Maria Ling: 15 books

When convent-educated heiress Clarice is married off to an impoverished knight, she is certain he only wants her for her money. But Richard desires her body, and with him Clarice discovers a passion she never knew she possessed.

Forced to marry brutal warlord Hugh de Vion, widow Mary of Rowes thinks only of survival. But when Hugh's overlord John de Bois demands her young son as hostage, she must trust her husband to protect them both - if she pays his price.

Singer-guitarist Jen hasn't seen rock sensation Stuart Markham for years - not since she stormed out on him over an affair with a groupie. But when her best friend Karen gets the old gang together for a charity single, Jen is forced to confront the man who betrayed her - and a passion as intense as they shared before.

When a Norman knight captures her as she flees her abusive home, Saxon peasant girl Leofe knows exactly what she faces. But Roland proves to be unlike any man she's ever met - and since her survival depends on pleasing him, she resolves to do so fast. Medieval romance novel set in twelfth-century England.

Aline promised her dying father that she would marry well. Eustace is a mere knight, a sworn man loyal to his lord. But their passion for horses unites them, and on fast illicit rides they discover a greater passion for each other. Now they face a stark choice: to break their sacred oaths - or else their hearts.

Eliza Swann, a butter merchant's daughter, wants to be a fine lady like the ones she reads about in novels. When landed gentleman Edward Dean proposes, she is only too eager to say yes. But marriage to Edward turns out very different from what she expected.

Parlourmaid Annis Jones falls in love with handsome cornet William Dean, though she knows a young officer with a career to make can't marry a penniless servant. But when his colonel rapes her and leaves her pregnant and disgraced, the young couple must find a way to build a life together - somehow.

Tournament champion Guillaume has no mercy on rival knights - except for the one who is also the most ravishing woman he has ever beheld. But Matilda scorns chivalry, and aims to defeat him on the battlefield. Which means he must use other skills entirely, if he's to vanquish both her body and her heart.

When Janine inherits her Nan's struggling restaurant, she is determined to keep its old-fashioned atmosphere. Arrogant head chef Matthew thinks the only way forward is to turn it into a trendy bar. As the two of them clash, they each begin to see new possibilities in the restaurant - and in each other.

Returning from war in Normandy, Guy de Beriner wants only to enjoy the peace of his English estate. But when headstrong peasant girl Aelfid demands that he set right the depredations of his corrupt bailiff, Guy discovers that her passion and beauty play havoc with his plans for a leisured life.

Alan de la Falaise, the best young tourney knight in Flanders, has set his heart on marrying Caroline de Louvain - and he will not brook defeat. But Caroline prides herself on her firmness of mind, and she has sworn never to marry. Alan must summon all he knows of battlefield tactics to win the greatest prize of his career. Medieval romance novel.

Merin may be a pretty girl, but she is determined that won't stop her becoming a knight and battling for honour in grand tournaments. But the life of a squire is harder than she anticipated. When she falls for handsome knight Valentin, she must prove to him - and to herself - that she is ready for the greatest combat of all: Love.

Tournament champion Geoffrey d'Anger is accustomed to victory on the field of combat. But when he falls in love with Maud, who is already married to a powerful lord, he must use finesse and intrigue to win his heart's desire.

Juliana knows she must marry - and she has chosen her man. Emmanuel, a charismatic fighter and a powerful lord, has captured her heart. But he is a man of the world, experienced in matters of love, while she is innocent and demure. To win him, she must dare to become the sensual woman he craves.