Home Office Lord's

It’s been over a year since the debacle with his runaway sister, but now that she’s happily settled with a husband and child, Lord Stephen Blakely can focus on other endeavors. Being named the heir to the Marquess of Bradford is a welcome challenge even if it has added much more to his plate than he is used to. Firmly ensconced at the Home Office, he’s sent on a mission to rescue a missing young lady who has been removed to a war-torn America.

Lord Charles Hawkly, the new Duke of Hawkhurst is still reeling. First his father died at New Year's, then his brother dies in a fall that may not have been an accident at all. If it wasn't for his best friend's wife giving birth, he'd think bad luck was following him. They say bad things happen in threes. So what could possibly be next?

With Lord Blakely off on a mission to recover the Waverly heiress, and the Duke of Hawkhurst on his honeymoon, only Emmett and Lord Cortland are left to man the Home Office, which makes it difficult when both are sent on missions of their own. The Earl of Billingswood, Lord Cortland’s uncle, offers help where he can but is not actually employed there. They need someone else they can trust to head up the office while they are away. Mrs. Penelope Smythe uses her position as headmistress at the St. Joseph’s convent school as a front for her work.