House of Devon Series by Ellie St. Clair, Lauren Smith

She never meant to fall in love with her best friend.Charlotte Hudson has only ever wanted two things—to move up to a lady’s maid in the House of Devon, and to find love. Love like her parents. Love like her friend, Abigail. Love like the duke and duchess she works for.Philip Webster enjoys life as the valet to the second son of a duke, the man who was his childhood friend. Never one to resist a pretty face, when new maid Lily Draper joins the household staff, he is smitten... moreShe never meant to fall in love with her best friend.Charlotte Hudson has only ever wanted two things—to move up to a lady’s maid in the House of Devon, and to find love. Love like her parents. Love like her friend, Abigail. Love like the duke and duchess she works for.Philip Webster enjoys life as the valet to the second son of a duke, the man who was his childhood friend. Never one to resist a pretty face, when new maid Lily Draper joins the household staff, he is smitten.There’s only one problem. Lily spurns his advances, so to get close, he convinces her that he only wants to be friends. How to do that? Find himself a fake fiancée. There is no one better for the job than his best friend, Charlotte. Until Charlotte begins to lose her heart to the one man she always thought would protect it.When a theft in the household causes her character and position to come into question, however, Philip finds himself doing everything he can to clear her name—and, if he can, win her heart. less

She’s an heiress who needs a husband fast…he’s the brooding, handsome footmen who comes to her rescue… Lady Venetia Dunham has plenty of money and freedom, until her father dies, leaving her and her feisty grandmother at the hands of her less than noble cousin when he becomes the new earl. Her cousin makes his wishes clear. She will marry a man of his choosing, a man who will split her fortune with her cousin... moreShe’s an heiress who needs a husband fast…he’s the brooding, handsome footmen who comes to her rescue… Lady Venetia Dunham has plenty of money and freedom, until her father dies, leaving her and her feisty grandmother at the hands of her less than noble cousin when he becomes the new earl. Her cousin makes his wishes clear. She will marry a man of his choosing, a man who will split her fortune with her cousin.Determined to avoid that fate, Venetia and her grandmother flee to a country house party hosted by the Duke and Duchess of Devon, where Venetia stumbles into the arms of Adrian Montague, a handsome footman with a tragic past.When Venetia sprains her ankle, she and Adrian are closeted together for a week. The attraction between them is undeniable and forbidden. Their passion could wreck Adrian’s life if they were discovered together. When love blooms between them, it comes at a great cost, and Venetia must choose to follow society’s laws or her own heart. less

Someone is out to kill Gavin Carstairs, the Marquis of Falkirk, and his young son, but he cannot figure out who or why. He takes refuge at Hartland Abbey, the isolated country home of his friend, the Duke of Devon, while sorting it out. But all is not as it seems at Hartland Abbey either. Taffy, the maid assigned to attend to his quarters, is temptation itself, and one thing is for certain, she is no maid.Who is Taffy Ralston? And why is his heart, and his son, telling him to trust her?