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Durante o carnaval mascarado de Veneza, todos são anônimos. Apesar da euforia contagiante, o Marquês de Melford já estava entediado e a festa começava a incomodá-lo. No meio daquele desfile alegre e vibrante, eis que surge Catarina, uma dama de olhos tristonhos que despertam a curiosidade do Marquês. Por trás da máscara, Catarina fala docemente das saudades que sente da Inglaterra, mas o Marquês só consegue pensar em seus lábios desejáveis e na doçura de seu temperamento. Após uma conversa cativante, a dama logo desaparece das vistas do Marquês, mas permanece em seu coração.

Meiga, tímida, Latônia estava quase desmaiando diante de lorde Branscombe. Os olhos acinzentados do homem brilhavam de ira quando ele gritou, sem piedade: "Você é uma mentirosa, uma mulher sem escrúpulos!" Latônia sabia queria ser castigada por culpa bem merecida. Por querela havia enganado o lorde, fingindo ser sua prima, e viajado com ele para a Índia? Agora, em meio à pompa e riqueza dos palácios indianos, a farsa foi descoberta. O pior é que lorde Branscombe escolheu um estranho castigo para Latônia: obrigou a moça a se casar com ele!

No Castelo do Conde de Halesworth, o sol em raiosa cumplicidade sempre inundava de luz os cabelos de Janet. Os raios de sol, penetravam no seu corpo, aquecendo-lhe o coração gelado e cheio de tanta tristeza. Halesworth, amava-a profundamente e nada mais já importava, mas ela, não devia voltar aos braços dele, como se tudo não passasse de uma fatalidade, pois aquela tinha sido a primeira e a última vez que ela poderia estar nos seus braços. Para seu próprio bem não poderia esquecer, que as mulheres que entregavam o seu coração a ele, desapareciam para sempre.

Cicely Ware understands how society works. At the age of twenty-six, she has been around long enough to know that she is doomed to spinsterhood. But she refuses to go without ever knowing what it is like to be with a man. So she comes up with a wonderful plan to find a rake to teach her, complete with a list of possibilities. At the top of that list sits Douglas the Duke of Ethingham.

Colleen MacGregor doesn’t like rich men, especially rich titled men. Still, her guilt won’t allow her to leave Sebastian passed out in the snow. Before he can leave, they are caught in a compromising situation. Under an agreement he will leave and never bother her again, Colleen marries a man she barely knows to save her reputation. Before she can really stop anything, she is whisked to London, where she is transformed into an Original and captures the attention of the ton—not to mention her husband.

Lady Anna was once considered the catch of the season. Now, three years after she fell for a man who tried to murder her cousin, she eases her guilt with charity work at an orphanage. Until her mother insists she do her duty. Attending her cousin’s ball is irritating enough. It’s her one dance with Daniel, the unscrupulous Earl of Effington, that rubs her nerves raw. And oddly leaves her senses on the edge of arousal.

Reverend Augustus Shackleford's mission in life (aside from ensuring the collection box was suitably full every Sunday) was to secure advantageous marriages for each of his eight daughters. A tall order, given the fact that in the Reverend's opinion they didn't possess a single ladylike bone in the eight bodies they had between them. Quite where he would find a wealthy titled gentleman bottle headed enough to take any of them on remained a mystery and indeed was likely to test even his legendary resourcefulness.

Laat je verleiden door de bestsellerserie die al een miljoen lezers in zijn greep houdt. Vijftig tinten grijs meets het Britse koningshuis. Belle Stuarts leven ligt in puin. Haar verloofde is vreemdgegaan, haar bruiloft afgezegd en ze is wanhopig op zoek naar werk. Ze accepteert een baantje als persoonlijk assistent van Smith Price, een Londense advocaat die enorm succesvol, ondraaglijk arrogant en ongelooflijk sexy is. Belle weet dat deze man gevaarlijk is, maar de wederzijdse aantrekkingskracht tussen hen blijkt onmogelijk te negeren

Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Alvaria joins her father the King for an illustrious visit to Royal Ascot hoping for just two things—a break from the strictures of the royal court and a bit of adventure. Samuel Thorne has made a career of uncovering the dark underside of London's haute ton. He enjoys subverting the society that burned him so badly. But Alexandra is from a whole other world—and when she enters his, she immediately turns it upside down. But the very investigation that brings two lovers together may also be the one that tears them apart.

Patsy Crompton, the Earl of Farnworth's beloved stepdaughter, is now a young lady headed for her first London season. It will be a different life from the one she's used to in the north of England. She's looking forward to the experiences that are a rite of passage for debutantes. But she's in no hurry to find a husband—until she waltzes with Nicolai Morgan-Lloyd, Earl of Ainsworth.

Lady Isadora Malbury must remain unwed if she wishes to continue to be a member of the exclusive and secret Wicked Ladies Salon. Having survived two seasons already without a single proposal, one more shouldn't be a challenge, that is until she finds herself wagering with the pompous Duke of Aces for her hand.

Miss Isabel Lewis is down on her luck. Previously a perfect hostess and a proper lady, lately she’s been running into one trouble after another, literally. One such unfortunate event costs her the respectability she worked so hard to earn. Now she has a choice: either marry a man she loathes, or spend her life a ruined lady.

Perpetually unattached Lady Cassia McQuoid has accepted her fate as a spinster. But how can she be expected to lead a life confined to drawing rooms and royal balls when there’s a vast, exciting world to explore? Cassia can find but one solution: she masquerades as a thrill-seeking lad and stows away on a ship bound for open waters. Adventure awaits. So does notorious privateer Nathaniel Ellsby.

Wenn die Freiheitsliebe den größten Schmerz verursacht. Maartens, der dritte in der Thronfolge des belgischen Königshauses, wächst mit der starren Etikette des Hofes auf. Er, ein Freigeist und vor allem freiheitsliebender Mensch, rebelliert früh und entflieht der Enge des Palastes, sobald es geht, um in den USA zu studieren. Dort tobt sich der unangepasste und unkonventionelle Prinz aus und bricht die Herzen vieler Männer und Frauen. An seiner Seite ist Coby, sein Personenschützer, der Gefühle für ihn hat, die nicht sein dürfen. Ein Schicksalsschlag jedoch lässt ihn schier verzweifeln.

Schmerz, Trauer und Hass – kann die Liebe siegen? Arthur, der Kronprinz von England, kann die Tatsache, dass er schwul ist, nicht länger verleugnen. Als er im Internat auf Noah trifft, lässt ihn ein erster, unschuldiger Kuss erbeben. Doch das darf einfach nicht sein! Ein schwuler Prinz, wie nur soll er dies dem Volk erklären? Durch ein unfreiwilliges Outing kommt eine Lawine ins Rollen, die Arthur nicht mehr aufhalten kann. Es folgen Ereignisse, die den jungen Mann niederringen und ihn doch reifen lassen.

Nicholas St. Clare, youngest son of the Marquess of Averstow, was an avid horseman until his legs were crushed on the battlefield. Ashamed of his injury, he's become a virtual recluse on his country estate until his mother, the dowager marchioness, insists he marry. He hates his weakness and doesn't believe anyone can see past it. Amelia Blackstock has always followed her family motto: A Blackstock doesn't run from trouble. It runs from us. Unfortunately, trouble caught up with her, and she'll be ruined. When Lord Nicholas stumbles upon her sobbing, he tries to comfort her.

Meet William Armstrong: rogue, rakehell, devil may care duke-to-be. Everyone knows Will can't walk away from a wager, especially if it involves horseracing. The subject of this wager? The prim and proper Lady Simone Laurent. This is a bet he will enjoy winning. The youngest sister of a large and boisterous family, Simone is used to being overlooked. She is wise enough not to fall for a future duke's honeyed words. But as she is swept into his world of racing and excitement, she feels herself changing and becoming confident that the feelings Will inspires are more than a passing fancy.

Viscount William Chattsworth's circumstances have been reduced after his father, the earl, mysteriously disappears. Thinking to make the most of the distant familial connection, he seeks an audience with the duke. Distracted by the raised voices coming out of the duke's upstairs study, Lady Calliope Harrington pauses at the top of the stairs to listen. The viscount storms out of the study and barrels into Lady Calliope, catching her before she falls. The duke rushes out of his study and sees Lady Calliope in the viscount's arms, and demands his cousin marry Calliope to save her reputation.

Daniela Rames cares nothing for the haute-ton or their rules of decorum. When she is unexpectedly torn from the life and home she knew, she throws caution to the wind and follows her dream of working with horses . . . by disguising herself as a boy and becoming a racetrack rider. Eric Weathers, Earl of Fordham, needs his new racing ventures to be successful in order to save his crumbling estate. But when he discovers his talented new rider is actually a brazen young woman in disguise, their quarrel ends with a passionate kiss . . . and marks the beginning of a scandalous liaison.

Er ist reich und liebt sein geordnetes Leben. Sie ist verzweifelt und das pure Chaos... Der mitreißende Liebesroman von New York Times-Bestsellerautorin Katie MacAlister. Thyra Beck mag zwar eine echte Prinzessin sein, aber trotzdem gehört sie nicht in die Welt der Schönen und Reichen wie Dmitri Papaioannou. Für nichts auf der Welt würde sie es riskieren ihren Lebenstraum nicht verwirklichen zu können. Schon gar nicht indem sie der Leidenschaft hingibt, die Dmitri in ihr entfacht... Dmitris Leben ist genau so, wie er es mag: kontrolliert, geordnet und ohne jegliche Komplikationen.

Wenn eine antiroyale Bloggerin in den Palast einzieht... Tessa Sharpe verdient ihr Geld mit einem Bloq - mit einem antiroyalen Blog. Auf "The Royal Watchdog" hält sie mit ihrer - nicht so positiven - Einstellung zum Königshaus und ganz besonders zum Kronprinzen von Avonia, Prinz Arthur, den sie für einen faulen Sack hält, nicht hinterm Berg. Soll er sich doch einen Job suchen wie der Rest der Bevölkerung. Doch dann geschieht das Unglaubliche: Tessa erhält eine Einladung in den Palast.

Earl Griffith Halliwell is a rakehell with two passions-thoroughbred horse breeding and blondes. Lady Susan Crompton is a raven-haired, crusading bluestocking appalled by Halliwell's neglect of his impoverished tenants. Griff thinks members of the fair sex are useful only as mistresses. Susan scorns all things masculine and resents the power men have over women. Sparks fly when they clash.

Zwischen Feindschaft und neuer Hoffnung: Der fesselnde historische Roman "Viking Kingdom - Die Tochter Merciens" von Heidrun Hurst. Britannien im 9. Jahrhundert: Während das Land noch in sieben rivalisierende Königreiche zerrissen ist, braut sich über der Küste bereits ein neuer Sturm zusammen... Um die Macht ihres Vaters zu festigen, soll die junge Adelstochter Aryana einen Mann heiraten, der ihr zutiefst zuwider ist. Ihr einziger Vertrauter auf der Reise in eine ungewisse Zukunft ist der gutmütige Priester Cuthbert.

Meg Sanders enjoyed her wild night with a prince and his bodyguard—but now she’s moving on. She has enough problems without borrowing the kind of trouble that Theo brings just by being who he is. But no matter how determined she is to leave that night as a fond memory, she hasn’t seen the last of Theo and Galen.

He's a rake, a scoundrel, a duke, and a former soldier...and he'll fight to the death for the woman he loves.

Miss Poppy Summers is determined to keep her family's fishing business afloat. Her poor widowed father has fallen ill, and her foolhardy brother has moved to London, leaving her precious little time to read or pursue her own dreams. But she'll do anything for her family, so she cheerfully spends mornings in her rowboat, casting her nets. The very last thing Poppy expects or wants to find tangled in them is a dangerously attractive man. Especially one with a head wound—who's convinced he's a duke.

Lily Sutton has been running wild for years beneath her siblings’ noses. Born and raised in the rookeries, she is not afraid of anything or anyone. And she is most certainly not cowed by arrogant scoundrels like the owner of London’s most prestigious shop, Bellingham and Co. She is determined to right the wrongs of her world, even if it means resorting to devious methods, such as absconding with some overpriced fripperies and baubles.

Something sinister is sweeping across Kiero, and war threatens to rip apart the remains of Black Dawn rebellion. Distraught by the decisions she made while in the Draken Mountains with Adair, Emory Fae, Queen of Kiero, is hiding a deadly secret. Now, Emory is seeking aid from Marquis Maher, King of the Shattered Isles, in the looming war.

Evie Montgomery, the Duchess of Somerset, has promised her grandfather she will marry for love, and she is determined to keep said promise. Only the man she loves is the most notorious rake in the country, and he hasn't spared her a glance in the seven years since she's known him. Winning his hand in marriage isn't hard, winning his heart, however, is another matter entirely.

An accomplished musician, Dorothea Flammel has refused more proposals than any London debutante; her only true love is her music. Dory’s shimmering talent and beauty have long been adored from afar by Thomas Wheel, an untitled gentleman who can only dream of asking for the hand of a nobleman’s daughter. But when her father, the insolvent Lord Flammel, arranges for Dory to marry a lecherous Earl in order to pay off a debt, she runs to Thomas—and proposes marriage to him.