Lady Isabella Pennington’s life is mired in scandal, but not of her own making. As London’s gentry bask in her heartache, she devises a plan to avoid another disastrous engagement. But those plans go awry as she struggles to forget the rogue Captain Nicholas years after the passionate afternoon they spent together.Her intention to adhere to societal demands is admirable but short-lived when Nicholas shocks everyone by asking for her hand in marriage. What unfolds leaves Lady Isabella torn between societal expectations and her long-held desire.Captain Nicholas is far from an aristocrat yet is held in high regard in some circles. With his attention focused on Lady Isabella, it’s all she can do to resist the handsome devil. Will a marriage of convenience be a means to a much-coveted end, or will it lead to another humiliating failure for Lady Isabella?

Lady Catherine Pennington is content with a life of art, not love. For starters, she has gotten over her childhood besotted. Well, buried him at the bottom of her heart the same way he left London – without a backward glance. But, when the man she vowed to forget walks through the doors of her gallery, Cathrine’s feelings resurface with a vengeance. He’s a distraction she doesn’t need, especially when a case of missing art pieces vie for her attention. Lord Jerrote Grant’s world changed with the death of his parents, making his return to London two-fold. One, it’s time he take up the responsibilities of the earldom, and two, he desperately needs Catherine’s forgiveness. Unfortunately, the latter proves more difficult than expected. Lady Catherine wants no part of his return, but as luck would have it, he has a plan for that.

When her father mysteriously goes missing, Miss Ava Hamilton’s sheltered life is turned upside-down. Tossed onto the streets by her malicious half-brother Ashton, Ava must fend for herself and the two orphans in her care. Knowing her father would never abandon her, Ava vows to find him, and as her quest begins, she stumbles upon an unconscious Lord in need of saving. The Viscount returns the favor and joins her search, but resisting their attraction is entirely another matter. Lord Daniel Steel, Viscount of Hedgerow Manor, is used to doing as he pleases. Charming and wickedly handsome, he bristles against the idea of marriage when his father threatens to cut him off at the end of the Season. But delicate debutants aren’t for him. Preferring financial independence, he seeks an investor for a business deal. Except, the gentleman goes missing, and suddenly he’s at the mercy of a determined and tempting young lady too delicate for the streets of London. Now Daniel must search for his vanished investor before time runs out, and he finds himself reluctantly betrothed.