*2 IN 1* “A Kiss by the Sea” Thaddeus Pennrith finds a way to recover from grief when he accepts the blacksmith's post at Fenwick on Sea. Village life gives him a sense of belonging that Polite Society never could, though he must resume his aristocratic duties soon. Along comes Lady Sarah Weatherby, refugee from an engagement gone awry, and Thaddeus is faced with both a compelling reason to reveal his titled antecedents, and a longing to keep them forever hidden. “When His Grace Falls” The very proper Duke of Emory, lampooned in the popular satire How to Ruin A Duke, suspects that the author of his misfortune is Lady Edith Charbonneau. He sets out to ruin her before she can write a sequel, except what if he's wrong, and she's not his enemy after all? Edith, formerly companion to His Grace's difficult mother, has plenty of reasons for her dim view of the duke's household, but the man himself has never been one of them. Will they learn to trust another, or embark on a war of words, wit, and wanton kisses?