American Lords Trilogy Series by Shirl Henke

A proper English miss is horrified to discover her father has promised her hand in marriage to a brash American privateer who's set society aflame with his daring exploits and her own heart racing with his outrageous innuendoes.

An Older WomanTo survive the cutthroat world of Victorian high finance, wealthy widow Miranda Auburn hid her femininity behind a facade of cold calculation. Her only womanly emotions were reserved for her daughter, whose fondest wish was to marry a peer.A Younger ManBrandon Caruthers had hoped to put the lost cause of the Confederacy behind him when he traveled to London to become Baron Rushcroft. But the only way to salvage his impoverished estate was to marry an heiress... moreAn Older WomanTo survive the cutthroat world of Victorian high finance, wealthy widow Miranda Auburn hid her femininity behind a facade of cold calculation. Her only womanly emotions were reserved for her daughter, whose fondest wish was to marry a peer.A Younger ManBrandon Caruthers had hoped to put the lost cause of the Confederacy behind him when he traveled to London to become Baron Rushcroft. But the only way to salvage his impoverished estate was to marry an heiress.A Business ProposalThe transaction Miranda proposed seemed to suit all involved—a huge loan in exchange for making her daughter a baroness—until Brand found himself craving the mother instead. Even if it caused a private civil war, he vowed to take the right woman to his bed. less