In the orphanage, the brides learned to pick locks and tell lies. In New York society, the grooms learned to hide who they really were. Thrown together in marriages of convenience, how can they possibly succeed? DEARLY BELOVED is the complete collection of Constance Kent’s Foundling Brides of Brooklyn novella series. Set in New York's Gilded Age, four orphaned women raised in Brooklyn Foundling Home are plucked out of poverty to be joined in matrimony to four rich, handsome, and clever men with unexpected results. Set in New York, Newport, Maine, and Long Island, lovers of Gilded Age romance will enjoy this warm, light-hearted romantic collection.