"Gideon Harrow has spent his life in London's dark underworld-and he wants out. A thief and a con, he plans one last heist to finally win his freedom. But when everything goes wrong, he finds himself at the tender mercies of one of Society's most untouchable women--Lady Susanna Derring. Susanna has spent her life in London's glittering ton, under the thumb of a domineering mother--and she wants out. When a wickedly charming rogue lands at her feet,...

Penelope Ashford, Portia Cyntser's younger sister, has grown up with every advantage - wealth, position, and beauty. Yet Penelope is anything but a typical ton miss -- forceful, willful and blunt to a fault, she has for years devoted her considerable energy and intelligence to directing an institution caring for the forgotten orphans of London's streets. But now her charges are mysteriously disappearing. Desperate, Penelope turns to the one man...

Estranged from her aristocratic husband through her failure to produce an heir, Lady Fieldhurst resolves to repay his neglect by taking a lover. Fate intervenes when she and her paramour enter her bedchamber and find Lord Fieldhurst on the floor -- with her nail scissors protruding from his neck. Idealistic young Bow Street Runner John Pickett has spent most of his brief career chasing petty pickpockets. Nothing has prepared him for such low dealings...

Helen is a big girl, only two inches shorter than Heatherington-a resolute taskmistress, owner of her own inn. She adores her father, Lord Prith, and wants to find the treasure. Until she meets Spenser Heatherington, Lord Beecham, enjoys Helen's pursuit of him. He is a reowned womanizer, a resolute bachelor, and really enjoys his life.

Lavinia Lake has embraced her new profession ('Private Enquiries. Descretion Assured'), and is considering a tasteful advertisement in the newspaper, against the wishes of her sometime partner Tobias March. Tobias is determined to protect her, while Lavinia is just as determined to be an equal partner in their business. But before she finishes penning the ad, an old friend delivers the shocking news that his young wife has been murdered, and an antique...

It was just another dinner party until Alexandra Moreton, a ravishing auburn-haired beauty, shows up. Deverell Bromfield doesn't recognize her as the spindly legged redhead with the flyaway hair he'd known as a youth. He hasn't trusted women since Ariadne threw him over for a viscount. Can he set that aside to pursue the delightful, unpredictable Alexi?

In modern-day London, architectural historian and recovering alcoholic Annie Kendall hopes to turn her life around and restart her career by locating several long-missing pieces of ancient Judaica. Geoff Harris, an investigative reporter, is soon drawn into her quest, both by romantic interest and suspicions about the head of the Shalom Foundation, the organization sponsoring her work. He's also a dead ringer for the ghost of a monk Annie believes...

Rosalind Rutherford knows full well the scandal she courts when she attempts to seduce the notorious Armond Wulf--in fact, she's counting on it as a means to escape her sadistic stepbrother's control. Unfortunately, Lord Wulf's better instincts prevail ... although not before he gives Rosalind a tantalizing taste of what she's missing. And when the opportunity arises to rescue Armond from a grim fate while changing her own, Rosalind knows she must...