He made her successful. So why does he feel like he’s failed? Lady Dorothea Ansley knows she baffles her mother and annoys her father with her prattle. Luckily, her fellow Curious Ladies are patient with her and great company during the season. But the season is coming to a close, and she is still without an offer of marriage. She needs a proposal quickly before her mother’s wandering eye causes a scandal and all chances of marriage disappear. As she stands alone at the final ball, she unwittingly catches the attention of the Earl of Harewood, but in a very different way than she expects. The Earl of Harewood is quite good at predicting what will occur next, whether it be an act in Parliament or the next couple to be betrothed, but he never would have predicted Lady Dorothea’s conversation at the season’s final fete would be of any interest to him. Curious if the moment was simply a serendipitous occurrence, he ensures that she’s invited to his family’s upcoming house party. She is the perfect lady for whom he could find a suitor and achieve his goal of improving the reputation of the Belinda School for Curious Ladies to best honor the woman after which it was named, the only woman he ever wanted to marry. Though his social experiment is a success and multiple men have become enamored of Lady Dorothea, he is not at all happy. Yes, the lady has changed according to his sage advice, and she has taught him a few lessons on happiness in the process. By all rights, he should be basking in the glow of a goal reached, a victory hard won, but for the first time in his life, he fears he may, just possibly, have been wrong. Has he done the greatest disservice to Lady Dorothea, to the school, and to himself? More importantly, will he be too late to rectify his mistake?
Beneath his disguise lies a secret life…and a secret love. Jasper Noble is the most feared man in London, a ruthless scoundrel with a reputation as dark as the rookery alleys he prowls. But behind the grim facade lies a man of hidden nobility with a past shrouded in mystery. Once a gentleman, Jasper’s life was torn apart by love’s betrayal, forcing him into the shadows of espionage and intrigue. However, he’s never forgotten the woman he lost. Cece Willoughby married to save her family from ruin, yet her heart remains chained to memories of the man she once adored. A widowed countess with the freedom to live as she chooses, she returns to London to find the life—and the man—she left behind. When fate brings them face to face, their long-buried passion flares anew. The love they tried to forget burns as brightly as ever. Cece finds she must fight for their future, for the only man to capture her heart isn’t willing to forgive her for leaving him. Jasper, meanwhile, must decide whether to keep his secrets or embrace a second chance at love. In a world where every truth is a weapon and every love is a risk, can they overcome the barriers that threaten to keep them apart forever?
Is it possible to fall in love at first sight? Despite everything against it? Rushing to her father’s defense, Lucy Kershaw has just told a dreadful lie to two spiteful ladies. Her father is not, as she said, the heir to a marquessate.Although the Kershaws are related to the Marquess of Berkwick, he has an heir and a spare. Immediately regretting the impulse, Lucy hopes it is quickly forgotten, even though the handsome Earl of Dorchester overhears her. Her father’s success at the gaming tables means he can now send her to her aunt in London for the Season. And Lucy fears the lie will follow her there and cause a dreadful scandal. In London, the news has already spread, and suitors and fortune hunters rush to present themselves to her aunt. Fearing it will all fall down like a house of cards, Lucy just wants to go back to Bath. But she is surprised to have a sympathetic ear in Lord Dorchester, who dances with her at a London ball and introduces her to his sister. Lucy is drawn to him, although she knows he is betrothed, and even if he weren’t, they move in different worlds. Unwilling to let the scandal, which is spreading through the ton, touch him, she tries to keep him at arm’s length. But that proves not easy to do as each time they meet, the attraction grows stronger. When Hugh Fairburn, Lord Dorchester, comes across a lady at a ball, he is immediately taken with her. Despite the fact that he just heard her telling a blatant lie. Years ago, his father arranged for him to marry the neighbor’s daughter once she emerged from the schoolroom. Left in limbo until then, Hugh joined the army. But while he was away fighting Napoleon, his father died, and the chance to overturn his decision on Hugh’s marriage died with him. While his betrothed shows little enthusiasm for marriage, Hugh remains honor-bound to keep his father’s promise—even as his thoughts remain on Miss Kershaw. His sister and she have become bosom friends, and Miss Kershaw is often within his orbit, tempting him to forgo his duty. Despite his own betrothal, Hugh feels a sense of urgency to act, to declare his feelings as other men pursue Miss Kershaw, particularly one who might even be dangerous. Is there a chance to overcome the seemingly insurmountable obstacles which keep them apart and have that happy ending?
When a goth beauty and a sunny silver fox find themselves waylaid on a road trip with only one bed, anything could happen. Lady Minerva Llewellyn has always been fascinated by death and the darker side of life, and when her parents attempt to force her into a marriage she does not want, she turns to the depths of her imagination to hatch a plot to fake her own death so she can escape to Sweden to begin a new life. There’s only one problem…Lord Lawrence Godwin. Lawrence is a brilliant artist with a sunny disposition…and the Curse of Godwin Castle hanging over his head. When he offers to escort Minnie from London to Wales, he has no idea what sort of mayhem is in store. He likes Minnie immediately, and they get along brilliantly, but that only makes Lawrence want to hide his silly little secret from her even more. But when their trip takes a detour that brings Lawrence face to face with the mistakes of his past, and when Minnie suddenly takes ill, what started out as an amusing escape turns into a serious bid to escape fate. Neither Lawrence nor Minnie ever suspected how close they would come to falling in love…or losing each other forever.
