The Golden Redepennings Books 1 to 4

True love is rare and elusive, but they won't settle for lessRegency Society calls them the Golden Redepennings, because they seem to have it all: good looks, wealth, social connections, and a strong loyalty to one another. Appearances can be deceptive. The family tree is replete with rakes and neglected wives, though each generation has one much cherished exception: a true marriage; a partnership of mutual love and respect.
The odds are not good for the cousins of Regency times, especially since Rick Redepenning won his Mary. Besides, each cousin hides wounds that make them unwilling to risk their hearts, until danger threatens the one person who tempts them to change their mind. Farewell to Kindness: He thought he had buried his heart with his children. She thought she was safely hidden. They were both wrong. A Raging Madness: Their marriage is a fiction.
Their enemies want them destroyed before they can make it real. The Realm of Silence: Rescue her daughter, destroy her dragons, defeat his demons, return to his lonely life. How hard can it be?Unkept Promises: She wants to negotiate a comfortable marriage; he wants her in his bed. Rated PG: WARNING These books are love stories. The main characters in each story are attracted to one another, and they think about that attraction.
In all four books, there is a scene where they act on that attraction, and possibly more than one. All of my characters have experienced trauma of one kind or another, and the stories all contain adventure and thriller elements, so there are references to violence and abuse.