Back home on her estate in Yorkshire there was always something to occupy her time, though here, in London, the only order of the day seemed to involve sipping tea and gossiping over dainty cakes. Bracing herself for several monotonous weeks of boredom she had no idea of the adventure her, seemingly unassuming, life was about to take.LORD SEBASTIAN HUMBER – touted as the most handsome man in the kingdom – is instantly charmed and amused by the beautiful, outspoken, Miss Fox and readily agrees to play along in her game of Marriage Mart Bluff.The notorious DUKE OF BLACKMOOR, is intrigued and determined to find out more about this unknown vixen from Yorkshire, whose name has become synonymous with, ‘The Lobster Puff Affair’.Two confirmed bachelors, one independent young lady and a house party in the country.Who will be kidnapped, who will be shot, and who, at the end of the day, will win the heart and hand of the unconventional, quirky, Miss Vivien Fox?The first in THE UNOBTAINABLES series, THE DUKE WITH NO SMILE is a fast-paced Historical Regency Romance with a sprinkle of sizzle: a few baddies to hate, more than one adorable hero to love, a mystery to untangle, and of course, a happy ending for our headstrong, unconventional heroine.

    Their love grew slowly, built over the many summers Sophia spent at his family estate, Bramblefield Park. But his meddlesome mother did not approve of their romance, so she conspired to put an end to the affair, determined that her son marry a woman better suited to their family fortune. Unbeknownst to her, Philip proposed to Sophia at their final parting, promising he would return to her in two years, when he turned twenty-one and became financially independent.From the day of their parting, Sophia wrote to Philip faithfully, but he never responded to her letters, and his twenty-first year came and went with no sign of him. Phillip had abandoned her.One year later, while mourning her father’s recent passing, Sophia’s domineering uncle threatens to take over her inheritance and her family home, Worthington Farm. Sophia has worked hard to restore the estate since her father’s death and will do anything to prevent it from falling into her uncle’s clutches, even if it means consenting to his absurd stipulations, which include an agreement that she marry. Honor bound, Sophia accepts the proposal from her friend and neighbor, Malcolm Burns. Handsome and well-off, she assures herself that he is an excellent match.However, shortly after their engagement, Philip returns from his three-year absence. At first, Sophia convinces herself that they are only friends, but as time goes by, she is increasingly unable to ignore the anger, confusion, and longing surfacing within her. Now, Sophia must decide whether she will refuse Philip in favor of the stable life she’s begun with Malcom or put her farm, her livelihood, and all those who depend on her at risk to be with the man she truly loves.

    Thirty years old and burdened with new responsibilities, her life is a far cry from the rebellion of her youth. Worse, a greedy land agent has designs on her new fortune. When his attempt to abduct her is waylaid by a band of highwaymen, the thieves' mysterious "Captain" offers Beth a strange salvation—perhaps not only from a cold night, but from a cold past, as well...A PAST MARRED BY MUTINYRHYS BOOKER was born to a different name, one that he no longer deserves. Cruel turns of fate have brought him here, to a life outside the law—a life that felt like the only possibility before she came into it. With a robbery gone sideways, he can't simply leave this woman to freeze on the highroads, but with a crew of hungry men depending on him, he can't let her go either...Far from the dangers of the forest and reunited under the gaze of those who rejected them, can their passion ever survive?