She never expected a fairy tale. Then the earl looked her way.

Ellen Bentley never dreamed of pearls or proposals, only the quiet dignity of a good position. A governess, perhaps. Or a companion if she was lucky. Anything honest to help her survive.

Then the new earl, her distant cousin Thomas, invites her to London. It's only meant to be a kindness. A favour. But kindness is a dangerous thing when it begins to look like affection.

As Thomas shoulders the weight of title and tradition, all of London expects him to choose the glittering Lady Louisa as his countess. Ellen knows it. The gossips know it. Even her own aunt knows it.

But she can't help the way her heart leans when Thomas walks into the room. Or the way he looks at her when no one else is watching.

In a society ruled by status and fortune, love might just be the most scandalous choice of all.

Relieved widow Marianne has vowed never to let a man have power over her again after surviving a hellish marriage. Determined to maintain her independence, she refuses to let her scheming nephew turn her into an unpaid governess for his daughters and takes refuge with Ellen, Countess of Havers, at the countess’s first house party.

Alexander Rotherhithe, Marquis of Glenkellie, never stopped loving Marianne despite the way she broke his heart by marrying another man. Finding her available again and setting her traps for more unwary young men, his anger flares - until he finds out the truth about Marianne’s marriage.​

Can Alexander accept the truth that she never intended to betray him - and can Marianne look past her fear and dare to love again?

​

Fainting at the feet of the handsome, extremely eligible young duke she is introduced to at her first London ball is the single most humiliating experience of Diana Creighton’s life. Learning she’s been nicknamed The Fainting Flower by the ton’s young bucks means her prospects aren’t likely to improve any time soon, so when Diana and her sister Clarissa are asked to accompany their aunt and her new husband on their honeymoon trip to Italy, they jump at the opportunity.

It’s the trip of a lifetime, the chance to escape the humiliating gossip and the machinations of her matchmaking mother. But when one of the first people she encounters in Venice is the very same arrogant duke who caused her troubles in the first place, Diana realises she can’t run far or fast enough to escape.

Although… Will Balford doesn’t seem nearly so stuffy and arrogant, away from the stifling expectations of the Ton. Possibly she doesn’t really want to get away from him after all…

Lady Clarissa Creighton’s adventurous spirit is both her greatest strength and her greatest weakness. Refusing to conform to the stifling expectations of high society, she finds herself labeled as unladylike and rebellious. But when she meets the dashing Captain Rafael de Silva in Athens, her sense of adventure leads her into the most unexpected journey of her life.

Captain Rafael de Silva, a Portuguese nobleman turned naval hero, is dedicated to restoring his family’s estate after the ravages of war. When he rescues Clarissa from a band of Algerian corsairs, he finds himself captivated by her courage and spirit. But his duty to his family and land leaves little room for matters of the heart.

As Clarissa and Rafael navigate the challenges of their vastly different worlds, they must confront their deepest fears and desires. Can love truly conquer all, or will their differences tear them apart?