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Why would a man abandon his bride following a single night of passion? Five years after her heartbreak and humiliation, Sofia is determined to find out—and to claim her rightful place by his side, even if it means travelling to the wild mountains of Carpathia to make her home in a decrepit castle. Cursed by his bloodline, Constantin was a fool to believe marriage to Sofia would save him. Now, the one woman he has always loved is in danger, for Castle Roznov’s dark secrets are about to be revealed.

Disowned by her oil tycoon father, debutante Rosamund Burnell is in a fix. With limited funds, and a long way from Texas, the answer seems obvious. Pretend she's still a wealthy catch, to ensnare an eligible English bachelor. Meeting the Duke of Studborne, it seems her prayers have been answered. But the Duke's motives for courting her are not what they seem, and Rosamund is caught in a trap.

Theodore Rockley, Eleventh Duke of Pembridge, is endowed with everything a man could desire. Good looks. Charm. Intellect. A wealthy estate. And an enormous specimen of...masculine splendor. So formidable, in fact, that no woman has been able to conquer its summit. Scandalous adventuress Estela Bongorge wants only one thing from delicious Rockley, and she's never yet been beaten in a challenge. Can they discover a solution to the well-endowed Duke's dilemma? Will Rockley be able to tie down the problem? Or is his predicament insurmountable?

When spirited artist Iris Wynnford crosses paths with the enigmatic Duke of Kingswell, neither expects their worlds to collide with such force. She dreams of capturing beauty on canvas—not of being captured by a handsome, protective duke with a smoldering gaze and a secret soft side. Benedict Kingswell never believed in love—until Iris. Now he’ll stop at nothing to make her his.

A marriage of duty. A love neither expected. When Lady Estelle Robinson is faced with her family’s ruin, a proposal from the Duke of Ashbourne offers salvation—but at what cost? Bound by honor yet drawn by something deeper, Estelle and Victor enter a union neither planned. In a world of whispered secrets and stolen glances, will their hearts dare to hope for more?

The privileged daughter of a viscount, Elodia has been in love with Richard Thornfield, her best friend’s handsome, charming and loving brother, ever since the first time she met him. But just as she gains the courage to confess her feelings, a series of twists leave her with a broken heart and a shattered image of her happy childhood with her parents. Despite this setback she is determined to make a way for herself, even if it doesn’t include Richard Thornfield.

Tatiana Caldwell's childhood in London is idyllic and filled with the love of doting parents. But when they die in quick succession, she's left heartbroken and destitute. In 1864, at seventeen, she emigrates to Australia, determined to build a new, financially secure life for herself. After an apprenticeship as an undertaker's assistant with Crowe Funeral Services, Tatty marries owner Titus Crowe. Titus himself soon dies, and Tatty inherits the business, becoming Sydney's only female undertaker.

Logan Weston, the Duke of Templeton, never wants to remarry. Losing his wife devastated him. He has an heir. Another marriage isn't necessary. At least until a certain countess invades his thoughts. One meeting and she's all he desires. But she doesn't want love, and marriage is out of the question. Enid St. John, the Countess of Winston, has never been in love. She certainly hadn't married for it. With the freedom and independence being a widow affords, she'll never marry again. She's had plenty of lovers. After all, one didn't need to be in love to fall into bed with a gorgeous man.

The Academy always comes first . . . which makes marriage to its most formidable adversary an exceedingly inconvenient arrangement. Well removed from London’s more curious eyes, the Benevolent Academy for the Betterment of Young Ladies strives toward one clandestine goal: to distract, disrupt...

Cuando la obstinada Celia Ashbourne se encuentra en el centro de un escándalo, lo último que desea es casarse con el arrogante —aunque innegablemente apuesto— vizconde James Redwell.

Adrian Strathmore, a reclusive genius haunted by his past, leads a double life. By day, he is an enigmatic genius, revered for his intellect and eccentricity. But it is under the cover of darkness that he becomes Prometheus, the masked avenger who rescues innocent children from the clutches of a merciless underworld. Scarred both inside and out, he finds solace in his hidden identity and the noble purpose it serves.

Lady Rosalynd arrives at her dear friend’s, Lady Eleanor, country estate eager for a festive weekend of merriment. But the holiday cheer quickly turns to panic when her friend’s prized diamond necklace—an heirloom to be worn at the Christmas Ball—goes missing. The necklace’s disappearance threatens to ruin Eleanor's engagement to Lord Cumberforth, as his father disapproves of the match. So when her friend begs for help, Lady Rosalynd has no choice but to look into the matter.

Valancy is, at twenty-nine, the old maid of the Stirling clan, which is a reputable family that has lived in the same region for over fifty years. As an only child, her entire life has been spent with her nagging mother, her perpetually down-trodden aunt, and a gossipy extended family, who, in spirit of the Victorian and middle class, actively discourage happiness and treat Valancy like a child, telling her what to do every day and constantly comparing her with her beautiful cousin, Olive, putting her down, and calling her by the baby name "Doss."

Lady Josephine Watkins had never envisioned herself aiming a bow at the formidable Duke of Constantan. Consumed by remorse and unwavering in her commitment to his recovery, she stands resolute, unwilling to abandon his bedside. Little did she anticipate that beneath his roguish exterior, beat the heart of a gentleman that would lay claim to her affections.

For the first time ever, discover the truth of what happened in the Paris Opera House as seen through the eyes of the Opera Ghost. It is a tale of the pain and rapture of a first love, of betrayal, of shining dreams, of rage and forgiveness. It is a tale of the human condition – of the angel and the monster within each of us.

Jeanette Claybone, newcomer to society thanks to her father’s recent baronetcy, struggles to navigate the waters of the ton during her first season. When an evening walk with the wrong hungry suitor ruins her reputation, she calls a duel for her honor but is left injured. Disowned by all, she finds an unlikely savior in renowned rake Henry Drayton.

Armed with an elite culinary education, a small inheritance, and the famed Mrs. Marshall’s recipes, Clara Ward is ready to open a gourmet ices shop that leaves the vacationers of Margate Beach talking. She didn’t anticipate feeding them a scandal… Or gaining a husband.

Being raised in a strict, humorless household did nothing to dampen Lady Lily Langdon's wildly romantic nature—nor cool her lifelong affection for Edward Wallis, Earl of Whitby, her elder brother's oldest, dearest friend. But Edward cannot see the lovely woman she's become for the young schoolgirl she once was. So, with lessons in flirtation from her American sister-in-law, Duchess Sophia, Lily means to open Edward's eyes and win his heart.

Una cantante secreta. Un duque entregado. Un amor que desafía las reglas de la sociedad. Cuando la tragedia deja a Isadora Vale y a su familia al borde de la ruina, ella recurre al único don que le queda: su voz. Oculta tras una máscara, se convierte en La Sirena, la misteriosa ave cantante cuyas melodías hipnóticas cautivan a la brillante sociedad londinense. Adrian Hawthorne, el poderoso duque de Evermere, tiene poca paciencia para los interminables desfiles de debutantes que le ponen en el camino. Pero cuando oye cantar a La Sirena, todo cambia.

When headstrong Celia Ashbourne finds herself at the center of a scandal, the last thing she wants is to marry the arrogant yet undeniably handsome Viscount James Redwell. But a rushed engagement might be the only way to protect her reputation—and her heart is not prepared for what comes next.