Charles Morwellan has no intention of following in the footsteps of his family by marrying for love - therefore, he wants to find a bride before fate finds him. But what Charles doesn't realise is the woman he has chosen, Sarah Conningham, wants nothing less than a love match - and she has no intention of letting Charlie get away.

Michael Anstruther-Wetherby is a man destined for power. Except that Michael, for all his political skill and intelligence, lacks the most important element of success: a wife. So he goes searching for his ideal bride, a gently bred, well-managed young lady. Michael discovers such a paragon, but finds a formidable obstacle in his path, the young lady's beautiful, strong-minded aunt, Caroline Sutcliffe.

In desperate need of a wife, Deverell, Viscount Paignton, enlists the aid of his aunt to find him the perfect wife, sending him to a country house party where he finds his prospective bride, Phoebe Malleson, with her nose buried in a book, determined to avoid marriage to promote the secret cause to which she is committed.

Penelope Ashford, Portia Cynster's younger sister, has grown up with every advantage - wealth, position adn beauty. Yet Penelope is anything but a pretty face in a satin gown - forceful, willful and blunt to a fault, she has for years devoted her considerable energy and intelligence to caring for the forgotten orphans of London's sooty and seamier streets. But now her charges are mysteriously disappearing. Desperate, Penelope turns to the one man...

Headstrong Angelica Cynster is certain she'll recognize her fated husband at first sight. And when her eyes meet those of a mysterious nobleman across a candlelit ballroom, she knows beyond doubt that he's the one. But her heart is soon pounding for an entirely different reason--when her hero abducts her. The eighth Earl of Glencrae has no choice but to kidnap Angelica, the one Cynster sister he hadn't wanted to tangle with. But to save his castle...

"Montague has devoted his life to managing the wealth of London's elite, but at a huge cost: a family of his own. Then the enticing Miss Violet Matcham seeks his help, and in the puzzle she presents him, he finds an intriguing new challenge professionally... and personally. Violet, devoted lady-companion to the aging Lady Halstead, turns to Montague to reassure her ladyship that her affairs are in order. But the famous Montague is not at all what...

"The Honorable Miss Mary Cynster always gets what she wants. As the last unwed Cynster of her generation, she is determined to remain in charge of her life and of the man she will marry. At the very bottom of her list of potential husbands is Ryder Cavanaugh, the daring and devastating Marquess of Raventhorne, an overwhelming and utterly unmanageable lion of the ton. But destiny has a different plan. Ryder needs Mary as his wife, not just because...

Determined to hunt down her very own hero, one who will sweep her off her feet and into wedded bliss, and despairing of finding him in London's staid ballrooms, Heather Cynster steps out of her safe world and boldly attends a racy soiree. But her promising hunt is ruined by the supremely interfering Viscount Breckenridge, who whisks her out of scandal -- straight into danger. When a mysterious enemy seizes her, bundles her into a coach, and spirits...

Gerrard Debbington, protégé and brother-in-law of Vane Cynster has only one desire--to paint the seldom-seen gardens of Lord Tregonning's Hellebore Hall. Lord Tregonning will grant his wish, but first Gerrard must paint a portrait of the lord's daughter, Jacqueline. Gerrard is captivated by Jacqueline but discovers she is victimized by rumours suggesting she is a murderess.

"Famously known in London society as 'The Matchbreaker,' Henrietta Cynster's uncanny skill lies in preventing ill-fated nuptials--not in falling in victim to Cupid's spell--but then she disrupts one match too many and feels honor-bound to assist dashing James Glossup in finding a suitable bride for a marriage-of-convenience"--P. [4] of cover.