1. Splendid
American heiress Emma Dunster visits London determined to enjoy independence before returning to help manage her father’s business. After disguising herself as a maid for an outing, she rescues a child and is mistaken by Alexander Ridgely, Duke of Ashbourne, for a servant. The misunderstanding creates…
2. Dancing at Midnight
Lady Arabella Blydon returns to the country after the events of Splendid and encounters Lord John Blackwood, a veteran whose injuries and guilt have left him isolated. Belle’s direct interest unsettles a man convinced that his past makes him unfit for intimacy. Their romance develops around…
3. Minx
Henrietta Barrett has effectively managed the Cornwall estate of Stannage Park and expects to continue doing so. The death of its owner instead transfers the property to William Dunford, a London gentleman who arrives assuming that the unconventional young woman can be removed from responsibility. Their…
4. Where’s My Hero?
This anthology includes Julia Quinn’s novella “A Tale of Two Sisters,” which gives Ned Blydon from the Splendid novels his own courtship. Ned is approaching marriage to one Thornton sister when he realises that he has fallen in love with the other, Charlotte. The story returns…