Adventure. Mystery. Romance.
Anne Deveril broke with Felix Hartford years ago–when her father died, plunging her mother into limitless grief…when Anne became the sole prop to her mother in her sadness…when Felix failed to understand what Anne needed and grew resentful instead. But now, six-and-a-half years later, she needs a favor from Felix. She needs a gentleman to escort her and her mother to visit her friend Julia and check on her welfare….
Emily Summers, the beauty of the family, has already had the misfortune of being deceived and disappointed by gentlemen about their intentions. When James Thomson, the duke’s handsome private secretary, begins to seek out her company, she wonders if any of his interest is real. Complicating the matter is the arrival of Emily’s former beau, Charles Parker, a man whom Emily still yearns for….
When Jonathan Darcy is invited to a house party by his old school “friend” Willoughby, he cringes at the idea of spending days on end with the man who bullied him all through his school years. The happy fortune of Juliet Tilney being in the same vicinity, visiting her friends the Brandons, makes it almost worth the daily humiliation that Willoughby, Follet, and Bamber thrust upon him….
When Abigail Grantham receives an invitation to help her uncle create a star chart of the heavens, she jumps at the opportunity to make a contribution to the world of astronomy. Her uncle’s neighbor, Lord Rochvale, is also interested in the heavens, and the large, quiet viscount soon discovers that he has an overmastering interest in the charming Miss Grantham…..
Daniel Swann, a detective for Bow Street, has two problems to untangle: succeeding to his proper place as the legitimate heir to the Rotherhide title and uncovering what exactly is happening to the missing street urchins in the dark underbelly of London…..
Tyrone Ellsworth is too lazy to bestir himself in courtship–or at least, that’s what his sister’s bosom friend Agatha Weeks thinks about him. Little does she know that Tyrone has been VERY BUSY ghostwriting letters for socially awkward bachelors to present to their ladyloves….
Just because his parents are mortal enemies with the Burton-Smythes doesn’t mean that Ivo Beresford shares that prejudice. When Ivo encounters shy, stammering Meg Burton-Smythe while out riding, he is drawn to her as a friend…and perhaps something more. But matters become tangled when Ivo’s parents and older brother discover the secret connection. And how will Meg’s father react when he finally discovers his daughter’s betrayal?
When Sir James Morgan returns from Transylvania to England, his reclusive ways and strange behaviors give rise to rumors in the village. The man must be a vampire, and the mysterious deaths of sheep and cattle with their throats slit only confirms the matter. Rosa Edwards, daughter of the village librarian, is the only one open-minded enough to reject such superstitions….
Retired from the military, Charles Heywood is determined to reconcile with his parents and obtain a piece of property important to his family history. But a chance meeting with audacious Kate Beresford in London upends all his peace. Convinced that Charles is the hero she needs, Kate pursues him determinedly. Is it possible that the one man she wants is the man she cannot have?
It’s not easy finding someone to marry, especially if you don’t understand the nuances of conversing with the opposite sex. In To Win Her Hand, we meet Lord Featherstone, a gentlemen with address and aplomb who helps other gentlemen have address and aplomb, provided they can pay for his services….
Rosanne E. Lortz 