Lisa Kleypas

Bow Street runner Nick Gentry, hired to track down Lottie Howard, the runaway fiancee of an elderly lord, finds his prey only to realize he must have her for himself, and while she agrees to his rash proposal of marriage, Nick and Lottie's secret pasts may keep them from finding a lasting love.

Ella Varner, having been left by her sister to care for her child, tracks down the baby's father, millionaire playboy Jack Travis, and decides to confront the man and demand he takes responsibility, but when she shows up at his house and finally meets him, her anger turns to attraction and she finds it hard to leave.