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Gerald feels as though he’s lost everything when his wife takes her last breath. Amelia’s world turns upside down when the Duke of Granbury steps into her tea shop and leaves with her heart. But when a secret from Amelia’s past unveils possibilities, will the duke get a second chance at love from an unexpected source?

walks hesitantly to the cliff edge, staring down into the pitch dark cold sea and its crashing waves. Could this be the answer to her predicament, a long leap off the edge into the murkiness below? Left pregnant by the scandalous Lord John Pembury, her character and good name and more importantly that of her fathers the Rev. Robert Hawksley is soon to be in disrepair. This appeared to be Henrietta's only escape, until she falls into the arms of the Duke of Templeton.

Georgia Lennox has traded in her boyish ways for pink gowns and a coy smile to capture the eye of the Earl of Claremont. However, on the day she's convinced the earl will propose, Georgia is shipped off to the Leeward Islands to care for her ailing father. But when she arrives on Nevis, the last thing she expects is to learn that her abrupt departure was not at her father's bidding but that of the infuriating, yet captivating, island schoolmaster. And now her plans may well be shipwrecked.

Abandoned but holding tight to her integrity and her faith, Antoinette Martineau seeks to right the dastardly wrongs perpetrated by her unscrupulous father. Sometimes honesty does not pay, or so it seems.

Jean Harris, the daughter of the Earl of Levinshire, is left stranded after an accident on a desolate country road. As panic turns into fear that no one will find her, she is rescued by a gruff man, the Duke of Burnshire, a friend of her father's. As they arrive at Jean's home, the duke impulsively asks her to be governess to his children. When Jean agrees and begins to care for his children, she finds her feelings growing for him.

Duke Philip Harding proposes to his love, Lady Louisa, a week before Christmas, but their happiness is short-lived when Lady Louisa suffers a tragic accident. While visiting an ailing Lady Louisa, who grows more cold and distant towards the Duke, he befriends Ellen, who is visiting her ailing father. When Louisa is released from the hospital, the distance between her and Philip grows. When Philip's best friend, the Earl of Longford, is hurt in an accident and taken to the hospital, Philip visits him and again sees Ellen, who he finds very beautiful.

After the tragic death of his wife, the Duke of Warwickshire wonders how he will care for his five-year-old son. After having seen his childhood friend, Lady Leah, at his wife's funeral, he contacts her soon after, offering her a position to help care for his son. While she balks at the idea due to her status, the Duke eventually persuades her. Old feelings begin to resurface between the Duke and Lady Leah, until Lady Leah discovers a horrifying secret involving the late Duchess and the Duke's son. As Leah fights to unravel the mystery, she overhears a deadly plot involving the Duke.

Plain Leticia Holmes becomes an heiress to vast wealth when her grandmother dies. Suitors are in plenty but she rejects them all. Lettie is determined to fulfil her grandmother’s dying wish to find true love. Posing as a governess, she ends up on Lord Alistair Thurmond’s estate in Great Yarmouth, taking care of his little niece, Nancy. The manor is filled with dark secrets that she’s determined to uncover because she’s fast falling in love with the handsome but seemingly reserved duke.

Dorothy Soulden is the governess to Isabella, the daughter of the Duke of Monmouthshire. He has sworn off women since his wife died in childbirth and wants nothing to do with his daughter. Lady Henrietta Pike wants the Duke for very selfish reasons of her own, and will stop at nothing to win his heart, even plotting a scheme that the Duke is unaware of.

Emma finds the Duke of Bathampton, Colin Baxter, arrogant yet attractive. A pretty lady’s maid for the Duke’s sister, Emma wishes the Duke would notice her, but she knows her place and is envious of his love, Lady Laura. Colin is tired of courting Lady Laura. She does not hold his interest but the woman who does is not within his reach.