Monica Burns

"Bonnie lasses and braw, kilted laddies at their strutting, stomping, passionate finest!" Grace Burrowes, NYT Bestselling AuthorAfter eight years in the Sudan, Ewan Colquhoun returns home minus an eye and arm. His cold, grim childhood home hasnt changed except for the boy his wife died giving birth toa son that isnt his. Bitter and angry at life, he quickly earns the title, the Beastly Earl of Argaty. When he finds Louisa half-dead on the moors, she stirs something inside him. Soon, he finds his life turned upside down by a woman hell-bent on taming the beast.When tragedy strikes, Louisa becomes a widow with two young children. For two years, shes struggled with the grief and guilt from that terrible night. Eager to let go of the past, she returns to the Rockwood familys estate in Scotland, but an unfortunate accident places her in the path of the Earl of Argaty. She soon discovers letting go of the past is easier than taming the beast and freeing the man she loves.Is her love strong enough to tame the beast and free the man inside?

Margaret Caulfield has loved Zachary Montjoy, Viscount Tunbridge since she was girl. When she accidentally mistakes his room for hers one holiday night, she gives in to desire. But when Zachary fails to propose marriage, she flees to Boston to try and forget the only man shell ever love.Zachary never realized until it was too late how much he loved Margaret. Now shes returned from America, and hes determined to heal the breach between them and make her His for the Holidays.This is a short story of approximately 28 pages. Originally written for a blog, its been modified and expanded into a 10,000 word story. This story is a 3 on the flame monitor for sensual, steamy reading.

A Reckless Proposal. A Counter Offer. The stakes are higher than either imagined.Her Reckless Proposal Ophelia Templetons dead husband, Viscount Havenstock, convinced her she was a cold, unfeeling woman incapable of passion. When her drunkard of a father loses her home to the Earl of Thornbury in a wager, Ophelia presents the man with a rash proposal. The return of her home in exchange for the challenge of teaching her to feel passion. Unfortunately, shes propositioned the wrong man. His Counter Offer Mathias Gilchrist has always protected the interests of his brother, the Earl of Thornbury. When Ophelia mistakes him for his brother, he thinks shes one more in a long line of women eager to be a countess. Despite his initial impression, Mathias is intrigued by Ophelia, and he makes her a counter offer in the game of seduction and passion.Now The stakes are higher than either imagined.When pleasure becomes a dangerous game of hearts, it will take meddling by the Reckless Rockwoods to ensure their friends have their HEA. !The Reluctant Rogues series is a spin-off from the popular Reckless Rockwood sseries. If the Rockwood family has anything to do with it, these reluctant rogues are going to have a lot of help finding their HEA. CONNECTED SERIES The Reckless RockwoodsObsessionDangerousThe Highlanders WomanRedemptionThe Beastly Earl (coming 2019)

"Powerfully done, and the scenes between Tobias and Jane mesmerized me. I loved it." Joey W. Hill, author of the Knights of the Board Room seriesAs a solicitor seeking justice for victims of violence, Tobias Lynsted must maintain control at all times while working in the seedy underworld of Londons East End. The darkness of his world creates a need for the intimacy and release he can only find in the forbidden pleasure of submission. The kind of pleasure where a powerful man has the freedom to let go of his control for a few sweet moments of oblivion. But when a blackmail scheme forces him to marry, the last thing he expects in a wife is a woman who will satisfy the darker side of his nature.Lady Jane Grisham has no desire to marry, but choosing marriage over a life of destitution is an easy choice to make. Although Jane knows love is for the foolish, Tobias awakens her most wicked and darkest of desires. In the sinful world of domination and submission, Jane uses her blossoming skills to make Tobias surrender not only his body, but his secrets. But she quickly discovers that the true test of her strength is trusting Tobias with her heartA sensually crafted BDSM historical romance, HIS MISTRESS is Book 1 in the Self-Made Men series. When Tobias Lynsted is blackmailed into marrying Lady Jane, neither realize they both belong to the same BDSM club, the House of Dark Pleasures. Tobias is haunted by dark secrets, until Jane becomes both his salvation and the mistress of his soul.

As a Reckless Rockwood, Percy has a tendency to find himself in situations that arent good for his health. Unfortunately for him the an dara sealladh (the "sight") showed him a beautiful pair of violet eyes that he found at the same moment he was shot. Left for dead, he survived the bullet and a year later meets Rhea Bennett and her violet eyes once more. Her connection to the man responsible for his attempted murder makes him determined to find the bastard, but hes even more resolved to save and protect the woman at the heart of the matter.Sold into slavery at nineteen, Rhea Bennett escaped the horrors of prostitution and thievery, but there are children she knew during that dark time that need to be saved. Rheas rescue operation is well underway, but Percy Rockwoods reappearance in her life is making matters difficult. Rhea never thought it possible to feel anything when a man touched her, but Percy is different. She feels things when he touches her. Emotions dangerous to her heart and soul, but even more dangerous for Percy if her enemies learn she cares for him.

WARNING: An intelligent, well-read hero who uses illicit wordplay to get what he wants meets a librarian resistant to his words of seduction until the ghost of Christmas past comes calling. Simon, Viscount Wycombe isnt accustomed to women rejecting him outright, and when Ivy Beecham does just that right before the Christmas holiday, he realizes a new method of seduction is in order. His best hope is to appeal to Ivys intellect. Using words from the best literary minds, Simon carries out his strategy to seduce Ivy in the most sensual,evocative way possible. Ivy Beecham knows first-hand that handsome aristocrats like Simon cant be trusted. But the intellectual scoundrel is hellbent on making her his mistress, using every means at his seductive disposal. Unable to resist, Ivy succumbs to his playful words and sinfully wicked touch until her past returns to haunt her. When she refuses to give Simon her heart on Christmas Eve, a ghostly specter shows her in one night why her surrender can be the greatest gift of all.________________________Although I normally do not gravitate to the historical novels, A Bluestocking Christmas has definitely changed my mind and is most deserving of a Silver Star Award. " Just Erotic Romance Reviews"Monica Burns has a writing style that is fluid and graceful. Team that up with a pen drenched with illicit wordplay, and it brings the readers to a fever pitch within the first few chapters!" ParaNormalRomance 4 Stars

Julian MacTavishs honor made him guard a friends secret. But his lies to keep that vow make it difficult to prove his faithfulness as a husband. When a terrible inferno scars Patiences body and mind, she becomes a recluse. She hides not only from her friends in the Marlborough Set, but her husband as well, thus further widening the divide between them. But its her lack of trust, not her disfigurement, which sends Julian home alone to the highlands of Scotland convinced hes lost her forever. Forgiveness in the face of death comes easily to Patience MacTavish, but the thought of being a burden to her husband does not. When a twist of fate takes Julians sight from him, Patience returns home hoping to make amends for not having faith in him. Pity is the last thing Julian wants from anyone, especially his wife, and its his turn to question her sincerity. Now, Patience must convince her husband that shes come home to the highlands for no other reason than love, even if it means arranging her highlanders seduction. WARNING: Book contains a proud, Highlander Laird unwilling to surrender his heart a second time, and a half-Scottish heroine who, like most members of the Rockwood clan, is up to the challenge of seducing the laird she loves and making him realize shes The Highlanders Woman. Enjoy one of the best Highlander romance books of 2015. This book is the third in a series of Victorian historical romance books that are filled with suspense, the paranormal, villains, and alpha males who hold sway over the women they love. The Rockwood books is a family saga about men and women whose motto is to never refuse a challenge no matter what the reason. Whether its scandalous seductions, wild, wanton pleasures, suspenseful intrigue with ghosts or psychics, or tragedy of one sort of the other, each book focuses on a relationships with that love everlasting HEA.

WARNING: This title contains explicit sex with a hero whose torment equals that of Jane Eyres Mr. Rochester and a heroine who has the courage to save his soul, despite the fact that his love could be the death of her.When Constance Rockwood Athelson, Viscountess Westbury, hides her face to attend the Black Widows Ball, she never expected to find erotic passion in a masked strangers arms. The torrent of lust isnt enough to drown out her dubious "gift" for seeing visions and talking to the dead.Terrified of being found out, she secures a position cataloguing archaeological artifacts for the Earl of Lyndhamwhere she encounters a ghost begging her to break a curse plaguing his family.Before his mysterious lover disappeared, Lucien Blakemore was tempted to throw caution aside. Yet he knows one taste of love will unleash the curse that drove his father and brother to murder their wives.When he returns home empty-handed and empty-hearted, hes shocked to discover his new assistant is the goddess who fled into the night. But could her presence be part of a murderous plot to unearth the location of a secret Egyptian tomb? The answeror his doomlies behind the desire shining in his seductresss eyes.This book has been previously published by Samhain Publishing.

A younger, inexperienced hero risks everything for the mature courtesan who steals his heart."this book is fantastic. Pleasure Me made my smexy heart beat in all its glory. I love this book." A- Mandi, Smexy BooksYouth and beauty are a courtesans greatest assets. At forty-one, Lady Ruth Attwood appears to have lost both, as her latest lover just abandoned her for a younger mistress. Struggling with the knowledge that shes no longer considered desirable, shes uncertain whether to be offended or flattered when a younger man makes her an unusual offer. In need of funds, she agrees. But then she does the unthinkable. She falls in love.Despite his reputation as a mans man, Baron Garrick Stratfield has never been with a woman. His physical impairment is such that he knows not even a whore will touch him, and he needs a mistress whos willing to be kept without sharing his bed. But passion is just a delicious kiss away because his new mistress is wreaking havoc with his senses. Worse yet, someone is not only out to ruin his reputation, but frame him for murder."Ruth and Garrick have great physical and emotional chemistry. They perfectly complement each other" All About Romance Desert Island Keeper status

From the moment John Fordyce saved Charlotte Clayworth from drowning at the age of five, the two of them have been inseparable. Trapped in a deserted farmhouse on a blizzardy Christmas Eve, John desperately struggles to control his desire for the woman hes grown up with. When a small act of discipline compromises Charlotte, honor requires John to make a marriage proposal different from the one he intended.When Charlotte realizes shes in love with her best friend, she cant contemplate another man caressing her the way John does. But when he states they must marry to save her reputation and satisfy his honor, she refuses. The thought of their friendship dissolving into a marriage embittered by a single indiscretion horrifies her.Their friendship crumbles as they go their separate ways until a close-knit group of Self-Made Men decide to meddle in their mentors love life and reunite the two lovers. But will John and Charlotte realize they both have the same wishthat the best of friends make the best of lovers?

Only love can save a telekinetic assassins honor in a world where Ancient Rome never fell. Passion abounds in this award-winning series.The Roman Empire never collapsed for Ares DeLuca and other Sicari. Ares comes from an ancient bloodline of telekinetic assassins who have lived in the shadows for two millennia. The Sicari are honor bound to kill only in the name of justice, but Ares broke the Orders code and used his sword for revenge. Love cost him dearly once before, and hes not willing to pay the price again. At least not until hot, sweet, delectable Emma enters his world. Not only does she have the ability to save an ancient empires collapse, she holds the key to a valuable Sicari relic and quite likely the key to his heart.Archeologist Emma Zale sees the past when she touches ancient relics. Its how she uncovered evidence of an ancient order of assassinsthe Sicari. When a sinfully dark stranger shows up on her Chicago doorstep, he drags her into a world where ancient Rome still rules, and telekinesis and empaths are the norm. But someone wants her dead, and her only hope of survival is an assassin whos every bit as dangerous to her body as he is to her heart.Ancient Rome Collides with Present-Day Chicago and Only Love Can Save an Empires Collapse and Ensure Anothers DownfallThis award-winning series (reissued for the first time) starts off with a bang with an exciting combination of romance, suspense, sexy paranormal assassin heroes, and extraordinary world-building. ____________________________CRITICAL ACCLAIMReviewers Choice Award"fast paced, deliciously sexy and highly unique another winner [for Burns] and most definitely a must read." Two Lips ReviewsTOP PICK "Monica Burns weaves a wonderful tale, building a mythical world and blending it beautifully with modern civilization. I loved her voice, it was so full of passion and adventure." Night Owl Reviews"The sexual tension that builds between these two is exciting and delicious and when they finally come together, the wait is certainly worth it." Fiction Vixen Book ReviewsFRESH PICK"The Fresh Pick is chosen by a group of readersappeals to us and we like to share our diverse tastes in reading and hope youll give it a try. Fresh Fiction"The lead couple is a terrific pairing while the support cast enhances the sense of a long running deadly feud. Assassins Honor is a spellbinding tale." The Best Reviews"Sizzling talent Burns kicks off the Order of the Sicari series, exploring a deadly and ancient feud between the Praetorian Guard and the legendary Sicari assassins. Besides the main protagonists, there are a number of intriguing secondary characters. A great start in a very promising series!" RTBOOKreviews

Haunted by a dark secret, Sebastian Rockwood, Earl of Melton, values emotional control above all else. Unlike his younger siblings, Sebastian never yields to the famed Reckless Rockwoods family trait of impulsive, rash behavior. But his prized self-control crumbles when he spontaneously outbids a debauched libertine to save Helen Rivenall from a horrible fate. Never has the risk to his heart been so great as his treasured willpower slowly gives way to temptation, and he discovers nothing can protect him from the ultimate obsessionlove.Fleeing an abusive guardian, Helen Rivenall accepted what she thought was an offer of honest employment. Instead, shes drugged and auctioned off in a notorious London brothel. Indebted to the arrogant, inflexible earl who bought her freedom, Helen reluctantly agrees to take part in a sham betrothal. As their web of lies grows, sparks fly between the two until their passion erupts, and surrender is inevitable. But when Helen vanishes into the shadows of Jack the Rippers London at the hands of a madman, Sebastian fears she might be lost to him forever.WARNING: Contains a sexy, uptight earl, and a strong, independent heroine. Two people seeking to overcome their painful pasts in Jack the Rippers London, where deeply buried passions explode in a world gone mad with terror. The Reckless Rockwoods series and the Reckless Rockwoods Novels are steamy Victorian historical romance books filled with suspense, intrigue, ghosts, psychics, the paranormal, villains to defeat, highlanders, and alpha males who succumb to the love of a strong woman. Five siblings descended from Highlanders, and whose motto is, never refuse a challenge, no matter what the risk or cost. Whether its scandalous passion, sexy seductions, wanton pleasures, meddling in the love affairs of their friends, each historical romance book focuses on a couple finding their sensually spicy HEA. Other Books In The SeriesBook 1 Obsession (Sebastian and Helen)Book 2 Dangerous (Constance and Lucien)Book 3 The Highlanders Woman (Patience and Julian) Scottish settingBook 4 Redemption (Rhea and Percy)Book 5 The Beastly Earl (Louisa and Ewan) Scottish setting Reckless Rockwoods Novels feature different Rockwood family members who meddle in their friends affairs to ensure a HEA. A Reckless Rockwoods Novel The Rogues Offer: Reluctant Rogues #1 (Ophelia and Mathias) A Reckless Rockwoods Novel The Rogues Countess: Reluctant Rogues #2 (Gideon and Phoebe)

When the perfect staffing storm hits Jane Rochesters temp agency, she winds up being Lincoln Chandlers assistant for a week. Jane doesnt do office romance, and her last relationship was one-sided. But one hot kiss from Lincoln changes everything. Now she has to decide if its love at first sight or just a fiery physical attraction.Lincoln Chandlers been focused on building his real estate development firm into a Fortune 500 company. He wasnt looking for is a relationshipparticularly when his last girlfriend married Lincolns biggest competitor and took proprietary information with her in the bargain. But Jane Rochester is an undeniable force of nature, and the heat between them might be more than just hot nights in the bedroom.

All her life, Sophies tried to earn her fathers love to no avail. Even her one chance for happiness was crushed beneath her fathers tyrannical thumb when he convinced Sophies only suitor to marry her youngest sister whod gotten in a family way with the stable boy. Firmly on the shelf at forty-one, Sophie has grown accustomed to her fate as a spinster until she does something bold and daring. She never really expected the Devil of Devlyn to actually accept her rash proposal, and she certainly hadnt planned on falling in love with a younger man.Quentin Blackwell, Earl of Devlyn, refused to marry a woman carrying another mans child. The price he paid for spurning the promiscuous youngest daughter of Baron Townsend was his fortune. Now, the barons oldest daughter has come to him with an unexpected proposition. Devlyn seizes the chance for vengeance without hesitation. But the one thing Quentin never bargained on was how revenge could cost him the one thing he wants the most. Sophies love.A strong, independent, older heroine pitted against a hero who is as sexy, mature, powerful, and alpha as they come.

Time is meaningless when love is forever. Since childhood, Sebastian Bennington has painted and drawn a woman hes never met. A woman he knows hes loved before. Nora Barrows refuses to settle for anything less than the kind of love her brother Nicholas has with his wife Victoriauntil an accident unveils a love that has crossed the boundaries of time. Witnessing his mothers adultery as a child, Sebastian Reddington, Viscount Starling knows marriage is solely for producing an heir. When Anna falls into his arms, he struggles with the lust she arouses in him, knowing shes completely unsuitable to be his viscountess. Now hes locked in a desperate battle with his inner demons as he fights feelings that will only bring him pain and humiliation. Society and its rules are not for Anna Sawyer, who relishes the freedom she enjoys living on her uncles merchant ship. When circumstances place her in Sebastians path, her gift of sight tells her their connection goes deeper than mere chemistry. Now, if their love is to cross the boundaries of time, Anna must make Sebastian see that love is forever.

It was a gamble she was born to make...With a man who wasnt used to losing. What happens between them is Kismet...Raised in a brothel at a young age, Allegra Synnford quickly learned that survival meant taking charge of her destiny. Now, a renowned courtesan skilled in the pleasures of the flesh, she chooses her lovers carefully--vowing never to be vulnerable to any one man. Until a mesmerizing Sheikh strips that control from her... Sheikh Shaheen of the Amazigh has been hiding from his past for a long time, but not enough to forget how another courtesan made him abandon his life as the Viscount Newcastle. Its why the yearnings this dangerous temptress ignites within him are so troubling. Worse, thoughts of Allegra pervade every fantasy, threatening to undermine his cover. With old enemies circling, experience tells him he must resist her charms at all cost. In fact, hes betting on it. Thats a risky wager when it comes to a woman of pleasure. But Allegra has her own reasons for playing games...with a man who cant afford to lose.

RWA 2011 PRISM - Best of the BestUnlike other Sicari, Lysander Condellaire has telepathic and telekinetic powers. Not until the night a Praetorian tortured him and left him for dead did he understand why. Now, the half-angelic, half-demonic face he sees in the mirror is a reminder of the monster he must keep hidden or face expulsion from the order of assassins known as the Sicari. But his dreams of ancient Rome hint at a destiny difficult to accept, especially when it involves the woman he loves, but can never have.A gifted healer in the Order, Phaedra DeLuca witnessed her mothers murder when she was a little girl. The haunting memory makes her loathe everything Praetorian. When she travels to Rome in search of an ancient artifact, she must work alongside a man who once cruelly rejected her love and healing touch. But her dreams of ancient Rome tell of an irreversible and possibly dangerous future. For the distant past and present are about to collidewith the one man she is destined to love.Can the truth of the soul Conquer the pain of its ancient past"This is a definite reread. The series is on line with the Black Dagger Brotherhood...give this series a try, it wont disappoint." Parajunkees View 4.5 Stars"If I had to compare Lysander and Phaedra to another couple from the world of paranormal romance, it would be to Bella and Zsadist. Yeah, I went there!" Blog With Bite by Emily @ What Book Is That

2015 GOLD MEDAL Winner, Readers Favorite International Book Awards 2015 BRONZE MEDAL Winner, IPPY AwardsUSA Today HEA Blog 2015 Must-ReadWARNING: This book contains a proper English earl, whose frozen heart hides a tortured soul, and a feisty modern-day heroine determined to convince the man shes not the woman he thinks she is. With an endearing cast of characters this multiple award-winner is sure to earn a place on the keeper shelf. When a bomb explosion thrusts Victoria Ashton backward in time to 1897, shes forced to impersonate the Countess of Guildford. Despite Victorias attempts to convince the earl shes not his wife, her counterparts infidelity, lies, and ill-tempered personality makes the task almost impossible. Worse, Victoria finds herself falling in love with a man who loathes her. Only when the earl learns to trust her does she realize her future lies in the past. But love always comes at a price, and she must make a painful sacrifice in order for them to be together.Nicholas Thornhill, Earl of Guildford has been searching for his missing wife for three weeks. Rumors of him being guilty of murder make him unwilling to believe his wifes latest in a multitude of lies. But the changes in Victoria continuously surprise him. Despite his best intentions, he finds the contempt he once felt for his wife turning into something deeper and stronger. But when danger threatens to separate them forever, he must forge a bond with her that crosses the boundaries of time.

Scandal forces a plump country mouse and a devilish cat to marry.Shes not the meek mouse he expectedAmalie Rockwood possesses the an dara sealladh, which has been passed down to her from her Scottish ancestors. The first time she met Valeran, her psychic ability revealed how dangerous the earl was to her heart. To avoid scandal and a loveless marriage, Amalie hides her plus-size curves in the shadows like a plump country mouse hiding from a cat. Her fear of Valeran becomes loathing when she overhears someone challenge him to seduce her. But when shes caught by the cat in a compromising position, Valerans kisses set her body on fire. Now, Amalies married to a man who will break her heart, but whose touch she cant live without. Hes far more dangerous than she realized.A master of martial arts, Valeran Rutherford, Earl of Sommerville, turned his blindness into an advantage hunting Prussian spies for the Crowns Secret Intelligence Service. When Amalie is found in his rooms, Valeran is livid at how easily he allowed the witchs voluptuous curves and bewitching, sirens voice to ensnare him as a husband. Marriage is inevitable, but Valeran finds his Scottish spitfire of a bride impossible to resist. Beneath his fingers, Amalies lush body is as beautiful as her lilting cries of ecstasy. Now with each passionate kiss, Valeran is forced to realize hes facing two enemiesa Prussian spy and his wifes ability to capture his heart. Their fiery passion is certain to make lovers of enemies.

As one of the Reckless Rockwoods, Constance Blakemore, Countess of Lyndham, is determined to help her friends find love, but at what cost? Experience taught Gideon Lethbridge, Earl of Chelmsford, women will sell themselves for money and social position. When a passionate interlude in a dark garden sets Gideons heart on fire, hes furious to learn his lover is an American heiress who bought herself a title. Despite his anger at being hoodwinked by Viscountess Helstone, shes haunted Gideons dreams for the past five years. Now hes planning her seduction, and he intends to make Phoebe surrender to one wicked, sinful moment of pleasure after another. Five years ago, despair and a need for solace sent Phoebe, Viscountess Helstone into the arms of a stranger for one fiery moment of indiscretion. Now penniless, Phoebe is the anonymous author of the Currer Chronicles mocking the Marlborough Set. When Phoebe comes face-to-face with the man shes never forgotten, shes horrified to learn shes ridiculed him mercilessly in her satirical serial. With Gideon determined to seduce her, Phoebe is desperate to keep her writing a secret while trying not to admit shes been in love for the past five years. Like most Reckless Rockwoods, the an dara sealladh is a part of who Constance Blakemore, Countess of Lyndham is. Although her husband, Lucien, insists Constance stop using her psychic abilities to meddle in the affairs of others, she cannot abandon a friend in need. But ignoring Luciens wishes puts Constances marriage and happiness in jeopardy as well, and Constance might lose the one thing that will destroy her, Luciens love. The Rogues Countess is a Reckless Rockwoods Novel. These novels prominently feature different members of the Rockwood family as they meddle in their friends lives to ensure they find a happy ending