The Chances Books in Order

A duke seeking family stability agrees to marry a desperate woman threatened by blackmail. Their supposedly unemotional arrangement offers protection, but buried secrets and growing affection force them to question whether convenience can sustain their unexpected bond.

A financially desperate marquess attends a house party hoping to find a wealthy bride and encounters the woman he previously abandoned. Florence doubts his motives, leaving him to prove he has changed while still concealing important truths.

A gambling earl hires a mathematically gifted card player to teach him how to win. Doris needs the money, but her hidden motives and their growing attraction complicate an arrangement neither expected to involve the heart.

After losing his family's fortune, a duke seeks a rich bride and finds a woman who understands his motives perfectly. Their temporary marriage promises a practical solution until affection and public scrutiny make the bargain increasingly difficult to maintain.

Kathleen's effort to avoid scandal falters when a wager brings her into secret archery lessons with Leopold Chance. Their growing affection faces disapproving relatives and a second bet that threatens the trust developing between them.

Artist Evelyn Chance hires a model without realizing he is a viscount concealing his identity. Intimate sittings develop into affection, but a scandal and his delayed confession threaten the future neither expected to find through her work.

A baron proposes to overlooked Jessica Chance, hoping her respectable family can protect his own from impending scandal. His calculated choice becomes complicated by genuine love, while the secrets behind his proposal threaten her trust in their marriage.

An aristocratic outsider and a fashionable debutante enter a false engagement after a reckless encounter. Their plan to weather gossip and separate becomes difficult when genuine affection challenges the assumptions that have kept Frederick outside his family's respectable world.

A newly titled earl needs a wife and heir to rescue his family's future. Lady Lilianna refuses to risk her reputation on a notorious rogue, setting off a determined courtship in which both must reconsider their expectations.

Michael Chance secretly plans to leave Britain for adventure and encounters an outspoken female sea captain. Phylis doubts he can survive life aboard ship, but their growing connection complicates his escape from family expectations and her unsettled past.

A duke secretly in love with his best friend pretends to court another woman to provoke jealousy. The plan awakens Irene's unexpected feelings, but misunderstandings and the consequences of his false courtship threaten the friendship they both value.

Alexander Chance's undeserved reputation as a rake undermines his pursuit of proper Lady Marjorie Dalton. As she begins to trust the man behind the gossip, a new scandal forces him to choose between public honesty and losing her.

Justice reformer Lucy Chance receives custody of a supposed criminal, unaware that Bernard is an undercover spy. Their efforts at rehabilitation become a dangerous game of concealed identities and growing affection when his past reaches her family's home.

Engaged to a wealthy marquess, Gwendoline Chance is unsettled by her attraction to her brother's friend Ernest. He needs a rich bride to rescue his family's fortunes, but their growing connection threatens carefully arranged futures and her reputation.

An inheritance requires Samuel Chance to have a wife, so he hires an unemployed actress for a temporary marriage. Rosemary's new role offers security, but secrets and unexpected feelings complicate their agreement to keep the union strictly practical.

Percy Chance longs for marriage and falls quickly for Agnes Lloyd, who needs security for herself and her younger brother. Their rushed engagement offers protection from debt and scandal, until Percy’s private investigation threatens to uncover the secrets she is hiding.