The London rookeries are slums, rife with criminals, and shunned by the upper crust. But someone there intends to murder one of England's greatest leaders, and Marcus Kane, Lord Chadwick, will follow every clue, even into the bowels of London's underground. But he can't find his way alone. A partner is required. Fantine (Fanny) Delarive is perfect. She knows the slums better than any, has survived its labyrinth alone for years, and knows every criminal lurking in every dark corner. Then, the investigation detours the pair into the bright ballrooms of the ton. And Fantine fits in here, too. Which changes everything. Lord Chadwick knows a woman of Fantine's ilk is entirely unsuitable for him. But she's infinitely more exciting than any well-born lady he's ever met. Now much more than an acquaintance with the independent, self-reliant Fantine is required... and it must end with nothing less than marriage.

The death of her father made Lynette a penniless relation. Rather than burden her family, she resigns herself to the inevitable: selling herself into marriage. But to whom? Viscount Marlock—a dark devil, carnal and unrepentant—offers to arrange her match, but for a price. He will teach her all she needed to know about ensnaring a man; will use his touch, his tongue, to open her to the pleasures of the flesh. She, in turn, will obey him without question, trusting his whispered promises. But in this game, who will be caught, and who will be saved?

Carolly Hanson was training to be an angel, or so she believed. It was the only explanation for why she kept dying and reappearing in different places and times. Clearly she was intended to help people–and clearly the best way to help people was to find them true love. Never mind that it hadn’t worked yet. This time she awoke in the arms of James Oscar Henry Northram, Earl of Traynern. He would be her next vict–er, beneficiary. The handsome noble was charmed by her odd sense of humor, strange forthright manner and complete lack of interest in trapping him in marriage. But he also thought her a Bedlamite and wasn’t the least bit cooperative with the women she pushed in his direction. So, just who was James’s true love? The answer might be as close as the earl’s embrace.

Driven by rage and revenge against those who had slaughtered his family in far-off China, Jacob Cato returns to England to reclaim his English heritage and the woman he left behind. Original.