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He would pay any price to possess her. But even though Alexandra Bellamy sacrifices herself to save her family’s fortunes, a shocking betrayal sunders her marriage to a taciturn brute of a war hero, Colonel Magnus Brightwall, before it even begins. Five years of icy separation later, a scandal—with Alexandra at the middle—reunites them, and Magnus issues an edict: they will confront the ton, rescue their reputations, then Magnus will banish her to another continent—forever.

Lady Portia North is in love with her brother’s friend. She fell in love with him when she first met him years earlier and hasn’t been able to set those feelings aside. He’s always been kind to her, but nothing remotely amorous. She’s already had three seasons, and turned down several proposals. If she doesn’t let go of her dream of the Earl of Lyonsdale, she’ll end up a spinster.

Als unehelicher Sohn eines Marquess kennt Ewan Scatterloud sowohl die feine Gesellschaft als auch die Elendsviertel Londons. Genau deswegen beauftragt der Commander ihn, im Fall des verschwundenen Colliers zu ermitteln. So verkehrt er nicht nur in zwielichtigen Boxclubs, sondern trifft auf einem Ball Lady Julie, eine einfältige Debütantin, die in ihm nur einen Bastard sieht. Lady Julie Wight hat alle Hände voll zu tun. Sie kümmert sich um ihre beiden jüngeren Schwestern und ihren Vater und setzt alles daran, die finanziellen Schwierigkeiten der Familie vor der Öffentlichkeit zu verstecken.

While departing the first ball of the Season, dowager countess Persephone discovers there’s an intruder in her coach. She’s momentarily shocked, until she realizes she knows the man. They had briefly been lovers years ago. But how did he end up in her coach, apparently three sheets to the wind? Jack, Earl of Wilmington, is sure he was drugged during the ball, for what else could explain his splitting headache and loss of memory? But who put him in Lady Castlewait's coach? And why?

Lady Amelia kennt nichts anderes als die Annehmlichkeiten eines Lebens in der englischen Adelsgesellschaft zur Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts. Doch als ihr Vater stirbt, ist sie auf einmal ganz allein – das Herz schwer vor Trauer und noch nicht mündig. Und ihr eingesetzter Vormund, ein amerikanischer Onkel, hat verfügt, dass sie zu ihm nach Amerika ziehen soll, wo sie zu bleiben hat bis zur Mündigkeit.

Having already spent two seasons on the Marriage Mart without a single flutter of her heart, Lady Eloise Bounds has given up on ever finding a love match and accepts the reality of her situation. When the Duke of Ardley expresses interest in having her for his wife, Eloise has no choice but to put away her childish dreams and become the duchess her mother wants her to be.

Lady Georgina Seton, a spirited force of nature, carries within her the echoes of heartache and an unyielding determination. Fueled by her past, she charts a course to seize control of her destiny, shattering conventions as she forges ahead. Her aspiration: to etch her name into history as England's most remarkable female archer, a shield against the constraints of marriage.

From an early age, Sarah Cranshaw has exhibited an unladylike interest in scientific pursuits. Whether it's memorising train timetables or stargazing on her telescope, such pursuits have earned her the nickname of bluestocking in her Oxfordshire village. But behind the eccentric demeanour she presents to the world, there lies a secret. For years, Sarah has been obsessed with the handsome but roguish Mr Templeton. She knows, of course, that she has little hope of earning his affection in return, but still she yearns for him.

Secret femme-fatale in training Millicent Whittenburg needs to escape her unpleasant and restrictive betrothal. Taking matters into her own hands, she plans her eventual ruin! Then she can disappear from society to carry out the Queen’s deadly missions. Step 1: seduce the one man who despises marriage more than her!

Samuel Black must make a decision: to be a spy like his father or follow his heart. Either is likely to give his mother chest pains.

She’s an accomplished spy for the British War Office, carrying out daring missions no one else has the tenacity to attempt. And yet, no one can remember her name. The daughter of a revered naval captain, Katharine Cavanaugh, the Countess of Stirling, is only ever known as Captain Hadley’s daughter. Under the pressure of her heritage, she has always does what others expect of her without ever wondering what she expects of herself. American mercenary Matthew Thatcher has spent his life running away from every expectation he has for himself.

As snow falls outside Abbotsford vicarage on Christmas Eve, Rose Northwood finds a child lying destitute in the manger of the town's nativity display. Reminded of her younger brother, who died at Christmastime, she is determined to nurse the young boy back to health. But the child has lost his memory and can't recall where he came from…

Scarred body and soul by a rough East End childhood, common-born Thomas Castle is no stranger to violence. He’ll stop at nothing in his quest for vengeance. His mission: eliminate the crime organization that stole his youth. Then one night, as he buries one of his kills in Highgate Cemetery, the corpse blinks up at him with captivating and very much alive emerald eyes. The last thing Thomas needs is a beautiful woman tumbling into his path and tempting his resolve.

Lady Claudia Harlow ve el mundo a través de una miopía que oculta a los demás. En esa forma de mirar un tanto distorsionada, tal vez esté aquello que la distingue, que la acerca a un mundo de fantasías.

Sin pensarlo, sin proponérselo, el conde de Falmouth se topa con la persona indicada. Busca a alguien que pueda educar a su hermano, un muchacho tímido, reservado, hasta hosco, que es el heredero del condado, luego de que la familia del conde sufriera un fatal accidente. Sin proponérselo, entonces, se encuentra con Emily Browning, que trabaja como redactora de cartas para los que no saben escribir, y decide contratarla.

Juliana Fiori es un espíritu apasionado. Es impulsiva, valiente, decidida y poco le importa lo que opine el resto de la alta sociedad londinense, lo que la convierte en el blanco favorito de los cotilleos de la ciudad. Es nada más y nada menos el tipo de mujer que el duque de Leighton querría tener lo más lejos posible. El duque tiene una intachable reputación que proteger, pero Juliana está dispuesta a demostrarle que nadie puede resistirse a la pasión, aunque se trate del mismísimo duque de Leighton, y tiene dos semanas para demostrárselo.

1882. When Violet Latimer steps off the train in Paris, she instantly feels at home. Here she can escape her scandalous origins in the rookery of Seven Dials and finally make a name for herself as a painter. But it’s not long before her past catches up with her. The notorious gangster Archie Neville is fresh out of prison and determined to make her his wife–and catch whoever put him away in the first place.

Miss Euphemia Gordon, nicht mehr die Jüngste, ist entschlossen, dem Altjungferndasein zu entkommen. In einem verzweifelten Plan will sie ihren Schwarm Charles in der Bibliothek küssen und ihn so mehr oder minder zur Heirat zwingen. Doch statt Charles trifft sie auf den arroganten Duke of Silverthorn – finster, gefährlich, so hassenswert wie eh und je. Der finstere Duke bringt dem verzweifelten Mauerblümchen bei, wie sie zur perfekten Ehefrau für Charles wird.

Janet Hesbert no es una dama corriente de la sociedad londinense, es audaz e independiente y no le gustan los convencionalismos, pero sabe también que es una mujer sola en un mundo de hombres. Entonces, el socio de su hermano cruza el océano para llevarle la noticia de una inesperada tragedia, y también… para proponerle matrimonio. Pero Janet tiene que pensárselo bien.

Wenn eine Lady sich in Verführung übt – und die wahre Liebe dazwischen kommt. Die charmante Regency Romance von Bestseller-Autorin Stacy Reid! Miss Emmaline Fitzgerald ist ein Mauerblümchen ohne anständige Aussichten, jemals einen geeigneten Ehemann zu finden. Doch sie will sich nicht mit ihrem traurigen Schicksal abfinden und schmiedet einen Plan.