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Adam Reed, der berüchtigte Captain Blacksoul, sinnt nur auf eines: Rache an dem Mann zu nehmen, der ihn einst an Leib und Seele gezeichnet hat. Getrieben davon durchkreuzt er auf der Suche nach Vergeltung die Meere. Als Josephine Legrand in Blacksouls Hände fällt, verspürt sie nichts als Angst. Doch der unnahbare Pirat stürzt seine Gefangene schon bald in ein Meer der Gefühle, denn trotz ihrer Furcht weckt er eine Sehnsucht in ihr, die sie den Kampf um sein Herz aufnehmen lässt.

London, 1816 Für die junge Miss Heather Filey bricht die Welt zusammen. Ihre Eltern verunglücken tödlich, sie wird mit einem Fremden verlobt, ihr Bruder verliert das gesamte Erbe bei einer Wette und dann macht ihr ein Duke ein unmoralisches Angebot. Schlimmer könnte es nicht mehr werden. Wird es ihr gelingen, dem Schlamassel zu entkommen? Kenneth St. Cyres, Viscount Errington, Duke of Somerset ist der begehrteste Junggeselle der Saison. Doch er denkt nicht daran, sich eine Frau zu wählen. Lieber vergnügt er sich auf prachtvollen Bällen oder mit seiner Mätresse.

It's 1911, and war is brewing across Europe. However, Melody Chesterton, an independent young woman with her own fortune, has more important things on her mind. Melody is determined to do more with her life than marry well; she wants exciting escapades with perhaps some romance sprinkled in along the way. Chaperoned by her older brother, Rat, who secretly works for Britain's newly formed Secret Service Bureau, Melody sets off for the first stop on her Grand Tour of Europe, Venice.

Süden England, Ende 19. Jahrhundert – Femma wird unverhofft von ihrem Vater aus den Händen ihrer Mutter entrissen. Diese hatte sie zuvor allein großgezogen, bis ihr Vater, Lord Retchmound, sie zwingt, in ein furchtbares Internat und in ihre erste Anstellung zu gehen. Noch dazu soll sie bald heiraten, den Sohn ihres Arbeitgebers Vincent Beltmore. Mit ihm als seine Ehefrau dürfte sie studieren, ihrer großen Leidenschaft zum Schreiben und dem Helfen anderer Frauen nachgehen.

In the tradition of Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Du Maurier’s Rebecca, All That Glitters takes listeners on a journey of self-discovery, danger, and survival. Join Sarah Anne as she unravels the secrets of Ripon House.

Lady Juniper Amberton is content to live in the shadows of high society, much preferring the company of a good Gothic novel to the endless parade of suitors. Her creative spirit and quiet charm make her unusual among the ton, but Juniper knows the rules of her world: daughters of earls marry well, not for love. That is, until the son of an earl—once the humble servant to a duke—steps back into her life.

At age thirty, the kindly and helpful Miss Rosemary DeWitt assists the vicar with the parish school, burying her disappointment that life seems to promise nothing more. But a chance encounter with an unknown, brooding gentleman sets her on a new path—one which might lead where her heart never dreamed.

Amidst the frost-kissed beauty of Regency England's winter, a tale of rekindled hope and unexpected passion unfolds in Farewell, My Rogue. Miss Beatrice Sinclair, a quiet wallflower harboring a burning desire for revenge, finds herself entangled with the charming and elusive Earl of Lorne, Matthew Everhart. Scarred by a past betrayal, Beatrice is determined to see Matthew pay for his misdeeds in the most unconventional way.

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.

In the decaying grandeur of the schloss, Laura drowns in loneliness. But fate arrives with a carriage crash, delivering the enigmatic Carmilla to her doorstep. Their connection is instant, a wildfire scorching through the desolate halls. Stolen touches blossom into forbidden nights, and a hunger awakens within Laura – a hunger mirrored in Carmilla's gaze. As desire consumes them, a dark truth seeps through the cracks in their stolen paradise. A string of unexplained illnesses plagues the village's young women.

La primera vez que la vio en aquel poblado del desierto, mientras aguardaba su llegada, supo que esa mujer sería todo un desafío. En cuestión de minutos, Malik comprendió que Catherine Beauclerk se adentraría bajo su piel con una fuerza devastadora, trastornando su vida con sus preciosas sonrisas y su lengua indomable. A pesar de ello, su deber era escoltar a esos ingleses hasta Mascate y guiar la extensa caravana de camellos a través de los lugares más seguros de An-Nafud.

Sin embargo, el jefe de los Rasi se niega a concederle su mano y Nader tiene que conformarse con la pequeña Shana. Una mocosa insulsa y demasiado atrevida que le produce un profundo rechazo. Shana bin Rasi no es la esposa que hubiera elegido, pero no le queda más remedio que casarse con ella por el bien de ambas tribus, aunque eso signifique pasarse toda la vida ignorando a su joven mujer.

Weihnachten war nie verruchter … Der Earl of Edgemore, Blake Fox, tut was ihm gefällt und würde es sich nicht träumen lassen sich dafür zu entschuldigen. Sein einziger Schwachpunkt ist seine Schwester, Lady Minerva. Er hat keine Ahnung, dass das Biest Kuppelei im Sinn hat und Weihnachten die perfekte Möglichkeit dafür bietet. Hat Blake eine Chance gegen seine vorwitzige Schwester, Mistelzweig und Weihnachtszauber?

Well removed from London’s more curious eyes, the Benevolent Academy for the Betterment of Young Ladies strives toward one clandestine goal: to distract, disrupt, and discredit men in power who would seek to harm the advancement of women—by appropriate means, of course. When intrepid newspaper editor Miles Quincy starts to question the school’s intentions, the Academy appoints Penelope “Nell” Trewlove, one of their brightest graduates, to put this nuisance to rest. An easy enough mission, she supposes.

Damien Archer, Graf von Grayson, und Lady Charlotte Lawson sind Gegensätze, wie sie im Buche stehen: Seinen dunklen Haaren stehen ihre blonden Locken und blauen Augen gegenüber, ihre Alabasterhaut bildet einen krassen Kontrast zu Damiens sonnengebräuntem Teint. Er ist 1,90m groß, während sie nicht einmal 1,60m misst. Ihre Lebensfreude könnte im Vergleich zu seiner nachdenklichen Art nicht extremer sein. Aber am ärgerlichsten ist seine Tendenz, alle gesellschaftlichen Regeln zu brechen, während sie ihnen tadellos Folge leistet.

Lady Penelope is the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Westchester, the next of her siblings to come out. But as a secret apothecary to the city, she has promised that she will never wed. Lord Alexander Freyne swore he would never wed, not after witnessing the slow breakdown of his parents' marriage. But Pen is keeping a secret and when her suppressant fails in the middle of a ballroom, she flees. Alex goes after her, helping her through her manifestation. When they are caught in each other’s arms, Alex is forced to offer for Pen or see her reputation destroyed.

Della Danby is determined to prove she’s more than just a flighty heiress riding on her parents’ money to get through life. When her closest friend and business partner finds her hands full with a new baby, Della takes the opportunity to shoulder more responsibility at their ladies’ gambling club and secure their financial stability, and she has the perfect idea: to drum up new business by adding their club to a popular guidebook of local attractions.

'Look at me, Nora,' he said softly; and neither of them thought it strange that he should use her Christian name. She turned and looked at him, and what he read in her eyes robbed him for the moment of speech. Then he asked, in a whisper: 'Are you glad I came? Did you expect me?' In this timeless tale of forbidden love and sacrifice, the beautiful Nora Connor captures the heart of the distinguished Duke Percival at a glittering summer ball.

A deliciously fun romance blossoms between a fiercely independent woman and a reserved Scotsman, in the latest installment of Megan Frampton’s Heirs and Spares series.

The bastard grandson of a marquess, Donald Slater has been on his Grand Tour for nearly a year, keeping copious notes with the intention of writing a book for others to use as a guide when they take their tours. He's visiting the last island on his itinerary—Sicily—when he comes face to face with his future. She's young, she's beautiful, and she's a flirt, at least according to her aunt.