Shirley Marks Boeken

Lady Cassandra Phillips' terms for her inheritance are simple: marry the man her father has chosen and she can keep her fortune and her family estate. However, if Cassie refuses to comply, she will lose everything she has come to know and treasure as her own. Julian, the elder brother of the estimable Stewart family, whom Cassie's father mandated she will marry into, values family duty and honor above all else. He can wield a pen in business matters and keep his respected, long-established family financially secure, but he knows nothing of love. He will ensure that Cassie adheres to the marriage agreement proposed by their fathers, though it means uniting her with his capricious younger brother, Edward. Dashing Edward Stewart has the charm and talent to win the heart of any young woman he chooses. The arrangement between the two families seems happily settled, but Cassie's misplaced affection makes her believe that it will be impossible to have both her heart's desire and the man she loves.

Larissa Quinn travels directly from Miss Simmons' Seminary to the wilds of Westmoreland to care for her elderly aunt. After the day-long journey, the only place for the weary travelers to sleep is the barn of an over-booked inn with only a single vacancy. Larissa, who has no intention of sleeping on a pile of straw, steps forward, claiming to be newly wed to Sir Randall Trent, baronet and unwitting accomplice in Larissa's scheme for adventure, in order to claim the last empty room. Convinced they will never see one another again and that no one will be the wiser about their little white lie, Larissa and Sir Randall part ways, though not before Sir Randall can bestow upon Larissa a passionate kiss that sends her reeling. Both are surprised to be thrown together again so soon in London for the Season. When their secret is discovered, Larissa and Sir Randall are forced to band together in the face of a crime spree in which Sir Randall is implicated. Life is about to offer Larissa an adventure unlike any she had ever imagined.

Falling in love is effortless . . . To unravel the tangle becomes quite the chore Exiled to the country after a disastrous Season, Lady Catherine Jessup finds life at Grimshaw Court far more agreeable than the horrid Marriage Mart of London. Kate allows her companion to step into the shoes of "Lady Catherine" while she pursues the idle life, enjoying her pursuits of reading, drawing, and dreaming of a carefree life. Lord Stephen Emerson seeks the refuge of his uncle's country house to escape his marriage-minded mother's matchmaking ways until he can safely return to University. The bucolic setting allows Stephen to spend the days pursuing sports, long after-dinner promenades, and reading in the evenings. The last thing he wants is to be dragged into a gaggle of females in search of husbands. The imminent arrival of Kate's guardian threatens to expose her masquerade. Does his presence bring her game to an end, making her an outcast, or provide a catalyst for dreams realized, and will true love follow? Will Kate and Stephen ever see they share more than mere passing interests? Both strongly wish to remain unattached, but when circumstances dictate otherwise, will they realize what they should do and marry?

Natalie Powell thinks she's going crazy when she sees two men following her. Except they're not men, they're ghosts. Not-so-recently departed Mitch Hudson and Simon Dijon insist there's a reason they're earthbound. Nat and the two ghosts along with Georgette Price, a recently murdered heiress who was front page news in the morning's paper, conclude they have all been brought together to find Georgie's murderer. In solving the crime, the four realize that each of them has a lesson to learn proving, What Goes Around Comes Around.

The last few days of Margaret "Peg" Swanson's Regency England Tour takes her to an unexpected destination: 1813, where she comes face-to-face with a man she'd seen in a portrait. Peg doesn't know if going back in time has changed history or if she is there to make certain history unravels as she remembers. Her best guess is if events are set to right, she'll be returned home.