Joan Smith: Lovers’ Vows

Lord Dewar visits St. Alton’s Abbey, his ancestral estates, infrequently, preferring the cultural atmosphere of London, for the handsome young landowner is a great devotee Continue

Suzanne Allain: Mr. Malcolm’s List

The Honorable Mr. Malcolm has a secret. This elusive matrimonial prize, long the target of desperate debutantes and their matchmaking mothers, is well known for Continue

Jennie Gallant (Joan Smith): Lady Hathaway’s House Party

Lady Hathaway must have been mad to invite both of them. The greatest fool in the world knew that one did not ask the Duke Continue

Joan Aiken: The Five Minute Marriage

“Marry Me!” That is what her cousin Gareth asked Delphie Carteret to do. It was just a make-believe ceremony, and, in exchange, Delphie’s ailing mother Continue