Valiant Love Series by Deborah Wilson

Lady Everly Wycliff has been called many things. Wild. Rich. Beautiful. Spinster. Just to name a few. Childhood antics aside, never in her life… Has she ever been declared a thief! And while imprisoned, the last man she ever thought would care comes to her rescue. The Duke of Ayers. Asher Curbain, the Duke of Ayers, has been avoiding Everly for years... moreLady Everly Wycliff has been called many things. Wild. Rich. Beautiful. Spinster. Just to name a few. Childhood antics aside, never in her life… Has she ever been declared a thief! And while imprisoned, the last man she ever thought would care comes to her rescue. The Duke of Ayers. Asher Curbain, the Duke of Ayers, has been avoiding Everly for years. While the woman has always provoked a dark longing that had scorched his very soul, he knows one reason and the only reason he is avoiding her. She’ll never marry. Determined to never live under a man’s rule, she’d never chose to become a wife, not even a duchess. Yet in order to set her free, Asher will have to take her as his own captive while he tries to solve the mystery surrounding her charges. It’s only a matter of time before harbored feelings and proximity becoming too tempting to deny. Will Asher manage to set her free only to lose her forever? Or will Everly finally become truly set free by love? less

Lady Elisa Seys is known to be mad. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t know what she’s doing. Escaping from Bedlam was just the first part of her plan. Solving the murder that got her locked away is the second. Falling in love was not part of the arrangement, but where the heart led, her mind couldn’t help but go. Lord Nicholas Childs had little desire to play governess to a madwoman whose enchanting spirit seems to glow in her eyes... moreLady Elisa Seys is known to be mad. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t know what she’s doing. Escaping from Bedlam was just the first part of her plan. Solving the murder that got her locked away is the second. Falling in love was not part of the arrangement, but where the heart led, her mind couldn’t help but go. Lord Nicholas Childs had little desire to play governess to a madwoman whose enchanting spirit seems to glow in her eyes. He’s a man who deals with the darker parts of Society. Death trails his wake. So, he knows trouble when he sees it, and Elisa is trouble with a capital T. Yet sadly, Nick’s never been able to resist trouble. It’s a game of trust, patience, and staying alive and, in the end, if they succeed, the reward will be sweet. But is love sweeter than vengeance? Can two people madly in love beat the odds? less