Seductive Sleuths

She taught him about pleasure. He taught her about love. A survivor of spousal abuse, matchmaker Olivia Heather, the Dowager Countess of Allen, devotes her time to preventing the young ladies of society from following in her footsteps-until a series of newspaper articles accuse her of murdering her late husband. Her plan to use her feminine wiles to convince the man responsible for the attacks to stop is stymied when the man in question, the infuriatingly handsome Thellusson Vaith, Marquess Lowell, requests that she find a match for his daughter. Nonetheless determined to make him pay for his misdeeds, Olivia vows to ignore the attraction simmering between them-until she learns that he hasn't bedded a woman since his wife's death. Unable to resist the sensitive, guilt-ridden marquess, she takes on a new role: Mentoring him in the ways of pleasure. But when they discover letters that suggest someone is manipulating Thel's daughter using the same techniques that Olivia's husband once used against her, they must delve into Olivia's past and resolve family conflicts before the marquess's daughter is in danger and Olivia is arrested for a crime she did not commit. Contains mature themes.

Saffron Summersby lost everything after her brother's suspicious death: her dresses, her dowry, her place in society as a baronet's sister. So when she sees her brother's face in the latest painting from famous anonymous artist Ravenmore and realizes he might still be alive, she comes up with a plan: learn the identity of the painter, find her brother, and save her sister from marrying a brute. After the death of his sister, Leopold "Leo" Mayweather, Viscount Briarwood, gave up his wild ways and devoted his life to art, particularly the distribution of paintings by the reclusive Ravenmore. He doesn't expect a beautiful woman to storm into his life, determined to unmask Ravenmore. Fearing Saffron will disrupt his plans, Leo nonetheless agrees to introduce her to Ravenmore in exchange for her help arranging the auction and quietly investigating everyone with interest in the final Ravenmore painting for sale. But as the guests arrive and passion sparks between the viscount and the impoverished lady, the two would-be lovers must navigate a series of suspicious accidents to uncover the truth before someone else becomes the victim of dangerous sabotage. Contains mature themes.