Author: Stacy

I am an avid reader of novels with a deep passion for writing. I especially love romance and adore writing about people falling in love. I live a lot in the worlds I create and actively speak to my characters (out loud). I have a warrior way, never give up on my dreams. When I am not writing, I spend a copious amount of time drooling over Rick Grimes from Walking Dead, watching Japanese anime and playing video games with my love, Dusean.

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Sins & Sensibilities Series

The Earl’s Forbidden Temptation

Desperate to save her sisters, Miss Darcy Whitley travels to London seeking Sebastian, the Earl of Raine, whose connection to them could secure their futures. Yet his cold indifference suggests he could cast them aside at any moment.

Unwilling to trust their future to his mercy, Darcy accepts a secret commission within London’s most scandalous pleasure palace. Behind a mask and under the name Red, she paints intimate scenes of desire meant to tempt and ensnare all who dare to look.

She never expected to find him there.

In society, Sebastian is controlled, aloof, and untouchable. Within Aphrodite, he is wickedly indulgent, dangerously charming, and irresistibly sensual.

Darcy should fear and avoid him. Instead, his allure draws her in, tempting her to forget every caution she holds dear. Because if Sebastian ever unmasks Red, the cost of her deception may be more than she can bear.

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Sins & Sensibilities Series

Midnight Rendezvous

Lady Penelope Dodge has always followed the rules—until the day she learns she is promised to a powerful duke she does not love. Determined to claim a piece of happiness before duty steals it away, Penelope dares the unthinkable: one night in the arms of Alexander Sutton, the enigmatic and scandalous Earl of Bainbridge. A man she’s adored in secret. A man who has no place in her future.

But one night becomes two. Then three. And soon, each stolen, midnight encounter leaves her aching for more—more of his forbidden kisses and the wicked tenderness he offers her.

As their passion deepens, so does the risk. With Penny’s family’s reputation hanging by a thread and her own heart on the verge of ruin, Penelope must make an impossible choice: honor the duty she was born into… or surrender to a love that could cost her everything.

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The Kincaids Series

Moonlight Magic: Jenny Kincaid

Jenny Kincaid never imagined she’d fall for an Englishman—let alone one destined to leave. But Caleb Callahan, the newly appointed Earl of Tallant, isn’t like anyone she’s ever met. Their stolen moments are filled with an undeniable passion that’s impossible to ignore, even as the knowledge of his impending departure looms over them.

Caleb knows his responsibilities will take him back to England, yet each encounter with Jenny makes it harder to picture a life without her. As the day of parting draws near, they’re faced with a painful choice: risk everything to build a life together or let go and return to their separate worlds.

A steamy Western Historical Romance

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Sins & Sensibilities Series

In a Rake’s Embrace

Miss Agatha Woodville never imagined life would lead to the infamous pleasure palace, Aphrodite. Desperate to save her family from ruin, she makes a daring choice: auctioning her virginity. To succeed, she must craft an image of allure and innocence, captivating the gentlemen who will bid for her. For guidance, she turns to Thomas, the rakish Earl of Radbourne, whose infamous seduction skills are unmatched.

Agatha’s only goal is to save her family—not to fall in love—but as the auction draws near, she finds herself drawn to the dangerous allure of the one man who has vowed never to marry. With her heart on the line and heartbreak seemingly inevitable, Agatha must resist the man she was never meant to love.

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Sins & Sensibilities Series

The Scandalous Diary of Lily Layton

Beneath Lily Layton’s sweet and charming exterior beats the heart of a vixen—one with shocking and scandalous secrets and desires. As a genteel lady, she confines her forbidden fantasies, like those about her employer’s devastatingly handsome son, to her diary…until she loses it.

Oliver Carlyle, Marquess of Ambrose, has finally found a woman who will not hide from his forbidden, carnal cravings. He just needs to figure out who she is. When he has a secret rendezvous with a mysterious stranger, suddenly Oliver starts to believe she might be the author of the diary.

He’s determined to find out who his mystery woman is…

His biggest fear—and deepest fantasy—is she may be the one woman he cannot have.

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Sins & Sensibilities Series

In Scandal with the Duke

Jaded by fortune hunters who covet her wealth rather than her heart, American heiress Miss Elizabeth Armstrong has abandoned the pursuit of marriage. Resigned to enjoy her London visit before returning to New York, Elizabeth’s deep desire for adventures is ignited after a chance meeting with the cynical yet captivating Duke of Basil.

James, a seasoned rake with a steadfast rule against entanglements with debutantes and innocents, finds himself irresistibly drawn to Elizabeth’s wit and charm. Intent on indulging in a fleeting affair, he plans to savor the intoxicating pleasures she offers without any promises of tomorrow. However, Elizabeth proves far more alluring than he anticipated. As their passionate connection deepens, James becomes ensnared in a web of scandal and heartbreak.

Will they find the courage to embrace the love that binds them, or will their affair end in ruin?

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Must Love Dukes

A Duke At Midnight

Miss Sarah Bellamy hopes to meet a gentleman at midnight before she settles into the respectable and lonely life of a governess to two little girls. And her dreams come true. In the dark of the night, she is willingly seduced by a devastatingly handsome gentleman.

One night of bliss to discover he is not only a Duke but her future employer. A difficult adjustment to be so near and yet so far from the man of her dreams. She tries to suppress all hopes of more but finds herself inexorably drawn to the one man she knows she cannot have…

Duke of Every Sin

Ethan Benedict, Duke of Bainbridge, has been an object of fascination and salacious gossip for years. His reputation would make him an unlikely savior of a baby left on his doorstep; however, Ethan saw the child as perhaps a pathway to redemption. He did not anticipate his jaded heart to soften toward the mysterious young lady who infiltrates his household claiming the child belongs with her.

Soon a marriage of convenience bargain is struck with little in the way of inconveniencing the duke until he starts to fall for his new bride. As their romance grows, so does the undeniable risk that everything might fall apart if his duchess discovers the full sins of his past.

A Duke of Her Own

Lady Francie dodges scandal by retreating to the countryside, where she’s captivated by the enigmatic Mr. Crawford. As sparks fly between them, the shadow of her tarnished reputation looms larger, forcing her to question whether the price of love is too risky to pay.

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Wedded By Scandal Companion Series Wedded by Scandal Series

A Duke Of Her Own

Lady Francie retreated to the countryside, leaving behind the scandal and heartbreak that ruined her. She never expected to find solace in the company of the enigmatic Mr. Crawford. Their stolen moments spark something deep, though her tarnished reputation limits them to just that—moments.

Mr. Crawford, who often escapes to his secluded cabin for solace, is, in truth, a duke. As their connection intensifies, he faces the inevitable—revealing his identity and desire for a bride this season.

Will their growing passion and attachment be enough to overcome the barriers between them, or will duty and her past force them apart forever?

Please note this story was previously published in the I Like Big Dukes and I cannot Lie anthology.

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Unforgettable Love

An Earl to Remember

Miss Georgianna Eleanor Heyford may be naught but a gentleman’s daughter, but even she’s heard the rumors about the Earl of Stannis’s exceptional charm and good looks. Surely she can cater his luxurious yacht party without getting swept away. But a terrible misunderstanding leaves Georgianna fired, furious, and with little recompense. Which is precisely when her opportunity for vengeance washes ashore…

Daniel Rutherford, the Earl of Stannis, has absolutely no memory of who he is. They tell him he must have fallen overboard, and the only person he seems to recognize is the lovely Georgianna—who strikes a chord of familiarity…and the faintest memory of heating his blood. Only now this inelegant, poorly dressed woman claims to be his wife!

But the truth is, Georgianna is finally getting her revenge. The dashing earl will work off the money he owes her and no one will be the wiser. Except the longer he stays with her and her younger sisters, the more it feels like he belongs there. And that perhaps he’d find a forever place in Georgianna’s heart…at least, until his memory returns…

Each book in the Unforgettable Love series is STANDALONE:
* A Matter of Temptation
* An Earl to Remember

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The Wolf and the Wildflower

USA Today bestselling author Stacy Reid’s addictive tale of two lost people who are found…by each other

London is buzzing with the news that James Winters, the Duke of Wulverton—thought lost at sea a decade ago—survived in the harsh wilderness of the Yukon. Now he’s been returned to his family, his responsibilities, and a nightmarish world of artifice and noise. He has three weeks to become a refined, elegant duke for the Queen…or doom the entire family to ruin and scandal.

Promising psychologist Jules Southby knows a lot about disguises. She’s secretly been living as a boy since birth, enjoying the freedoms of men and knowing little about how to behave like a woman. When she meets the alluring duke, she’s unprepared for his raw, masculine beauty and icy intelligence…or that he can see through her darkest secret.

Jules has very little time to transform the duke into a true semblance of an English gentleman. Yet his very presence seems to unravel her in every way. Their attraction is stark and achingly real—and forbidden. But loving the lost duke would mean losing every sacrifice she’s made to earn her freedom…

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Wicked With You

Legend has it that the rose quartz has the power to bring about true love…
When four down on their luck debutants find a pink crystal along with a love letter in their grandmother’s attic, they are intrigued. For it promises a guide to find their true loves. Now the question is—who will try it first?

Miss Henrietta Sutton dared not believe in the silly idea that a charmed stone might, at last, bring her luck in love, lest she led her heart to ruin. That was until one Lord Simon Barrington dropped at her feet. Literally. Soon she is wickedly charmed into spending time with the rogue to paint his portrait! The more time she spends with Simon, Henrietta fears she is falling for him and doubts that this perfect love could ever be real.

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Unforgettable Love

A Matter of Temptation

Miss Wilhelmina “Mina” Crawford is desperate. Having been ruined in the eyes of society years ago for one foolish, starry-eyed mistake, she spends her days secreted away at her family’s crumbling estate, helping her brother manage the land but not able to truly live life the way she’s always dreamed. When her brother admits to just how dire their finances have gotten, she takes it upon herself to procure employment…but the only one who will even consider the scandalous idea of a female secretary is the brilliant, ruthless, and infuriating Earl of Creswick.

Simon Loughton, the Earl of Creswick, needs help if he wants to finally pass the reform bill he’s been championing for years and secure the vote for England’s most vulnerable constituents. Too bad help comes in the form of a woman with breathtaking nerve, fiery red hair, and a sense of humor to match.

Now temptation—disguised as a lovely, clever-mouthed devil—lives and works under Simon’s very roof. And Mina finally feels as though she’s truly living life to her wildest dreams. But even the most incendiary of kisses can’t incinerate Mina’s past…or the shocking secret that could ruin them both.

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Duke of Every Sin

Ethan Benedict, Duke of Bainbridge, has been an object of fascination and salacious gossip for years. His reputation would make him an unlikely savior of a baby left on his doorstep; however, Ethan saw the child as perhaps a pathway to redemption. He did not anticipate his jaded heart to soften toward the mysterious young lady who infiltrates his household claiming the child belongs with her.

Soon a marriage of convenience bargain is struck with little in the way of inconveniencing the duke until he starts to fall for his new bride. As their romance grows, so does the undeniable risk that everything might fall apart if his duchess discovers the full sins of his past.

Duke of Every Sin was previously published in the Big Duke Energy anthology.

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A Duke at Midnight

Miss Sarah Bellamy hopes to meet a gentleman at midnight before she settles into the respectable and lonely life of a governess to two little girls. And her dreams come true. In the dark of the night, she is willingly seduced by a devastatingly handsome gentleman.

One night of bliss to discover he is not only a Duke but her future employer. A difficult adjustment to be so near and yet so far from the man of her dreams. She tries to suppress all hopes of more but finds herself inexorably drawn to the one man she knows she cannot have…

A Duke at Midnight was previously published in the Wallflower’s Guide to Becoming a Bride anthology.

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MISCHIEF AND MISTLETOE

Good intentions, a devilish viscount, and wicked misdeeds pave the road to matchmaking!

Miss Callisto Middleton desires to see her mother happy, and that means using the right amount of mischief to encourage two lovers to see what is right before them!

Unfortunately, Graham, Viscount Sherbrooke is just as determined to rescue his father from supposed scheming ladies who wants to marry into his wealthy family!

First it started with a kiss, dancing under the stars….and then more kisses! Even knowing the charming rake has no serious intentions Callie finds herself unable to stop thinking about him, or his kisses.

Heartbreak is certain if she follows her desires. If only he weren’t so irresistible . . .

A ROGUE IN THE MAKING

Miss Juliana Pryce is on the run from her dastardly stepfather, who wants to control her wealth by marrying her off to his son! Knowing that she only has to escape their clutches for a few weeks until she comes of age, Juliana resolves to hide. The perfect place seemed to be in the household of Wentworth, the Earl of Rawlings!

Wentworth’s nose is always buried in a book, and despite meddling suggestions from his mother, he has little care for a lady’s companionship or matters of the heart. Until one day, he notices that stunningly lush derriere of his new valet! His suspicion stirs by his valet’s boldness and unconventional behavior, Wentworth resolves to an experiment: Find out if his valet is a woman.

Wentworth embarks on a campaign of roguish behavior! What will the scholarly earl do when the lush derriere, plump lips, and sensual smile he is so singularly attracted to are that of a lady’s?

MY ONE AND ONLY EARL

James Delaney, Lord Kingsley’s best friend’s dying wish was that he married his spinster sister. Unluckily, James is honor-bound to fulfill another oath and can never marry Miss Poppy Ashford, no matter how delightfully charming and sensual he finds her.

Treated horridly by her stepmother and half-sisters, Poppy has little to anticipate for her future. She is stunned when the devilishly handsome and most sought-after Lord Kingsley suggests a scheme that might make her more eligible and appealing to the marriage-minded gentlemen of society. Eager at the chance of a future that is more than her working as a governess, Poppy agrees to his lessons—even the ones in kissing!

Poppy knew every laugh, dance, and stolen kiss was just a pretense. So why did James make her heart throb so strongly, and why did her impossible dreams now include an earl she had little hopes of ever marrying?

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Sinful Wallflowers Series

A Scoundrel of Her Own

Lady Ophelia Darby exists in two worlds. In one, she is the impudent, willful daughter of a powerful marquess and darling of the ton. In the other, she moves through the underworld’s shadows as songstress Lady Starlight, protected only by the notoriously wealthy scoundrel Devlin Byrne. But when she stumbles upon her beloved father’s darkest secrets, the line between her two worlds quickly blurs. Now she needs the help of the one man a lady should never trust.

Devlin Byrne stands on the edge of London society, knowing he will never be accepted. No one else knows that his obscene wealth and ruthlessness aren’t without purpose. Or that his purpose has golden-brown eyes that shimmer with mischief, the palest of skin, and a lush mouth that beckons to be kissed, and deeply. But having Ophelia is only the beginning of Devlin’s plans.

It’s undeniable that Devlin Byrne is a dangerous temptation—but just as Ophelia begins to trust him, maybe even fall for him, she discovers she’s not the only one with secrets. And his would lead her down more than just the path of scandal…

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Forever Yours Series

My One and Only Earl

James Delaney, Lord Kingsley’s best friend’s dying wish was that he married his spinster sister. Unluckily, James is honor-bound to fulfill another oath and can never marry Miss Poppy Ashford, no matter how delightfully charming and sensual he finds her.

Treated horridly by her stepmother and half-sisters, Poppy has little to anticipate for her future. She is stunned when the devilishly handsome and most sought-after Lord Kingsley suggests a scheme that might make her more eligible and appealing to the marriage-minded gentlemen of society. Eager at the chance of a future that is more than her working as a governess, Poppy agrees to his lessons–even the ones in kissing!

Poppy knew every laugh, dance, and stolen kiss was just a pretense. So why did James make her heart throb so strongly, and why did her impossible dreams now include an earl she had little hopes of ever marrying?

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The Kincaids series bundle (Books 1-3)

TAMING ELIJAH

A passion born in danger but destined to flame into love.

Sheridan Wentworth left London’s polite society for the wild, savage west. She is harassed by unwanted suitors desiring both her body and her fortune. Sheridan turns to Elijah Kincaid for his protection, except he is determined to run from her perceived fragility, instead of toward her willing arms. Determined to show him she is the right woman with whom to build a future rich with love and family, she boldly sets out to court and seduces a man as untamed and savage as the land itself.

TEMPTING BETHANY

Miss Bethany Galloway has had enough of the perilous and savage beauty of the West, and she is determined to travel to Boston, leaving the regret and pains of the past behind. Except, to her distress, Joshua Kincaid has other ideas, namely courting and then marrying her. Although she is passionately drawn to Joshua’s dangerous charm, he represents everything Beth is running from—lawlessness. She struggles to escape the desires awakened by his touch. However, his kisses and gentle seduction ignites within her an irresistible, aching need to stay with him, despite wanting to flee from the dangerous men hunting her.

LAWLESS: NOAH KINCAID

Noah Kincaid has a ruthless reputation, known in the untamed West as ‘Lawless.’ He does not seek distractions or attachments, especially one as lovely, fierce, and passionate as Miss Ada Bancroft. Rescuing her from a gang bent on mayhem, they are forced to flee together. Now Noah has a mystery to unravel, to evade outlaws seeking to kill him, and fight the irresistible attraction he feels for the stunningly sensual and gutsy lady.

As Noah and his dog Dutch, protect Ada through the perilous wilds of Wyoming, she finds herself drawn to the taciturn but dangerously enigmatic man. A man, her father would never approve of her marrying. Everything is complicated by raw passion, and Ada has resolved only to marry Noah Kincaid. Except she would need to seduce Noah’s cold, careful heart into taking a gamble on true love.