Romancing the Rules Books in Order

Aspiring playwright Kit Ruthven returns home after his father’s death, confronting the etiquette business he rejected and Ophelia Marsden, whom he abandoned. Her secret advocacy of women’s independence clashes with practical responsibilities as their old affection resurfaces.

Sophia Ruthven secretly writes detective stories beneath a respectable exterior. When actor and aristocratic heir Jasper Grey’s sister disappears, Sophia joins his search across the countryside, testing her propriety against investigative curiosity and attraction to an unapologetic scoundrel.

Clarissa Ruthven cannot access her inheritance without marrying, so she joins the family publishing firm to pursue her charitable ambitions. Working beneath orderly Gabriel Adamson turns mutual dislike into attraction, while his concealed past threatens their growing connection.