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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.

A dutiful army officer who shuns intimacy. A selfless beauty ready to start living for herself. A chance meeting in the street that leads to love. When Major Spencer Haddock’s father dies, he returns to England as the Earl of Middlefield. He seeks a typical ton marriage, where his wife will provide him with an heir and possibly other children and then they go their separate ways. He intends to find his countess quickly and not waste time at boring social affairs.

The Marquess of Greymoor has possessed a great many titles in his life, but there is none he despises more than the one he unexpectedly inherited as a lad. Call him what you like, Grey has never fit the societal mold. Instead, he is unabashedly determined to live by his own set of rules. Which is why, when a mysterious and lovely housekeeper attracts his attention, he makes her the offer of a lifetime: one month of sin with him in return for a tidy fortune.

William Finchley carries a secret from childhood which he has never shared with anyone, not even his closest friends. When his brother commits suicide, Finch becomes the new Duke of Sommersby. He attend his first season with no plans to ever wed—until he meets Lady Pemberton, an optimistic, brave widow.

Alpha muss sich noch immer an ihr neues Leben in der Welt der Reichen und Schönen gewöhnen, was sie nicht gerade zum Liebling des Landes macht. Ihr royaler Alltag ist bestimmt von Geheimnissen und Intrigen und dem immer stärker werdenden Gefühl, dass ihr Leben in Gefahr ist. Dabei braucht sie als zukünftige Königin von Gelaria so kurz vor ihrer Krönung jede Unterstützung, die sie finden kann. Als dann auch noch ein junger Lord auftaucht und ihr den Thron streitig macht, spitzt sich die Lage zu.

Dubbed 'Lady Scandal' thanks to her gossip-stirring past, Portia Fairhaven, the widowed Countess of Blakewell, is no stranger to rumors and innuendos. Although freed of her unhappy marriage, she is still forced to maintain as spotless a reputation as she can manage for the sake of her son. That is, until a desperate search for her lost half brother takes her to the darkest depths of London’s underworld and straight into the arms of one brawny, undeniably handsome East End rogue.

Manchmal muss man einen Neuanfang wagen. Das denkt auch Fine, als sie kurz vor Weihnachten ihre Heimat und ihren sicheren Job als Anwältin hinter sich lässt. Der Plan: in London ihren Traum von einer eigenen Konditorei leben und sich nur darauf konzentrieren. Doch schon am ersten Abend begegnet sie einem Mann, der ihr nicht mehr aus dem Kopf geht. Fine ist verwirrt über die Anziehung, die er auf sie ausübt, und schon bald scheint sie mit ihm ein echtes Weihnachtswunder zu erleben. Allerdings ist Henry nicht irgendein Mann.

Aaron Hartfield is forced to leave the army and return to England to claim a title he never wanted when his brother is killed in a scandalous duel. Hart's friends convince him to attend the season in order to find himself a duchess and provide an heir—but he has no interest in making a love match. After a disastrous come-out, bluestocking Olivia Knight retreats to her uncle's vicarage in the country for five years. With his death, she returns to London and finds her father and loathsome cousin planning to choose a husband for her.

The one that got away - jedes Mädchen hat so einen, oder? Meiner war ein charmanter britischer Aristokrat, der meine Welt während dieses einen Sommers völlig auf den Kopf stellte. Von dem Moment an, als ich Leo zum ersten Mal durch mein Fernglas erblickte, war ich fasziniert. Ich hatte sicher nicht damit gerechnet, einen Mann vorzufinden, der draußen vor dem Anwesen auf der anderen Seite der Bucht duschte – und zwar so wie Gott ihn schuf. Noch weniger hatte ich damit gerechnet, dabei von seinem Mitbewohner erwischt zu werden. Und ihnen später unvermittelt in die Arme zu laufen.

I would do nearly anything to avoid the lecherous advances of an eager earl, including running away from my finishing school and finding employment under a false name. The work turned out to be harder than I expected, however, and the prospect of returning to a life of comfort and a significant reduction of welts on my hands and shadows beneath my eyes just might be a temptation I’m too weary to refuse. The problem? The invitation comes from Benedict, the ultimate tormentor of my youth and brief object of my infatuation—the latter of which he can never find out.

After my mom died, I was heartbroken and devastated. She left behind a note for myself and my little sister and before we knew what hit us, we were on a plane, bound for Ireland. Mom had one last wish for us: To live our lives. To have experiences. To fall in love. I don’t think she meant for all those things to happen while we were in another country, but just when you least expect it, life throws you a curveball in the form of a Prince, who is unlike any other man you’ve ever met before.

Sailing to London, Sophia Braighton only hopes to escape certain ruin. But when she arrives, her Great Aunt Daphne has other plans for the American-born beauty. Determined to marry off her niece to a man of means, she propels Sophia into London society, not knowing that the young woman’s trust in men is shattered. In fact, Sophia never expects to ever feel anything for a man. Then again, she never expects to find herself in the company of the dashing earl of Marlton….

Die königliche Familie braucht eine Lehrerin. Jemand, dem sie vertrauen können. Jemand, der sich durch die Arbeit für das Königshaus nicht aus der Ruhe bringen und von seinen Pflichten ablenken lässt. Ich bin perfekt für den Job, denn ich habe nicht die geringste Ahnung vom englischen Königshaus. Mein Vater braucht Geld für Arztrechnungen, und ich bin verzweifelt. Die Kinder sind wirklich bezaubernd, und das Treffen mit ihrem gutaussehenden älteren Bruder, Prinz Edward, lässt mein Herz höherschlagen.

Lady Cicely Bowen, daughter of the Earl of Leighton, is sent away by her father when her jealous stepmother threatens her safety. Soon the exiled Cicely becomes best friends with Lady Joan Beaufort, the king's cousin, and when Joan is married to King James I of Scotland, she chooses Cicely as one of the ladies accompany her north. At the Scot's court Cicely finds herself pursued by two men—elegant Andrew Gordon, the laird of Fairlee, and Ian Douglas, the laird of Glengorm, a rough-spoken border lord.

A victim of a madman who wants revenge on her family, Fiona MacLeod is kidnapped and committed to the Dublin Lunatic Asylum. Her only bit of good luck is that the asylum's overcrowded and she's assigned a room in a nearby castle. She knows the more she tries to convince her captors of the plot against her family, the more insane she sounds, but she finds a spark of hope in the young earl of the castle.

London, 1784. Thea Worthington, Duchess of Wynchester, divides her time between social engagements and playing her luck against fickle fortune. Yet every gamble is only a bluff—a means to hide from the pain deep within her, and the loss of a babe she never held in her arms. Now Thea's luck is about to run out. Her estranged husband has returned and seeks a reunion . . .

Vertraue niemals einem Royal... Reichtum, Macht und Luxus – all das könnte für Alpha nicht weiter entfernt sein. Zumindest bis ihr Stiefvater sie nach einem missglückten Einbruchsversuch nach Westby schickt, auf das Eliteinternat schlechthin. Und obwohl Alpha sich eigentlich nichts aus den Reichen und Schönen von Antira macht, befindet sie sich plötzlich mitten im Zentrum von Intrigen, Dramen und Geheimnissen. Einziger Lichtblick ist der charmante Aaron Kingston, der sie mit seinen smaragdgrünen Augen sogleich in seinen Bann zieht.

A bidding war is expected for the hand of Richard, Prince of Wales. Several billionaires are keen to pay a huge amount of money to ensure that their daughter is the one chosen to marry the prince and become the next queen. But it's the 21st century, and surely such a thing as selling one's son is no longer an acceptable practice? The queen believes that she has no choice. It doesn't matter that Richard loves someone else. It doesn't matter that the lucky heiress will make a highly unsuitable member of the royal family, and certainly a far from perfect future queen.

A bidding war is expected for the hand of Richard, Prince of Wales. Several billionaires are keen to pay a huge amount of money to ensure that their daughter is the one chosen to marry the prince and become the next queen. But it's the 21st-century, and surely such a thing as selling one's son is no longer an acceptable practice? The queen believes that she has no choice. It doesn't matter that Richard loves someone else. It doesn't matter that the lucky heiress will make an unsuitable member of the royal family, and certainly a far from perfect future queen. Richard must marry her.

Seit ihrer Geburt spürt die schöne, dickköpfige Prinzessin Rava, dass sie anders ist. Etwas Mystisches umgibt sie, doch jeder, einschließlich ihres Vaters König Lorcan, macht ein Geheimnis daraus. Gerade herrscht Krieg zwischen einigen der benachbarten Königreiche und Ravas Vater lädt die anderen Herrscher und deren Söhne zur Bräutigamschau seiner Tochter, um sich eine Allianz zu sichern. Aber die Prinzessin ist zwiegespalten, denn Taavi und Kirian, Brüder mit königlichem Wolfsblut in den Adern, bringen beide ihr Herz zum Pochen.

Caroline, Marchioness of Chesleigh, has been married for six years—at least in name. In fact, Caro has hardly seen her husband since the early days of their union. Scarred and reclusive, Maxim wasn’t ready to trust his wife with his secrets—or his heart. Instead, he quickly resumed his life of espionage in France, believing Caro was better off alone. When the spy who left her returns upon inheriting the Dukedom, he finds his wife is not the girl she once was. Yet the desire that once ignited between them burns as hotly as ever.

Lord Sorin Wincanton fled England's shores to avoid temptation in the form of Lady Eleanor Cramley, but upon his return from fighting Bonaparte, the impetuous young miss he escorted through her first season has grown into a stunning woman who still fires his blood. She sees him as a beloved older brother, and that's the way things need to remain for the sake of her reputation. Even if it means marrying her to another.

Edward Adair, heir to the Duke of Boulstridge, is more interested in finding a missing family heirloom than a wife. But when his parents issue an ultimatum—marry or lose your allowance—he reluctantly agrees to attend a house party to find a bride. Instead, he discovers attractive but infuriating Miss Isabella Winthrop in his library, reading the private family journal that holds clues to the location of the heirloom.

He’s the prince of the Ice people; the kingdom of Icardia is his metaphorical oyster. He always thought his time would be occupied by boring parties, icicle liquor, and ascending the throne. He never expected the darkest force known to the universe to come knocking at the door—no less obliterating it, threatening his family and his planet. Now Isaiah is stuck on Earth, with humans, trying to reasonably pass as one while awaiting news from home. And that’s not even the worst part. The Fire king, whose kingdom neighbors his own, made him promise to look after his daughter, Heidi.

Lady Julie has dreamed of marrying her childhood sweetheart since she was four years old. Unfortunately, her father has other plans. He has his sights set on her marrying an earl. When she is forced into an unwanted betrothal, Julie needs to make a choice: wait for her true love and destroy her honor, or make a deal with the forbidding earl.

Lily Farnsworth is a resourceful lady. As well she should be, her father has spent years dragging the family's estate from the edge of ruin and she's always had to make do with little. A proper season and the gowns to go with it seem entirely out of reach. That is, until Lily discovers she has a particular skill at piquet. Pound by pound, she gathers the funds to pay her own way. Her aunt is delighted to play host in her modest London house and squire her niece to parties. All are certain that one season will be enough to see Lily married well and with the means to help her sisters.

Airk Azdajah, the rightful King of the White Clan of dragon shifters, spent half a millennium being tortured by the false High King Pytheios. The only reason he's alive is a curse. Airk escaped, but he'll never be truly free. Angelika Amon is the last unmated phoenix. The problem? She has no powers. Desperate to find some way to help, she offers herself to Airk as a mate—just for political leverage. But a dormant phoenix is no use to him, just like a dragon who can't shift is no use to her. Until Pytheios sets his sights on Angelika for himself....

One bed. Forty-eight hours. Irresistible attraction. Unadulterated passion. Jasir’s the second in command—a guard from the strongest monarchy in East Africa. Amara was the only one to make him bend to her will in this Royals of Kera Asnela spin-off.

Lady Emma Morgan is desperate. After her father's gambling debts leave her family in penury, she settles upon the only solution to preserving her younger sister's chance for future happiness. Already deemed unmarriageable from a scandal in her first season, Emma will sell herself to the highest bidder. Hart Sutton is a merciless rogue. When he learns of a possible connection between the Earl of Haldringham and his missing brother, Hart puts a plan into motion to ruin the man. He buys the earl's eldest daughter's innocence on the auction block with every intention of destroying her.