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Major Elijah Young never met his father, the Duke of Bradford, who believed his young wife betrayed him and gave birth to twins sired by another man. Now, two deaths have changed the trajectory of Elijah’s life—and he is the new duke. Elijah vows never to wed and father children, wanting the ducal line to end with him.

Eight titled peers who never expected to become dukes do just that—and are attracted to females whom Polite Society does not believe worthy of the title duchess, due to their desires to be more than typical ladies of the ton. But these sudden dukes choose to forge their own paths with the remarkable women who are already doing just that—and the resulting love proves that trusting one’s heart is always the right choice.

Haberdasher Pierce Selkirk always knew he was the son of an earl. Much to his surprise, he learns he is not illegitimate as he had been led to believe. With his father’s death, he becomes the Duke of Stoneham and must take up responsibilities beyond his comprehension.

Malvina é uma jovem e virtuosa professora de piano que vive com a mãe doente. Ela dá aulas para Elisa, irmã de Tomás, um jovem de família riquíssima. Tomás e Malvina se apaixonam, mas o pai do rapaz, Tibério, proíbe a união devido à diferença de classe social, ameaçando deserdar o filho.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a duke in possession of no fortune must be in want of a rich wife. Miss Kalina Little is not the debutante that Nathanial, Duke of Hereford, needs for his wife. What he needs is someone with a dowry hefty enough to pay off the debts left to him by his late father and skilled enough to help repair his family’s reputation and guide his sisters through the ton. As the head of his household, it’s his duty to provide that stability for his family, and the sisters who rely on him.

Sie wurde gewarnt: Er bekommt immer, was er will. Bisher hat ihm noch keine Miss widerstanden – wird sie die Erste sein? Miss Melissa Amber kann es kaum erwarten, in die schillernde Ballsaison der Londoner Gesellschaft einzutauchen. Sie träumt davon, mit eleganten Gentlemen zu tanzen und ihre ersten Schritte in die hohe Gesellschaft zu machen. Doch ihre Familie warnt sie eindringlich vor einem Mann: Lord Lamont Martindale, dem berüchtigten Earl of Hambelton – ein Verführer, der sich die Eroberung von Herzen zur Aufgabe gemacht hat. Ihr wird nahegelegt, ihm um jeden Preis aus dem Weg zu gehen.

She came from nothing but shame and silence. He could sell anything—except the truth about his own heart. Martha Lowery flees her Irish family’s smallholding in Hexham with little more than her baking skills and a fierce will to survive. Haunted by the dark secrets of her childhood and a father whose cruelty drove her from home, working as a cook and cleaner. She hopes only for safety. Respectability seems far beyond reach.

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.

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...

Lady Marianne Blackwell values her freedom and has no intention of being tied down by marriage. But when the charming and enigmatic Duke of Westford sets his sights on her, will she change her mind—or will she risk losing the only man who truly understands her?

En el deslumbrante mundo de la sociedad victoriana, donde las reputaciones lo son todo y el amor es a menudo un lujo, Valentina Sinclair es una mujer adelantada a su tiempo: vivaz, independiente y decidida a vivir la vida según sus propias reglas. Pero cuando conoce al enigmático y apuesto James Windermere, el Conde de Windermere, su corazón, cuidadosamente protegido, comienza a desmoronarse.

In einer Welt, in der Pflicht und Leidenschaft aufeinandertreffen, träumt Lady Seraphina Bradford von einem Leben jenseits der Zwänge der feinen Gesellschaft. Mit einem Herzen, das sich nach Abenteuern sehnt, schwört sie, die Welt zu erkunden, bevor sie den Fesseln der Ehe erliegt. Da tritt Nathaniel Ashford in ihr Leben, der gut aussehende Herzog von Ashford, dessen durchdringender Blick und unwiderstehlicher Charme Seraphinas Herz in Flammen setzt.

Un usignolo segreto. Un Duca devoto. Un amore che sfida le regole della società. Quando una tragedia lascia Isadora Vale e la sua famiglia sull’orlo della rovina, lei si affida all’unico dono che le resta: la sua voce. Nascosta dietro una maschera, diventa La Sirena, il misterioso usignolo le cui melodie struggenti incantano la scintillante società londinese. Adrian Hawthorne, il potente Duca di Evermere, ha poca pazienza per le interminabili sfilate di debuttanti che gli vengono presentate. Ma quando ascolta La Sirena cantare, tutto cambia.

Heather McEntrie sabe lo que dicen de mujeres como ella. Que son un problema. Que son una vergüenza. Que acabarán solas, rodeadas de partituras polvorientas y sueños rotos. Que hablen. Que juzguen. Heather tiene cosas más importantes que hacer que escuchar a mediocres: como conquistar Londres a golpe de talento y mala leche. Todo iba razonablemente bien... hasta que Robert Wilmot, el escritor insufrible con el que lleva media vida peleando, se cruzó en su camino. Otra vez. Y esta vez no bastará un puñetazo para sacarlo de su vida. Ni mil.

The duke of Hightower is a busy man. The last thing he needs to do is to chase down the owner of a runaway gray, sometimes ridden by a mysterious rider. A reckless rider is not what he needs. He’s shocked when he finally meets her and her parrot, Sam. She’s beautiful and very independent. Her bird, not so much. Lady Daphne Waterton has always marched to her own drummer, much to the chagrin of her parents. She has made it a game to either let her mare free on the duke’s estate or ride across his meadow like the wind. Marriage is the last thing on her mind, but that was before she met the duke.

Leopold Graham never expected to inherit his earldom so soon—or the massive debt his father saddled the title with. Forced to leave behind his pursuit of hedonistic pleasure and instead pursue a suitable, wealthy heiress, Leo sees nothing but a long, dull future ahead of him.

Lady Isla Kinsey knows that the animosity between her family, the Dukedom of Grayburn, and their distant kinsmen, the Earldom of Northcairn, is the stuff of legends. Therefore, falling in love with a son of the enemy house would be apocalyptic. So when Captain Tavish Balfour, second son of the Earl of Northcairn, returns home after Waterloo, Lady Isla is determined to resist his allure. Granted, the not-falling-in-love part would be easier if Isla and Tavish weren't already married.

In an alternate Victorian London where magic reigns supreme, Duke Evander Ravenwood hides a dangerous secret—he is an Archmage of unparalleled power. When a brutal murder throws him into the path of Viggo Stonewall, the notorious leader of the underground information guild Nightshade, Evander's carefully constructed world begins to unravel.

A secret songbird. A devoted Duke. A love that defies society’s rules. When tragedy leaves Isadora Vale and her family on the brink of ruin, she turns to the one gift she has left—her voice. Hidden behind a mask, she becomes La Sirena, the mysterious songbird whose haunting melodies captivate London’s glittering society. Adrian Hawthorne, the powerful Duke of Evermere, has little patience for the endless parades of debutantes thrust into his path. But when he hears La Sirena sing, everything changes. Behind her music he senses heartbreak, courage, and a soul he cannot resist.

Au cœur de l'Angleterre victorienne, Eleanor Sutton, une femme vive d'esprit et intelligente, s'est résignée à une vie de solitude et d'enseignement, croyant qu'une blessure d'enfance la rend inapte au mariage.