Raised All Wrong

Lady Arabella Warwick possesses a passion for cuneiform, a wish to never marry, and an empty reticule. Unfortunately, she also has an ailing mother who needs expensive care. In Victorian England, there is only one way for a lady to raise much needed funds: marriage. Gabriel, Baron Brynley, knows his nefarious cousin, the Viscount Justin Manning, would never court an impoverished bluestocking like Lady Arabella, no matter how lovely. She must figure into the lawsuit Gabriel has brought to claim his relative's titles. But how? He's determined to find out. Soon Arabella and Gabriel bond over an obsession with the Epic of Gilgamesh. As their attraction to each other grows, so does the danger from those who oppose them. With so much at stake, do they dare risk love?

Miss Honoria Cutworth is down to the last name on her father's list of eligible bachelors. Somehow, despite doing everything right, she hasn't managed to wrangle a husband. Sir Lawrence Fishbane isn't wealthy. He also isn't looking for a wife, but his mother keeps harping and Colonel Cutworth keeps appearing at his side, so it's inevitable he meets Miss Cutworth. Unwilling to gauge her charms merely on her public comportment, he sends forth The Midnight Menace to uncover her true nature. What happens when London's most notorious thief falls for the mealy-mouthed flutter? Between a secret government agency worming its way between the couple, and an equally secret society of rabid Assyriologists set to foil their romance, would anyone be surprised if the two fell in love? In this Victorian romp, two people Raised All Wrong join their families and their hearts.