Simon Wayford has one objective in mind when he travels to Bath–gain the affection of the woman he’s chased for months. When his efforts prove fruitless, Simon only agrees to stay at his grandmother’s request, anticipating an uneventful summer. What he does not expect is a young widow and her daughter to capture so much of his attention or his heart. Julianna Bartlett never thought she would be living under her mother’s thumb once more. But after the passing of her husband, she and her daughter have little choice. While her mother is pushing for another marriage, Julianna is certain a loveless match will do nothing to repair what’s been broken. Between a chance encounter and a meddlesome grandmother, two injured hearts might just find unexpected love.

Ending a family feud and obtaining a fine horse aren't the only prizes for unraveling the mystery behind a missing heirloom. Miss Seraphina Taylor would love to prove her worth to those around her, but she simply cannot turn down a challenge—which lands her in trouble…again. In her attempts to turn her luck around, she falls upon an opportunity to win herself a horse. So, she strikes a bargain with her family’s gentleman next door. Mr. James Anderton has a secret—which his meddling neighbor discovers and uses as blackmail. He must decide how much he is willing to risk to protect his reputation and his family. A horse? Easily done. His heart? That quickly becomes more complicated. But how do two people who are forbidden to acknowledge one another avoid being discovered working together? By breaking some of the strictest rules they’ve ever been taught and solving a mystery as old as their grandparents. Failure would result in more than one broken heart.

After he deceived her, she never thought she would see him again. Now one summer could change everything. Being an heiress is not all it’s cut out to be, as Ruth found out during her first London Season. Now, she has retired to the relative quiet of Bath for the summer to repair the reputation she garnered for herself as a ruthless rejector of every offer of marriage she received. All hopes of marital bliss were dashed long ago by a young man in Devonshire who was as deceitful as he was handsome. But a good match is essential not only to Ruth’s success as the daughter of a well-to-do merchant with his sights on the highest places in society, but the success of her young cousin, Isabelle, whose past could hinder any chance of future security and comfort. Ruth is determined to put aside her old heartache and preferences to pave the way for her. But the growing resentment of how she got her fortune is proving most difficult to keep under control. She broke his heart. Now she’s right next door. Julian Lyte has but one objective in save his family from ruin and keep his father out of debtor’s prison. With every other avenue to economize over the years exhausted, he now has no choice but to turn to the one thing he swore never to marry for money. And his mother, just removed to Bath with his sisters, seems to have found the perfect candidate. But Ruth Hanaway has for many years been the sole reminder of every failure in Julian’s life after that one, idyllic summer in Devonshire. Now he is caught between saving his family and confronting the past. But as lies unfold and past treachery is revealed, will Ruth’s and Julian’s hearts mend along the same path during their summer stay in Bath?