A Practical Proposal Though Lady Elizabeth Wayland would rather spend her days with her beloved books than an uncaring spouse, scandal forces her to find a match posthaste. To escape the scoundrel who almost ruined her, Elizabeth accepts an unconventional proposal from a childhood friend. But when she finds herself falling for her husband-to-be, will she be able to convince him to return her love? Widowed cotton mill owner Miles Hawthorne vowed to never marry again—until Elizabeth's reputation is on the line. Their betrothal begins as a simple favor. As he spends more time with his fiancée, though, Miles finds that there's more to her than he ever saw before. And Elizabeth just might be the only woman who can slip into his heart.

An engagment of convenience When Robert, Viscount Sandford, agrees to take Harriet Cordell as his betrothed it is purely an act of convenience—and most definitely short-term! Escaping an undesirable forced marriage, she simply needs a temporary refuge. But then dramatic events at his estate, including Harriet’s sudden kidnapping, force Robert to admit that their hasty betrothal might need to become a much more permanent arrangement….

COULDN’T HE PRETEND…JUST A LITTLE? Laura had always been used to taking second place to her pretty younger sister, Joyce. If Joyce wanted something, she got it! It was, therefore, no surprise to Laura that when she fell in love with the attractive Dutch doctor Reilof van Meerum, he chose Joyce instead. But when Joyce walked out on him to marry another, richer man, Reilof asked her to marry him. He needed a wife, and Laura, it seemed, would do as well as anyone. So she accepted—but could she really expect to be happy with a man who did not love her?

Hugh David Maurice Charles Asbury, Earl of Stanhope and peer of one of the oldest families in England, has made a mistake. While in disguise, he has a night of passion with what he believed to be a 17-year-old tavern girl. Instead, Eileen Fitzgerald is the granddaughter of the Dowager Duchess of Denham, and now to preserve her honor, Stanhope must take the hand of a girl ten years his junior in marriage. To prevent scandal, he must be seen with her on the social circuit of London at dances and balls. Stanhope resigns himself to his fate, but what he did not expect…the feelings he begins to develop for the young Eileen.

Clare Gilroy was sunshine and rainbows – and strictly no dice to darkly taciturn Reed Tonasket, whose Native American blood made him a misfit in her lily–white world. Damning his forbidden passion, safeguarding the harsh solitude of his soul, Reed vowed to steer clear of the tempting Anglo. Until a Las Vegas evening – and a dizzying spin of fortune – cast him into Clare's arms...

When Robert, Viscount Sandford, agrees to take Harriet Cordell as his betrothed it is purely an act of convenience Escaping an undesirable forced marriage, she simply needs a temporary refuge. But then a dramatic series of events, including Harriet's sudden kidnap, force Robert to admit that their betrothal might need to become more permanent...