Books like Three heroes by Jo Beverley

In the first narrative, Lord Vendeiman returns from war to find his estate bankrupt and his father dead. A wealthy widow, Maria Celestin, hires him to pose as her fiancé, and forbidden passion sparks between them—raising questions of happiness and truth. The second story follows Con Somerford, the new Earl of Wyvern, who returns to his Dover fortress to encounter a woman from his past. The dynamic between a hardened war veteran and a housekeeper drawn by hidden gold tests whether time can rekindle a once‑shared, now‑lost passion. The third tale centers on Clarissa Greystone, who inherits wealth from a sinister nobleman while fortune hunters pursue her. With the new Lord Deveril’s heir, George Hawkinville, vying for her while he must repay his father’s debt, Rapl, the two grow closer as they confront a Napoleonic spy ring and their mutual reservations about love and money.

First publish date: 2004