Thomas St. John grew up helping his father work in the stables, attending school thanks to the generosity of his employers. He was never worthy of Elizabeth Sutton, the girl next door who grew into the woman of his dreams, which is why he forced himself to walk away and let her marry someone more deserving.After losing her husband, Elizabeth, now the Dowager Countess of Lotham, is more than happy to dedicate herself to her daughter and the secret passion project that could ruin her...

Nathaniel Sutton may be an earl, but after losing the woman he loved, has no interest in marriage, children, or any of it. When he is caught in the garden with Miss Plimpton, unchaperoned, he initially wants nothing to do with her, either. But then perhaps a wife he isn’t in love with is exactly what he needs to quiet the gossip and be left in peace.Frances Plimpton has been overlooked and underestimated her entire life. The first time it finally seems like someone notices her, she...