The Notorious Duke by Deborah Simmons Pagan Penhurst is bored in Brighton until a friend wagers that he can find a woman who won't be swayed by Pagan's charms. But problems arise when the duke meets Scholastica Hornsby, a young bluestocking much too inexperienced for his usual methods of seduction. Cupid Goes to Gretna by Deborah Hale Irrepressible Ivy Greenwood is desperate to reunite her lovesick brother and his divine mistress, yet in order to do so she must first convince bookish scientist Oliver Lyte to be her accomplice—in a daring elopement. The Rake's Bride by Nicola Cornick The Marquis of Merlin is honor bound to prevent his young cousin from marrying a "scheming older woman." But the jaded nobleman is completely intrigued when the would-be bride bolts at the altar and then refuses his generous offer of settlement