Beniton Hall Series by Iris Lim

He’s the rake who never plans to marry, until she makes him look closer. And once she’s caught his eye, he finds it hard to look away. With fortune, charm, and good looks to spare, Alfred Avington plays the marriage mart without a need of ever actually settling down. His parade of flirtations continue until the unthinkable a young lady actually rejects him. He brushes off the anomaly, until the next one turns him down again, and the next one after that... moreHe’s the rake who never plans to marry, until she makes him look closer. And once she’s caught his eye, he finds it hard to look away. With fortune, charm, and good looks to spare, Alfred Avington plays the marriage mart without a need of ever actually settling down. His parade of flirtations continue until the unthinkable a young lady actually rejects him. He brushes off the anomaly, until the next one turns him down again, and the next one after that. Some quick investigation points the blame in one particular direction. Can Alfred convince the pretty, enigmatic Miss Fletcher to stop ruining his game? Or, can he charm her to his side without putting his own heart on the line? less

She feeds him information to keep the title-hunters at bay. He starts with wanting her help, but ends up wanting her heart.A duke, even a reluctant one, is duty-bound to marry and to sire his own heir. When the savagery of the marriage mart overwhelms the quiet, scholarly Duke of Burgess, he turns to a friend to help him repel the worst of the bunch.Newly emerged from mourning her father, the unassuming Rose Nottingham believes herself outside most eligible men's notice... moreShe feeds him information to keep the title-hunters at bay. He starts with wanting her help, but ends up wanting her heart.A duke, even a reluctant one, is duty-bound to marry and to sire his own heir. When the savagery of the marriage mart overwhelms the quiet, scholarly Duke of Burgess, he turns to a friend to help him repel the worst of the bunch.Newly emerged from mourning her father, the unassuming Rose Nottingham believes herself outside most eligible men's notice. Instead, she lends her knowledge of the ton to helping her beleaguered friend Frederick St. John, the Duke of Burgess. But watching him court other, more eligible ladies turns increasingly harder the deeper her own feelings grow.It takes a rumor and a near compromise, but Frederick soon discovers that the best choice for his duchess is already by his side. A sweet, friends-to-lovers Regency romance. less

Can an aspiring vicar without a living, and a jilted spinster without a future, find just what they need with each other?James Avington, the amiable yet oft-overlooked youngest son, possesses all the advantages of birth with no guarantee of sustaining them... moreCan an aspiring vicar without a living, and a jilted spinster without a future, find just what they need with each other?James Avington, the amiable yet oft-overlooked youngest son, possesses all the advantages of birth with no guarantee of sustaining them. If he pursues his mentor’s daughter, he might earn a chance to advance in his profession, but is the pretty, aloof Miss Hastings really the bride a vicar needs? Or would his childhood neighbor Miss Westwood prove to be the unexpected true companion of his heart?Known by her whole village as the jilted spinster, Felicia Westwood dedicates her life to tending her ailing mother. But when the frail, boyish James Avington she used to know sweeps back into her life for the summer—now as a charming young man—Felicia is forced to walk the delicate line between her hard-earned contentment and an inconvenient desire for more.Childhood friends reconnect as lovers in a sweet story of self-discovery, family, sacrifice, trust, and love. less

Will the secrets from her past and the shadows from his keep their marriage of convenience from becoming something more? After a decade in His Majesty’s army, Richard Avington returns to London a colonel, a landowner, and a jaded, lonely soul. When an intriguing young woman from the fringes of polite society runs into trouble, Richard plays the savior and offers to marry her... moreWill the secrets from her past and the shadows from his keep their marriage of convenience from becoming something more? After a decade in His Majesty’s army, Richard Avington returns to London a colonel, a landowner, and a jaded, lonely soul. When an intriguing young woman from the fringes of polite society runs into trouble, Richard plays the savior and offers to marry her. But can he truly extricate her from the complications of her past when his own demons still haunt him?Determined to protect her last living family member, young Adelaide Pershing agrees to marry the gentlemanly Colonel Avington. But it requires more than a marriage of convenience to cover the scars she carries from her childhood and to pull him back from the disillusionment he carries.Through pain, tears, hope, and perseverance, Richard and Adelaide work to heal each other’s invisible wounds and to earn their happily ever after. less