She had adored her older brother's best friend since childhood, but that was long ago. Now an orphan in a household that has reduced her to stocking servitude, he has suddenly returned. But why does he propose marriage, when it is clear that he loves another? Is he paying a secret debt, or simply intent on making a fortune through her? She must quickly find answers, even if it breaks the heart she lost to him long ago.

A Reputation for Ruin With money scarce, Angela Warren was all too aware that her family could afford just one London Season for her to make a match. A single misstep would destroy her chances; an entanglement with a social outcast like Devall Blackthorn, a reputed scoundrel and womanizer, would be a disaster. Yet from the moment Angela spied Blackthorn giving aid to the poor, she believed the ton had grievously wronged him. His tender, heartfelt kisses soon had her convinced. Then she began to be courted by dashing widower Gabriel Atwater, society's darling and a most magnificent catch. Now, amid balls and routs, Angela was being swept into a dangerous crosscurrent of passion, torn between social acceptance and her heart, and forced to face a shocking truth that could bring her ruin ... or a lifetime of glorious love.

Reunited by Fate When Marianne Barnett was orphaned in Napoleonic France, a dashing Englishman disguised as a French officer risked his life to return her to England and her uncle's love and protection. Little did he know what was in store for her.... Unloved and neglected for twelve years, she is now about to come into her own - but her bankrupt uncle plans to seize her rightful inheritance. Her only hope is the gallant rescuer she knew as "Jacques," Colonel Jack Caldwell. A fateful encounter has brought him back into her life. But after Jack saves Marianne, can she save him and the love they were born to share?