Hiatt Regency Classics Series by Brenda Hiatt

Miss Deirdre Wheaton was in a pucker. She had never looked to marry. Certainly not to someone as grand as Lord Wrotham.But there was no help for it. She was unable to resist his charms, though for the sake of her first love, she fervently wished she could.How could she love a man with her heart, knowing all the while she would have to abandon her soul?

Original Harlequin version published 1993. New Author's Cut version published 2013.   Holly has always dreamed of adventure and heroics. In fact she would far rather travel to France to be a spy for the British like her twin brother, Noel, than make her London debut--until she meets the handsome Marquess of Vandover. After a whirlwind courtship and a Christmas Eve wedding, Holly's life seems full of promise... moreOriginal Harlequin version published 1993. New Author's Cut version published 2013.   Holly has always dreamed of adventure and heroics. In fact she would far rather travel to France to be a spy for the British like her twin brother, Noel, than make her London debut--until she meets the handsome Marquess of Vandover. After a whirlwind courtship and a Christmas Eve wedding, Holly's life seems full of promise. She is deeply in love, and her new husband's career in the Foreign Office allows her to rub shoulders with diplomats and ambassadors, feeding her love of adventure. Alas, her inept attempts to assist her husband in his diplomatic career--and become a heroine in her own right--tempt her to trust the wrong person. Suddenly Holly is plunged into a terrible conflict of loyalties, where she must choose between saving her nearly-broken marriage--and her beloved brother's life! less

Married . . . or not? To safeguard her future, orphaned Azalea's grandfather arranges her marriage--in name only, of course, as she is not yet of age--to the son of his oldest friend, Lord Glaedon. Azalea, however, falls head over heels in love with her handsome new husband with all the impetuousness and romanticism of her youth before he sails back to England mere days after the wedding. When she learns of his death at sea, she is devastated... moreMarried . . . or not? To safeguard her future, orphaned Azalea's grandfather arranges her marriage--in name only, of course, as she is not yet of age--to the son of his oldest friend, Lord Glaedon. Azalea, however, falls head over heels in love with her handsome new husband with all the impetuousness and romanticism of her youth before he sails back to England mere days after the wedding. When she learns of his death at sea, she is devastated. Six years later, Azalea honors her grandfather's dying wish by sailing for England herself to recover her inheritance. Once there, she is stunned to discover that Christian, the beloved husband she has believed dead all this time, is quite definitely alive . . . but seems to have no memory whatsoever of their marriage, or of her! Even worse, he is betrothed . . . to her cousin. Can Azalea possibly force Christian--now the illustrious Earl of Glaedon--to remember the truth? Or must she somehow win him away from her dazzlingly beautiful cousin to prevent him from committing bigamy--and breaking her heart again? Originally Appeared in the Harlequin 2 book combo: Regency Diamonds in 1994 less