Masquerade Series by Julia Herbert

She was abducted by Lucifer himself! Georgina White felt no safer now that Richard Barr had rescued her from the powerful Duke of Quinton. And, as they fled, she realized she was confused by her own mixed-up emotions. She knew, too, that for the first time in her life, she had crossed swords with a man she could not rule. When she clutched him, pressing herself against his strong, muscled back, she felt a strange desire. But for what? Was it love? Perhaps she didn't want to rule him... moreShe was abducted by Lucifer himself! Georgina White felt no safer now that Richard Barr had rescued her from the powerful Duke of Quinton. And, as they fled, she realized she was confused by her own mixed-up emotions. She knew, too, that for the first time in her life, she had crossed swords with a man she could not rule. When she clutched him, pressing herself against his strong, muscled back, she felt a strange desire. But for what? Was it love? Perhaps she didn't want to rule him. Perhaps she wanted to be ruled! less

The women screamed in helpless terror. .. Men leaped out of the bushes. Steel glinted in the darkness. Scimitars clashed. A cruel face, topped by a turban, loomed before Felicity. She struggled helplessly against the grip of powerful hands. Suddenly her strength was gone. She could fight no longer. Her cloak was torn away and pressed hard over her face, stifling her cries, suffocating her. Her last thought, before blackness engulfed her, was of her beloved Andre. .. and his betrayal!

There she stood in the center of a group of leering plantation owners, her once beautiful clothes in rags. Unjustly convicted of theft, Verity had been thrown into Newgate Prison, then shipped to Virginia to be sold as a slave. She ahd been stripped of all but her pride. She raised her beautiful face and cast a hopeful glance in the direction of the one man who at first had seemed sympathetic... moreThere she stood in the center of a group of leering plantation owners, her once beautiful clothes in rags. Unjustly convicted of theft, Verity had been thrown into Newgate Prison, then shipped to Virginia to be sold as a slave. She ahd been stripped of all but her pride. She raised her beautiful face and cast a hopeful glance in the direction of the one man who at first had seemed sympathetic. But it was soon clear from his cynical gaze that he, too, saw her lush young body only as an instrument of pleasure. .. . less