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Carole Mortimer

Carole Mortimer is a highly respected and prolific author from England who has been active in the romance literary genre since about 1978. She grew up in England and has written almost 250 romance novels, including contemporary and Regency stories. Mortimer has been recognized by Queen Elizabeth II for her outstanding service to literature, and she has also received the 2015 RWA Lifetime Achievement Award. She is married to her husband, Peter, and they have six children together. Mortimer currently lives on the Isle of Man.

In addition to her many series, such as the Dangerous Dukes and Alpha series, Mortimer has also contributed to several multi-author collections. She has authored dozens of novels and is a USA Today Bestselling Author, Amazon #1 Bestselling Author, and an International Bestselling author. Mortimer has received numerous awards and accolades for her work, including a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in 2017 and a 2014 Romantic Times Pioneer of Romance. She was also recognized by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012 for her outstanding service to literature.

Some of Mortimer's notable series include Ruthless Regency Dukes, Kingston Security, Regency Scandal, Russian Dragon Heat, and Dance with the Devil. Her most recent series, Dance with the Devil, features five books, each centered around a different character. Mortimer's books are widely popular and she has a dedicated fan base. She continues to write and release new books, with several upcoming releases in her various series.
Alpha Books
# Title Year
1 Christmas Alpha 2014
2 Dark Alpha 2015
3 Shadow Alpha 2015
4 Midnight Alpha 2015
5 Renegade Alpha 2015
6 Warrior Alpha 2015
7 Rogue Alpha 2015
8 Savage Alpha 2016
Bennett Family Books
# Title Year
1 To Love Again 1988
2 The Loving Gift 1988
3 One Chance at Love 1988
4 A Christmas Affair 1990
Buenos Aires Nights Books
# Title Year
1 A Taste of the Forbidden 2013
2 A Touch of Notoriety 2013
Calendar Mistress Books
# Title Year
1 His Cinderella Mistress 2003
2 The Unwilling Mistress 2004
3 The Deserving Mistress 2004
Castonbury Park Books
# Title Year
1 Flirting with Ruin 2012
2 The Wicked Lord Montague 2012
3 The Housemaid's Scandalous Secret 2012
4 The Lady Who Broke the Rules 2012
5 Lady of Shame 2012
6 The Illegitimate Montague 2012
7 Unbefitting a Lady 2012
8 Scandalous Whispers 2012
9 Redemption of a Fallen Woman 2013
10 A Stranger at Castonbury 2013
Christmas Surrender Books
# Title Year
1 Snowbound Seduction 2010
2 Just One Last Night 2012
3 His Christmas Virgin 2012
4 A Night in the Palace 2014
Copeland Sisters Books
# Title Year
1 The Lady Gambles 2011
2 The Lady Forfeits 2011
3 The Lady Confesses 2011
Dance with the Devil Books
# Title Year
1 Matteo 2020
2 Leon 2020
3 Killian 2021
4 Jericho 2021
5 Kieran 2021
Dangerous Dukes Books
# Title Year
1 Pleasured by a Duke/Marcus Wilding 2014
2 Zachary Black 2014
3 Darian Hunter 2014
4 Griffin Stone 2015
5 Christian Seaton 2015
6 Rufus Drake 2015
Dangerous Liaisons Books
# Title Year
1 The One and Only 1996
Daring Duchesses Books
# Title Year
1 Some Like It Wicked 2012
2 Some Like to Shock 2013
Dark Nights With A Billionaire Books
# Title Year
1 The Venetian's Midnight Mistress 2008
The Devilish D'Angelos Books
# Title Year
1 A Bargain with the Enemy 2014
2 A Prize Beyond Jewels 2014
3 A D'Angelo Like No Other 2014
Dinner At 8 Books
# Title Year
1 Wife by Contract, Mistress by Demand 2007
Do Not Disturb Books
# Title Year
1 Liam's Secret Son 2001
2 An Enigmatic Man 2003
Dragon Hearts Books
# Title Year
1 Nathaniel 2017
2 Deryk 2017
3 Bryn 2017
4 Dylan 2018
5 Grigor 2018
6 Garrett 2018
7 Aeran & Rhys 2018
8 Dragon Reunion 2019
Expecting Books
# Title Year
1 Riccardo's Secret Child 1998
2 The Baby Verdict 1999
3 The Baby Scandal 2000
In Love With Her Boss Books
# Title Year
1 His Very Personal Assistant 2005
2 His Virgin Secretary 2004
3 The Billionaire Boss's Bride 2020
International Bad Boys Books
# Title Year
1 Pursued by the Devil 2015
International Billionaires Books
# Title Year
1 The Italian Count's Defiant Bride 2009
2 The Virgin Secretary's Impossible Boss 2009
3 The French Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress 2009
4 Blackmailed into the Greek Tycoon's Bed 2009
5 The Prince's Waitress Wife 2022
6 At The Argentinean Billionaire's Bidding 2022
7 The Ruthless Billionaires Virgin 2022
8 The Sheikh's Love-Child 2022
King-Hamilton Books
# Title Year
1 Trust Summer Madness 1983
2 Everlasting Love 1984
Kingston Security Books
# Title Year
1 Kingston's Ransom 2021
2 Kingston's Captive 2022
3 Kingston's Redemption 2022
4 Kingston's Enigma 2023
5 Kingston's Salvation 2023
6 Kingston's Obsession 2023
7 Kingston's Rival 2024
Knight Security Books
# Title Year
1 Resisting Alexandre 2016
2 Defying Asher 2016
3 Challenging Gabriel 2016
4 Capturing Caleb 2016
5 Tempting Zander 2017
6 Enticing Ian 2017
7 Seducing Ethan 2017
Latin Lovers Books
# Title Year
1 The Mediterranean Millionaire's Reluctant Mistress 2007
2 The Multi-Millionaire's Virgin Mistress 2010
The Lyonedes Legacy Books
# Title Year
1 Defying Drakon 2012
2 His Reputation Precedes Him 2012
Marriage and Mistletoe Books
# Title Year
1 The Christmas Night Miracle 2007
The Marriage Bargain Books (with Abby Green, with Susanne James, with Madeleine Ker)
# Title Year
1 Ruthless Husband, Convenient Wife 2003
2 His Bid for a Bride 2004
3 The Millionaire's Chosen Bride 2008
4 The Spaniard's Marriage Bargain : The Marriage Bargain 2021
Modern-Day Knights Books
# Title Year
1 The Yuletide Engagement 2003
Nanny Wanted! Books
# Title Year
1 The Diamond Bride 1998
9 To 5 Books
# Title Year
1 Two's Company 1995
2 His Very Personal Assistant 2005
The Notorious St. Claires Books (with Gayle Wilson, with Owen Connelly)
# Title Year
1 At the Duke's Service 2009
2 The Rake's Wicked Proposal 2009
3 The Duke's Cinderella Bride 2009
4 Lady Arabella's Scandalous Marriage 2010
5 The Rogue's Disgraced Lady 2010
Prince Brothers Books
# Title Year
1 Prince's Passion 2005
2 Prince's Pleasure 2005
3 Prince's Love-Child 2006
Quinlan/Somerville-Smythe Books
# Title Year
1 Fated Attraction 1991
2 Saving Grace 1992
Regency Club Venus Books
# Title Year
1 Bastian's Surrender 2019
2 Gabriel's Torment 2020
3 Benedict's Challenge 2020
4 James's Lady 2020
Regency Lovers Books
# Title Year
1 Indecent 2018
2 Obsession 2018
3 Craving 2018
4 Forbidden 2019
5 Surrender 2019
6 Scandal 2019
Regency Scandal Books
# Title Year
1 Wanton 2020
2 Wild 2021
3 Wayward 2021
4 Sinful 2021
Regency Sinners Books
# Title Year
1 Wicked Torment 2017
2 Wicked Surrender 2017
3 Wicked Scandal 2017
4 Wicked Deception 2017
5 Wicked Captive 2018
6 Wicked Temptation 2018
7 Wicked Sinner 2018
8 Wicked Christmas 2018
Regency Unlaced Books
# Title Year
1 The Duke's Mistress 2015
2 Claimed by the Marquis 2016
3 Taken by the Earl 2016
4 Pursued by the Viscount 2016
5 Desired by a Lord 2016
6 Captured by a Gentleman 2016
7 Seduced by a Marquis 2016
8 Tamed by the Earl 2017
Russian Dragon Heat Books
# Title Year
1 Vladimir 2020
2 Vaughn 2021
3 Viktor 2021
Ruthless Regency Dukes Books
# Title Year
1 The Wager 2022
2 The Mistress 2022
3 The Widow 2022
4 The Guardian 2023
5 The Hero 2023
6 The Ghost 2024
Scandal In The Spotlight Books (with Lynn Raye Harris)
# Title Year
1 A Game with One Winner 2013
2 Rumors on the Red Carpet / The Talk of Hollywood 2013
The Scandalous St. Claires Books
# Title Year
1 Jordan St Claire: Dark and Dangerous 2011
2 The Reluctant Duke 2011
3 Taming the Last St. Claire 2011
4 The Return of the Renegade 2012
Sicilian Gambrellis Saga Books
# Title Year
1 The Sicilian's Ruthless Marriage Revenge 2007
2 At the Sicilian Count's Command 2008
3 The Sicilian's Innocent Mistress 2008
A Season of Secrets Books
# Title Year
1 Not Just a Governess 0
2 Not Just a Wallflower 2013
Secret Passions Books (with Catherine George, with Robyn Donald, with Sharon Kendrick, with Miranda Lee)
# Title Year
1 A Secret Vengeance 2001
2 Wolfe's Temptress 2002
3 At Her Boss's Bidding 2002
4 The Secret Love-Child 2002
5 The Unexpected Pregnancy 2004
6 The Vengeance Affair 2005
Steele Protectors Books
# Title Year
1 Logan 2019
2 Atticus 2019
3 Bryce 2019
4 Rourke 2019
5 Haydn 2019
6 Lucan 2020
Tango Books
# Title Year
1 The Honeymoon Prize 2002
2 City Girl in Training 2002
3 The Bedroom Assignment 2002
4 The Fiance Fix 2002
5 Her Marriage Secret 2003
6 Manhattan Merger 2003
7 The Baby Bonding 2003
8 Their Accidental Baby 2003
9 Mission: Marriage 2003
10 The Wedding Wish 2003
11 Marriage Material 2014
To Be Bachelor Brothers Books
# Title Year
1 To Woo a Wife 1988
2 To Be a Husband 1998
3 To Be a Bridegroom 1999
To Love Bachelor Sisters Books
# Title Year
1 To Mend a Marriage 2000
2 To Have a Husband 2000
3 To Become a Bride 2011
4 To Make a Marriage 2011
To Marry Bachelor Cousins Books
# Title Year
1 To Marry McKenzie 2002
2 To Marry McCloud 2002
3 To Marry McAllister 2002
The Twin Tycoons Books
# Title Year
1 The Redemption of Darius Sterne 2015
2 The Taming of Xander Sterne 2015
Virgin Brides, Arrogant Husbands Books
# Title Year
1 Bedded for the Spaniard's Pleasure 2009
Wedlocked! Books
# Title Year
1 Bride by Blackmail 2003
2 Claiming His Christmas Bride 2005
3 The Billionaire's Marriage Bargain 2007
4 Untouched Until Marriage 2010
5 A Diamond for Del Rio's Housekeeper 2016
6 Wedded, Bedded, Betrayed 2016
7 Trapped by Vialli's Vows 2016
8 Claimed for the Leonelli Legacy 2017
9 His Queen by Desert Decree 2017
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 The Passionate Winter 1979
2 Only Lover 1979
3 Tempted By Desire 1979
4 The Tempestuous Flame 1979
5 Savage Interlude 1979
6 Deceit of a Pagan 1980
7 Engaged to Jarrod Stone 1980
8 Yesterday's Scars 1980
9 Fear of Love 1980
10 Brand of Possession 1980
11 Living Together 1980
12 The Flame of Desire 1981
13 Ice in His Veins 1981
14 Satan's Master 1981
15 Devil Lover 1981
16 First Love, Last Love 1981
17 Freedom to Love 1981
18 Point of No Return 1981
19 Love's Duel 1982
20 Perfect Partner 1982
21 Shadowed Stranger 1982
22 Burning Obsession 1982
23 Red Rose for Love 1982
24 Forgotten Lover 1982
25 Captive Loving 1982
26 Elusive Lover 1982
27 Forbidden Surrender 1982
28 Golden Fever 1982
29 Passion from the Past 1982
30 Hidden Love 1982
31 Love's Only Deception 1983
32 Fantasy Girl 1983
33 Love Unspoken 1983
34 Heaven Here On Earth 1983
35 Lifelong Affair 1983
36 Subtle Revenge 1983
37 Undying Love 1983
38 Pagan Enchantment 1983
39 The Failed Marriage 1983
40 Sensual Encounter 1983
41 Hard To Get 1984
42 A Lost Love 1984
43 Untamed 1984
44 An Unwilling Desire 1984
45 A Past Revenge 1984
46 Lady Surrender 1985
47 A No Risk Affair 1985
48 Tempestuous Affair 1985
49 Cherish Tomorrow 1985
50 The Passionate Lover 1985
51 Lovers in the Afternoon 1985
52 The Devil's Price 1985
53 Darkness Into Light 1985
54 Knight's Possession 1985
55 Gypsy 1985
56 No Longer a Dream 1986
57 The Wade Dynasty 1986
58 Glass Slippers and Unicorns 1986
59 Hawk's Prey 1986
60 Merlyn's Magic 1986
61 Velvet Promise 1986
62 A Rogue and a Pirate 1986
63 After the Loving 1987
64 Tangled Hearts 1987
65 Taggart's Woman 1987
66 Witchchild 1987
67 Secret Passion 1987
68 Wish for the Moon 1987
69 Uncertain Destiny 1987
70 Elusive as the Unicorn 1990
71 Memories of the Past 1991
72 Romance Of A Lifetime 1991
73 Mother of the Bride 1992
74 The Jilted Bridegroom 1992
75 Private Lives 1992
76 Elusive Obsession 1993
77 Hunter's Moon 1993
78 Gracious Lady 1993
79 Return Engagement 1993
80 War of Love 1995
81 One-Man Woman 1996
82 Wildest Dreams 1997
83 A Marriage To Remember 1997
84 Married by Contract 1998
85 Joined By Marriage 1998
86 Married By Christmas 1998
87 A Yuletide Seduction 1999
88 Trials by Marriage 1999
89 A Man to Marry 1999
90 Their Engagement Is Announced 2000
91 Bound by Contract 2000
92 The Secret Virgin 2001
93 The Man She'll Marry 2001
94 Keeping Luke's Secret 2002
95 In Separate Bedrooms 2003
96 The Innocent Virgin 2007
97 Pregnant with the Billionaire's Baby 2009
98 The Infamous Italian's Secret Baby 2009
99 The Master's Mistress 2010
100 Surrender to the Past 2011
101 The Talk of Hollywood 2012
102 A Puppy for Christmas 2013
103 Heavenly Angels 2015
104 Snowbound with the Billionaire 2015
105 At the Ruthless Billionaire's Command 2017
106 Taming the Notorious Billionaire 2020
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Convenient Wife, Pleasured Lady 2010
2 A Wickedly Pleasurable Wager 2011
3 Some Like It Scandalous 2012
4 His Darling Valentine 2012
5 Not Just a Seduction 2013
Balfour Brides Books
# Title Year
1 Bella and the Merciless Sheikh / Bella\'s Disgrace 2009
2 Kat and the Dare-Devil Spaniard 2010
3 Zoe and the Tormented Tycoon / Zoe's Lesson 2010
4 Sophie and the Scorching Sicilian / Sophie's Seduction 2010
5 The Balfour Legacy 2010
6 Mia and the Powerful Greek / Mia's Scandal 2010
7 Olivia and the Billionaire Cattle King / Olivia's Awakening 2010
8 Annie's Secret 2010
9 Emily's Innocence 2022
Foreign Affairs Books
# Title Year
1 Caribbean Caress 2002
The Fitzmanning Miscellany Books
# Title Year
1 Justine and the Noble Viscount 2009
2 Charlotte and the Wicked Lord 2009
3 Annalise and the Scandalous Rake 2009
4 Regency Christmas Proposals 2010
5 How To Marry a Rake 2011
6 The Shy Duchess 2011
7 A Not So Respectable Gentleman? 2012
Carole Mortimer Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Christmas Miracles 1996
2 Nearly Weds! 1999
3 Romancing the Holidays Bundle 2009 2009
4 Scandalous Regency Nights 2011
5 Mistletoe Wishes 2011
6 Christmas with a Billionaire 2014