Lord Alistair Compton could not believe Lady Lacey Lamb had the boldness to cut him in the middle of the Huffingtons’ ball. She flatly refused to stand up with him! He responded the only way a man of his consequence could—by placing a wager at White’s. Lady Ice would fall hopelessly in love with him before the Season was through. Lacey had never been so appalled, so shocked, so scandalized! How dare the monstrous buffoon treat her so horridly, guaranteeing the gossips banter her name about over a ridiculous wager? It was not to be endured. With the help of her brother, Lord Melbourne, a counter bet was placed, and the stakes were high—for who could resist falling for the lovely bluestocking when she was most definitely in the right?

Four years ago, in order to save her family, Miss Catherine Poleton wed an earl old enough to be her grandfather. In doing so, she cast aside the advances of Lord Hamson, the only gentleman she had ever loved, and to the delight of her mother, became Lady Romney, the Countess of Huntingdon. However, she soon learned that it was not easy being married to someone so much older than herself—so much so that when Lord Romney died, Catherine vowed she would never wed again. Lord Hamson believed he had moved on and was courting another when Lady Romney returned to town. Suddenly, his life was at sixes and sevens, and he could not deny that he felt the same for Catherine as he had before. But was it worth breaking his heart once more to renew his attentions, especially when the lady was determined not to have him? Or should he do what society expected and marry the girl he had nearly promised himself to?

Lord Atten Meets His Match is the third installment in the Jenni James Regency Romance Collection. When Lord Atten is rescued by a pretty miss, from an awkward situation involving a matchmaking mama, he is immediately drawn to the daring minx. However, complications arise when he learns she’s none other than Miss Waite, the daughter of his father’s sworn enemy. It simply will not do to be seen with her, let alone court her. Her father would have his hide! So why can he not simply walk away and leave her to find another? Miss Charity Waite has seen Lord Atten many times and wondered who he was. Little did she know that saving him would lead to so much undeniable intrigue, as well as ridiculous tension. Why it was silly to even imagine the two of them together! However, could her heart rest if they were truly apart?