Magic Locket Series by April Kihlstrom

Miss Alexandra Barlow wishes that her "enchanted" locket could improve her life-she is more than ready for a bit of magic. But will Robert Stanford, handsome new lord of the manor, be the one to make her wishes come true?

A shy, sweet-natured authoress, Theresa Barlow has vowed never to marry. So she is most definitely not interested in Lord Rivendale, a handsome widower. That is, until scandal surrounds her-and he resolves to stand by her... A master of the genre. (Mary Kingsley)

Independent-minded Lisbeth Barlow and Lord Thomas Kepley married out of convenience-not love. But when Thomas's father tries to break them apart, they discover just how much happiness can be found in their all-too-practical union. "A master of the genre." (Mary Kingsley)