Rules of Refinement

Series · 4 books · 2017

Books in series

One Good Gentleman

2017

Her virtue or her dreams . . . which must she abandon? Emilia Glasbarr doesn’t want to be a country miss with a yard full of geese and a scant handful of neighbors. She wants the music, theatre and art found in Scotland’s capital city. She’s sunk her every resource into finishing school to find a city-dwelling husband. Unfortunately, the only man interested wants her for a far less savory purpose. The first four Marriage Maker Romances A Lady of Worth The Marriage Maker A Lady By Chance How to Catch an Heiress The other Rules of Refinement Romances Redemption of a Marquess Shameless A Marriage of Necessity

Shameless

2017

As the daughter of a well known madam, Juliet Thatcher knows more about men than she cares to—which is why she has no intention of following in her mother’s footsteps. Juliet agrees to her mother’s request that she attend Lady Peddington’s School for Young Ladies to prepare her for life as a courtesan. She hopes that the school year will give her time to convince her mother to allow her to pursue a career as a dressmaker, instead. When Lady Peddington extorts from Juliet a game of cards with notorious rake Duke Hamilton, Juliet knows there’s only one way to deal with a man like him: beat him at cards, then disappear. Carrick Hamilton, the Duke of Hamilton does not sustain long romances. But Sir Stirling James knows he simply hasn't met a woman hot blooded enough to set his blood—and his heart—on fire. When Stirling challenges him to meet the woman Stirling swears he will marry, Carrick can't resist the challenge. The original Marriage Maker romances A Lady of Worth The Marriage Wager A Lady By Chance How to Catch an Heiress Other Rules of Refinement romances One Good Gentleman Redemption of a Marquess A Scandal By Any Other Name

Redemption of a Marquess

2017

Valan Grey, the 6th Earl of Edmonds, the Marquess of Northington, has no wish to sire an heir. His three-year-old nephew will carry on the title. His fertile sister has already borne her husband another son and a daughter for good luck. The title is safe. So why marry? Miss Jeanine Matheson has graduated from Lady Peddington’s School for Young Ladies. Only, Jeanine isn’t interested in finding a husband—at least, not a young healthy husband. She aspires to become a businesswoman like Lady Peddington. All she needs is a very rich, very elderly gentleman to marry her and then, well…pass on to his reward. Other Rules of Refinement Romances One Good Gentleman Shameless A Marriage of Necessity The original Marriage Maker romances Worth of a Lady The Marriage Wager A Lady By Chance How to Catch an Heiress

A Marriage of Necessity

2017

He offered one night. She needs a lifetime... When Viscountess Kinsley’s father lost all but their home and then drank himself to death, creditors stood ready to seize what remained. Anne’s only hope of saving her family is to find a husband through Lady Peddington’s School for Young Ladies. Only, upon graduation, Anne finds herself the victim of jealous gossip that claims she seeks multiple lovers. Now, no respectable man will have her. Kennedy Douglas, Viscount Buchanan, has refused to marry—until his terminally ill father threatens to marry Kennedy’s younger sister to a known wife-beater unless Kennedy immediately weds and produces an heir. The man known as The Marriage Maker matches Kennedy with the ravishing Viscountess Kinsely, but time is running out. Kennedy’s father is declining rapidly, and he’s the only one who knows where Kennedy’s sister is being held against her will. Other Marriage Maker Rules of Refinement romances One Good Gentleman Shameless Redemption of a Marquess

Authors

Summer Hanford

Author · 20 books

Summer Hanford grew up on a dairy farm in Upstate New York. She earned her bachelor’s degree in experimental psychology and went on to do graduate and doctoral work in behavioral neurology. Eventually turning away from long hours spent in research, Summer returned to her childhood dream of being an author. Summer writes in three genres; Epic Fantasy, Historical Romance, and Pride & Prejudice Variations. Summer’s complete five novel YA fantasy series, Thrice Born, was published by Martin Sisters Publishing and is available wherever books are sold. Starting in 2014, Summer was offered the privilege of partnering with fan fiction author Renata McMann on her well-loved Pride and Prejudice variations. Since then, they’ve had over a dozen amazon number one best sellers, in the US and several other countries, in both Europe and Latin America. In 2020, Summer launched her Crown & Dagger Historical Romance Series and in 2021, she launched her new Epic Fantasy Series, Rise of the Summer God. Summer’s Sweet Regency Romance Series, The Ellsworth Sisters Quartet, concludes in 2022 and is available on amazon. For more about Summer, visit www.summerhanford.com.

Tarah Scott

Author · 30 books