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Honora Drevenport is a young, awkward, barely acceptable young lady when she first meets the dashing Earl of Southwell and falls hopelessly in love. After suffering a terrible humiliation at the hands of Southwell's friends, Honora's family forces her to marry. Years later, Honora is no longer unhappily wed but a stunning widow and the toast of London. A woman who has never forgotten the Earl of Southwell or what happened that terrible night. Honora's plan is simple: make Southwell fall in love with her and exact her revenge.

As the fires of war raged around him, Lord Alleyne Bedwyn was thrown from his horse and left for dead - only to awaken in the bedchamber of a ladies' brothel. Suddenly the dark, handsome diplomat has no memory of who he is or how he got there - yet of one thing he is certain: The angel who nurses him back to health is the woman he vows to make his own. But like him, Rachel York is not who she seems.

Twenty-year-old Kitty Bennet, visiting London for a season as a companion to Mrs. Gordon, is simultaneously attracted and repelled by a flirty rake. How would a girl like Kitty respond to his roughish behavior? Impossible to tell when she doesn't even understand herself. She must use their time together to practice being someone else. She's sure when she decides which of her sisters' personalities is the best fit, she'll know both who she is and what she wants. Of course, what she wants couldn't possibly be Augustus Haverford.

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, a rough-and-rugged Scottish whisky distiller, and all her sensible plans vanish like smoke. They couldn’t be more different, but their attraction is powerful, raw, and irresistible.

When Anne is offered the position of governess to Captain Turner’s two wards, she steps back into a world she had thought herself forever severed from. As she works to establish a better relationship between her charges and their guardian, she finds herself increasingly drawn to him. She hides a secret that could jeopardize her position, however, and when a series of accidents occur, she fears her past is about to rear its ugly head.

He enters her home without warning or invitation - a stranger of shadowy motives and commanding sensuality. Within hours, Alexia Welbourne is penniless, without any hope of marriage. Until Hayden Rothwell takes her to bed. When one impulsive act of passion forces Alexia to marry the very man who has ruined her, Hayden's seduction of Alexia is nearly complete. What Alexia doesn't know is that her irresistible new husband is driven by a secret purpose - and a debt of honor he will risk everything to repay.

American heiress August Crenshaw has aspirations. But unlike her peers, it isn't some stuffy British lord she wants wrapped around her finger - it's Crenshaw Iron Works, the family business. When it's clear that August's outrageously progressive ways render her unsuitable for a respectable match, her parents offer up her younger sister to the highest entitled bidder instead. This simply will not do. August refuses to leave her sister to the mercy of a loveless marriage.

Emery Jenson came to Wildwood ten years ago with her parents, hired to be the estate's steward and housekeeper. She has taken on more responsibility as her father's mind grows weak and now runs the ducal country seat. When the new duke shows up, she schemes to hide her father's deficiencies, believing the Duke of Winslow won't remain long.

The only thing hotter than their animosity is their attraction. Lady Gigi Harrington has a plan: save her sleepy village from ruin and prove she's more than just a pretty debutante. The arrival of ruthless industrialist Conrad Godwin jeopardizes everything. A powerful man with a secret agenda—and identity—Conrad is flummoxed when the spirited miss dares to get in his way.

Gareth Fitzallen is celebrated for four things: his handsome face, his notable charm, his aristocratic connections, and an ability to give the kind of pleasure that has women begging for more. Normally he bestows his talents on experienced, worldly women. But when he heads to Langdon's End to restore a property he inherited - and to investigate a massive art theft - he lays plans to seduce a most unlikely lady.

Edimburgo, Escocia, 1815: Richard Crampton, conde de Shurtland, joven, rico y apuesto, no pensaba en casarse tan pronto. Aunque sabía que, algún día, necesitaría un heredero para el título. Sin embargo, no contaba con un antiguo acuerdo entre caballeros que había hecho con un amigo, durante una noche de juerga en una taberna, cuando aún acababan de salir de la adolescencia... Los años pasaron y, una noche lluviosa, cuando Richard regresó cansado de un viaje, el mayordomo lo esperaba con cara de quien había visto un fantasma: —Perdón, milord, tenéis visita… —¿Visitas? ...

Miss Catherine Abernathy may be the daughter of a viscount, but after her parents’ deaths, she became little more than a servant in her aunt’s household. Longing for freedom through a practical marriage, her plans are upended when a charming lord saves her from a speeding phaeton. But what future can she have with a nobleman who believes she’s a servant? Lord Benedict Blackwood, second son of a duke, is consumed with caring for his struggling family while trying to hold himself together. Offering a governess position to Cate, the captivating young woman he rescued, is meant to be an ...

Lady Eleanor Henshaw, daughter of the Earl of Ravensdale, has always been strong and independent. So when she is forced to marry Lord Nathaniel Fairfax, she is determined to keep her freedom and heart safe. Yet, within the shadowed halls of Loxley House, Eleanor begins to feel an unexpected connection she cannot ignore… Nathaniel Fairfax, Marquess of Loxley, is a man shaped by loss and duty. He thinks marriage is just a deal, until Eleanor’s bold spirit breaks his defenses. He starts to question his cold rules and feels a pull toward her that surprises him. Will Nathaniel protect his ...

Ein Teufelbraten, der entschlossen ist das Leben voll auszukosten … Lady Hannah Blakey hat keine Pläne sich in nächster Zeit niederzulassen. Die Verlockung von Glücksspiel, Pferderennen und Scotch ist viel zu mächtig, nicht zu erwähnen erfreulich. Deshalb ignoriert sie das Beharren ihres Bruders zu heiraten und bremst ihn bei jeder Gelegenheit aus. Ein Mann, der durch eine Freundschaft gebunden ist …

An heir to an earldom on his Grand Tour. An archaeologist's daughter intent on spinsterhood. Uncovering secrets from the past may force them into a future neither wants. Accompanied by several family members, Lord Randolph Foster is continuing his Grand Tour with a stop in Athens, Greece. He certainly doesn't anticipate running into former classmates and second cousins—particularly not the woman clad in breeches, exuding an air of disdain, who he encounters in a temple on the Acropolis.

A drunken laugh, a roll of the dice... and Aurora Sprague finds herself a child bride, married in haste to a young man she's never met to settle her father's gaming debt. Moments after the ceremony, the new groom gallops off to the army and Aurora is banished to a remote estate, married in name only. Years later, Alex Fenimore, now a top intelligence officer, is on a secret mission when a fiery young lady helps him escape an attack. He has no idea of her real identity—or that the sparks of desire between them are about to ignite a dangerous passion...

"¡Malditas sean por cien años todas las generaciones de los duques de Cantrell y sus duquesas! ¡Que los duques jamás disfruten del amor verdadero y que las duquesas siempre se marchen tras darles un heredero!" Inglaterra, 1812. Período de la Regencia: Una maldición centenaria que persigue a los duques de Cantrell... Un joven duque, apuesto, rico, con fama de malhumorado y antisocial tras la muerte de su joven esposa; Una hermosa y refinada novicia, sin vocación para la vida religiosa, pero que evita hablar de cómo acabó en el convento; Un baile de máscaras que inaugura la ...

Tom Finchley, un astuto avvocato, ha trascorso la sua vita a risolvere i problemi degli altri con la sua mente acuta e intrigante. Quando si tratta dei suoi stessi problemi, però, crede che nulla possa rimediare. Ma questo è ormai un capitolo chiuso. Finalmente è pronto a lasciarsi il passato alle spalle e vivere una vita tranquilla e senza complicazioni. L’unico ostacolo è trovare una donna che corrisponda a questa sua visione di serenità. Jenny Holloway, una ex dama di compagnia, ha appena guadagnato una modesta indipendenza. Il suo sogno è di vivere un’avventura, esplorando il mondo.

Lady Carlisle es una mujer viuda y con una hija que se ha adaptado a su vida y se siente muy cómoda con ella. Lord Kendall es un héroe de guerra que ya no se siente tan héroe, sino un hombre fracasado que no dispone de un futuro por delante. Ella no quiere enamorarse. Él no esperaba hacerlo...

El duque de Norfolk es la viva imagen de la elegancia, la arrogancia y de la fuerza. Su matrimonio con Elizabeth Bronson es algo que jamás ha deseado, pero, ante las circunstancias, no tiene más remedio que aceptar esa unión. Elizabeth es una mujer valiente, decidida y poco común a las damas de la alta sociedad londinense. No está hecha para que nadie trace los pasos de su vida, sin embargo, se ve sometida a un matrimonio que no desea.