017) ISBN 9781501144530 The Secret of Flirting (Pocket Books, 2018) ISBN 9781501144486 The Risk of Rogues (Pocket Star, 2018) ISBN 9781501144547Duke Dynasty Project Duchess (Zebra, 2019) ISBN 9781420148558 Seduction on a Snowy Night with Mary Putney and Madeline Hunter (Kensington, 2019) ISBN 9781496720283 The Bachelor (Zebra, 2020) ISBN 9781420148565 Who Wants to Marry a Duke (Zebra, 2020) ISBN 9781420148572 Undercover Duke (Zebra, 2021) ISBN 9781420148589 A Yuletide Kiss, with Madeline Hunter and Mary Jo Putney (Kensington, 2021) ISBN 9781496731296Designing Debutantes A Duke for Diana (Zebra, 2022) ISBN 978-1-4201-5377-4Short fiction The French Maid (Pocket Books, 2012) ISBN 9781451669466 Closer Than They Appear (BelleBooks, 2014) ISBN 9781611945317 Gone but not Forgotten (BelleBooks, 2014) ISBN 9781611945300Included in anthologies and collections One Night with a Rogue (St. Martin's Paperbacks,1995) ISBN 9780312956110 A Dance with the Devil (St. Martin's Press1997) ISBN 9780312963187 "The Widow's Auction." in Fantasy (Penguin, 2006) ISBN 9780515132762 At Home in Mossy Creek (BelleBooks, 2007) ISBN 9780976876083 "An April Fool's Forbidden Affair," Premiere: A Romance Writers of America® Collection (Romance Writers of America, 2014) ISBN 9780986228209As Deborah Martin Novels Moonlight Enchantment (Leisure Books, 1992) ISBN 9780843932294 Creole Nights (Leisure Books, 1992) ISBN 9780843933680 Dangerous Angel (Topaz, 1994) ISBN 9780451405289 Creole Bride (Topaz, 1997) ISBN 9780451408167Restoration By Love Unveiled (Topaz, 1993) ISBN 9780451403629 Silver Deceptions (Topaz, 1994) ISBN 9780451404343Wales Windswept (Topaz, 1995) ISBN 9780451405296 Stormswept (Topaz, 1996) ISBN 9780451405296As Deborah Nicholas Nov.... 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  • The Heiress and the Hothead synopsis, comments

    The Heiress and the Hothead

    Sabrina Jeffries

    Return to the beloved Sinful Suitors series from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries in this delightfully sexy winterthemed novella!Stunned by the heat...

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    The Most Eligible Bride in London

    Ella Quinn

    Love conquers even the most unlikely lord in USA Today bestselling author Ella Quinn’s delightful Lords of London series, as a reformed rogue endeavors to prove himself worthy of h...

  • The Governess Was Wanton synopsis, comments

    The Governess Was Wanton

    Julia Kelly

    Follow three best friends who navigate love and independence as governesses in Regency England in this delightfully charming installment in the Governesses series.Mary Woodward, a ...

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    Caught by the Scot

    Karen Hawkins

    New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins is back with a brandnew, sizzling series featuring three unforgettable, untamed brothers who must marry or risk losing their inherit...

  • The Governess Was Wild synopsis, comments

    The Governess Was Wild

    Julia Kelly

    Travel through the English countryside in this third delightful historical Regency romance in the Governesses series by awardwinning author Julia Kelly!When Lady Margaret Rawson is...

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    The Lady Knows Best

    Susanna Craig

    In her print debut, awardwinning author Susanna Craig launches a new Regency historical romance series, based around the daring ladies’ magazine Mrs. Goode’s Magazine for Misses, B...

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    The Groom List

    Ella Quinn

    Beloved by Regency fans and those who enjoy richly detailed historical romance, the chaotic and captivating Worthington family returns in a delightful new novel from the USA Today ...

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    Never Fall for Your Fiancee

    Virginia Heath

    "Filled with fabulously British banter, wit, and heart, this delightful book is one of my mustread rom coms of the year." Evie Dunmore, USA Today bestselling author of Portrait of...

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    The Danger of Desire

    Sabrina Jeffries

    The third book in the sexy Sinful Suitors Regency romance series, this heartpounding story shows why New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries is one of the most beloved h...

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    The Taming of a Scottish Princess

    Karen Hawkins

    New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins pits a worldrenowned explorer against his strongwilled assistant as they pursue a longlost treasure.When famed Egyptologist Michael ...

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    Summer of Two Wishes

    Julia London

    From New York Times bestselling historical romance author Julia London comes a passionate love story about a young woman who is torn between two men.Macy Clark receives the second ...

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    To Catch a Highlander

    Karen Hawkins

    In this sizzling romantic adventure from New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins, a daring Highland lass plays a highstakes game to keep the home she loves...but ends up lo...

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    The Look of Love

    Julia Kelly

    Discover the first installment in the new delightfully charming Scottish romance series where the matchmaker of Edinburgh uses her uncanny abilities to create the perfect matchesev...

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    Only a Duke Will Do

    Sabrina Jeffries

    From New York Times bestselling author and "grand mistress of storytelling" (Romantic Times) Sabrina Jeffries comes the second seductive story in her School for Heiresses Series.Ma...

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    Better Off Wed

    Susanna Craig

    A PopSugar Best New Book of December She’s an avenging angel…who tempts him like the devil…   If Miss Laura Hopkins desired a husband, her beauty, brains, and fortune would ma...

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    Sweetest Regret

    Meredith Duran

    The spirit of the season is festiveand clouding even the sharpest of judgmentsin this Victorian era romance, perfect for fans of Jude Deveraux and Sabrina Jeffries.At a house party...

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    Mad for the Plaid

    Karen Hawkins

    “What more could New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins’s fans desire” than the “sharp repartee, clever plotting, memorable characterization, and sizzling sexual tension” ...

  • The Laird Who Loved Me synopsis, comments

    The Laird Who Loved Me

    Karen Hawkins

    New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins entrances with the story of a proud Highlander and the impulsive English minx who resolves that, one way or another, he will be…The ...

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    The Taste of Temptation

    Julia Kelly

    Travel back in time to Scotland with bestselling author Julia Kelly for this delightful second installment in her latest historical romance series, The Matchmaker of Edinburgh seri...

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    A Gentleman Always Remembers

    Candace Camp

    New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp’s delectable Willowmere series continues with the story of the accomplished and pretty widow who takes on the American Bascombe siste...

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    Accidentally His

    Sabrina Jeffries

    With a fresh new hook for readers of Regency romance by Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas, and Madeline Hunter, New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries returns to the Dazzling D...

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    Twelve Kisses to Midnight

    Karen Hawkins

    Travel through the rolling hills of Scotland in this winterthemed love story from the bestselling author of the Oxenburg Princes series.In the snowy Scottish countryside, New York ...

  • The Virgin Who Captured a Viscount synopsis, comments

    The Virgin Who Captured a Viscount

    Anna Bradley

    Behind the buttonedup façade of The Clifford Charity School for Wayward Girls reside some of London’s most brilliant ladies. For the extraordinary young women of the secret Swoonin...

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    Every Rogue Has His Charm

    Susanna Craig

    Love, intrigue, and a fresh spin on historical romance make a sexy and suspenseful mix in the latest novel in Susanna Craig’s Regencyset seriesas the wife one man left behind becom...

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    Notorious

    Minerva Spencer

    A PopSugar Best New Romance of NovemberA She Reads Fall Historical Romance PickA Bookclubz Recommended Read “Unique characters and emotional depth...a winner. Spencer gives yo...

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    Wed Him Before You Bed Him

    Sabrina Jeffries

    New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries delights readers with the sixth Regency romance in her sexy School for Heiresses series.At eighteen, Charlotte Page made a lifeal...

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    The Secret of Flirting

    Sabrina Jeffries

    “Quick pacing, witty dialogue, and charmingly original characters set Jeffries’ books apart” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), and The Secret of Flirting is the next thrilling r...

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    A Talent for Temptation

    Sabrina Jeffries

    Filled with New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries’s signature charm and wit, this novella in the hugely popular Sinful Suitors series is sure to tempt you!Widow Meriel...

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    The Marriage List

    Ella Quinn

    For fans of Bridgerton and lovers of sexy, sparkling Regency romance, USA Today bestselling author Ella Quinn presents a delightful new trilogy set in the readerfavorite world of R...

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    Heiress for Hire

    Madeline Hunter

    USA Today BestsellerIn this stunning series debut from New York Times bestselling author Madeline Hunter, a duke’s mysterious bequest brings fortuneand passionto three young w...

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    The Pleasures of Passion

    Sabrina Jeffries

    Complete with the signature charm, “delectably witty dialogue…and scorching sexual chemistry” (Booklist) she is known for, New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries is bac...

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    A Most Dangerous Profession

    Karen Hawkins

    Mysterious, elusive, and unforgettablethe Hurst Amulet series continues to lure lovers into peril as New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins spins her scintillating tale of...

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    Miss Goodhue Lives for a Night

    Kate Noble

    Next in the witty, sexy Winner Takes All Regency series from Emmy winner Kate Noble, author of The Game and the Governess and writer of the wildly popular web series, The Lizzie Be...

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    The Pirate Lord

    Sabrina Jeffries & Deborah Martin

    A Splendid OpportunityA shipload of womentheirs for the taking! Pirate captain Gideon Horn couldn't be more delighted. His men are tired of wandering the high seas and want to sett...

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    Give the Devil His Duke

    Anna Bradley

    Set against the Bridgertonera backdrop of Regency London, Anna Bradley’s witty and sexy new trilogy sets fiercely alpha dukes against the duchesses who are determined to transform ...

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    The Dare and the Doctor

    Kate Noble

    With writing that is “nothing less than brilliant” (Booklist) comes the third in the witty, sexy Winner Takes All series from Kate Noble!Dr. Rhys Gray and Miss Margaret Babcock are...

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    Let Sleeping Rogues Lie

    Sabrina Jeffries

    The fourth book in the charming and sensual School for Heiresses series by New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries tells the story of an alluringly handsome rake who cha...

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    The Dangerous Lord

    Sabrina Jeffries

    He was a dangerous man to loveand the last man she thought she'd marry.He was a dangerous man to loveand the last man she thought she'd marry.To prevent a dear friend from wedding ...

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    Dance of Seduction

    Sabrina Jeffries

    She vowed to resist . . .It's difficult enough for Lady Clara Stanbourne to run her London home for reformed young pickpockets without having to contend with a criminal rightnext d...

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    The Risk of Rogues

    Sabrina Jeffries

    Featuring New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries’ “hallmark humor, poignancy, and sensuality” (Romantic Times), this entry in the Sinful Suitors series inspires you to ...

  • The Revenge of Lord Eberlin synopsis, comments

    The Revenge of Lord Eberlin

    Julia London

    The second book in the “superbly entertaining” (Booklist) Regency historical series from New York Times bestselling author Julia London. Tobin Scott, otherwise known as Count Eberl...

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    A Dangerous Love

    Sabrina Jeffries

    He was playing a dangerous masquerade...Griff Knighton′s found the perfect way to avoid being trapped into marriage with one of the Earl of Swanlea′s daughters: he′ll swap identiti...

  • Damned If I Duke synopsis, comments

    Damned If I Duke

    Anna Bradley

    Set against the Bridgertonera backdrop of Regency London, Anna Bradley’s witty and sexy trilogy sets fiercely alpha dukes against the duchesses who are determined to transform thei...

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    The Allure of Attraction

    Julia Kelly

    The lyrical and enchanting Matchmaker of Edinburgh series returns with this third novel following a Scottish matchmaker who uses her uncanny ability to craft perfect matchesno matt...

  • One Thing Leads to a Lover synopsis, comments

    One Thing Leads to a Lover

    Susanna Craig

    Opposites attract more than trouble in the latest captivating Regency romancefromSusanna Craig.   Amanda Bartlett, widowed Countess of Kingston, is a woman beyond reproach. Ma...

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    What Happens in the Ballroom

    Sabrina Jeffries

    “Anyone who loves romance must read Sabrina Jeffries!” –Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling authorFans of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton won’t want to miss this new story from the l...

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    The Governess Was Wicked

    Julia Kelly

    This delightfully charming and saucy Regency era romance, is first in the Governess series in which three best friends are employed as governesses for different families, and all f...

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    The Husband List

    Ella Quinn

    Beloved by Regency fans and those who enjoy richly detailed historical romance, the chaotic and captivating Worthington family returns in a delightful new novel from this USA Today...