Dorothy Elbury
Список книг автора Dorothy ElburyThe Officer and the Lady
THE NABOB'S RETURNAn officer in the East India Trading Company, Matthew Beresford has made a life a world away from England and his father's malevolence. Now it's time for Matthew to return home.There he finds Miss Imogen Priestley, who's worked tirelessly to save the Thornfield estate from ruin. Cold and aloof, Matthew gradually thaws as he begins to imagine a new life–with Imogen. But he's torn–the blistering heat of India will wilt his English rose, unless he can vanquish his demons and find his home at last with her….
A Marriageable Miss
Caught in a compromising situation!When Miss Helena Wheatley’s wealthy father decides she should marry nobility, only her ingenuity keeps her from being trapped into an unwelcome marriage! But with her father suddenly falling ill, she is forced to turn to one of her prospective suitors and beg for his help.Richard Standish, the Earl of Markfield, honourably agrees to aid Helena. He’ll squire her around Town until her father recovers. Only when they are caught alone together, their temporary agreement suddenly looks set to become a lot more permanent…
An Unconventional Miss
A woman like no other Miss Jessica Beresford is headstrong, impetuous and poorly-dowered.Benedict Ashcroft, Earl of Wyvern, knows he should steer well clear of her, no matter how dazzling her beauty. His late brother has seemingly lost the family fortune, and Ben's last hope is to marry a well-behaved heiress! Jessica's exquisite loveliness is matched by her kind heart, and Ben is soon torn between duty and desire.So when she unlocks a secret that embroils them both in mystery and danger, Ben must secure both his family's future–and Jessica as his bride!
The Major and the Country Miss
A mystery brings them together. Secrets keep them apart. Major William Maitland returns a hero from the war, only to find himself tasked with the strangest mission – hunting down the lost heir to his uncle’s fortune. He sets out for rural Warwickshire to uncover the twenty-year-old secret, but has no idea that meeting an old army friend will lead him to the key to the mystery. Or that his friend’s cousin, the beautiful Georgianne Venables, will prove to be his own personal Waterloo.For Georgianne has a secret of her own that could stand in the way of Will ever winning her hand in marriage…