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Adam Reed, der berüchtigte Captain Blacksoul, sinnt nur auf eines: Rache an dem Mann zu nehmen, der ihn einst an Leib und Seele gezeichnet hat. Getrieben davon durchkreuzt er auf der Suche nach Vergeltung die Meere. Als Josephine Legrand in Blacksouls Hände fällt, verspürt sie nichts als Angst. Doch der unnahbare Pirat stürzt seine Gefangene schon bald in ein Meer der Gefühle, denn trotz ihrer Furcht weckt er eine Sehnsucht in ihr, die sie den Kampf um sein Herz aufnehmen lässt.

London, 1816 Für die junge Miss Heather Filey bricht die Welt zusammen. Ihre Eltern verunglücken tödlich, sie wird mit einem Fremden verlobt, ihr Bruder verliert das gesamte Erbe bei einer Wette und dann macht ihr ein Duke ein unmoralisches Angebot. Schlimmer könnte es nicht mehr werden. Wird es ihr gelingen, dem Schlamassel zu entkommen? Kenneth St. Cyres, Viscount Errington, Duke of Somerset ist der begehrteste Junggeselle der Saison. Doch er denkt nicht daran, sich eine Frau zu wählen. Lieber vergnügt er sich auf prachtvollen Bällen oder mit seiner Mätresse.

Süden England, Ende 19. Jahrhundert – Femma wird unverhofft von ihrem Vater aus den Händen ihrer Mutter entrissen. Diese hatte sie zuvor allein großgezogen, bis ihr Vater, Lord Retchmound, sie zwingt, in ein furchtbares Internat und in ihre erste Anstellung zu gehen. Noch dazu soll sie bald heiraten, den Sohn ihres Arbeitgebers Vincent Beltmore. Mit ihm als seine Ehefrau dürfte sie studieren, ihrer großen Leidenschaft zum Schreiben und dem Helfen anderer Frauen nachgehen.

When the father she worships disappears, ten-year-old Ada Fletcher and her family, are forced to move to a poor yard in Birmingham. Ada and Elsie, the two eldest children have to go to work in a local pearl button factory to try and make ends meet. The work is hard and relentless and their mother’s death is the final calamity. One day Ada returns home to find her siblings being dragged away to the local workhouse orphanage.

In the tradition of Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Du Maurier’s Rebecca, All That Glitters takes listeners on a journey of self-discovery, danger, and survival. Join Sarah Anne as she unravels the secrets of Ripon House.

Lady Juniper Amberton is content to live in the shadows of high society, much preferring the company of a good Gothic novel to the endless parade of suitors. Her creative spirit and quiet charm make her unusual among the ton, but Juniper knows the rules of her world: daughters of earls marry well, not for love. That is, until the son of an earl—once the humble servant to a duke—steps back into her life.

Running from a haunting past that clings to her like a shadow, Doc. Erin arrives in the picturesque town of Clover Springs with hopes of finding solace in its peaceful embrace. Little does she know, her short stay is destined to be far more transformative than she could ever imagine. As her heart wrestles with the pain of yesterday, she finds herself drawn into the lives of the town's residents, each struggling with their own demons.

In the world of upstairs and downstairs, Lady’s maid Penny Smith is able to work anonymously, quietly hiding in the shadows of of Lord William Renquist’s household. She’s seeking out perpetrators of the Devils Sons and she suspects the man she works for to be a member. But when she meets the infamous Liam, she’s taken aback by his disarming eyes and feels her resolve begin to waiver.

'Look at me, Nora,' he said softly; and neither of them thought it strange that he should use her Christian name. She turned and looked at him, and what he read in her eyes robbed him for the moment of speech. Then he asked, in a whisper: 'Are you glad I came? Did you expect me?' In this timeless tale of forbidden love and sacrifice, the beautiful Nora Connor captures the heart of the distinguished Duke Percival at a glittering summer ball.

For Ellen Whitfield, the betrothal of her dear friend Harriet to Ellen's brother has brought both loss and solace. But when Harriet suddenly breaks off the engagement, ostensibly at the insistence of her deceased mother, Ellen is bewildered. And when she learns that Harriet is involved with a spiritualist group led by the charismatic Caroline McLeod, she fears losing her friend altogether.

The bastard grandson of a marquess, Donald Slater has been on his Grand Tour for nearly a year, keeping copious notes with the intention of writing a book for others to use as a guide when they take their tours. He's visiting the last island on his itinerary—Sicily—when he comes face to face with his future. She's young, she's beautiful, and she's a flirt, at least according to her aunt.

El respetable Don Íñigo se enfrenta a un problema acuciante: su hija Inés, la más joven de las Mendoza, padece de coquetería incurable. Además, Ana, otra de sus hijas casaderas, solo tiene en mente llevar a cabo experimentos científicos que amenazan con hacer explotar Chesham Manor, su elegante mansión londinense. Pero Don Íñigo tiene un plan retorcido para resolver estas circunstancias y confía en que todo saldrá a la perfección. Sin embargo, no espera la llegada inconveniente de alguien que había desaparecido de sus vidas hacía años, decidida a arruinar sus proyectos matrimoniales.

When the genteelly born, impoverished Frankie Turner's impulsive younger sister goes missing, Frankie has no idea where to begin the search to find her. But when she discovers hasty marriages materializing between “troublemaking” women and men who don’t deserve them, she knows her sister is somehow involved. The only thread connecting the groomsmen is a membership to Rockford’s, an exclusive gambling hell owned by the devilish Jasper Jones. And it just so happens that Jasper has recently become the guardian of a sullen fifteen-year-old.

Physician Aurora Montalban Wright takes risks in her career, but never with her heart. Running an underground women’s clinic exposes her to certain dangers, but help arrives in the unexpected form of the infuriating Duke of Annan. Begrudgingly, Aurora accepts his protection, then promptly finds herself in his bed.

Lady Georgina Setons Zukunftspläne sind wie sie – wild und verwegen. Der Liebeskummer ihrer Vergangenheit treibt sie an. Denn sie will ihr Ziel um jeden Preis erreichen … und ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand nehmen. Kann sie sich als beste Bogenschützin Englands beweisen und so ihre Zukunft als unabhängige Frau sichern? Ein ehrgeiziger Mann …Er ist zwar nur der zweitgeborene Sohn des Viscounts, doch das hält Felton Crauford nicht davon ab, seine eigene Zukunft zu planen und Reichtum zu erarbeiten.

An unexpected romance unfolds when a reluctant earl discovers an injured woman with amnesia on his land in this snappy historical romance perfect for fans of Evie Dunmore or Minerva Spencer.

Lady Io Hale has no time for men. And certainly no time for her older brother's stuffy, grumpy, and oh-so-proper best friend, Corbin Masterson, who believes he is so morally superior to everyone else, especially her. Io might have been wrenched from her home in New York, dragged to London, and forced to attend ton parties and balls, but she is drawing the line at tolerating Masterson's snooty, judgmental, and accusatory looks for one second longer.

Felicity Taylor and her guardian, Lucas Kincaid, don't see eye to eye on many things, but they both agree that her twenty-first birthday can't come quickly enough. Felicity is an heiress, but she'll lose her fortune if she marries without Kincaid's consent. Unless, of course, she waits until she comes of age, when she'll be able to marry without his permission. And since Felicity hates to ask Kincaid for anything, she's chosen to wait until she turns twenty-one to make her society debut.

Alicia Carstairs had it all—or so she thought. Financially secure, well brought up, engaged to a prominent young man. So why was she on a train headed west in the hopes of securing a position as a governess? Aaron Higgins thought he was happy until all his friends, his brother, and now Little Beaver, too, were married and having children. He wrote to Mrs. Gantley, asking for a bride. Miss Carstairs ends up in Clover Springs, offending everyone—most of all, Aaron.

When Amelia Drake is forced to marry her father’s business competitor, Kyle Grayson, she thinks things can’t get worse. Despite their undeniable attraction to each other, Kyle has been wounded, and guards his emotions as closely as she guards her secrets. She vows to make the best of her arrangement with her handsome new husband, but can she ever trust him enough to share the truth about her past or forgive his own dark revelations? Will the warm, passionate man he conceals behind his staunch business demeanor show himself before their secrets tear them apart?