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London 1860. I suppose you could say I was a voyeur and what I was doing was wrong, criminal even. But I’d suggest that no hot-blooded man could resist a look after finding peepholes behind the walls of Wychwood. Through the peepholes I saw my most secret desires playing out before my eyes. One of the gents I watched was deliciously handsome with brooding stormy eyes and darling black curls. So taken was I that he haunted my dreams. I knew the comely young man only by a number, 27 as none of the queer fellows who attended Wychwood gave their names.

A box set of four full-length interconnected steamy historical romances set in England and America from the 1830s to the 1860s following two generations of the powerful and wealthy Stanton family.

Haunted by a dark secret, Dorian, the Duke of Rath, is consumed by wrath and guilt. The powerful lord will endure any torture to atone for his sins, even marry a perfect stranger—his victim’s little sister—to save her family from ruin.

Christine Daaé ventures into the underground world of The Phantom of the Opera, a mysterious man named Erik who brought her fame and ecstasy as The Angel of Music. Now she must learn to trust her teacher as a man if she is to survive the cutthroat intrigues of the opera above. Despite the horror of Erik's face and the darkness of his past, Christine is drawn to the man who awakens her soul with his music…as well as her desire.

Zwei Menschen, die durch eine unerwünschte Fügung zusammengeführt wurden, finden etwas, von dem keiner von beiden geglaubt hat, dass er es jemals haben würde.Jane, von Natur aus ein Mauerblümchen, hat sich schon vor langer Zeit damit abgefunden, einmal als alte Jungfer zu enden.

Josephine Greyville, the daughter of an earl finds herself kidnapped on the eve of her wedding by her fiance's twin who just happens to be a pirate...a true devil of the high seas. Torn between the duty to marry the man she's promised to and caught up in the storm of passion she finds with her new pirate captor, Josephine fears she must choose between her family and her heart.

Widower Sir Adam Wilson has put off remarrying in favor of seeing to his textile business and the tenants farmers who work the fields. At thirty-five and a father of a young daughter, he can no longer ignore his need for an heir. When he discovers how his grandfather found his Lady Wilson, he decides to do the same—run a bride contest at the local fair.

Un amore che sfida il tempo, un segreto nascosto sotto strati di colore. Tra i vicoli di Firenze e nelle ville nobiliari di Fiesole, due storie d'amore, separate da oltre un secolo, si intrecciano grazie a un enigmatico dipinto. Nel 1887, Clelia, una giovane duchessa intrappolata in un matrimonio di convenienza, trova un rifugio inaspettato in Alberto, un uomo affascinante e tormentato dal desiderio di fuggire verso un destino sconosciuto. La loro passione proibita è destinata a lasciare un segno indelebile, nascosto sotto i colori di una tela misteriosa.

Helena Sandstrom has been working as the governess for Rupert and Tommy Edgerton for several months now, finding the routine a safe place to hide from the troubles of her past. She's accepted that her life will be different from how she always imagined it - not every dream is meant to come true. Caleb Edgerton is nearly worn out after two years of being the sole caretaker for his aging mother. Her health has taken a turn, and he can no longer manage her care alone. Coming to his brother for help, he finds a source of comfort in the most unexpected place - the schoolroom.

When death cuts Remi’s marriage to Edgar Leone short, she is forced to confront his only living son…and their romantic past. Forced to return to Leone Manor after years of exile, Ben quickly lets her know he is uninterested in making amends. Forced to deal with his temper, her overbearing family, and the discovery of unsettling love letters written for her with no signature, Remi is lost.

Londra 1837 - Abilene Fairfax è abituata a dare scandalo al Ton e non si cura delle chiacchiere e alle maldicenze che la seguono da quando ha sposato il vecchio Conte di Stonefield. Arthur Lake è un amico d’infanzia della Duchessa di Clarendon, che ha riversato nella professione medica e nell’affetto per il figlio la sua passione e le sue speranze. Quando le condizioni di salute del Conte si aggravano, Lady Stonefield decide che deve dare a tutti i costi un erede al casato. Contatta così il dottor Lake, affinché attesti il suo stato e la segua nella gravidanza e nel parto.

Ein geheimnisvoller neuer Hauslehrer, eine überwältigende Liebe unter schwierigen Bedingungen und eine wissenschaftsbegeisterte junge Frau, die um ihren Platz im Leben kämpft. Der romantische zweite Band der Regency – Liebesgeschichte über die Familie Cossin. Preußen, 1817: Charlotte von Cossin ist - zum Missfallen ihrer Familie - fest entschlossen, nicht zu heiraten, sondern ihr Leben der Wissenschaft zu widmen. Doch dann trifft ihr neuer Hauslehrer Philipp von Lotz auf Gut Cossin ein – und ihr Entschluss wird auf eine harte Probe gestellt.

Christmas is always magical for Emmy—a season filled with carols, charity parties at the church, and cherished moments with her mother, Alice. She shares these joys with Reggie, her best friend since childhood, and though they lived humbly in the tenements, her heart is full as long as he is near.

She's a lowly maid desperate to save her family, so she plans to sell herself at a brothel... But then the terrifying crime lord she's been working for sweeps in like an avenging angel. He tosses her over his shoulder and growls at the men crowded around, "The girl is mine."

Lady Daphne Rosamond hätte nie gedacht, dass sie im Leben etwas verpassen könnte. Sie dachte immer, dass die Liebe sie finden würde, wenn die Zeit dafür reif sei. Bis ihr eine Freundin ihre Zukunft weissagt. Jetzt muss sie ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand nehmen.

Crumbling castles shrouded in secrets, ghostly skeletons cloaked in black veils, and innocent maidens held in the gravest of danger: the clich‚d tropes of gothic romance fill the mind of Catherine Morland, the young, naive, but warm-hearted heroine of Jane Austen's parody of the popular fiction of her time.

A decade ago, Araminta’s father foisted her off on the elderly county squire with her prize herding dog. The squire’s dead and she’s living on the forebearance of her insufferable step-son and his wife as an unpaid housekeeper and governess to their daughters in exchange for room and board. She’s been tasked with organizing the holiday party and when it ends in disaster because of food poisoning, an ornery barn cat and a crashing tree, she seeks solace in the barn. She falls asleep over a pile of puppies and when she wakes up she’s cradled in the arms of a local farmer.

Amidst the enchanting wintry landscapes of Regency England, fate weaves an unexpected story of love and redemption. Lady Emily Fairchild, a spirited widow carrying the weight of her past, crosses paths with the charismatic rogue, Mr. Nicolas Winters, the second son of a prestigious earl. When a twist of destiny brings Nicolas wounded and unconscious to Emily's door, her compassionate heart compels her to nurse him back to health. As he gradually awakens, an air of mystery surrounds the captivating stranger.

Wenn aus dem Spiel der Verführung wahre Liebe wird. Die prickelnde Regency Romance von Stacy Reid! Christopher Worth, der Duke of Carlyle, ist sehr bedacht seinen seriösen Ruf zu schützen und dafür sein dunkles, ungezügeltes Herz zu verbergen. Doch auf einmal will eine Klatschkolumne ihn als lüsternen Schurken entlarven.

On a moonlit night in 1898, Kathleen Wyman lies in labour at Bessington Hall. Her husband, Edward, is sure that she has been unfaithful to him. In his blind, jealous rage he later gives away the baby to gypsy Rona Parrish, summoned to help with the delivery. Kathleen, frenzied with grief, is soon after locked away in an asylum.