: A story about a second son of a modest family who finds love with the sister of a close friend who died at Waterloo.

: Focuses on a roving viscount who returns home to rekindle his marriage with his headstrong bride after years of estrangement.

is a Regency-era historical romance anthology and the second book in the Lady Whistledown series. Published in 2004, the collection features four interlinked novellas by authors Julia Quinn , Suzanne Enoch , Karen Hawkins , and Mia Ryan . The stories are tied together by the witty commentary of the infamous gossip columnist Lady Whistledown and a central mystery involving the theft of a ruby bracelet at a disastrous dinner party. Included Novellas and Plot Summaries