The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting

Robin Loxleigh and his sister Marianne are the toast of the Season. Both are so attractive and so charming that nobody thinks to look past their pretty faces. Robin then turns his attention to the heiress niece of Sir John Hartlebury.

Hart, as the baronet is known, has a reputation for being graceless. Good looks do not impress him and false charm does not work on him. He is certain Robin is a liar, a fortune hunter and a greedy fraud, and he means to shield his niece from him by whatever means it takes.

Just as Hart believes Robin is at his mercy, events take a sharp turn. The grumpy baronet and the glib fortune hunter begin to understand each other, and then to care for each other, far more than either expected.

This is a historical romance between two men, with an enemies-to-lovers dynamic and a comic edge to the sparring. The obstacle is Robin's own record: he has cheated, lied and let people down for money, and the book asks whether a professional rogue can earn a happy ending that is honest.