Book 11

Mistress of Madderlea

by Mary Nichols

Published 1 March 1999
Miss Sophie Roswell wanted to marry, but worried that her money would attract the wrong suitor, she switched places with her cousin Charlotte. However, when she met Richard, Viscount Braybrooke, she knew she'd made a mistake...

v. 19

The Incomparable Countess

by Mary Nichols

Published 1 October 2001
BETRAYED

For one long, hot summer Frances and Marcus had meant everything to each other. And then he betrayed her by marrying someone else. At seventeen, Frances had possessed an inner fire, a joy of life. Now, years later, Marcus, Duke of Loscoe, is confounded by the ice-cold society hostess she has become.

Having learned how to suppress her youthful dreams and desires, Frances, Countess of Carringham, can't deny she's pained to hear that Marcus is looking for a new wife to care for his motherless child. Nor can she disguise that she is still susceptible to his charm .


v. 20

Lady Lavinia's Match

by Mary Nichols

Published 1 May 2002
When their parents married, James, Earl of Corringham, and Lady Lavinia Stanmore became as close as brother and sister. Now, years later, James has outgrown his rakish way and is burning with a love for her that he longs to reveal. However, he faces a rival in the shape of the mysterious Lord Wincote. Torn between James and the handsome stranger, Lavinia's feelings are thrown into turmoil. But is this man really what he seems? The more Lord Wincote persists, the more Lavinia wonders if she shouldn't be looking for love a little closer to home...