Victorian

Father Cade Frederic is a holy man. Brought up in the streets of Paris, he has dedicated his life to the church. But there's a monster that lingers just beneath the surface. A sickness. One that bleeds darkness and feeds on the damned....

England, 1867: Miss Poppy Delamare is living a lie. To escape an odious betrothal, she fled to London where she’s been hiding as the unassuming secretary Flora Deaver....

Doomed to a life of unending toil, Heather Simmons fears for her innocence—until a shocking, desperate act forces her to flee...and to seek refuge in the arms of a virile and dangerous stranger....

Phoebe has never met West Ravenel, but she knows one thing for certain: He’s a mean, rotten bully. Back in boarding school, he made her late husband’s life a misery. But when Phoebe attends a family wedding, she encounters a dashing and impossibly charming stranger: West Ravenel....

Lady Merritt Sterling, a strong-willed young widow who’s running her late husband’s shipping company, knows London society is dying to catch her in a scandal. So far, she’s been too smart to provide them with one. But then she meets Keir MacRae....

Miss Amelia Hathaway, a beautiful and strong-willed spinster, has looked after her unruly younger siblings ever since the death of her parents. But when reckless brother inherits a title, the Hathaways are flung into the unfamiliar world of the English peerage....

Veronica’s natural-historian beau, Stoker, has been away in Bavaria for months and their relationship is at an impasse. But when Veronica shows up before him with his brother, Tiberius, Lord Templeton-Vane, he is lured back home by an intriguing job offer....

While investigating a man claiming to be the long-lost heir to a noble family, Veronica Speedwell gets the surprise of her life....

A lady must have money and an army of her own if she is to win a revolution - but first, she must pit her wits against the wiles of an irresistible rogue bent on wrecking her plans...and her heart....

A wallflower and a rake join together to solve a mystery in this charming grumpy/sunshine historical rom-com—the first book in a new series from the bestselling author of A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem!

Savage ambition has brought common-born Rhys Winterborne vast wealth and success. In business and beyond, Rhys gets exactly what he wants....

Devon Ravenel, London's most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom. But his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilities....

No one betrays the Academy. But now Euphemia must decide: break the rules for her enemy, or let the rules break her heart.

Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird in this historical-fantasy rom-com reminiscent of Indiana Jones but with manners, tea, and helicopter parasols.

In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor in rural Oxfordshire. Their plan: to spend a secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity....

Veronica and Stoker are practically dying for a new adventure but when their wish is granted, they find themselves up against a secret society and a darkly seductive duo in this landmark historical mystery from beloved New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award–nominated author Deanna Raybourn.

Charlotte Holmes is accustomed to solving crimes, not being accused of them, but she finds herself in a dreadfully precarious position as the bestselling Lady Sherlock series continues....

Lisa Kleypas delivers the unforgettable tale of a strong-willed beauty who encounters her match in one of London's most notorious - yet irresistible - rakes....

Growing up with four unruly brothers has made Freyja Bedwyn far bolder than most society ladies. From feisty manner to long, tumbling hair, Lady Freyja is pure fire....

When death cuts Remi’s marriage to Edgar Leone short, she is forced to confront his only living son…and their romantic past. Forced to return to Leone Manor after years of exile, Ben quickly lets her know he is uninterested in making amends.

After years of living as London’s brightest scandal, Lady Sesily Talbot has embraced the reputation and the freedom that comes with the title. No one looks twice when she lures a gentleman into the dark gardens beyond a Mayfair ballroom....

After breaking my heart and publicly humiliating me, I vow to forget his existence. He has other plans, though, and vows to make certain I don’t. The only one I can turn to for help is a man I thought to be my enemy....

Amelia Willoughby has been engaged to the Duke of Wyndham for as long as she can remember. Literally. A mere six months old when the contracts were signed, she has spent the rest of her life waiting. And waiting. And waiting....

Geography professors in a failed marriage of convenience inconveniently reconnect for an emergency mission in this swoony historical-fantasy rom-com.

Who is the villainous Lord K? New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath’s next novel in The Chessmen: Masters of Seduction series where revenge is best served hot....

Elfreda Marsden has finally made a major discovery—an ancient amulet proving the Viking army camped on her family’s estate. Too bad her nemesis is back from London, freshly exiled after a scandal and ready to wreak havoc on her life. Georgie Redmayne is everything Elfreda isn’t—charming, popular, carefree, distractingly attractive, and bored to death by the countryside. When the two collide (literally), the amulet is lost, and with it, Elfreda’s big chance to lead a proper excavation.

A desperate woman. A reluctant hero. A marriage born of honor—and shadowed by danger. Newly widowed, and not by accident, Helena is desperate and afraid. The man who keeps trying to buy the mercantile and freighter business she ran with her husband won’t be satisfied until he gets them—and her. She’s refused until now but won’t be able to for much longer. There’s not a soul to help her, and she’s not even sure if the letter she sent with a plea for help will be answered. How can she keep herself safe? Isaac has been feeling restless. He’s not sure his life’s purpose is to ...

Lady Cristiana Kendal ansiaba pasión, un fugaz escape de su mundo solitario, hasta que una noche robada con el irresistible Adam Brighton lo cambió todo. Ahora guarda un secreto que jura proteger a toda costa: una hija nacida de aquel encuentro apasionado, una criatura que Adam jamás debe saber que existe. Pero cuando el temible Duque de Danby convoca a Adam a Yorkshire para las fiestas navideñas, el mundo cuidadosamente protegido de Cristiana se hace pedazos. Mientras la nieve cae suavemente ante su umbral, Adam llega sin ser invitado, reavivando el fuego entre ambos con cada mirada, ...

From bestselling author Katherine Harlow comes a fresh and delightful twist on the classic Pygmalion tale—only this time, the roles are reversed. It began with a wicked bet… Wealthy widow Lady Lola Evans had no need of a man, except perhaps the occasional dalliance to warm her bed. She certainly had no intention of parting with her fortune by marrying again. Her days were filled with carefree laughter and sporting with friends. The bet she made seemed simple enough. It was only supposed to be a lark. Something for her amusement; take a common man and turn him into a gentleman. Groom him...

Él lo tenía todo. Excepto a la única mujer que no quiso doblegarse. Cuando la familia Marchmont cae en desgracia tras un escándalo financiero, las hermanas Helena y Marianne quedan expuestas a los juicios de la alta sociedad. La mayor, lady Helena, es tan orgullosa como elegante, y está decidida a proteger lo poco que le queda: su dignidad y a su hermana. Pero su camino se cruza con el del duque de Wycliffe, un hombre implacable, acostumbrado al poder y al éxito. Lo que comienza como una obsesión peligrosa se transforma en una partida silenciosa donde cada gesto es una amenaza velada...

It was strictly business as Adrian Spence claimed the woman his brother desired. A hasty wedding, and Lilliana Dashell was his—sweet revenge on the father who disinherited him and the brother who let it happen. Their wedding night is a revelation as passionate, innocent Lilliana ignites fires Adrian tries desperately to deny. By day he is a stranger. By night he is the lover of her dreams, and she a shameless wanton in his arms. But Adrian is determined that no woman will ever possess him.

Brooke Linwood, la hija poco convencional del Conde de Nottingham, es ferozmente independiente y está decidida a vivir la vida según sus propios términos. Encuentra consuelo en los queridos recuerdos de Drake Kingston, el Duque de Grafton—su confidente de la infancia y primer amor. A pesar de su promesa de regresar por ella, Drake desapareció de su vida, dejando a Brooke dudando de la existencia del amor verdadero. Ahora, años después, Drake ha regresado, y los rumores escandalosos que rodean su apasionado reencuentro han convertido a Brooke en el tema de conversación de la alta ...

Un matrimonio de conveniencia para dos corazones heridos. Hace años el teniente Carmichael cerró su corazón y desechó la idea del matrimonio, convirtiéndose en un conquistador solitario, que disfruta de la compañía de los suyos y no necesita nada más. Durante sus paseos matutinos, suele encontrarse con uno de sus vecinos, el coronel Holland, siempre acompañado de su seria y taciturna hija, Hester, que le resulta incluso algo arisca. Un buen día, el teniente descubrirá que debajo de esa apariencia anodina, Hester esconde un gran talento y una agradable personalidad, lo que ...

Isabella Carlisle dejó atrás la rígida Inglaterra victoriana para adentrarse en las Highlands escocesas, un lugar que hasta entonces solo conocía por sus leyendas. No llega en busca de inspiración, sino de algo mucho más profundo: un lugar al que de verdad pueda llamar hogar. Ewan MacLaren es un ex soldado de la guerra colonial. Feroz protector de los suyos, desconfía de quienes no forman parte de su mundo. La traición lo golpeó duro en el pasado. Se guarda lo que siente. Pero bajo esa reserva, hay un hombre profundamente leal, capaz de todo por quienes ama. Ella escribe y lee para...

En medio de una concurrida fiesta de la alta sociedad, lord Julian Taverham tiene una cita clandestina en la biblioteca con una experimentada viuda a la que lleva cuatro largos meses tratando de seducir. Ansioso por el devenir de su tête à tête se presenta en el lugar acordado a la hora indicada, hasta ahí todo correcto. No obstante, la muchacha que le ruega con desesperación que la bese, no es ni de lejos la mujer con la que él pensaba reunirse. Lady Anastasia Doger, la hija del duque de Grafton, no podía creerse su buena fortuna. ¡Estaba entre los poderosos brazos del pecaminoso ...

Un amor prohibido que desafía al destino En el opulento mundo de la nobleza, donde la jerarquía social lo es todo, un joven sirviente no se atreve a soñar con amar a la hija de un duque. Sin embargo, el corazón de Arthur late por Rose. Al regresar de la escuela, Rose se enfrenta al deseo de sus padres de encontrar esposo. Pero su corazón pertenece a la única persona que no puede tener: Arthur. Mientras navegan por el traicionero panorama de su amor prohibido, un rayo de esperanza surge en el prestigioso concurso de flores de la Royal Society. ¿Será suficiente el audaz plan de Arthur...

🔥 She was meant to kneel in prayer. Not moan his name with her legs wrapped around his cassock. 🔥 When Father Elias Calder arrives at a remote Highland estate, he expects isolation, penance, and peace. What he finds instead is Lilias Drummond—wild, sharp-tongued, and sin wrapped in silk. She’s the laird’s untamed daughter. He’s a disgraced Jesuit hiding from Rome. And the way she looks at him makes him want to break every vow he’s ever sworn. One stolen kiss in the chapel turns into whispered confessions in the dark—her hands in his hair, his tongue parting her lips, her ...

Unidos por el Deber y el Deseo En medio del escándalo y las deudas, el destino de los Ackley pende de un hilo. El imprudente pasado de Lord Ackley ha condenado a su hija Aislinn a un matrimonio de conveniencia con el despiadado Duque de Manchester, una unión que salvará el patrimonio familiar, pero frustrará los sueños de Aislinn. Sin embargo, en medio de la intriga, surgen dos amores inesperados: la atracción prohibida de Aislinn por el honorable hermano del duque, y la pasión desbordante de Lord Ackley por la cautivadora Vizcondesa Olivia, quien ha acogido a Aislinn bajo su ...

Once the cherished daughter of a respected and affluent family, Emma Haverleigh is left penniless and grieving after her father’s sudden downfall and death. Armed only with her sharp mind, thorough education, and biting wit, she is forced to seek employment as a governess—an unthinkable descent for a woman raised to attend salons, not serve in them. Her post takes her to the stately home of the Duke of Westmoreland, a brooding widower whose young daughter is as unruly as she is clever. Though Emma intends only to survive her new station with dignity, her quick tongue and fearless ...

«Un encuentro extraño, una ayuda desinteresada y una venganza sesgada por la dama más adorable de Inglaterra harán que la vida un sinvergüenza se corrija para siempre.» Lady Hannah Hess, la más sensible de las hermanas esperaba encontrar el amor. Después de ver los aciertos y desaciertos de la familia sabía bien lo que deseaba: encontrar el amor y reconocerlo de inmediato; no obstante, la forma de hallarlo quizá no fuese como deseaba. Owen Stewart, conde de Stern, no solo dejó de vivir la vida alocada de antes por una extraña enfermedad que lo mantenía postrado; sino también ...

As war ignites Europe, millions flock to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition—a dazzling display of human achievement, hope, and progress. But behind the glittering Tower of Jewels and grand pavilions, a darker power stirs. Eva Moretti, a visionary curator with prophetic gifts, has fought to bring bold new perspective in artwork—especially women’s—to the world stage. But her greatest triumph may be her most dangerous. Shadows from beyond Earth threaten to turn the Expo into a mass grave. Jed Sterling is more than Eva’s partner—he’s a Mediator and guardian from Venus, ...

¿Qué sucede cuando el destino se disfraza de desatino… y termina tocando el alma? Ana María Flores de Abrego es una dama de carácter sereno y convicciones firmes, acostumbrada a una vida de deberes y silencios. Esteban Padilla, en cambio, llega a su vida envuelto en arrogancia y prejuicios, dando pie a un encuentro tan desafortunado como inolvidable. Lo que comienza como un agravio, pronto se transforma en una atracción imposible de negar. En un entorno donde las reglas del decoro y el orgullo amenazan con separarlos, ambos deberán descubrir si el amor puede nacer incluso de los ...

Henrietta Redford wishes she were a boy—after all, boys are masters of their own fate. Casting her dolls aside, she climbs trees, plays at swordfighting, and indulges in practical jokes. Once she's had her come-out, Henrietta has promised her father that she'll settle down and marry. Any eligible man might do, but it certainly won't be Giles Thorpe—the older boy from the estate next door, whose arrogant disdain of her tomboyish ways only increased as he grew into a man.

🔥 He was meant to serve her. Now he wants to ruin her—body, soul, and reputation. 🔥 Lady Catriona Carmichael lives in a golden cage—wealthy, wed, and desperately, achingly alone. Her husband’s touch is cold, her estate feels like a prison, and her only solace lies in the overgrown garden… where a rugged Highlander works shirtless in the sun, his rough hands coaxing life from the earth. Torran Kincaid was meant to disappear quietly into servitude. But behind his hard muscles and haunted eyes lies a dangerous past—and a hunger he can no longer hide. Every heated glance, every ...

Heiress MARY CATHERINE MASON has no need of a husband. Shipped off to London to hunt a title—and the pasty lord who would unfortunately come with it—the talented photographer has dodged every suitor her tycoon father has thrown at her.

Enter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives... and loves. From USA Today Bestselling author JADE LEE, a lush tale from the greatest, most notorious gambling den in London. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World! Intrigue makes for strange bedfellows...

Eine lebenslustige Erbin trifft auf einen verführerischen Duke. Eine mitreißende Regency-Romance von Stacy Reid – voller Leidenschaft, Gefühl und einer Prise Humor. Die amerikanische Erbin Miss Elizabeth Armstrong hat genug von Glücksrittern, die mehr an ihrem Vermögen interessiert sind als an ihrem Herzen. Enttäuscht von den falschen Absichten der Männer in der Londoner High Society, hat sie die Hoffnung auf eine Heirat längst aufgegeben.

Verity Lockwood despises life at Far View House, where her father and mill owner, Jebediah Lockwood, drowns his fortune—and his wits—in drink. With debts mounting, whispers spread—how much longer can Lockwood’s Mill survive? The dark and dirty mills of Yorkshire are no place for a gently bred young woman, but when Verity learns that her father’s ruin threatens not only her home but the livelihoods of the workers who depend on it, she refuses to stand idly by.

A dark sorcerer. His widowed apprentice. A Victorian gothic romance for all time. In the midnight fog of Victorian London, the young widow Elizabeth Buckingham was destitute and alone, sustained only by her vow of revenge against whoever—or whatever—caused her Egyptologist husband’s uncanny demise. Everything changes when a mysterious encounter at a fortuneteller shop leads Elizabeth to join the Esoteric Order of Magisophists, a secret society and college of magic.

The Duke's Secret Garden: Where Scandal Blooms Amongst the Roses is a captivating historical romance novel that intertwines mystery, betrayal, and the transformative power of love. Set in the opulent yet rigid world of Victorian England, the story follows Adrian, the newly minted Duke of Wycliffe, and Evelyn Hart, a brilliant and enigmatic botanist, as they uncover the dark secrets buried within the walls of Wycliffe Manor. When Adrian inherits his family’s estate, he is confronted with a decaying mansion and an overgrown, neglected garden that holds more than just weeds and thorns.