Lady Fortescue and Colonel Sandhurst hatch a plan: What if they were to transform her decrepit home into a posh hotel, offering their guests the pleasure of being waited upon by nobility? With the help of other down-and-out aristocrats, they do just that, and the Poor Relation is born.

The poor relations' hard-earned success is in stark contrast to the plight of their latest guest, Lady Jane Fremney. Lonely and bankrupt, Lady Jane has decided to commit suicide. But when Miss Tonks uncovers her plans, the poor relations go into action again to rescue her.

The New York Times—bestselling Travelling Matchmaker series begins with a Regency tale of seductive subterfuge-from the author of the Agatha Raisin novels. A dead employer's legacy of five thousand pounds allows spinster Hannah Pym to resign from housekeeping and find adventure travelling the English countryside by stagecoach. But adventure soon finds Miss Pym in the form of Miss Emily Freemantle, a spoilt violet-eyed beauty fleeing an arranged...

The downstairs staff at a Regency London townhouse prepares for another season in the delightful series by the New York Times–bestselling author. The house at 67 Clarges Street in Mayfair has a new pair of renters-pretty, young Emily Goodenough and the silent, mysterious man she calls her uncle. Emily is in London to find a husband-though her awkwardness in society could prove to be an obstacle. The servants led by Rainbird the butler, suspect there...

New York Times–bestselling author: A mistreated maid may be transformed into a lady-with the help of a departed duke. Alice Lovesey, a poorly treated scullery maid, makes a desperate plea for help-which miraculously summons Wadham Hall's rakish eighth duke. Summons him from the dead, that is. The duke is delighted to be newly materialized, and promises to return the favor by helping Alice become a lady of quality. But Alice's heart may not stand...

An entertaining tale of a Regency-era matchmaker on the hunt for a hero, from a New York Times–bestselling author . . . Miss Hannah Pym seems to find drama wherever she goes, particularly of the romantic kind-which is good luck for a traveling matchmaker. When, during her latest coach journey, she encounters Yvonne Grenier-who is fleeing the terrible unrest in France-she's determined to find a suitable match for this beautiful and charming Frenchwoman....

To save her home, a woman must risk her heart in this fun Regency romance from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Traveling Matchmaker series. At age twenty-three, the petite Lady Margery has already graced the rows of wallflowers for many a season. With the one exception of Charles, the Marquess of Edgecombe, the only man who ever dances with her, Lady Margery will have nothing to do with men. What's more, she does not even particularly...

A widow in reduced circumstances makes a desperate offer-and discovers romance and danger-in a suspenseful tale by a New York Times–bestselling author. Annabelle Carruthers could only dream of being kissed by a man as dashing as Lord Darkwood. Instead, she remained locked in misery, married to a rakish drunk who gambled their lives into financial and social ruin. But his sudden death-and rumors of spies and treachery-only made matters worse. Burdened...

Lady Lucinda Esmond's swine of a father was forever fleecing young bucks in London's gaming halls-until he met Cpt. Mark Chamfrey, who, having been once cheated, would not be made a fool of again and promptly kidnapped ten-year-old Lucinda for ransom … But when Chamfrey thought better of it and returned the girl, Esmond nonetheless exacted his own price: Chamfrey could redeem himself and save his skin by agreeing to marry his little victim nine...

The upper class of the social circle regarded Sir Benjamin Wright with utmost honor and respect. Yet Lady Emma knew her husband was, in fact, a drunken jealous brute who delighted in humiliating her both in and out of the bedroom. His murder had been a blessing, she thought - that is until the constable's accusing finger pointed to her. But it soon became apparent that her late husband hid secrets… and enemies. When the practical Comte Saint-Juste...