Belgrave House: 700 books

Cressida Charmsworth inherited the title of Baroness deCourcy from her father. A country girl (of twenty-three), she also inherited alarming wealth and gave herself two London seasons. Wishing to have a relaxing vacation by the sea, she attempted to rent Lord Dauntry’s adorable Swiss-style cottage....

Widowed Lady Margery Fortescue has suffered through several wretched Christmases and intends for this one to be better. Then her cottage roof caves in. Forced to accept a house party invitation, she is mistaken for a maid at an inn on the way--by a decidedly handsome rogue, Lord Reckford. Who proceeds...

Meriel Ingram was a tomboy growing up in England, and a talented artist, but pursued a career in accounting for her mother. But when her grandfather died, Meriel emigrated to Australia, where she met Ben Elless. Bens wife had been killed in an accident, but he tried to carry on. There was an attraction...

Her fiancé Graham’s estate finally settled, Belle Haley, with her mother and sister, comes to London to inspect her inheritance. Though the house is tiny, wealthy Desmond Maitland expresses great interest. Apparently Graham was murdered for a large sum of money, which is still missing. Then Graham’s...

Widowed Lady Diana Hatherill was left with her reckless husband's debts and his London town house when he died. Keeping her various suitors at bay was easy until Lord Justin St. Clair came along. And even though this rake had a beautiful mistress and a belle of the ton interested in him, he seemed...

Catherine Irving, daughter of a clergyman, inherited a house in London from her aunt, only to find the place in rundown condition, in a bad neighborhood, with impecunious tenants. Except for Mr. Alger, handsome and charming, who did not seem to fit in at all. Catherine suspected something was afoot,...

Four Regency Novellas: The Dower House, A Conformable Wife, The Aunt and the Ancient Mariner, and Pirate Pendragon (originally titled The Pirate). Widows and spinsters find love at last. All by Carola Dunn and published by Zebra in various collections.

Sir Barnabass will requires granddaughter Nerissa Wingate and godson Miles Courtenay to live together chastely in his house for six months in order to inherit his estate. He assumed theyll fail. Fuming but penniless, they accept the challenge, but a host of hopeful relatives is determined to throw...

Ginny Whelan is less than enthusiastic about house-sitting for her sister, Debra, in Southern California. Norco, known as the "Horse Capital of the World," is a far cry from what Ginny is used to. But when Debras VW breaks down and Ginny meets handsome Jake Running Horse, the local mechanic, things decidedly improve. Contemporary Romance by Madeline Baker

When orphan Owen Morgan is taken in by his uncle, his future seems secure. Growing up, Owen and his eldest cousin Jane plan to marry. But mere weeks before the wedding, Owen falls passionately in love with another woman. Banished from his uncle's house, Owen returns to his native South Wales, where unresolved...

After youve restored a hump-roofed, rump-sprung wreck of a Broken House, withstood the eccentricities of in-laws, willful kids, offbeat neighbors, obstinant hired hands, live-in ghost and established a craft shop, featuring Timothy, a wooden rocking horse with personality but who cant seem to hold onto...

Young widow Meredith Blake was content living with her elderly adopted family in her rented house. Then Tom Whitney, former adolescent town pariah and now absentee landlord and big city lawyer, landed on her doorstep and taught her what she was missing by turning her back on passion. People were appalled...

Lord deVigne orchestrated Delsies marriage to his widowed brother-in-law so that the man could die in peace. So schoolteacher Delsie inherited Grayshotts house, his fortune and his daughteras well as some very incompetent servants. And there were some very strange goings-on about her new home. Lord deVigne...

Tess Marchant’s father was flirting with a lightshirt, and her mother had forced him to leave their rented house in Bath. Now Mrs. Marchant was attending parties with Lord James and there were whispers of divorce. Tess approached Lady Revel to get her son’s help in warning their cousin Lord James...