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Margaret Kingsley's routine revolves around invention not investigation—until her ordered world springs a gasket. London, England, 1895 Ambulatory wheelchair user Margaret Kingsley secretly crafts gadgets for the Daughters of Genius Society, a covert team of lady inspectors disguised as...

Nell, Lady Needham, has earned her scandalous reputation by devoting her days to an endless barrage of wild parties in the wake of her husband's devastating betrayal. But her appetite for distraction is no longer as voracious as it once was. She longs for a true marriage and a family, and she...

Als Alexander von Waldheim im Nachlass seiner Eltern das Tagebuch seiner Urgroßmutter Camilla findet, ist ihm gleich klar: Das wird die Geschichte für seinen nächsten Roman werden! Fasziniert taucht er in die Vergangenheit ein und erfährt so von den turbulenten Leben von Camilla und Tessa, zweier sehr unterschiedlicher Frauen, die sich in einem nicht endenden Krieg zwischen Liebe, Eifersucht und Tod durchs Leben kämpfen müssen ... Berlin, 1862: Camilla schlägt sich alleine durchs Leben.

Cuando la apasionada Lady Cecily Alderley se ve atrapada entre un pretendiente amable y honorable y el oscuramente irresistible vizconde Tristan Ainsley, se ve obligada a enfrentarse a aquello en lo que lleva mucho tiempo negándose a confiar: su propio corazón. Tristan es el único hombre que la ha desestabilizado de verdad, el único cuya intensidad silenciosa, peligrosos celos e innegable ternura vuelven imposible resistirse a él. Pero cuando el deseo es feroz y el amor incierto, Cecily deberá decidir si elige el camino más seguro… o al hombre que siempre estuvo destinado a conquistarla.

When the dowager receives an unexpected invitation from Queen Victoria herself to attend a grand concert at the Royal Albert Hall, she suspects there’s more at stake than music. A foreign dignitary’s sudden death soon confirms it. Confined to bed after a health scare, a very pregnant Tabitha...

When Tilly's brother, Tom, who she hasn't seen for 20 years, turns up on her doorstep she knows trouble will not be far behind. Tom's search for the truth brings heartache and changes their lives forever. Old wounds reopen, relationships fracture, loyalties fray and no one escapes the consequences. Tensions rise when disaster strikes and Tilly finds herself torn between fighting for Tom while supporting her headstrong daughter, Martha, whose world is falling apart.

Chinese apothecary Yihui never expected to be delivered to the Prince Regent like a bolt of silk—a living bribe from merchants desperate for English favor. Prinny can’t accept her, so he commands the Earl of Artanges to marry her instead. Max has spent years managing the Prince's whims, but being ordered to wed a foreign stranger tests even his loyalty. Yet from the moment he sees Yihui's courage, he's captivated. Her healing knowledge may be foreign to English medicine, but her fierce spirit speaks a language his heart understands perfectly.

Helen Ravenel devait épouser le richissime Rhys Winterborne, propriétaire du plus grand magasin de Londres. Puis, sur un malentendu, leurs fiançailles ont été rompues. Le cœur brisé, Helen ose aller trouver Rhys pour lui clamer son amour. Mais l'irascible Gallois sait que les Ravenel s'opposeront désormais à leur union. Pour leur forcer la main, il lance un ultimatum à la jeune fille : elle doit s'offrir à lui le jour même.

Una viuda cautelosa. Un hombre encantador en quien jamás debería confiar. Un amor demasiado poderoso para negar. Rosamund ya ha aprendido que los matrimonios seguros pueden romper un corazón con tanta certeza como los imprudentes. Así que, cuando Adrian Aldenhurst empieza a perseguirla con calidez, ingenio y una devoción que parece demasiado real, ella lucha contra el único hombre que la hace sentirse viva de nuevo. Pero Adrian no le ofrece una pasión pasajera. Le ofrece un para siempre.

Saffron Summersby lost everything after her brother's suspicious death: her dresses, her dowry, her place in society as a baronet's sister. So when she sees her brother's face in the latest painting from famous anonymous artist Ravenmore and realizes he might still be alive, she comes up with a...

Perseguitato da un terribile segreto, Dorian, duca di Rath, vive divorato dalla rabbia e dai sensi di colpa. Disposto a sopportare qualunque tortura pur di espiare i propri peccati, accetta persino di sposare una perfetta sconosciuta—la sorella della sua vittima—per salvarne la famiglia dalla rovina. Quando Miss Patience Rose, botanica di professione, si presenta all'altare nel suo abito semplice e con le unghie ancora sporche di terra, porta con sé un raggio di sole capace di rischiarare il cuore annerito di Rath.

Un libertino ribelle. Un duca corrucciato. Per sfuggire a un matrimonio combinato, compra una moglie che non intende amare… ma perde la testa. Quando il suo spregevole marito la vende all'asta, Lady Emma Bardsley viene comprata dal duca di Loxchester, noto libertino. Per Sebastian, comprare la moglie di un allevatore di maiali è il modo perfetto per evitare un fidanzamento combinato, nonostante lo scandalo. Ma Emma ha un segreto — in realtà è una nobildonna.

She’s poised to conquer. He’s in hiding, chased by too many women. Can love penetrate his dense disguise? Summer 1805. Now that Frances Barstow is twenty, her benefactress decides it is time for her to marry and has even chosen her a suitable bachelor. The only problem? He’s as slow-witted...

Lady Liza Woodrow lernt auf einer Fuchsjagd Edmond Parks, den Bruder des Earl of Huntington, kennen. Schnell ist es klar, dass Liza und ihr „Fuchs" mehr füreinander empfinden als nur Zuneigung. Durch eine Intrige werden die beiden Liebenden auseinandergerissen, um sich erst Jahre später im Club ihres Bruders wiederzutreffen. Liza ist mittlerweile Baroness Kinson und Edmond selbst der Earl of Huntington. Vom ersten Moment ist klar, dass ihre Gefühle füreinander immer noch dieselben sind wie damals.

In this heartwarming Victorian classic by Agnes Giberne, first published in 1885, we follow the story of Daisy Meads—a gentle and resilient young girl navigating life alongside her eccentric and miserly father, Isaac. Set against the rustic backdrop of a traditional English village, "Daisy of...

Revealing the true love of her life! The thrilling conclusion to the Season of Scandal series! Lady Meg’s parents decide that the best solution to the scandal breaking over her head, is to marry her to her old childhood friend, Harry. Meg will not allow it. Instead, she persuades Harry to take her secretly to her twin sister’s house in Kent to ride out the storm.

After ten years of searching for a cure to the panic attacks that have kept him trapped in a remote Scottish castle, Marcus Deville, the Earl of Kingsberry, struggles to establish dominance and maintain the emotional distance necessary to keep his vampire siblings from killing each other. So...

He’s untouchable. She’s untamable. Her fiery spirit is the only thing that can melt his heart of ice. When her relatives turn the treasured Lloyd family heirloom into a prize for whichever cousin marries first, Daphne Lloyd is desperate to keep the daffodil-painted platter that inspired her own art, out of the hands of those who don’t care about it the way she does. She’ll play their game, but on her own terms, and with the man they least expect. Luke Rushton wants to play hockey, not the part of a dutiful grandson in a feuding family.

Ganz anders als ihre abenteuerlustigen Schwestern bevorzugt Lady Madeline Vivers das Konventionelle und Vernünftige. So sucht die junge Lady einen angesehenen Ehemann, mit dem sie ein ruhiges Leben führen kann. Mr. Harry Stern ist auf keinen Fall dieser Mann. Er ist viel zu ehrgeizig und politisch engagiert, denn er setzt sich leidenschaftlich für die Belange der einfachen Leute ein. Ausgerechnet er lässt jedoch ihr Herz höherschlagen und ihre Wangen erröten. Und auch Harry hat noch nie eine so starke Anziehung zu einer Frau empfunden.

Drei Romane über die Frauen von Bloomsbury von Stefanie H. Martin. Ein so überraschender wie mitreißender Roman über Virginia Woolf – Ikone der literarischen Moderne und der Frauenbewegung. Die Bloomsbury Group steht bis heute für geistige Freiheit und Liebe in all ihren Facetten. Eine große Liebesgeschichte zwischen zwei Frauen, die für Literatur leben: Virginia Woolf und Vita Sackville-West.