About Milly Jane Maven books:
I write playful, lighthearted, fast-paced stories, with determined sensual heroes, strong passionate heroines, explicit sensual scenes, and a large dash of humor. All designed to leave you smiling.
My books include: The Third Dance, The Jewel Thief, In Devlin’s Arms, Simply Adored, An Aspiring Courtesan, The Aloof Marquess, The Enigmatic Earl, The Volatile Viscount, The Curious Curate (and the Opera Singer), Twin Rogues in Winter, Midnight in the Garden with Eros.
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The Third Dance
A Sensual and Playful Regency Romance
Rex Rosslare, the Duke of Remstone, is back in England, it’s not his favorite place, but duty calls. He’s a self-sufficient adventurer who has spent more than a decade travelling the world, and has learned a task or two most dukes would never contemplate undertaking themselves.
So when his horse casts a shoe and the blacksmith is somewhat ‘indisposed’, he takes on the challenge himself; his prize Thoroughbred is more friend than mount and he wants to assure his well-being. But while rendering the new shoe in the blacksmith’s stead, he meets Lady Caprice, a capricious young woman whose horse has also cast a shoe.
Caprice, he’ll never think of her as anything else!
Young Lady Caprice is enjoying one last afternoon of freedom before going to London to begin her Season. In a compromise with her grandmother, she informs him, she has agreed to attend just the Little Season. She is a year or two older than the typical debutante, and a whole lot more worldly-wise.
She rides astride without a groom in tow, carries a small flask of brandy on her hip. And is not even remotely cowed by meeting him—an unknown man complete with scars and an eye patch—wielding the heavy tools in the blacksmith’s stead. He agrees to shoe her horse for her, but in return he requests one small thing—a kiss—and he is instantly aware that the kiss is her first.
Unfortunately, she is leaving for London the following day. So obviously he must follow. Daggert, his manservant/friend and helper is highly amused by the way Lady Caprice is able to twist his jaded employer around her little finger. But then Daggert has never seen the man fall in love before.
Only days into his sojourn in London, Caprice is tying Rex in knots. And Daggert can’t wait to see what will happen next. The girl doesn’t even bat an eyelid when Rex, who is known for his infamous temper, roars like a baited lion when she attempts to sneak into his home via the garden trellis.
But the question is, when Caprice asks Rex for the one thing a debutante would never dare risk, a third dance with the same man—almost the ton’s equivalent of a public declaration—will he comply? Has he met his match? Or does the thrill of travel and adventure call once more?
The Jewel Thief
A Ghostly Regency Romance
Griffin Blackstone, the Earl of Blakenheath, is resting in his room after a long journey to attend a house party at Tallander Castle with his younger sister Lissy. While she is out exploring the castle grounds with her long-time nanny, Griffin hears a strange sound in the room adjoining his own and hurries to investigate. But instead of a maid, he discovers a shimmering apparition wearing his sister Lissy’s jewels.
Upon discovery, the spirit immediately disappears. Shocked, but curious, he tamps down his initial alarmed instinct to dash out of there and waits for her to reappear. After all, even if he left, she’d still be there and he can hardly have his sister return to a room bearing a ghost.
But the playful and curious young specter is not easily deterred from her goal of acquiring the shimmering jewels, and Griffin finds himself in the strange predicament of trying to understand the ghost and her motives.
Tallander Castle is for sale, and not only is their hostess, the current Miss Tallander, hoping for a buyer, but she has also attracted many of the guests to the house party by informing them that they are welcome to search the castle for the long missing Tallander jewels. And Griffin suspects he knows exactly who has stolen them.
A mischievous ghost, a bewildered and fascinated earl, a masquerade ball and some ghostly surprises feature in this lighthearted and quirky Regency romance. (Sweeter and less explicit than the rest of my books)
The Jewel Thief Australia
In Devlin’s Arms
A Steamy Regency Romance
A little trouble, a little laughter, love, and a whole lot of sensuality feature in this Regency romance, In Devlin’s Arms.
Devlin Rochdene, the fourth Earl of Cariston, is at his wits’ end. He has been backed into a corner by Lady Clarissa Dravenbrook—a young woman he was caught in a compromising position with—a situation she orchestrated. Now she is insisting that he announce their engagement in The Scottish Daily Times the next day, or she will destroy not only his good name but his reputation in the shipping business.
He is only one voyage away from solvency, so now, faced with losing either his financial freedom or his personal freedom, he must make a choice. But just when he thinks things can’t get any worse, in walks his young neighbor Lady Chantal Havonford—Tally, with a dueling pistol, demanding his assistance with a problem of her own.
Can he solve one problem with another? As he is leaving on his ship the next day he has to act quickly. If he marries Tally, Clarissa will be thwarted, but will that be the end of it? Or is it just the beginning? And is the feisty Clarissa all that she seems? That lies with his best friend Vincent Harper, Viscount Braden, to discover. (This book contains two love stories in one.)
Simply Adored
A Spicy and Playful Regency Romance
When Viscount Caspian Wane decided it was time to choose a bride from the Season’s new crop of debutantes, he knew finding the right one wasn’t going to be easy. How on earth did one get to know a shy and shielded young woman who was always surrounded by chaperones?
Until now his sensual pleasures have been fulfilled by the girls of The Bella Donna House, a discreet high class London pleasure house that caters to the wealthy individual. Caspian has his own suite there, and has always been happy with their services. The six girls who pleasure him are his alone and they cater perfectly to his taste for long slow sensual nights.
But Caspian has one thing that he is saving for marriage. His virginity. He does not want to share the final act with anyone but his wife. But can he find a suitable bride, one who will share his life, his bed, and his penchant for long slow evenings of sensual pleasures?
An Aspiring Courtesan
A Sensual and Playful Regency Romance
Essex 1812
Olivia Everton—Livvy, wants to be a courtesan. She has a naturally sensual nature and a good idea of what the position entails, thanks to a little verbal tutoring from her aunt who was once a courtesan herself. The only problem is, she has absolutely no experience, at least… not yet.
Livvy’s older cousin Alina, has been head housemaid to Derek Hansford, the Earl of Devensley, for more than ten years. He is a kind man, the job is secure and comfortable, and he has a delicious friend in Dalton Bayworth, the Duke of Borden, who has been Alina’s occasional lover on his many visits to Devensley Castle for years.
The only problem with this arrangement is that Alina has now determined to marry George, the head footman, so her dalliance with the delightful duke must come to an end. And Livvy’s can begin, that is, if the sensual rogue is willing to take on and train a young and willing virgin as his lover. And to assist her on her path to becoming a high class courtesan.
The duke agrees to allow Livvy to spend the week with him during his stay at Devensley Castle, while he dodges the matchmaking machinations of two visiting families, and soon finds himself entranced with the naturally sensual beauty and her eagerness to learn.
Livvy’s impact stretches to his best friend the earl, and a curious young debutante in this playfully sensual and erotic tale. (This book contains two love stories in one.)
The Aloof Marquess
A Seductive Regency Short Story
Can a cold and remote Marquess become a warm, loving and playful husband? Unlikely, but not altogether impossible. Or is it? An arranged marriage, an aloof Marquess, a sensual and determined bride. And a romance that begins on their wedding night.
The Marquess of Telforn has decided to take a bride. Now. In his matter-of-fact way, he heads to London at the start of the Season, and within a week he makes his choice.
Lady Ellena Astonbury is startled when after only the briefest of encounters with the aloof Marquess at the first two events of the Season, he approaches her father with an offer, and her parents are delighted to accept.
The Marquess requests an almost immediate marriage, and within days, Ellena is a Marchioness. Knowing little of the Marquess, she realizes that she will have no alternative but to get to know her new husband after their wedding.
Can her gentle and sensual nature turn the aloof man she married into a real husband?
This is the first in my Seductive Regency Romance Series
In the UK The Aloof Marquess
In Canada The Aloof Marquess
The Enigmatic Earl
A Seductive Regency Short Story
Can a battle weary lord preparing to head for the Season’s marriage mart find love in an unexpected place?
When Richard Merilstone, the Earl of Surcliffe, and Drake Warfield, Viscount Allum, ride up to their favorite haunt the Angel Fayre Inn to escape an impending storm, they are dismayed to find it appears to be closed.
But when they enter the quiet inn they find not only the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose, who are preparing for a family trip, but their niece Miss Angela Lowry. Although the inn is closed for business, as old and valued customers they are invited to join the family for dinner.
The Season is in full swing and both gentlemen must leave for London in the following days to begin their search for a bride. It is time to marry and neither is looking forward to it. They don’t expect to have the same luck as their friend and neighbor James Ashburn, the Marquess of Telforn, who despite his marriage of convenience was lucky enough to find love.
But under the tender auspices of the owner’s beautiful young niece, one last night at the inn proves to be revealing in many ways for one of them, and his life may never be the same.
This is the second in my Seductive Regency Romance Series
The Enigmatic Earl Australia
The Enigmatic Earl Canada
The Volatile Viscount
A Seductive Regency Romance
How can someone who looks so sweet, soft and well… alluring, be so bossy, irritating and tempting all at the same time? She’s smart, practical, down to earth, curious and inadvertently sensual. And she is driving him completely insane.
She wears round owlish looking reading glasses that make her baby blue eyes look huge. Stargazes from her own library turret. Treats her household staff like family, and as the apple of her father’s eye, she always gets her own way. Until now. There are just a few things that Viscount Drake Allum is determined to set straight. Exactly who is now boss in that household. But will she listen? Unlikely.
This is the third in my Seductive Regency Romance Series
The Volatile Viscount Australia
The Volatile Viscount Canada
The Curious Curate (and the Opera Singer)
A Seductive Regency Romance
When is a curate not a curate? When he is a dashing rogue sent to assist his Reverend Uncle as penance for his unruly behavior.
When the Marquess of Tyden learned of his youngest son, Lord Aiden Renford’s, roguish behavior in Town—duels, fist fights, and gambling—he knew there was only one solution for it. To send him to his uncle for a year. Under the Reverend Matthew Renford’s gentle guidance, Aiden would learn humility and to behave like a gentleman. The penalty if he refused? He would be cut off, not only from his funds, but from his family and all access to the family’s estates.
While the locals are happy to embrace the new temporary curate and welcome him into their homes, Aiden soon discovers that although he is counting the days until he regains his freedom, a year in Harelton is not such a bad bargain, especially when an unexpected guest arrives at the vicarage only a week before he is free to leave.
Miss Amelie Rouen is an opera singer, something many Londoners unfortunately appeared to equate with being a Cyprian. While being pursued by an ardent admirer, she takes refuge at the Harelton Parish Vicarage, and finds herself in the care of an unusual curate with twinkling eyes and a mischievous sense of humor, who looks like he belongs anywhere but there.
Can the attraction between the oddly matched pair lead to anything but heartache?
This is the fourth in my Seductive Regency Romance Series
Twin Rogues in Winter
A Seductive Regency Romance
A Seductive Regency Romance
A pair of identical twins, a winter house party, a group of eligible young ladies, and the overwhelming temptation to switch identities. What could possibly go wrong?
Gareth and Callum Renford are identical twins, only the most discerning eye can tell them apart. Even their father gets them confused. But one thing sets them apart in a most dramatic way. One is a future marquess, and the other is not. So distinguishing one brother from the other is essential to any lady seeking a titled husband.
The two have always played the ‘which twin is which’ game and enjoyed confusing their friends and relatives. So when they are snowed in at a winter house party, they cannot resist. Will the guests be able to tell who is who? Not easily. And the mischievous pair are enjoying the game. Each would like to be valued for himself, regardless of his future prospects.
And while love is the greatest prize of all, they don't expect to find it.
But with a girl hiding under one twin's bed and the sudden reappearance of an old flame, the twins might get a little more than they bargained for in this cheerful Regency romp filled with secret passages, snowball fights, parlor games and a winter frost fair.
But with a girl hiding under one twin's bed and the sudden reappearance of an old flame, the twins might get a little more than they bargained for in this cheerful Regency romp filled with secret passages, snowball fights, parlor games and a winter frost fair.
This is the fifth in my Seductive Regency Romance Series
Twin Rogues in Winter Canada
Midnight in the Garden with Eros
A Seductive Regency Romance
An eagle-eyed artist with a checkered past, a bored country Miss, a cat called Artemis, caverns, and a ‘Greeks and Romans’ costume ball.
From humble beginnings to the height of fame, talented
painter and sculptor John Ivers Mason is the toast of London. Tall, lean,
handsome, and in possession of a pair of startling pale blue eyes and jet black
hair, he is sought after not only for his skill and artistry, but his
incredibly striking good looks.
But John’s lowly Newcastle background has made him cautious.
While he is invited to many ton events as a celebrated artist, he is not truly
a part of that world. Until he unexpectedly falls in love with a young woman
who is.
Asked by her father to paint the fiery Miss Diana Wilmington
at their country estate, he agrees—on one condition—that he be allowed to paint
her for his own gallery too.
Diana is no typical member of the beau monde. She is feisty,
stubborn, opinionated and definitely no shrinking violet. Almost perfect for
him in fact. Except that he swore he would never marry.
But rules are made to be broken. Aren’t they?
Assuming she is alone in the garden, Miss Diana Wilmington
is quite annoyed when in a rare whimsical moment she beseeches the newly
arrived statue of Eros for a love match, and is overheard by none other than
the statue’s amused sculptor himself. John Ivers Mason. The man is infuriating.
But intriguing.
Although she is not usually of a whimsical mindset, Diana’s
sister and several of her friends have recently married and she is feeling a
little left out. Her father is not a fan of going to Town, and prefers to
invite Town to him by creating his own entertainments at Wilmington Hall. And
while she has no intention of succumbing to ‘wedded bliss’ with one of the
stuffy, boring London fops who so often frequent their house parties, she
doesn’t want to become an aging spinster aunt someday either!
But now the infuriating artist will be staying to paint her.
And there is so much more to the talented artist than meets the eye.
This is the sixth in my Seductive Regency Romance Series
Midnight in the Garden with Eros UK
Midnight in the Garden with Eros US
Midnight in the Garden with Eros Australia
Midnight in the Garden with Eros Canada
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