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"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a reader in possession of a good humor, must be in want of a Pepper Basham book--and Pride and Practicality is one of her best." --Karen Witemeyer, Christy Award winning author In a world ruled by reputation, compassion may be the most scandalous act...

Nore Gordon ist eine Frau mit vielen Talenten: Sie spricht mehrere Sprachen, kann in der Menge untertauchen und hat sich als erfolgreiche Weinhändlerin einen Namen gemacht. Als beste Spionin der Krone Lindels bleibt ihre wahre Identität dabei immer ein Geheimnis. Als sie den Auftrag erhält, ein magisches Artefakt zu stehlen, muss sie ausgerechnet mit der einen Person zusammenarbeiten, die die wahre Nore kennt: Caspian, ein gefährlich charmanter Meisterdieb.

The third book in Beverley Watts's dazzling Shackleford and Daughters series of Victorian romantic comedies...

Two gods strike a bargain that leads them on a journey with devastating consequences in this lush historical fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Ann Liang. 'Lyrical, heart-wrenching and gloriously romantic. I luxuriated in every beautiful sentence' – Jennifer Saint, Sunday Times...

A Comedy of Manners and Werewolves After his mother's abduction, Roland de Grateloup—only son of the High Witch, confirmed bachelor and rake, and werewolf—has fled London for the quiet village of Netherford. The prospect of a whole season among country folk yawning ahead of him, he returns...

From the bestselling author of The Codebreaker's Daughter comes a powerful and inspiring story of one ordinary woman's astonishing bravery as she is faced with the ultimate choice, and the sacrifices she must make in the name of love and hope. The Secret Nurse of Paris is the second standalone...

A single waltz changed everything. But now they must try to preserve that magic for a lifetime in New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh’s new book in the Ravenswood series. The youngest Ware daughter, Stephanie, has always harbored secret passion for the best friend of her brother. In...

Kieran After my boyfriend cheats, my best friend spirits me away to Reykjavik for a scenic getaway. I think this may be just the escape I need to get over the jerk. What was supposed to be a beautiful boat cruise ends in chaos when I find myself transported to the age of the Vikings. Before I...

A forgotten mansion. A wartime secret. What lies behind the door of the Cornish house? Cornwall, 1944: As her beloved brother fights the Nazis in Europe, Mary Trewallis works tirelessly on the makeshift hospital wards for injured servicemen that have taken over her family's grand ancestral home...

A wall to divide a country and spur it on to war! Felix Appius Julianus is brought to Britain in the wake of the disastrous loss of the Ninth Legion Hispana, to command its replacement, the Sixth Legion Victrix. Centurion Valerius Silvanus, posted to the doomed Ninth and arriving only in time to...

Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the emotionally gripping new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling historical fiction and family saga author. Liverpool, 1919. The Great War is over, but Polly Caveney’s nightmare is only just beginning. And when a shocking discovery forces her to flee...

In the gaslit dark, love is never tender. It’s teeth at your throat. Blood on silk. It is the sweetest surrender – and the most exquisite damnation. By day Lady Euphemia Butterworth is a dutiful daughter – corseted, perfumed, and groomed to marry a lecherous duke twice her age. By night...

A Christmas surprise. A scandal in disguise. 1809. Eliza Courtney and Haryo Cavendish lead opposite lives, blissfully unaware of the secret that binds them. Haryo’ s life of luxury at Chatsworth House is shaken when pressure mounts on her to marry. A dreadful selection of suitors leaves her...

Brought to you by Penguin. The second book in the Royal Maids series that sees a young woman swap a Welsh mining town for Buckingham Palace! Rosa Edwards is finally settling in her role as a Royal Maid - but are things as rosy as they seem with her new sweetheart? December 1944. Royal Maid Rosa...

As an assistant in a busy London morgue, Leonora Spencer is accustomed to death. But she is astonished when a woman who has been declared dead and delivered to an undertaker is discovered to still be very much alive. Even more revolting is the scheme Leo and Detective Inspector Jasper Reid...

An utterly wild, debauched, romantic, and violent ride inspired by the 18th-century Irish pirate Anne Bonny, reimagined here as Amethyst "Meeks" Connell, one of the most extraordinary outlaws of any age. For readers of George Saunders, Percival Everett, and Maggie O'Farrell. Meeks is a poor...

Must-read page-turning Regency romance from Sunday Times bestseller Jane Dunn. Perfect for fans of Jane Austen, Gill Hornby and The Other Bennet Sister. A penniless orphan, London's most colourful dandy and a scandalous surprise that changes everything. Ferdinand Shilton, the dandiest, most...

Clergyman Alfred Saintsbury has always obeyed the dictates of the Church of England and thus remains a virgin at the age of twenty-eight. Now his devoted professionalism is finally paying off. The only problem is that his new employer, Miss Annabelle de Lacey, is the most notorious woman in...

Love may demand the ultimate betrayal of loyalty. Agnes Sinclair, daughter to the Earl of Caithness, has been sent to Stirling Castle to make her debut and become one of the queen's ladies in waiting. Traveling with her uncle, John Sinclair, she scarce pays attention to his prattling on about...

Who could resist a wager from London's most popular detective, Sherlock Holmes? Certainly not his scientist neighbor, Elise Hamblin. The challenge: Study the primal nature of men; but not just any man for her study will do. Sherlock has chosen the Earl of March, a man with a scandalous and...