A woman whose reputation was destroyed. A powerful earl who longs for children. Can they ignore the raging gossip and find happiness together? Lady Diana de Wolfe's curiosity about kissing led to her ruin before she ever made her come-out in London. Banished from her home by a furious, disappointed father, Diana gives birth out of wedlock to twins and supports her family, without help, until her parents' deaths. Her brother, the new Earl of Reston, welcomes her back into the family fold and takes Diana to London, hoping she can make a match—and demanding she keep silent about her children until she lands a husband. Oliver Ward, Earl of Merrifield, raised his siblings after his father's tragic death and his mother's subsequent madness. With his brother at university and his sister making her come-out, Oliver is ready to find a wife and start a family of his own. His good friend, Lady Merrick, whom he almost wed, promises to help him find the right woman. Meeting shortly before the London Season begins, Oliver is drawn to Diana's spirit and beauty. Her attraction for him only grows when he learns about her precocious twins, and he is determined to make her his. Will the rumors regarding Diana's past mistakes doom this couple in society's eyes-or can love overcome gossip and save them both? Diana occurs after the events written about in Alexa Aston's bestselling St. Clairs Trilogy and is a part of the De Wolfe Pack Connected World.

He loved her—and was blindsided when she wed another man... Lady Amelia Ward is ecstatic that her brother, the Earl of Merrifield, has married for love. Amelia, who is in her first Season, now wants the same for herself. Though ton marriages rarely involve love, she has seen what a difference it’s made in Oliver’s life and she won’t settle for anything less—especially because she’s already in love with her new brother-in-law—who thinks her a featherbrain. Derek de Wolfe, the new Earl of Reston, has seen his older sister, Diana, wed to Lord Merrifield. Now, Derek is ready to return to Northumberland because he has no plans to wed for several years, preferring to focus on changes he wishes to make at Esterley, his country estate. But the truth is that he’s running away from his growing attraction to Amelia, his new sister-in-law, whom he knows believes in love... But all does not go as planned or hoped. When Amelia decides to make Derek jealous, her plans backfire. She finds herself wed to a stranger who’s a known rake and her unhappiness grows when she realizes the kind of marriage they will have. Will Amelia find a way to escape a union that should never have occurred, and if she does, will Derek be waiting for her?

He’s a virgin who almost died at Waterloo... and now finds himself a duke. She’s been told that kissing is important, and if she likes a man and has the opportunity... she should take it. Lady Thea de Wolfe breaks her leg, causing her to miss her first London Season, one in which her sister, Diana, becomes the Countess of Merrifield, and Thea’s best friend, Amelia, weds Thea’s brother, Lord Reston. Seeing those closest to her find love has led Thea to dare to dream of the possibility of love coming to her. Major Adam Ashbury arrives home from war to discover his cousin recently died in a phaeton accident, making Adam the new Marquess of Trumbull. Before he can get used to having a title, his uncle dies, and the former military man finds himself woefully unprepared to be the Duke of Durham. Adam can’t even dance—but he longs to find a duchess and create a new life for himself, one in which family and love play equally important roles. A funeral first brings Adam and Thea together, followed, soon, by a house party, where their growing attraction finds fertile ground to blossom. Though other single women vie for the new duke’s attention, and Thea’s guardian is determined to keep her from kissing anyone before she makes her come-out, true love runs its natural course for the pair. Thea is Book 3 in The de Wolfes of Esterley Castle and a part of the De Wolfe Pack Connected World. It can be read as a standalone.