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When Lady Celeste Pembroke’s experiments spark scandal, the impeccably steady Duke of Wynthorne offers his observatory to save her reputation and prove a daring discovery. Late-night spectra turn into stolen inches and a love worth risking before the Royal Society. A witty, clean Victorian romance with a brilliant heroine, a steadfast duke, and plenty of stars.

Annabel rides through the night to seek help from the duke. Can a marriage born from necessity become true love? In this sweet historical romance, a sheltered baron's daughter and a distinguished duke enter into a marriage of convenience, but his hidden secret threatens to unravel everything.

Benjamin enjoys his easy friendship with Georgina. So when she announces she is selling her café and leaving town, his world is suddenly turned upside down. He can’t imagine life without Georgina, even though she deserves far more than what he has to offer. Georgina refuses to stay in Bullet, taken for granted by the bachelor cowboy she has secretly loved forever. No longer content to be Benjamin’s confidante, his support, his best friend, she elects to carve a new life for herself in another part of the country.

En el corazón de la Inglaterra victoriana, Eleanor Sutton, una mujer vivaz e inteligente, se ha resignado a una vida de soledad y enseñanza, creyendo que una lesión de la infancia la hace inadecuada para el matrimonio. Su mundo se pone patas arriba cuando conoce a William, el apuesto duque de Thornfield, quien ve más allá de sus miedos y está decidido a ganarse su corazón.

Clara was not Lady Cocwood, but a mere week before she found herself widowed. Her foolish husband died in a horse-riding accident—one that could have been prevented had he refused to jump a fence far too high. With his death, Clara finds herself thrown out of her new home and left without funds. In that moment, she understands what her older sister had gone through years earlier and prays Juliet will forgive her, for now, she desperately needs help. Grant Oliver, the Viscount of Oakwood, has returned to England after a long sojourn. His first stop is to visit his cousin, the Duke of Sinbrough.

Lady Noelle Abbot kehrt zur Weihnachtszeit nach Monaten an einer Schule für „unvermittelbare“ junge Damen nach Hause zurück. Doch alles, was schiefgehen kann, geht schief. Während draußen ein Sturm tobt, bleibt sie in einem Gasthaus gestrandet – und dann betritt ausgerechnet der einzige Mann den Schankraum, den sie nie wieder hatte sehen wollen.

Hazel is ruined. With no money, no near family, and the stagecoach to her old governess’s home vanishing into the distance, she is forced to accept the help of the one man she never wished to set eyes on again. To Hazel, the handsome and respected diplomat Sir Joseph Sayle is an infamous rake who took advantage of the princess she served. She hates his arrogance as much as his inexplicable effect on her senses. Under normal circumstances she would never have dreamed of setting foot in his curricle, least of all when he was, by his own admission, “not entirely sober” after a night’s carousing.

As heartless as he is handsome, Aubrey Villiers, the Duke of Richford, has perfected the art of not caring one whit about anything except his pursuit of pleasure. His past is as dark as his moods, and the rumors about his curious carnal needs would make any proper innocent miss swoon.

Yorkshire, Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts: Mr. Earnshaw gibt dem Findling Heathcliff auf seinem Gut Wuthering Heights eine neue Heimat. Der Junge wächst zusammen mit seinen Kindern Hindley und Cathy auf. Nach dem Tod des Vaters übernimmt Hindley das Gut. Schon bald wendet sich alles zum Schlechten: Der alkoholsüchtige Hindley terrorisiert die beiden anderen. Schließlich beschließt Cathy, den wohlhabenden Edgar Linton auf dem Nachbargut Thrusscross Grange zu heiraten – auch wenn sie ihn nicht liebt. Der gekränkte Heathcliff sinnt auf Rache.

"A fun and sexy historical. It is perfect for fans of empowered women and their supportive men." —Library Journal for The Lady He Lost When she picks the most unsuitable bachelor in London to ruin her reputation with a kiss, neither of them counted on her mother making a gentleman out of him...

In a world where duty and passion collide, Lady Seraphina Bradford dreams of a life beyond the confines of high society. With a heart yearning for adventure, she vows to explore the world before succumbing to the trappings of marriage. Enter Nathaniel Ashford, the dashing Duke of Ashford, whose piercing gaze and undeniable charm set Seraphina's heart aflame. Determined to make her his own, Nathaniel offers a proposal that promises not only love but the fulfillment of her wildest dreams.

A prodigal son hoping for redemption. A virtuous lady with a tattered reputation. Both fear the future, but together, they might find the peace they crave. When Hazel Potts received a large inheritance from a friend, she knew her life would change—though she thought it would be for the better. But as people begin to whisper concerning the nature of her relationship with that gentleman, Hazel’s reputation quickly begins to tatter.

Als Lady Estelle Robinson mit dem Ruin ihrer Familie konfrontiert wird, bietet ein Heiratsantrag des Dukes von Ashbourne Rettung–doch zu welchem Preis? Gebunden durch Ehre, aber angezogen von etwas Tieferem, treten Estelle und Victor in eine Verbindung ein, die keiner von beiden gewollt hatte.

Annabelle Lawson knew nothing about the handsome and charismatic stranger she met on the train—only that he would make an ideal model for the budding young artist—and that she desired him more than she ever believed possible. She is soon lured into a passionate and romantic summer affair, but after she is seduced, she learns that she'd also been betrayed.

Lady Isla Thompson had her heart broken during her first season. The man she fell in love listened to another regarding the rumors spread about her family. He walked away from her and ruined her for any other man. She could never trust anyone again, especially him. Lucian Oliver, the Duke of Thornridge doesn’t have many regrets. He’s a duke. Why should he bother with such a useless notion? Except he does have one. The biggest regret a man could have. He listened to advice that he shouldn’t have, and now he cannot discern a way to rectify that mistake.

Lady Moria had accomplished the first three on her own...until a chance meeting with a captain with tattooed hands a gentle soul who sees past her facade to the jaded-but-lovable woman beneath. Except she's still her, her schemes are still her schemes, and he has a duty to uphold. Now he's back from active duty, and ready to do whatever it takes to win her for good this time before he has to ship out again.

Ein geheimnisvoller Singvogel. Ein hingebungsvoller Herzog. Eine Liebe, die den Regeln der Gesellschaft trotzt. Als ein Schicksalsschlag Isadora Vale und ihre Familie an den Rand des Ruins bringt, greift sie zu dem einzigen Geschenk, das ihr bleibt – ihrer Stimme. Hinter einer Maske verborgen, wird sie zu La Sirena, dem geheimnisvollen Singvogel, dessen ergreifende Melodien Londons glanzvolle Gesellschaft in Bann ziehen. Adrian Hawthorne, der mächtige Herzog von Evermere, hat wenig Geduld für die endlosen Paraden von Debütantinnen, die ihm aufgedrängt werden.

One splash changed everything! Poor relation Kynthea Petrelli never dreamed she’d have a Season, but she is getting one… even if only as a companion to her younger, wayward cousin Zoe. Though Kynthea loves the girl, keeping up with her wild ideas is difficult, especially when Zoe sets her cap for England’s most eligible bachelor, and decides a love potion is the way to win his heart. Unfortunately, it isn’t Zoe who trips and spills the potion on the oh-so-perfect Duke of Harle, but Kynthea. And before long, she finds herself the center of a scandal—and unexpectedly, the object of his desire.

Celebrated explorer Ethan Burnell has all the ladies swooning, but he's exactly the sort of "dangerous man" Cornelia has sworn off. When Burnell's sister throws a Christmas house-party, intent on fixing him up with a bride, he sees only one way out. A fake engagement for the duration of the festivities! Cornelia knows she's crazy to agree to the plan, but has faith Ethan's "adoration" will bring other suitors running.

Lady Bathsheba lands on the tropical island of Vanuaka in search of her missing brother. Under the protection of darkly handsome Captain de Silva, she soon learns he's not all he seems. And Bathsheba is in more danger than she can imagine.