The Duke's Engagement Game/The Countess He Can't Have

The Duke’s Engagement Game - Christine Merrill

The clock’s ticking... on their risky charade!

Louisa must convince her grandfather she’s going to wed if she’s to receive her inheritance and escape his tyranny! But the wallflower is a disaster debutante, and she’s given up hope of finding a suitor. Until her brother’s best friend, Thomas, Duke of Bonham, agrees to an engagement ruse...

Playing the part of Louisa’s fiancé is a welcome distraction from his ducal burden, and a chance to help the woman Thomas always viewed as a sister. Except, after a stolen kiss, his feelings for her are anything but brotherly, making it harder to pull away when their game is up...

The Countess He Can’t Have - Helen Dickson

Finding a husband... for the bride he craves!

When Maxim becomes the Earl of Sherborne, he’s stunned to find that his late father’s ward, Louisa Ashworth, has blossomed in his absence. Maxim cannot afford to notice Louisa’s captivating beauty, nor her sharp wit, as he is already betrothed to clear his family’s debts. And it is now his obligation to find Louisa a match...

Headstrong Louisa is determined to marry for love but the suitors vying for her fortune cannot compete with Maxim, who she’s pined for since girlhood. Yet as the Season begins, a forbidden temptation flares between Louisa and the man supposed to find her a husband!