Books in reading order
Wagers at White’s, wallflowers, and a matchmaking circle that keeps finding itself in the middle of the mess. When a vicious bet brands Charlotte Fairweather unmarriageable, the Duke of Ashworth offers a three-month fake engagement — and the Society’s world of contracts, Christmas wallflowers, and reckonings opens from there. Start with The Duke’s Double Bet.
6 books
Wagers at White’s, wallflowers, and a matchmaking circle that keeps finding itself in the middle of the mess. When a vicious bet brands Charlotte Fairweather unmarriageable, the Duke of Ashworth offers a three-month fake engagement — and the Society’s world of contracts, Christmas wallflowers, and reckonings opens from there. Start with The Duke’s Double Bet.
Tropes: fake betrothal · wallflower · wager · found family · reclusive hero
A bruising wager. A fake betrothal. A love that refuses to follow the rules of the ton. When a vicious bet at White’s brands wallflower Miss Charlotte Fairweather unmarriageable, she vows to survive the Season in silence—until London’s newest power, Benedict Ashbourne, Duke of Ashworth, offers a daring solution: a three-month fake engagement that helps them both.Book 1
A storm, a sanctuary, and a marriage that begins as a shield—and becomes a lifeline. Falsely accused and hunted by her late husband’s powerful family, Lady Genevieve Hartwell vanishes into a remote coaching inn under the name Mrs. Bell. When a brutal tempest strands travelers for the night—including the man sent to drag her to an asylum—Genevieve’s escape ends…until a scarred stranger steps between her and ruin.Book 2
A ruined viscount’s daughter. A self-made magnate. A marriage contract that was supposed to save a family—not awaken a heart. With creditors at the door and the unentailed Vaughn home days from seizure, Isabel Vaughn is out of time. Responsible for her three sisters and an ailing mother, she agrees to the only practical offer on the table: a marriage of convenience to William Rothwell, a wealthy shipping merchant who needs a high-born wife to ease his path into society.Book 3
A shy wallflower. A charming lord. A snowed-in Christmas that changes everything. After one disastrous London Season, Miss Penelope Sinclair has made peace with invisibility. Invited—unexpectedly—to a ducal Christmas house party, her plan is simple: find the library, keep her head down, and survive the holiday.Book 4
A fugitive widow. A scarred recluse. A marriage of convenience to defy a ruthless enemy. Falsely accused and hunted by her late husband’s nephew, Lady Vivienne Aldridge flees London with nothing but terror at her back. A brutal storm shatters her escape—her coach wrecks at the gates of Ravencross Hall, where she collapses into the arms of its enigmatic master.Book 5
His job is to expose her. Her job is to prove him wrong. Miss Rosalind Thornbury is the brilliant, unseen strategist behind the Matchmaker's Society, a secret network dedicated to helping those failed by convention. She has built a life orchestrating happiness for others, all while guarding her own heart against a past betrayal.Book 6