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Presenting the Lady is the second stand-alone regency romance story in The Lady series. Arabella, nearing the time she will be presented and have her first season, is a little zealous and gets into the type of scrapes that could easily cause a scandal. Her brother, the Earl of Sunningdale and her friend, the new Countess, do everything they can to keep her from inadvertently sabotaging her future. Follow the family as they feud, attend balls, hunt, and hatch scheme after scheme to get Arabella safely launched into society.

Vibrant and eager, Lady Amelia makes her debut with the Ton. She quickly becomes the season's darling, attracting a host of suitors. However, Amelia finds herself drawn to a mysterious newcomer with secrets that could endanger the Norrington family's reputation.

Henry Allington, the Earl of Sunningdale's younger brother, has just returned to London to complete his military training after spending four years in Paris with his sister, Prunella, and Major Fitzsimmons. That had been the plan. However, he has fallen in love and has no idea how the family is going to react to the news.

Victoria Allington, the Dowager Countess of Sunningdale, has finally discharged her motherly duties. Both her daughters and her eldest son are married, and her youngest son is on his way to a promising career in His Majesty's Army. She should be content. Yet, when an old friend remarks on her ever-expanding list of complaints, Victoria admits something has to change.

Eloping with the Lady is the fourth stand-alone regency romance story in The Lady series. As the firstborn daughter of the Allington family, Prunella bears the weight of her mother's social-climbing expectations. She knows the rules and has made a point of setting the best example possible for her younger sister Arabella. Prunella's first Season is going swimmingly and she expects to make a most satisfactory match.

Constance Wellington has just launched her first charge into society. Weeks later, Arabella Allington and her new husband, Viscount Pommeray, are off on their honeymoon while Constance's employers are touring the south of France. She's barely started enjoying this peaceful reprieve when another charge is thrust upon her. If she thought Arabella was a handful, preserving Miss Penelope's virtue might very well make her reconsider the nunnery!

Josephina flaunts society's rules to drive carriages in the park and join the men in a spirited hunt. She refuses to marry and wears her old maid label with gusto. The Earl of Sunningdale reluctantly fought a duel to defend his sister's honour and had to leave the country for some years. When his father died, he inherited the title and returned home.

In the twilight of her years, Elizabeth Norrington, the Dowager Duchess of Ravenswood, faces a choice that could rewrite her life's story: embrace a long-lost love or conform to the societal expectations that have dictated her past. Elizabeth Norrington, once bound by the chains of aristocratic duty, finds her serene life disrupted by the unexpected return of Gilbert Motley, her first and only love. Torn between the societal expectations of her title and the embers of an old flame that refuse to die, Elizabeth stands at a crossroads.

In "Enlightening The Lady," the youngest Norrington, Sophia, longs for life's quiet joys, away from the season's clamor. Her retreat is a secluded stream, her solace found in books and quietude. But when Stephen, a viscount with a disdain for societal expectations, invades her sanctuary, they form an unexpected bond. As they share laughs and literary passions, Sophia's heart is drawn to possibilities she never dared to dream. But with her mother's ambitions and Stephen's aversion to marriage, their budding love faces a trial by society's gaze.

In the midst of the glittering Regency era, Duke William Norrington is bound by duty to an arranged match that promises to solidify family alliances. But his world is turned upside down when he meets Lady Sarah Robinson, a woman as free-spirited as she is enchanting. As William grapples with the expectations of his title and the whispers of his heart, he finds himself in an agonizing dilemma: uphold the responsibilities of his lineage, or follow the yearnings for a love unscripted by society.

Lord Gillingham hasn’t been the best father, or even the best person. What started out as arranging advantageous matches to ensure his daughters’ futures and increase his fortune has led to avarice. The girls’ once affable and caring father has slowly but quite surely become the kind of man who would jeopardize his children’s happiness for the sake of his riches.

Growing up, Andrew Gillingham paid little attention to Amanda Abbott. Thinking of her only as the neighbor’s bothersome younger daughter, his interactions with her mostly involved rebuking her girlish adoration. Years later, when they are reintroduced to polite society, Andrew is taken aback. Amanda, fresh out of finishing school, is no longer the shy, lanky slip of a girl he remembered. What’s more, she seems entirely unaware of how lovely she has become–or that Laurence du Campion has set his sights upon her.

Anna Gillingham has only been to a handful of balls, but when she slips into an empty room to escape an impossible suitor, she knows enough to realize one shouldn’t be stealing paintings from the library. To her surprise, the man she startles with a rolled-up canvas under his arm is none other than Duke Albion Weatherwax.

Virginia Gillingham has watched her older sisters marry for love. Of course, she wants the same…only she craves a little adventure first. With her friends, Selina and Madeline du Campion, the trio set off on a series of dares, each one more exciting than the last.

Penelope Gillingham knew it was her duty to marry. But she never could understand her father's insistence on a hasty match with the first eligible, titled gentleman he could foist upon her. When she meets a duke who shares her views on the abolition of slavery in the British Empire, marital bliss suddenly becomes an enjoyable prospect. But, alas, things are never as simple as they seem.

Jackson Barrington, the future Earl of Norwich, is enjoying a pleasant sojourn at Sunningdale Manor. He has just completed his studies and is planning to see the world before joining the peerage.

Now that Emily is off the shelf, all eyes turn to Olivia. Feeling unprepared for the marriage mart, let alone matrimony, Olivia arranges a fake engagement with her cousin’s friend. Thomas Corley finds the proposal amusing and timely. With a title and fortune in the balance, it is just the thing to keep his father at bay.

Emily Blackmore, the oldest daughter of the Earl of Blackmore, fell in love with Philip Sinclair when she was 14. After he went to war, they continued their acquaintance through letters. When Philip finally returns to England, he finds Emily betrothed to another.

Sarah had given up on love. On the way to visit her aunt, her carriage breaks a wheel. Lord Benjamin Pennington, the man who courted her with such finesse and then dumped her for a Duke’s daughter, comes to her rescue. On the way to his estate, Sarah and Benjamin are attacked by highwaymen. When she wakes in a strange house, she has no idea who she is.

Bridget heads to the country to visit with her friend Julia, unhappy with her betrothal to Lord Edmund Tanner, a cruel man her father is indebted to whom she has never met. Upon arrival, Bridget discovers that Julia has run away and goes after her. Unfortunately, Lord Edmund gives chase and mistakes Bridget for his bride-to-be, Julia. When Bridget tries to explain, Lord Edmund abducts her to his castle in Scotland, where they are promptly married.