The Arrangement

by Sylvia Day, Minerva Spencer, Kristin Vayden

Overview

#1 international bestselling author Sylvia Day, hailed as "one of the most successful romance writers in the world," is joined by powerhouses Minerva Spencer and Kristin Vayden for a trio of sizzling historical romances that prove passion is timeless in...The Arrangement.

Mischief and the Marquess by Sylvia Day - Available for the first time since 2007!
Justin, the Marquess of Fontaine, and Lady Sophie Milton-Riley, are completely ill-suited to one another. But they will have to prove it in order to end to their mothers' insistence that they should marry. Yet the more they attempt to demonstrate how wrong their union would be, the more surprisingly, irresistibly right things feel . . .

The Duke's Treasure by Minerva Spencer - First time in print!
Plain, prickly Josephine Loman has loved Beaumont Halliwell, the Fifth Duke of Wroxton, since the first time she saw him. But the most beautiful man she's ever met had eyes only for Jo's erstwhile friend, who betrayed Beau's trust by marrying his brother. Beau hasn't been home in years, but when his brother dies in an accident, he must marry to save the impoverished dukedom. And Jo is the overlooked heiress who will turn his world upside down . . .

The Inconvenient Countess by Kristin Vayden - First time in print!
As the eldest in a poverty-stricken family of daughters, Miss Diana Katherine Lambson's only option is a marriage of convenience. Her only prospect is a rogue with a miserable reputation. Her only true desire: freedom. And that is exactly what Charles Brook, Earl of Barrington, is willing to offer, in return for the respectability their union will give him. He will even provide Diana with a contract. But does she dare entrust her future to a scoundrel? Does she dare not to?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420153675
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	08/24/2021
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	311,131
Product dimensions:	4.70(w) x 6.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Sylvia Day is the #1 New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author of over twenty award-winning novels sold in 41 languages. With tens of millions of her books in print, she is a #1 bestselling author in 28 countries and has been hailed as "one of the most successful romance writers in the world." She's a multi-RITA Award nominee, a Goodreads Choice Award finalist, recipient of the RT Book Reviews Reviewers' Choice award and the National Readers' Choice Award, and her work has been honored as Amazon Best of the Year. Sylvia served as the 22nd President of Romance Writers of America and presently serves on the Authors Guild's Board of Directors. She can be found online at SylviaDay.com.

Minerva Spencer is the multiple award-winning author of Regency-set historical romance novels, including the highly acclaimed Outcasts series. Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, she lived in Canada, the US, Europe, Africa, and Mexico before moving to New Mexico, where she resides now with her husband and dozens of rescue animals. She was previously a college history professor, a criminal prosecutor, a bartender, and owner of a bed and breakfast. Visit Minerva online at MinervaSpencer.com. 

Kristin Vayden is the author of over twenty books and anthologies, including the Gentlemen of Temptation series and the Elks Heights Ranch novels. She is an acquisitions editor for a boutique publishing house, and helps mentor new authors. Her passion for writing started young, but only after her sister encouraged her to write did she fully realize the joy and exhilaration of writing a book. Find her online at KristinVayden.weebly.com.

Editorial Reviews

11/04/2019

Though Day receives top billing, it’s Spencer and Vayden who give this spicy historical romance anthology its heart. Day’s “Mischief and the Marquess” (originally published in 2007) is packed with steamy love scenes but is light on plot. It follows scandalous single mother Lady Sophie Milton-Riley as she tries to foil her mother’s attempts at pairing her with Justin, the Marquess of Fontaine, even as Justin resolves to show Sophie how perfect they would be together. In “The Duke’s Treasure,” Spencer gives the plain, heartbroken Josephine Loman, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, a second chance at love with Beau, the Duke of Wroxton. Though Beau marries Jo for her fortune, his journey to respecting and then loving her is genuinely sweet. Vayden’s “An Inconvenient Countess” also begins with a marriage of convenience, but the romance between destitute Diana Lambson and roguish Charles Brook, Earl of Barrington, develops into a tender and consistently surprising tale of honest friendship and unexpected love. Each of these three takes on arranged marriage is loaded with passion and tenderness. This sparkling collection is a surefire hit. Agents: (for Day) The Whalen Agency, (for Spencer) Hopkins Literary Agency, (for Vayden) L. Perkins Agency. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

01/01/2020

The consequences of an arranged marriage are explored in this collection of three Regency romances from acclaimed authors Day (Butterfly in Frost), Minerva Spencer (Scandalous), and Kristin Vayden (Falling from His Grace). Originally published in 2007, Day's "Mischief and the Marquess" opens the compilation with a couple in the midst of fending off meddlesome relations, but Justin, Marquess of Fontaine, is certain Lady Sophie Milton-Riley would never want him, while Sophie is convinced that a previous scandal will in turn bring down his estimation of her. New from Spencer, "The Duke's Treasure" follows Josephine Loman, who is usually forgotten among the beauties at the ball, but that doesn't stop her dying father from arranging her marriage to Beaumont Halliwell, Duke of Wroxton, who needs to settle the debts of the estate. Vayden concludes with "The Inconvenient Countess," about an arrangement struck between Miss Diana Lambson and Charles Brook, Earl of Barrington. Diana's father always warned his daughters from straying near their rakish neighbor Charles for fear of scandal, but Charles can provide for her family in exchange for the respectability a marriage will bring him. VERDICT A well-curated selection of sexy, short, captivating romances from big-name authors investigating the unexpected twists of arranged marriages.—Kellie Tilton, Univ. of Cincinnati Blue Ash

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