Just One Season in London

May 9, 2011
In this ultralight Regency by the prolific Michaels (The Mistress' House), the young, destitute viscount of Ryecroft decides to sacrifice himself on the matrimonial altar rather than force his beautiful sister, Sophie, to land a rich husband. Trying to save them both, their widowed mother, Miranda, offers herself as mistress to Marcus Winston, her wealthy former suitor. Nothing goes as planned, of course, and when a matchmaking friend invites them all to her London house, the comedy of errors accelerates. Amid snappy dialogue and glittering balls, Michaels moves her characters about like chess pieces, but packing three romances into one book leaves little opportunity for these flimsy pawns to capture the reader's heart.

June 1, 2011
Money really would solve all of the Rye-croft family problems. If Viscount Ryecroft could find an heiress to wed, Rye could not only save the family estate but also send his sister, Sophie, to London for her first season. If Sophie could just land a proposal from a wealthy man, she could afford to help her brother out of his financial straits. Lady Miranda Ryecroft would do anything to financially secure her children's futures, even entertain an unconventional offer from an old friend. When the family is given the unexpected opportunity to stay in London, Rye, Sophie, and Miranda each begin plotting a different solution to their monetary problems, never expecting that marrying for money could be so devilishly difficult. With a generous dash of dry wit, an abundance of clever characterization, and a good dose of sexy passion, Michaels' latest deftly delivers three differentyet equally entertainingromances in one volume.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)