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Hero Wantage is desperate to change her fate. When the dashing Lord Sherry proposes out of the blue, Hero is overjoyed—she'll escape a life as a governess and, once they wed, he can finally claim his inheritance. But as Hero attempts to social climb in glamorous London society, Sherry is concerned that her naivety will ruin them both and takes drastic action. The chaos that follows will push friendships—and hearts—to breaking point.

Shot-proof, fever-proof and a veteran campaigner at the age of 25, Brigade-Major Harry Smith is reputed to be the luckiest man in Lord Wellington's army. But at the siege of Badajos, his friends foretell the ruin of his career. For when Harry meets the defenceless Juana, a fiery passion consumes him. Under the banner of honour and with the selfsame ardour he so frequently displays in battle, he dives headlong into marriage. In his beautiful child-bride, he finds a kindred spirit and a temper to match. But for Juana, a long year of war must follow....

Annis Wychwood delights in her independence. Beautiful, rich and far too busy for love, she has turned down the advances of many a hopeful suitor. But when she becomes entangled in the affairs of a runaway heiress, she encounters the girl's guardian, the notorious Oliver Carleton. While Oliver may be a reckless and uncivil rogue, Annis can't help but be drawn towards his wild ways.

Charity Steane has nothing in the world but hope. Escaping a miserable life under her tyrannical aunt, she decides to take her chances with her estranged grandfather in London. Now it's just a matter of finding him.... And as a 'charity girl' with no dowry and no options, hope can only get her so far. But with the help of the dashing and kind-hearted Desford and his dearest friend Hetta, it seems like Charity's fortunes might be about to change. That is, until the surprise appearance of a long-lost relative throws things into chaos.

The story takes place in the 18th century, where fashion was very much a la mode, with silks, stains, and powdered wigs. Philip Jettan, a handsome and sturdy youth, is rejected by the lady of his dreams, Cleone Charteris, because he is not foppish enough. Encouraged by his uncle, Philip decides to go to Paris in order to learn the ways of a stylish gentleman. On his return, however, Philip wonders whether Cleone prefers him as he is - or as he was. Cleone in her turn, wonders whether Philip has really changed or whether he is putting on a front.

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together a selection of rare tales by masters of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Agatha Christie crime story that has not been seen since 1922. At a time when crime and thriller writing has once again overtaken the sales of general and literary fiction, Bodies from the Library unearths lost stories from the Golden Age, that period between the World Wars when detective fiction captured the public’s imagination.

Hated for his cruel and vicious nature, ruling his family with an iron hand from his sickbed, tyrannical patriarch Adam Penhallow is found murdered the day before his birthday. His entire family had assembled for his birthday celebration, and every one of them had the ways and means to commit the crime. As accusations and suspicion turn in one direction and then another, the claws and backstabbing come out, and no one is exempt from the coming implosion.

Chi è Frederica Merriville? È questa la domanda che si pone il marchese di Alverstoke quando una signorina, attraente e padrona di sé, si rivolge a lui perché l'aiuti a lanciare nella buona società di Londra la sua giovane e bellissima sorella Charis, e si prenda cura dei suoi fratelli ancora adolescenti. E perché Alverstoke, trentasettenne annoiato e molto ambito dalle donne, dovrebbe acconsentire alla richiesta di una parente lontana e sconosciuta come Frederica? Per far dispetto alle sue ambiziose sorelle? Perché conquistato dalla bellezza di Charis?

I dette fjerde bind i serien om inspektør Hannasyde, får inspektøren til opgave at opklare mordet på den velansete og respekterede Ernest Fletcher, der findes myrdet, taevet ihjel med et blunt objekt. I takt med at Hannasydes efterforskning udvikler sig, dukker der flere og flere beviser op, der tyder på, at Fletcher langt fra var den mand, han udgav sig for at vaere - og midt i det hele, bliver endnu et mord begået på naermest identisk vis.

Fra sin himmelseng på godset Trevelin regerer den gamle og tilsyneladende sindssyge Penhallow med hård hånd over hele sin store familie, der i bund og grund består af individer, der er lige så saere som godsejeren selv. Da den gamle tyran findes myrdet i sin seng, er det ikke lettelse, men panik, der griber godsets beboere, for politiundersøgelsen bevaeger sig ud i alle mørke afkroge og helt ind til skeletterne i ska- bene, og på kryds og tvaers af familien mistaenk- er alle snart hinanden for mordet.

Eine romantische Geschichte aus der Zeit Louis XV. Paris: Der Herzog von Avon ist als "Satanas" bekannt, denn er führt ein ausschweifendes Leben und kennt keinen Skrupel. Als er eines Tages fast von dem Jungen Léon umgerannt wird, kommt ihm eine Idee. Kurzerhand kauft er den Knaben seiner Familie ab. Léon soll sein Page werden. Das sorgt für einiges Aufsehen in der Pariser Belletage. Genau das hat der Herzog bezweckt. Er plant nämlich die Rache an seinem - ihm erstaunlich ähnlich sehenden - Erzfeind Graf Henry de Saint-Vire.

Die kluge 25-jährige Venetia Lanyon hat früh ihre Eltern verloren. Auf ihr liegt die Verantwortung für das Familienanwesen und ihren behinderten Bruder Aubrey. Dazu muss sie sich gegen den spröden Edward Yardley und manch anderen Werber zur Wehr setzen. Venetia sucht nicht irgendeinen Mann, sie sucht die große Liebe! Da trifft es sich wunderbar, dass sie zufällig den freizügigen wie attraktiven Lord Damerel kennenlernt. Venetia will dem charmanten Wüstling nicht nachgeben, aber ihr Herz ist schon verloren.

1816: Die 20-jährige Sophy Stanton-Lacy kommt in das Haus ihrer Tante in London. Die Verwandtschaft ist außer sich. Statt des erwarteten, sittsamen, schüchternen Mädchens ist Sophie eine selbstbewusste und vor Energie sprühende junge Frau, die sich nicht um die Gebräuche der höheren Gesellschaft schert. Sophy mischt sich in die (Liebes-)Angelegenheiten anderer Leute ein und treibt ihren attraktiven Cousin Charles langsam aber sicher in den Wahnsinn. Doch auch Sophy kann der Liebe nicht auf Dauer entkommen.

Als die Geschwister Peter, Celia und Margaret gewarnt werden, dass es in dem ehemaligen Klostergebäude Priory, das sie geerbt haben, spuken soll, halten sie das Gerede zuerst für Aberglauben. Doch schon in der ersten Nacht werden sie von einem unheimlichen Stöhnen geweckt - und bald darauf geschieht auch noch ein Mord... Ein Muss für Fans von Georgette Heyer und klassischen englischen Krimis.

An historical romance set in London and the English countryside with remarkable nuance and descriptions about dress, parties, houses, men and women and their dealings with each other, with special insights into marriage. A wonderful ode to our better selves and what we can be if we move beyond the bumps and bruises in life.

A historical romance set in London, a small English town, and Paris. Remarkably well-crafted, with nuanced male and female characters, this book launched Georgette's 53-book best-selling career.

The acknowledged ‘queen of Regency romance’, best-selling author Georgette Heyer, also penned a dozen delightful mystery novels. Included here are dramatisations of four of her finest stories from both genres, full of her characteristic wit, charm and period detail.

In an 18th-century England of wit, womanising and powdered wigs, provincial Philip Jettan runs the risk of irreproachability. Cleone Charteris stands in no such danger. The golden-haired, headstrong despair of men, she seeks a husband who can duel and dice with the best of them. So Philip leaves for Paris, where his father's hopes and his lover's ideals are realised, but with unforeseen consequences for them both.... A peerlessly successful and prolific romantic novelist, Georgette Heyer shows in Powder and Patch what won her a wide, devoted audience that continues to this day.

Horry Winwood doesn't play by the rules. So when her family are near ruin and her sister is about to enter a loveless marriage to a wealthy man to settle the family debts, young and headstrong Horry proposes to marry him instead. As her new husband's attentions fall elsewhere, Horry feels increasingly unhappy. Then she meets the attractive and dangerous Lord Lethbridge, and her days suddenly become more exciting. But there is bad blood between Horry's husband and Lord Lethbridge, and as complications and deceptions mount, the social tangle grows ever trickier to unpick.

In 1815, beneath the aegis of the Army of Occupation, Brussels is the gayest town in Europe. And the widow Lady Barbara Childe, renowned for being as outrageous as she is beautiful, is at the centre of all that is fashionable and light-hearted. When she meets Charles Audley, dashing aide-de-camp to the great Duke of Wellington himself, her joie de vivre knows no bounds - until the eve of the fateful Battle of Waterloo....