Kitty Talbot necesita una fortuna. O, mejor dicho, necesita a un hombre que tenga una. Al fin y al cabo, esto es 1818 y solo los varones cuentan con el privilegio de obtener su propia riqueza.

Un libertino rebelde. Un duque solemne. Para escapar de un compromiso arreglado, compra una esposa a la que jamás quiso amar… y acaba perdiendo el corazón. Cuando el vil marido de lady Emma Bardsley la vende en una subasta, es el libertino duque de Loxchester quien la compra. A pesar del escándalo que podría significar para Sebastian, comprar a la esposa de un porquero es la manera perfecta de evitar un compromiso arreglado. Con la esperanza de huir, Emma oculta su identidad. Sin embargo, no puede ocultar los sentimientos que comienza a experimentar por el libertino de ojos ambarinos que le muestra cuánto placer le puede hacer sentir.

El barón Frederick Wharton leía una carta de su buen amigo Thomas Crawford, en la que le narraba las preocupaciones que le provocaba su hijo James, capitán del ejército de su majestad. Mientras, sus cinco hijas, su hermanastra y su esposa debatían intensamente sobre si era mejor ir a Londres el sábado o esperar hasta el martes siguiente para asegurarse de que no eran las primeras en llegar a la ciudad».

Lady Dorothea Beaumont ha tenido más que suficiente con las intrigas de su familia; se niega a seguir intentando atrapar a un duque y buscará cobijo en la finca irlandesa de su tía, donde espera disfrutar de una vida tranquila y libre de las restricciones sociales de la alta sociedad londinense. Pero un duque arrogante y pecaminosamente guapo arruinará sus planes.

Año 1885, la familia Beckett es una de las familias más adineradas de la sociedad londinense. Ayrton, agobiado por las deudas tras dilapidar su fortuna, acaba con la vida de toda su familia para quedarse con el patrimonio Beckett. Pero una doncella logrará salvar la vida de la pequeña Elisa, que deberá sobrevivir sola en las calles de Londres durante toda su infancia sin saber quién es. Años más tarde, Dereck Alexander Jefersson, III duque de Wiltshire, debe prometerse con una mujer. Para evitar el matrimonio urde un plan y contrata a una ladrona para que se haga pasar por su prometida.

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.

Five Years Earlier: Henry Dunne knows three things: that agreeing to host this raucous house party was a terrible idea, that he absolutely cannot show up to his nursing shift tomorrow with a hangover, and that the beautiful redhead in the corner will be sleeping in his bed tonight.

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel - The Vipers. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses. Yes, sold me. They own me now. I’m theirs in every sense of the word. But I’ve never been meek and compliant.

Obituary writer Nadine Barbault doesn’t mind being called “Lady Death”. It suits the ice queen persona she’s cultivated to survive the fast-paced Toronto Herald. So when Nadine learns that famous (and reclusive) author Dot Voline has died, she doesn’t hesitate to run the obituary…only to discover that Dot is very much alive. Nadine’s screw-up has brought Wesley Chen of the rival Spear no end of joy—she’s been a thorn in his extremely ambitious side for years. But the renewed interest in Dot also surfaced chatter about a mysterious past scandal.

Hockey coach Ashley Jaswal doesn't take nonsense from anyone … except her overbearing and superstitious family. They believe she's a good luck charm for her brother Jas, the newest Vancouver Canucks draft pick, forcing Ash to attend all his games as he rises up the NHL ranks, sacrificing her personal life (not that she has one—who decided hockey season needed to be 10 months long anyway?). Ash also clashes with Jas’s teammate, Canucks captain Devin Snyder.