The Tales of the Jewelled Men Series by Patricia Veryan

When Captain Gideon Rossiter returns from war to England to find that his family has been disgraced and his fiance+a7e, Naomi, has abandoned him, he vows to unmask the conspiracy that brought his family down. Reprint.

Lord Horatio Glendenning must battle not only the sinister League of Jewelled Men, but also Miss Amy Consett, a gypsy hoyden determined to win Glendenning's heart and his purse.

Impoverished yet resourceful Ruth Allington falls in love with a man whose life is threatened by the League of the Jewelled Men, a gang of deadly conspirators.

The fourth volume in The Tales of the Jewelled Men, set in Georgian England, tells of young Jack, generally considered a craven idiot, who shows his true colors when his love is threatened by the League of the Jewelled Men.

"Veryan outdoes herself." --Booklist TWO OPPOSING HEARTS FIND DESIRE WHEN THEY LEAST EXPECT IT! As a devious plot swirls to overthrow the monarchy, Gwendolyn Rossiter, whose brother leads the fight to defend the Crown, finds her lively wit and outspoken nature largely ignored by the haut ton. With one exception: August Falcon, a devilishly handsome resistance conspirator. Yet the passion Gwendolyn inspires in him is more rage at her audacity than tenderness... more"Veryan outdoes herself." --Booklist TWO OPPOSING HEARTS FIND DESIRE WHEN THEY LEAST EXPECT IT! As a devious plot swirls to overthrow the monarchy, Gwendolyn Rossiter, whose brother leads the fight to defend the Crown, finds her lively wit and outspoken nature largely ignored by the haut ton. With one exception: August Falcon, a devilishly handsome resistance conspirator. Yet the passion Gwendolyn inspires in him is more rage at her audacity than tenderness. And if she is even mildly fond of him, she conceals it admirably. But as riots in London escalate, and the League of Jewelled Men brings its fiendish machinations to the fore, Gwendolyn will suddenly find unexpected love in the arms of a man who swore he was immune to her charms. . . . less