Laura Lee Guhrke

Lord Denys Somerton is determined to settle down and find a respectable wife, until an unexpected inheritance brings Lola Valentine, the socially unacceptable American with with whom he shared a passionate romance, back to London.

"One tryst was all she wanted ... From their very first meeting, Julia knew that Aidan Carr, the oh-so-proper Duke of Trathen, had a bit of the devil in him, a devil who secretly yearned for what he could not have, a devil who harbored a desire for her. So when she needed to be caught in a compromising situation, Aidan was the answer to her prayers. One tryst just wasn't enough ... Aidan is supposed to be looking for a bride, yet his scandalous liaison...

Nicholas, Marquess of Trubridge, wants to marry a rich American heiress-- until he meets the beautiful matchmaker, Lady Belinda Featherstone.

When Jonathan Deverill promised a dying friend he'd be guardian to the man's daughter, he envisioned a girl in pigtails and pinafores, a child he could leave behind in some finishing school. Problem is, his ward is actually a fully grown, defiant beauty whose longing for romance threatens to make his guardianship a living hell.

"For Clara Deverill, standing in for the real Lady Truelove means dispensing advice on problems she herself has never managed to overcome. There's nothing for it but to retreat to a tearoom and hope inspiration strikes between scones. It doesn't--until Clara overhears a rake waxing eloquent on the art of 'honorable' jilting. The cad may look like an Adonis, but he's about to find himself on the wrong side of Lady Truelove"--Amazon.com.

Four friends from Mrs. Rochambeaux's Gentle School for Girls find an old sixpence in their bedchamber and decide that it will be the lucky coin for each of their weddings.