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Margaret Spencer has vanished without a trace. With time slipping through their fingers, the newest members of the Antiquarian Order must unravel the secrets of the past if they hope to bring her home.

Mr. Bennet discovers his days are numbered, so he immediately begins to set his affairs—and his five unmarried daughters—in order. Knowing they will fare best should at least one of them find a suitable husband, he cannot refuse any respectable suitors. The high-spirited Elizabeth suspects something isn’t right in the halls of Longbourn, but nothing prepares her for a certain haughty gentleman from Derbyshire. While Mr. Darcy is exceedingly wealthy and handsome, in Elizabeth’s eyes, he is also proud, high-handed, and insulting. Unfortunately, he is also desperately in love with her.

Meet the smart, independent women who’ve decided they don’t need Society’s rules, their families’ expectations, or, most importantly, a husband. But just because they don’t need a man doesn’t mean they might not want one. After failing on the Marriage Mart, Jane Pemberton has two choices: submit to her parents’ edict to marry their boring neighbor or become a self-declared spinster and take up residence in the official headquarters of the Spitfire Society.

Knowing the future is never easy—especially when you realize you’ve ruined everything. Elizabeth has been dreaming of the same man for years, but she has never seen his face. When she finally realizes who he is, she has to face the possibility that her happily ever after will never come to fruition. Can things progress as they should after going so spectacularly awry? Or does Elizabeth need to accept that the future will never be what she had hoped it would?

Elizabeth Bennet has just lived through the most humiliating night of her life. Then by some strange twist of fate, she is forced to live it again. And again. If ever a night refused to end, why must it be that of the Netherfield Ball? The indignity of constantly reliving the same day forces her to question things she thought she knew. Things like the function of time. Her father’s qualities as a parent. Mr. Darcy’s disagreeable personality, and how proud and bad tempered he is. She does not know why this is happening, but she is sure of one thing. Somehow, it's all Mr. Darcy’s fault.

In 1889, the rakish Duke of Ravenstock is driven by heartbreak and betrayal to seek a bride who embodies purity and virtue. When his search leads him to Anoushka, a mysterious and intelligent novice raised in a secluded convent, their worlds collide in an unexpected arrangement. As the Duke seeks redemption and Anoushka discovers the vastness of the world beyond the convent walls, their journey unfolds into a tale of transformation, passion and the healing power of love.

Step into the glittering but whisper-filled world of Gilded Age New York. Edgar Saltus’s Eden: An Episode (1888) is a sharp, atmospheric domestic drama that follows Eden, a beautiful and refined young woman who enters into marriage with John Usselex, a wealthy and socially prominent older man...

Beautiful, brilliant, and utterly ruthless, Lady Susan Vernon always gets what she wants - no matter who she must destroy to get it. To the world, this recently widowed aristocrat is the very picture of grace and grief. In secret, she is a master manipulator who treats high society like her...

Laird Finlay Dalreagh, Earl of Dunrannoch Ein charmanter Wüstling. Heiß im Schlafzimmer. Und ein völliger Versager … wenn es darum geht, seine Frau zu behalten. Finlay hat nur eine Chance, die Dinge wieder in Ordnung zu bringen. Kann er, eingeschneit auf Schloss Dunrannoch, die einzige Frau, die er anbetet, davon überzeugen, dass er ihrer Liebe würdig ist? Warnung: In dieser pikanten kleinen Novelle geht es um ein Spukschloss, einen tobenden Schneesturm überm Hochlandmoor, einen verschlafenen Deerhound, einen äußerst entschlossenen Schotten und ein feuriges Mädchen, das ihm widerstehen will.

Lord Jeremy Hareden, Duke of Bowland, only wishes for a calm, predictable life after returning home from his military service. Seeking peace above all else and blessed with an innate sense of justice, he decides to resume his work in law and politics. But neither fate nor war has left the duke unscathed. He is something of a laughingstock for turning a blind eye to his wife's affairs with other men — many other men, if rumors and the evidence before his own eyes are to be believed.

Opal de Petras knew it was a mistake to marry the man she fell in love with at first sight. Welcome to book 1 in The de Petras Saga from USA Today Bestselling Author Emily E K Murdoch! Three children later, she’s abandoned by her husband and is tempted to look elsewhere for love. But as the matriarch of her family and the one responsible for their reputations, she must try to keep the de Petras family respectable.

A blade in the dark. A death in the third act. A royal secret that could shake the throne. London. 1889. When the Duke of Steele invites Lady Rosalynd to share his box at the Royal Opera House for a performance of Rigoletto, neither expects the evening to end in blood. But as the doomed Gilda breathes her last onstage, a killer slips into the adjacent box and one of London's most ruthless industrialists falls to a stiletto blade. Both Rosalynd and Steele witness the shadowy figure flee, yet can do nothing to stop the crime.

Uden en øre på lommen og med en mor, der lige er død af sult, havde Clova to muligheder: Hun kunne enten drukne sig eller hengive sig til de onder, der fandtes i det 19. århundredes Paris. Til alt held fik hun i rette tid nyheden. Hun havde arvet titlen som høvding over McBlane-klanen. Hendes folk havde brug for hende, og det var Cloras pligt at rejse hjem. Clova blev varmt modtaget af både familie og klanmedlemmer, men vakte grusomt had hos en misundelig fætter.

«Un uomo no, hai ragione. Ci sono miracoli, amico mio, che possono riuscire solo a una donna». Teodora ha sempre saputo di essere destinata a grandi cose. Ex attrice di infimo rango, cresciuta al circo e adorata dal pubblico per i suoi spettacoli senza veli, è riuscita a farsi nominare patrizia e ora è la concubina di Giustiniano, il nipote dell'imperatore Giustino e il ministro più potente dell'Impero Romano d'Oriente. Ma la corte le è contro: tutti sognano per Giustiniano una moglie davvero nobile e dal passato meno imbarazzante.

From the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this e-short story—from Joe Hill’s award-winning collection 20th Century Ghosts. Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in...

BBC Radio dramatisations and readings of Browning’s most famous poems, performed by stars including Anton Lesser, Roger Allam and David Tennant, plus two bonus plays Victorian poet Robert Browning was renowned for his evocative dramatic monologues peopled with vivid, morally ambiguous...

The year is 1811 and the new rector of Hunsford, Mr. William Collins, must be above reproach. He must be respectable, pious, good at losing at quadrille, and disapproving of popular novels. Above all, he must obey his terrifying patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. When William's boyhood friend Jem arrives, looking for safe harbor from the press-gangs, William's "perfect clergyman" disguise begins to slip. A farm laborer's son, Jem is gentle and loyal, and being with him is all William wants.

It is the summer after the Big War and, while most veterans are racing back to setup housekeeping, Jerry Keenan finds himself unattached, unable to settle down, and suffering nightmares from his wartime experiences. Enter Andrea King, an irresistible 18-year-old war widow. But then, she disappears....

After being widowed on her wedding day, Emma Johnson moves to Cheyenne with her sister-in-law to start over. When her deceased husband's brother travels with her to help her get established, she finds herself drawn to him. But is he only after his brother's inheritance, or does he truly care for her in return?

Fate has lavished beauty on the Merridew sisters - that is, all save the eldest. But plain Prudence bears no grudge; she loves her four beautiful sisters infinitely. So when their abusive grandfather is laid up with an injury, she seizes the opportunity to concoct an ingenious plan that will allow all five of them to escape the clutches of their legal guardian. All it will take is a little matrimonial deception....