After receiving a note that bore hurtful words from a suitor during the previous London Season, Wallflower Miss Lydia Fortescue fears her third season will be as disastrous as the previous two. Given the choice, she never set foot in town again. Her father, however, has grown tired of her spinster status and demands that either she find a husband or he will find one for her.William Montgomery, Seventh Duke of Bennington, has been enthralled with Miss Fortescue since he first set eyes upon her. Last season he spent hours compiling a love note for her, but judging from Miss Fortescue's silence, his words of admiration had failed to win her heart. William believes that this Season he will be able to convince the quiet, yet intelligent, woman to allow him to woo her.When unexpected circumstances throw the pair together, Miss Fortesque begins to realise that William is not the brute she thought him. However, her timidity makes it difficult for her to accept that he is interested in more than the new business ventures her father has acquired.Will the newly fashionable and scandalous dance, the Waltz, help Lydia shed the timidity that has subdued her for most of her life? Will William convince the woman for whom he cares that his intentions are true?

After a week of misadventures in Calais, France, Miss Amelia Browning wants nothing more than to return to England, even if it means she must accept a proposal in marriage to a man she does not love. However, her return is postponed when the ship is delayed. Frantic to return home, she books passage on the next ship to leave the port.When Lord Matthew Albright, Marquess of Brandybrook meets Miss Browning on his ship, he finds her to be intriguing and beautiful. Although he is meant to return to England and ready himself for a marriage of convenience, he finds conversation with Miss Browning to be an enjoyable experience.On the return journey, a storm comes in, and Amelia and Matthew find themselves washed upon the shores of a deserted beach. As they wait for help to arrive, they begin to share what is on their hearts and minds; though each holds back an important truth.As they struggle to survive, their feelings for each other become more complex. Amelia has one worry above all, however. What will happen to them if they are not rescued and she must remain forever Stranded with the Marquess?

To help her brother-in-law acquire land, there is nothing Miss Emma Shepherd will not do. Even if it means pretending to like a man plagued by rumor. Yet that is precisely what she does with Lord Michael Bracken, a reclusive baron who spends his days drinking in squalor.Lord Michael Bracken cares nothing for love and after losing at a game of chance, he is now perhaps England's poorest baron. Now, he prefers drinking to being in the company of the best of society. Temptation stirs inside him, brought on by the innocent Emma, whose lips beg to be kissed. Fortunately for him, a snowstorm has her trapped in his home with no means for escape.The intimacy they are forced to share in such close quarters sparks a fire in Emma that she fears only the baron can quench. Yet, will his newfound feelings be enough for Michael to garner the courage to place one last wager?

Miss Isabel St. Clair has recently become of age and is in search of the perfect gentleman, though she knows one must travel to the only place where such a man can be found: London. With the Season soon to start, Isabel sets forth with a single task in mind. To find her gentleman. Then she will be able to fall in love and take her place in society.Lord Daniel Charmain is the Seventh Baron Charmain, a title that comes with much responsibility. Though his peers are either married or engaged to be married, he has no time for love, for his true desire is a secret kept close to his heart. A secret that would shock the ton and make him the target for ridicule and gossip.When Isabel happens upon Daniel at a party, she hears one of his wild stories and recognizes it as a lie. The man is hiding something, and she is determined to find out what it may be. For these two to come together, Isabel must decide if what she believes about what makes a gentleman is true. And for Daniel, will he follow his heart or continue with his Baron’s Charade?

Caroline Rumsbury once thought of love as a wondrous thing; that is until her employer, Lord William Lymington, makes unwanted advances. When she refuses him, she finds herself thrown from his estate without references or a place to call home.William Lymington never understood the meaning of love, and because of his foolishness, drove away the young maid, Caroline, an act he has always regretted. Now, however, a false accusation has ruined his name and he is thrown into prison where his life is in constant danger. Five years later and working for a doctor in London, Caroline is sent to a prison to attend to a man badly beaten, whom she learns is none other than William, the man who destroyed her life. In an attempt to right his wrongs and to clear his name, William asks for Caroline’s help. Reluctantly, the woman agrees and the former employer and maid embark on a journey of both past and present in an attempt to heal their wounded hearts.Will Caroline be able to accept that William is no longer the rake he once was and thus open her heart to love she once thought true? And will William be able to not only find the person responsible for sending him to prison, but also win over the heart of the woman with whom he had been in love since the first moment he saw her?

Hannah Newmont learns that her family’s fortune is all but depleted, and her future hangs in the balance. With no money, and being a member of the Gentry to boot the chances of her finding an appropriate suitor, let alone one she loves, may only happen in her dreams.Joseph Larson, Sixth Duke of Charrington, has worn the moniker of Duke of Chance with pride. He cares nothing for the devastation he leaves in his wake and will stop at nothing to come out on top.When his best friend makes a wager with him that he cannot get a woman of the Gentry to earn the respect of the ton, Joseph, in turn, poses a wager to Hannah. If she wins, he will give her father one thousand pounds. However, if she loses, she must allow him to court her.Desperate to remedy her family’s situation, Hannah agrees to the coin flip and her fate for the next three months is sealed.As time progresses, Hannah experiences what it is like to be the ton and the weight it carries. But not all is as it seems, and Hanna begins to question how lucky Joseph really is. In the end, each both Hannah and Joseph must ponder the most simplest of questions. Can any good come from the flip of a coin?