When a politician tries to blackmail her, Jacelyn decides to kidnap his nephew. But she abducts the wrong rake, the dashing Lord Leigh Claibourne, whose honor she will soon put to the test in Rake's Ransom. In A Loyal Companion, country girl Sonia, out of place in the London Season, befriends Darius, whose wartime heroism hasn't erased his scandalous past. But she's still determined to undo the shackles of his heart.