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Catherine, the widowed Lady Rosemont, is considered a most unsuitable countess by polite society. Whispers about her checkered history follow her wherever she goes. Despite the rumors, Catherine navigates high society's treacherous waters with her head held high. For the sake of her son, Louis, she must never sink. But when she receives threatening letters and Louis's life is endangered, she turns to a past paramour for help . . . the man who left her heartbroken.

Georgiana Dudley, the 'Ice Duchess', has just emerged from mourning after a nine-year marriage of convenience to the Duke of Darby, her twin brother's lover. Deeply hurt by a scoundrel a decade ago, Georgie swore she would never turn her head for any man, let alone another rakehell. But then she encounters the wickedly handsome and all too charming Rafe Landsbury, the Earl of Markham and against her better judgment, her interest is reluctantly aroused. An affair may be impossible to resist, but dare she trust Lord Markham with her most intimate secrets...and her heart?

Armed with a list of eligible ladies for his heir, Viscount Bostwick is ready for the Season…or is he? Inspired by his father’s marriage to a dowager duchess, Ertuğrul heads to London with his English friend David Bennett-Jones, heir to the Bostwick viscountcy. They plan to attend the Season’s entertainments, intent on finding brides.

It has been 12 years since a dark, murderous figure stalked the alleys and courts of Whitechapel. And yet, in the summer of 1900, East London is still poor, still brutal, still a shadow city to its western twin. Among the reformers is an idealistic young woman named India Selwyn-Jones, recently graduated from medical school. With the help of her influential fiance - Freddie Lytton, an up-and-coming Liberal MP - she works to shut down the area's opium dens that destroy both body and soul.

For 12-year-old Ottilie Finch, London is an exciting playground to explore. Her family have recently arrived in Hampstead from Durham, under a cloud of scandal that Otty is blissfully unaware of. The only shadow over her days is her mother’s mysterious illness, which keeps her to her room. When young local girl Mabs is offered the chance to become Mrs Finch’s companion, it saves her from a desperate life on the canals. Little does she know that all is not as picture-perfect as it seems.

Plowing headlong into the Marquis of Sterling and dropping eggs on his boots wasn’t the most foolish thing Eden Haverden had ever done. Imprudently agreeing to take the charming rogue home when his horse went lame wasn’t either. But reluctantly accepting Chester’s invitation to stay the night at his familial estate after she nearly drowned? Yes, that assuredly was a rash decision and invited utter ruin.

Lady Penelope is the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Westchester, the next of her siblings to come out. But as a secret apothecary to the city, she has promised that she will never wed. Lord Alexander Freyne swore he would never wed, not after witnessing the slow breakdown of his parents' marriage. But Pen is keeping a secret and when her suppressant fails in the middle of a ballroom, she flees. Alex goes after her, helping her through her manifestation. When they are caught in each other’s arms, Alex is forced to offer for Pen or see her reputation destroyed.

An unexpected romance unfolds when a reluctant earl discovers an injured woman with amnesia on his land in this snappy historical romance perfect for fans of Evie Dunmore or Minerva Spencer.

Rose Wickes-Barnes has a plan to establish herself as an independent woman of good standing. Move away from Gold Sky. Join one of New York City’s most prestigious theater companies. Establish herself in society as an up-and-coming costumer with said theater company. Thusly, she aims to enjoy the fruits of her labor just as any woman should. What she never anticipates is a scandal, paparazzi storm, and subsequent whirlwind marriage.

Fiction merges with history in this novel taking place during the turbulent times of the civil war and the horrors it entailed. Holme's silly, coquettish yet kind-hearted Rose will pull you in from the start. The sweet and pious Annie, the noble Tom Carleton, the motherly widow Mrs. Simms, the young and courageous Isaac, the mischievous rebel working for the south, and the brash, uneducated Bill Baker are just a few of the unforgettable characters who grow with every chapter.

Estamos en las postrimerías del siglo XIX, cada vez más mujeres se interpelan sobre su papel en una sociedad gobernada por hombres. Marjorie lleva un año en Nueva York, nuevos amigos y nuevas experiencias, aunque eso no hace que se olvide de Henrietta y Robert. En casa de la condesa se va a celebrar una fiesta de cumpleaños y se espera la llegada de William para las próximas semanas. Marjorie se prepara para volver a Worthington a pasar el verano, pero no se imagina lo que se va a encontrar a su regreso.

Der reiche spanische Gutsbesitzer, Don Vidal, wird von seiner Frau in spe sitzen gelassen. Er scheint die Lust am Leben verloren zu haben. Da tritt seine englische Sekretärin, Rosalind Carlisle, auf den Plan. Er kann der sympathischen Frau nicht widerstehen und äußert einen skandalösen Wunsch: Eine Nacht voll herrlicher Leidenschaft. Diesen Wunsch erfüllt sie ihm.

Emmeline Chase, 25-year-old widow and recent graduate of the Parasol Academy for Exceptional Nannies and Governesses, is more high-spirited than her peers would like. Few graduates, however, could turn a mismanaged teleportation onto a duke’s rooftop into an offer of employment. But Emmeline’s circumstances, along with her desperation to support her bankrupt, incarcerated father, have made her dauntless. Which seems the primary qualification to work for expert horologist Xavier Mason, Duke of St. Lawrence, and manage his three rambunctious wards.

The close, loving family life Rose has known is shattered when the country goes to war. Rose resolves to do her bit so, aged 16, she leaves home to train as a nurse in London. There she finds freedom, excitement and a different way of life. A brief encounter with a soldier opens her eyes to romance, but is he the man she thinks he is? Can first love survive long separation or will Rose discover that her heart belongs to another? When the war brings searing loss and heartbreak, can Rose find the strength to look to the future?

Standing on London’s Victoria docks with the wind biting through her shawl, Rose Munday realises she’s been abandoned by her sweetheart. She had risked everything to get to London, but, stumbling through the pea-soup fog, she has nowhere to go and no one to turn to. Scared and alone, Rose steps straight into danger, only to be rescued by two women with even less to their names - a woman of the night and her young sidekick, Sparrow.

Rosa, die Tochter der angesehenen Familie de la Vega, läuft als junges Mädchen von ihrem Zuhause in Montevideo weg. Auf ihrer Flucht lernt sie Albert Gothmann, einen reichen Bankierssohn aus Frankfurt, kennen. Die beiden verlieben sich ineinander und Rosa folgt Albert nach Deutschland. Eine Entscheidung, die auch nachfolgende Generationen beeinflussen wird. Den historischen Kontext der Familiensaga bilden dabei Südamerika und Deutschland im 19. Jahrhundert.

Una rosa recuerda en su forma a una espiral; una que se cierra sobre sí misma. Una rosa es, entonces, siempre, un misterio que se devela, que se abre, pétalo a pétalo, si se la sabe rozar con habilidad. Mary Browning es esa rosa y ese misterio, incluso para quienes más la conocen.

Friday morning dawns clear and bright for the Kilburn family triple wedding. The eldest sister, Violet, is marrying Chuck Ahern. The middle sister, Iris, is marrying Mick McAllister. But all the evidence and every finger points to Rose’s fiancé, Jake Hamilton, as the killer. Worst of all, Sheriff Tom Maitland still lurks around Rocking Horse Ranch, hunting the murderer.

A little time in beautiful Italy is just what Lady Amelia Windermere and her eccentric family need while their latest scandal dies down. Amelia is hard at work on their triumphant return to London society when she meets Lord Tristan Carteret, Duke of Ripon, a sculptor who is too wild for any proper lady.

Leonora Holt never expected that her two younger sisters would find love before her. Lately she's grown disconcertingly accustomed to her brother's sighs and hints that she needs to marry. How can she find anyone when one dreadful man, the Duke of Dartmouth, is intent on reminding all the ton of her mother's scandal?