A Merry GentlemanRocking a cradle is no diversion for a rogue—but the new earl of Blackburne has no choice. Ashford Blackburne cannot clear his debts or save his family's estates unless he comes into his inheritance, and his grandfather's will makes it perfectly clear that he must marry and produce an heir by year's end—or forfeit a fortune. His choice of bride is most unconventional: Larkin McAdams is an innkeeper's daughter!And His Sweet LadyThough her clothes are rough, a tender heart beats beneath. Lark has hidden her fondness for Ash for many years, thinking him above her. But now she must say yes—the Earl of Blackburne won her fair and square in a card game with her father. Ash has promised to educate her well and turn her into a lady fit for his grand house. Yet as Christmas draws near, Lark will teach the earl some lessons of her own...in the ways of love.