Sisters by Marriage

Love under mistaken identityLady Maria, or Sweet Maria as the ton calls her, cannot abide the hypocritical ways of Polite Society. She knows that if not for her wealth and family connections, she may not have ever been received, for her mother was not nobly born, and an American to boot.Maria means to sail away to America upon reaching her majority. To realize her dream, she secretly runs the most successful bonnet shop in London.She agrees to an arranged match to ward off her persistent suitors, treating the engagement as a sham to be ended at her convenience.Then, most unexpectedly, she finds love with a commoner.Only, he is not a commoner, but the Earl of Daventon.Gareth, Earl of Daventon, does not believe in love. His parents made a love match that ended in heartbreak, and he will not be likewise fooled. So when a mysterious young woman who dresses like a shop girl but behaves like a lady captures his interest, he takes measures to safeguard his heart. He accepts an arranged match to steer himself away from her. His betrothed is Lady Maria, whom he has not met – or thinks he has not met.A delightful tangle of affairs awaits both as they unravel the truth of each other's identity.A Harmless Deception was previously published in June 2017 as Not So Sweet Maria under the pen name Jessica Spencer. A series of regency romances.

A secret love, a broken heart, and an unthinkable crimeGrowing up in the shadow of her parents' estrangement, Laura has learnt to mask her feelings. She is also unused to company, thanks to her reclusive father.Now she must go to London during the Season, where she will meet her mother-the mother she has pined for and resented in equal measure.To her surprise, Laura finds herself a success. She has suitors offering for her, but is secretly in love with the Duke of Wimberley. Do her feelings even matter, when the duke is most attentive to the beautiful widow, Lady Mannering?And then Laura learns a shocking truth about the duke. He is not the man he appears to be.Anthony, Duke of Wimberley, is in London to find a wife for the second time. Seven years ago, he had made a love match. He knows better now. He is looking for someone who will take charge of the duties of his duchess and also be a mother to his daughter.His intention to guard his heart disappears as he comes to know Laura. Before he can proceed to court her, he becomes mired in perhaps the biggest scandal of all time.To his utter shock, not only does Lady Laura believe the worst about him, she goes out of her way to thwart him. Previously published in October 2018 as Not Just Lovely Laura under the pen name Jessica Spencer A series of regency romances.