Victorian

Cecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady. She's also a thief. Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means....

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!

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....

In 1888 Victorian England, Ami Dalton navigates a clandestine dual life. By day, she strives to establish herself as a respected Egyptologist, overcoming the gender biases that permeate academia.

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....

In Gilded Age New York, a centuries-long clash between two magical families ignites when a young witch must choose between love and loyalty, power and ambition, in this magical novel by Louisa Morgan....

January 1889. As the newest member of the Curiosity Club - an elite society of brilliant, intrepid women - Veronica Speedwell is excited to put her many skills to good use....

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

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

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....

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

New York Times best-selling author Lisa Kleypas delivers a scintillating tale of an unconventional beauty who finds passion with the spy who can't resist her....

Famed and brilliant, Lady Alexandra Lane has always known how to look out for to herself. But nobody would ever expect that she has darkness in her past - one that she pays a blackmailer to keep buried....

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....

Miss Charlotte Pettifer belongs to a secret league of women skilled in the subtle arts. That is to say - although it must never be said - witchcraft. The League of Gentlewomen Witches strives to improve the world in small ways....

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

England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned University of Oxford. In return for her scholarship, she must support the rising women's suffrage movement....

Pretty Woman meets the Bridgertons in this witty, vivacious historical take on '90s romcoms by USA Today bestselling author Amalie Howard....

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....

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 Thorne Manor there is one locked door. Behind it lies a portal to the 21st century, and nothing is going to stop Miranda Hastings from stepping through....

The grandson of a Scottish clan laird, Duncan MacTavish is shocked to learn that his other grandfather was an English marquis....

The year is 1883, and in New York City it's a time of dizzying splendor, crushing poverty, and tremendous change....

In USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long’s thrilling new romance in the Palace of Rogues series, an infamous privateer’s limits are put to the test when he’s trapped during a raging tempest with a prickly female at the Grand Palace on the Thames.

Obstetrician Dr. Sophie Savard returns home to the achingly familiar rhythms of Manhattan in the early spring of 1884 to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. With the help of Dr. Anna Savard, her dearest friend, cousin, and fellow physician she plans to continue her work....

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!

American journalist Ethan Fletcher traversed the globe to claim his late uncle's Fleet Street print shop, only to find his unexpected inheritance shackled by ruinous debt. To save his business and finally direct his own course, he needs to raise capital, and quickly. Good fortune comes in the form of Belinda Sinclair, the eccentric daughter of a respected London judge—and she just so happens to be a beautiful failure of a novelist.

Long-held secrets rise to the surface in a battle of wills that threatens to tear apart everything Kitty and William thought they knew about each other and about love. Because sometimes, happily-ever-afters aren't just granted . . . sometimes, they must be fought for.

Her family destroyed by injustice. Her spirit forged in the workhouse flames. Can one orphan heal her deepest wounds and ignite a future built on love? Haunted by devastating tragedy – her father unjustly hanged, her mother lost to grief, her brother dying in her arms – Mary Bennett finds herself alone in Victorian London clinging fiercely to one dream: becoming a nurse. Yet her path leads only through hardship: first, the brutal workhouse cruelly overseen by John Turner, the very man who destroyed her family; then harsh domestic service; and finally, the gruelling, dangerous toil of a ...

“I do not need to see to feel you squirming in my arms, Duchess.” The Duchess of Pemberley killed her own husband on their wedding night. And with the ton declaring her the ‘Black Widow’, she does not even dare imagine what the new heir will do to her—if he’s ever found. William has lost everything—his career, his wife, and his sight. The last thing he wants, for himself or his daughter, is a crumbling dukedom. Least of all one shared with a maddeningly alluring woman who refuses to leave. The moment he shows up and finds her naked in his chambers, he knows that he should be ...

1851. Bounced from one home to another their whole lives, orphaned identical twins Sophie and Mariah Carter have always relied on each other for love and support, even though the sisters couldn't be more different. Brash Sophie wants to be an inventor, and demure Mariah wants to be an artist. Both long to visit London for the summer—Sophie to see the Queen's Great Exhibition and Mariah to study the world's finest collection of paintings. But when their cantankerous aunt answers their letter pleading for a place to stay, she insists she only has time and room to spare for one of them.

Graham Murray Raymond, the Seventh Duke of Warwick, has little care for his title and even less for society. Suspected of murder and known as the Black Duke, for his misdeeds and those of his father, he is intent on spending his lifetime alone, without a wife or children, to ensure he does not continue the family tradition of violence.

After a desperate act leaves Jillian Morehouse a fugitive, she flees to Whitechapel. The escapee finds work in a Mayfair corset workshop, but the walls are closing in. Jillian catches the eye of the handsome Michael Kelly, a reformed criminal with a dangerous history he's anxious to keep hidden. The pair are drawn together by a powerful attraction—but their love is tested when she's kidnapped and abandoned in the catacombs beneath London.

She couldn't bear to be touched. He touched for coins. Their love was the ultimate act of courage. Adeline: For fifteen years, Adeline Price has lived in self-imposed isolation, her fear of human touch keeping her prisoner in her own mansion. When her solicitor hires a mysterious companion to help her overcome her phobia, she expects another failed attempt at "curing" her. Instead, she finds herself drawn to Marshall Craven's gentle methods and understanding heart. For the first time, she dares to imagine a life beyond her gilded cage - until his devastating revelation shatters her trust. ...

1861. Miss Lucinda Leavitt is shocked when she learns the author of her favorite serialized novel has died before completing the story. Determined to learn how it ends, Lucinda reluctantly enlists the help of her father's young business partner, Mr. David Randall, to track down the reclusive author's former whereabouts. David is a successful young businessman, but is overwhelmed by his workload. He wants to prove himself to his late father, as well as to himself. He doesn't have the time, nor the interest, for this endeavor, but Lucinda is not the type to take no for an answer.

Lydia Chapman acepta el puesto de institutriz en la majestuosa mansión de los condes de Wycliffe. Su labor consiste en educar y cuidar de Sophie, una niña que quedó desamparada tras la trágica muerte de sus padrinos, y que ahora está bajo la tutela de su tío paterno, lord Edward Wycliffe. Edward Wycliffe es un hombre que siempre ha huido del compromiso, particularmente de su inminente matrimonio con lady Elizabeth. Sin embargo, la inesperada pérdida de su hermano mayor y su cuñada lo obliga a cambiar radicalmente su vida. Ahora debe asumir el título nobiliario y la crianza de ...

Romantisch derde deel over de vrouwenspionnen van het Vogelhuis. Felicity Vane mag dan een wiskundig genie zijn, haar familie overtuigen van haar academische ambities blijkt een lastige opgave. Ze besluit te infiltreren in de glamoureuze wereld van The Lucky Penny – een illuster gokparadijs – om zo haar toelage voor de universiteit bij elkaar te spelen met een potje kaarten. Dan beschuldigt Ash, de frustrerend knappe eigenaar van The Lucky Penny, haar van vals spel.

Мэри Смит приезжает погостить в провинциальный городок Крэнфорд к своим подругам Матильде и Деборе Дженкинс. Основная часть местного населения — вдовы и старые девы. Вся их социальная жизнь подчинена строгому кодексу обязательных к соблюдению правил, порядков и обычаев. Местных мужчин — торговцев и ремесленников — чопорное и целомудренное женское общество по большей части игнорирует. Однако когда в городке появляется отставной армейский капитан Браун, он мигом привлекает внимание всех незамужних дам….

Lady Heather Carlisle nunca imaginó que el testamento de su tío la obligaría a dejar el cálido refinamiento de Inglaterra para enfrentarse a las indómitas Highlands escocesas. Un lugar donde el paisaje es tan implacable como los hombres que lo habitan. Como Callum MacLaren, un laird orgulloso y obstinado, decidido a proteger su tierra y su legado de todo lo que Inglaterra representa: engaño, malicia y el mal llamado progreso. Para Callum, Heather es una intrusa; una delicada rosa inglesa, ajena a la dureza de su mundo salvaje. Pero pronto descubre que bajo su elegancia hay una ...

Ruby McBride has always been on the wrong side of authority. The grand opening of the Manchester Ship Canal is set to be a day of unfettered festivity for Ruby and her younger sister and brother. Even Queen Victoria will be in attendance. But the glories of the ceremony fade into insignificance when their dying mother delivers them to the imposing oak doors of Ignatius House. Abandoned in the not-so-tender care of the nuns, the siblings are soon separated.