Bøger af Trisha Messmer

How can a newly minted duke escape title-seeking debutantes? Lie, of course!Lady Honoria Bell never recovered from her broken heart. Fending off suitors her marquess father forces in her path, she's put aside hopes of marriage. However, word of a house party hosted by the new, eligible Duke of Burwood brings a renewed gleam to her father's eye. But regardless of the new duke's appeal, Honoria knows he won't fill the void Drake Merrick left.If there's one thing Drake Merrick knows, it's that aristocratic women care more about a title than they do love. Losing the love of his life because he was a lowly groom proved it. So, when a twist of fate makes him the new Duke of Burwood, he's determined to choose a bride who wants him-not his title.Switching places with his man of business seems like the perfect plan to test the affections of eager debutantes. Until it backfires the moment Honoria arrives, and he realizes his heart will always be irrevocably hers.But will his deception allow her to prove her love? Or will his lies destroy it?

He's no one's hero . . . until he's hersLord Nash Talbot's reputation as a rake keeps him free from the parson's mousetrap, just the way he likes it. Until his marquess brother issues an ultimatum: find an aristocratic bride, or he'll cut the purse strings. But Nash's plan to escape his brother's dictate unravels when an American bluestocking stumbles into his life.Past mistakes have taught Adalyn Lovelace that trusting the wrong man results in devastating consequences. Yet, against the advice of friends to avoid Nash, she is inextricably drawn to him. And the vulnerability she senses beneath his carefully crafted façade resurrects passions that had previously been her undoing.With each stolen encounter, they fall deeper in love. But the investment that will secure Nash's financial freedom lies in England, and Adalyn has promised to return to Boston with her widowed father. As they struggle to find a solution and happiness is in reach, a past paramour of Nash's could rip it all away.