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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.

Opal de Petras knew it was a mistake to marry the man she fell in love with at first sight. Welcome to book 1 in The de Petras Saga from USA Today Bestselling Author Emily E K Murdoch! Three children later, she’s abandoned by her husband and is tempted to look elsewhere for love. But as the matriarch of her family and the one responsible for their reputations, she must try to keep the de Petras family respectable.

Lady Eliza Hartwell ha pasado años viendo cómo los demás tratan su mente como algo que debe ser manejado, suavizado y reclamado en silencio. Hermosa, inteligente y profundamente entregada al mundo natural, hace mucho que aprendió que la brillantez de una mujer solo es bienvenida cuando no pide ningún reconocimiento propio. Julian Aldenhurst es el único hombre que la ve exactamente tal como es. Silenciosamente poderoso, ferozmente protector e imposible de engañar, Julian se siente atraído por Eliza con una fuerza que no puede negar.

A blade in the dark. A death in the third act. A royal secret that could shake the throne. London. 1889. When the Duke of Steele invites Lady Rosalynd to share his box at the Royal Opera House for a performance of Rigoletto, neither expects the evening to end in blood. But as the doomed Gilda breathes her last onstage, a killer slips into the adjacent box and one of London's most ruthless industrialists falls to a stiletto blade. Both Rosalynd and Steele witness the shadowy figure flee, yet can do nothing to stop the crime.

Franck et Léa, citadins en quête de renouveau, viennent de s'installer dans un hameau aux confins du Morvan. Ils font la connaissance de Joss et de sa compagne Kelly, jeune femme lumineuse dont la présence fascine Franck autant qu'elle le bouleverse. Tandis que Léa multiplie les allers-retours à Paris, Franck – illustrateur en mal d'inspiration – se prend de passion pour la mystérieuse « Chapelle des Amants ». Il entreprend, avec Kelly, d'en percer le secret.

She should be choosing a husband… not aching for the duke who can never be hers. Lady Rosalind's focus for the Season is clear—marry well and secure her sisters' future. Yet every glance from the dangerously irresistible Duke of Ravensmere turns her resolve to ash. Nathaniel tries to keep...

Must she pay for the sins of her mother? Miss Charlotte Danvers has just received a life-altering shock. After spending most of her life in France in an elite school for girls, first as a student, and then as a teacher, she decides to return to London and take up residence with her mother.

When an eager and curious Jane Eyre arrives at Thornfield Hall her sexual desires are instantly awakened. Who is the enigmatic Rochester whom she instantly feels attracted to, what are the strange and yet captivating noises coming from the attic? Only one thing is certain. Jane Eyre may have...

Nicholas Cameron Worthington es el cuarto conde de Blakwey, pero su nombre y su título están manchados con sangre. Nadie en el reino posee mejor puntería que él, pero el último duelo mantenido con el marqués de Bell, ha eliminado cualquier posibilidad de tener un compromiso con lady...

Sie hätte niemals mit dem Viscount allein sein sollen. Als Viola Merriweather sich während eines prächtigen Balls versehentlich in Lord Lydfords privatem Arbeitszimmer eingeschlossen wiederfindet, bricht sofort ein Skandal aus. Die Gesellschaft erwartet von Nathaniel Harrow, Viscount Lydford, dass er das Ehrenhafte tut und ihr die Ehe anbietet. Doch Viola weigert sich, aus Pflicht zur Braut irgendeines Mannes zu werden—selbst wenn dieser Mann so mächtig, so gut aussehend und so unmöglich zu ignorieren ist wie Nathaniel.

Un mariage de devoir. Un amour auquel aucun des deux ne s’attendait. Lorsque Lady Estelle Robinson est confrontée à la ruine de sa famille, une proposition du duc d’Ashbourne lui offre le salut — mais à quel prix? Liés par l’honneur, mais attirés par quelque chose de plus profond, Estelle et Victor s’unissent dans un mariage qu’aucun n’avait prévu.

A Regency Romance with Forbidden Love, Secret Identity, and Bodyguard Protection. By day, Janelle Caddick is the perfect baron's daughter —elegant, demure, and newly engaged to the powerful Lord Benedict.

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A roguish earl. A desperate lady. One scandal that could destroy them—or bind them forever. Edward Hallworth, notorious for his charm and his disinterest in marriage, never meant to become a hero. But when a breathless young woman seizes his arm in Hyde Park, begging for protection, instinct and curiosity propel him into a storm of secrets. The lady in question, Miss Lydia Ashby, carries a past she cannot reveal and a pursuer who will stop at nothing.

Miss Elizabeth Peyton is a shut in. Baron Matthew Rushden was never supposed to bear the title, but when his idiot brother is killed in a duel, he is forced to take up the mantle and now bears an injunction from the king to wed as soon as possible. When he sees Eliza at a party, playing piano hidden in the gallery, he is immediately smitten and curious and when he learns of how her family mistreats and scorns her, he does the only thing he can do. He offers for Miss Elizabeth Peyton.

Piercing the shadows of the naked stage was a single shaft of rosy limelight, and in the centre of this was a girl: the most marvellous girl - I knew it at once! - that I had ever seen. A saucy, sensuous and multi-layered historical romance, Tipping the Velvet follows the glittering career of...

When Frederick, an American expatriate traveling in Europe, meets the commonplace, newly rich Miller family from New York, he is charmed by the daughter, Daisy, and her "inscrutable combination of audacity and innocence". The Millers have no perception of the complex code that underlies behavior in European society, and Winterbourne is astonished at the girl's unworldliness and her mother's unconcern when Daisy accompanies him to the Castle of Chillon.

Escape into the idyllic world of 'The Moorland Cottage' with this enchanting audiobook. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, celebrated for her rich storytelling, brings to life a tale of love, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit. Set in the picturesque English countryside, this story unfolds against the backdrop of the moorlands, creating a vivid and captivating setting for the characters and their intertwining destinies. Gaskell's impeccable character development and her ability to evoke the rural beauty and its challenges make 'The Moorland Cottage' a timeless classic.

Bislang war Miss Celine Fairweathers Leben ähnlich aufregend verlaufen wie eine Bootsfahrt auf einem ruhig dahinfließenden Fluss, doch das ändert sich, als ihre geliebte (Stief)Schwester Penelope Radclyff, die Duchess von Blackthorne, sie zu sich ruft. Celine begibt sich nach London, um der Duchess zu helfen, Blackthorne Mansion zu leiten—und nebenbei Philbert Woodbead, ihre verlorene Liebe, wiederzufinden. Eine ganze Woche lang gelingt es ihr, alles, was anfällt, unaufgeregt zu erledigen—bis der gutaussehende Lord Elmer auftaucht.

Harrison Graham, the duke of Fallbrook, has been given an order by the queen: He must marry or forfeit his title. Desperate for a bride, and unable to find a suitable one in town, Harrison comes up with an unusual way to follow the queen's order to secure his title. A visit to Miss Doreen's Home for Girls, an orphanage many miles outside of town, gives Harrison just the woman he needs, even if she is a little rough around the edges.