Mr. Cornelius Harding—Lord Timelbury—is a former military man who has lost the magic Christmastide used to possess due to unsavory memories. When a priceless pearl and diamond bracelet he procured as a gift for his aunt goes missing, the number one suspect is a woman who dropped by for donations. So until he can find the piece of jewelry, he has told her ailing father that they are engaged. ​ Miss Samantha Marchington is a woman at her wit’s end, trying to make the Christmastide holidays special for the children at one of London’s orphanages as well as raising funds therein. It’s her favorite time of the year, but she’s been run ragged and needs a break. When a handsome man with a commanding presence demands she return a stolen bracelet and then springs a fake engagement on her, she loses her temper, which helps nothing. ​ Though they might be enemies, Cornelius refuses to let Sam out of his sight until she confesses. They are forced to spend the days leading up to Christmastide together, and the forced proximity will spur potential scandal. Heated attraction is shared and brings with it a budding romance, but when the pair is bedeviled by a recurring evil scourge to the members of the Rogue’s Arcade, danger threatens everything they might be building. Unless they can discover what truly matters during the holiday season, their Christmas might turn into a disaster for everyone.
No good deed goes unpunished…and no blackguard unloved.​ ​ Lucien Grenier, Duke of Crewe, prides himself on his reputation – selfish, black, and wicked. Or, at least, that’s what he wants everyone to believe. What better way to keep society from discovering his secrets? But when rumors arise that he is doing good deeds for charities, children, reformers—even nuns—he has far more to lose than his wicked reputation; he might just lose his dukedom. ​ Jessamyn St Claire is determined to hit Lucien where it hurts most—his black reputation. Eight months ago, he ruined her sister, and now Jess wants retribution. Her plan? To take Lucien from rakehell to respected peer unless he marries her sister. But as Jess works to rehabilitate his character, she discovers that Lucien’s bad reputation is mere pretense. The more she uncovers, the more she learns of his goodness…and the more he captures her heart. Soon, it isn’t Amanda whom Lucien wants to marry but Jess.
The Duke of Brandon is London’s most infamous rake. But his world crashes to a decided halt when the sins of his past come back to haunt him in the form of one small she-devil of a child who has green eyes just like his. To make matters worse, his disapproving grandmother has decided he must marry or forfeit his inheritance. ​ Now, he has no choice but to raise a daughter, find a suitable wife, and keep his harridan grandmother from discovering his sordid secrets as founder of the Wicked Dukes Society. So when the tempting, fiery-haired Countess of Grenfell propositions him, he offers her something else instead—a marriage of convenience. ​ Lottie, Countess of Grenfell, is London’s most notorious widow. Her doomed, one-sided marriage left her with a broken heart and a determination never to wed again. What she wants is simple—passion, independence, and one night in the Duke of Brandon’s bed. Or in his scandalous chair. Perhaps even against a wall. She wouldn’t marry him, however, if he were the last man on earth. ​ Brandon is quickly running out of time. He must persuade Lottie to become his duchess with all haste or risk losing everything. As he sets out to seduce her into marriage, he’s shocked to realize he’s done the one thing he previously believed himself incapable of along the way—he’s fallen in love. But Lottie’s bruised and battered heart is more guarded than his, and she has vowed never to allow another man to hurt her again.
Frances Melbourne strives to overcome her shyness but fears her one chance for love already slipped through her fingers. When Thomas Sinclair returns home for the holidays, she hopes this is her chance. Yet the information he brings about the dark side of the charity she's working so hard to support might put everything, including her heart, in jeopardy! ​
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