Three years ago, Rayne kissed Julia in an act of revenge and then went to live in America. But he is back in England for his sisters wedding. He is determined to settle his affairs and head back to America, but when he runs into Julia again (which he was bound to do as his sister was marrying her brother...) he knows that the kiss was much more than just revenge. He cares for Julia, but knows that he will never be good enough for her.
Julia is determined to get her man. She had her season and no one made her forget Rayne. She concocts a scheme with a the help of a family friend. She is hiding in plain site while Rayne drives to him family home. But he soon learns of her presence and Julia must everything in her power to persuade Rayne tot not take her back home.
Now all Julia must do is convince Rayne that they were meant to be together...will they get their HEA?
I absolutely loved Clarissa and Markham's story!! I think it is probably my favorite of the year!!
Clarissa was raised knowing who she was going to marry, but when he suddenly changes his mind, she made the decision to never marry. But when a mean spirited man makes a wager, Markham steps up in her defense. They will pretend to to courting in order to save her reputation. But when Markham realizes that he has fallen for Clarissa, he has get her to change her mind on marriage. Will he be able to convince Clarissa that he should be a part of her HEA?
Thea Worthington, the Duchess of Wynchester, ran from her marriage after her miscarriage. She has been running a high-end gaming hell with her best friends. But when her husband's life is in danger, she makes the largest bet of her life to save him.
The Duke of Wynchester, Wyn, has never stopped loving his wife. When he is invited to play a game of chance with her, he jumps at the chance to get back in her life. Winning the bet and therefore the summer with his wife, he sets out to win her love again. But someone is set on sabotaging his efforts.
Can love win over the enemy?
Sophia Baneham holds gambling parties for some of the most dangerous men in London. No one knows the true reason she does this, not even her two best friends. Accepting a wager from one man who has ever gotten under her skin, she soon finds herself married again. She didn't know that her marriage would turn her life upside down.
Lord Randolph made a promise to his mentor, protect his daughter at all costs. I don't think that marriage to Sophia was what her father had in mind, but from the moment he set eyes on her, didn't did have any other option. When Sophia finds out the truth about Randolph's relationship with her father, she runs off with no clues to her whereabouts.
Can Randolph find Sophia and protect her as much from herself as the enemy? Can there marriage ever be more than in name only?
Lady Lavinia Vaile is in the middle of one of her private gambling parties when her former beau informs her that her husband has been shot dead. Living estranged from her husband and having once threatened to kill him in the manner that he was killed, she soon becomes a suspect.
Maximilian Harrison will do anything he can for Lavinia because of the love they once shared. Risking his reputation to protect her, he sets out to clear her name.
Being a former judge in India's high court, Max's word carries a lot of weight with the local authorities, but when someone is out to bring Lavinia down that might not be enough.
