Ulverscroft
5 total works
Beautiful Lady Penelope Winthrop wants a husband in name only. Not for her the demands of a plaguesome male. She wants peace at her country estate with her herbs and flowers. Her wealth enables her to purchase the ideal mate - the disappearing sort.When Penelope saves the day and helps Jonathan, the Earl of Harford, win a wager, he agrees to assist Penelope in her quest. But he finds fault with every candidate for his distant cousin's hand. Over time Penny realizes she loves the handsome lord. Upon finding a love letter apparently written to Jonathan by a woman he loves, Penny decides she must return home. He dashes after her.Now begins a race for love!
Miss Caroline Beauchamp had accepted a very tricky task. She must seduce Lord Hugh Stanhope, the handsome husband of her dearest friend, Mary Stanhope, in order to break the hold that an infamous beauty had on the vulnerable viscount. But she also faced an even greater challenge. She had to bedazzle the most renowned rake in the realm, Lord Rutledge, to keep him from making Mary his latest conquest.Caroline knew as she began her juggling act of deception that letting down her guard would mean disaster. And falling in love would be even worse...
Lady Sara Harland was as sensible as she was beautiful. Since she had to have a husband, she decided to take her pick from a list of the choicest lords available. One name, however, she crossed off her list. Why should she even consider Myles Fenwick, the Earl of St. Quinton, when so many other eligible lords were much less insufferably arrogant and shockingly libertine? Sara was sure she would have no trouble snaring a perfect mate while herself avoiding the infamous charm and insidious attractiveness of the infuriating earl. But though this level-headed young heiress had her mind made up, her heart had ideas of its own.
Young Lady Samantha Mayne had no desire to be a proper young lady. Let her cousin Emma dress in fashionable gowns, attend glittering balls, and hunt a mate in the marriage mart. Samantha preferred to aid her brother George's scientific experiments, wear breeches, ride horses astride, not side saddle and be most wary of wedlock. Then Samantha met Lord Charles Laverstock. Lord Charles was more handsome, charming and gallant than Samantha had ever imagined a man could be. Lord Charles also clearly could never be interested in a girl who broke every rule and scorned every feminine wile. For free-spirited Samantha, becoming a lady would be the hardest of possible tasks...even if it was a labour of love.
Lovely Katherine Penn longs to have her play performed, a near impossibility in the stuffy environs of Cambridge. Playwrights are considered rogues, but she's quite proper...isn't she? Her talented group of actors welcomes the patronage of Philip, Lord Ramsey, yet unaccustomed feelings stir within Katherine when near this handsome gentleman. He confuses her and makes her yearn for the unknown.Viscount Ramsey offers his own theatre for the theatrical group's practice, a means of having the enchanting Katherine nearby. He assists with her play's production during Sturbridge Fair to keep an eye on her. But danger suddenly haunts her every step: Katherine's life is in jeopardy.Philip does all he can to protect her. But can he save her for himself?