Bücher der Reihe Marrying a Mabry

Can she convince the duke a woman has a brain?Lady Joanna Mabry has many flaws, one is her penchant for stealing books from her peers' homes. Since she returns them, usually to the same house, she feels it's a harmless flaw until she's almost caught by James Huntington, the Duke of Northwick. His outspoken views on a proper woman's education have left her bristling. So in this case, she's pleased to have taken his book on what is sure to be an antiquated view of the female species.James dismisses Lady Joanna's odd behavior until he discovers his book on "feminine education" is missing. Guessing she has it, he's highly amused since the cover concealed the real title, The Illustrated Pleasures of Seduction. He soon finds himself putting off his proposal to another woman as he attempts to trap Joanna into revealing her theft. He enjoys countering her energetic arguments for women's equal education, while he insinuates that what women should be most concerned with is the bedroom.Before long, the pictures in Northwick's book, his quiet hints, and his tantalizing touches begin to leave Joanna breathless. Worse, their debates bring her to a state of excitement she's known with no other. How can such a closed-minded man be so tempting?But with a spurned woman lurking in the background, Joanna must make the decision whether to let the duke wallow in a bed of his own making, or acknowledge the feelings that have grown between them...neither of which she's willing to do.Marrying a MabryStealing the DukePainting the EarlRevealing the Viscount

The bargain: She'll marry him if he poses nude for her.Lady Amelia Mabry is determined to paint her masterpiece before marrying, but she's struggling with the male form. It isn't as if she can hire a nude model - she'd be shunned by the ton. So when the Earl of Sommerset, who she's privately dubbed the Golden Adonis, surprises her with a marriage proposal, she can't resist making a counterproposal - pose nude for her, and when the painting is complete, she'll marry him if he still wishes her to.Andrew Crauford, Earl of Sommerset has just inherited his title - and as he's discovered, his father's significant debt. He needs to marry a woman with a sizeable dowry, but no young lady has interested him. Running out of time, at his friend's recommendation, he proposes to Lady Amelia. But he never expected a counterproposal, nor such a brazen one at that! Now he's interested.Unfortunately, the lady has an aversion to being married for her money, which means he must entice her to fall in love with him.Though Lady Amelia has fancied painting the earl since meeting him, she's shocked he agreed to her counterproposal. As his sittings begin, she finds it more and more difficult to focus on her painting instead of her model. If she's not careful, her carefully laid plans for her future will go amiss.Bargain or not, falling in love with the earl before completing her masterpiece is not an option.Marrying a MabryStealing the DukePainting the EarlRevealing the Viscount

Can a fake betrothal give them another chance at love?Lady Mariel Mabry Beaumont is shocked to discover the man she loved, who died in the war, isn't actually dead and has been in hiding for the last three years. Furious, hurt, and determined to have answers, she sets out to confront him, but the spontaneous, energetic man she used to know has truly disappeared, leaving her to face a cold, hardened stranger.Marcus Stratton, the new Viscount of Blackmore, curses the fact his older brother died for many reasons, one of which is it has revealed him to society. Now there will be expectations, expectations he cannot fulfill, but what he can fulfill is his oath to bring the last of his men to justice...once he finds him. When the woman he hoped to avoid seeks him out, his true torture begins. Despite his love for her, or rather because of it, he must turn her away. She deserves far more than he can give her.Yet unable to resist, he finds himself agreeing to Mariel's proposition of a fake betrothal in which she'll happily throw him over in mere weeks to avoid being pitied by the ton. But as they spend time together, his fear becomes reality and he falls even deeper in love, putting her life in danger.Now, the only way to end their façade is to reveal his personal war wounds, but will that be all that's revealed?Marrying a MabryStealing the DukePainting the EarlRevealing the Viscount