検索キーワード： 著者 "Alexis Hall" すべてのカテゴリー

When Viola Carroll was presumed dead at Waterloo she took the opportunity to live, at last, as herself. But freedom does not come without a price, and Viola paid for hers with the loss of her wealth, her title, and her closest companion, Justin de Vere, the Duke of Gracewood. Only when their families reconnect, years after the war, does Viola learn how deep that loss truly was. Shattered without her, Gracewood has retreated so far into grief that Viola barely recognizes her old friend in the lonely, brooding man he has become.

A couple of years ago I screwed up so badly that everybody I remotely cared about wound up dead, nearly dead, or just plain betraying me. Some days, I'm sober enough to care. My list of "things I really don't need right now" starts with a condescending octogenarian werewolf having a go at me for banging a Marchioness. As for where it ends, try the disembodied spirit of my ex-girlfriend stalking me in my dreams, a vindictive wizard-vampire from the first century on a vengeance crusade, and, oh yes, having to find the actual Holy Grail.

With a paycheck as useful as greaseproof paper and a house crumbling faster than biscuits in tea, Rosaline Palmer is teetering on the edge of financial disaster. But where there’s a whisk there’s a way...and Rosaline has just landed a spot on the nation’s most beloved baking show. Winning the prize money would give her daughter the life she deserves - and Rosaline is determined to stick to the instructions. However, more than collapsing trifles stand between Rosaline and sweet, sweet victory.

M'lady's name is Shadowless, cos she's the fastest ship in the sky. And she ain't no everyday airship, she's an aethership, meaning she don't need engines nor turbines nor nowt but an aethermancer and the stars t' guide her. When luckless Dil falls half-dead onto the deck of the skyship Shadowless, he joins an outlaw crew haunted by visions of maelstrom. Driven by a ruthless captain, guided by a pilot with madness in her eyes, they hunt the power that holds up the clouds. Until it turns - to hunt them.

Fate or destiny or a god with a really messed-up sense of humor has dropped a weapon that could rewrite the universe right into the middle of London, and anybody with half a sniff of arcane power has rocked up to stake their claim on it. Last time this happened, the city went to pieces. This time, it might just go to hell. Also, I'm still dating a vampire.

The two parts of being a paranormal private investigator I could really do without are being forced to eat bananas by an animated statue with a potassium fixation, and being put on trial for murder by a self-appointed council of vampire oligarchs. To be fair, I did kind of do it (the murder, not the bananas). But I was kind of saving my girlfriend, who is kind of one of them. On top of this, I've also wound up with a primordial queen of the damned trying to strangle me in my dreams.

Name's Kane, Kate Kane. I'm a paranormal private investigator, which is like a normal private investigator except - and stop me if you're having trouble following this - more paranormal. This business comes with a few basic rules: don't start drinking before noon, don't get your partner killed, don't sleep with the woman who killed him. Last year I broke all of them.

Alfie Bell is . . . fine. He's got a six-figure salary, a penthouse in Canary Wharf, the car he swore he'd buy when he was 18, and a bunch of fancy London friends. It's rough, though, going back to South Shields now that they all know he's a fully paid-up pansy. It's the last place he's expecting to pull. But Fen's gorgeous, with his pink-tipped hair and hipster glasses, full of the sort of courage Alfie's never had. It should be a one-night thing, but Alfie hasn't met anyone like Fen before.

Miss Mitchelmore wurde verflucht. Das findet sie heraus, als sich ihr Kleid auf einem Ball plötzlich in Luft auflöst und sie nur knapp einem Skandal entkommt. Sie ist entschlossen, herauszufinden, wer es auf sie abgesehen hat. Ausgerechnet die mysteriöse Lady Georgiana scheint mehr über den Täter zu wissen. Und wenn man dem Klatsch und Tratsch auf der Straße Glauben schenken kann, ist sie eine Hexe mit dunklem Geheimnis.. Ihre anziehende Art könnte sowohl Miss Mitchelmores Herz als auch ihrem Leben gefährlich werden.

It is the year 1814 and Miss Maelys Mitchelmore finds her entry into the highest society of Bath hindered by an irritating curse. It begins innocuously enough, with her dress slowly unmaking itself over the course of an evening at the ball of the season, a scandal she only narrowly manages to escape. However, as the curse progresses to more fatal proportions, she realises she must seek out urgent assistance, even if that means mixing with the most undesirable company - and there are few less desirable allies than the brooding Lady Georgiana Landrake.

It is the year 1814, and life for a young lady of good breeding has many difficulties. There are balls to attend, fashions to follow, marriages to consider, and, of course, the tiny complication of existing in a world swarming with fairy spirits, interfering deities, and actual straight-up sorcerers.

It is the year 1815, and Mr. John Caesar is determined to help his sister, Mary, successfully navigate the marriage mart. A high-stakes endeavor at the best of times, this task is made slightly more difficult by his family’s nontraditional background, the pernicious whims of the ton, and the ever-present complication of living in a world full of scheming fairies and capricious gods. Despite all that, John knows that his parents wish to see his sister comfortably settled. He also knows that the sooner he sees Mary’s future secured, the sooner he can get his own wish.

Når man følger opskriften, får man de flotteste resultater. Rosaline Palmer har altid levet efter den regel – bortset fra da hun droppede ud af universitetet for at tage sig af sin datter. Nu står Rosaline uden en krone på lommen og med en lønseddel, der er lige så meget værd som bagepapir. Men hvor der er piskeris, er der vej, og Rosaline har lige fået en plads i landets største bagedyst. Præmien vil give hendes datter det liv, hun fortjener – og Rosaline er fast besluttet på at vinde. Der kommer dog meget mere end sammenfaldne souffléer mellem Rosaline og den søde sejr.

SØGES. En pæn mand, der kan spille min kæreste, INGEN skandaler og gerne vegetar. Skal kunne begynde med det samme... Luc O’Donnell er pludselig blevet semiberømt. Hans afdankede, fallerede rockstjerne-far har gjort comeback, så Luc befinder sig i offentlighedens søgelys, da et kompromitterende foto dukker op og truer med at ødelægge hans liv. For at redde sit image må Luc finde en pæn og pletfri partner... og Oliver Blackwood er så pæn og pletfri, som man kan være. Han er advokat, vegetar og absolut skandale-fri. Med andre ord: Han oser af kærestepotentiale.

Gesucht: der Mann fürs Leben. Muss nicht perfekt sein. Aus ihrer Fake-Beziehung ist längst etwas Echtes geworden. Luc und Oliver sind verliebt und könnten eigentlich glücklicher nicht sein. Doch dann bricht auf einmal der Heiratswahn aus, und alle um sie herum geben sich das Jawort. Von den plötzlichen Veränderungen in seinem sozialen Umfeld unter Druck gesetzt, macht Luc Oliver einen Antrag, denn schließlich ist er perfekt für ihn. Doch es zeigt sich, dass diese beiden mehr brauchen als vier Hochzeiten und einen Todesfall, um von "Vielleicht" zu "Für immer" zu kommen.

Ein vorgetäuschter Gedächtnisverlust trifft auf echte Gefühle... Als Manager eines Bath and Bed Stores wird Sam Becker von seinem Verkaufsteam geliebt. Daher gerät er in Panik, als ihn der Besitzer dazu auffordert, aufgrund der schlechten Zahlen jemanden zu entlassen. Jonathan Forest ist heiß - keine Frage -, aber leider auch ein bisschen einschüchternd. Und als Sam sich während des Termins den Kopf stößt, nutzt er die Gelegenheit und tut das einzig Logische: Er gibt vor, sein Gedächtnis verloren zu haben.

It is the year 1815 and Mr. John Caesar is determined to help his younger sister, Mary, successfully enter London society. A high-stakes endeavour at the best of times, this task is made slightly more difficult by his family's non-traditional background, the pernicious whims of the ton, and the ever-present complication of living in a world full of scheming fairies and capricious gods.