Led Astray by a Rake

Book 1

1837. At the Graduation Ball of Miss Debenham's Finishing School, the Husband Hunters Club is formed. Livy Monteith is as strong-willed as she is beautiful, and she refuses to wed the man of her parents' choosing. She has her sights set on Lord Nic Lacey, a man she has known for years and who as a child once promised to marry her. The fact that he is a rake is neither here nor there, because she believes that beneath his disreputable exterior is someone worth loving. If only she can get him to agree to her proposal. Nic Lacey is not a respectable man, certainly not the sort of man who should marry a proper young lady like Olivia. Why does she insist on embroiling him in her schemes? And why does he keep falling for them? She is irresistible, that is the problem, but he is determined to keep his distance. No matter how much he might desire her.

Released: May 2009, Sep 2024

A Most Sinful Proposal

Book 2

Sara Bennett’s wonderful Husband Hunter’s Club series continues! Marissa Rotherhild has a husband in mind, but when she attends a weekend party at his home, Abbey Thorne Manor, it is not George who is there to greet her, but his older brother Valentine. Handsome, yes, fascinating, also yes, but Valentine is everything she promised herself she would never marry. A renowned expert on roses, he would surely neglect her just as her botanically obsessed parents did. Lord Valentine Kent has been determined to find the Crusader’s Rose for as long as he can remember, so he mustn’t allow himself to become side-tracked by Marissa Rotherhild. And yet he can’t seem to help it. She is too good for George. In fact the only person who should possess her is Valentine himself, despite all of his arguments against it. But when she joins him on his rose-finding quest, it feels as if they were made for each other. Now they just need to discover who is threatening to harm them.

Released: April 2010/Oct 2024

To Pleasure a Duke

Book 3

Eugenie Belmont comes from a disreputable family. Despite her boasts to the Husband Hunters Club, the Duke of Somerton would never want to marry her, and yet that is the task she has set herself. After an unfortunate incident with a goat, things can surely only get better. Eugenie finds herself liking the arrogant duke more and more, especially when he agrees to accept the dares she sets him. And then one of her brothers upsets their budding romance, and Eugenia invites herself along with the duke on a rescue mission. Sinclair St. John, Duke of Somerton, is all too aware of his consequence. His boyhood dream of being an artist was swiftly brought to an end by his formidable mother, and now he is too important to indulge in romantic whims. Eugenie Belmont seems to bring out the worst in him. Or the best. He even begins to dream of a happier future…until Eugenie’s disreputable brother runs off with Sinclair’s spoiled sister. But what starts out as a race to save the girl’s reputation turns into a wild and romantic adventure.

Released: Nov 2024

Sin with a Scoundrel

Book 4

Miss Clementina Smythe has a great deal on her mind. She must marry a wealthy gentleman or her family will go to debtor’s prison. But the man she has set her sights on is not interested in an innocent miss. What to do? Tina decides to ask Richard Eversham, an expert in seduction, to help her remedy the problem. What she doesn’t expect is to find Richard so attractive she really doesn’t want anyone else. She might even be falling in love with him. Richard Eversham is a known scoundrel but that isn’t all. He has made a promise that until he finds the man who killed his brother he will forgo any plans for his future. But Tina has him reassessing and soon he is craving her company. She is everything he wants. And then her life is put in danger by the very man Richard is seeking to bring to justice. How can he keep Tina safe and still fulfil his promise?

Released: Feb 2025

Wicked Earl Seeks Proper Heiress

Book 5

Sara Bennett concludes her fan-favorite Husband Hunters series with an earl, an heiress, and an accidental attraction . . . Lady Averil Martindale, known as The Heiress, is searching for her lost sister. She is not thinking of marriage at all, but after seeing Rufus, the Earl of Southbrook, at the theatre, she informs the Husband Hunters Club that he is the man she is going to marry. With his dark, brooding looks and scarred face, Rufus is a social outcast. But when he rescues her from a tricky situation and then offers to help with the search for her sister, Averil finds herself enjoying his company more and more. She might even be falling in love with him. Rufus is desperately in need of an heiress. His castle is falling down and he is in dire financial straits. He knows what society thinks of him, and he has his secrets, but Averil might be just the wife he needs. And the more he gets to know Averil, the more he likes her, so the last thing he wants is for her to believe he is pursuing her for her fortune. When Averil visits his castle and learns the truth, their romance seems to have come to an abrupt end. Or has it? Rufus decides to do everything in his power to save it.

Released: Nov 2024

Miss Debenham’s Secret

Novella

A novella linked to The Husband Hunters Club series.

Clarissa Debenham is a young teacher living in Lyme Regis, when she meets Alistair McKay, a naval officer, who is on shore leave while his ship is undergoing repairs. They fall in love but Clarissa's father is against the match, and indeed it seems ill-fated when Alistair must go to war against Napoleon Bonaparte. They both know he may never return and even if he does, can they find the happiness they dream of?

Many years later Clarissa has a fashionable school for young ladies. She is successful and respected; she tells herself she is happy.

And then suddenly, shockingly, Alistair returns to her life.

Released: July 2018