Helena Marshfield is in hiding. Once the indulged daughter of a baronet, she is now governess/companion to a businessman's daughters. Her family has been in disgrace since her father's very public suicide. What if someone discovers she has another secret to hide, that her father had promised her to the revolting Lord Elverton as payment for a wager? Ivor Stafford struggles to free himself from the mountain of debt his father left.
They left Portugal to escape the ravages of war, but on their arrival in 'safe' England, faced a vicious danger that neither had ever imagined.
When Alexandra Tallis discovers that her witless sister has imprisoned their father’s nemesis, Theo Crombie, in their attic, she quickly frees him, fighting an unladylike impulse to keep him as her own special captive. Despite the brutal beating she receives from her father for her actions, Alexandra continues to yearn for the delicious Mr. Crombie even though she knows that nothing will ever come of her dreams.
Matthew Monfort has two excellent reasons for loathing members of the ton, but thanks to his father's machinations he finds himself inveigled into offering for Lady Verity Tristan. Anyway it's time he married and she's...well, she's different; in fact she's quite delightful...and intelligent...and sweet...but she needn't think she's going to win him over.
