♥ Valentine's Day at the castle! ♥

She plays matchmaker to others, but never expected to fall for the least-likely match for herself.

The Matchmaker:
Lady Philippa Willoughby is known for hosting many gatherings and celebrations at the castle. Somewhat meddlesome at times, she has taken it upon herself to play matchmakers to the villagers. This, along with her carefree ways, causes her to be the brunt of gossip, labeling her as an improper lady. When her father betroths her to a Frenchman she's never met, she rebels, planning on finding a match for herself at the upcoming St. Valentine's Day dance. However, she never expects to be attracted to the only man who would never want her.

★Only a madman uses the Stone of Destiny as his pillow★

Highlander, Aidan MacKeefe, secretly guards the Stone of Destiny for Scotland, using the coronation stone as his pillow. When he dreams of a bonnie Scottish angel with flowing red hair, he can think of nothing else. And when the girl appears in his life, he is determined to protect her.

Murder, Rats, and danger run rampant on Rotten Row with a rat-catcher called the Pied Piper terrorizing the town!

A woman is found dead in an alley of the bad part of town called Rotten Row. She's thought to have been bludgeoned to death, but as Lady Vivienne Harlowe and Sheriff Zachariah Fitch investigate the crime, it is soon realized that she was poisoned.

Lurking in the shadows of this filthy, disgusting part of town is the murderer, watching their every move. Because of a severe rat infestation on Rotten Row, a rat-catcher has been hired and the townsfolk refer to him as none other than the Pied Piper. With a young lad to assist him, the Pied Piper, a black cat with multi-colored eyes, and two rat-hunting ferrets have managed to terrorize just about everyone, especially the children.

★From betrayal and deceit, a legend is put to rest ★

The Lord of the Crypts Rook the Ruthless is one of the bastard triplets of King Edward III, out for vengeance against the father who ordered the death of the three brothers at birth. This is one wound that time hasn't healed. Rook lives in secret in the catacombs of Lanercost Priory. As a child he hid away as Edward pillaged and burned Scotland during Burnt Candlemas.
Rook and his brothers have been raiding the king, working together and are known as the Demon Thief. Rook's heart is black and he will never change his ways, letting his hatred of his father rule his life.

◆◆ Will haunting memories of the past doom a marriage before it starts? ◆◆

Coira MacDuff has had a hard life. Once a prisoner of the English and held captive in a hanging cage, she is hesitant to marry an Englishman. Still, she does so for an alliance for her clan. Never does she expect her new husband to bring her back to Liddel Castle, the place that still haunts her dreams.

A graveyard ghost leads investigators to a corpse hidden in an abbey's wall.

When Sheriff Zachariah Fitch hears about a corpse found inside the wall of Maltby le Marsh Abbey, he wants nothing to do with the investigation since that is where his estranged sister resides as a nun. But with the local constable asking for his help, and Lady Vivienne accepting the case for them, he quickly finds himself not only working on a murder, but having to face his ghosts of the past involving his sister.

Lady Vivienne Harlowe has helped the sheriff on several cases. So when a ghost in the graveyard seems to be summoning her, she takes it as a sign that she and the sheriff must travel to Maltby le Marsh to assist with a new murder investigation. Zachariah is her good friend from childhood, and as both of them have lost their spouses, a growing attraction between them makes her wonder if they can keep their relationship professional as they've always agreed to do.