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Brody and his brothers have a plan to save Copper Moon from their rival Hawkes, who is trying to buy up the whole town. Brody draws the short straw to woo the new school teacher who is living in Hawkes' ranch. Laura never stopped loving Brody. And when she learns of Hawkes' plans to take Brody's home, she can't stay away. She returns to Bullet and accepts the job as the new school teacher. Determined to make amends for the past, Laura will do anything to help Brody, even putting herself in the path of the murderous Hawkes.

Bradley can’t believe his bad luck. All because of one innocent kiss! He’ll never be husband material. Not with his past. Amanda agrees! If Bradley won’t woo her, who needs him? Until her secret, guaranteed to keep her safe from the man driving terror into the hearts of the locals, is stolen. Bradley doesn’t want anyone to count on him. Especially Amanda, even though she is the one person who understands him. The one person who can save him from his past. The one person who can teach him to love.

Caroline Verlaine knows something is wrong. Her sister has gone missing, and no one can tell her why. The only option is to go where Roma was last seen—an estate with a deadly history. The Stacy family has lived off the Dover coast for generations, carefully navigating the treacherous quick sands nearby. But the sands aren't Caroline's biggest threat. Everyone here has a secret, especially the enigmatic young heir Napier Stacy. No matter where Caroline turns, the ground she walks is dangerous.

Miss Isabelle Fleming is the beauty of the season, but she's ready to escape from the ton. After a whirl of balls, routs, and Venetian breakfasts, Isabelle has yet to meet a man who can see beyond her looks, and she's beginning to doubt she ever will. So when her sister Amelia invites her to Stonecroft, her country estate, Isabelle is relieved to get out of London. She plans to spend her time writing a novel and enjoying the scenery, but she doesn't expect the scenery to include Mr. Oliver, Stonecroft's new land agent.

Nineteen-year-old Katrina van Tassel knows she’s a disappointment to her parents, for more reasons than one. But as the only daughter of the most prominent family in Sleepy Hollow, she never imagined that she would be chosen as the next sacrifice. Or that in her attempt to escape, she would instead come face to face with the Horseman himself.

Jericho St. James hasst meine Familie. Er ist mächtig, unvorstellbar reich und der gefährlichste Mann, den ich kenne. Und ich gehöre ihm. Er hat mich aus meinem Zuhause geholt. Er wird mich zu seiner Frau machen. Und er hat sehr deutlich gemacht, dass ich in seinem Bett schlafen werde.

Alice Thorton is only five years old when her parents are killed in an accident. Together with her two little sisters, she is sent to live in a dismal part of London near the docks. Her grandfather loves them, but Christmas is a quiet, lonely affair in his little cottage. As the streets surrounding them turn dangerous, the girls are confined to the cottage. Alice’s only friend is Charlie Tillman, a cheerful young dockworker who is always looking out for her and her sisters.

I had reached the top of the stairs when I heard a small gasping cry from a room towards the back of the building. "Shall I kill the dog, Mr O'Neil?" A cold voice asked and my heart fell. "No Sean. We need her to ensure our host's further co-operation." A more cultivated, but infinitely colder man replied with a cruel sarcasm, "anyway the poor dog didn't write that note so I think the guilty should suffer."

Orphaned as a child and raised by her uncle, Rose Sutton has spent the last five years helping him with her cousins and the parish while eagerly awaiting her sweetheart's return from the army. However, when it becomes clear her beau is not coming back, and her uncle decides to marry the meddlesome village busybody, Rose is desperate to leave.

Nada como un buen escándalo para desatar las malas lenguas de la alta sociedad londinense. Por eso cuando hallaron muerto al secretario personal del príncipe Sebastian, heredero del trono de Alucia, durante su visita oficial a Inglaterra, el asesinato se convirtió en el principal tema de conversación para todos, incluida Eliza Tricklebank. Su irreverente revista de chismorreos se había beneficiado de una pista anónima sobre el crimen, y había empujado a Sebastian a convertirse en detective. Además de suscitarle un gran interés por ella.

The enemies-to-lovers queer Victorian romance follow-up to Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend, in which a young lord and a second son clash, but find themselves thrust together again and again by their meddling cousins. “That man is, without a doubt, the absolute most obnoxious… Bobby Mason...

Ransom Shepard, the Earl of Knighton, has never known love. When his father died tragically young, his mother refused to care for Ransom, leaving him in the care of the help as she descended into the grief of losing her husband. Abandoned by the one person who should have loved him unconditionally, Ransom chose a life as far from love as possible. The life of a rogue, and one he’s lived with smashing success. Until Lady Alice Atwood kidnaps him in his own carriage.

Meet the Thompsons of Locust Street, an unconventional family taking Philadelphia high society by storm…1870 Kirsty Thompson is determined to begin her own business bringing beloved Scottish fabrics and yarns to Philadelphia but first she must meet the men and women who weave the plaids and spin the wool. How will she ever escape her protective older siblings and sail to Scotland?

Vauxhall Gardens may be London's ideal attraction with its diverse population, unusual entertainment, and illicit pleasure walks, but for Sofia Gallo, it's also a safe haven. Leaving Italy with her brothers, she escaped the threat of scandal and the longer she performs as a tumbler, the more Vauxhall feels like home. Especially when she meets Noah Wright, a handsome bachelor seeking work as a magician. Yet predicting the future is far from a magician's illusion and when Sofia's past collides with her present, she discovers forbidden love is more dangerous than she ever dared to imagine.

“A deliciously chilling gothic mystery with a smart and resourceful heroine . . . What more could fans of Jane Eyre and Rebecca want?” — Carol Goodman, two-time Mary Higgins Clark Award winner Two brides band together to unravel the secrets at the heart of a crumbling island manor in this...

In the swoon-worthy opener of her Princes of London series, Christy Carlyle takes readers on a breathless chase through Victorian London as a wild bluestocking from a family of treasure hunters and a handsome, serious gentleman from the Scotland Yard butt heads while attempting to thwart a plot...

Offensichtlich hat Miss Maryann Fitzwilliam einen zu scharfen Verstand für die feine Gesellschaft, denn kein Gentleman möchte die geistreiche junge Frau heiraten. Kurzerhand arrangieren ihre Eltern eine Heirat mit einem Mann, der so alt ist, dass er ihr Vater sein könnte. Doch Maryann will sich nicht mit diesem Schicksal abfinden und nimmt ihr Glück selbst in die Hand. Aus einem Skandalblatt erfährt sie, dass der berüchtigte Marquess of Rothbury, Nicolas St. Ives, dabei gesehen wurde, wie er bei einer Hausparty aus einem Schlafzimmerfenster geklettert ist.

Oldenburg, 1891. Als Gärtnerin in der Natur zu arbeiten und die schönsten Blumen dieser Welt zu züchten, davon träumt Marleene schon ihr ganzes Leben. Doch ihr Wunsch scheint unerreichbar, denn eine Gärtnerlehre ist allein Männern vorbehalten. Aber Marleene gibt nicht auf: Kurzerhand schneidet sie sich die Haare ab und verkleidet sich als Junge – und bekommt eine Anstellung in der angesehenen Hofgärtnerei. Marleene ist überglücklich! Doch die anderen Arbeiter machen ihr den Einstieg alles andere als leicht, und es wird zunehmend komplizierter, ihre Tarnung aufrechtzuerhalten.

Liebe und Verwechslung im viktorianischen London. In England um 1871 sind die Möglichkeiten für Joanna und ihre beiden Schwestern begrenzt. Eine vorteilhafte Heirat wäre der Ausweg - doch wer nimmt schon eine verarmte Lady zur Frau? Joanna beschließt ihren Mann zu stehen und aufs renommierte Kenwood Internat zu gehen. Das ist allerdings nur für Jungen und ihre Verkleidung aufrecht zu erhalten ist eine echte Herausforderung. Schafft sie es bis zum Abschluss, steht ihr eine glänzende Karriere bevor und sie kann für ihre Schwestern sorgen.

Delve into the world of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell's 'Cousin Phillis,' a timeless classic that weaves a tale of love, loss, and rural life in 19th-century England. This audiobook transports you to the countryside, where you'll follow the journey of Paul Manning, a young engineer, as he becomes enchanted by the enigmatic Cousin Phillis. Gaskell's narrative prowess shines in this story, filled with rich character development and a deep exploration of the complexities of human relationships.