Lady Cecily Ballantyne is beautiful, refined, and . . . days away from being evicted. How can an impoverished, noble widow support her five-year-old daughter?
Mr. Nyles J. Hatton is successful, wealthy, and . . . common. He wants the impossible—to move into the exclusive sphere of the nobility.
But when Mr. Hatton overhears Lady Cecily ask a titled gentleman to help her find work, he proposes a better idea, the perfect bargain. Lady Ballantyne will transform Mr. Hatton so he can move among the ton, and he will provide a safe home for her and her daughter and a position for which she is uniquely suited.
But what if she finds his rough honesty tempting? What if he finds her graceful courage irresistible? And who is it that threatens Cecily, determined to stop both her and Mr. Hatton from entering society?
Snatched from danger and poverty in the slums of Paris.
And introduced to a life of luxury and love, Sidonie Amesley is determined to become the young woman her new family wants her to be. She is finally safe. At least until her former life comes back to haunt her. Villainous French agents threaten to reveal her troubled past unless she provides information that will help them capture the illusive and heroic agent Etienne LeFevre.
Alexander James has the scars of a warrior, the speech of a gentleman, and the manners of un brut. He also has access to the information the French want Sidonie to supply.
Unfortunately, Alexander is the one man who sees beneath Sidonie’s act. He is the one man who seems impervious to her beauty and charm. He is also the one man who makes her heart sing. Who will Sidonie become when love and honor are at stake?
True Love Wears No Masks
They share a lifelong friendship and one remembered kiss, but the war has changed everything.
When Captain Robert Amesley comes home from service in His Majesty’s Navy, he is wounded, hardened, intriguing–and secretive. And Liza Henshaw’s curiosity is leading her into danger.
After Liza overhears Robert and her father plotting to smuggle information into France, she must overcome doubt and fear, even flout conventions to stop them. Robert is sailing in traitorous waters and pulling her father with him.
To what lengths will Liza go to save her men from the hangman’s noose? Will she become a spy, lurking in the shadows, a snoop, prying for the truth, a thief? One thing is certain. She must resist the disturbingly compelling Robert.
In her search for answers, will Liza lose everything. Or will she find that . . .
Love Is the Greatest Secret.
What does an elegant, reserved young woman do with a brazen, presumptuous man?
Amelia Hatton has never been brave, but when her brother is killed in questionable circumstances, she can’t ignore her duty. There is evidence that his life was not as blameless as she assumed, and too many young women are suffering because of it. To save those girls and to protect her father from heartbreak, demure and refined Amelia is forced into unconventional, imporper, even dangerous exploits.
Everywhere she turns, the bold, impertinent, and fascinating Mr. Michael Jones is there, a constant witness to her brother’s perfidy and her own imporprieties. His disturbingly shrewd green eyes follow her wherever she goes.
Amelia’s questions multiply, and only some of those questions are about her brother. Is Mr. Jones part of the problem, or could he be the unexpected answer? Searching for truth takes courage. There might be danger, but . . .
True Love Is Not a Lie.
- Someone is starting fires all over the countryside.
Miss Maris Davies:
Has an annoying older brother
Is a gifted archer
Finds her brother’s best friend almost as annoying as her brother, but in a different way
Needs to find the man who is starting fires on her father’s estate before he hurts someone she loves
Mr. Phillip Martin:
Is home from Italy after his service in His Majesty’s Light Dragoons
Breeds, trains, and rides horses superbly
Is determined to help his best friend–and his best friend’s sister–stop the arsonist
Understands that there is more than one kind of fire
There are stories told around the fire on stormy night, and then there is reality. Sensible Lady Helen is firmly established in reality. She is trying to embrace the new life she has created for herself after her family has been disgraced.
Managing the Phoenix House, a school to reclaim fallen girls, fills one of her dreams to be part of the social reform movement. Other wishes and dreams must be forgotten, especially those that include the local Vicar, the very intriguing Mr. David Jones.
That is until a menacing intruder comes looking for hidden treasure. Every girl at the Phoenix House has reason to hate and fear Mr. Connors, but are they desperate enough to take drastic measures to get rid of him? And what happens to Lady Helen and to the handsome Vicar if they do?