The ladies of Lady Barringer’s inner circle belong to a sisterhood bound by intrigue and indecency. Fortunately, no one knows the paths to pleasure they have promenaded on. Until now…

Lady Barringer has opened her arms to her grieving niece, Eliza. Widowed before she could conceive an heir, she finds solace in roaming the grounds of her aunt’s beautiful estate. The new able-bodied stable hand interrupts her grief just when the bleakness threatens to overtake her.

Rising to his challenge to shirk side-saddle, Eliza must decide whether to clasp him between her thighs and ride towards a brighter future or cling to the reins of her past.

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Lady Barringer has decided to host an exclusive dinner party, sharing the invitation with only a select few in her inner circle. The ladies in attendance will have more than just their taste buds aroused as the manservants strive to satisfy them before the dessert course concludes.

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Shocking. Scandalous. Sordid. I was a Barringer, and these terms should have been woven into our family crest. As Lady Barringer’s only daughter, I have grown up witnessing the seductive whimsies my mother engaged in. Now, she’s passed her legacy of invoking temptation down to me.

When an unwelcome suitor came calling for my hand, my mother nudged me to take control of my future by owning the most potent power I possessed. Now, I must bring dishonor to our family name to escape a life married to the wrong man.

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Beatrice is savoring the last few precious days of freedom before her impending nuptials to Lady Barringer’s nephew. However, an unladylike exhibition on the grounds of her family’s estate does not go unnoticed by the handsome new gardener. Bartering for his silence is one of the few tasks before her wedding that she is happy to attend to.

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Lady Oliver is on the brink of ruin. Her husband’s gambling debts and convenient disappearance into the shadows of the nearest city have left her in a precarious position. Just before her estate is lost, Lady Barringer swoops in to save her friend from embarrassment and extends her stewardship of one of the guest wings at Barringer Hall. Not only that but she’s also offered the sensual services of her personal coachman. After years of neglect and betrayal, Lady Oliver is about to be well serviced as she prepares to step into her new life.

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Newly married to the marquess, Marina faces a cold marriage bed alone night after night. The arrival of a new blacksmith in town does more than tickle her fancy. Spurred on by the encouragement of Lady Barringer, Marina opens herself up to the possibility that the best man to clasp between her thighs is not the one she’s bound to.

 Little does she know that the chiseled blacksmith always leaves his mark on his work.

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The blacksmith’s brand has healed on Marina’s tender flesh. However, each day that she fails to feel his touch is making Marina question whether she can continue her marriage of convenience with a marquess who is kept by his mistress. Continued pressure to produce an heir is straining the marital bond.

Will the marquess look the other way while a younger man plants the seed of life in Marina? Or will she be caught in the middle of a dangerous game to determine whether a brand is stronger than the bonds of matrimony?