The Six Sisters Series

A breathtaking beauty falls prey to a marriage trap, as the New York Times–bestselling author’s Regency romance series continues.   Daphne Armitage embarked on her first Season with secret dread. For though she had long since learned the power of her flawless beauty, she shrank from the open competition of the marriage mart. Better to marry her first suitor, the fastidious Cyril Archer, and be done with it. But when Simon Garfield, notable and wealthy Corinthian, falls in love with the lively girl bubbling beneath the veneer of her beauty, Daphne’s resolve is tested . . . that is, until the vain Mr. Archer threatens to reveal a family scandal so horrible that marriage seems a small price to pay to keep the secret.   Praise for M. C. Beaton and her novels  “The best of the Regency writers.” —Kirkus Reviews   “A delightful tale . . . romance fans are in for a treat.” —Booklist   “Nicely atmospheric, most notable for its gentle humor and adventurous spirit.” —Publishers Weekly  

“The best of the Regency writers”—and author of Minerva—continues her Six Sisters series with the story of the spirited Annabelle (Kirkus Reviews).   Miss Annabelle Armitage was pea-green with envy. What a cruel world it was when her spinster of an older sister could enchant the dashing Lord Sylvester Comfrey! Annabelle’s own passionate nature was surely better suited for such a one as Sylvester.   Alas for Annabelle, Comfrey seemed to care for her not a jot. Determined to get a bit of her own back, even if it meant marrying another, Annabelle found Peter, Marquess of Brabington, a most attentive admirer.   War hero though he might be, Peter was ill-prepared for his coming fight for Annabel’s true love—and a battle it would be, winner take all . . .   Praise for M. C. Beaton’s novels “A delightful tale . . . romance fans are in for a treat.” —Booklist   “Nicely atmospheric, most notable for its gentle humor and adventurous spirit.” —Publishers Weekly

The first of six sisters navigates the marriage mart in the Regency series from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Agatha Raisin Mysteries.   Poor Minerva. Prudish, self-righteous, and incredibly beautiful, she is to be sent to London to capture a wealthy husband. But Minerva doesn’t know the first thing about flirting. The London dandies find her moralizing appalling and concoct a plan to assault her virtue—an assault that will scandalize all London society. Meanwhile, Lord Sylvester Comfrey, whom she met earlier through her father, has been keeping a careful eye on the girl. A fact that she resents. She dislikes Lord Sylvester. There is something about him that disturbs her. Now the plan to destroy Minerva’s reputation begins to unfold. And Minerva stumbles headlong into the trap. But the plotters have reckoned without Lord Sylvester . . .   “Readers who long for the brightest and best of today’s Regencies will give thanks that the Reverend Armitage has five more daughters!” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review   Praise for M. C. Beaton’s novels “A delightful tale . . . romance fans are in for a treat.” —Booklist   “Nicely atmospheric, most notable for its gentle humor and adventurous spirit.” —Publishers Weekly

The bad-mannered black sheep of the Armitage sisters finds love in spite of herself in this Regency romp from the New York Times–bestselling author.   Poor Diana! All she cares for is the hunt. But the statuesque brunette had been ordered by her father to throw off her male attire and learn the pretty ways of a marriageable miss. But not before the fair-haired Lord Dantry, encountering Diana in her disguise, invites the young “David Armitage” to spend a week with him in London. What Diana doesn’t foresee is that freedom has a price—and the price could be the man she loved.   Praise for M. C. Beaton and her novels “The best of the Regency writers.” —Kirkus Reviews   “A delightful tale . . . romance fans are in for a treat.” —Booklist   “Nicely atmospheric, most notable for its gentle humor and adventurous spirit.” —Publishers Weekly  

The last unwed sister unites the Armitage clan in a husband quest in the “genuinely amusing” Regency series from the New York Times–bestselling author (Kirkus Reviews).   How could colorless Frederica, the sixth of the famous Armitage sisters, withstand a Season’s scrutiny after the five beauties before her had married so magnificently? Disguised as a chambermaid, Freddie found her way into the household of the fashionable Duke of Pembury. That wild gentleman was soon on to her tricks and found himself escorting the lady to London. Once on the marriage mart, the five sisters preened and primped the youngest until Freddie could not recognize herself! They did not seem to notice that a certain gentleman’s attention had Freddie blooming, and that perhaps Freddie was not fated to be plain—or unmarried—after all . . .   Praise for M. C. Beaton and her novels “The best of the Regency writers.” —Kirkus Reviews   “A delightful tale . . . romance fans are in for a treat.” —Booklist   “Nicely atmospheric, most notable for its gentle humor and adventurous spirit.” —Publishers Weekly  

The bestselling author’s Regency series returns with the story of Deirdre, whose scandalous elopement shocks the Armitage family—and her fiancé.   What clever woman would want a man like Lord Harry Desire? Why, he was clearly a lummox—languid, vain, and bland. Not even his beautiful face could redeem him. But he stood to inherit a vast fortune, and that was good enough for Deirdre’s father, a spendthrift vicar who arranged the match to rescue himself from imminent financial collapse. Leave it to Deirdre to contrive an escape, a quick elopement with her one true love, the dashing Guy Wentwater. But Wentwater’s love proved none too true, and Deirdre found herself in a humiliating pickle. Not even Lord Harry would marry her now. But Harry had more tricks up his tailored sleeve than Deirdre ever imagined. And soon she pined only for the marriage thrown away, and for a man whose arms had grown suddenly irresistible!   Praise for M. C. Beaton and her novels “The best of the Regency writers.” —Kirkus Reviews   “A delightful tale . . . romance fans are in for a treat.” —Booklist   “Nicely atmospheric, most notable for its gentle humor and adventurous spirit.” —Publishers Weekly