The One In My Heart

She jerked her head away, her lips burning. “I would not want you to remain in my bed if you were the last man alive and I’d had nothing but Spanish flies for a fortnight.”


“What images you bring to mind, my lady Tremaine. With every man in the world perfectly alive and no aphrodisiacs at all, you were already a tigress.” He pushed away from the desk. “I’ve had all I can take of you for a day. I wish you a pleasant evening. Do convey my regards to your beloved. I hope he doesn’t mind my exercises in conjugal rights.”

He left without a backward glance.

And not for the first time.

She watched the door close behind him and rued the day she first learned of his existence.

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More Books by Sherry Thomas

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The Heart of Blade Series

The Hidden Blade

A girl training to be deadly, a boy on the run across continents. They do not know it yet, but their lives are already inextricably bound together.

My Beautiful Enemy

A lovely, lethal woman, a man audacious enough even for her, and a danger greater than any they have ever faced.

A NPR Best Book of 2014.

“A gripping, mesmerizing romance.” — Library Journal


The London Trilogy

The Luckiest Lady in London

An impoverished young lady who needs to marry well meets a man who couldn’t be more perfect for a husband. But when The Ideal Gentleman proposes, it is not to make her his wife, but his mistress. What is a girl to do? Well, this young lady will play the game only on her own terms.

A NPR Best Book of 2013.

“Transporting.” — New York Times Book Review

Private Arrangements

She lives in London, he lives in New York—and theirs is considered the perfect marriage. But what happens when she asks for a divorce?

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2008

“Steamy and smart…Deft plotting and sparkling characters mark this superior debut historical.” — Starred Review, Publishers Weekly His at Night

A man who has perfected the art of pretending to be an idiot. A woman desperate enough to trap him into marriage. Imagine the wedding night.

Winner of Romance Writers of America’s Prestigious RITA? Award for Best Historical Romance of 2011.

“I find myself saying ‘OMG, I can’t believe how good this is’ with one part of my brain while the rest of it is saying ‘shut up and keep reading.’ Needless to say, this is an A read for me.” — Dear Author The Fitzhugh Series

?. Claiming the Duchess (Free story) Clarissa has exchanged hundreds of letters with her faithful correspondent. But who is J. M. K., exactly?

1. Beguiling the Beauty

A transatlantic crossing on a luxury ocean liner. A mysterious lady with vengeance on her mind. A duke who falls for the one woman he has sworn never to love.

“Complex, compelling characters, an unusual and emotionally powerful plot, and prose with the range and beauty of music—what more can a reader ask for?” — The Romance Dish 2. Ravishing the Heiress

Married: 8 years. Marriage consummated: 0 times. It changes: Now.

A Publishers Weekly Best Read of Summer 2012.

“Millie and Fitz’s marriage is one of the truest, most romantic, and most uplifting depictions I’ve read in a long, long time. And what can I say — Sherry Thomas rocks my world.” — All About Romance 2?. A Dance in Moonlight (Novella) A heartbroken woman meets someone who looks almost exactly like the man she has lost. Come late at night, she tells him, so I can pretend that you are the one I love.

3. Tempting the Bride

He loves her. She loathes him. But now she will wake up and know him only as a handsome stranger.

A Library Journal Best Romance of 2012.

“Bottom line: this is the best Historical of 2012. If you read one Historical this entire year, even if you eschewed Historical in favor of another genre, you have to read Tempting the Bride.” — The Season 3?. The Bride of Larkspear (Novella) The hero of Tempting the Bride does not write sonnets. Instead, he writes an erotic story for his beloved. This is that story.

The Marsden Brothers Series


Delicious

A man who would one day occupy 10 Downing Street. A woman who spends her life in the kitchen. A Cinderella story as you have never read before.

A Library Journal Best Romance of 2008.

“A sublime, fairy-tale inspired romance…an irresistible literary treat.” — Chicago Tribune Not Quite a Husband

He was once her husband. Now he is only her companion and protector on the most dangerous journey of her life.

Winner of Romance Writers of America’s Prestigious RITA? Award for Best Historical Romance of 2010.

“A beautifully written, deeply moving story of romantic renewal and moral repair set against the backdrop of a heart-stopping journey across northwest India.” — Read React Review Contemporary Romance


The One in My Heart

Can Eva save herself from falling for her fake boyfriend? Or is it already too late?

The Elemental Trilogy (Young Adult Fantasy)