The Matchmaker Novels, Books 1–3: The Matchmaker, The Troublemaker, and The Bridemaker

This collection contains the first three books in Rexanne Becnel's Regency romance series. The Matchmaker follows Olivia, who has spent three years in London society documenting eligible bachelors and successfully matching several young women with suitable partners, though she remains unmarried herself. When she meets Lord Neville Hawke, a war veteran who drowns his past in spirits and women, their encounter goes badly. Olivia wants nothing to do with him, but Neville finds her presence eases his darkest memories. Despite Olivia's firm rejection and Neville's lack of interest in marriage, circumstances may yet bring them together. The Troublemaker centers on a young woman sent to the Scottish countryside by her parents to reform her behavior. When her chaperone is absent, she resolves to prove her good character independently. The arrival of a handsome American seeking justice and revenge threatens to disrupt her plans. The Bridemaker features Hester Poitevant, a headmistress of a girls' academy who hides her youth beneath a widow's austere appearance. When she intervenes to protect one of her students from the advances of rakish businessman Adrian Hawke, she becomes the object of his determined pursuit and curiosity.