"A Handful of Gold" by Mary Balogh: Julian Dare is handsome and wealthy, theheir to an earldom, yet it takes a Christmas tryst in the country with theinnocent Verity Ewing to teach him the true meaning of life.

"The Three Gifts" by Julia Justiss: Critically injured during the war,reluctant new viscount Miles Hampden must find a wife to safeguard hisfamily legacy. To ease the mind of a dying soldier she secretly admires,Edwina Denby agrees to a marriage of convenience. As Edwina nurses thehandsome viscount to a full recovery, love proves to be the elixir thatheals all wounds!

"The Season for Suitors" by Nicola Cornick: After some close encounters withrakes in which she was nearly compromised into marriage, heiress ClaraDavenport realizes that she needs some expert advice. And who better for thejob than Sebastian Fleet, the most notorious rake in town? Inevitably, thetutelage doesn't go quite as planned, as both Sebastian and Clara find itdifficult to remain objective when it comes to lessons of the heart!

Genre: Historical Romance