And though Miss Euphemia (Mia) Buchanan liked them all, love was simply not in the picture.But the accident was to change all that. The accident that had almost killed her and her brother. Suddenly Mia found herself convalescing at Dominer, the ancestral home of the infamous Garret Hawkhurst, who, rumor had it, had murdered his wife and son--and for whom Mia had developed a dangerous tenderness.

    How could Lady Jand Fitzmaurice prefer her handsome horse trainer over the most attractive nobleman in England? She had taken London society by storm, but now a whirlwind of scandal was rising as she rode roughshod over all conventions and prepared to take a leap that could leave her heart forever broken.

    The late Sir Charles Stanton had written to his estranged father-in-law Prince Kuragin in Russia-entrusting him with the care of his daughter Lucy. The prospect of traveling to St. Petersburg-far away-was frightening and exciting. Though without a chaperone, Lucy did not fear for her virtue, one look at her escort, cousin Nikolai, revealed a nature as frozen as the Russian steppes.

    Those who loved them recognized the spirit in Serenity's eyes, the gentleness in Sylyana's. But when Svlyana was invited by her godmother, who'd not seen her in four years, to come to London for the Season, Serenity felt safe in taking her place. After all, Sylyana would far rather remain in the Cotswolds near the man she loved.Serenity had a lesson she must teach to a certain man in London—a man who had teased her when she was just sixteen—with a dare, a laugh, and a kiss.

    What could account for her sudden change of heart? And what was the matter with Lara's little brother Denny, the new Lord Quendon? Who would want that lovable young rascal out of the way?And what of the dashing Lord Kurt Marden, whose very presence seemed to upset Lara ? His rakish charms had moved Brandy in a way "no other man's could, but she did not know if she could trust him. World his libertine ways endanger Denny... and be her undoing?