Teresa DesJardien Libri

Widowed young, Augustine turns aside unhappiness by playing matchmaker, a skill she excels at among the ton. Joseph, Lord Sumner, already has a history with Augustine, a neighbor and former friend; his own disastrous marriage had been her one miserable failure in the field of matrimonial pairings. But his young son, Marcus, is in dire need of a parent always at hand where he can't be, so Joseph turns to Augustine for quick assistance in finding a new wife. How to say no to the one person Augustine has failed? Except, when Joseph lists what he wishes for in a new wife, he chooses exactly the opposite attributes Augustine believes he requires. Forget his wishes, she must tend to his needs. She'll find darling Marcus the kind-hearted mother he deserves, and dear Joseph a loving bride to mend his broken heart. But such a paragon proves elusive. Augustine begins to despair no lady will live up to her requirements. She needs to find a lady rather like...well, herself. Now, how to convince Joseph's skeptical heart?

The Chase is on! It all began when Regist, Viscount Collingsworth, overheard that scoundrel, Lord Willernott, laying odds at White's that he could woo and win the lovely Lady Stephana Monroe. Regist had always held the incomparable Stephana in the highest regard, but challenging Willernott's wager had just landed the impoverished nobleman in a coil. How was he to wed-in a mere two months-the lady who'd been dubbed the "Wild Goose Widow" for keeping eager suitors at bay? But Regist had underestimated his own charms. Stephana much preferred picnicking with him at the seashore and dancing in the rain together to attending boring old operas and stuffy society balls with Willernott. But dared she follow her heart's secret desires-no matter where they might lead?

American Fane Westby didn't know he was actually the son of an English lord, a dying man who calls his long lost child home to England. When Fane arrives at the estate, a peculiar young lady guards the gates. He soon learns that though Miss Marietta Hampton isn't related, she lives on his father's land-and there are swirling rumors all about her. Is she the lady her behavior says she is, or is she the hoyden the rumors claim? Two strangers. One from abroad, who wonders who he truly is. One with secrets, who wonders what is to become of her. Both frozen on the cusp of serious change. Both deeply attracted to what they shouldn't want--each other.