Devastated by the treachery of the woman he loves, the Marquis of Kenworth leaves London and the Prince Regent’s intimate circle of pleasure-loving friends to join the Duke of Wellington’s army as plain Captain Ivan Worth. Facing hardship and the grim reality of battle, he is convinced that no woman can ever be trusted to love him for himself, rather than his title, and turns his back on romance forever. Now, wounded by a shell from a French gun, he is in Paris, an invalid guest of his close friend the duke, and waiting for his wound to heal while …

When the Marquis of Sherwood declines her invitation to a society occasion with the scathing comment that he has no wish to spend his time with debutantes, whom he believes are half-witted, gauche, stupid, and not well-educated, Lady Katherine Wick is incensed. Even more so when she discovers that he apparently prefers the company of the Gaiety Girls, the femmes fatales of the theatrical set. She resolves to teach him a lesson by enlisting her dear friend Lavina Vernon and her most beautiful, talented, and witty friends to pose as Gaiety Girls at an unchaperoned party at the Marquis' country …

After her quiet life in the Highlands of Scotland, the Laird's daughter Ola Mcnewton is looking forward to going to London to take part in Queen Victoria's Jubilee. At first it seemed a good joke to pretend to be a Balkan princess and be entertained by the handsome Duke of Cranborne. During one enchanted evening with him, they fall in love. But did the duke fall in love with her or the mysterious Balkan Princess? Then the queen's security services, fearful of a plot on the queen's life, became suspicious of Ola. Only the Duke can save her. How they …

Tasked by the prime minister himself with bringing justice to the smuggling gangs that are rife around the Kent and Sussex coast, esteemed Napoleonic war hero Lord Cheriton is surprised to find a beautiful young girl called Wivina living in his dead and deeply hated father’s supposedly vacant mansion. She has no idea who he is, and when she hears his reputation as a cold-hearted lord who would turn her out without a qualm, he tells her he is just a passing friend. Nevertheless, Wivina seems terrified by his presence. Realising the entire village is at the mercy of a …

Two attractive, intelligent people with one thing in common both of them have sworn never to marry, unless it is for true love. Beautiful and headstrong, Lady Elva Chartham shocks her family when she denounces the debutante balls and festivities of London as a waste of her time. Determined not to bow to the pressure of polite society into an early marriage, she returns home to the pleasures of the country and to dream of travel and adventure. Little does she know that opportunities for both will be presented to her during a surprise visit from her cousin, the enigmatic …

Jilted by her faithless fiancé and at risk of cruel gossip from the debutantes and dowagers of London society, life is not going as expected for beautiful Anthea Preston. Eager to leave the scandal behind, Anthea is heartbroken afresh when her beloved Mama dies of a sudden illness. So she is delighted when her indulgent Papa offers to raise her spirits with a Grand Tour of Europe. Intelligent as well as extremely lovely, Anthea is excited to see all the wonderful places that she has only read about. Whilst Anthea is away, she receives a telegram saying her father has …

Malvina is young, beautiful, and very rich. She dreams of marrying a man who loves her, and whom she in turn can love forever. Unfortunately, her father has other ideas. Only too aware of the fortune hunters that prey on vulnerable young heiresses, he is determined she should marry the boy next door, Charles Arram, the son of the Marquis of Arramford. But Malvina has other ideas. Feisty and independent, she is horrified at the idea of marriage to a stranger, even a stranger that will unite their great families and ensure that their family estate becomes one of the …

The beautiful Princess Ileana is virtually the ruler of Zokala because her father, the king, has been in a coma for over six months. Enjoying the freedom her father's illness allows her, she is shaken when the prime minister informs her that a large number of brigands under the leadership of General Vladilas have entered the country uninvited and are camping in the mountains. The princess discovers that her army and its aging generals have no intelligence of this potential threat and no strategy to protect their people. A fearless rider and experienced mountain climber, Ileana sets off to see …

Lost in a daydream, 18-year-old Anita Lavenham is awoken from her reverie by a sermon about the "devil," when a handsome gentleman asks her to open the gate she’s leaning on, a gentleman whose imperious, yet raffish air leads her to think that he is Lucifer personified! Anita and her two sisters are impoverished after the loss of their father and their mother’s illness. Soon she is obliged to go to live in Harrogate with her severe Great-Aunt Matilda, who is determined to marry her off as soon as possible to the aging and boorish local parson. By chance, she …

Eighteen-year-old Mistral is an innocent abroad in the sophisticated Côte D’Azur, where princes and millionaires mingle in the casinos and sumptuous hotels while others plot to relieve them of their riches. Accompanied only by her embittered and domineering Aunt Emilie and kindly servant Jeanne, Mistral appears dressed all in grey like a ghost in the salons and ballrooms of Monte Carlo and sets society’s tongues wagging. It’s not long before her waif-like beauty has men falling at the feet of Madamoiselle Fântóme, gentlemen such as Sir Robert Stanford. But on her sister’s bewildering but strict instructions, she must not converse …