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Miss Daphne Farrington despises three things: England's dreary weather, the grimy streets of London, and most especially the English aristocracy. Despite her misgivings, she must persuade the very English Duke of Waverly to save her family shipping business. If only she could ignore the way he makes her pulse race whenever she's near him.

Die romantisch veranlagte Prudence hält ihre Schwester für verrückt. Sophia wird eine Vernunftehe eingehen, durch die sie zur Gräfin wird. Dabei liebt sie ihren Verlobten gar nicht! Während der Londoner Ballsaison lernt Prudence Lord Knave besser kennen und stellt schockiert fest, dass er auch noch ziemlich arrogant ist. Aber Sophias Glück liegt ihr am Herzen und so macht sie es sich zum Ziel, dass die beiden sich bis zu ihrer Hochzeit ineinander verlieben. Was Prudence dabei jedoch nicht bedacht hat, ist, dass sie sich womöglich selbst in Lord Knave verlieben könnte.

Lady Dorothea Beaumont ha tenido más que suficiente con las intrigas de su familia; se niega a seguir intentando atrapar a un duque y buscará cobijo en la finca irlandesa de su tía, donde espera disfrutar de una vida tranquila y libre de las restricciones sociales de la alta sociedad londinense. Pero un duque arrogante y pecaminosamente guapo arruinará sus planes.

With his impeccable reputation and undeniable good looks, Garrick Weir, Viscount Lindsey, heir to the Duke of Dryden, has earned his place at the apex of fashionable London society. Every lady on the marriage mart wants him as her prize, and every young fop wants to be him. When his foolish younger brother declares his intention to marry a devious East End fortune hunter, Garrick is appalled. He vows to do everything in his power to stop the mésalliance from occurring.

Recently returned to England, Leo, the new Earl of Salcott, discovers he's been thrust into the role of guardian to an heiress, the daughter of a notorious rake. Even worse, his wealthy ward has brought her half-sister, the beautiful but penniless Isobel, with her. Leo must find Clarissa a suitable husband, but her illegitimate half sister, Izzy, is quite another matter. Her lowly birth makes her quite unacceptable in London's aristocratic circles. However, the girls are devoted to each other and refuse to be separated. Even worse, sparks fly every time Leo and Izzy interact.

The Honourable, excessively handsome, excessively wealth and perhaps a tad egotistical, Mr Malcolm is searching for a wife—but not just any wife. He's armed himself with a list of ideal qualities that his future wife will have to embody. After years of searching, he's beginning to despair of ever finding this paragon...until Selina Dalton arrives in town.

Elliot Sandhill-Jones, dem Sohn eines hochverschuldeten Barons, war seit seiner Kindheit bewusst, dass ihn weder Schönheit noch Charme davor retten würden, reich heiraten zu müssen. Da knüpft sein Vater einen Pakt mit einem vermögenden Webereibesitzer. Wenn Elliot dessen Enkelin Corinna zur Frau nimmt und damit der Familie den Einstieg in den Hochadel ermöglicht, würde der Weber für sämtliche Schulden aufkommen. Elliot hat Corinna einmal gesehen und hält sie für schrill und vulgär.

Nothing happens in London without Graham Wynchester knowing. His massive collection of intelligence is invaluable to his family’s mission of aiding those most in need. So when he deciphers a series of coded messages in the scandal sheets, Graham’s convinced he must come to a royal’s rescue. But his quarry turns out not to be a princess at all… The captivating Kunigunde de Heusch is anything but a damsel in distress, and the last thing she wants is Graham’s help.

When his father, the Duke of Wolfford, is hanged for an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria, Marcus Stanwick is stripped of everything. Vowing to return honor to his family, he seeks to expose the others involved in the treasonous plot and bring them to justice. His search forces him to turn to a woman he despises for her unforgiveable betrayal—a woman known as the heartless harlot.

Miss Drewsmina “Drew” Trelayne is a former awkward child and one-time wicked stepsister. Raised by a bitter, overbearing mother, Drew is all grown up and has made peace with her orange hair and bean-pole height. Her transformation has inspired her dream of opening a finishing school that emphasizes inner beauty, capability, and confidence. But launching a school costs money so Drew must begin with private clients who pay well and don’t ask many questions.

Lady Johanna Darby has loved Benedict Carver since they were young, but he’s never seen her as more than his best friend’s little sister. When Benedict marries another and emigrates to America, she knows she will never love another. But with her sisters all wed, Johanna resigns herself to finding a match to finally leave her family home and give her brother his much-deserved freedom to find his own wife.

Still unwed at 21, an unconventional high-spirited woman finds her affections sought by a handsome, devilishly charming earl, who is nicknamed "The Ideal" by the ton—for his combination of wealth and looks. Though at first she fights his advances, slowly she forms a heated alliance with him. But sparring with words soon turns into a succumbing passion.

The Grail: The Saving of Elizabeth Darcy closes out the Bennet Wardrobe series. The disparate threads spun by the remarkable women born to a Hertfordshire couple of insignificant fortune are woven together. These lives have become the tapestry that records the destiny of Jane Austen’s lovers, immortal in any here/now or where/when.

Disinherited debutante Rosamund Burnell is in a fix. Pretending she's still a wealthy catch, she sets out to ensnare the Duke of Studborne. The only spanner in the works? Her growing attraction to the duke's very proper, very honorable, and very penniless nephew, Benedict. The duke seems enchanted, but his motives for courting her are not what they seem, and Rosamund is caught in a trap. She must uncover the truth, and only one person in the abbey can help her. The annoyingly principled Benedict!

With limited funds, and a long way from Texas, Rosamund must pretend she's a wealthy catch. Meeting the Duke of Studborne, have her prayers been answered? Perhaps...but what of the mysterious disappearances at Studborne Abbey? If she is to uncover the truth, only one person can help her...the duke's annoyingly principled, far-too-honourable nephew.

With her name mired in scandal, Cornelia Mortmain's marriage prospects are nil. Wild adventurer Burnell is exactly the sort of "dangerous man" she's sworn off, and posing as his fiancée can only spell trouble. Or, make her so notorious she'll become irresistible. Can they convince everyone they're madly in love? The game is on!

Almendra es la hija de un barón, pero tras perder a sus padres, se ve obligada a vivir con su cruel madrastra. Almendra pasa sus días trabajando de sirvienta en su propia casa, aunque se lo pasa soñando con encontrar un marido apuesto que la aleje de su miserable vida. El duque de Caldwell no está interesado en casarse con la primera mujer que se le presente. Quiere a alguien bella y única, alguien que encarne las virtudes de su difunta madre. Cuando su carruaje se estropea y una hermosa joven se detiene para ayudarlo, sabe que ha encontrado a la mujer perfecta para él.

1879, Ornella, la cousine par alliance des soeurs Meilox, fuit la Sicile. Elle veut vivre son rêve américain. Accompagnée de sa dame de compagnie, elle n'hésite pas à franchir l'Atlantique et à retrouver une partie de sa famille ayant immigré des années auparavant à New York. Cette ville l'intrigue et la fascine, des beaux quartiers aux quais de l'Hudson. Sans compter sur un sombre personnage aux allures de voyou des docks, malgré l'élégant costume qu'il porte, et dont le regard lui brûle la peau: Gabriele Orsini.

Allayne Carlyle, the only son and heir of Viscount Rose, is in a conundrum. All his friends are happily married, and his mother has decided it is time for him to do the same deed. Why would he want to get leg-shackled, when there are too many alluring widows to bed, and even more beautiful actresses to pursue? Lady Alexandra Davenport, the only daughter of the Earl of Weston, is in a similar predicament. She has been cleverly avoiding the matrimonial trap, but now that her twenty-fifth birthday has come around, her father has finally put his foot down.

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