Rake's Ransom and A Loyal Companion
by Barbara Metzger

Rake's Ransom (orignally published in hardcover by Walker & Company, 12/86)
When a politician tries to blackmail her, Jacelyn decides to kidnap his nephew. But she abducts the wrong rake, the dashing Lord Leigh Claibourne, whose honor she will soon put to the test.

A Loyal Companion (orignally published by Fawcett, 01/93)
SPOILED AND UNGOVERNED, FITZ WAS NO SUITABLE COMPANION FOR A LADY OF FASHION...

And certainly no proper chaperon. Fitz begged to disagree—after all, a dog was a true Incomparable as far as friendship, loyalty, and protection—and soon lovely Miss Sonia was plucked by her rusticated roots and packed off, dog and all, to London. Perhaps there she would find a husband to tame hr free-spirited ways—and keep her out of trouble.

Sonia, however, always had a soft spot for the underdog, and Darius Conover was such a fellow. Scorned by society for a scandalous deed, Conover was not redeemed even by his heroics in battle. Until he met Sonia and Fitz, two passionate souls undaunted by even the most odious circumstances—and decidedly determined to undo the shackles binding his heart.

Barbara Metzger's Bio

Barbara Metzger is the author of over three dozen books and a dozen novellas. She has also been an editor, a proof-reader, a greeting card verse-writer, and an artist. When not painting, writing romances or reading them, she volunteers at the local library, gardens and goes beach-combing and yard-saling.

Her novels, mostly set in Regency-era England, have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America RITA, the National Reader's Choice Award, and the Madcap award for humor in romance writing. In addition, Barbara has won two Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times Magazine.