The widow of the most boring man In Society, Bel Felsham suspects that she has been missing more than just sparkling conversation in her marriage. Her daydreams are full of the dashing lover she knows she will never dare to seek out - until major Ashe Reynard, Viscount Dereham, appears in her bedroom at one in the morning. Ashe is everything Bel dreams of, and he is more than willing to oblige a lady. An affair with no strings attached is what they agree to – but is it what they really want?

Romantic Times
Allen's daring, sexy and, yes, outrageous spin-off of The Dangerous Mr Ryder...plays out her characters fantasies without ever losing sight of Regency mores...a sizzling game of who can catch whom first.

(Published in the UK by Mills & Boon May 2008 and in North America by Harlequin in August 2008)

A government agent with a difference, Jack Ryder is not sure he wants to be responsible for smuggling the Grand Duchess Eva de Maubourg out of her castle and across France, one step ahead of Napoleon’s agents, not after what he has heard about her temperament. But if Jack is reluctant, Eva is torn – where does her duty lie? With her beleaguered Duchy or her son in England? And how can she tell what is right, when all she wants is to be in the arms of the thoroughly unsuitable Mr Ryder?

Romantic Times
The quick pace and hold-your-breath escape plans turn this love story into a one-night read that will have you cheering for the appealing characters.

Cataromance
An enthralling historical romance I just couldn’t put down! Absorbing, evocative, captivating and mesmerising, if you want to read the very best in historical romance writing today, then pick up The Dangerous Mr Ryder and prepare to be dazzled!

Red Roses for Authors
The inimitable Louise Allen has written a spellbinding historical romance that I just couldn’t put down!… stirring, poignant, moving, witty, tender and absolutely unmissable.

(Published in the UK by Mills & Boon March 2008 and in North America by Harlequin July 2008)

It is AD410 and the Barbarian Visigoths are sacking Rome.  Senator’s daughter Julia is saved by the powerful Visigoth leader Wulfric – and then finds herself his slave as the Barbarian horde trek south to a new life in Africa.  How can the growing love between such different people ever find fruition in the middle of chaos and clashing cultures?

Cataromance
…a powerful love story featuring two vividly drawn characters you will find absolutely impossible to resist. Rich in history, passion and intrigue…another stellar example of Louise Allen’s storytelling prowess.

Romantic Times
Allen proves that timeless themes always entertain.

Red Roses for Authors
This is not just another romance, but a living, breathing story that I for one could not put down.

(Published in North America by Harlequin December 2007 and in the UK by Mills & Boon January 2008)

Finding oneself in bed with a complete stranger who has lost his memory is not the way for a respectable widow to maintain her reputation. But Amanda feels obliged to help the mysterious Jay even if her heart is broken in the process.

(Published in the UK January 2008 by Mills & Boon in the Regency Lords & Ladies series)

Her mother’s two marriages have left Bree Mallory between two worlds.  Her half brother is a viscount, her own father was a yeoman farmer who founded a flourishing stagecoach company.  Bree is content to run the Challenge Coaching Company – until an accident of fate throws her into her half-brother’s world of high society, and the company of Max Dysart, Earl of Penrith.  But can their growing love overcome the dark shadows of his past and her conflicts of loyalty?

Red Roses for Authors
Nominated for the Christmas Awards 2007.

Romantic Times
Allen proves her forte is writing regency romances with this tale about an unusual pair of characters caught in a love neither expected.

Cataromance
If you want to read a Regency romance that’s funny, witty, well-written and meticulously researched, then No Place for a Lady, should be at the very top of your list! …Fast paced, hilarious, romantic and exciting, let Bree and Max steal your heart and hold you in thrall in the latest irresistible historical romance by the wonderful Louise Allen!

(Published in the UK by Mills & Boon August 2007 & in North America by Harlequin April 2008)

Desperate to escape the respectability of English high society, wealthy widow Lady Morvall runs away to Constantinople.  And find herself with the decidedly improper Andrew Fenton – an enigmatic man who is very keen to teach her all the sensual secrets of the East…

(Published in North America by Harlequin in May 2007 and in the UK by Mills and Boon in June 2007)

Stranded on the island of Corfu at the end of the war, Alessa has no choice but to support herself the best way she can – after all, her aristocratic relatives have disowned her because of her father’s marriage to a French wife. So the arrival of Chance, Earl of Blakeney, set on reuniting her with them is unwelcome, although his kisses are not.  Alessa finds him managing, conventional and regrettably desirable and it takes an encounter with pirates to make her realise that her suitor has hidden depths.

Romantic Times
...combines touches of humour with finely drawn characters in this lively, captivating and very well-written story.

Nominated for the Romantic Times Reviewers’ Awards 2007.

(Published in the UK by Mills and Boon April 2007 and in North America by Harlequin May 2007)

Lily France is rich, demanding and has the most outrageous taste in interior decoration and clothes.  With her inheritance coming from trade, Lily is definitely Not Quite a Lady, and her avowed aim in life is to remedy that by marrying a titled gentleman.  Unfortunately for both her ambitions and her peace of mind she falls out of love with her fiancé, Lord Randall, and into love with Jack Lovell, impoverished coal mine owner. But Jack has a secret – and too much pride to buy his way out of his problems by marrying a rich wife, however attracted he might be by Lily.

(Published in the UK by Mills and Boon January 2007)

No-one is going to scare Hester away from her beloved Moon House, but someone is having a very good attempt. Who should she be more afraid of - the ghost who leaves her dead roses or her handsome neighbour Guy who had stolen her heart and who she can never allow herself to love?

Romantic Times
Sweet romance in this charming tale.

(Published in North America by Harlequin December 2006 and in the UK by Mills & Boon in Christmas Brides December 2005)

Condemned to life as the old maid of the family, Marina agrees to a marriage of convenience to Justin Ransome whom she trusts and secretly loves. But the Earl of Mortenhoe has a past full of dark secrets and a motive for marrying her that comes close to breaking her heart. Can the new countess learn to trust her husband again - and dare she succomb to his efforts to seduce her when the lovely Lady Andover still haunts him?

(Published in the UK by Mills and Boon September 2006)

What do you do when Polite Society considers you unmarriageable, yet your relatives insist on matchmaking? Escaping, Decima Ross ends up stranded in a blizzard. To be rescued by Adam, Viscount Weston, is both an embarrassment and a delight – especially when he proves to find neither her height nor her freckles a barrier to passion. But Adam has compromised her and Decima is not prepared to find herself married off for the sake of propriety. By the time Adam has found his elusive love again they are enmeshed in a tangle of mismatched lovers and matchmaking mamas which takes all his considerable ingenuity to unravel.

Red Roses for Authors
This delightful book…

Cataromance
Sheer reading delight from beginning to end .

(Published by Mills & Boon July 2006 in paperback and audio)

Marrying a condemned highwayman to escape her debts was a desperate solution for Katherine. But it turns out that Nicholas, her new husband, is innocent. Kat can save him from the scaffold - but can she cope with the discovery of his true identity?

(available via Amazon.co.uk)

Modelling nude for an artist might earn her keep, but when Tallie comes into an inheritance and takes her place in Society her secret would ruin her. She finds herself constantly in the company of Lord Arndale - suspicious of Tallie's past he still captures her heart. But dare she trust him?

(available via Amazon.co.uk)

Secretly Joanna has loved Giles Gregory for years. Now, at last, she has grown up to be the perfect Society Catch. Joanna is ready for Giles to claim her - only Giles's interest appears to lie with another young lady altogether. Rather than face a loveless match arranged by her parents Joanna runs away, and it is to the gallant Colonel Gregory that her mother turns for help to find her.

Cataromance
Louise Allen will steal your heart with this fantastic story.

(Published in the UK by Mills & Boon: out of print. Published in North America by Harlequin July 2006)

Hebe Carlton had no idea of her own charm until Major Alex Beresford arrived on Malta. Romance blossomed, but Alex was already betrothed. It appeared that Hebe must learn to do without love - until danger threw them together into a situation where Alex had to face a seemingly impossible conflict of honour.

Romantic Times
An appealing, sensual and emotionally rich love story.

The Romance Reader
A hero and heroine you’ll take to your heart.

(Published in the UK by Mills & Boon: out of print. Published in North America by Harlequin, March 2006)