At twenty-five, Lady Augusta Blackwood is firmly on the shelf, and perfectly content to stay there. With a razor-sharp tongue and a mind far too bold for polite society, she has little interest in marriage, and even less in the dull men who seek it. But everything changes with a single, scandalous proposition from the Duke of Harrington, London’s most infamous rake. Alexander Harrington is a man of many conquests and few regrets, yet beneath his wicked charm lies a soul wearied by empty liaisons and haunted by secrets. When he crosses paths with the unconventional Lady Augusta, he’s ...

Viscount Hawthorne makes a drunken wager at a scandalous masquerade ball: he bets he can seduce the next unmarried woman to walk through the door. That woman turns out to be Miss Arabella Fairweather, an outspoken bluestocking who’s attending her very first ball under protest. Rather than storm off, Arabella proposes a challenge of her own: if he can seduce her, he must then agree to marry her—and give her complete control of his estate. Let the games begin.

What if Mrs. Gardiner uncovered Darcy's secret letter to Elizabeth after Hunsford? Thus begins Mrs. Gardiner: Matchmaker... When Mrs. Gardiner accidentally uncovers the letter Darcy wrote to her niece, she contrives to change their summer plans from touring the lakes to visiting Derbyshire, with the design that they might see Pemberley and somehow reunite Elizabeth with the man whose offer of marriage she regretfully refused. The plan seems to work, as they run into Darcy on the grounds when they tour the estate. Mrs. Gardiner slows down her walk, giving them as much time as she can to ...

The Duke of Ashford had everything planned that Season. He would do his duty to his sister, while also honoring his father's wishes, taking Lady Amanda as his wife. Until a crazy redhead crossed his path, wreaking havoc wherever he went, turning his life upside down. Lady Pennelope travels with her sister to London to enjoy the Season. At last, she could attend the dances and social events she had heard so much about. But all her dreams fade when she discovers that she has been given in marriage to a mean and low being whom she will never be able to love. Only a series of misfortunes with ...

What if Elizabeth had refused to dance with Mr. Collins at the Netherfield Ball? Thus begins Refusal to Dance... When Elizabeth declines dancing with Mr. Collins at the opening of the Netherfield Ball, she is barred from accepting any other dance requests for the remainder of the evening. Darcy, and everyone else, is astonished she would do such a thing. But this gives him a chance to speak with her, and when he does, she might just see that Darcy isn't who she thought he was. Read on to see how ODC find their HEA in Hailey Jones's sweet Pride and Prejudice variation novella Refusal to Dance.