How long can Sarah keep up her charade? Regency England Orphaned and unable to support her younger brother, Sarah Ridgemont seeks the aid of her wealthy but long-estranged grandfather, Sir Hector Ridgemont. However, fearing immediate dismissal, she decides to disguise herself as his new housekeeper until she feels able to ask for his help. But when Sir Hector’s formidable neighbour, Viscount Mark Eversley, sees through Sarah’s ruse, it seems to be only a matter of time before her true identity is revealed. And under the intense gaze of the dashing viscount, Sarah finds it increasingly difficult to keep her secret — and her heart — intact… The General’s Granddaughter by Dorothy Mack is a classic Regency romance full of suspense and intrigue.

    And if she ever did, it certainly would not be to the high-handed, hot-tempered Captain William Summers.The swashbuckling Summers was a naval hero who found himself at sea in the London social swim and demanded that Jeannie help his pretty niece take the plunge into the London Marriage Mart. With her innocent charge in tow, Jeannie sailed into action--trying to steer a safe course in a whirlpool of romantic intrigue... and trying to keep herself from being swept away in a wild storm of love...

    But he'd disappeared from her life, and now reappeared escorting the outrageously beautiful Nel Muldoon to a wedding for his cousin. Though his lordship still had eyes for Clara, she had no intention of ignoring the troublesome Nel.

    Any idiot with eyes could see the frightened creature was a girl…and a dashed pretty one at that. But once he’d heard all about how she’d fled the hideous betrothal her cruel stepfather had forced upon her, Ravenstoke understood why she’d struggled to mask her considerable charms. And-to his amazement-the jaded duke felt the urge to protect the chit from her unscrupulous parent’s greed…as well as from his own, less-than-gentlemanly desires. HIS WORLDLINESS SHOCKED HERMary Castleton felt like a complete ninnyhammer. Not only had she failed in her desperate masquerade, shed managed to fall in to the hands of one of London’s most infamous rakehells! One look at Ravenstoke’s indecently handsome face assured her of the danger she was in. He had promised her his protection and she was certainly in no position to refuse it. But she would have to keep a careful rein on her girlish emotions, lest she lose her unschooled heart to a man who could teach her more about passion than any lady ought to know!

    She quickly realizes, however, that a lady traveling alone is prey to all sorts of unsavory characters - and none so unsettling as Mr. Garrick Slaughter, just released from Newgate Prison. This gaol-bird, however, turns out to be quite the gentleman in convict's clothing. He is, in fact, the illegitimate son of a local lord.But Eliza's adventures are just beginning. There's an unhappy younger brother, an overbearing mama, and a diamond of the first water to whom both brothers seem enamored. In the middle — or muddle — of it all, is Miss Eliza, whose heart is about to be stolen...but whether by a thief or a gentleman remains to be seen...

    Irish society has been scandalized at the news of lovely Berengaria Ivory’s betrothal. It wasn’t the fact that she was only sixteen when her father promised her to th grandson of his old friend and neighbor, the Earl of Lindal, nor the fact that the couple had never met. It was the fact that young Torin, her intended bridegroom eloped only days later—with a chambermaid!Garia’s heart was broken, for in her romantic dreams she had imagined Torin the most handsome and charming of men, but she weathered the gossip and the new scandal when her father’s second wife ran away to India leaving behind her three young sons from a previous marriage. Indeed, Garia loved the boys dearly as if they were her own brothers, and after her father died, she devoted all her efforts to ensuring that their mother could never claim them for the sake of their inheritance. To this end, she refused every offer of marriage, concentrating only on managing the estate which supported them all.When Garia learned that Torin had returned after ten years abroad to claim his grandfather’s lands and title, she felt secure enough to greet her erstwhile betrothed with equanimity. But he was everything she ever fancied—handsome with deep green eyes and a knowing smile. She found it hard to believe that the thoughtful gentleman before her could ever have treated a lady so ungallantly, for he offered friendship and extended every kindness to her and her stepbrothers. His attentions were unwavering, and Garia soon found that she wanted more from him: she wanted his once-promised love.

    But Charles didn't know it and for some little time, he and Emma were at daggers drawn.Only when one of Emma's harebrained ideas to rescue a soldier in distress led her to France, did Charles realize he could lose what he had only just found.Together they outwitted Napoleon's army, transported a donkey against her will, and arrived back in England with an understanding between them. But when Charles sought her permission from the starchy Headmistresses of the Academy for his dear Emma's hand, he was to learn that his darling beloved had played him yet another hoax!

    The lucky gentleman was Antony Mortimer, a banker's son who offered her not only his heart and hand, but also a life of wealth and ease.Miss Amberley also knew whom she thoroughly disliked. That object of her instant aversion was Sir Edmund Brandon. Blanche was quite immune to the good looks and gallantry that made this arrogant blueblood the most eligible lord in the realm.But then, as Christmas approached, Cupid gave Miss Blanche Amberley a gift that came as a most shocking surprise....

    — "Kitty" Whitchurch was the epitome of a high-spirited young filly whose energy and independence constantly provoked the upper ten thousand. — Despite her extreme reluctance, Kitty had decided the time had come for the dreaded step of marriage. Her impoverished situation demanded it -- she deplored the very idea. Nevertheless, with her resourceful wit and all the determination at her disposal, she engaged to find herself a husband.Lord Nathan Hatherleigh, with his wicked ways and provoking manner, became the fly in Kitty's ointment. When he calmly suggested that she could no more land a husband than a fish, she promptly took up the challenge with excess enthusiasm. She was more determined than ever. Little did she know that Lord Hatherleigh was just as determined to succeed in keeping her singularly unattached!