DEBORAH SIMMONS

In nineteenth-century London, Kate infiltrates the Marquis of Wroth’s mansion by dressing as a man. She’s come to speak her mind to the man who hurt her sister. But during the confrontation, Kate accidentally shoots the marquis! Kate takes him to her home in the country in order to treat his wound, where she soon realizes she has the wrong person. So, who is this fascinating man?

Brought together by unfortunate circumstances, his bride is a woman who killed her first husband in their wedding bed... A woman who killed her husband in their bed on their wedding night must be made a wife. That's the order the King has given the de Burgh family. The calmest and wisest brother, Geoffrey, was chosen to be the husband by a drawing of straws. Brought together by unfortunate circumstances, the bride Elene was awful. She has tangled hair and uses dirty language freely. There's a concern she may cut the throat of her new man. But Jeffrey notices his wife's beautiful face hiding underneath all that hair...

In order to find out what happened to her twin brother, Emery Montbard disguises herself as a man and gains the help of the honorable knight Nicholas de Burgh. They agree that a conspiracy may be behind the disappearance of Emery’s brother, but that’s not the only thing troubling Nicholas—while on his quest, he finds himself oddly attracted to Emery, despite his belief that she’s a man. While Emery tries to hide her secret, Nicholas hides a secret of his own, one that may very well hinder his chances at ever finding love. What will become of these two? And will they succeed in bringing down the conspiracy?

Miss Chloe Gibbons is nothing special in the world of aristocrats, but she might just be what Earl Christopher Armstrong Hawthorne—Kitt—needs. Wounded in warfare, Kitt'’s come home to a fractured leg, broken spirits and an overbearing countess of a grandmother who'’s hired Chloe to be his companion. Will Chloebe able to heal Kitt’s spirits, or have the ravages of war done more damage than a kind heart can mend?

Nicholas, Baron of Belvry, is livid-his longtime archenemy, Baron Hexham, was killed by someone other than himself. One day, Nicholas receives an order from the king to marry Hexham's only remaining relative, his niece, Gillian. Nicholas now has a target for his revenge. But what kind of woman will Gillian be?