by Jane Feather (2004)
Hailed for her captivating blend of romance and sensuality, New York Times bestselling author Jane Feather has enchanted readers and critics alike. In this second book in her dazzling new trilogy, Constance, Prudence, and Chastity Duncan, London's most charming young matchmakers, are faced with a ruinous lawsuit--and it's up to the brainy, beautiful middle sister to extricate them.No sooner had the Duncan sisters' Personals service turned a profit than their controversial newspaper, The Mayfair Lady, offended a powerful earl--who is now determined to ruin them with a lawsuit. In dire need of counsel, the women turn to England's most-sought-after young barrister.Sir Gideon Malvern is notorious for his aggressive style--and his love of a challenge. Spirited Prudence, with her beauty unsuccessfully hidden behind spectacles and frumpy clothes, provides him with exactly that. But how in the world will the Duncan sisters be able to afford Gideon's fee? Prudence proposes a barter: Gideon defends their case; they find him a bride. It's an exchange of services even this most cynical, single barrister can't refuse.From the Paperback edition.
Helen Dickson
When rugged Captain Zack Fitzgerald sails into Santamaria, Shona McKenzie see's him as a ticket to freedom. But her sister-in-law's scheming places them in a compromising position. Zack is mesmerised by Shona, but marriage would destroy his plans to obtain guardianship over his child. So he devises a plan to make sure the wedding stays a sham. But weeks later Shona shows up on his London doorstep, and Zack must learn to deal with a very defiant wife.
Ken Follett
On a bright September morning in 1939, two days after Britain declares war on Germany, a group of privileged but desperate people gather in Southhampton to board the largest, most luxurious airliner ever built, the Pan American Clipper bound for New York.
Donna Bell
To escape her mother's demands that she find a husband, Sincerity Hartford concocts a fictitious courtship with Sir Simon McKendrick. But when the surprised war hero hears of their purported engagement, Sincerity must convince him to join her charade...and the more they make believe, the more she really loses her heart
Eimear McBride
A young Irish drama student in 1990s London makes new friends, establishes a place for herself, and seeks to shed her plain-girl identity before entering a whirlwind affair with an older man who changes her in unexpected ways.