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She came from nothing but shame and silence. He could sell anything—except the truth about his own heart. Martha Lowery flees her Irish family’s smallholding in Hexham with little more than her baking skills and a fierce will to survive. Haunted by the dark secrets of her childhood and a father whose cruelty drove her from home, working as a cook and cleaner. She hopes only for safety. Respectability seems far beyond reach.

Accadde al ballo, dove la bella Lillian Bowman scoprì che il suo temperamento da americana, diretto e sfrontato, non era ben visto nell'affettata società inglese. Soprattutto agli occhi di Lord Westcliff, Marcus, lo scapolo d'oro più insopportabile della città. Accadde in giardino, dove Marcus e Lillian scoprirono che un solo appassionante bacio poteva valere più di mille arroganti pregiudizi, e persino più di un profumo afrodisiaco!

Lady Marianne Blackwell values her freedom and has no intention of being tied down by marriage. But when the charming and enigmatic Duke of Westford sets his sights on her, will she change her mind—or will she risk losing the only man who truly understands her?

En el deslumbrante mundo de la sociedad victoriana, donde las reputaciones lo son todo y el amor es a menudo un lujo, Valentina Sinclair es una mujer adelantada a su tiempo: vivaz, independiente y decidida a vivir la vida según sus propias reglas. Pero cuando conoce al enigmático y apuesto James Windermere, el Conde de Windermere, su corazón, cuidadosamente protegido, comienza a desmoronarse.

In einer Welt, in der Pflicht und Leidenschaft aufeinandertreffen, träumt Lady Seraphina Bradford von einem Leben jenseits der Zwänge der feinen Gesellschaft. Mit einem Herzen, das sich nach Abenteuern sehnt, schwört sie, die Welt zu erkunden, bevor sie den Fesseln der Ehe erliegt. Da tritt Nathaniel Ashford in ihr Leben, der gut aussehende Herzog von Ashford, dessen durchdringender Blick und unwiderstehlicher Charme Seraphinas Herz in Flammen setzt.

A secret songbird. A devoted Duke. A love that defies society’s rules. When tragedy leaves Isadora Vale and her family on the brink of ruin, she turns to the one gift she has left—her voice. Hidden behind a mask, she becomes La Sirena, the mysterious songbird whose haunting melodies captivate London’s glittering society. Adrian Hawthorne, the powerful Duke of Evermere, has little patience for the endless parades of debutantes thrust into his path. But when he hears La Sirena sing, everything changes. Behind her music he senses heartbreak, courage, and a soul he cannot resist.

Un usignolo segreto. Un Duca devoto. Un amore che sfida le regole della società. Quando una tragedia lascia Isadora Vale e la sua famiglia sull’orlo della rovina, lei si affida all’unico dono che le resta: la sua voce. Nascosta dietro una maschera, diventa La Sirena, il misterioso usignolo le cui melodie struggenti incantano la scintillante società londinese. Adrian Hawthorne, il potente Duca di Evermere, ha poca pazienza per le interminabili sfilate di debuttanti che gli vengono presentate. Ma quando ascolta La Sirena cantare, tutto cambia.

The explosive final book in I.V. Ophelia’s darkly addictive Poisoner trilogy—a bestselling gothic romance series about a botanist who kills unsavory men, and the one man who's resistant to her deadly poisons while she finds herself intoxicated by his deadly charms...

Au cœur de l'Angleterre victorienne, Eleanor Sutton, une femme vive d'esprit et intelligente, s'est résignée à une vie de solitude et d'enseignement, croyant qu'une blessure d'enfance la rend inapte au mariage.

She wants in the family. He wants out. Sally Digby has secured her beloved sister's happiness with her arranged marriage into the powerful Beckwith family. But when her new husband leaves a goodbye message in her wedding bouquet, and a possible scandal in his wake, Sally discovers her heart is more invested than she thought and can't let the slight go unanswered. Ren Beckwith is on a mission to right the wrongs of his family's past, and the settlements from his arranged marriage are the final pieces he needs.

After an absence of 20 years, Charlie O'Reilly returns to the goldmining town of Maiden's Creek. Despite her bitter memories, she's determined to prove her worth as the new matron of the hospital. The anonymity of the town also provides an escape from the unwanted attentions of a man who can bring her nothing but trouble. The town has also left its scars on Danny Hunt. Despite his wealth and success as a criminal lawyer in Melbourne, his childhood memories have left him with questions his parents are reluctant to answer.

Un matrimonio por deber. Un amor que ninguno esperaba. Cuando Lady Estelle Robinson se enfrenta a la ruina de su familia, una propuesta del Duque de Ashbourne ofrece salvación… pero ¿a qué precio? Unidos por el honor, pero atraídos por algo más profundo, Estelle y Victor entran en una unión que ninguno de los dos había planeado. En un mundo de secretos susurrados y miradas robadas, ¿se atreverán sus corazones a esperar algo más?

En un mundo donde el deber y la pasión chocan, Lady Seraphina Bradford sueña con una vida más allá de los límites de la alta sociedad. Con un corazón que anhela aventuras, se promete a sí misma explorar el mundo antes de sucumbir a las ataduras del matrimonio.

When Tabitha Penrose accepts an invitation to a Cornish Manor - Marrowhall House, she steps from the safety of girlhood into a world that will devour her innocence. Behind its gilded doors lie secrets too dangerous to whisper: a gallery heavy with grief, women bound by chains of silence, and two bachelors locked in a contest of charm and cruelty.

Antes de convertirse en emperatriz de Francia junto a Napoleón III, Eugenia fue la imprudente condesita de Teba, una señorita condenada a sobrevivir en el encorsetado mundo decimonónico español ante la vigilante y estricta mirada de su madre, doña María Manuela, condesa viuda del Montijo. Mientras Eugenia resuelve el futuro de su hermana Paca empujando a James, el joven duque de Alba, a declararse; Pepe Alcañices, futuro duque de Sesto, la mantiene en una desesperante espera.

Charles, twin brother to the Duke of Hightower, has spent his life hidden from his siblings. Considered mad by some, Charles has a mind unlike most others. Unfortunate circumstances lead to Charles being reintroduced to his siblings. He moves to his brother’s ducal estate where his life takes a turn. Introduced to Lady Cathryn, he finds he has unfamiliar feelings for her. The two turn a relationship of barbs to one of love.

BARBARA FLYNN's only skills are embroidery and being snob, and living in Victorian India that all she needs. But when she and her nagging mother find themselves in the middle of a terrible siege without even a change of clothes with the threat of painful death on all sides, she must fight for their survival.

Per una ballerina del Moulin Rouge come Gigì Letouche il fascino è un'arma indispensabile. È proprio grazie alla sua innata sensualità che Gigì, seppure in maniera non del tutto lecita, riesce a guadagnare qualche soldo in più. Mai avrebbe immaginato, però, che nell'orologio da lei sottratto a un barone inglese si nascondesse un messaggio capace di provocare uno scandalo internazionale, con la regina Vittoria al centro.

Six highly placed matrons mourn their lack of daughters until they devise a scheme to launch eligible girls in need of assistance, and so The Society of Sponsoring Ladies is born. Lady Easton had her plans well in hand before her lord suddenly decided to have ideas and opinions. Now, Lord Easton has decided who she will sponsor, and he’s decided on the daughter of a horseracing crony. Worse, Lady Easton is expected to launch the girl in Brighton, of all places.

Frances lost her heart in the Crimea to Cormac Byrne, an Irish doctor. He disappeared during the melee following the last battle and she doubts she'll ever see him again. She's spent the last three years praying he's still alive. Imagine her shock when she accepts a teaching position at Florence Nightingale's new London hospital and finds herself face to face with him again.