Flowers from the Storm (1992) by Laura Kinsale – Maddy Timms is an asylum nurse.Whispers of the Night (2006) by Lydia Joyce – Alcyone Carter is a brilliant mathematician.The Proposition (1999) by Judith Ivory – Mick Tremore is a rat catcher and Edwina Bollash is a linguist.To Beguile a Beast (2009) by Elizabeth Hoyt – Sir Alistair Monroe is a naturalist.To Dream Again (1995) by Laura Lee Guhrke – Nathaniel Chase is a toymaker.City of Shadows (2007) by Ariana Franklin – Esther Solomonova is a photographer.Scoundrel (1996) by Elizabeth Elliott – Lady Lily Waters is a cryptographer.Dance (1996) by Judy Cuevas – Marie DuGard is film producer and director.Bliss (1995) by Judy Cuevas – Hannah Van Evan is an antiques appraiser in training.Lord Perfect (2006) by Loretta Chase – Bathsheba Wingate is an art instructor for the sons of wealthy men.Captives of the Night (1994) by Loretta Chase – Leila Beaumont is a portrait painter, and Ismal conducts government investigations.The Iron Rose (2003) by Marsha Canham – Juliet Dante captains her own ship.Across a Moonlit Sea (1996) by Marsha Canham – Beau Spence is a ship’s navigator, pilot and mapmaker.The Wildest Shore (2001) by Lisa Cach – Anne Hazlett is a lady’s maid.Lady of Skye (2001) by Patricia Cabot – Brenna Donnegal is a doctor looking for the cause of cholera.Bridal Favors (2002) by Connie Brockway – Lady Evelyn is a wedding organizer.When It’s Perfect (2002) by Adele Ashworth – Mary Marsh designs wedding trousseaus, Marcus Longfellow is a researcher of artifacts and hieroglyphics.Someone Irresistible (2001) by Adele Ashworth – Mimi Marsh is a forensic sculptor.My Darling Caroline (1998) by Adele Ashworth – Caroline Grayson is a botanist.Lady Elizabeth’s Comet (1985) by Sheila Simonson – Lady Elizabeth Conway is an astronomer.Faro’s Daughter (1941) by Georgette Heyer – Deborah Grantham presides over a gambling house.Miss Jacobson’s Journey (1992) by Carola Dunn – Jakob Rothschild is an insurance agent.The Rake’s Mistress (2004) by Nicola Cornick – Rebecca Raleigh is a professional glass engraver.

John – Zahirah is on a mission to kill King Richard I.

Desire (1994) by Amanda Quick – Lady Clare is a perfumer.

Scoundrel’s Kiss (2010) by Carrie Lofty – Ada is a linguist.

By Design (2001) by Madeline Hunter – Joan is a potter, and Rhys is a mason/sculptor.

The Rope Dancer (1987) by Roberta Gellis – Carys, the heroine, is a rope dancer, and Telor, the hero, is a minstrel.

Masques of Gold (1990) by Roberta Gellis – Lissa is an apothecary.

Wonderful (1997) by Jill Barnett – Lady Clio is an alemaker.

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