ALYSSA'S HISTORICAL ROMANCE BOOKSHELF

Born a second son, Aiden Elliot works hard to prove himself and secure a future. Stationed on the Continent during the Napoleonic Wars to achieve that end, his life takes a turn when his older brother dies. As the new heir to the Northumberland Dukedom, Aiden is confronted with the duty of marriage, a vexing prospect, until he meets Lynette.

At twenty-six years old, Lynette Elphinstone would rather embrace spinsterhood than marry for convenience. Influenced by the novels she reads, Lynette is a romantic who yearns for a love match. However, her resolve begins to falter when Aiden shows her that even a marriage of convenience can be lustful. As their relationship unfolds they are faced with the question: is Aiden the love match of Lynette’s dreams or simply using her as the means to fulfill his duty?

Can love overcome misconceptions?

After a disastrous Season of 1812, Thomas Thornburn, the third Marquess of Bath, returns to Town determined to make a match, but can find no lady who meets his requirements. Disheartened, he follows the advice of a friend and crosses paths with Teresa, who he believes is waiting for a love match.

At twenty-eight years old, Lady Teresa Palhem is fully on the shelf, which is exactly where she wants to be. Her dearest hope is to live the rest of her life in a cottage with enough books to keep her company. But such a dream doesn’t dissuade the imperious Lord Bath, and despite her reservations, she falls into the parson’s mousetrap.

Caught together in a compromising situation, Thomas and Teresa are forced into a marriage of misconceptions until the reason Teresa remained a spinster is revealed and then Thomas will stop at nothing to win her love.

Frances Brice has always been overshadowed by her sisters, so she’s kept her nose in her books. But when her mother dies, her life is thrown into disarray. Taken in by her cousins, she must prepare for her first London Season by learning all the rules of propriety.

Viscount Wesley Ecclestone’s character is tarnished by scandal. Having ruined a lady in London, he’s run away to Northumberland to join his friends’ hunting party. There, he’s drawn to Frances, someone he should stay away from.

But Wesley can’t resist offering Frances his friendship and with his help she attracts the attention of a suitor. Although this had been Wesley’s intention, it doesn’t stop him from wanting her for himself, and even though Frances is finally being accepted in Society, she can’t help but be tempted by a little scandal.