One magical Season. One fake courtship. One deeply vexing peacock.Lady Juno Starbrooke is no stranger to the unusual. After all, when one’s familiar is a grumpy peacock and your family’s power comes from an ancient Roman Bath, life is hardly ever dull.But carrying a secret deadly curse into the London Season is another matter entirely.After her presentation to the Queen ends in magical catastrophe and ruin, Juno attracts the attention of Major Augustus Hawkins—a deco...

Heavens above! Being an opera goddess is frightfully exhausting work—all that floating about in silk and diamonds, pretending one hasn't a care in the world while creditors circle like hungry cats at a fishmongers.The Ton calls me La Luminosa, their divine songbird, but I fear my golden cage grows rather cramped.A wealthy husband would solve everything quite nicely, and this charming country house musicale promises at least one eligible earl's heir.But oh! Nobody wa...

They call me Lady Luck—quite the joke, really, since luck left me the moment I bolted from my own wedding.Five years have passed since that mortifying day, and I have declared myself quite done with matrimony, and spend my days managing my father’s stable of racehorses.But now Papa has sold my beloved thoroughbred to the Prince of Wales himself, and I find myself contemplating the most shocking scheme to win him back.Even more vexing is the constant...

I confess that growing up in our humble parsonage, I never dreamed my decorating talent would lead me to London's grandest townhouse.Yet here I stand, paintbrush in hand, ready to transform Lady Hartley's residence into something magnificent.Unfortunately, Lady Hartley’s son, Lord Ashcroft, is a handsome but grumpy obstacle to my plans.If it were up to him, I would be bundled into a carriage and sent back to the parsonage without a backward glance.And though...

Oh, dear reader, let me confide in you the most delectable predicament!I, Miss Daphne Davenport, am treading a scandalously thin line between desperation and brilliance.With family fortunes dwindling like a candle's last flicker, I've become Lady Spellwater—a secret perfumer whose fragrances have the ton positively intoxicated.My life is a delicate dance of survival, crafting scents so exquisite they could make a gentleman swoon.Little do th...

I confess, dear reader, that being the daughter of England's most notorious card sharks presents rather unique challenges to one's social calendar. My parents, fresh from their exile and carrying scandal like a fashionable accessory, have presented me with two options: either I employ my unfortunate talent with cards to restore their fortunes, or I wed a brute whose only redeeming quality is his well-tailored coat.But fortune, that fickle mistress, has dealt me an unexpected hand in...

A fake engagement with a notorious rogue?How desperate does a woman have to be?Celebrated explorer Ethan Burnell has all the ladies swooning, but he's exactly the sort of 'dangerous man' Cornelia has sworn off.When Burnell's sister throws a Christmas house-party, intent on fixing him up with a bride, he sees only one way out.A fake engagement for the duration of the festivities!Can Cornelia put up with his cocky ways...

Enemies to LoversHe's a rake and a rogue, owns a gambling club and works occasional assignments for the Crown.She's a language genius with a strong dislike for rakes, gambling, and other nefarious pursuits.When they are paired on an assignment animosity turns to passion.But is passion enough when danger comes to call?

They never expected love. Especially not now. Especially not like this. Robert and Charles Dashwood have lived side by side, yet worlds apart. One seeks freedom in distant lands. The other finds comfort in logic and routine. Neither believes love could possibly belong in their lives—until two remarkable women change everything.Part One: The Wrong Brother Lady Isabella Carrington trusts her books more than people, and certainly more than fairy tales...

Disowned by her oil tycoon father, debutante Rosamund Burnell is in a fix.With limited funds, and a long way from Texas, the answer seems obvious.Pretend she's still a wealthy catch, to ensnare an eligible English bachelor.Meeting the Duke of Studborne, it seems her prayers have been answered.But the Duke's motives for courting her are not what they seem, and Rosamund is caught in a trap.Are the mysterious disappearances at Studborne...

Pressured to marry Mr Wrong, can she wed Mr Right by Christmas?Orphaned heiress and debutant, Lauren Edwards, yearns for a loving husband, a home, and a family, but she's in love with her guardian, who acts like a fond uncle. When Lauren discovers the earl to whom she is engaged will never relinquish his mistress, it's time to take her future into her own hands.Sir Oliver Masterton, Lauren's guardian, wants to avoid the mistake his father made of marrying a...

A cunning thief meets her match.A woman who isn't what she seems to be.Miss Antonia Lowry’s beauty and wit have gained her access to England’s highest social echelons. Each trinket she pockets from London’s haut ton brings her one step closer to freedom—or the hangman’s noose. As suspicion mounts, London’s best jewel thief decides it’s time to bid adieu to her false identity…but she may have overstayed her welcome.A...