ANNE HERRIES

I know we are meeting for the first time, but there’s something nostalgic about him… When her father dies suddenly, nineteen-year-old Marianne and her family are left in dire straits. Distraught over the idea that she must now marry a haughty aristocrat to help her family, Marianne visits her great-aunt. On the way there, Marianne meets a mysterious gentleman. As soon as he looks at her, she is overwhelmed by a feeling of nostalgia, which confuses her. Marianne leaves without asking his name. What she doesn’t know is that he’s actually Drew, the Marquis of Marlbeck, and that she will meet him again in an unexpected place…

No matter what his past is, I want to be with him… Rosalyn has been living in the countryside since her father’s death. At the age of twenty-seven, Rosalyn leads a happy life, despite the occasional talk of her being a spinster. One day, she meets a handsome, well-dressed gentleman named Damien, who has just moved into the house next door and who asks her to teach his student English etiquette and manners. Rosalyn is charmed by his devilish smile and gladly accepts his offer. But then she hears the disturbing rumor that Damien was involved in a murder!

He’s uncovered a shining pearl in the slums of London! English aristocrat Richard meets George in a London slum when he catches the boy stealing. Richard can tell from the boy’s accent that he doesn’t truly belong there, though. Did he run away from home or get kidnapped? Richard decides to take him back home. But after the boy is given a bath, Richard is shocked to find that George is actually a beautiful girl! She confesses that she’s on the run after being forced to marry to pay off her uncle’s debts. Richard finds himself drawn to her…but can he save her?

Charlotte is about to be married to a British marquis she’s never even met before. When her father’s gambling habits caught up with him, he offered the hand of Clarice, Charlotte’s twin sister, to pay off his debt to the marquis. There’s just one problem—Clarice has gone missing! So Charlotte ends up disguising herself as her twin sister to become the infamous old lecher’s bride in her place. She can’t believe her misfortune…until she meets him face-to-face and learns he’s nothing like she’d imagined. He’s young—and shockingly handsome. But his eyes are full of contempt for Charlotte and his words are full of scorn. It’s true their marriage was born of obligation, but why is the marquis so cruel to her?

This is the first time we’ve met…but why does he stir such strong feelings in my heart? Ten years have passed since Kathryn’s fiancé, Dickon, was kidnapped by pirates… One day, she receives news that a slave rescued in Venice could be him. Kathryn rushes to Venice with Dickon’s father and aunt, but upon meeting Lorenzo Santorini, the merchant who rescued Dickon, she’s overcome by a powerful sensation. “This is the first time we’ve met…but why does he stir such strong feelings in my heart?” With her heart beating wildly in her chest, Kathryn finally meets the young man who is thought to be Dickon…but is it really him?