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When circumstances force them into a compromising situation, they have no choice but to face the necessity to wed. Even as they fight against their fate, the connection between them deepens until they find it difficult to ignore. Christine wonders if her hopes for a happy marriage are too presumptuous, particularly when he had been forced to offer for her in the first place. Alexander must grapple with his own insecurities as he strives to be the husband a woman as worthy as Christine deserves.

George Clavering is much too young to think about getting married. Yes, his older brother—and even his younger sister—have managed to tie the knot, but he has plenty more years of play and sporting events ahead of him before he need consider such a thing. Even matchmaking becomes a sport when gentlemen bet on the Season’s successes or failures in the club. He will not give them an opportunity to bet on him. Furthermore, why settle down when there are young women like Lady Alice who liven the sport of matchmaking with friendly wagers?

To Adele Wilson the answer is clear: of course not. She has seen her two sisters dragged through scandal and heartbreak (not to mention every ballroom in London) to find the husbands of their dreams. And that's why she said yes to the first amiable British lord who requested her hand. And why shouldn't she marry him? He is kind, honest, and not sentimental in the least.

1812. Gabrielle se enfrenta a una desgarradora realidad: necesita desesperadamente un trabajo para mantener a sus dos hermanos pequeños o los tres perecerán de hambre en las calles de Londres. Cuando se entera de que el vizconde de Pengwern, Timothy Clifford, busca para sus hijos una institutriz con o sin experiencia, no cabe en sí de gozo, aunque le extraña que un caballero tan reputado no haya contratado a las mejores.

1812. Conall Grenville no solo es un crápula irredimible y el tipo más atractivo, arrogante de la alta sociedad londinense, sino que está preso en la cárcel por deudas. Por eso, cuando le proponen liberarlo y recuperar su estatus a cambio de seducir y arruinar la reputación de lady Mathilda Seymour, la perla de la temporada y distante hija del poderoso duque de Ormonday, no lo duda: es pan comido. ¿Qué mujer se ha resistido alguna vez a su poderoso atractivo?

"Good men are scarce—but there are fools aplenty," Colonel Fitzwilliam declares during an impromptu stroll through Rosings Park. Elizabeth's recent experiences with Mr. Darcy have confirmed her belief that good men are very scarce indeed, so imagine her shock when she discovers that the colonel is speaking about Mr. Bingley.

Clara has come all the way to London to find respectability, but she has always craved excitement, and adventure has always sought her out. This time, excitement is a man unlike any she has ever met before, one who is stunning, brilliant, and definitely not what her mother had in mind. Clara's cautious younger sister Adele warns her to be wary and remember her past follies, but her spirited older sister Sophia urges her to risk it all for love. Clara knows the answer lies somewhere in between, but with her heart and her future on the line, the stakes will never be higher . . .

Lady Athena Thompson’s family is notorious, and definitely not in a good way. Some say there is magic in their bloodline, and only through witchcraft can they lure gentlemen of good breeding into marriage. Roman James, the Earl of Kendal, has returned home from war, injured, and determined to live his life as he pleases. He doesn’t need to be charmed, but he’s more than willing to be led astray. Especially when a woman as lovely as Athena is involved.

A beautiful young woman becomes intrigued with a charming, but severely shallow, young man at the theatre: Beauplaisir. Witnessing his treatment of some of the ladies there, she disguises herself as ‘Fantomina’, to determine whether his behaviour would change towards her. After a short fling, Beauplaisir tires of her and leaves, much to her outrage. Fantomina then takes on a series of alternative personas in a bid to re-capture his attention.

Abandoned as a child, Kate Mitchell learned young that to stay ahead of heartache, she must pretend to be someone other than herself. She survives by deceiving others. Due to one of her schemes, her adopted family is on the verge of losing their home. To make amends, she plans the ultimate deception. Assuming a different name, she attends a house party to swindle her abusive, perverse landlord. But someone is standing in her way, an intriguing Highland constable.

Helena Littledean has a secret, a most scandalous painting she bought in discretion and keeps hidden from prying eyes. She’s a young lady after all, and the Adam in her painting isn’t hiding a thing behind his fig leaf. When she finally meets the Earl of Norwalk, her heart catches in her throat. It’s her Adam—the embodiment of her closely held dreams standing before her… Adam Waterbury, the Earl of Norwalk, has been trying to find Adam in the Garden of Eden for over twelve years. The artist, his maternal uncle, promised he’d never sell it, not to Adam or to anyone else.

Graham Murray Raymond, the Seventh Duke of Warwick, has little care for his title and even less for society. Suspected of murder and known as the Black Duke, for his misdeeds and those of his father, he is intent on spending his lifetime alone, without a wife or children, to ensure he does not continue the family tradition of violence.

Georgia Lennox has traded in her boyish ways for pink gowns and a coy smile to capture the eye of the Earl of Claremont. However, on the day she's convinced the earl will propose, Georgia is shipped off to the Leeward Islands to care for her ailing father. But when she arrives on Nevis, the last thing she expects is to learn that her abrupt departure was not at her father's bidding but that of the infuriating, yet captivating, island schoolmaster. And now her plans may well be shipwrecked.

¿Cómo sabes tú todas estas cosas? No, no me contestes, prefiero no saberlo. El barón era consciente de que Edward y Alexander estaban a punto de jalearla y no era eso lo que le convenía a su hija. No tiene nada que hacer, señor apuntó Alexander conteniendo una sonrisa. Está claro que Elinor venía mucho mejor preparada que usted a este combate. Esos luditas harían bien en incorporarte a sus filas añadió Edward y Frederick lo miró con severidad. Solo hace falta que vosotros la alentéis.—Dios me libre—dijo Alexander haciendo un gesto con las manos en señal de excusa.

Peleando por amor... a través de los siglos. Durante un tour de whisky en las Tierras Altas de Escocia, el ex soldado Konnor Mitchell se cae de un barranco escarpado y termina viajando al año 1308. Marjorie Cambel juró que nunca dejaría que otro hombre abusara de ella. Al encontrar a Konnor lastimado, lo lleva al castillo de Glenkeld. Sin embargo, el clan que la secuestró y la atacó en el pasado tiene planeado atacar su castillo y llevarse a su hijo. Konnor debe quedarse para proteger a la mujer que le ha robado el corazón.

Meredith Drake has sworn off marriage after her disastrous union with a much older man. But when her best friend returns from war, the young widow pledges to help him find his bride. Griffin Brooks grew up as the "spare" son, who no one noticed. He went to war to forget that Meredith was out of his reach. But now he's back, and no longer the "spare." With a dukedom at stake, he must take a bride. And for him, there is only one choice.

England, 19. JahrhundertCharles, Lord Hartshield, steht der Sinn nicht nach Heirat. Ginge es nach ihm, zöge er es vor, für die nächsten zehn Jahre keinen Gedanken an eine Ehe zu verschwenden. Doch das Schicksal schert sich herzlich wenig um die Vorsätze und Wünsche seiner Lordschaft und drückt ihm unter widrigen, ja, geradezu unerhörten Umständen eine Braut auf. Und was für eine. Nicht nur, dass sie ihn nicht will. Auch er will sie nicht und gedenkt sie ganz sicher nicht zu behalten.

Lady Gemma Brooks was still in her awkward phase when a spiteful young woman dared her to ask the unattainable Duke of Grovemont for a dance. But what began as a harmless dare spiraled into scandal, and Gemma soon finds herself forced into an unexpected marriage with a man she barely knows.

Clare Handleton was ruined ten years ago and has borne the consequences ever since. Branded as "Scandalton" by the ton, she has long since stopped caring about Society's fickle rules. Now, at twenty-nine, she's mastered the art of slipping past her mother's scrutiny, appearing unfazed by it all. But when the dangerously handsome Marquess of Trentham crosses her path, he stirs something she thought long buried.

Lady Nemea has a secret. Several, actually. Nemea is a goddess on the run, now living in secret as the orphaned daughter of a nobleman. Developing the reputation of being a reclusive shrew, she’s easily kept the majority of gentleman from vying for her hand. However, she might have met her match in a handsome merman who could expose the truth of her identity not to the mortals, but to her father, Zeus. The father who doesn’t even know she exists… Adrian, the Duke of Shellington, feels as empty as the title he uses to take part in the mortal world.