After bidding good-bye to New York's brightest star, Elizabeth Holland, rumors continue to fly about her untimely demise. All eyes are on those closest to the dearly departed: her mischievous sister, Diana, now the family's only hope for redemption; New York's most notorious cad, Henry Schoon-maker, the flame Elizabeth never extinguished; the seductive Penelope Hayes, poised to claim all that her best friend left behind - including Henry; even Elizabeth's scheming former maid, Lina Broud, who discovers that while money matters and breeding counts, gossip is the new currency. As old friends become rivals, Manhattan's most dazzling socialites find their futures threatened by whispers from the past. In this delicious sequel to The Luxe, nothing is more dangerous than a scandal . . . or more precious than a secret.
Passionate romance and court intrigue, lords and ladies, knights and castles... Madelyne de Belgrume has lived in secrecy in a hidden abbey for years. Her mad, abusive father, Fantin, believes she is dead. Lord Gavin Mal Verne wants nothing more than to seek revenge on Fantin de Belgrume...and he has the king's blessing to bring the man to heel. After a battle with Fantin that leaves Gavin nearly dead, he accidentally comes upon a hidden abbey...and the beautiful, serene nun who helps to heal him...and touches his heart in more ways than one. When Gavin discovers Madelyne's true identity, she is forced to leave the sanctuary of the abbey and appeal to King Henry for succor. To her horror, Madelyne learns she must either marry...or be returned to her father's custody.
A collection of storiesA briliant new collection of stories, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of HIDING FROM THE LIGHT. As well as being the author of eight bestselling novels, Barbara Erskine is an acclaimed short story writer and this, her third collection, shows her unique power to draw her readers deep into her character's worlds. Here are over twenty stories, some written especially for this volume, and some written over recent years and collected here for the first time. Highlights include a brand-new story in which we find out what happened next to the characters from WHISPERS IN THE SAND.
When Lady Johanna learned that she was a widow, she vowed she would never marry again. Only sixteen, she possessed a strength of will that impressed all who looked past her golden-haired beauty. Yet when King John demanded that she remarry—and selected a bridegroom for her—it seemed she must acquiesce, until her beloved foster brother suggested she wed his friend, the handsome Scottish warrior Gabriel MacBain. At first Johanna was shy, but as Gabriel tenderly revealed the splendid pleasures they would share, she came to suspect that she was falling in love with her gruff new husband. And it was soon apparent to the entire Highlands clan that their brusque, gallant laird had surrendered his heart completely. But now a desperate royal intrigue threatened to tear her from his side—and to destroy the man whose love meant more to her than she had ever dreamed!
With her reputation forever tarnished by a youthful indiscretion, lovely Emily Faringdon is resigned to a life of spinsterhood, until she embarks on an unusual correspondence and finds herself falling head over heals in love. Sensitive, intelligent, and high-minded, her noble pen pal seems to embody everything Emily has ever dreamed of in a man. But Simon Augustus Traherne, the mysterious Earl of Blade, is not at all what he seems.Driven by dark, smoldering passions and a tragic secret buried deep within his soul, Blade has all of London cowering at his feet, but not Emily...never Emily. For even as she surrenders to his seductive charms, she knows the real reason for his amorous suit. And she knows that she must reach the heart of this golden-eyed dragon before the avenging demons of their entwined pasts destroy the only love she has ever known...
How can an honorable lady like Lady Catriona Hennessy unite with a rake like Richard Cynster? Though charmed by his commanding presence, she cannot give up her independence. Marriage had not previously been on Richard's agenda, but perhaps taming the lady was just the challenge he needs-if he can have the rights of the marraige bed without making any revealing promises of love?
Come back to Tara . . . to Scarlett and Rhett . . . and to the greatest love story in all fiction. This is the book whose initial publication was an instant sensation—selling out immediately, setting new records, and enthralling readers all over the world. This is the book everyone wants to read, savor, and enjoy . . .
Julia Herington is overjoyed when her stepsister, Louisa, becomes engaged-to a viscount, no less. Louisa's only hesitation is living a life under the ton's critical gaze. But with his wry wit and unconventional ideas, Julia feels James is perfect for Louisa. She can only hope to find a man like him for herself. Exactly like him, in fact…As the new Viscount Matheson, James wished to marry quickly and secure his title. Kind, intelligent Louisa seemed a suitable bride… until he met her stepsister. Julia is impetuous-and irresistible. Pledged to one sister, yet captivated by another, what is he to do? As Christmas and the whirl of the London season approach, James may be caught in a most scandalous conundrum, one that only true love, a bit of spiritous punch-and a twist of fate-will solve…
Theirs should have been the perfect marriage. Sarah was as wildly in love with the Duke of Cranwell as he was with her…until, on their wedding night, Sarah was forced to reveal the secret of her past. And that, midst great public scandal, ended their marriage almost before it began. Then in fashionable Bath their paths crossed again. The stunningly beautiful Sarah knew it was folly to think this dashing and sought-after lord would ever get over her shocking betrayal. His fury made it painfully clear that they should separate again, this time forever. Sarah could find a thousand arguments against the wisdom -or likelihood- of so miserable an edict. For one, the duke's ridiculous masculine pride was no match for the sensuous power of her affection for him…as she counted on love to melt the last shred of his resistance to her passionate surrender…
Lo llamaban «el demonio» y dec?an que jam?s amar?a a otra mujer. Ella acept? el desaf?o.En el pueblo lo llamaban «el demonio», pues el sombr?o y enigm?tico Julian, conde de Ravenwood, era un hombre de temperamento iracundo.Su primera esposa hab?a muerto de modo misterioso, un hecho que no se olvidaba f?cilmente. Hab?a quienes sosten?an que la bella lady Ravenwood se hab?a ahogado en las turbias y oscuras aguas de la laguna. Otros implicaban directamente al conde, bas?ndose en su car?cter.Ahora Sophy Dorring, una muchacha criada en el campo, est? a punto de convertirse en la nueva esposa de Ravenwood, atra?da por su fuerza masculina y por el brillo de deseo que ard?a en sus ojos…
A sus veintiocho a?os, Pen?lope se ha resignado ya a convertirse en una solterona destinada a envejecer cuidando a su madre. Durante una d?cada, ha asistido a todas las fiestas de la aristocracia londinense, y siempre ha sido la muchacha mediocre, callada, la que nadie saca a bailar m?s que por compromiso, la que pasa inadvertida para todos. Tambi?n para Colin Bridgerton, hermano de la mejor amiga de Pen?lope, guapo, audaz, soltero de oro… y su amor plat?nico desde siempre. Para Colin, Pen?lope siempre ha estado ah?, simp?tica, agradable, pero casi invisible. ?C?mo es posible que todo cambie de repente? Sin saber bien c?mo, el menor de los Bridgerton descubre a una mujer inteligente, sensible, audaz… y muy atractiva. Durante a?os se han conocido casi como hermanos, y de repente se dan cuenta de que no saben nada el uno del otro. Pero no todo lo que descubrir?n va a resultar tan placentero…
A multiple New York Times hardcover bestselling author with nearly seven million copies of her books sold, Mary Balogh confirms her position as 'a veritable treasure, a matchless storyteller who makes our hearts melt with delight' (Romantic Times). In Seducing An Angel, she continues the adventures begun with First Comes Marriage, Then Comes Seduction, and At Last Comes Love. Banished, destitute, and labeled a murderess, Cassandra, Lady Paget, arrives in Regency London determined to overcome the reputation that has preceded her and to find a wealthy gentleman who can restore her to the extravagant life to which she's grown accustomed. She sets her sights on Stephen, Earl of Merton - an angelic-looking man of means who surely cannot resist her. Intrigued by Cassandra's charm, Stephen agrees to make her his mistress. But despite his looks and easy charm, Stephen is no angel, and Cassandra soon realizes that there is a price to be paid for trying to tempt one.
Townsfolk called him Devil for dark and enigmatic Julian, Earl of Ravenswood, was a man with a legendary temper and a first wife whose mysterious death would not be forgotten. Some said the Lady had drowned herself in the black, murky waters of Ravenswood pond. others whispered of foul play and the devil's wrath.And now, country-bred Sophy Dorring is about to become Ravenwood's new bride…
Pi?kna Arabella Grey, osierocona kr?lewska krewna, jako m?odziutka dziewczyna ma by? wydana za m?? za sir Jaspera Keane'a. To zaaran?owane przez kr?la ma??e?stwo ma zapewni? ochron? rodowego zamku Grey?w na niebezpiecznym szkockim pograniczu. Tymczasem w dniu ?lubu do ko?cio?a wkracza m?ody Szkot Travis Stewart, podst?pem oraz gro?b? zmusza pana m?odego do odst?pienia od swych praw i sam bierze ?lub z m?odziutk? pann? m?od?. Jak potocz? si? dalsze losy Arabelli?
Second in the all-new trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of Gorgeous as SinIf his mistress is missing, then who's the woman in the baron's bed?When Baron Lenox's assignation with his mistress goes awry, he finds himself in bed with the wrong lady. The potential scandal leaves him with one option: marry the innocent mystery woman. But Isolde Perceval has no intention of marrying Lenox. In fact, she orchestrated the compromising situation herself-for reasons that are unpredictable, riotously romantic, and sexy as hell.
Catherine had saved Lord Michael Kenyon on the battlefields of Europe. Now, she is standing in his London drawing room asking him to pretend to be her mate. Catherine is in line to inherit a title, an ancient home, and heritage--if she arrives on the Island of Skoal with her husband, who unbeknownst to Michael is dead.
When the family ghost, the Virgin Bride, warns Alexandra Sherbrooke that her husband is in danger, Douglas takes the prediction with a grain of salt. But when he is shot and wounded and then is warned by the Duke of Wellington himself that someone from his past is bent on revenge, everyone, including twin sons James and Jason, gets into the act. A pair of identical twins worthy of the Sherbrooke legacy (The Bride of Sherbrooke); a plucky, outspoken, but charmingly na ve heroine who leads James on a merry chase; and a plot with more than one unexpected twist result in the kind of lively, sensual, danger-filled adventure that fans of Coulter's historicals have come to expect. The best-selling author of both historical romance and contemporary romantic suspense, Coulter lives in the San Francisco area.
W zamierzch?ych czasach ?redniowiecza narodziny bli?ni?t wi?zano z si?ami nieczystymi. Powiadano, ?e s? uciele?nieniem dobra i z?a, ?e s? jedn? dusz?, ?e w ?onie matki walcz? o to, kt?re ma pierwsze przyj?? na ?wiat. To pierwsze bowiem otrzymuje ca?e dobro duszy, to drugie – z?o.Linnea byla t? drug? z bli?niaczek, i tak te? j? traktowano. Jedni na jej widok kre?lili znak krzy?a, inni od niej uciekali, jeszcze inni okazywali pogard?.Kiedy dziewczynie trafia si? okazja udowodnienia, ?e nie jest wcieleniem z?a, postanawia j? ...
There has never been a woman like luscious, raven-haired, hot-tempered Skye O'Malley. She is the courageous seafaring captain of her own mighty fleet, and intelligent enough to win a battle of wits with Queen Elizabeth herself. Follow along as Skye O'Malley is swept up in a journey filled with romance and passion that takes her from glittering Ireland, to lush Algeria, to the heart of London in pursuit of a unique and eternal love…
New beginnings.Shocking revelations.Unexpected endings.A spring turns into summer, Elizabeth relishes her new role as a young wife, while her sister, Diana, searches for adventure abroad. But when a surprising clue about their father's death comes to light, the Holland girls wonder at what cost a life of splendor comes.Carolina Broad, society's newest darling, fans a flame from her past, oblivious to how it might burn her future. Penelope Schoonmaker is finally Manhattan royalty — but when a real prince visits the city, she covets a title that comes with a crown. Her ...
Sir Gareth Ludlow knows it is his duty as a man of honour to restore so young and pretty a girl as Amanda, wandering unattended, to her family. But it is to prove no easy task for the Corinthian.
Winn and Joseph met at a resplendent spring wedding, only months before Winn's own wedding. Confident and practical, she never imagined anyone or anything could overturn her own perfect wedding plans.
