Central Kansas Library System

Every Hungarian Grandma knows that words have power. Nana Salo never meant the words she said in anger to become a family curse, but that's just what happened. Two grandchildren have found love but not managed to break the curse. Nana's last hope is Dori, who promises to help her break the curse when she marries ... if she marries. Okay, Dori doesn't plan to ever marry, so there's no worry about keeping her promise. Enter Carter William Hastings ......

When the dowager duchess of Marcross insists he accompany her niece, Ginny, into the country for the day to execute a special task, Sir Anthony is appalled, to say the least. Ginny, who thinks little of the fashionable Sir Anthony, is as eager to be done with the chore as he, but before they arrive at their destination they are stranded by a highwaymen and launched into an adventure marked by a battle of words, wills, and wit.

Even though she missed her London Season debut, Lady Eugenia Abbott's dreams of attending exciting parties and meeting dashing young gentlemen come true as she travels with her aunt to the seaside of Brighton for some post-Season gaiety. Lady Eugenia becomes a social success, making the acquaintance of a handful of new close friends and befriending an eccentric Austrian musician. She even catches the attention of an elusive duke, whose curious behaviour...