Ladies & Strays Series by Lisa Torquay

As an astronomer, Amelia understands that the celestial bodies attract each other. Here on Earth, it's no different.Amelia Bolton belongs to one of the richest families in England, one who made its fortune in coal. Her brother, Joseph, aims at having access to parliament and is pressuring Amelia to marry a nobleman who has a seat in it. She knows her duties to the family; she does. But there's one man who won't leave her mind and, sadly, her heart... moreAs an astronomer, Amelia understands that the celestial bodies attract each other. Here on Earth, it's no different.Amelia Bolton belongs to one of the richest families in England, one who made its fortune in coal. Her brother, Joseph, aims at having access to parliament and is pressuring Amelia to marry a nobleman who has a seat in it. She knows her duties to the family; she does. But there's one man who won't leave her mind and, sadly, her heart. Daniel, the miner who lives just down the village, is as distant from her world as the planet, Saturn, is from Earth. She must force herself to leave her girlish fancies aside and become the titled lady of the ton her brother wishes her to be. It will tear her apart, but she has no choice.Daniel Hill was born in this mine and lost all his family to it. He has no illusions about the fact that he'll die in it, too. But every time he catches sight of Miss Bolton, he dies a different death: That of knowing she's not for the likes of him. He can't dream of laying his coal-soot covered hands on her delicate person, though the thought throws him in a torturous hell. He'll do his best to keep away from her, even if it sends him to an early grave. less

The Lady and the Mill Worker (Includes bonus erotic novella)Some like it rough!Lady Emma Stapleton was assigned by her brother, the Earl of Worley, to save the earldom. Though she hasn't volunteered, her task is to marry the richest mill owner in the land and siphon the resources to save the earl. And like sheep walking to the slaughter house, Emma travels to her intended's mansion to accomplish her mission with dutiful intent... moreThe Lady and the Mill Worker (Includes bonus erotic novella)Some like it rough!Lady Emma Stapleton was assigned by her brother, the Earl of Worley, to save the earldom. Though she hasn't volunteered, her task is to marry the richest mill owner in the land and siphon the resources to save the earl. And like sheep walking to the slaughter house, Emma travels to her intended's mansion to accomplish her mission with dutiful intent. Only she hadn't counted on colliding with one portentous mill worker capable of dismantling everything she thought right and heat her insides in the process. But her allegiance must be to her lineage and rank even if giving him up feels like tearing her own soul.Edgard Lynch has been working in that bloody mill since he was eight. Embittered by a life-long exploitation, he has no illusions and even less hope. Yet, when Lady Emma bursts into his universe, she shatters it to its last grain of dust. She's not to be touched, but he'll throw ranks and decency to the blazes if it means he can lose himself in her kisses.The Lady and the SolicitorA lady on fire!Eleanor, recently widowed Lady Bradford, married her much older late husband under her parents' pressure. But the deceased Lord Bradford didn’t deliver in the bedchamber. Free from her burdens, Eleanor set out in search of a paramour that would fulfil the desires she'd only glimpsed during her marriage. She looked around her circle with little success. Until her bland, watered-down solicitor gave signs that a fire burned beneath his impersonal stance. Curious, she decided to peel his insipid surface and his insipid clothes to discover what lay beneath them. At twenty-eight, Walter Gresham inherited the solicitor's firm from its former owner. He's desired Lady Bradford from the first moment he lay eyes on her. But he has a physical condition that prevents him from consorting with decent ladies. As Eleanor literally corners him, he's about to succumb to his rapacious hunger even at the risk of having her flee from him in horrified scorn. less

Revenge is a dish best served hot. Very. Hot! Lady Millicent, the daughter of the Duke of Haddington, is shunned by the ton for her father's renown sadistic tastes. Weary and disillusioned, she's counting the days to her twenty-second birthday, when she'll receive her mother's inheritance and escape London's mockery and cruelty. Before that, though, she's tasked with the refurbishing of the garden's folie... moreRevenge is a dish best served hot. Very. Hot! Lady Millicent, the daughter of the Duke of Haddington, is shunned by the ton for her father's renown sadistic tastes. Weary and disillusioned, she's counting the days to her twenty-second birthday, when she'll receive her mother's inheritance and escape London's mockery and cruelty. Before that, though, she's tasked with the refurbishing of the garden's folie. The bricklayer in charge of it stirs her like no man ever did with his brawny and brooding looks. Torn between the need to protect her heart and the pull he exerts on her, the temptation to taste all those bunched muscles might prove too much to resist. Martin Baker's fury at what the duke did to his sister when she was a maid at his house knows no limits. The work at the rapist's own townhouse affords him the chance to wreak revenge on the lecher. And why not use his haughty daughter to achieve his aim? He, however, is in danger of becoming a slave to her allure and the crave she awakens in him. But as he finally exacts his vengeance, he realises that he is the one going under. In ways he'd never imagined. less