A Husband for the Countess — Irene Loyd Black

AN EARNEST SUITOR

Dowager Countess Sarah Mary Ester Worthington was only nineteen and a virgin widow, but she d had enough of arranged marriage to last her a lifetime. Never again would she be a man's bauble, treasured only for her beauty! The next swain to lead her to the altar would first have to prove the depth of his affection by falling in love with a plainly dressed, barefoot serving wench who spoke imperfect English -- Sarah herself, in disguise. And once she spied the dashing Marquis of Heatherdown, she knew she had met the target of her exacting test. She vowed to go through with the charade, even if it meant exposing herself to the elements in wet pantalettes and uncombed hair and putting herself in a very compromising position...

AN HONEST LADY

Something about the fetching serving girl with the peculiar accent didn't exactly ring true, but the Marquis of Heatherdown chided himself for being overly suspicious. Newly parted from his prevaricating and philandering fiancee, he was wary of women who valued him only for his wealth and social position, and he was determined not to fall prey to feminine subterfuge again. So why was he so attracted to this astonishingly bold and fanciful chit with the carelessly disguised manners of the Upper Orders? On the other hand, as long as she was masquerading as a servant, he'd be damned if he could resist the charms so temptingly offered...