Jeanne Carmichael

Lydia Osborne and Lord Justin Blackthorn fell in love five years earlier only to have the romance come to an abrupt end. Now he has returned to London from his service in the war and seems to expect Lydia to fall into his arms again. Annoyed by his lack of sentiment about the past, Lydia resolves to show him that she had moved on with her life.

Though not under ideal conditions, Hester Martingale was pleased to inherit a home of her own, and would stay on permanently if she could. — She was welcomed into the neighbourhood by the disturbingly handsome Earl of Eversleigh and immediately adopted by his irrepressible and irresistible siblings. — But not everyone was pleased to welcome Hester, and before long, it became all too obvious that someone was willing to go to any lengths to make her leave

Could she sacrifice her happiness? Marriage to a man she hardly knew--what an appalling prospect! Yet Christa realized she had no choice. Ross Donahue would not negotiate. "I am not particularly interested in owning Liddiat Hall," he had told her, "but I am interested in acquiring you. As my wife." He would save her father from debt and probably prison, but his price was Christa. And despite her earlier intention, she knew she couldn't let her father sort things out on his own. She'd agree to Ross's terms, but could her heart survive such an inconvenient marriage?