Heyer, Georgette

Kate, having been relocated to her aunt's home and given everything she needs, realizes that her family has an ulterior motive for being so generous to her which involves her marrying her moody cousin, Torquil.

Modest Horatia Winwood offers to sacrifice her heart and marry the Earl of Rule in the place of her sister Lizzie, who loves another, except little does Horatia know, but the Earl is enamored with her; and meanwhile, the Earl's nemesis, Sir Robert, attempts to ruin Horatia's reputation.

Adam Deveril, Viscount Lynton, returns home from war to find his family in financial ruin. To help his family, he sacrifices his love for the beautiful Julia and marries plain Jenny Chawleigh, whose father is a wealthy businessman determined to marry his daughter into a title.

Lady Serena Carlow's eccentric father left her guardianship to the man she jilted, and now Ivo, the Marquis of Rotherham, has complete control over her.

Beautiful widow Lady Barbara Childe, the darling of the social whirl surrounding the Duke of Wellington in Brussels in 1815, continues her wild behavior even after becoming engaged to dashing Colonel Charles Audley, but when the realities of war reach the city, she begins to see what is really important and rises to the occasion.

The arrogant duke in Regency England does not realize that the girl he pursues is the author of a novel in which he is the villain.

Follow a dashing and wild young nobleman and the gently bred young lady in whom he finally meets his match. As the two become entangled, Mary's reputation and future lie in the hands of Dominic, a devilish rake, who finds her more fascinating every day.

Lady of quality-When Miss Annis Wychwood offers sanctuary to the very young runaway heiress Miss Lucilla Carleton, no one at all thinks this is a good idea. With the exception of Miss Carleton's overbearing guardian, Mr. Oliver Carleton, whose reputation as the rudest man in London precedes him. Outrageous as he is, the charming Annis ends up finding him absolutely irresistible. Charity girl-Set in Regency England, a light-hearted love story between Charity Steane and Lord Desfor.

Sir Nicholas Beauvallet, a daring buccaneer in Queen Elizabeth's favor, commandeers a galleon only to discover Do?a Dominica de Rada y Sylvan and her father aboard, but instead of merely returning them to shore as promised, Nicholas vows he will claim Dominica as his bride.