The Virginia Brides Series by Lynette Vinet

Slave of Desire Sold into slavery following Cromwell's conquest of his divided homeland, fiery Irish patriot Donaovan Shay had never known anything but life's cruel hardships. Yet even as he sweated and toiled on the exotic shores of a faraway island, he swore that someday he would be a free man until he became the chattel of a rich Virginia planter and his alluring, aqua-eyed young bride... moreSlave of Desire Sold into slavery following Cromwell's conquest of his divided homeland, fiery Irish patriot Donaovan Shay had never known anything but life's cruel hardships. Yet even as he sweated and toiled on the exotic shores of a faraway island, he swore that someday he would be a free man until he became the chattel of a rich Virginia planter and his alluring, aqua-eyed young bride. Consumed by a fiery hunger he could neither explain nor deny, Donovan vowed that before another sultry night had passed, the chaste Mrs. Cameron would be his prisoner of passion in every way! Prisoner of Love All alone in the world after her father died, Jillian Cameron had wed to gain protection. But hers was a marriage in name only, and when, on a visit to Bermuda, she glimpsed her golden-haired new servant--all bronzed, sinewy muscle--the searing flames of red-hot desire blazed through her innocent body. Though she knew it was wrong to love him, Jillian couldn't resist Donovan's heated caress and now all she longed to do was surrender over and over again to this rapturous lover whose soaring passion had enslaved her very heart! less

Marlee Stafford was no fool. She knew the handsome, arrogant Richard Arden had married her for her money, just as she'd wedded him for his aristocratic name. But Marlee wasn't about to give up all control to the too-confident baron. She would not sign over her inheritance until she'd enticed her handsome, broad-shouldered husband into desiring only her... moreMarlee Stafford was no fool. She knew the handsome, arrogant Richard Arden had married her for her money, just as she'd wedded him for his aristocratic name. But Marlee wasn't about to give up all control to the too-confident baron. She would not sign over her inheritance until she'd enticed her handsome, broad-shouldered husband into desiring only her. But when his hungry kisses and fierce loving began to ignite her most intimate desires, Marlee knew that she'd made a weighty error for this mysterious man harbored a dark secret, and now his masterful lovemaking was holding her helplessly under HIS spell! Lark Arden's passions ran deep. Before meeting Marlee, his one mission and desire was to gain the money for a new ship. But when Lark took on the masquerade of being his recently deceased cousin Richard, he never expected his blue-eyed proxy bride to tempt him beyond sanity. Lark had planned only to "borrow" the money from Marlee, then flee. He never planned on stealing her virtue, but how could he resist caressing her silky limbs, tasting her sweet lips, and sampling this dark beauty's fiery passions? And how could he live with desiring the very woman he'd soon betray? less