Alluring in Autumn

A woman with ambition

Shy and awkward, Helen Tolliver has never felt at ease in a crowd or even amongst her charismatic family. But finally, after years of study and endless tutoring, she’s on the verge of gaining her rightful place in the world – respected and accepted by learned elites. She just needs to endure a visit with her boisterous, bickering siblings and her brother’s handsome friend before she returns to London and her enviable life.

A man with a secret

Jonathan Lowe has always been fascinated with his best friend’s remarkable sister but knows someone as clever and talented as she would never consider being with someone like him. He accepted long ago that she belongs with her own kind and has spent years distracting himself with a life of travel and adventure. But he never imagined that Helen’s visit would coincide with his, nor that she’d be accompanied by a thoroughly irritating suitor.

Together again

Helen knows that being distracted from her work by Jonathan would be disastrous. She’s so close to having everything she thought she wanted. But he’s a temptation that even a sensible woman would find hard to resist…