Lords and Ladies of London

The Duke of Chilham is looking forward to spending time with his twin sister and her lovely progeny. He doesn’t know he is at the center of a matchmaking scheme involving the last woman he wants to see ever again.

Lady Flora has been hurt by a scoundrel who betrayed her trust when she was young and doesn’t want or need to marry.

Forced together by a most persistent sister and the conniving weather, will William and Flora end up fighting? Or will they listen to their hearts and fight for their second chance at happiness?

The Duke’s Kiss is a prequel novella in the Lords and Ladies of London series. Although they can be read as standalone stories, here is the chronological order of the novels:

The Duke’s Kiss

Much Ado About an Earl

Falling in Love with a Duke

I Choose You, My Lord

The Earl Who Knew Too Much

Healing My Wounded Hero

Scheming mamas make the best matchmakers…

Disillusioned with romantic love, Lady Harriet, Hattie, is looking forward to becoming a spinster and forever hiding her shameful secret. A notorious recluse, Lord Hatherop, Percy, has a secret of his own he wishes to keep such and no intention to marry any time soon. Fate—in the person of a mother anxious to marry her daughter at all costs—places them together in the same room, alone.

The honorable thing to do is marry in haste.

When the ghosts from the past threaten the newlyweds’ future, will the strong chemistry between them be enough to save their marriage?

Sometimes, a moonlit conversation is all one needs to fall in love…

After the tragic death of his parents and little sister, Sebastian Moore has unwillingly become the Duke of Wentworth. He is left alone and brokenhearted and vows to never love again.

Lady Elizabeth is headstrong, independent, generous, and doesn’t want to change her wayward ways even if she is about to enter the Marriage Mart’s fray. One night, a mysterious lord saves her life when she is attacked coming home from a charity call.

The chance encounter leads to an unforgettable kiss, and their lives are forever changed.

As Sebastian struggles to come to terms with his feelings for Elizabeth, she eavesdrops on a conversation between her father and the earl who bought his vowels. The discovery will force Elizabeth to sacrifice her future happiness.

Will her heart survive losing her beloved duke?

Lady Esmeralda has been promised at birth to the Marquis of Camden but her heart belongs to another.

Finally closing in on the French spy who killed his friend, Lord Selkirk’s focus should be on revenge. Instead, his mind is filled with thoughts of beautiful and vivacious Lady Esmeralda, whom he craves with his very being but can never have.

Fate throws them together when they meet at a house party, and the close proximity forces their feelings into the open. A stolen kiss leads to so much more as temptation and passion take control. But everything they dream about is forbidden. Will love conquer the strict Regency world where breaking rules can only bring scandal and ruination to the two star-crossed lovers?

After years of mourning an empty grave, the Earl of Hawkshead can finally put his brother to rest, and the French spy responsible for Alexander’s death is about to be apprehended. Justice is finally within reach, but Hawk is more interested in pursuing the mysterious Lady Cooper, who has awakened his senses and made him forget about his responsibilities.

Delphine is desperately trying to save her siblings and has fallen prey to the ruthless Mistral. Forced to infiltrate a house party to garner information for the spy, the last thing she expects is to develop feelings for the forbidding Hawkshead—a man who can easily ruin her and destroy her family.

Hawk soon discovers there is more to Lady Cooper than meets the eye and that she might be working with the very spy he wants to see hang. Will his growing attraction for her win over his familial duty to avenge his brother? Or will he denounce her as Mistral’s accomplice?

A soldier with no past. A lady who has her future all figured out. A forbidden passion.

Alexander has lost both his memory and his sense of self in Spain, fighting Bonaparte. Following a harrowing recovery, he has returned to England but is finding it difficult to adjust to his new life as a groom in the Merriweather stables. The only bright spot in an otherwise dull existence is when the daughter of the earl summons him—she is the object of his forbidden desire, the woman he can never have, and the reason he hates being a nobody.

Lady Charlotte, Charlie, is not on the shelf yet, but the clock is ticking and she needs to elect a suitable husband. She is not looking to marry for love as her friends have done—any lord with the right attributes will suffice. Namely, the man she will marry must show an interest in spearheading her many programs for the poor in the House of Lords. Nothing less will do.

That all changes the day she asks the new groom to escort her on a mission to save a child and her plans for the future crumble before her eyes. What starts as an infatuation soon becomes an all-consuming passion burning bright and fast until it is a fiery love that threatens to consume everything in its path.

He is a servant. She is a lady.

How can they pursue their hearts’ desire when society has decreed they can never be together?

They were once lovers who parted in bitterness and betrayal. Now they are enemies and can’t resist each other.

Edith, Lady Carruthers, has everything a woman could ever want: beauty, wealth, and power. But she is also trapped in a loveless marriage with a cruel earl who treats her like a trophy. The only man who ever made her feel alive was Ambrose, the now dashing and rebellious Marquis of Camber. But she rejected him for a title, and he never forgave her.

Ambrose has spent the last ten years trying to forget Edith. He has become a notorious rake and duelist, courting danger and scandal at every turn. He still burns for her but also hates her for breaking his heart.

When the Earl of Carruthers dies under mysterious circumstances, Ambrose and Edith are thrown together again. The old flame between them reignites, but someone is playing a dark game with them—new and old enemies who want to ruin them both. Can they overcome their pride and their enemies? Or will they lose their love and their lives?