Can Cleone play matchmaker while keeping her own heart intact? Regency England Orphaned and with no dowry, Cleone Latham relies on the protection of her penny-pinching great-uncle, the Earl of Brestwick. At twenty-three, she has resigned herself to a humble life of running his household and keeping the peace between him and her lively cousins. When the enigmatic Lord Altern comes to stay Bramble Hall — apparently intent on courting her most beautiful cousin, Emerald Hardwicke — Cleone must help promote the advantageous match. But Lord Altern seems more interested in playing chess with the old earl and discussing art with Cleone than seeking out Emerald’s company. And as they spend more time together, Cleone finds it increasingly difficult to resist his mysterious charm… An Unconventional Courtship by Dorothy Mack is a classic Regency romance full of twists and surprises.

    One was the cynical and brilliant Mr. Warwick Jones; the other, the handsome and honorable Julian, Viscount Hazelton. Soon both men were vying for her hand.

    From a modest colonial background in America, she arrives in Regency London during the autumn of 1811 and makes it her stage.Before ever she steps foot in London though, Cordelia has already become part of a dangerous diplomatic intrigue as the result of her shipboard encounter with a fellow American: Drew Harvey. Working to secure peace between England and America, Mr Harvey enlists Cordelia's help as a courier - thereby drawing her into the sights of his own very determined enemies.Despite these shadows playing around her, Cordelia Darcy's first London Season is a resounding success - as if in tribute to the godmother whose bequest made it possible. And for all that she stands at the heart of a conspiracy that gathers force daily, Cordelia's story is also one of a beautiful young girl entering Society, falling in love for the first time and learning to identify her own feelings.With her use of period detail providing a sumptuous Regency backcloth throughout, Shelia Walsh combines each separate thread of Lady Aurelia's Bequest into a first class romantic thriller.

    Anne pines for the social and political life she has left behind, especially when confronted with the society of her nearest neighbor, country bumpkin Henry Highet. Yet all is not what it seems, as Anne soon discovers in this pleasant Regency tale.

    After all, a small city like Westridge was hardly the place of a rough city copy from Chicago.But Angie had been wrong. Matt fit in perfectly—a little too perfectly for Angie's liking. Soon Matt had wed the hearts of everyone, from his taciturn secretary from Angie's two little girls. But the heart he really wanted was Angie's.How could Angie tell him that it wasn't hers to give, that it held a secret she could never reveal?Note: This was initially published under the pen name: Sandra James

    But there was one tradition she had not been allowed to break: as a Wexley, she had to marry a Gower. No doubt as the new Lady Egremont, she would soon forget her schoolgirl notions about “love-matches”… AN INCONVENIENT MARRIAGE Richard Gower was fast losing patience. His new bride was not only behaving like a hoyden--walking barefoot on the lawns and swimming to the lake--but she'd fought him like a wildcat on their wedding night. He had never had to force his attentions on any woman. But he intended to teach this headstrong beauty that as the wife of a Marquis, she was required to fulfill her duties--in every way...