Unexpected Lords

From USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott comes a wonderfully wicked new series... He was never meant to be a duke. She was always destined to be a duchess. Grit, determination, and a will of steel have propelled Hudson Stone through life. No case he faced as Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard went unsolved. But nothing could have prepared the implacable investigator for inheriting a dukedom. Even more maddening than his ducal obligations is Lady Elysande Collingwood, the previous Duke of Wycombe's betrothed. Worst of all, the debts Hudson has been bequeathed along with the title mean he needs to marry an heiress to save his estates from ruin, and the cheerful, dazzling Lady Elysande is the only one he knows. Elysande was aware the last Duke of Wycombe was marrying her for her immense dowry, and she has no doubt his grim successor wishes to wed her for the same reason. But she has motives of her own for accepting the new duke's offer. Never mind that he is harsh and unsmiling, with a reputation for ruthlessness. Their marriage of convenience suits her perfectly fine. However, there is absolutely nothing convenient about the feelings she begins to develop for the forbidding man she married. When the shadows of Hudson's past emerge, bringing them closer together, desire sparks. But with a dangerous villain on his heels, Hudson can't afford to get too close to anyone. Too bad his icy heart has other ideas… Heat level: Scorching! Don't say you weren't warned.

A roguish earl accidentally compromises a jilted lady in this deliciously wicked tale of love lost and found again... Lady Isolde Collingwood's future was happily secured until the man she intended to marry threw her over for another woman. Heartbroken and betrayed, she has every intention of running wild across London and setting polite society on its ear. But when she becomes embroiled in a scandal with a wicked earl, there's only one way to solve her latest dilemma if she wants to protect her sisters: marriage. As an unnecessary third son, Zachary Barlowe thoroughly enjoyed living his life on his own terms, amassing a fortune, traveling the world, and doing whatever he bloody well pleased. Although the untimely deaths of his brothers left him the new Earl of Anglesey, he is determined to allow the line to die with him. After he unintentionally ruins the innocent Lady Isolde, however, he has no choice but to make her his wife. A dazzling rake like Anglesey is the last man Izzy would have chosen to wed. Still, as he offers her a bargain she can't refuse, she finds herself torn between old desires and new. And the more time Zachary spends with his unexpected wife, the more he realizes he wants her for himself. Not just for one night, but for forever. Heat level: Scorching! Don't say you weren't warned.