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A não ser que um dia exagere na bebida a ponto de desafiar o amigo para um duelo. Desde que quebrou essa regra de ouro, Hugh Prentice vive com as consequências daquela noite: uma perna aleijada e os olhares de reprovação de toda a sociedade. Não que ele se importe com o que pensam dele. Ou pelo menos com o que a maioria pensa, porque a bela Sarah Pleinsworth está começando a incomodá-lo.

Lady Penelope is the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Westchester, the next of her siblings to come out. But as a secret apothecary to the city, she has promised that she will never wed. Lord Alexander Freyne swore he would never wed, not after witnessing the slow breakdown of his parents' marriage. But Pen is keeping a secret and when her suppressant fails in the middle of a ballroom, she flees. Alex goes after her, helping her through her manifestation. When they are caught in each other’s arms, Alex is forced to offer for Pen or see her reputation destroyed.

Bennett Lockwood, Earl of Dunsby, should feel nothing but contentment in his life, yet an unfulfilled longing tug at his heart. Despite past heartbreak, he yearns for a love match. When he discovers an injured young woman in the woodlands, he finds himself drawn to her, especially as she struggles to recall her past.

Lord Winston Lockwood is haunted by his past and bound by social expectations. He remains at Brockhall Manor to ensure his aunt and her son remain safe from her abusive husband. Adding to his frustration, Miss Bawden's constant presence threatens to drive him mad.

Lord Fallon felt duty bound to restore his family's disreputable name to social respectability. All that stood in his way was Scandalbroth, an upcoming tome of notorious indiscretions in which the Fallons featured most prominently. So Miss Jane Ryder, secretary to the dowager author of the anticipated tell-all, offered to accompany Fallon to his estate to research a more proper history—his lordship's own—that might overshadow past scandal. But her good intentions stirred up unexpected passions.

Quiet young Leah lives a lonely life, her greatest pleasure being to play her Celtic harp in the woods. Her music attracts the attention of Ranulf, a faery lord who yearns to claim Leah and her music, so he offers her beauty, charm, and a season in London where she can find a grand husband. When the time comes to pay him back, he'll offer three choices, and surely one of them will be easy....

He thinks she's a maid. She thinks he's a penniless poet. ‘Tis the season for a misunderstanding! Julian Knight cannot believe his luck. Meeting his literary hero is a dream come true, but spending a month in the fellow’s home is bliss. A few weeks away from his life of ledgers and finances to bask in their shared love of poetry and hone his skill at the feet of a master. It couldn’t be more perfect…Until he mistakes their eldest daughter for the maid. Now, the lady is determined to make the holidays uncomfortable for him. There must be a way to get back into her good graces!

Stuart aveva forse deciso di abbandonare l’abito del libertino per vestire quello del gentiluomo? Dimostrarsi affidabile, invece che incurante delle...

Theo, Duke of Lightmorrow and Bernadette, Dowager Duchess of Tunbridge, grew up together and both experienced the pain of families who didn’t appreciate them. Now that their mutual friends are married, they’ve rekindled a friendship that is also highly flirtatious. When one tipsy night Bernadette admits she wishes she could take a lover, Theo is shocked. At first he tries to put Etta off the idea, but he soon realizes she’s too tenacious and decides there’s only one way to keep her safe: volunteer as the man in her bed.

Mira Marleigh hides behind a pen name to write scandalous stories about the lords and ladies of society at the court of Queen Charlotte. Her world is turned upside down when an outrageous circular she writes sends Regency buck, Finnegan Underwood, on the run for murder. As Mira heads to the Devon coast in search of the real culprit, she finds herself caught in a den of ruffians and scoundrels, not least Finnegan himself. Now turned smuggler, he is proving to be one lawbreaker who is very hard to resist.

A lady should never pursue a gentleman, nor write scathing exposés about him. Just because Charlotte “Cherry” Lambe understands the rules of decorum doesn't mean she believes in following them. Enjoying the freedom offered by widowhood, she has dedicated herself to promoting the cause of vulnerable servant women in England, determined to set an example in courage for her young daughter. When she receives a tip from an anonymous source, one of the greatest perpetrators in London seems to have fallen right into her hands.

Die hübsche amerikanische Erbin Lillian Bowman soll auf Wunsch ihrer Mutter einen englischen Adligen heiraten. Doch Lillian eckt mit ihrer direkten Art in der vornehmen britischen Gesellschaft immer wieder an. Keiner der wohlerzogenen Herren scheint ihr gewachsen, allenfalls der mächtige und arrogante Earl of Westcliff kann es mit ihr aufnehmen. Marcus ist berüchtigt für seine kalte, herablassende Art – und für sein märchenhaftes Vermögen. Lillian verachtet ihn, und doch bringt niemand sie so aus der Fassung wie Lord Westcliff.

After a long separation, Elizabeth Bennet is off to spend Christmas in London with her grandparents, Lord and Lady Richmond, and her cousins Nicholas and Amelia. While her grandmother is determined to see her spoiled with new gowns and the like, Elizabeth would prefer to play chess and shop for books with Nicholas and her grandfather and visit with her grandmother and Amelia.

Darcy and Elizabeth find their lives greatly affected by a changed Mr. Collins when one false step causes startling consequences.

She set men's hearts on fire and scandalized a country. An ambitious, stunning, and seductive young woman, Mary Anne finds the single most rewarding way to rise above her station: She will become the mistress to a royal duke. In doing so, she provokes a scandal that rocks Regency England.

Becoming the Earl of Castleton wasn’t something Arthur Brynnwood was expecting. Yes, his great-uncle was old, but Arthur had always imagined him living forever. But after he learned of his great-uncle’s passing he went from being just another gentleman to one of the highly sought after prizes by matchmaking mamas of the ton. Suddenly the responsibility of running such a vast estate was thrust on Arthur’s shoulders.

O Marquês de Alchester horrorizou-se quando descobriu que o Conde Branscombe pretende se casar com Mirabelle Chester, filha de seu primo Edward. Ele nunca permitirá a união entre seu ganancioso rival e a doce jovem que está sob sua tutela! Para evitar esse casamento, o Marquês decide escolher uma órfã e fazer-lhe uma proposta: ela deve fingir ser Mirabelle e se casar com o conde, afinal é muito melhor ser a esposa de Branscombe do que morrer de fome no orfanato.

Para salvar a vida do Conde, Giselda era capaz de qualquer sacrifício. Ferido na batalha de Waterloo, o Conde de Lyndhurst, corria grande perigo ao ter que amputar a perna... mas só com o cuidado de uma empregada jovem, bonita e cheia de segredos e mistérios, é que o salvariam de um terrível destino. Giselda, contratada como enfermeira eficiente, cuidou do Conde com infinita dedicação e carinho... um carinho que dará lugar, a um grande amor impossível entre eles.

Major Tyson Dale volta para casa vitorioso das guerras que serviu contra Napoleão Bonaparte, mas quando regressa, encontra a sua propriedade devastada, em estado de decadência total, além de ver o seu título, roubado por seu tio. Afogado nas suas mágoas familiares, hospedasse numa estalagem local. Ele ouve uma conspiração para sequestrar uma bela jovem herdeira. Determinado em salvá-la, ele engana os vilões e esconde a jovem adorável na sua destruída mansão. Mas mal sabia ele, que o seu primo, era o noivo que a procurava, para a obrigar a cumprir o casamento combinado, para caçar sua fortuna.

O Príncipe de Gales compra para Carlton House, uma imagem primorosamente bem pintada no século XXV, por Stefan Lochner, a Virgem dos Lírios. Mas tanto ele, como seu amigo íntimo, Marquês de Fane, ficam fascinados com o retrato! Uma belíssima pintura, fixando o olhar doce de uma virgem celestial! O Marquês, nunca tinha visto olhar tão belo e profundo, num rosto de expressão tão divinal, existido há trezentos anos! Acostumado à beleza agressiva, sensual, sofisticada das falsas das damas da Corte, o Marquês viu naquele retrato, a imagem pura da mulher ideal!