The Ton’s Most Eligible Bachelor Peyton Worthing, Lord Ives, has it all: looks, wealth and a title. Knowing her son’s worth in the Marriage Market, every year his mother holds a house party to which she invites only the cream of the new crop of London debutantes. And each year they go away empty-handed for no one can meet her exacting standards or capture his elusive heart. The Season’s Most Mistrustful Heiress Isabel Bentham was orphaned at a young age when her father died, and then her mother died shortly thereafter of a broken heart. Determined not to make the same mistake as her parents, she plans to marry for security, not love. She longs for a decent man who will provide her with a safe haven, not a flirt and a gambler who might make her hear beat faster, but will surely break it in two. The House Party that Set Tongues Wagging Peyton’s mother has finally found the perfect woman and invited her, along with her wealthy, but thoroughly unsuitable cousin, to her annual party. But is a woman of impeccable virtue the best mate for an all too fallible rake?

Miranda Blake, the reigning belle of the London Season, is known for her grace and beauty. Yet, the wealthy Earl's daughter has never prioritized finding a husband. When she overhears a jealous matron call her "on the shelf," she worries she's waited too long. Enter brash American Derek Lang, in England to buy inventory for his family's business and clear his grandfather’s name. Unexpectedly, he gets drawn into a charade to help Miranda make a suitor jealous. Will their plan succeed, or will it lead to something unexpectedly real?