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Lady Phoebe Hunt never anticipated returning from exile. A fatal choice drove her from England, but the death of her father—and the revelation of his debts—has brought her home. Once she settles her father’s estate, she will return to America, where she has reinvented herself. There’s no reason to remain, not even for one gravitationally challenged but deliciously tempting entrepreneur: Sam Fenley.

A brutal phaeton accident left Viscount Torrington’s memory in tatters and his body broken. But certain parts of his old life prove easily relearned. Drinking, gambling, and wenching? Check. Torrie is on a one-man mission toward complete debauchery. Anything to distract himself from the misery of the night he lost everything. Until an accidental kidnapping leads him to the woman he’ll never forget.

Grieving her fiancé’s death, Lizzie Walker struggles to find purpose to her life in Rugby, Tennessee, a utopian community in the Appalachian Mountains. But that changes when William, a wealthy flatlander mourning the loss of his sister, arrives. Teaching together in the community’s school sparks a budding relationship as they embrace Rugby’s classless society and equality for women. However, their peace is short-lived.

La primera vez que la vio en aquel poblado del desierto, mientras aguardaba su llegada, supo que esa mujer sería todo un desafío. En cuestión de minutos, Malik comprendió que Catherine Beauclerk se adentraría bajo su piel con una fuerza devastadora, trastornando su vida con sus preciosas sonrisas y su lengua indomable. A pesar de ello, su deber era escoltar a esos ingleses hasta Mascate y guiar la extensa caravana de camellos a través de los lugares más seguros de An-Nafud.

Miss Emma Collins hates being a wallflower and never understood how she’d been relegated to the unnoticeable ranks of the ton. Her family was wealthy, she was reasonably attractive, and she thought, a catch for any worthy gentleman. She decides that if the ton doesn’t want her, then they don’t deserve her. She’s going to have some fun and they can all be damned. What better time to do it than at Christmas? They wanted to play games with her life, then they would get some of their own. Some gifts are only meant to be experienced after all…

The stern doctor of Vestry Lane never meant to lose his heart. But the moment sweet Miss Eloise came to him hurt and scared, he felt his world shift. Now making sure this sheltered young miss stays safe and in his arms is all that matters. But the lovely Eloise has been burnt by love and is intent on throwing herself in harms' way. It'll take all his patience—and maybe a few delicious spankings—to tame this reckless debutante.

Lady Cora Stephens has an enemy. A certain earl has always been the bane of her existence. Her father loved him, and probably secretly wished he'd been his son, and not his friend's. He'd tormented her when they were children, and his arrogance had only grown with age. She vowed one day to wipe the smugness away and replace it with the same pain she'd endured for years. Hayes Grant, Earl of Thornton hadn't led the charmed life most had believed—even if the façade he presents to the world enhances that belief. His father was a brute of a man and beat him more times than he could count.

Lady Selena Brooks would much rather remain in the comforts of home during Christmastide. Why the blazes would anyone want to endure a house party for a whole fortnight? Especially one that has always been a wallflower? Society didn’t care if she attended, and wouldn’t notice her regardless. At least that was how it had been before. Before her cousin restored his finances and set funds aside for her dowry and that suddenly makes her more desirable. Well they could all jump back into the holes they crawled out of. She would never marry anyone that didn’t truly appreciate her.

Miss Mariah Wynn was adopted and has spent her life attempting to prove herself worthy. Intelligent and witty, it's nonetheless not a good idea to let a gentleman know you actually have brains. After all, no one marries the bluestocking, even if she is beautiful and but twenty one. One man who laughs in the face of bluestockings is Patrick O'Leary, Viscount Donal. He knows the woman's place, and that is most certainly in the home.

Intrigue, espionage, and romance collide in this gripping historical mystery set during the Irish struggle for independence at the turn of the 20th century. As underground revolutionaries in Dublin fight against British rule, Geraldine Moore and her spirited friend Jill find themselves caught in a dangerous game of love and loyalty. When a mysterious French woman arrives in their circle, her presence threatens their revolutionary cell and their closest relationships.

Miss Theodosia Ashbrooke does not believe there is anything greater than matching the perfect pair—and she's become rather expert in it. Never mind that she's never found the missing half to her own soul and body. Perhaps that's not her lot in life, even at the age of eight and twenty. Her own failure is Albemarle Howard, Earl of Lenskeyn. He's rude, he's arrogant, he's overly confident, and nothing Theodosia can do makes a difference. Albemarle has found his match though: and he is sure it is Theodosia.

Lady Josephine Watkins hatte den Herzog von Constantan nicht mit ihrem Pfeil treffen wollen. Getrieben von Schuldgefühlen und dem Verlangen, ihn wieder gesunden zu sehen, weigert sie sich, von seiner Seite zu weichen. Niemals hätte sie gedacht, dass der verwegene Herzog ihr Herz stehlen würde. Devon Mowbray, Herzog von Constantan, trieb die Neugier nach Faversham Abbey. Er hatte nur den Earl, besser bekannt als das Biest von Faversham, kennenlernen und danach sofort wieder abreisen wollen.

Sie: von ihrem Bruder aus Geldnot in eine Ehe gezwungen. Er: ab der Taille gelähmt, dennoch will er sie als seine Braut … Miss Felicity Newberry ist ihrem Bruder zuliebe gezwungen, einen Marquess zu heiratet, den sie noch nie zuvor getroffen hat. Sie stimmt der Ehe zu, um ihrem Bruder aus einer finanziellen Krise zu helfen. Doch als sie ihren Ehemann, den charmanten Vernon Payton, Marquess of Kittredge, endlich kennenlernt, stellt sie fest, dass er seit seinem „schwarzen Tag“, an den er keine Erinnerung hat, ab der Taille gelähmt ist.

Lady Tabitha Pemberton möchte nichts mehr als ihre erste Saison zu genießen ohne sich zu verlieben, aber als Lady X von einer verbotenen Verabredung zwischen Tabitha und Colin Brooks, Graf von Harcourt, schreibt, verändert sich alles. Jetzt muss sich Tabitha zwischen ihrem Ruf und ihrem sehnlichen Wunsch ungebunden zu bleiben entscheiden.

In ihrer Jugend gab Grace Stratton, die Duchess of Abernathy, ihr Herz an Lewis Duffield, einem amerikanischen Plantagenbesitzer. Pflicht gegenüber der Famile riss sie auseinander, da von ihr verlangt wurde einen anderen man zu ehelichen. Nachdem sie jahrelang verwitwet war, findet sich Grace allein mit Lewis wieder und ihre alte Flamme wird von neuem entfacht, aber können sie die überwältigende Liebe zurückgewinnen, die sie einmal geteilt haben?

Amidst the frost-kissed beauty of Regency England's winter, a tale of rekindled hope and unexpected passion unfolds in Farewell, My Rogue. Miss Beatrice Sinclair, a quiet wallflower harboring a burning desire for revenge, finds herself entangled with the charming and elusive Earl of Lorne, Matthew Everhart. Scarred by a past betrayal, Beatrice is determined to see Matthew pay for his misdeeds in the most unconventional way.

In the decaying grandeur of the schloss, Laura drowns in loneliness. But fate arrives with a carriage crash, delivering the enigmatic Carmilla to her doorstep. Their connection is instant, a wildfire scorching through the desolate halls. Stolen touches blossom into forbidden nights, and a hunger awakens within Laura – a hunger mirrored in Carmilla's gaze. As desire consumes them, a dark truth seeps through the cracks in their stolen paradise. A string of unexplained illnesses plagues the village's young women.

TAKE ONE MARQUESS: Proper, put-upon, dependable, but concealing a sensitive artist's soul. ADD ONE BOHEMIAN LADY: Creative, boisterous, unruly, but secretly yearning for a steadfast love, home, and family. STIR in a sensational serialized story that has society ravenous for each installment. COMBINE with ambitious guests at an ill-fated house party hosted by a treacherous dowager possessing a poison tongue. SHAKE until a stuffy marquess and rebellious lady make a shocking discovery: the contents of their hearts are just alike. Take a sip.

Tabitha and Wolf, eager to embrace their new life as a married couple, have agreed not to take on any new investigations for the time being. Instead, they want to enjoy a peaceful time as newlyweds, uninterrupted by murder and intrigue. However, their plans are abruptly disrupted when a figure from a previous investigation, Christopher Kit Bailey, reappears and pleads for their help. Despite their best intentions, they find themselves unable to turn him away and refuse the case.

Weihnachten war nie verruchter … Der Earl of Edgemore, Blake Fox, tut was ihm gefällt und würde es sich nicht träumen lassen sich dafür zu entschuldigen. Sein einziger Schwachpunkt ist seine Schwester, Lady Minerva. Er hat keine Ahnung, dass das Biest Kuppelei im Sinn hat und Weihnachten die perfekte Möglichkeit dafür bietet. Hat Blake eine Chance gegen seine vorwitzige Schwester, Mistelzweig und Weihnachtszauber?