One family. A couple of single ladies. And two novels about that crazy little thing called love. . .

Two novels from beloved authors Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly, now in one great package

The Husband List
New York City, 1894. Caroline Maxwell wants nothing more than to join her brother, Eddie, and his friend, Jack Culhane, on their adventures. While Jack and Eddie are off seeing the world, building wildly successful careers, Caroline’s stuck at home frightening off the men her mother hopes will ask for her hand in marriage. When her mother sets her sights on the questionable Lord Bremerton as a possible suitor, Caroline struggles with her instincts and the true nature of her heart. She longs for adventure, passion, love—and, above all, an unconventional Irish-American bachelor with new money and no title: Jack Culhane. What could possibly go wrong…or oh-so right?


Love in a Nutshell
Kate Appleton needs a job. She’s been fired from her position as a magazine editor—and left by her husband. Now, the only thing left for Kate to do is retreat to her parents’ summer house, The Nutshell, in Keene’s Harbor, Michigan. Kate’s plan: to turn The Nutshell into a bed and breakfast…if she can come up with the cash. Enter Matt Culhane, who hatches a plan for Kate to spy on his brewery employees. Someone has been sabotaging his company and, if Kate can find the culprit, Matt will pay her a $20,000 bonus. But Kate despises beer. No one seems to trust her. And she is falling hard for her boss. Can these two smoke out a saboteur, save Kate’s family home, and keep a killer from closing in…all while resisting their undeniable attraction to one another?



“Evanovich and Kelly skillfully combine comedy with romance and suspense.”—Booklist