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Iniziato nel 1795 e pubblicato nel 1811, Ragione e sentimento di Jane Austen narra le vicende umane e sentimentali delle sorelle Dashwood...

For Allegra Proctor, tutoring the Earl of Wrexham's son has its disadvantages—namely the widowed earl himself. Arrogant, cold, and moody, Wrexham is also distractingly dashing. But Allegra only needs to to keep secret her real reason for taking a job in the wilds of Yorkshire long enough to right the wrong against her father, committed by the earl's dastardly neighbor. All is going according to plan–until the earl’s son discovers her quest for justice and demands to help. But when their first foray runs into trouble, Wrexham is quickly entangled in the scheming.

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.

Unpublished at the time of her death, The Professor is the first novel written by Charlotte Brontë, and the seed of her later books, Jane Eyre and Villette. The narrator of the tale, William Crimsworth, tells a story of courage and ambition among jealousy and envy: Orphaned from a young age, William rejects life in the clergy, and then as a tradesman, to the chagrin of his cruel uncles and elder brother. Instead he pursues a career in education and ends up in Brussels where he meets student/teacher Francis Evans Henri, with whom he falls in love.

Quand le devoir les lie, l’amour peut-il les rendre à la liberté ? Lady Juliana Alderley a toujours été la plus forte, la fille qui porte sans plainte les fardeaux de sa famille. Lorsqu’une demande soudaine du puissant duc de Norfield offre sécurité à sa mère, à ses sœurs et au domaine bien-aimé de Briarwyn Hall, Juliana accepte un mariage de convenance qu’elle n’aurait jamais cru pouvoir désirer pour elle-même. Rowan Dacre, duc de Norfield, est un homme d’ordre, d’honneur et de maîtrise silencieuse. Il ne cherchait pas un mariage d’amour, seulement une épouse qu’il pourrait respecter.

Caroline Halperston is used to the residents of Penarth talking badly about her. How could they fail to, when her own mama spends her days endlessly telling tales of her daughter’s cruelty and wickedness? She has long since been resigned to her fate as neighborhood pariah until an unexpected incident sends her fleeing into arms of Gervaise Langdon, Earl of Atherton, who carries her off to London with him. Gervaise is very far from being a knight in shining armor, and Caroline absolutely should not trust him, however charming and affable he may appear.

From the New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas comes the next title in the beloved romance series The Wallflowers - perfect for fans of Sarah MacLean, Julia Quinn and Eloisa James. 'Kleypas can make you laugh and cry - on the same page' Julia Quinn, Sunday Times bestselling author of...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mine Till Midnight comes a dazzling novel about forbidden love and long-denied desire - the kind of passion that happens once in a lifetime . . . perfect for fans of Sarah MacLean, Julia Quinn and Eloisa James. 'Lisa Kleypas is the best' Sarah...

Betreten Sie das viktorianische London des Jahres 1897: Entdecken Sie Liebe und Intrigen mit der historischen Mystery-Serie „Tabitha & Wolf“, in der Mysterium auf Romantik mit einer Prise Humor trifft. Tabitha war es gewohnt, ein sozialer Paria zu sein. Könnte sich ihr Ansehen in der...

Born a noblewoman but raised a hellion, Lady Narissa dances on the edge of London's elite and its shadows. As the secret founder of an exclusive gaming hell for the ladies of the ton, she defies society’s rules and guards her hidden world fiercely. Determined to protect her legacy at any cost, she’s vowed to let no man disrupt her carefully constructed life.

Meet the smart, independent women who’ve decided they don’t need Society’s rules, their families’ expectations, or, most importantly, a husband. But just because they don’t need a man doesn’t mean they might not want one. After failing on the Marriage Mart, Jane Pemberton has two choices: submit to her parents’ edict to marry their boring neighbor or become a self-declared spinster and take up residence in the official headquarters of the Spitfire Society.

Lady Chastity Perrin nasconde la sua intelligenza dietro abiti anonimi e riviste scientifiche, dedicandosi in segreto a ricerche mediche proibite mentre la società si aspetta solo che trovi marito. Il duca di Luhst ha fatto dello scandalo un'arte: le sue leggendarie imprese di seduzione gli sono valse tanto il titolo quanto un posto d'onore tra gli scapoli più ambiti di Londra—nonostante abbia trascorso l'infanzia a tormentare l'intoccabile sorella del suo migliore amico.

Lord Jeremy Hareden, Duke of Bowland, only wishes for a calm, predictable life after returning home from his military service. Seeking peace above all else and blessed with an innate sense of justice, he decides to resume his work in law and politics. But neither fate nor war has left the duke unscathed. He is something of a laughingstock for turning a blind eye to his wife's affairs with other men — many other men, if rumors and the evidence before his own eyes are to be believed.

BBC Radio dramatisations and readings of Browning’s most famous poems, performed by stars including Anton Lesser, Roger Allam and David Tennant, plus two bonus plays Victorian poet Robert Browning was renowned for his evocative dramatic monologues peopled with vivid, morally ambiguous...

It's been three years since Laura Hayes' father died, leaving her and her invalid brother to subsist on the income from the family's failing perfume business. But time is swiftly running out. What she needs is a husband, and fast. A noble gentleman who can rescue them all from penury. When a mysterious stranger arrives in the village, he seems a perfect candidate. But Alex Archer is no hero. In fact, he just might be the opposite.

Jonah Pastern is a magician, a liar, a windwalker, a professional thief...and for six months, he was the love of police constable Ben Spenser's life. His betrayal left Ben jailed, ruined, alone, and looking for revenge. Ben is determined to make Jonah pay. But he can't seem to forget what they once shared, and Jonah refuses to let him. Soon Ben is entangled in Jonah's chaotic existence all over again, and they're running together - from the police, the justiciary, and some dangerous people with a lethal grudge against them.

To the London ton, Cameron MacNeill is an awkward, wallflower of a man with no hope of finding a wife. But the Highland chief holds deadly secrets, and he uses his beggar-like appearance to remain unnoticed. He enlists the help of the School for Spinsters to help him find a wife who will agree to be married in name only—because he needs a mother for his son while he is away working on behalf of the Crown.

One abandoned, one unfinished, these short works show Austen equally at home with romance (a widowed clergyman with four daughters must needs be in search of a husband or two in The Watsons) and with social change (a new, commercial seaside resort in Sanditon). Typically touching, funny, charming and sharp.

On the grim streets of London, a young man succumbs to his demons. Discarded by his lover and left penniless and alone, Michael “Micha” Dashwood uses sex to pay the bills and opium to numb the pain. When a sudden illness strikes, all seems lost. But hope finds Micha in the shape of the Reverend Thomas Mandeville. Haunted by grief of his own, Thomas cannot bear to ignore another man’s plight. He brings the ailing Micha home to heal in his parish at Nettlefield.

In 1889, the rakish Duke of Ravenstock is driven by heartbreak and betrayal to seek a bride who embodies purity and virtue. When his search leads him to Anoushka, a mysterious and intelligent novice raised in a secluded convent, their worlds collide in an unexpected arrangement. As the Duke seeks redemption and Anoushka discovers the vastness of the world beyond the convent walls, their journey unfolds into a tale of transformation, passion and the healing power of love.