The Earl's Sisters Series by Jennie Goutet

A love match would not do. She would make an advantageous match — a brilliant match!Lady Dorothea Rowlandson was practically on the shelf at the age of nineteen. Had she had not suffered her father the earl’s untimely death, months before last year’s season, she would surely by now be a married lady—the established wife of an illustrious peer. With such a regrettable delay, time was ever more of the essence if she wished to secure her own future and that of her sisters... moreA love match would not do. She would make an advantageous match — a brilliant match!Lady Dorothea Rowlandson was practically on the shelf at the age of nineteen. Had she had not suffered her father the earl’s untimely death, months before last year’s season, she would surely by now be a married lady—the established wife of an illustrious peer. With such a regrettable delay, time was ever more of the essence if she wished to secure her own future and that of her sisters.Miles Shaw holds an encumbered estate, and if he were a man of reason, he would spend his time in London on the hunt for a well-endowed wife. He was not a reasonable man, however, and could only view with distaste a union based on mercenary considerations. He would find his own way to solvency, allowing his heart to be free to pursue its fancy.When chance forced Miles and Dorothea to partner one another for the first dance of the first crush of the season, Fortuna could only have been in a funning mood. For what could a peer of the realm’s daughter and a gentleman of no consequence, with his pockets to let, possibly have in common? less

She never forgot the man who defended her. He never imagined she would remember.Lady Sophia Rowlandson has spent years mastering the art of quiet composure, and in her entire life, the façade was breached only once. When attending a country ball at the young age of sixteen, she overheard a gentleman call her a lackwit. Mortified beyond reason—and fearing it was only all too true—she was saved by an unexpected champion, and Mr... moreShe never forgot the man who defended her. He never imagined she would remember.Lady Sophia Rowlandson has spent years mastering the art of quiet composure, and in her entire life, the façade was breached only once. When attending a country ball at the young age of sixteen, she overheard a gentleman call her a lackwit. Mortified beyond reason—and fearing it was only all too true—she was saved by an unexpected champion, and Mr. Harewood’s gallant words lingered long after he left for the Peninsula. Now he has finally returned, but the boy who defended her is a man changed by war, and Julia is determined to prove that some things are worth fighting for.Felix Harewood never expected to return to England at all, much less to a life of elegant drawing rooms and whispered speculation. He has neither fortune nor title, only the weight of battle on his shoulders. Lady Sophia should be above his touch, yet she is warm, lovely, and entirely too kind to him. The thought that she might care for him is a dangerous hope—one he dares not indulge.But society is watching, and so are the men who would claim Lady Sophia’s hand. As nightmares from his past haunt even his days, Felix must retreat into the shadows, or risk everything for the one woman who has always seen him clearly? less