Sinclair Family Saga Series by Nicole Byrd

There's only one way for Miss Psyche Hill to gain control of her inheritance: marriage. Unfortunately, potential suitors have been run off by her uncle, who hopes to keep Psyche's money in the family--his family. Unwilling to marry her obnoxious cousin but desperate for financial independence, Psyche hatches a stunning scheme: invent an aristocratic fiance, and then hire an actor to bring him to life. . moreThere's only one way for Miss Psyche Hill to gain control of her inheritance: marriage. Unfortunately, potential suitors have been run off by her uncle, who hopes to keep Psyche's money in the family--his family. Unwilling to marry her obnoxious cousin but desperate for financial independence, Psyche hatches a stunning scheme: invent an aristocratic fiance, and then hire an actor to bring him to life. . . Gamester Gabriel Sinclair is adept at brilliant performances, yet despite his talent for cards, he's never been mistaken for an actor--until a carriage whisks him away from hired thugs and off to a betrothal party. Posing as the actor hired to be Psyche's fictitious fiance is a challenge Gabriel accepts, for Psyche unwittingly offers him a safe haven from his pursuers. But scandal, and a whirlwind of danger, threaten if Gabriel's ruse--and his past--is uncovered. Despite her resolve not to trust this enigmatic impostor, the passion that Psyche finds in Gabriel's arms may be the one truth in the center of deception. . . less

A talented artist, Circe Hill has no interest in the affairs of the ton-until the man she secretly loves pretends to court her to silence his matchmaking mother.

When Lucy Contrain discovers that rakish aristocrat Nicholas Ramsey believes her dead husband stole a legendary jewel, she insists on joining his search. Little does she know they will be drawn into deadly danger-and into a passion that neither can resist...

Young widow Marianne Hughes is to chaperone the even younger Louisa Crookshanks to London for her come-out. But, in a most awkward happenstance, it turns out that the one gentleman Louisa has set her sights on only has eyes for the darker, more demure beauty of Mrs. Hughes. Soon this Marquess of Gillingham finds himself entangled in a web of desire and deception--and begins to understand that Hell hath no fury like a debutante scorned.

Who is Miss Gemma Smith? No one wishes to know more than the orphaned Gemma herself. One day, a fateful letter sends her to London where she meets former naval officer Matthew Fallon--who is searching for the sister he lost. So far apart in other ways, the two are soon drawn together by their desperate quests for their lost loved ones--and the blossoming of undeniable passion.

When her parents die, Clarissa Fallon goes from affluent young lady to maid. That is, until her brother returns from the high seas and rescues her. Now she must re-learn how to be a lady--and the rakish Earl of Whitby is just the one to teach her.

The romantic adventures of the Sinclairs continue-and the family secret is finally revealed-as a young woman is swept off to London for the season, and finds a love she has always desired.

Risking social ruin by becoming an actress, Miss Ophelia Applegate, with her sensible sister Cordelia in tow, runs away from home to London where she meets a handsome, yet shady gentleman who promises to get her an audition at the Malory Road Theatre if she does him a special favor. Original.