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Eleven years ago, ragtag near-orphan Harriette Smythe made a lifelong friend when she defended the young Earl of Renwick from the village boys persecuting him for his stammer and clubfoot. When Ren returns to London with all the polish of his Grand Tour and the need to take up his duties, he finds a woman in crimson silk shimmying through his window: Harriette, all grown up into a delectable woman, who offers him a startling proposal.

Falling in love was simple. But staying together will take everything they have. Thea Keats and Frederick Voss know exactly what they want: a quiet proposal, a beautiful wedding, and a lifetime of love. Their path is clear, their hearts are certain, and nothing stands in their way.

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?

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.

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.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a reader in possession of a good humor, must be in want of a Pepper Basham book--and Pride and Practicality is one of her best." --Karen Witemeyer, Christy Award winning author In a world ruled by reputation, compassion may be the most scandalous act...

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...

When Elizabeth Bennet encounters Fitzwilliam Darcy at his most unguarded, an unexpected confession changes everything between them. Yet Elizabeth’s sense of honour compels her to raise every reason why a union would be unwise—reasons drawn from society’s harshest judgments of her family.

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.

Une canaille, c'est ainsi que Devon Ravenel se définissait à l'époque où il menait une vie futile et égoïste. Ce qui lui convenait tout à fait. Jusqu'au jour où la mort inattendue de son cousin Theo fait de lui le nouveau comte de Trenear. Un destin auquel rien ne l'a préparé. Du jour au lendemain, le voici criblé de dettes, à la tête d'un gigantesque domaine comptant plus de deux cents familles de métayers.

Elizabeth Bennet has always trusted her instincts—especially when it comes to discerning character. So when the proud Mr. Darcy unexpectedly offers a sincere apology for his first impression, she is both surprised and intrigued. What begins as an unlikely friendship soon deepens, just as strange occurrences begin to trouble Longbourn. Missing objects, whispers in the night, and unexplained footsteps suggest something—or someone—is haunting the Bennet family’s quiet life.

En un mundo donde el deber y la pasión chocan, Lady Seraphina Bradford sueña con una vida más allá de los límites de la alta sociedad. Con un corazón que anhela aventuras, se promete a sí misma explorar el mundo antes de sucumbir a las ataduras del matrimonio.

When Tabitha Penrose accepts an invitation to a Cornish Manor - Marrowhall House, she steps from the safety of girlhood into a world that will devour her innocence. Behind its gilded doors lie secrets too dangerous to whisper: a gallery heavy with grief, women bound by chains of silence, and two bachelors locked in a contest of charm and cruelty.

One man with a secret. A family torn apart by the consequences. Olivia, the youngest daughter of the Earl of Rennington, has had a difficult year. Denied her first season in town by the illness of her grandmother, there was worse to come — her uncle, the chaplain, was brutally murdered. The discovery that he was not even an ordained clergyman means that her parents’ marriage is void, and she and all her siblings are illegitimate. But Olivia has a plan — she intends to outdo her older sister Izzy and marry a duke, and she knows just the man. She’s been following his exploits for years.

Finn Cathcart, an increasingly successful sculptor, is having a perfectly fine time on the Continent cavorting with alabaster nymphs and marble goddesses (so to speak), when he's informed that a ducal title awaits him back in England. The same family that disowned Finn's father now needs an heir to prevent all their wealth from falling into the Crown's greedy hands.

Six highly placed matrons mourn their lack of daughters until they devise a scheme to launch eligible girls in need of assistance, and so The Society of Sponsoring Ladies is born. Lady Easton had her plans well in hand before her lord suddenly decided to have ideas and opinions. Now, Lord Easton has decided who she will sponsor, and he’s decided on the daughter of a horseracing crony. Worse, Lady Easton is expected to launch the girl in Brighton, of all places.

Ruined and abandoned by her betrothed, Lady Juliet has no choice but to take the stagecoach home to her family in Yorkshire. Fortunately, she is protected on the journey by a handsome and amusing self-styled “wastrel”. Daniel Stewart - together with his enormous, unruly mongrel dog - is reluctantly answering a summons to his grandfather’s deathbed. But instead of the prodigal’s traditional fatted calf, he is presented with the miserly baron’s temper and a parcel of resentful relatives. Juliet faces recrimination and isolation in her own home.

Kurpfalz im Jahr 1700: Die Waise Sophie findet als Küchenmagd auf Schloss Liebental Zuflucht. Ihr Wissen über Kräuter macht sie bald unentbehrlich, aber sie hat ein Geheimnis, das nicht ans Licht kommen darf. Als der junge Schlossherr sich reich vermählt, um seine Schulden zu tilgen, gerät Sophie immer mehr in das gefährliche Netz eines alten Streits zwischen zwei adeligen Familien. Der Verwalter Andreas Rotfeld wird zu ihrem Verbündeten – ein Mann von Ehre und Pflichtbewusstsein, dessen Nähe Sophie mehr berührt, als sie sich eingestehen will.