Book #0.5 (1&2)

Book #1 The Duke Wins A Bride
“Interview With the Duke”
Dinah Honeyfield has been in love with her father’s houseguest since he came to stay in their Mayfair home. As their friendship blossoms, she suspects he admires her in return, but as the years pass by he never attempts a courtship. If he does not act soon, she must take matters into her own hands before her father insists she marries another suitor. Lord John Pettigrew left his birthright behind to pursue his dreams, which is when he met the ravishing Dinah. Fate itself had beckoned him to her doorstep, but how is a struggling writer to woo the only child of a wealthy businessman when he has nothing to offer her? A chance encounter with the Duke of Halmesbury might provide an opportunity to claim Dinah as his bride, if John has the courage to pursue his dreams once more.

“The Captain's Wife”
After fulfilling her lifelong dream of marrying Captain Lewis, Mrs. Lydia Lewis survives a brutal evening in her husband's absence and is forced to run from the family home. An old friend, the Duke of Halmesbury, provides refuge and she reinvents herself as Mrs. Thorne, the ducal housekeeper, forced to bury the memories of her previous life and her lost love. Captain Jacob Lewis fulfills his heart's desire by eloping with his childhood friend only to be separated and sent to war on the continent. He returns home to find his bride missing and his household in turmoil. Resolutely he begins his search for the only woman he has ever loved, and he is not giving her up once he finds her.