How to Choose the Most Eligible Bachelor by Sally Forbes

After two unsuccessful seasons, she is now determined to find a suitable match. Time horizons shorten and society begins to seem oppressive. Her friend’s list of possible matches seems to offer a solution until an unexpected name pops up and makes her question the validity of the list… or maybe not?

Miss Jane Hayden accidentally discovers that her father is in a dire financial situation. So with the upcoming London Season being her third, she is more determined than ever to find a match. Jane’s best friend helps her by compiling a list of eligible and wealthy bachelors. But she’s stunned when her childhood friend The Marquess of Lockridge’s name appears on the list. Jane hasn’t seen Owen since he left for the Far East three years ago. However, she’s only ever regarded Owen as a friend, so she scratches his name off the list.

Owen Price, The Marquess of Lockridge, has returned to London having spent the last three years in the Far East. His father has high hopes of him marrying the Earl of Carington’s daughter Lady Arabella as the marriage will unite the two families and strengthen their ties in the textile industry. But everything changes when Owen reconnects with his childhood friend Jane and they soon find themselves drawn to each other.
Will Owen and Jane get their happily ever after or will outside forces tear them apart?