With her family's fortune in ruins, Harriet Handley has given up her aspirations of becoming an author. All effort must go to helping her pretty sister Sophie marry well. But when Sophie's wealthy beau returns from the war, he is no longer a wild, li...
Sophie Handley is a charming flirt -- just like the fiancée who jilted Lieutenant Charles Cantrill after he was wounded at Waterloo. Yet her assistance in helping veterans is proving invaluable. And when she offers to feign a courtship to appease hi...
The Soldier's Homecoming Ensign James Rowland was fortunate to return from Waterloo unscathed -- at least in body. But guilt from that terrible battle has left him almost mute and crushed in spirit. Only in the company of sweet, compassionate Luc...
Her Once And Future Fiancé It was a bold plan -- become engaged to one man to avoid marrying another. Three years ago, Susannah Siddons had little choice. But with no communication since, she considers her alliance with Daniel Hale entirely ende...
A family in the making Becoming nursemaid to Paul Holmes's orphaned niece seems like the perfect solution to Becky Siddons's problems. After having her romantic hopes dashed, she's determined to focus solely on her charge and not the little girl'...
Duty-Bound Bachelor John Reed has no intention of changing his carefree lifestyle -- until his father's death forces him to return home. Now he's in charge of the family estate and preparing his reluctant sister for her London Season. And he's co...
The Texan's Convenient Bride To bring his daughter home to Texas, widowed rancher Jack Burnett needs a wife. And the well-bred Ada Westmore, his neighbor's niece, will surely meet his father-in-law's approval. Not willing to open his heart again ...
*Previously published in The Duke's Christmas Greetings.*Anthony Carew, Earl of Bexley, is the unwitting object of scandal when his betrothed elopes with another man. While Bexley is all too happy to return to a quiet life of farming, his formidable ...
A summons from Philip's "dying" grandfather, the Duke of Danby, is the only thing that can bring him back to England after being jilted by Emily Barlow. It means giving up his life of debauchery for a few weeks, but he has to stomach it for t...
~Originally published in the Outwitting the Duke anthology~Lord Richard Carew has just returned from his last ocean voyage with more cargo than expected â€" a fortune to call his own and a child entrusted to his care. Unsure if he should settle down ...