Bluestockings Defying Rogues

Some secrets should never be revealed... As far as Lady Helena Carter is concerned it isn't bad to be a wallflower and a bluestocking. She wants nothing more than to be independent. Her father hasn't made her life easy, and all her mother wants is her to find a husband-any man will do. In order to achieve her goal she comes up with a foolproof plan to achieve her greatest wish. There is only one problem, and a man is at the heart of it. Some secrets can't be kept... Lord Oliver Hunt, the Marquess of Dashville has been plagued with rumors and innuendo for five years, and it's all that dratted Lady X's fault. He made one wrong move in his wayward youth and he's been paying for it ever since. Determined to make the Lady of Whispers see him differently he devises a scheme to make amends to the first lady that Dash slighted. He seeks out Lady Helena for that purpose, but she won't have anything to do with him. Unraveling a secret can be sweet... As they continue to cross paths, desire sparks between them. Their budding romance is tested as secrets are uncovered, and the revelations will either bring them closer together or tear them apart forever.

Like most roguish bachelors, Jason Thompson, the Earl of Asthey never plans to marry. He stands by that proclamation until his grandfather's will is read. If he doesn't marry in six months he'll forfeit his entire inheritance. That wouldn't bother him much, but without funds the estates would fall into ruin. He has a hard decision to make, and one that he has no desire to face. Lady Samantha Cain is on the edge of becoming a spinster. Her brother has blocked every eligible gentleman from courting her. She'd never admit it, but she was glad he did. Her heart has always belonged to one man. The problem is he has never seen her as a potential wife. When she hears about the issues with his inheritance she decides that its time for a tiny confession or two. She won't admit she loves him, but he might be receptive to a marriage of convenience. Asthey wants to turn Samantha down because he hates the idea of that sort of union with her. She's the one woman that tempted him to dismiss his notion of marriage. Now she's offering herself to him and he has to discern the best way to handle her delicious offer.

Collin Evans, the Earl of Frossly is forced to return to his ancestral estate after years of avoiding the responsibility. His estate manager quit and it's up to him to ensure his servants and tenants don't suffer from his neglect. He never expected to find a beguiling woman that tempts him beyond reason nearby.After a scandal erupts, Lady Charlotte Rossington is sent to the country to stay with a spinster aunt. What her father fails to realize is that was her goal all along. She hates London society and wants to write a novel and the season would prevent that endeavor.While there she crosses paths with the Earl of Frossly. He's handsome as sin and one of the wickedest rogues she's ever encountered. She's drawn to him and ends up in his arms more often than at her writing desk. Giving up on her dream is the last thing she wants, but she might have to choose between it and the one man she can't live without.