Bücher der Reihe Ladies and Scoundrels

She never wanted him…Ruined by scandal, Claudia Akford survived years of marriage to a cruel brute. Now widowed, she has determined to regain her standing in society, and her independence. But Lord Shillington personifies temptation. Kind and gentle, yet masculine and sinfully handsome, he would make the perfect lover, if only he didn't want more than she is willing to give. He needed her…While Henry Shillington knows of the beautiful but notorious Lady Claudia Akford's reputation, he cannot stay away from her. He finds himself stricken by her kindhearted, accomplished, and witty demeanor. The more time he spends in her company, the more he dreams of a future with her. But the lady resists his honorable overtures, and a mistress will never do for him. Can two wary people overcome past hurts, an old scandal, and social strictures to embrace true love?

A wallflower by nature, Jane long ago accepted she would become a spinster. Perhaps such a fate was for the best. After all, she'd witnessed firsthand how miserable marriage could make a lady. Still, she dares to dream, until she finds herself thoroughly scandalized by a lord with the manners of a wild boar. After Caleb Wesley, The Earl of Keery, failed to protect the one person who'd counted on him, he embraced his role of blackguard. He holds his vices close-light skirts, gambling, and liquor--and has no intention of giving them up. Even after he accidentally ruins a lady and finds himself forced to offer marriage. Two people brought together through an unwanted circumstance discover something neither one believed they'd ever have. Can they let go of their old hurts and beliefs long enough to embrace the gift fate bestowed upon them?

In her youth, Grace Stratton, the Duchess of Abernathy, gave her heart to Lewis Duffield, an American plantation owner. Family duty tore them apart when she was required to marry another man. After years of being widowed, Grace finds herself alone with Lewis and their old flames rekindle, but can they recapture the all-consuming love they once shared?

Lady Amelia has only known the comfort of life in mid-eighteenth century English aristocracy. But when her father dies, she finds herself alone, grief stricken and not of age. Her appointed guardian, an American uncle, has ordered her to move to America, where she must remain until she comes of age. With the help of Grace and Sarah, Amelia gets her uncle to agree to give her four weeks to settle her affairs and unbeknownst to him…find an English lord to marry. Despite her mourning period, she endeavors to trap one of London's eligible bachelors in matrimony so she can remain in her beloved England. The Duke of Goldstone is devilishly handsome, but a Scottish Duke is entirely unacceptable as a husband. After all, Scotland is not her beloved England. He has a nasty habit of showing up at all the wrong moments and thwarting her carefully laid plans to ensnare a suitable husband. Sparks fly as the pair find themselves at odds with each other and drawn to each other at the same time. Can they stop arguing long enough to explore their growing passion?