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February # H 1
Married couple set in Regency England. They have I think 4 children... The husband can't perform sexually, and has resorted to going a Madames' something brothel... But he just watches... His wife follows him one night and decides to try and rekindle their romance as a masked mistress.

SOLVED! Try WICKED DESIRES by Eliza Lloyd.

February # H 2
I read this historical book about 5 to 7 years ago and I believe it is set in Scotland or the hero was Scottish. In the story the hero was married to a woman who had a very shy, timid personality and was a delicate beauty who died from illness. Her last wish was for him and her headstrong younger sister to marry each other. She thought they would make a great couple and he would stay as a protector at the castle the sisters inherited. The heroine resisted but the hero was determined to honor his dead wife's request. They had a rocky start and at one point the heroine begins to act like her deceased sister, very timid and obedient, which drives the hero crazy. I also think there was a lake near by that becomes a special meeting place for them, but I'm not sure.

SOLVED! Maybe TO WED A HIGHLANDER by Michelle Sinclair.

February # H 3
I am looking for a book that is a historical/Regency(?) The book was originally published before 2005. He was a rogue and the heroine was a virgin and in the only scene that I remember vividly was of their wedding day/night. I remember her being very uncomfortable about everything, thus making me think it was an arranged affair (at least on their terms). She was so uncomfortable to the fact that she could not even tell him that she had started her period. When he notices, he freaks out and goes to her maid/companion who was an older woman to ask what to do (I think he begged her for help?). She ends up telling him something along the lines of just comfort her, backrub, etc. which he ends up doing.

If I remember correctly, I want to say this was part of a series, with him having shown up in an earlier book. If it is, in a previous book I remember that he, being the rogue/scoundrel had a scene in his bedroom wherein being visited by his friend--the main char of the book. In this scene he is berating his friend on ways to prevent pregnancy – specifically mentions using the newest invention of a condom (I think it was referred to as a sheep skin ‘condom’?) There was also mention of a mirror being hung above his bed for obvious reasons.

SOLVED! Readers say psrts of this sound like THE GIFT by Julie Garwood.

February # H 7
This book was a paperback clearance drugstore read from 10-15 years ago. As the book opens, the heroine has just been widowed. Her marriage to an old man was unhappy, distant, and not consummated. She and an older female relative realize that they will be turned out by the new heir if she is not pregnant. When the new heir, the hero, comes to meet them at the estate, her older relative implies to the hero that the heroine may be pregnant. This postpones their eviction. The older relative makes an arrangement for a stranger (someone from the village or estate) to visit the heroine in total darkness at a nearby cottage in the middle of the night for several nights in a row to attempt to get her pregnant in truth. The hero intercepts the message explaining the location and opts to go to the cottage himself. There, he is surprised to find himself expected to have intercourse with the heroine in total darkness. The first time is awkward and painful for the heroine as she is a virgin and nervous and conflicted about the scheme. The hero does not reveal his identity and returns for several nights to have sex with her, during which the act becomes more pleasurable for her. She never knows it is him, but he knows it is her. During the day, he interacts with her and is perplexed by her apparent virtues when he knows something nefarious is going on during the night. He has feelings for her, but is angry about her duplicity. She ends up conceiving. She also falls in love with him during their daytime interactions, but is plagued by guilt about her subterfuge. She also cannot reconcile her feelings for the stranger she has met during the night. In the end, the deception is exposed and their love declared and HEA.

SOLVED! It's not an exact match, but SECRETS OF THE NIGHT by Jo Beverly has some similarities to this.

February # H 13
I'm looking for a historical romance novel in which the hero is a spy (or possibly British military). When he leaves on a mission, his wife doesn't tell him she's pregnant. They have had trust issues before, but when the hero returns he believes she has been unfaithful because she appears more pregnant than she actually is. She leaves. When her husband finally decides to find her, he discovers her in labor and dying. His twin brother, a British officer who was stationed in India, comforts him and helps he save his wife.

SOLVED! Try POTENT PLEASURES by Eloisa James.

February # H 14
All I remember is that the hero was Native-American, the female was American and she had been left for dead. I think that she had been robbed, raped and had been pregnant. She wanted revenge on those who committed the crime.

SOLVED! This could be TEMPEST by Catherine Hart.

February # H 16
The book is a historical romance. It is set in England. The Hero was a member of the Irish Aristocracy but lived in England and was very self destructive, I think he blamed himself for his parents death. The Heroine was lived with some relatives who were only waiting till she became of age so they could get their hands on her money. She runs away when they tried to kill her and that is when she meets the hero. I know she lives with him for awhile and then something happens and she goes to Ireland and finds his childhood home and starts to clean it up and I think he eventually finds her there.

SOLVED! Try TO LOVE A DARK LORD by Anne Stuart.

February # H 17
I believe it was written in the 1800's. This woman had a pre-arranged marriage she didn't want. The day she was to be married she was able to escape by horse. She ended up on someone's land (possibly a Lord) and she was climbing into a tree. This Man saw her climbing into the tree in her wedding dress and went to investigate. He startles her and she falls from the tree and blacks out. Someone uses smelling salts to bring her around and she remembers everything. However she pretends to have amnesia so she doesn't have to return to this marriage she doesn't want. in the end the gentleman and her end up together.

SOLVED! Try LOVE'S SWEETEST SECRET by Gina Robins.

February # H 18
I've read this book about a year ago. It's about a heroine who has a husband whom she thought was already dead but comes back but she has doubts if it's really her husband. In the end, it is revealed that it's her husband's half brother who has fallen in love with her. And her true husband's already dead. The hero was an illegitimate son.

SOLVED! This might be STRANGER IN MY ARMS by Lisa Kleypas.

February # H 20
I read a historical romance set in London about 10 years ago. The story starts with the abduction of the heroine who is the child of a foreign royal couple. Somehow, she ends up in an orphanage in London. The only link she has to her past is a locket in her possession. The time has now come for the heroine to leave the orphanage. The hero is a nobleman who is very much attracted to a lady of the ton who is yet to return his affections. His goal is to somehow win her hand in the end. One night, the heroine gets hit by a carriage driven by the hero. He takes her home and provides her care. She meets the rest of his family and and they all simply fall in love with her. The story goes on where he asks her to pretend to be the woman he loves just to make the other woman jealous. She agrees and the deception takes place. Needless to say, during their pretense, they actually fall in love with each other. In the meantime, someone is also trying to kill the heroine due to the connection she has to her past. The villain is eventually caught. In the end, the hero helps her to locate and reunite with her true family.

SOLVED! Well, a suggestion. A reader thinks this might be a title in the "Lost Heirs" series by Candace Camp. The one that might fit is PROMISE ME TOMORROW. Another reader suggests FOREVER AFTER by Jill Gregory.