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Minerva Highwood, one of Spindle Cove's confirmed spinsters, needs to be in Scotland. Colin Sandhurst, Lord Payne, a rake of the first order, needs to be...anywhere but Spindle Cove. These unlikely partners have one week: to fake an elopement to convince family and friends they're in love to outrun armed robbers to survive their worst nightmares to travel four hundred miles without killing each other. All while sharing a very small carriage by day and an even smaller bed by night.

Beautiful and elegant, Miss Diana Highwood is destined to marry a wealthy, well-placed nobleman. At least that's what her mother has loudly declared to everyone in Spindle Cove. But Diana's not excited by dukes and lords. The only man who makes her heart pound is the village blacksmith, Aaron Dawes. By birth and fortune, they couldn't be more wrong for each other . . . but during stolen, steamy moments in the smithy, his strong hands feel so right. Is their love forged strong enough to last, or are they just playing with fire?

Miss Elinora Browning grew up yearning for the handsome, intelligent lord next door...but he left England without a word of farewell. One night, inspired by a bit too much sherry, Nora poured out her heartbreak on paper. Lord Dashwood Missed Out was a love letter to every young lady who'd been overlooked by gentlemen - and an instant best seller. Now she's on her way to speak in Spindle Cove when snowy weather delays her coach.

Wealthy and ruthless, Gabriel Duke clawed his way from the lowliest slums to the pinnacle of high society - and now he wants to get even. Loyal and passionate, Lady Penelope Campion never met a lost or wounded creature she wouldn’t take into her home and her heart. When her imposing - and attractive - new neighbour demands she clear out the rescued animals, Penny sets him a challenge. She will part with her precious charges, if he can find them loving homes.

Two sworn enemies - a bookish daughter of a scholar and an arrogant heir to a Duke made a pact: If they were single in a decade they would get married. Nicola thought this was a joke. The Duke of Westleigh did not. Ten years later the Duke of Westleigh appears to claim his bride, but Nicola is not convinced. He is determined to marry her. She is determined to convince him she is not the marrying kind. Both bet they can change each other’s minds, who will win?

When the Duke of Ashbury returns from war scarred, he realises he needs an heir - which means he needs a wife! When Emma Gladstone, a vicar's daughter turned seamstress visits wearing a wedding dress, he decides on the spot that she'll do. His terms are simple: They will be husband and wife by night only. No lights, no kissing. No questions about his battle scars. Last, and most importantly...Once she's pregnant with his heir, they need never share a bed again. But Emma is no pushover. She has secrets and some rules of her own....

The accidental governess...After her livelihood slips through her fingers, Alexandra Mountbatten takes on an impossible post: transforming a pair of wild orphans into proper young ladies. However, the girls don’t need discipline. They need a loving home. Try telling that to their guardian, Chase Reynaud. The ladies of London have tried - and failed - to make him settle down. Somehow, Alexandra must reach his heart...without risking her own.

Alexandra Mountbatten er noget så usædvanligt som en kvinde med en profession; hun stiller urene hos folk, så de går korrekt. Og det er netop med dette formål, at hun indfinder sig hos den notoriske skørtejæger og hertug Chase Reynard. Det er bestemt ikke for at søge stillingen som guvernante for de to uopdragne piger, han er værge for.

Gabriel Duke er berygtet for sin forretningssans, og da han køber et fornemt, men faldefærdigt hus, øjner han en god forretning, især fordi den adelige nabo vil kunne friste købere. Eller det tænkte han, indtil han mødte selvsamme nabo, lady Penelope, og hendes betragtelige familie af herreløse dyr. Ja, hun er indtagende, men hvem vil bo ved siden af et dusin killinger, en odder og en rapkæftet papegøje?

Hertugen af Ashbury har brug for en arving, men efter at han blev vansiret under krigen og siden forladt af sin forlovede, står de unge kvinder mildest talt ikke i kø. Da en ung kvinde iført brudekjole træder ind ad hans dør, kigger han derfor en ekstra gang. Syersken Emma Gladstone har efter et brud med sin familie skabt sig en ny, omend fattig, tilværelse i London, så da en kunde efter en afbrudt forlovelse efterlader en ubetalt regning, må hun tage drastiske midler i brug. Emma forventede, at hertugen ville betale sin tidligere forlovedes gæld.

Musiklærerinden Kate Taylor er vokset op på et børnehjem, og selvom hun har nære venner i Spindle Cove, længes hun efter kærlighed. Den fåmælte korporal Thorne slår bogstavelig talt skørterne væk under hende, men han gør det samtidig klart, at han ikke er interesseret i romantik. Samuel Thorne har altid undgået Kate, fordi han vogter en mørk hemmelighed om hendes fortid. Men da nogle suspekte fremmede dukker op og påstår, at de er Kates familie, vælger Thorne at spille hendes forlovede for at beskytte hende.

Alexandra Mountbatten, anche se appassionata di astronomia, è una ragazza concreta e, per realizzare i propri sogni, accetta il posto da istitutrice che Chase Reynaud, erede di un duca e libertino, le ha offerto perché si occupi delle due orfane di cui è tutore. Fin da subito la giovane capisce che quelle ragazzine selvatiche hanno semplicemente bisogno di una casa in cui regni l'amore. Tutte le donne di Londra, però, hanno provato a conquistare il cuore tormentato di Chase, ma esiste per lui una sola regola in materia di affetti: nessun attaccamento.

Minerva Highwood, selverklæret pebermø og amatørgeolog, må og skal til et videnskabeligt symposium i Skotland. Den berygtede skørtejæger Colin Sandhurst skal væk fra Spindle Cove i en farlig fart. Løsningen bliver at overbevise alle om, at de er forelskede og vil stikke af sammen. Det betyder dog, at de skal tilbringe en uge i en lillebitte vogn og i en endnu mindre seng, selvom Colin irriterer Minerva grænseløst. Og hvis det faktisk lykkes dem ikke at slå hinanden ihjel, er der både landevejsrøvere og mange andre mareridt på rejsen.

Velkommen til Spindle Cove, en by fuld af kvinder, der nyder roen og den friske luft. Kvinder fra pæne familier, som enten er for generte eller for optagede af de forkerte mænd. Kvinder, der er blevet skuffet, og kvinder, der har brug for lidt fred. For Susanna Finch er livet i byen alt, hun kunne ønske sig: ingen mænd eller andre distraktioner i sigte... Indtil Bramwell, den nye Jarl af Rycliff, dukker op for at etablere en milits i den lille by. Susanna ser sit paradis forsvinde som dug for solen og beslutter sig for, at ingen mand skal ødelægge alt det, hun elsker.