Rogue in Disguise by Monica Burns: When Ophelia Sheffield loses her home to the Earl of Rotherham, a notorious rake and lover, she's refuses to relinquish it without a fight. In a daring gamble, she offers to become the earl's student in the art of pleasure if he returns the deed to her family estate. Charles Lynton is always saving his brother, the Earl of Rotherham, from cunning debutantes eager to be Countess Rotherham. When a sultry enchantress appears in his brother's den of pleasure and mistakes Charles for the earl, she offers him a proposition he's unable to resist. As Charles introduces Ophelia to the art of lovemaking, she finds her heart quickly ensnared in the rogue's net. She's not the only one trapped. Charles soon realizes he has no wish to let Ophelia go, but how does he explain he's a Rogue in Disguise? Tutoring Lady Jane by Charlotte Featherstone: In Georgian London anything goes, and Gavin Reynolds, Viscount Grayson makes certain he experiences everything life amongst the ton affords him. Lady Jane Westbury is an unassuming wallflower who harbors a secret desire for the rakish and masterful viscount. Yearning to be the type of the woman to attract male attention, Jane bravely enlists the viscount's assistance. Together they embark upon an agreement to turn the unremarkable caterpillar into a glittering butterfly. But as Jane emerges from their lessons, confident and garnering the attentions of some very notorious men, Gavin realizes that his lessons may have cost him the affections of the one woman who can make his jaded heart beat once again.
An award-winning author of erotic romance, Monica Burns penned her first short romance story at the age of nine when she selected the pseudonym she uses today. Even then she knew that Burns was a great last name for an erotic romance writer who writes burning hot stories.
A workaholic wife and mother, Monica's most recent awards include the Best of the Best 2011 PRISM award for Assassin's Heart and a 2010 CAPA award for Kismet. She is also a RWA 2005 Golden Heart Finalist, 2009 and 2006 EPPIE finalist, and a recipient of JERR's Silver Star award. Her book Mirage was a 2008 RT Bookreviews Reviewers Choice Award nominee, and it received a 2009 EPPIE for Best Historical Erotic Romance.
Monica is a survivor. At the age of 19, she was date raped. Healing is a life-long process, and her writing has helped her reclaim some of her self-worth. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her early 40s, Monica, according to the National Institute of Mental Health,is one of approximately 5.7 million American adults or about 2.6% of the American population (18 years and older) afflicted with the condition.
