Candice Hern Books In Order

An Affair of Honor

An awkward ugly duckling when last they met, Meg Ashburton finds Viscount Sedgewick in her country manor recovering from an accident and becomes torn between her desire to keep her chastity and her passion for the handsome rake.

Once a Dreamer

The fiery Miss Tennant wants satisfaction from the popular lady columnist who ruined young Belinda’s life. But imagine Eleanor’s surprise when she discovers the anonymous author of the odious advice is a disarmingly attractive man named Simon Westover! Well, the handsome cad is responsible for this outrage and he will set things right! As for Simon, he must protect his ‘Busybody’ identity at all costs and therefore agrees to help Eleanor scour the English countryside for missing Belinda and her paramour. But the intoxicating nearness of the exquisite lady not to mention her dazzling emerald eyes and lush, kissable lips is almost too much for a hopeless romantic like Simon to bear. Yet how can he convince Eleanor that he is no mere meddler but a passionate male with intense desires…
and prove to the stubborn, straightforward miss that dreams of love can come true?

Once a Scoundrel

When Anthony Morehouse wins The Ladies’ Fashionable in a card game, he thinks it’s piece of furniture. But he soon learns that it is actually a women’s magazine. He plans to sell it to the editor, but when he sees the beautiful Edwina Parrish behind the desk, he changes his mind. Edwina was his childhood Nemesis, besting him in many competitions and winning from him a family heirloom. He’s never forgotten it and so proposes another wager: If she wins, he’ll give her the magazine; if he wins, he keeps the magazine and gets his heirloom back.

Once a Gentleman

Prudence Armitage is his dearest friend
until a compromising position changes everything.

Nicholas Parrish had no intentions of taking a bride, and certainly not someone like Prudence. Of course she’s charming, pleasant, and a diligent employee of The Ladies’ Fashionable Cabinet, the magazine Nicholas and his sister run from his home. Prudence may even be considered pretty, when you look past the mousy hair and dreadful glas*ses. But when she falls asleep at her desk and remains in his town house all night, her irate father demands satisfaction. And being a true gentleman, Nicholas agrees to do the proper thing.

Though marrying Prudence never crossed his mind before, he has to admit there is an intriguing and desirable side to her he’s only just beginning to see. But Nicholas may need to reconsider his plans for a marriage ‘in name only’ especially now that Pru has decided to make herself totally irresistible.

In the Thrill of the Night

Assured of both money and position, none of the five friends who form the Merry Widows need ever marry again. But they have no intention of foresaking physical passion for the rest of their lives. So they make a daring pact each will consider taking a lover for the pure pleasure of it. Marianne Nesbitt adored her late husband, but the racy reminisscences of the Merry Widows make her wonder if she missed something special. Might she find it now through a love affair? Uncertain how to go about it, she asks Adam Cazenove, and old friend and notorious rake, to tutor her in the arts of seduction. The brazen request turns Adam’s world upside down. He never imagined his best friend’s very proper and exceedingly attractive widow would seek out a lover. If not for his own recent betrothal, he would jump at the chance to warm her bed. Since he cannot bear the thought of another man doing so, he foils her every attempt at seduction. Until one night of unintended passion changes everything…

Just One of Those Flings

The Merry Widows are thought to be among the finest ladies of society. Though secretly, their thoughts are quite unrefined. With the comforts of wealth to replace the absence of their husbands, the Merry Widows need not trouble themselves with marriage again. So they each agree to seek out a lover. Beatrice, Lady Somerfield, is too busy chaperoning her niece and overseeing her own daughters to take a lover herself. Until one night at a ball a masked stranger makes her realize the delights she’s been missing. He’s Gabriel, the Marquess of Thayne, the man half the debutantes of London want for a husband. Thayne is captivated by Beatrice, and their attraction leads to a few satisfying encounters. As he searches for a bride among the Season’s young ladies, he finds himself increasingly drawn to Beatrice, and wants her as his wife. But will Beatrice’s deepening feelings for Thayne be enough to overcome her vow never to marry again, and the scandal once their relationship is revealed?

Lady Be Bad

The widow of a famous bishop, Grace Marlowe is both shocked and intrigued by the amorous adventures of her fellow Merry Widows. Though she agreed to their pact, she can’t imagine giving herself over to passion until the most notorious libertine in London sets his sights on her.

John Grayston, seventh Viscount Rochdale, has never refused a wager. Now he’s willing to stake his most prized possession that there’s not a single woman in all England immune to his charms. But when the object of the wager is the prim and proper Grace Marlowe, he has to turn on the full force of his seductive allure without losing his heart.

Miss Lacey’s Last Fling

Rosalind Lacey is a woman with a mission. Having sacrificed her youthful opportunities to family obligations, she is ready to make the most of her long postponed London season. Her free spirited Aunt Fanny is just the woman to show a girl all the nice, and naughty, things London has to offer. She starts with Max Davenant, rake extraordinaire.

The Bride Sale

A Bartered LadyLord James Harkness is shocked to discover a ‘bride sale’ taking place in his small English village and surprised by the depth of his feelings for the unfortunate gentlewoman being auctioned off by a disreputable husband. But is it honor and nobility that compel James to outbid the townfolk for the proud, beautiful lady or is it something more akin to…
desire?A Mysterious LordVerity Osborne is not sure whether good fortune or ill brought her to this dark, brooding man and his lonely manor house on the moors. Local talk brands James Harkness as evil but Verity senses a gentleness underneath. She dearly longs for her liberty, but his sensuous touch causes her to stay. However, James must first trust Verity with his secrets if they are ever to share love’s rapturous freedom. And will the promised passion she sees flaming in his eyes warm Verity’s heart…
or burn her?

Her Scandalous Affair

‘And so you must find the Mallory Heart and bring it home at once. No matter what it takes.’

After this decree from his grandmother, Richard, Viscount Mallory, goes in search of the long lost family heirloom. Imagine his surprise when he spots the exquisite heart shaped ruby brooch on the bosom of the equally exquisite Lady Isabel Weymouth! Could this popular young socialite actually be a jewel thief?

Richard is determined that the brooch be returned to his family. So when an opportunity presents itself, he pilfers the jewel from the lady’s bedroom, but is stunned when she steals it back the very next day! Clearly the enchanting Isabel is a more formidable opponent than he imagined, and the former soldier finds himself battling wits and wills with the captivating temptress. Passion ignites between them as the competition heats up, and suddenly there is more than a ruby brooch at stake in this game of hearts.

It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night…
and nothing was ever the same again!

Once upon a time, four superstar storytellers New York Times bestselling authors Stephanie Laurens and Mary Balogh, along with Jacquie D’Alessandro and Candice Hern came up with a delicious idea. What if they each wrote a story about a proper young lady stranded at a remote inn away from society’s constraints? What would happen? And how long would it take for her to give in to desire?

In these four amazing tales, four hero*ines will come face to face with the men who got away…
only to discover that, instead of anger, there is still a passionate connection that cannot be denied. And while each of their lives is quite different, and their pasts utterly unique, they will all make a common discovery that one night can change everything…
forever.

It Happened One Season

We asked our readers what story they would most like to see from four bestselling authors. They responded…
A handsome hero returns from war, battle scarred and world weary. But family duty calls and he must find a bride. A young lady facing yet another season without a suitor never expects to find herself the object of his affections. It Happened One Season Four amazing talents Stephanie Laurens Mary Balogh Jacquie D’Alessandro and Candice Hern have come together to create one of the most unforgettable events of the year. The results are spectacular each story is as unique as a lover’s first kiss.

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