Charmed By Chance

When the stern Earl finally notices his shy bride-to-be… Lady Jane dreads her scheduled visits with the stodgy Earl. Like clockwork, her fiancé shows up in her drawing room, glowers at her until she quakes, and then takes his leave when a quarter hour has passed. On one hand, Jane's grateful he doesn't wish to spend more time with her. His company makes her miserable, and their engagement is a far cry from the romantic tales she loves to read. But his disregard for her has made Jane a laughingstock amongst her peers, and she's more than a little peeved to be marrying a man who can't be bothered to know her. Which is why, when her friends dare her to give the Earl a taste of his own medicine, Jane is quick to agree. All she has to do is not be there waiting for him when he arrives for the dreaded monthly visit. It's so simple. And yet, disaster strikes when he catches her in the lie. What's more, he spies her running away. From him. The Earl does the unthinkable-he gives chase!

Is it Ann's imagination, or is the terrifying Marquess...flirting with her? Miss Ann Truesdale must make a match this season, but how can she expect any man to view her as a wife when they all see her as their friend's pitiful younger sister? Worse yet, all her life she's had trouble speaking to others-particularly handsome young men. It's only by pouring her thoughts into her diary that she's managed to overcome the issue. And now that diary is missing... Unbeknownst to Ann, that diary has landed in the hands of the man she fears the most-the formidable Marquess of Kalvin. A man who makes her tremble with a glare and renders her speechless when he towers over her. But like it or not, the quiet wallflower has caught the eye of the most sought after lord in London...

Lord Albright had no intention of falling in love again. But that was before Miss Felicity fell into his lap... Literally. Was Felicity too old to be climbing trees and spying on her uncle's visitors? Perhaps. But in her defense, she was so very bored. And besides, she knows full well there's a smuggler on the loose in London, and she has her suspicions... But so does Lord Albright. And it's a surprise indeed when his stakeout beneath a tree is interrupted by the very pretty, very peculiar young lady who lands on top of him. He has no desire to drag her into a dangerous investigation, but Felicity has a way of sneaking into all the places she should not be-ballrooms, abandoned warehouse, and, as he's horrified to discover-his heart. Felicity's story is the fourth and last novella in the Charmed by Chance series, a School of Charm spinoff, which is best read in order.