Lady Eleanor Chalcroft is the reigning queen of London society.She has the requisite beauty, bloodlines, and breding to ensurethat she has her pick of England's eligible bachelors. No one need know that written words jump around on the page eludingher understanding, or that the notion of being outside alonesends her into palpitations. To all appearances, Lady Eleanoris perfect.Alexander Fitzhugh, on the other hand, is far from perfect. Hispaternity has been in question since before he was born and his upbringing around smugglers far from London's ballroomshas left him decidedly on the outskirts of society. But he hasplans to confront the father who denied him and build abusiness for himself. Those plans certainly don't include fallingin love with the most sought-after debutante in London.Though the attraction is instantaneous and the feelings asintense, their best laid plans for a happily ever after don't takeinto account the malice of Alex's father, the Earl of Southampton.Eleanor and Alex must forge new lives on their own beforethey can hope to find a love together.

Emily Taylor loves to help people, loves to ease their burdens and make their dreams come true. But when a conman ruins her reputation, she discovers that helping others is safer and easier from behind the scenes. When one of Emily's gifts captures the attention of an avid journalist, her identity as the town's anonymous benefactor'and her renewed relationship with her high school sweetheart'are threatened.As her private life begins to unravel, she realizes the one hope for regaining control lies behind prison walls.

Inspired by the works of Jane Austen, this charming mystery series set in Regency London features Rosalind Thorne, a young woman with a talent for helping ladies of the ton with their most pressing and delicate problems . . . Rosalind Thorne's quick wits and discretion have proved invaluable to London's haut ton. Success has at last brought her financial stability and a new home, which she shares with her best friend, Alice Littlefield. But now trouble has infiltrated Rosalind's sanctuary, and the reputations in danger include her own. Alice has formed a tender attachment to Amelia, the maid in their employ, and her affection is returned. But before meeting Alice, Amelia was involved with Cate Levitton, daughter of a well-respected family. The scandalous liaison caused the Levittons to banish Cate to the house of her widowed cousin. Amelia has no expectation of seeing Cate again--until she stumbles upon her in the marketplace, looking deathly ill. The women bring Cate to their home with the help of Bow Street officer Adam Harkness, who deduces that Cate's sickness may in fact be arsenic poisoning. But who had motive, or means? As Rosalind and Adam work side by side, their suspicions grow--as does the bond between them. Rosalind knows that both her blossoming relationship with Adam and her increasing independence would be frowned upon by society. Poison, politics, jealousy and jewel thieves combine in Rosalind's most complex case yet. But to solve this dangerous puzzle, Rosalind must also decide where her heart and her future lie . . .