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When Emma Langley discovers a mysterious symbol in her late husband's diary, she uncovers a connection to a secretive treasure-hunting group with powerful members. Her investigation takes an unexpected turn when Lord Charles Harpole, a society member, is found dying in his hotel room. The authorities rule it suicide, but Emma and her friend Penny Green aren't convinced. As they follow a trail of cryptic clues leading from St. Paul's Cathedral to Hampton Court, they find themselves caught in a deadly game.

Meet the damaged dukes from the Napoleonic wars and the spirited, strong-willed, and beautiful women who help them discover the joy of living again. Romance, intrigue, and passion ignite in this stunning new series.

Cassie Woods is finally making a name for herself as a journalist in early 1880s New York City. However, success in her career has cost her relationship with Detective O'Neill. When Cassie begins receiving threats from an old enemy, she must convince her O'Neill and her former colleague Powolski to help her and take down a notorious crime family for good. What secrets will be revealed, and will working together on this case bring Cassie and O'Neill back together?

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! The Lost Apothecary meets Gothikana in a Victorian era gothic romance about a botanist who likes to poison unsavory men, but when her next target visits her apothecary, they discover their dark bond runs deeper than they imagined. “Have you ever wondered how long...

Lady Winifred, the young Dowager Countess of Sedgewick, has already had one husband. She doesn't want another. And if Freddie ever did change her mind on the matter, she most certainly would not marry a ruthless, dominating, and heartless block of ice like the Duke of Plimpton. The Duke of Plimpton has already had one wife who did not love, or even like, him. Unfortunately, it seems he will have to take another. Because there is only one real candidate when it comes to Plimpton's next duchess, and that is Lady Winifred Sedgewick.

It was indisputably love at first sight. But Victoria Lyndon was merely the teenaged daughter of a vicar...while Robert Kemble was the dashing young earl of Macclesfield. Surely what their meddlesome fathers insisted must have been true—that he was a reckless seducer determined to destroy her innocence...and she was a shameless fortune hunter. So it most certainly was for the best when their plans to elope went hopelessly awry.

Ewan es el pequeño de los McEntrie, quizá por ello siempre ha estado en un segundo plano y se ha dedicado a observar a sus hermanos y a aprender de ellos. Le gustan los animales en general, aunque siente un afecto especial hacia los caballos, claro. Siempre ha sabido lo que quería hacer en la vida y cuando por fin consigue que su padre le dé permiso para ir a la mejor escuela veterinaria de Inglaterra se siente realizado por completo. Aunque a sus hermanos no les parece que esté realizado del todo y no se privan de decírselo.

A string of vanished women. A noble daughter gone. A secret so vile, the powerful would kill to keep it buried. London. 1889. As spring settles over London, bodies of young women begin washing up along the Thames—women no one seems to miss, many of them former residents of charitable institutions. When a concerned mission worker reaches out to Lady Rosalynd, what begins as a simple act of compassion soon reveals something far darker. These women weren’t merely lost. They were deliberately erased.

As the war continues throughout, Europe, Dashiell Blackwell, the Earl of Ravenwood, moves in the shadows, uncovering secrets and thwarting Napoleon’s schemes as a trusted operative of The Lion Watch. With no room for distractions, he has resigned himself to a life of duty—one that does not include love or marriage. The battlefield and the whisper of coded messages have long been his world, and he has no intention of surrendering to the dangerous pull of emotion. Lavinia “Vivy” Ellsworth has spent years watching Dash from afar, her heart belonging to him long before he ever took notice.

As the war rages across Europe, Leander Ashby, the fearless and elusive second son of the Duke of Lionston, has spent years working in the shadows as a spy for the Crown. But when tragedy strikes—his father and elder brother killed in a devastating accident—Leander is forced to return to England and assume the title he never expected to inherit. Though duty binds him to his family’s legacy, he cannot abandon the work he believes in. Determined to continue aiding the war effort, he founds The Lion Watch, a covert spy agency operating beyond the limitations of the war office.

Sie sollte einen Mann heiraten, den sie fürchtete. Stattdessen floh sie mit dem einzigen Mann, dem sie niemals wieder vertrauen wollte. Lady Frances Rowley weiß genau, was man von ihr erwartet: Gehorsam, Anstand und eine vorteilhafte Ehe. Doch als ihr Vater sie dem grausamen Viscount Cranford verspricht, trifft Frances eine verzweifelte Entscheidung. In ihrer Not wendet sie sich an den einen Mann, der einst ihr Herz in den Händen hielt – und es zerbrechen ließ: Johnathan Seton, Duke of Hargate.

Distrutto e segnato dalla guerra, Spencer Seaton, un tempo duca di Grandhampton, torna a casa solo per scoprire di aver perso tutto. Il suo unico scopo è vendicarsi dell'uomo che gli ha rovinato la vita. Nulla potrà fermarlo... tranne Miss Joanna Digby—intelligente, astuta e avvolta nel mistero. Apparentemente insignificante, nasconde la propria vera natura dietro una maschera, finché la sua famiglia viene minacciata dallo stesso uomo che ha rovinato Spencer. Era destino che Lord Seaton si frapponesse sul suo cammino, e lei sul suo.

Dopo tre deludenti stagioni in società, il padre di Daisy Bowman non usa mezzi termini: sua figlia deve trovare un marito, molto alla svelta. Daisy è terrorizzata, sposerebbe chiunque altro piuttosto che quel borioso, rude individuo. Ma non ha fatto i conti con l'insospettabile charme che Matthew userà per conquistarla. Il ragazzo gracile e ambizioso che aveva conosciuto si è trasformato in un uomo attraente, maturo, pieno di vitalità.

A year ago, Sabella Lockhart lived in sheltered gentility as the sister of a Scottish lord. Then her brother's shocking crimes came to light, leaving her with nothing but horrifying memories, unpayable debts, and a blackened name. Before she leaves Scotland, she must face the family he harmed most: the MacPhersons. But when a Highland robbery takes everything but the gown on her back, she's forced to accept help from the MacPherson who despises her more than any other. The one man she can't forget.

A bargain born of desperation ignites into passion as one lord’s quest to save his family leads to the discovery that he can never settle for less than love. Forsaken, abandoned, and duped, Miss Jemma Adair has no other recourse but to request her grandfather’s help to avoid living on the streets. His asking price? She must marry a neighboring lord’s odious son. Thankfully, there is a way out of her dilemma—ensuring the rake never asks for her hand.

Nella scintillante Parigi del XIX secolo, Violetta Valery è la regina incontrastata della mondanità. Ma dietro la maschera della cortigiana più desiderata della città, Violetta nasconde un cuore fragile e un segreto che la consuma. Quando incontra Alfredo Germont, tra loro esplode una passione incontrollabile, un amore puro che sembra capace di superare ogni ostacolo. Ma in una società che non perdona le trasgressioni, la loro felicità è destinata a durare poco.

A quiet manor. Two children in need of guidance. A governess who never intended to stay. When Miss Clara Ashby arrives at Hartwell House to take a position as governess, she expects a practical arrangement and nothing more. Her task is simple: educate two young girls, maintain order in the schoolroom, and remain professionally distant from the household she serves. But Hartwell House is not as quiet as it first appears. The children carry the quiet weight of loss. The once-beautiful garden has been left to grow wild. And the reserved master of the estate keeps the world at a careful distance.

England, 1861: Die adlige Vivian verliebt sich völlig unstandesgemäß in Ross, den Stallmeister ihres Vaters. Die beiden brennen durch und schiffen sich nach Kanada ein, um sich dem Overland Transit zu den Goldfeldern in British Columbia anzuschließen. Auf der Überfahrt treffen sie auf Colleen, die vor ihren Dienstherren flieht und ihre Reise umsichtig vorbereitet hat. Sie träumen von einer glücklichen Zukunft und einem neuen Leben am anderen Ende der Welt.

Alexandra Bradbury and Dallin McQuoid are neighbors who couldn’t be more different. She’s prim, mindful, and skittish of social improprieties. Dallin is slightly scandalous, boisterously charming, and unbothered by gossip. On an unexpected night of magic forged under the stars, they discover what they do have in common. Could theirs be a rare love match that might last forever? But everything changes in a heartbeat: a death in the Bradbury family, financial ruin, and Alexandra’s betrothal to a wickedly wealthy marquess.

In one life-changing windfall, Rosamund Jameson goes from struggling shopkeeper to heiress - and co-owner of a new business. Not only will her sudden fortune allow her to move her millinery shop to fashionable London, but Rosamund will be able to provide her younger sister with a proper entry into society. The only hitch for resourceful Rosamund is her arrogant, infuriatingly handsome business partner.

London's social season is in full swing, and Victorian aristocracy can't stop whispering about a certain gentleman who claims to be the direct descendant of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. But he's not the only topic of wagging tongues. Drawing rooms, boudoirs, and ballrooms are abuzz with the latest news of an audacious cat burglar who has been systematically stealing valuable items that once belonged to the ill-fated queen. Light gossip turns serious when the owner of one of the pilfered treasures is found murdered, and the mysterious thief develops a twisted obsession with Lady Emily Ashton.

Lord Edmund Knight has dedicated his life to rescuing unfortunates and prostitutes which he refers to as his doves. One of his rescues comes with more baggage than he bargained for, and he is forced to hide her at his brother's estate in far away Devonshire. Lady Isabella Hartmere was ruthlessly placed up for auction by her father to settle gaming debts, but is miraculously rescued by a vicar in the nick of time. As her father becomes desperate to find her, the situation becomes more dangerous by the minute.

Violet Edwards is painfully shy with a terrible stutter. Despite her mother's threats to send her away, she has plans of her own to win a husband. She enrolls herself in the infamous School for Spinsters, where she hopes to be transformed from a wallflower into a breathtaking debutante. The only problem is that the headmistress hired a gorgeous, notorious rake to give her lessons.

Ein Marquess, der eine reiche Erbin sucht – und seine große Liebe wiederfindet. Die bezaubernde Regency Romance-Reihe von Erfolgsautorin Stacy Reid beginnt! Lady Willow Arlington ist betörend schön, hat aber keine Mitgift zu bieten. Alasdair Morley, der Marquess of Westcliffe, sucht dringend eine Frau, am besten eine reiche Erbin. Die blinde Lady Willow sollte dabei die letzte auf seiner Liste sein. Nicht nur, weil sie kein Vermögen mit in die Ehe bringen würde, sondern vor allem, weil sie ihn zurückgewiesen hat, als er ihr einen Antrag gemacht hat.

Clueless meets Bridgerton in this spicy opposites-attract Regency romance told with “self-assured style, wit, and energy” (Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling author). Lady Vesper Lyndhurst is beautiful, clever, and popular. Afforded every luxury as a duke’s daughter, she fills her...

Adopted into the household of her uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram, Fanny Price grows up a meek outsider among her cousins in the unaccustomed elegance of Mansfield Park. Soon after Sir Thomas absents himself on estate business in Antigua (the family's investment in slavery and sugar is considered in the Introduction in a new, post-colonial light), Mary Crawford and her brother Henry arrive at Mansfield, bringing with them London glamour, and the seductive taste for flirtation and theatre that precipitates a crisis.

When 18-year-old Eliza Cross agrees to visit her school friend, Lady Celia, at her home for the summer, it's immediately clear how out of place she is at Caerdon Abbey. Eliza, orphan and charity student, can't help feeling different from the aristocracy who are living their lives in luxury. But when Celia's brother, Alan, the handsome Duke of Caerdon, comes home from France, Eliza finds herself irresistibly attracted to him - especially after he disciplines her on the very first morning after they meet.

Young Lord Charville and Katerina Carradine were once devoted childhood companions, their significant social class difference never impeding on their friendship. Now adults, their paths in life have gone separate ways and things are very different. Lord Charville's life has come to a standstill after his wife's death. He is bereft with guilt that he was responsible for her death leaving their young son Edmond without a mother. Katerina is well aware of her station in life and is now governess to Edmond.

Young. Ravishing. Exquisitely marriageable. From the moment he spies Lady Morgan Bedwyn across the glittering ballroom, Gervase Ashford, Earl of Rosthorn, knows he has found the perfect instrument of his revenge. But wedlock is not on the mind of the continent's most notorious rake. Nor is it of interest to the fiercely independent Lady Morgan herself...until one night of shocking intimacy erupts in a scandal that could make Gervase's vengeance all the sweeter.

Lady Eugenia Knight was the youngest of five, and the only daughter of a duke, so was it any wonder she was a hoyden? When she made her London debut, naturally Society - and the gossip columns - were fascinated with her. When her best friend and her brothers married, she was left to her own devices with an inattentive aunt and a childhood family friend as chaperones to navigate the perils of the ton.