A story set in Regency England. When a chivalrous impulse saddles Viscount Desford with a homeless waif in the engaging shape of Cherry Steane, he asks his childhood playmate, Henrietta Silverdale, for help. Although they refused to oblige their parents by marrying, they remain the best of friends.
Darcy has invited the Bennets and the Bingleys to spend the Christmastide’s festive days at Pemberley. But as he and Elizabeth journey to their estate to join the gathered families, a blizzard blankets the English countryside. The Darcys find themselves stranded at a small inn while Pemberley is inundated with refugees seeking shelter from the storm.Without her brother’s strong presence, Georgiana Darcy tries desperately to manage the chaos surrounding the arrival of six invited guests and eleven unscheduled visitors. But bitter feuds, old jealousies and intimate secrets quickly rise to the surface. Has Lady Catherine ...
His Vengeance Was SweetJudith Easton knew that even the spirit of Christmas wouldn't stop the Marquess of Denbigh from settling the score with her. For the beautiful young widow had injured Denbigh's rigid pride years ago by jilting him for another man.Now that Judith was free from her nightmare marriage to that other man, the bold and handsome Marquess made no secret that he had her in his sights and wanted her in his arms.But how could she trust the tender words on his lips when she could sense the hardness of his ...
Augusta Ballinger estaba segura de que se trataba de un terrible error. No era posible que el temible, pomposo y peligrosamente perturbador conde de Graystone quisiera casarse con ella… porque se rumoreaba que la elegida ten?a que ser un dechado de virtudes. Y todos sab?an que ella, la ?ltima descendiente de los desenfrenados Ballinger de Northumberland, no respetaba las normas sociales. Con el fin de convencer al conde de que no es la esposa apropiada, planea un encuentro a medianoche. Pero al entrar en la casa por una ventana s?lo consigue fortalecer la resoluci?n de ?l: arrancar a besos la risa de esos labios de miel y ense?ar buen comportamiento a la indomable jovencita. Pero un viejo enemigo irrumpe para amenazar el amor de los dos, su honor e incluso su vida.
Every woman dreams of saying 'I do.' Jilly Jones — and years of a deeply imperfect marriage followed. Now living in London and working in a charming bookshop, the free-spirited Jilly is perfectly content with her newfound independence.until she meets a dashing naval officer who sparks her longing for a happily ever after.Captain Stephen Arrow is just home after years of service, and he's in no hurry to give up his hard-won freedom. The meddlesome bluestocking Jilly Jones is exactly the kind of woman he need.But there's something about her that keeps drawing Stephen back to the bookshop. With her sparkling wit and understated beauty, she seems like a surprisingly match for Stephen. But will a scandalous chapter in Jilly's past stand in the way of their heated attraction? For this bachelor, nothing is impossible.
Cuando Elizabeth Hotchkiss se hizo con una copia del libro?Como casarse con un marqu?s?, lo hizo en el momento apropiado. Ella deb?a casarse por dinero para mantener a sus hermanos y una gu?a sobre seducci?n puede ser justo lo que necesita?. Pero cuando James Sidwell, marqu?s de Riverdalle, se ofrece a ayudarla a encontrar un marido, nunca so?? que el ?nico candidato que pod?a proponer era ?l mismo?
Carolyn Turner, vizcondesa Wingate, est? completamente escandalizada por la ?ltima selecci?n llevada a cabo por la sociedad literaria de Londres. Memorias de una amante es escandalosamente expl?cito y absolutamente perverso… y despierta en ella sentimientos que nunca supo que tuviera. Est? convencida de que esta er?tica lectura es el ?nico motivo por el que est? sucumbiendo a los encantos del c?lebre libertino Daniel Sutton, lord Surbrooke. Es del todo imposible que est? enamor?ndose del granuja y sus il?citas caricias… ?o no?Lo ?ltimo que Daniel deseaba era pronunciar los votos matrimoniales. Desea con ansia a Carolyn, cierto, pero nunca imagin? que una vez que la arrastrara a su cama jam?s quisiera dejarla marchar. Pero s?lo cuando un asesino convierte a su amada en su objetivo, Daniel se ve incitado a confesar su amor… y a reclamar a Carolyn como su mujer.
Young Kitty Charing stands to inherit a vast fortune from her irascible great-uncle Matthew--provided she marries one of her cousins. Kitty is not wholly adverse to the plan, the right nephew proposes. Unfortunately, Kitty has set her heart on Jack Westruther, a confirmed rake, who seems to have no inclination to marry her anytime soon. In an effort to make Jack jealous, to see a little more of the world than her isolated life on her great-uncle's estate has afforded her, Kitty devises a plan. She convinces yet another of her cousins, the honorable Freddy Standen, to pretend to be engaged to her. Her plan would bring her to London on a visit to Freddy's family and (hopefully) render the elusive Mr. Westruther madly jealous.
Left destitute by the death of her father, and having unsuccessfully tried the career of governess, Katherine Malvern (Kate) seeks refuge with her old Nurse, Sarah, now the wife of a carrier, Joe Nidd. Sarah, Joe, and Joe's father Josiah, with Kate's best interests at heart, inform Kate's aunt (Kate's father's half-sister) of Kate's situation. Kate is 'rescued' by her aunt, Minerva, Lady Broome, who takes her to Staplewood, situated in Leicester, near Market Harborough, where Kate meets Lady Broome's husband, Sir Timothy Broome, their son Torquil, and Philip, Sir Timothy's nephew.
A hundred years have passed since the Faerie woman Lara last saved the world of Hetar from the darkness. Her youth and her beauty remain as always. The passing years, however, have taken many of her friends and kin. Her influence has waned. Those who remember her heroism in times of peril are few. Even her great-grandson, Cadarn, Dominus of Terah, denies her strong magic.And all the while Lara's son, the charming but nefarious Twilight Lord, Kolgrim, waits patiently for his moment. But Kolgrim will not make his father's mistakes by waging war. His way is more ...
"Our contemporary Jane Austen." – Jill BarnettDefying the RulesLady Arabella Blydon can sense the secrets smoldering behind the dark, penetrating gaze of Lord John Blackwood. Still she desires his handsome, mysterious stranger who stirs her passions like no other mann – even as he warns her to stay away.War scarred Lord John's body and soul. But this brazen, intoxicating, infuriating bluestocking poses an even greater threat: she is forcing him to care again. For Belle is a woman of bold, independent spirit, equally unconcerned about society's petty restrictions and love's hidden perils. And the beautiful, determined schemer will not rest until she returns joy and light to the damaged lord's life…and wins a place in his shuttered heart forever.
A tragic past has driven Lord Strathmore to use his formidable talents to protect his country from secret enemies, and he does it superlatively well - until he meets a mysterious woman. By turns glamorous and subdued, reckless yet vulnerable, she baffles his mind even as she captures his heart.
From a magnificent ballroom ablaze with lights to an imposing country house steeped in shadows comes a breathtaking tale of an impetuous miss — and a passion that leads to peril...At five and twenty, Prudence Merryweather knew very well the risks a woman took by visiting a gentleman in the dead of night. But bearding the notorious Earl of Angelstone in his den was the only way to stop him from engaging her hot-headed brother in a duel. And that was why she found herself ushered into Sebastian's forbidding presence at three in the morning — and thoroughly kissed before dawn.She was a country-bred innocent and an intriguing experience for a man who dwelt more in the shadows than in sunshine. Yet as her boldness drew Prue into one dangerous episode after another, Sebastain found himself torn between a raging hunger to possess her and a driving need to protect her. And the reckless beauty would soon need all the protection she could get....
Alexander’s new historical mystery takes place in the late-nineteenth century and takes up at the point Tears of Pearl (2009) left off. In Tears, Lady Emily’s honeymoon with second husband Colin ended with her being shot and losing her unborn baby. Now she and Colin are staying in Normandy with his autocratic mother, Mrs. Hargreaves, who takes it amiss when Emily comes upon the body of a murdered young woman while horseback riding. Lady Emily can’t help but investigate the murder, especially when she learns the dead girl came from an aristocratic family in Rouens and was ...
When a fortuitous accident draws Anne away from Rosings and her overbearing mother's direct influence, she is able to think and act for herself for the first time ever. In the society of her cousins Darcy and Georgiana, and, of course, the lively Mrs. Darcy, Anne reveals a talent for writing and a zest for life.Meanwhile, Lady Catherine is determined to choose a husband for Anne. But now that Anne has found her courage, she may not be so easy to rule.Anne de Bourgh is a sympathetic character whose obedience and meekness were expected of women in her day. As she frees herself from these expectations, Anne discovers strength, independence, and even true love in a wonderfully satisfying coming-of-age story.
A gentleman in love cannot survive without his best friend...Fitzwilliam Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam couldn't be more different, and that goes for the way each one woos and pursues the woman of his dreams. Darcy is quiet and reserved, careful and dutiful, and his qualms and hesitations are going to torpedo his courtship of Elizabeth. His affable and vivacious cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam is a military hero whose devil-may-care personality hides the torments within, until he finds himself in a passionate, whirlwind affair with a beautiful widow who won't hear of his honorable intentions.Cousins, best friends, and sparring partners, Darcy and Fitzwilliam have always been there for each other. So it's no surprise when the only one who can help Darcy fix his botched marriage proposals is Fitzwilliam, and the only one who can pull Fitzwilliam out of an increasingly dangerous entanglement is Darcy...
What is it about Fitzwilliam Darcy? Two hundred years after he captivated Elizabeth Bennett, readers still can't seem to get their fill of him. This title is just the latest in Darcy-inspired Jane Austen "fanfiction." Aylmer adheres more closely to the original in Darcy's Story, which retells Pride and Prejudice from Darcy's point of view. Big chunks of dialogue are lifted straight from Austen, accompanied by Darcy's own thoughts and perceptions. It's an interesting idea, but Aylmer's reverence for the text stands in the way of creating a lively story. There is no attempt to match Austen's sparkle or ...
In this enchanting and highly original retelling of Jane Austen's , Elizabeth Bennet sets out for the new world aboard the grand ship . She's prepared for an uneventful voyage until a chance encounter with the handsome, taciturn Mr. Darcy turns her world upside down.When Elizabeth falls ill, Darcy throws convention overboard in a plan that will bind them to each other more deeply than he ever could have imagined. But the perils of their ocean voyage pale in comparison to the harsh reality of society's rules that threaten their chance at happiness. When they return to the lavish halls of England, will their love survive?
By the dark of the moon, Connor d'Arcy, Earl of Iveagh, rode out to prey on the hated English ravaging his beloved homeland. Soon, lovely Caitlyn was riding with him--tormented by her growing passion for a man who had made her a woman but still thought of her as a child--until the night Caitlyn was forced to betray him in order to save his life.
In Frankenberg, fernab des herrlichen, k?niglichen Dresden, verliebt sich ein junger Apotheker in die Tochter seines Prinzipals. Ahnungslos und von seiner Leidenschaft verblendet betritt er den Weg, der in sein Verh?ngnis f?hrt. Vor dem bewegten historischen Hintergrund einer glanzvollen Epoche entfaltet sich das Drama einer gro?en Liebe, die in der Enge der s?chsischen Provinz zum Scheitern verurteilt ist.
Ein Sommernachmittag des Jahres 1757 im Londoner Herrenclub »Gesellschaft zur Wertsch?tzung des englischen Beefsteaks«: Als der englische Offizier Lord John Grey, soeben aus dem schottischen Zwangsexil zur?ckgekehrt, auf der Toilette einen verstohlenen Blick auf seinen Nebenmann wirft, stellt er entsetzt fest, dass dieser Symptome der Franz?sischen Krankheit zeigt. Pikanterweise handelt es sich bei dem Gentleman um den Ehrenwerten Joseph Trevelyan, prominentes Mitglied der Londoner Gesellschaft - und der Verlobte von Lord Johns junger Cousine. Lord John sieht nur einen Ausweg: Er muss diese Verbindung l?sen, ohne dass es zu einem Skandal in der klatschs?chtigen Londoner ...
