Carol Proctor: An Unlikely Guardian

March 1990 is the publication date for Carol Proctor's An Unlikely Guardian. Rakish Evelyn Lovelace, Earl of Sinamor is the guardian of young Philipa Raithby. Society waited with bated breath to see what would happen to this innocent under this scandalous rake's care! Proctor wrote a few other books under this line.

This is a gorgeous cover by Allan Kass! The heroine is simply beautiful and our hero handsome and rakish! I love her sapphire and pearl jewelry that she wears as ornament to her evening dress. We catch them in the act of leaving for an evening's ball.

Carol Proctor: A Dashing Widow

A Dashing Widow is the first of two books by Carol Proctor. Published by Signet in September 1991, it's the story of Annis Burham, a young, rich widow who has many men dangling about her. But she has a secret that she didn't want society to know.

Allan Kass creates a cover set in a ballroom for this book. It's always interesting to me when he does a scene with other people besides the hero and heroine because it's fun to compare the dress and facial features of the others. In this cover, our couple are prominent, elegant, and handsome. What catches my eye is the heroine's intricate hairdo. Click to enlarge.