My Lady's Prisoner: Three years ago Julia Carrington's husband was killed. Desperate to uncover the culprit, Julia had little success, until Nicholas Chandler, Viscount Thayne, appeared wearing her husband's ring. Determined to discover all this influential man knew, there seemed to be no alternative - she will have to take him prisoner! Miss Harcourt's Dilemma: Miss Verity Harcourt was unconcerned about finding a husband, as she remembered the heartache suffered five years ago over Brinley Carter. She had been forced to help in efforts to unmask Brin as a spy, though she realised her feelings for him had not died. Could she yet prove his innocence?