Melissa lifted her nose in the air and sniffed in mock indignation. “I don’t think it’s fair if you’re going to base your decision on things I have no control over.”
Chloe chuckled and shook her head. “Helena could have a boy. This conversation could be for nothing.”
“True,” Helena replied. “All four of our boys might end up running around London finding out who can create the biggest scandal.”
“Oh, I hope not,” Melissa said. “The Ton can barely keep track of all their gossip now. The other day, Logan overheard one lady whispering something to her friend, and they got the gentleman’s title wrong.”
“What did he do about it?” Helena asked.
“He corrected them, of course. He makes it a point to know who is doing what and to whom. Sometimes I think he’s worse than Regina’s mother.”
“Imagine if both of them had married!” Chloe chimed in.
Her friends burst out laughing. “Oh dear,” Melissa said, “What a match they’d make! They would put the Tittletattle to shame.”
“There wouldn’t be a need for the Tittletattle if they were married,” Helena added, which only made them laugh harder. After they calmed down, Helena said, “Speaking of matches, I finished compiling a list of attributes that would make ideal matches between ladies and gentlemen. Have you two given any thought to helping me arrange marriages?”
“Are you sure you want my help?” Melissa teased. “I am the one married to a gentleman who loves scandals.”
“But you’re practical. Once you got over that crying spell, you’ve been sensible about things.”
Melissa offered a shrug. “At the time, I truly thought my life was over.”
“To be fair to Melissa,” Chloe began, “she did assure me things weren’t all that bad when my marriage to Orlando was exposed. I agree with you, Helena. She is sensible. She’ll see things as they are instead of being ruled by her feelings.”
“Which is why I’d like you to also be a part of this,” Helena replied, turning to Chloe. “You were in a marriage where there was no affection, and now you have a love match. I think you’ll be guided more by sensibility. The two of you would help me make the best decisions on who to match together.”
“It does sound like fun,” Chloe admitted.
“Oh, why not? Let’s do it,” Melissa told Chloe.
Chloe nodded and turned to Helena. “All right. We’ll do it.”
“Wonderful!” Helena set her cup aside. “As it turns out, I have some questions we can start going through. They’re in my desk.”
As Helena hurried over to the desk, Chloe whispered, “Do you have the feeling this is the real reason she invited us here?”
“Probably,” Melissa mused. “But I can’t think of three ladies better suited to arrange marriages, can you?”
“No, no I can’t.”
And there was no doubt this was going to be fun.
Coming 2016: A New Regency Series
Marriage by Arrangement: Book 1
His Wicked Lady
Helena, Melissa, and Chloe have started arranging marriages, but not all will go smoothly on the way to a happily ever after…
Mr. Malcolm Jasper prides himself on his immaculate reputation, and he’s decided it’s time to get married so he can start having children to leave a legacy to. Unfortunately for him, or maybe fortunately, he happens to be paired with Lady Cantrell, a lady who thinks the rules of the Ton are made to be broken.
More to come in this series
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Regencies Already Available!
Marriage by Scandal Series:
The Earl’s Inconvenient Wife: Lord Roderick needs an heir, and the only way he’s going to get one is by finding a suitable young lady to marry. But one wrong move on his part has just betrothed him to a lady he believes tricked him into a scandal.
A Most Unsuitable Earl: Lord Edon has done everything he can to avoid marriage, including building a reputation as London’s most notorious rake. His scheming mother, however, is so determined that he’ll find a good lady to marry, she’ll stop at nothing to find him one. And the lady she finally picks happens to be London’s most notorious wallflower, the ever-so-boring Lady Catherine.
His Reluctant Lady: From the moment Mister Robinson meets Lady Richfield, he knows they are destined to be together. But it may take the threat of a scandal to convince the reluctant widow that marriage can be the most sensually and emotionally satisfying experience she’ll ever have.
The Earl’s Scandalous Wife: Lord Clement, who others refer to as “the earl who can’t find a wife,” is about to find that scandals aren’t so bad when a lady kisses him at a ball.
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Marriage by Deception Series:
The Earl’s Secret Bargain: Toby and Lord Pennella have just made a bet for the hand of Miss Regina Giles. The gentleman she chooses wins the loser’s estate. But things don’t go according to plan when Toby falls in love with her.
Love Lessons with the Duke: Camden asks Helena to help him secure a bride in one month, but soon he realizes he’s in love with her and will do anything it takes to marry her, even if it involves a scandal.
Ruined by the Earl: After losing all of his money in a reckless bet, Logan needs to marry a lady from a wealthy family–and fast. So he does the only thing he can think of and picks one at random to trick into marriage.
The Earl’s Stolen Bride: Orlando Emmett, the Lord of Reddington, fell in love with Chloe as soon as he met her over a year ago. Unfortunately, she married Lord Hawkins before he could propose. Now, she’s a widow. And while he should honor the mourning period, he’s afraid if he doesn’t act fast, he might not get another chance to be her husband. So he plans a way to make sure he gets her before someone else can.
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A Standalone Regency Novel that is also Currently Available:
Her Counterfeit Husband: When her abusive husband dies, the Duchess of Watkins plots a way to hide his death so his brother doesn’t get the title. Fate steps in and she comes upon a gentleman who looks just like her husband, and more than that, he doesn’t remember who he is. Has she just come across the best solution to her problem, or has she just made things much, much worse?
All Romances Written by Ruth Ann Nordin
(Chronological Order)
Regencies
Marriage by Scandal
The Earl’s Inconvenient Wife
A Most Unsuitable Earl
His Reluctant Lady
The Earl’s Scandalous Wife
Marriage by Deceit
The Earl’s Secret Bargain
Love Lessons With The Duke
Ruined by the Earl
The Earl’s Stolen Bride
Standalone Regencies
Her Counterfeit Husband
Historical Westerns
Nebraska Romance Series
Her Heart’s Desire
A Bride for Tom
A Husband for Margaret
Eye of the Beholder
The Wrong Husband
Shotgun Groom
To Have and To Hold
His Redeeming Bride
Isaac’s Decision
Mail Order Bride Romances
The Mail Order Bride’s Deception
South Dakota Romance Series
Loving Eliza
Bid for a Bride
Bride of Second Chances
Montana Romances Series
Mitch’s Win
Boaz’s Wager
Patty’s Gamble
Native American Romance Series
Restoring Hope
Brave Beginnings
Bound by Honor, Bound by Love
A Chance In Time
Other Historical Romances
Virginia Brides Series
An Unlikely Place for Love
The Cold Wife
An Inconvenient Marriage
Romancing Adrienne
Historical Romance Anthology (with Janet Syas N
itsick)
Bride by Arrangement
Standalone Western Romances
Falling In Love With Her Husband
Kent Ashton’s Backstory (Prequel to Catching Kent)
Catching Kent
His Convenient Wife
Meant To Be
Contemporaries
Omaha Romances
With This Ring, I Thee Dread
What Nathan Wants
Just Good Friends
Across the Stars
Suddenly a Bride
Runaway Bride
His Abducted Bride
Enchanted Galaxy Series
A Royal Engagement
Standalone Contemporaries
Substitute Bride
Bride by Design (a sweet contemporary anthology written under the pen name Barbara Joan Russell)
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