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When Lady Emma Bardsley's vile husband sells her at auction, she is purchased by the rakish duke of Loxchester. For Sebastian, buying a pig farmer's wife is the perfect way to avoid an arranged engagement, no matter the scandal. Emma hides her identity, hoping to run away. But she can't hide her growing feelings for the amber-eyed rake who is showing her how much pleasure he can provide.

A marriage of convenience forces a powerful duke to choose between his ferocious pride and love that melts his icy heart. Lonely in Pryde's elegant Mayfair home, she despises the cold, unyielding duke who expects her to become his perfect duchess. Faced with a dreadful choice, will Constantine sacrifice his pride and his title for the wife and child he has come to treasure?

Being raised in a strict, humorless household did nothing to dampen Lady Lily Langdon's wildly romantic nature—nor cool her lifelong affection for Edward Wallis, Earl of Whitby, her elder brother's oldest, dearest friend. But Edward cannot see the lovely woman she's become for the young schoolgirl she once was. So, with lessons in flirtation from her American sister-in-law, Duchess Sophia, Lily means to open Edward's eyes and win his heart.

Countess Amelia Amesbury has her work cut out. As well as balancing her alter ego—secret advice columnist, Lady Agony—and the blackmailer threatening to reveal her real identity, her sister has also announced she's getting married. It's joyous news, but places all the planning for a high society wedding firmly at Amelia's door. Luckily, her good friend and local vicar Mr. Cross has agreed to the expedited nuptials, so that's one less thing to worry about. Until Cross is found dead at the church. Now in between bridal arrangements, Amelia must follow the clues Mr. Cross left behind.

When Gwendolyn's parents die and leave her unprovided for, she is forced to earn her own living. Heaven has blessed her with good looks, a sunny personality, and a measure of good luck. But what can she actually do? The truth is, nothing. As she says herself, she doesn't know anything. As life serves her a number of twists and turns, she undertakes a number of different occupations, falling lower and lower down the social scale. The only man she has ever loved is far out of her reach. Besides, he's almost engaged to a very upper class lady who jealously spreads lies about her.

When Mrs. Bennet passes away, Mr. Bennet is left with the responsibility of raising four young children alone. Without delay, he promptly seeks the aid of Mrs. Blackwall, a nearby lady of gentle birth but modest means, to assume the role of governess. With her assistance, the Bennet daughters grow into fine young ladies that any father would be proud of. Year after year, Mr. Bennet grew more dependent on the calm companionship of Mrs. Blackwall, until a sudden realization hit him: he was deeply in love with her. The couple wedded and the new Mrs. Bennet fit seamlessly into the family.

Escocia, principios del siglo XVIII. Daviana, hija del laird Williams McEwen, es de apariencia recatada y muy reservada. Cualquier otra mujer en su lugar sería feliz teniendo el derecho de elegir esposo, pero esa no es precisamente la libertad que anhela y se niega a que su voz siga siendo acallada. Miles Allan es un guerrero bravucón y temido al que apodan Dragón. Nadie se atrevió a ver más allá de su imponente aspecto, lo que siempre le ayudó a sobrevivir a su vergüenza de ser… diferente.

Un matrimonio de conveniencia obliga a un duque poderoso a elegir entre su soberbia atroz y un amor que derrite su helado corazón. La reputación lo es todo en la alta sociedad. Y nadie sigue las reglas tan a rajatabla como Constantine Buccleigh, el duque de Pryde. Pero cuando un extorsionador amenaza con exponer su funesto secreto —y con quitarle todo lo que tiene—, Pryde se ve obligado a casarse con la señorita Modesty Fairchild, una mujer muy por debajo de su posición social. Modesty, una arqueóloga prometedora, prefiere cavar en la tierra a ser la anfitriona de un baile.

As the youngest of four girls, Miss Eudora Mifford has spent her whole life attempting to catch up with her older sisters. From solving murders to finding husbands, they are always one step ahead—leaving Eudora trailing behind in a perfectly respectable but dreadfully unremarkable existence. So, when she quite literally stumbles over a dead body, Eudora knows this is her chance to finally make her mark. Unfortunately, no one else seems to agree. When a cantankerous viscount is murdered at a house party and the guests find themselves snowed in, Eudora seizes the opportunity to prove herself.

Broken and devastated, the former Duke of Grandhampton, Lord Spencer Seaton, returns home from the war to find he has lost everything. Nothing will stop Spencer... except Miss Joanna Digby—intelligent, cunning, and mysterious. Spencer offers a wager that makes Joanna's heart pound. If she wins, Spencer will use his wealth and influence to assist her. If he wins, she will give him what he wants more than his next breath—her virginity.

During a month-long house party, both must do the impossible: sinful Lucien must remain celibate and wallflower Chastity must secure a marriage proposal. When every eligible bachelor begins to compete for made-over Chastity, Lucien burns to claim her as his own. As summer storm traps them, no vow of friendship can hold him back from breaking every rule to possess her.

El corazón herido de un highlander la llama... a través del tiempo. Para fanáticos de Forastera! Al huir de un hombre en un castillo escocés, la estadounidense Kate Anderson se cae en una mazmorra. Tras golpearse la cabeza, sufre de amnesia y viaja en el tiempo al año 1308, donde un guerrero escocés la rescata. Ian Cambel, un esclavo que ha escapado, encuentra a Kate y la lleva a su hogar. Pero cuando Kate comienza a recuperar la memoria, desea regresar al siglo xxi.

Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five lovely daughters. However, all is not as it seems. Can the girls find true love when a couple of newcomers enter the area, or will the family's secrets lead to heartbreak and despair?

« Parents d'une jeune fille turbulente, insolente et indisciplinée ? Engagez deux dames bien nées pour lui enseigner les bonnes manières et raffiner le matériau le plus brut. Nous tirons le meilleur du pire. » Être pauvre n'empêche pas d'avoir de riches idées ! Privées d'un héritage qui leur aurait assuré une belle rente, Amy et Effie Tribble, deux charmantes aristocrates ruinées, proposent leurs services en tant que chaperons professionnels. L'annonce passée dans le Morning Post attirera une clientèle fortunée, elles en sont sûres. À dix-neuf ans, Fiona, belle et riche héritière ecossaise, n'a nulle perspective de mariage.

For years, the Duchess of Fournier has buried a shameful secret connected to her remarkable, if bizarre, ability. While Audrey's gift has helped her solve cases alongside the captivating Bow Street officer Hugh Marsden, she longs to forget her previous committal to an insane asylum. But now, a blackmailer with a taste for violence is threatening former patients of Shadewell Sanatorium, and it appears the ghosts of Audrey's past have finally found her.

Mit größtem Erstaunen liest die ebenso schöne wie vermögende Lady Julia die Gesellschaftsneuigkeiten: Es heißt, Hugo Devenish, Marquess of Rostherne, beabsichtigte, mit einer reichen Dame eine Zweckehe einzugehen. Um ihren Vater zu beruhigen, der befürchtet, sein einziges Kind werde nach seinem Tod schutzlos und vereinsamt dastehen, gibt Julia vor, sie sei die Dame, von der in der Annonce die Rede ist. Wie kann sie auch ahnen, dass diese süße Lüge aus der Verschwiegenheit des elterlichen Herrschaftssitzes tatsächlich Hugo zu Ohren kommt?

Der Feind steht vor den Toren ihrer Burg! Mutig und entschlossen tritt Lady Juliana dem Anführer der Truppen entgegen, um zu verhandeln. Doch mit Schrecken muss sie feststellen, dass Lothar nicht nur ein starker Krieger ist, sondern auch ein sinnliches Begehren in ihr weckt! Als Verhandlungspartner ist er absolut unnachgiebig. Es gibt nur eine Lösung: Sie muss ihn verführen, um ihn auf ihre Seite zu ziehen! Schon beim ersten Kuss entbrennt heiße Leidenschaft. Kann Juliana nicht nur ihre Burg, sondern auch ihr Herz vor seinem Ansturm verteidigen? Denn niemals darf Lothar erfahren, welches Geheimnis sie vor ihm verbirgt.

England, 1816: Sir Waldo Hawkridge genießt sein Junggesellendasein in vollen Zügen - er ist in der feinen Gesellschaft ein gern gesehener Gast und wird für seine Eleganz, Sportlichkeit und Wohltätigkeit bewundert und geschätzt. Aber bisher ist es keiner Dame gelungen, sein Herz zu erobern. Als er ein Landgut in Yorkshire erbt, beschließt Sir Waldo zusammen mit seinem Neffen dorthin zu reisen. Die Ankunft der beiden Gentlemen stürzt die Damenwelt in helle Aufruhr. Allen voran die bildschöne und kokette Tiffany, die von ihrer Gouvernante Miss Ancilla nur schwer im Zaum zu halten ist.

Grayson hat es geschafft, seine Schwestern zu verheiraten. Er selbst ist Witwer und seine Schwestern haben Lindsey Fairchild als Gouvernante für seinen Sohn Gabriel eingestellt. Lindsey ist nicht nur klug und schön, sondern scheint auch ein Geheimnis zu bewahren, dem Grayson auf den Grund gehen will. Nur, dass sein Herz ihm dabei in die Quere kommt.

Lady Honoria Smythe-Smith, violinista bella ma non troppo abile, si trova a Londra per un'altra Stagione, determinata a sposarsi a ogni costo. Suo fratello maggiore Daniel, da tre anni all'estero per sfuggire alla vendetta di un nobiluomo che ha ferito in duello, ha incaricato in segreto Marcus Holroyd, conte di Chatteris, di vegliare su di lei. Marcus conosce Honoria da quando era una bambina: migliore amico di Daniel, praticamente uno di famiglia, intende mantenere la promessa fatta: impedire alla ragazza di «sposare un imbecille».

Lady Jessica Whitmoreland has been waiting for her first Season her entire life and she has her eye on the best catch of the season, but when the gentleman of her dreams turns out to be a nightmare, what's a debutante to do?

Sogar die Worthington, die am wenigsten heiraten möchte, könnte ihren perfekten Partner finden... Die romantische Regency-Reihe von Ella Quinn geht leidenschaftlich weiter! Eigentlich hat Lady Augusta Vivers davon geträumt, an Europas einziger Universität, die auch Frauen zulässt, ihr Studium der Sprachen und Geographie zu vertiefen. Doch anstatt nach Bologna zu reisen, verbringt sie nun ihrer Mutter zuliebe eine Saison in London. Sie macht sich auf langweilige Bälle und anspruchslose Unterhaltungen gefasst – bis sie dem faszinierenden Lord Phineas Carter-Wood begegnet.

Twins Lydia and Catherine Reed are identical in appearance, but not in dreams. Catherine longs for love and marriage, easily fitting into the pattern of the proper regency young lady. But for her twin sister Lydia, society’s restrictions on females prevent her from pursuing her interests in such unladylike subjects as science, anatomy, and philosophy.

There have been two constants in Miss Anwen Kearsley’s life: One, she has always loved Phineas Lesar, the marquess of Landon, her brother’s best friend. And two, like all her cursed relatives, she is fated to die young. Before she turns up her heels, Anwen plans to have a courtship from Phineas any way she can. She thinks it will be enough.

At 19, Christopher "Kit" Hollingsworth is spared the noose, but sentenced to serve seven years in Australia as a convict. The men who betrayed him have plans to make sure he never returns to England. But Kit's strong will and thirst for vengeance ensure his survival.

On June 20, 1815, rumors of Wellington's victory in what history would come to call the Battle of Waterloo reach London. Among the townspeople celebrating, first the rumor and then the confirmation of victory, are Mr. and Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy (and their son, Fitzy) and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bingley, who live a few blocks apart in Mayfair in London. The news became bleak for the families, however, when they soon received a dispatch that Captain George Wickham had been valiantly killed in battle.

Sebastian Ross es el hijo bastardo del marqués de Worrington y, como tal, nunca ha tenido un lugar en la casa familiar. Cuando su madre muere inesperadamente, su sueño de ocupar un puesto al lado de su padre se desvanece. El destino quiere que, años más tarde, y ante la muerte de lord Jerome Colum, Sebastian sea el único heredero al marquesado. Aprovechando ese nuevo poder, decide vengarse de todos aquellos que le hicieron pasar un infierno. Pero cuando aparece Elizabeth Berkly, una joven de quien estuvo enamorado en el pasado, su venganza se tambaleará. ¿Ganará el amor a las mentiras?

In this fast-paced novella set in Regency England, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy has competition for the hand of the only woman he will ever love. Making a poor first impression, he had no idea how far out of the hole he needed to dig himself until she could view him as anything other than arrogant and unworthy. Miss Elizabeth Bennet loathed Mr. Darcy. His selfish disdain for the feelings of others, including herself, made him the last man on earth she would ever marry. Of course, she felt the same about his competition.

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy finds himself in the unusual position of chasing a woman rather than being chased. Miss Elizabeth Bennet is exasperated as Mr. Darcy, the rudest man of her acquaintance, is being nice—to her! How can she continue to despise a man who apologizes so well? Based on Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride & Prejudice, Mr. Darcy’s arrogance and pride are equally matched by Miss Elizabeth’s prejudice. While Mr. Darcy hesitates to speak, his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, quite against his canon character, blurts his thought in the most inconvenient manner, adding to Darcy's distress.

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy arrived in Hertfordshire with his sister’s words ringing in his ears. “You have a heart of stone.” He had no reason to doubt Georgiana Darcy. Or so he thought—until he met Miss Elizabeth Bennet. Each time he was in her company, Miss Elizabeth’s impertinence chipped away at Darcy with her wit and kindness. By the time autumn turned into winter, he was captivated. In the springtime, Darcy felt stirrings of love. By summer, he would do whatever it took to convince her he was a worthy gentleman with a warm heart brimming with tender affection.