A Penniless Prospect
With no dowry and unremarkable looks, Jessamyne Calderwood sees herself as a penniless country mouse. But when her greedy family attempts to marry her off, the mouse becomes a wily vixen.
Determined to escape a loveless marriage, 'Jamie' disguises herself as a boy and manages to find a position working in the gardens on the estate of Richard, Earl Hardinge. There she remains undetected until Richard rescues her from an attack. To his astonishment, he finds he's not holding a boy, but the soft body of a delectable young woman...
A Poor Relation
Why would an impoverished gentlewoman masquerade as a sophisticated lady of the ton? Baron Amburley could suspect only one reason: Miss Isabella Winstanley was cold–bloodedly masquerading above her station to land a rich husband! Determined to unmask the upstart, Amburley challenged Isabella to a race.
But as they prepared for the big race, Amburley found himself captivated by the real Isabella. Her frank, open ways were so unlike anything he'd encountered with other women, and he soon found himself wishing he knew nothing of her deceit. For this Isabella was the kind of woman who could haunt a man's dreams...