Money may not be able to buy you love, but without it an earldom is an empty title. As the black sheep of the family, Michael Belmont is heir to a huge country estate filled with antiques and the finest furniture. Michael’s gambling debts and dissolute lifestyle result in a desperate quarrel with his father, who threatens to disinherit him. When his father dies suddenly, Michael has sunk so low that he does not even have enough money for his fare home. With his allowance gambled and his fine clothes pawned, Michael is a man in despair. All that changes …

Following the sudden death of his rakish father, Seldon Burn unexpectedly inherits the title of Duke of Otterburn. Returning to the family estate, he swiftly discovers that the title is the only thing he has inherited, along with a mountain of his father’s debts and nothing with which to pay them. A brave and proud soldier, nothing has prepared the new duke for the devastation to the family coffers caused by his late father’s love of lavish entertainment, women, and good living. His cousin Edith suggests that he follows in the footsteps of many an impoverished English aristocrat and marry …

The Marquis of Kexley seems to have everything a girl could want – wealth, good looks, intelligence, athletic prowess – and a title. The only thing he doesn’t possess is respect for the legion of women who throw themselves at him, desperate to claim some of his attention. He firmly believes that the woman that could love him forever, and whom he could love in return simply does not exist. Plagued by debutantes with ambitious mothers who have their eyes firmly set on all he has to offer, the marquis becomes renowned for his relationships with bored society wives. But …

My dear child, you have lived in the lap of luxury all your life. You could no more earn a penny piece than fly over the moon! Kasia's father laughs scornfully. This is his justification for his decision to marry her off to a man she does not love to save her from fortune hunters. Kasia runs away to prove him wrong by working as governess to the Duke of Dreghorne's unruly nephew. As Kasia gains the trust of the child, she earns the respect and the growing affection of the lord. When she and the boy are kidnapped, the …

Wealthy Rupert Fitzalan leaves his successful railway company in America to claim his inheritance following the death of his grandfather, Lord Fitzalan. A modern, forward-thinking businessman, Rupert is also the last male descendant of the mighty Fitzalan clan, and longs for the beauty of the Scottish Highlands he last saw as a boy. Back in New York, eligible bachelor Rupert was nicknamed Rupert the Rock, since no woman has ever won his heart. But the truth is that faced with so many vapid American socialites, and their pushy mothers, he secretly fears he will never find a woman he can …

Valda lives a life of luxury with her mother and stepfather in a beautiful château in France. Educated in Paris and enjoying all that French society can offer, Valda’s English roots seem a very distant memory. That is until the day her stepfather declares that in true French style he is planning an arranged marriage for her. Horrified at the thought of marrying a complete stranger, she knows it is impossible for her to go along with her stepfather’s wishes, no matter how angry he will be. Much as she loves him, she has inherited her late father’s lively intelligent …

Princess Anastasia is about to be married, which should be the most exciting day of any young girl's life. Pretty, impulsive, and wise beyond her years, it seems that the young princess will make an ideal bride for the lucky man. The only one flaw in the wedding plans is that she is not in love with her bridegroom. Commanded to marry by Queen Victoria, Anastasia is horror struck at the thought of an arranged marriage. Having dreamt of true love since childhood, she despairs that a marriage based on political allegiance can never be a happy one. Especially when …

Have you ever been so desperate that you would do literally anything for money? This is the tragic situation Giselda finds herself in, with no money for an operation her younger brother desperately needs to save his life, and no one to turn to. Ground down by poverty, she plucks up her courage to offer the only thing she has of value, her purity. Choking back her pride and knowing that she is about to forfeit his respect, she approaches her wealthy employer, the handsome Earl of Lyndhurst, who is recovering from injuries sustained in the Battle of Waterloo. Appalled …

Golden-haired, intelligent, and beautiful Della, the much-loved niece of Lord Lainden, leads a seemingly golden life in the English countryside. In tune with nature and a skilled horsewoman, Della is happy and looking forward to her future. But an arranged marriage proposal to a man she neither trusts nor loves quickly shatters her rural idyll. Caught between her belief in true love and family duty, Della seeks refuge amongst her friends, the Romanies, who camp on her uncle’s land. But Della holds a secret that gives her more in common with the gypsies than could possibly be imagined. She too …