An Encounter at the Museum
by Ava Stone, Claudia Dain, Deb Marlowe, Michelle Marcos

A Waltz in the Park by Deb Marlowe

James Vickers once believed honor and family duty to be his life’s work. Now he knows better—and he’s appointed himself as silent witness to his father’s sins. His greatest goal is to act as the continuously pricking thorn in his lordship’s side—and scandal is his greatest weapon. He has no use for an innocent young miss.

Propriety is Miss Adelaide Stockton’s most important asset. She must be all that is prim and proper if she’s to live down her parent’s misdeeds and have any hope of catching a husband. She must avoid scoundrels like Vickers at all costs.

Yet fate has thrown them together—and given each a key to the other’s ambition. A bargain is struck…but together they find that gaining what one desires most is far more difficult than a waltz in the park.

Also includes Charlotte's Bed by Karen Hawkins, Promises Made by Ava Stone, and Chasing Miss Montford by Claudia Dain.

Other Books by Ava Stone

Twelve Lords for Yuletide: A Holiday Historical Romance Anthology
Romance for the Holidays Book 2

Ava Stone's Bio

The author of several Regency Noir Romances, Ava Stone first fell in love with Mr. Darcy, Jane Austen and Regency England at the age of twelve. And in the years since, that love has never diminished. If she isn’t writing Regency Era romance, she can be found reading it.

Her bestselling Scandalous Series is filled with witty humor and centers around the friends and family of the Machiavellian-like Lady Staveley, exploring deep themes but with a light touch. A single mother, Ava lives outside Raleigh NC, but she travels extensively, always looking for inspiration for new stories and characters in the various locales she visits.

Ava can be found regularly at Lady Scribes and at Lady Jane's Salon Raleigh-Durham, where she is one of the salon’s directors.