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Mi-humaine, mi-faé, la reine Lorelei est l’objet d’autant de chansons que de ragots. Derrière son sourire étincelant et son extravagance se cache une souveraine redoutable, qui est prête à tout pour protéger son peuple de l’Empire sérafin. Mais son plus grand défi porte un nom...

Londres, l'an 1813. Diane, lady de Waldon, est effondrée... elle vient d'apprendre que ses nobles parents l'ont donnée en mariage à l'immonde marquis de Wilshire. Cependant, une lueur d'espoir se fait, car dans le même temps, elle a enfin mis la main sur de très vieux grimoires écrits par...

He wants nothing more than to be her everything. She can't stand the thought of being his void. Gareth knew the moment he saw Cecillia that she was the only woman for him. Her strength, her fire, her dedication... she pulled him in. Cecillia died a little inside when she thought Gareth might be the kind of man to show her love again. She can't have those thoughts so soon after the passing of her husband, can she? This sweet, short story is set in the Princesses of Ruin series following Gareth and Cecillia.

Elizabeth was a very young child when she is discovered outside an inn which was burning, killing all inside. She is found by the Gardiners at an orphanage, where she has not spoken since the fire. The couple adopt her, bringing out the joyous nature we all know in our dear girl. The Gardiners moved to Lambton to aid Mrs Gardiner's father run his shop. Darcy meets her at the mercantile and falls in love. But there is another suitor for Elizabeth. One who does not appreciate her attention to Darcy.

Articulate and intelligent, Lady Augusta Peabody avoids Society's censure by secretly publishing her political essays under the pen name "Firebrand." But despite all outward efforts to behave like a proper lady at the balls she can’t avoid attending, she finds herself tripping into awkward encounters with the roguish Earl of Dunham and igniting a fiery war of words between them.

Desperation drove Cecilia Mallory to find a man who would wed her sight unseen and give her full access to her inheritance without any expectations. She prepared for an older, undesirable, equally desperate husband—never the vibrant and attractive man who arrived at her door. What could he really be after?

Lucas Carter, Earl of Darcy, ist desillusioniert und glaubt nicht an die Liebe. Sein Vater drängt ihn zur Heirat — etwas, das er sich am allerwenigsten wünscht. Als er in eine Lage gerät, aus der er sich nicht zu befreien vermag, beschließt er, sich vor seinen Problemen zu verbergen.

She had the best of friends and the greatest love. Now she has nothing. Will she have the strength to carry out the fight of her life? Scotland 1914: Aged 14, Mhairi is forced into adulthood. Evicted from her family home in rural Scotland, separated from her parents, she must find her own way in life in the brutal world of itinerant workers. A year later, she moves to Glasgow in search of her family, a home, employment, something. As she fights for survival in a city of strangers, she finds companionship in the most unlikely of places. And then she finds love.

Un intrico amoroso, un anello scagliato, gelosie e incomprensioni: il dramma della famiglia Löwensköld, già al centro dell'Anello rubato, diventa una fiaba d'amore e salvezza. L'altro è quello scagliato a terra in un momento d'ira dall'affascinante pastore Karl-Artur quando respinge Charlotte Löwensköld, rompendo cinque anni di fidanzamento.

Provence, 1919. When Elodie Sinclair is sent from Boston to a glamorous finishing school for socialites in training, she is determined to do all she can to rebel. Setting up The Wildflowers Club with best friends Genevieve and Lucille, the women make secret plans to escape their insufferable conversation classes. But just weeks later, a terrible scandal leaves the women reeling. And Elodie Sinclair is presumed dead.

Alice MacPherson came to Idaho with nothing but her nursing skills, her Bible, and a lifetime of rules that have left her weary in both body and soul. Color, beauty, and celebration feel frivolous to her, a distraction from the seriousness of faith and her nursing profession. She expects nothing more for her future than work and solitude.

Miss Charlotte Winslow may be the diamond of the Season, but beneath her flawless exterior lies a secret—she writes for the Society pages. Years of hiding behind her carefully crafted mask have left her doubting her own worth and believing happiness to be a luxury meant for others. That is, until she crosses paths with Lord Luca Dexter—an infuriating, perceptive man who sees far too much and refuses to be ignored.

Marseille, France, 1941. Zelie Bellerose never fit the mold of an army officer’s wife. She was too passionate in her convictions, too indifferent to societal expectations. After her husband is killed in the war, Zelie focuses on securing a brighter future for her children, hoping to help free her country from the Nazi regime by joining the Resistance. She is soon one of the most trusted operatives in Alliance, and when their leader is imprisoned, she takes command, hiding her identity from all but a few.

Die Seifenmanufaktur – ein Ort der Träume, der Hoffnung und des Schicksals Als Tochter eines Seifensieders wird die siebzehnjährige Hanna 1865 in das Seifenhandwerk eingeführt. Schnell zeigt sich ihr Talent, doch als Frau hat sie keine Chance in diesem Beruf. Unterstützt von ihrem Bruder, der die Manufaktur übernehmen soll, entwickelt Hanna heimlich neue Rezepturen für herrlich duftende Seifen. Auch ihre große Liebe Louis steht ihr zur Seite. Als ihre Beziehung einer Intrige zum Opfer fällt und außerdem Hannas Bruder schwer erkrankt, steht alles auf dem Spiel.

Miss Eleanor Hargrove has always been more interested in books than ballrooms, her sharp mind and insatiable curiosity setting her apart from the simpering debutantes of the ton. But when she stumbles upon a cryptic message hidden among her late father’s papers, she unwittingly becomes entangled in a deadly game of secrets and spies. Graham Sinclair, Lord Rathbourne, has spent years in the shadows, working as one of England’s most skilled intelligence agents. His latest mission is as delicate as it is dangerous—uncover a treasonous plot before England’s enemies strike.

“Love is a luxury, my lord, one I simply cannot afford. When survival is of the utmost priority, one cannot simply go haring off after dreams.” The Isle of Eidolon, 1812 Much like a page from a novel, the rich foreign lord is smitten at first sight with the beautiful housemaid. Theodora Maccowen simply never thought it would happen to her. Yet, Lord Rhidian Ríoga wants her as a wife, and what a lord wants? He gets.

A charming viscount. His best friend's untouchable sister. One reckless wager at a house party that changes everything. Lady Georgiana Whitmore has spent six Seasons refusing every suitor the ton throws at her. No one knows why—not her matchmaking mother, not her overprotective brother, and certainly not the rake who has occupied her fantasies for years. A man broke her trust at eighteen, and she swore no one would get that close again. But when a house party wager puts her in dangerous proximity to Viscount Ashworth for a fortnight, she decides to take what she wants—his body, not his heart.

She came to Ramsgate to recover. He came to protect his sister. Someone else came to ruin them both. Elizabeth Bennet came to Ramsgate to recover from the worst months of her life, not to be caught in a scandal with the most irritating man in England. Fitzwilliam Darcy came to Ramsgate to protect his sister, not to find himself honour bound to marry a woman who would rather throw him into the sea. But when one catastrophic event leaves them publicly compromised, the only way to restore their reputations is a hasty engagement neither of them chooses.

Zwei Frauen, die nach ihren eigenen Regeln spielen. Zwei Rakes, die glauben, jede Versuchung beherrschen zu können. Bis eine Frau kommt, die sich davon nicht beeindrucken lässt. In diesen zwei vollständigen Regency-Romanen mit über 20 Stunden Laufzeit treffen skandalöse Rakes auf Frauen, die mehr wollen als ein hübsches Kompliment, einen gefährlichen Kuss oder ein Versprechen, das morgen schon vergessen ist.

Hunted by a pirate. Bound by circumstance. Drawn to each other against reason. Society darling Abigail Ross has everything: wealth, beauty, and a future carefully planned. That is, until the notorious Captain Thorne forces her into hiding in New Orleans with a reclusive widower who wants nothing...