From New York Times bestselling author Jane Feather comes the first of a wonderful new trilogy, The Blackwater Brides, set in the sensually im-proper Georgian period, in which three noble brothers discover they will be forced to find brides under highly unusual circumstances. Jasper Sullivan, Earl of Blackwater, needs a prostitute. Not in the usual way, however. His wealthy uncle’s will promises to divide his huge fortune among his nephews if each rescues a fallen woman . . . by marrying her! And since Jasper’s estates were already mortgaged to the hilt before he inherited them, when he catches a pretty young prostitute trying to pick his pocket, he immediately makes his proposal. Clarissa Astley is not at all what Jasper believes. The orphaned daughter of a prosperous merchant, she is searching the seedier districts of London for her young brother, abducted by their evil guardian, who wants the little boy’s inheritance. But she needs powerful help, and the darkly handsome Earl of Blackwater is certainly that. So she pretends to be exactly what he assumed— a risky charade for an innocent virgin. But when passion flares between Jasper and Clarissa, the deception becomes even more difficult to handle. . . .

Tenesha Campbell is a gifted teenager with very good grades. However, her life is a far cry from perfection. She endures assaults by bullies, attacks from her mother, severe abuse by her stepfather, and she unwillingly becomes involved with a drug dealer. She attempts to find peace from her own problems when she tries to disprove an urban legend. She figures learning about the mysterious boy would bring some temporary solace, but she endangers herself when she finds out there is truth to the rumor. Will her fascination with this urban legend bring resolution to her problems, or will this be the last interest she ever has in life?