The Appeal of an Elusive Viscount is a wonderful blend of happenstance, sensuality and humor. Viscount William Torrington bends to his family’s wishes and agrees to spend the Christmas season in London society. Once he finds a woman to sire his children, he plans to marry her, get her with child and return to his country estate, alone. When William meets a young woman, who’s snuck into a gentleman’s club, she piques his interest enough to consider her as a possible wife. However, he wishes for a meek wife and she seems anything but. After kissing a dark stranger in exchange for his silence, Clara Humphries tries her best to push the incident out of her mind. Her one wish for Christmas is for her sweet sister to find a good husband. Upon hearing a very eligible viscount is in London for the season, Clara decides that he would be a great match for her sister. Her plans go awry when it turns out to be the same person she kissed. The appeal of the viscount is impossible to ignore, however Clara vows to fight becoming an abandoned wife. At the same time, William is having second thoughts about his solitary life plan. This is a standalone story, part of Christmas Wishes project.

Courtship can be a dangerous game. After his father dies under mysterious circumstances, Alexander Yarnsby is forced to split his time between his beloved country estate and London. The closer he gets to the truth, the more dangerous things become, not only for him, but for those he holds dear. Upon meeting a beautiful woman, whom he wishes to marry, he does everything in his power to run off any potential suitors. It is a dangerous game he plays, since he cannot allow his intentions known and possibly bring harm to her doorstep. Vivian Humphries does her best to enjoy the holidays in society. Hoping to find a good husband, she attends social events all over London. As the season nears its end, it becomes clear that she will remain without any possibility for marriage. The reason is the ever-present Mr. Yarnsby. When her sister comes up with a plan that she pretend to seduce him and abruptly send him away, Vivian laughs it off. However, when he runs off the most promising suitor, she decides it may be time for a game of her own.