Necessary Arrangements

It was the worst day of her life...her wedding day. Miss Isabel Lewis is down on her luck. Previously a perfect hostess and a proper lady, lately she's been running into one trouble after another, literally. One such unfortunate event costs her the respectability she worked so hard to earn. Now she has a choice: either marry a man she loathes, or spend her life a ruined lady. A single father, a misbehaving child, and an unruly dog. The Marquess of Vane is a hermit and a recluse. Having been burnt by women not once, but twice, he is determined to find a perfect, proper lady for the sake of his daughter and marquessate. No need for passion, love or even companionship. But when he runs into Miss Isabel and is forced to offer for her hand, sparks fly and promise to upturn his quiet, uneventful life. Will they allow their passion to burn, or will their past steal their right to happiness?

Only a scandalous actress... Josephine Claremont hides her real name-and all the struggles she's endured-behind a beautiful stage name and debonair lifestyle. As the premier actress in London, she is welcomed in all society homes even though she doesn't belong in the haute ton. She is the queen of the demimonde and is determined to maintain that position-even if a dashing viscount is oddly intent on winning her heart. ...can bring a jaded rake to his knees. Richard Lewis, Viscount Gage, does not believe in love. His sisters may have succumbed to love and marriage, but he values cold logic and reason in affairs of the heart and the viscount is not above meddling in other people's lives if he believes he is right. When one night of passion with the fabulous actress leads him to reevaluate his beliefs, he is committed to winning her no matter what-only the headstrong vixen is determined to avoid him at every turn.

A timid bluestocking… Stuck in her little cottage with her three sisters and an aging father her entire life, Miss Beatrice Fowley has never had the chance to experience the real world. After being jilted by a charming viscount, she now has to marry a seventy-year-old lord intent on begetting an heir and a spare. Having read plenty of books-most of which are romance-Beatrice has a list of things she wants to experience before the church bells toll her doom. Unfortunately, real life is far more dangerous, and Beatrice quickly realizes that she needs a guide and a guard. Meets her surly knight… Adam Lewis has lived in the shadow of his brothers his entire life. When he encounters his brother's former fiancée in distress, once again, honor dictates he steps in to lend her aid and clean up after his brother's mistake. Only the lady will not accept just any kind of assistance! The stubborn and naïve young bluestocking insists she wishes to experience "real life" before she allows him to escort her home to be married. And the wager is struck. Coerced into helping Miss Fowley with her scandalous list, Adam plots to outsmart the bluestocking to get her out of his life quicker. But as passion and desire flare between the reluctant partners, they realize one item has been left off the list-what to do with their wild, rebellious hearts when it comes to the end of the road…? A fun farewell to the beloved series.

Samantha is determined to build her heaven on Earth with her husband. John is afraid it's not enough to pull him out of the hellish nightmares of war. He's a broken soldier... John Godfrey, the Baron of Ashbury, has spent most of his life as a soldier. He was never meant to become a baron. But circumstances have changed and now that he's back home, he has to face another battle: saving his failing estates. The solution to his problems is easy. He needs to marry an heiress. His feelings toward his fiancee's best friend, however, are extremely complicated. He should marry the lady of his heart. But can a beautiful, clever and free-spirited lady truly love the broken shell of a man he's become? ..and she is his feisty lady angel. Miss Samantha Lewis has never been in love. Now it's just her luck to find herself falling for her best friend's fiance! John Godfrey is everything she never knew she needed: a strong and brave protector, used to caring for those around him. But war changes even the best of men, and when Samantha and John are finally wed, her husband turns from a perfect gentleman to an angry beast. This work of fiction contains adult content, strong language, violence, off page death, bullying, nightmares and other. Listener discretion is advised.

Theirs is a marriage of convenience. She loves another... Lady Julie has dreamed of marrying her childhood sweetheart since she was four years old. Unfortunately, her father has other plans. He has his sights set on her marrying an earl. When she is forced into an unwanted betrothal, Julie needs to make a choice: wait for her true love and destroy her honor, or make a deal with the forbidding earl. He vowed to never love again... Robert, the Earl of Clydesdale, has sworn off love. A marriage of convenience is more to his liking. So he wasn't about to turn away a beautiful young lady's plea for help in exchange for her hand in marriage. But once he spends more time with his betrothed, his icy heart begins to melt. Only his betrothed is in love with another. Now Robert has a choice, either lock his heart away and live in misery, or take a risk and fight for the woman he loves. A Deal with the Earl contains adult content, strong language, violence, off page death, bullying, nightmares, pregnancy and miscarriage. Reader discretion is advised.

A duchess determined to love... Evie Montgomery, the Duchess of Somerset, has promised her grandfather she will marry for love, and she is determined to keep said promise. Only the man she loves is the most notorious rake in the country, and he hasn't spared her a glance in the seven years since she's known him. Winning his hand in marriage isn't hard, winning his heart, however, is another matter entirely. The rake she cannot forget... The last thing Gabriel, the Viscount St. Clare, wants in this life is marriage. However, when Evie appears on his doorstep, she proposes a bargain that he can't refuse. Marrying the duchess to gain her fortune is tempting, but not as tempting as the duchess herself. When the past comes a knocking, they realize that to keep love in their lives, they have to give up much more than either of them has bargained for.