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Jack Lester wanted a wife who was attractive, kind, a good conversationalist, and who would accept him as he was (good looking and poor). He was sure if London society discovered that his family were no longer poor, it would be impossible for him to find his true love.

"The seven members of the Bastion Club have served loyally in the perilous service of the Crown. Now they've banded together to support one another through their most dangerous mission of all: getting married. When Charles St. Austell returns home to claim his title as earl, and to settle quickly on a suitable wife as well, he discovers that experience has made him impatient of the young ladies who vie for his attention—with the exception of Lady...