Very Fine Muddle Books in Order

Rosalind Bennington wants a courageous suitor and stages opportunities for a duke to prove his devotion. Already accustomed to real danger in the queen’s service, he must act when one of her romantic schemes goes seriously wrong.

Beatrice Bennington begins her London season with extravagant expectations for a heroic, lovesick husband. Sensible neighbor Viscount Van Doren intends to protect her from fortune hunters, but his growing jealousy may make him exactly the sort of man she seeks.

Viola Bennington believes Earl Baderston could be her ideal match, provided he proves his loyalty under pressure. Her family’s talent for creating unnecessary crises supplies the test, turning their promising courtship into something considerably more dangerous.

Cordelia wants a muscular sportsman but falls for scholarly Baron Harveston. Each attempts to become the other’s supposed ideal, producing painful mishaps and escalating confusion as they struggle to recognize what truly draws them together.

Viscount Darden suspects his sisters are scheming to marry him off and resists every eligible woman. His attraction to a duke’s dutiful daughter complicates matters, since she intends to obey her father and marry a man of higher rank.

Determined to marry a fellow poet, Juliet dismisses her attraction to an athletic marquess who struggles to understand her language. Their mismatched expectations become tangled with moneylenders, mysterious visitors and feelings that refuse to follow her carefully chosen ideal.