First there were seven... Lovely Lady Julia Wexton must wed in six months—or control of her fortune goes to her father's ward, incorrigible ladies' man, Garth Tolton. With her dotty Aunt Clare's help, Julia creates a master list of every acceptable suitor in the ton, and finds that each is willing to propose. Her problems seem over...until one by one her suitors vanish! ...Now there is one. Garth Tolton, Earl of Sanderson, had forgotten how pretty Julia is. And now she is in terrible trouble—and so is he! The ton is calling Julia a curse, and she's calling Garth the cad behind the outrage. So he's making a proposal, too...that they join forces to solve the mystery of the missing men, not knowing that it may lead them into danger, or perhaps into the deeper mystery called love.

Who needs a marriage of convenience... For Matthew Severs, Earl of Raleigh, a marriage of convenience—to a bride with the funds he so sorely lacks—is the only sensible course of action. What's become quite inconvenient, however, is the way his prospective wives keep disappearing! Dotty Aunt Clare is behind the mishaps, of course—and his spirited neighbor, Penelope Lancer, has taken her side in the matter! ...When true love is so sweet. Penn can't help feeling that the elderly matchmaker is only trying to help—after all, she's promised to find Matthew true love! And although Penn believes her old tendre for Matthew is long dead, the fact that she is apparently not considered an eligible candidate stings. Still, the polite thing to do is join the search for the missing brides—and hope that she doesn't lose her heart to Matthew once more.

When the infamous matchmaker "Aunt Clare" arrives to stay in his household, Lucas Montieth, Earl of Kelsey, finds his life thrown into chaos when Clare suddenly vanishes and he must join forces with Miss Georgetta Thompson to find her - a partnership that brings unexpected passion and love. Original.