One dead bank manager.A long list of people who held grudges against him.But did any of them hate him enough to kill him?To discover the truth, step into 1988, in a small seaside town in the South East of England."He's a nasty bit of work alright. Dresses up in that fancy suit and bow tie, but underneath it all he's rotten to the core.""Although they attended his funeral, neither Paul or Dave King were particularly sorry to hear that he had died.""Being a cop means people often loosen their tongues, particularly if they're trying to even old scores."

From New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp comes a delicious and steamy marriage-of-convenience historical romance in A Perfect Gentleman. Forced to marry an American heiress to save his family, Graeme Parr, Earl of Montclair, vowed their marriage would be in name only. Abigail Price thought handsome, aristocratic Graeme was her knight in shining armor, rescuing her from her overbearing father. But when she was spurned by her husband on their wedding night, Abigail fled home to New York. Now, years later, Abigail has returned. But this sophisticated, alluring woman is not the drab girl Graeme remembers. Appalled by her bold American ways but drawn to her beauty, Graeme follows her on a merry chase through London's elegant ballrooms to its dockside taverns—why is his wife back? What could she want of him now? Torn between desire and suspicion, Graeme fears that Abby, like her unprincipled father, has a devious plan to ruin him. But...

Grey Dorning, Earl of Casriel, needs to marry well and soon. He has five brothers whom he must assist to get a start in life, and an estate going ragged around the edges, though none of his attempts to repair the earldom's finances have been successful. He's seeking an agreeable heiress in search of a title, a lady happy to marry a man better known for his manners than his fortune. Beatitude, Lady Canmore, is looking for a charming fellow with whom to enjoy a friendly, temporary liaison. She's not wealthy, but she's earned a widow's freedom, and intends to guard her independence well. Grey knows what he needs, Addy knows what she wants, so why can't they stop thinking about each other?

Matthew Trent always knew what was expected of him and that was to become the Perfect Vicar and a Perfect Gentlemen. Grace Cooper has three options for marriage available to her in the small village where she resides. When someone threatens her father and then makes an attempt on her life, it is Vicar Trent who vows to protect her and brings scandal to her doorstep.

Viscount Aubrey "Stony" Wellstone is at the end of his rope—and the end of his family's once-great fortune. Desperate, he tries his luck at the gaming tables, where an offer to exchange his debts for a gentlemanly favor leads to a profitable new profession...as an "honorable escort" accompanying the cream of the ton. The fiercely independent, flame-tressed Miss Ellianne Kane would normally have no use for an upper-class attendant—even one as striking as Stony—but she needs Aubrey's help. Will Aubrey prove to her that there is far more to him than want of money?