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Laat je onderdompelen in de klassieke strijd tussen landheer en hofmeester in het romantische Victoriaanse tijdperk in Engeland. Wanneer de rijke Samuel Fairbrother een prachtig landhuis koopt, moet hij ook het personeel behouden. Het hoofd van het huishouden, butler Roger Maitland, regelt alles tot in perfectie en laat zich niet zomaar afschepen door zijn nieuwe baas. Het is de dochter des huize, de oudste dochter van Samuel, die op geheel eigen wijze het tij weet te keren en iemands hart weet te veroveren. Betekent dit een vredige toekomst in huize Fairbrother?

Pacto entre caballeros, 3 Si algo se puede decir de Justin Wilder es que es un verdadero caballero. Sus buenos modales, rectitud e intachable prestigio hacen de él el perfecto conde de Craddock. Sin embargo, un accidentado encuentro en un baile con una impetuosa dama está a punto de dar al...

It's not fair. Rakes are almost always given the benefit of the doubt, but debutantes who take the slightest misstep get sent to the country, which is where Lady Natalie Spencer is stuck after jilting her betrothed one week before the wedding. Frustrated with her banishment, in spite of trying to be a good girl all the time, she's ready and willing to take a few chances with her reputation.

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER From the acclaimed author of Chef’s Kiss and A Gentleman’s Gentleman comes a riotous Regency romp, featuring a charming and unforgettable genderfluid lead. “The perfect blend of rich Regency romance and frothy screwball, Alexander has brewed a queer and cozy cup...

Eine skandalöse Entführung. Eine erzwungene Überfahrt. Eine Liebe, die keiner von ihnen erwartet hat.Miss Beatrice Sinclair wurde schon immer übersehen – ein Mauerblümchen in den glitzernden Ballsälen Londons.

Londra, 1814. Althea Hope è tutto fuorché un’eroina romantica: ha quasi trent’anni, porta gli occhiali, e il suo guardaroba non contiene un solo abito che non sia terribilmente fuori moda. In più, ricopre la classica professione delle zitelle senza speranza: fa l’istitutrice e la chaperon di una ragazza alla sua prima Stagione. Il suo compito è quello di accompagnare la ricchissima e bellissima Greta agli eventi mondani, tenendola sotto controllo ma rimanendo sullo sfondo come una severa tappezzeria.

Die Duchess of Mullgrove vermittelt Rosa in das Haus des verwitweten Earl of Lingdarthom. Offiziell wird Rosa, die in einem Waisenhaus aufgewachsen ist, die Gesellschafterin von Pearl, der Tochter des Earls. Die beiden jungen Frauen freunden sich schnell an. Das eigentliche Motiv dahinter ist aber, Rosa mit dem scheinbar schwermütigen Earl of Lingdarthom zu verbinden, damit es endlich einen männlichen Erben gibt. Doch nichts ist so, wie es scheint.

Jonas Parker, der Earl of Harrington, hat keinerlei Wunsch zu heiraten. Er genießt es viel zu sehr, ungebunden zu sein – eine Ehefrau würde nur alles verkomplizieren. Sein Club ist sein Zufluchtsort, und für die Ehe ist er nicht bereit, ihn aufzugeben. Doch sein Großvater, der Duke of Southington, will nichts sehnlicher, als ihn verheiratet zu sehen und zurück in den Schoß der Familie zu holen. Aus genau diesem Grund meidet Harrington anständige Damen und Hochzeitsglocken.

What if Lydia had been born a boy? Same personality, only now he is also the heir of Longbourn.

What if Mary Bennet was pushed into Wickham's arms, forcing them to marry?

What if Lydia Bennet demanded to marry a charming Mr. Collins in order to be the first of her sisters married?

What if Elizabeth, tired of disdain from Darcy and Miss Bingley, got her revenge by boldly flirting with Darcy one night at Netherfield?

What if Bingley's abandonment of Jane after the Netherfield Ball caused Mr. Collins to offer for her? Would she accept him?

What if the five Bennet sisters were famous, anonymous singers who performed in front of the London elite?

What if Mrs. Bennet overheard the soldiers discussing her youngest daughters in the crudest of ways?

What if Kitty Bennet's silliness were all a disguise to hide the fact that she was brilliant cryptographer?

Pride, Prejudice & Permutations: 12 what-if short stories inspired by the original Pride & Prejudice, with more than merely tolerable tales that give a glimpse into several of our beloved Pride and Prejudice characters. These regency romance Jane Austen variations are unique and varied: some are silly, some are serious, and some have magic and mystery!

What if Mr. Bennet fell, bumped his head, and woke up with the personality and nerves of Mrs. Bennet?

What if Darcy's encounter with Elizabeth at the Meryton Assembly set off a cosmic change of events that revived the ancient dragons of Briton?

With a foundation of the prose created by six handpicked Austen-inspired authors who have selected a location from their travels upon which to base an Austenesque short story, this book is just as much a whimsical travelogue as an anthology of excellent Regency romance fiction and fantasy. Each author tells the story of their homage to Jane Austen during their past travels to the UK, with photos to enhance the tale.