Growing up with four unruly brothers has made Freyja Bedwyn far bolder than proper society ladies. Having loved and lost once, she has sworn off men. But on a visit to Bath, a handsome stranger bursts into her room and entreats her to hide him. Joshua Moore, Marquess of Hallmere, is so intrigued with the independent beauty that he makes a surprising request: that she pose as his fiancée in order to help him thwart his family's matchmaking schemes....

In this Regency-era romance the rakish and wealthy Rannulf Bedwyn has no trouble having a brief tryst with a beautiful woman who claims to be a worldly actress. However, when he meets the woman a second time he is shocked to discover that she is actually Judith Law, the daughter of an impoverished pastor.

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Mary Balogh's The Secret Mistress.
All of London is abuzz over the imminent arrival of Wulfric Bedwyn, the reclusive, cold-as-ice Duke of Bewcastle, at the most glittering social event of the season. Some whisper of a tragic love affair. Others say he is so aloof and passionless that not even the greatest beauty could capture his attention. But on this dazzling afternoon, one woman did catch the...

Mary Balogh and Grace Burrowes team up to create a pair of Regency novellas each set at a summer house party. In Another Dream, by Mary Balogh, Miss Eleanor Thompson has found satisfaction as the director of a respected school for girls. The life of a dedicated educator offers many rewards and much meaning--but also more loneliness than Eleanor anticipated. She accepts an invitation from her sister, Christine, Duchess of Bewcastle, to attend a Bedwyn...