Husband Hunters Books in Order

Lucy Holbrook inherits her father's London inn but resists friends urging her to sell it and enter society. A handsome stranger arrives with a hidden purpose and a crime to investigate, complicating her commitment to the home and people she protects.

After her intelligence-agent father disappears, Jane Fawkener receives a courtship handbook she believes contains his secret message. Using a supposed search for a husband as cover, she investigates while trying to evade the government escort watching her closely.

Emily Radstock jokingly vows to marry the first fool she meets, and government agent Sir Ajax Lynley seizes the opportunity. Their false engagement gives him cover for a dangerous investigation while her deliberate disregard for courtship advice complicates matters.

Governess Harriet Swanley has avoided a forced marriage by becoming an unpaid caretaker, while Charles Davenham secretly pursues a Russian agent. Helping his jilted sister find a husband by Christmas brings their own buried attraction back into focus.