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The stunning first instalment in The Breckton Novels, To Catch a Dream by Mary Wood tells the tragic tale of Bridie O'Hara, as she struggles to overcome her misfortune. Can she follow her dreams when she has lost everything? Young Bridie O'Hara is torn away from her native Ireland by her father...

Tom Finchley es abogado, se ha pasado la vida resolviendo los problemas de los demás y ahora, lo que busca, es un poco de paz. En cuanto a sus propios problemas, con vengarse un poco sería suficiente. Jenny Holloway, antigua dama de compañía, ha conseguido por fin ser un poco independiente. Quiere vivir aventuras y liberarse del restrictivo corsé social que impone la Inglaterra victoriana. Esta búsqueda la unirá a Tom y ambos descubrirán que, incluso en los más remotos rincones del imperio británico, el pasado puede alcanzarles.

Five sons of an English duke, all raised in the Rocky Mountains… She agreed to a safe, sensible marriage. He agreed because she already holds his heart. Clara McKinney came west as a mail-order bride—only to watch her sister marry the intended groom instead. Now recovered from an illness...

Gregory Cain, der Earl of Shelby, glaubt nicht an die Liebe–genauer gesagt, er glaubt nicht daran, dass sie für ihn bestimmt sein könnte. Für andere Menschen mag sie durchaus taugen. Skandalöses Verhalten und ruchlose Taten gehören zu seinen besonderen Fähigkeiten, und er scheut sich nicht, beides zur Schau zu stellen. Mit unschuldigen jungen Damen oder heiratswilligen Debütantinnen lässt er sich nicht ein. Als Lady Kaitlin Evans ihn also um einen Kuss bittet, bleibt ihm nichts anderes übrig, als sie zurückzuweisen.

Alicia’s mum is missing, and she suspects dark magic may be involved. The same dark magic that is gently luring her in with lavish promises of power and trying to change her forever. When everything starts falling down around her, and the truth behind all the mysteries is revealed, she has to decide who she can trust: her new husband? Her old family? Her new family? Herself? Don’t be mistaken; there will be vengeance.

She has loved him for years. In his darkest hour, she is determined to save him by uncovering the real killer. In this steamy historical romance an heir stands to lose everything unless he can find the truth, and the girl next door is the only one standing by his side while danger lurks in the shadows. He could lose his title and his life ... Simon Scott is set to inherit a title and a fortune until powerful lords accuse him of murder. Now his betrothed has broken ties with him and he could be arrested at any moment.

When publishing editor and poet Percy Harcourt reads his late grandfather's final letter, he finds a deeper understanding of the man within the lines of hand-penned script. His grandfather's dying wish was that Percy should not be alone. And so he provided the means for Percy to discretely seek out company– a numbered gold token that permits Percy to enter the elite underbelly of London and gain an invitation to Wychwood.

A lady promised to a lord. A pugilist with a secret identity. A love neither of them is allowed to want. This is a steamy romance that includes the death of a parent, the murder of the villain, and adult themes. Juliet Coldpepper has spent her life preparing to marry an aristocrat, until one night in a London alley changes everything. Not only does the mysterious Knight Roamer rescue her from danger, but he also treats her with a sincere respect that no society gentleman has ever shown her. And then he kisses her. Eric Stone has bruised knuckles and a battered soul.

Quand le devoir les lie, l’amour peut-il les rendre à la liberté ? Lady Juliana Alderley a toujours été la plus forte, la fille qui porte sans plainte les fardeaux de sa famille. Lorsqu’une demande soudaine du puissant duc de Norfield offre sécurité à sa mère, à ses sœurs et au domaine bien-aimé de Briarwyn Hall, Juliana accepte un mariage de convenance qu’elle n’aurait jamais cru pouvoir désirer pour elle-même. Rowan Dacre, duc de Norfield, est un homme d’ordre, d’honneur et de maîtrise silencieuse. Il ne cherchait pas un mariage d’amour, seulement une épouse qu’il pourrait respecter.

Caroline Halperston is used to the residents of Penarth talking badly about her. How could they fail to, when her own mama spends her days endlessly telling tales of her daughter’s cruelty and wickedness? She has long since been resigned to her fate as neighborhood pariah until an unexpected incident sends her fleeing into arms of Gervaise Langdon, Earl of Atherton, who carries her off to London with him. Gervaise is very far from being a knight in shining armor, and Caroline absolutely should not trust him, however charming and affable he may appear.

'One of the queens of the historical romance genre' EMILY HENRY 'Kleypas can make you laugh and cry - on the same page' JULIA QUINN The second title in the captivating Hathaways series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas - perfect for fans of Sarah MacLean, Julia Quinn and Eloisa...

Betreten Sie das viktorianische London des Jahres 1897: Entdecken Sie Liebe und Intrigen mit der historischen Mystery-Serie „Tabitha & Wolf“, in der Mysterium auf Romantik mit einer Prise Humor trifft. Tabitha war es gewohnt, ein sozialer Paria zu sein. Könnte sich ihr Ansehen in der...

Une page d'amour est le huitième volume des Rougon-Macquart. Dans le Paris du Second Empire, Hélène Grandjean, jeune veuve discrète et réservée, vit seule avec sa fille Jeanne dans un appartement dominant les toits de la capitale. Toute son existence est tournée vers cet enfant fragile, qu'elle protège avec une tendresse presque excessive. Mais lorsqu'un médecin, Henri Deberle, entre dans leur vie, Hélène découvre peu à peu la force d'une passion qu'elle croyait impossible.

Born a noblewoman but raised a hellion, Lady Narissa dances on the edge of London's elite and its shadows. As the secret founder of an exclusive gaming hell for the ladies of the ton, she defies society’s rules and guards her hidden world fiercely. Determined to protect her legacy at any cost, she’s vowed to let no man disrupt her carefully constructed life.

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.

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.

Lady Chastity Perrin nasconde la sua intelligenza dietro abiti anonimi e riviste scientifiche, dedicandosi in segreto a ricerche mediche proibite mentre la società si aspetta solo che trovi marito. Il duca di Luhst ha fatto dello scandalo un'arte: le sue leggendarie imprese di seduzione gli sono valse tanto il titolo quanto un posto d'onore tra gli scapoli più ambiti di Londra—nonostante abbia trascorso l'infanzia a tormentare l'intoccabile sorella del suo migliore amico.

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.