Jennie Goutet

She's capable of many things-including driving him mad. At the start of their London Season, Philippa Clavering discovers her friend Susan is being pursued by the wrong gentleman and decides to turn Susan's head to a worthier suitor. Not one to shrink from what she views as her duty and gift, Philippa sets plans in motion to bring about the happy ending her friend deserves. What she does not expect is to have Susan's older brother watching-and criticizing-her...

She excels at everything-especially at capturing his heart.Philip Townsend is too busy trying to render his estate profitable to worry about managing its rundown house or finding a woman suited to the role of his wife. His beautiful and competent neighbor Honoria would be the logical choice, were it not for the enmity between their fathers that makes such a thing impossible.Honoria Bassett takes pride in a household well run and cannot understand...

She needs a champion. He needs one less person to worry about. Selena Lockhart comes with neither dowry nor connections, and she knows better than to expect Society to give her a welcome-especially after her father gambled away his fortune, precipitating the family's sudden fall from grace and Selena's betrothed to break off their engagement. It therefore comes as no surprise that her new neighbor, Sir Lucius, treats her with disdain. Why should he...

When Nicholas Cranleigh arrives at Cothill Manor to spend Christmas with his sister, he begins to suspect she's planning more than just a Christmas ball. Her dear friend, Miss Lavinia Dresden, has also come to stay. Nicholas is on his guard, but it's hard to resist Miss Dresden's luminous eyes or her need for a savior. Lavinia Dresden is prepared to sacrifice her future happiness. Her father has arranged her betrothal to a wealthy, but notorious...

At seventeen, Jennie Goutet has a dream that she will one day marry a French man and sets off to Avignon in search of him. Though her dream eludes her, she lives boldly-teaching in Asia, studying in Paris, working and traveling for an advertising firm in New York.When God calls her, she answers reluctantly, and must first come to grips with depression, crippling loss, and addiction before being restored. Providence takes her by the hand as she marries...

Friendship wasn't enough. April promised her dying father she would study painting in Paris, but friends are few, her budget is tight, and her landlord increasingly, won't take "no" for an answer. Then she meets Victor. Victor is as chivalrous as he is wealthy, and if it weren't for him, April would have already left the City of Light behind. Too bad Victor still has eyes for his ex-girlfriend, who is now back on the scene and wants to get married. Although...

Wealthy French aristocrats don't date single moms... do they? Is there such a thing as Prince Charming? Chastity didn't take a teaching job in France to find hers, but a woman can dream, n'est-ce pas? If the widowed father of one of her students-the Viscount Charles Jean Anne Monorie de Brase-is the best local example of princes, Charming or Otherwise, Chastity is ready to put aside any thought of falling in love again. She's had enough of his arrogance...

Daughters of the Gentry SeriesThree remarkable women. Three unexpected romances. One captivating collection of Regency romance tales filled with wit, charm, and the undeniable pull of love. From friendships that blossom into something deeper to unexpected entanglements that defy society's expectations, these heroines must navigate duty, family, and the stirrings of their own hearts in this delightful trilogy.A Whimsical NotionHonoria Bassett prides...

Theirs is not a love match. She'll make sure of it. Kitty Stokes never imagined she'd be so weak as to sacrifice herself on the altar of family obligations, but when the only alternative to marriage with Lord Hayworth is to play nursemaid to her brother's children, Kitty reluctantly agrees. On her wedding day, she's certain she has made a grave error, but it's too late to back out.Phineas Hayworth refrained from setting eyes on his new bride before...

The heart is deceitful above all things. Who can understand it? When Juliana Issot's godmother invites her to spend the month of Christmas at a house party in Yorkshire, Juliana feels compelled by affection to accept. Never mind that she escaped Yorkshire at first chance to secure a more glittering match in London and that the only matrimonial prospect back home is her childhood playmate, Willelm. Willelm Armitage is a born-and-bred Yorkshireman,...