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Set against the colorful tumult of events that gave rise to our fledgling nation, this novel of romance and adventure introduces Phillipe Charboneau. The illegitimate son of an English nobleman, Phillipe flees Europe and, as Philip Kent, joins the men who set our course for freedom. The Bastard is the first volume in the Kent Family Chronicles, a series of novels that details one family's journey in the early years of the American nation.

John Fielding is not a gentleman. His brutal past has left him scarred, mind and body. But the scars are a valuable reminder of what's truly important. Revenge. And John will have his vengeance on the man who abandoned him when he was just a child. In fact, he'll make the entire bloodline pay for the sins of his father. No one can stop him. Except maybe Cordelia . . . She's everything John is not-kind and generous. She deserves so much better than living in the shadow of her cruel sister. And she certainly deserves better than a beast like him. But that doesn't stop John from wanting her.

Jeannette Boucher, a young French beauty from a family left penniless by the revolution, must marry against her will to save them all from ruin. But almost immediately after the vows are spoken, she learns that her old English husband is impotent - and in his desire for an heir, he plans to compromise her in the worst way. Determined to escape such a fate, she stows away on one of His Majesty’s frigates. But a woman alone is in constant danger.

When Wicked Comes Calling . . . When a mysterious stranger finds his way into her bedchamber and offers his help in landing a duke, Lady Felicity Faircloth agrees—on one condition. She’s seen enough of the world to believe in passion, and won’t accept a marriage without it. The Wallflower...

Cathy McKinley ist nicht gewillt, sich dem Diktat ihrer Familie zu beugen. Lieber würde sie sterben, als sich mit dem arroganten Lorn Blackwell verheiraten zu lassen. Sie weiß einen Fluchtweg aus dem tödlichen Hochmoor - doch dafür benötigt sie dringend Lorns Hilfe. Dieser hat es aber plötzlich gar nicht mehr eilig, das kalte Moor zu verlassen. Schuld daran ist die wilde Leidenschaft, die immer wieder heiß und verzehrend zwischen ihnen aufflammt. Cathy sieht nur eine Möglichkeit, sich Lorn zu Willen zu machen: Sie muss ihre geballte Weiblichkeit einsetzen, um ihn zu betören.

Lady Maria has always done as she is told—until the former Diamond of the First Water faces a husband of unspeakable cruelty, and she escapes out a window and into the night, saved by the physician who affects her as no other man has. When Lady Maria shows up on his doorstep, injured, frightened, and alone, Dr. Hudson Lewis cannot help but look after her—even if it means sacrificing his heart to resist temptation. For he, a duke's bastard, will never be good enough for a woman like Lady Maria—especially after he has been accused of murdering his father.

As joint owner of London’s most notorious gambling hall, The Underworld, Cole Hewitt spends his days surrounded by wealth – and looks every inch the debonair. But, unknown to most, he was born a bastard – and knows better than anyone the fine line between the elite and the slums. When he falls for the beautiful Lady Gemma Amberson, sister to the Duke of Kent, Cole knows that his past means he will never be considered worthy of her. But Cole has no intention of being cast aside again.

Beneath the airs and graces of the Ton lies the Underworld - London’s most scandalous gambling hall. The only thing darker and more debauched that the hall itself? The proprietor, Max Sinclair. As mysterious as the corners of the city he stalks, Max has vowed to take revenge against the men who murdered his mother. And the Underworld attracts London’s darkest characters - the perfect partners in crime. But when Lady Vivienne Beaumont enters the Underworld, Max’s life becomes more dangerous than he ever thought possible.

New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean returns with the much-anticipated final book in her Bareknuckle Bastards series, featuring a scoundrel duke and the powerful woman who brings him to his knees. Grace Condry has spent a lifetime running from her past. Betrayed as a child by her only...

New York Times Bestselling Author Sarah MacLean returns with the next book in the Bareknuckle Bastards series about three brothers bound by a secret that they cannot escape—and the women who bring them to their knees. The Lady’s Plan When Lady Henrietta Sedley declares her twenty-ninth year...

Lady Henrietta har en plan: I år vil hun tage sin fremtid i egne hænder og forfølge sin drøm om at overtage farens forretning. Han har en tåbelig idé om, at hun skal giftes, men Hattie har også en plan for at undgå det – en, der vil give hende en smagsprøve på den lidenskab, alle andre taler om. Alt flasker sig, lige indtil hun opdager en bevidstløs, meget smuk, bagbundet mand i bunden af sin karet. Da Whit vågner for fødderne af Hattie, bliver det begyndelsen på et umage samarbejde.

Chief Officer of the Society for the Intellectually Advanced, Lord Matthew Strathmore, Earl of Whittingham, takes his position very seriously. Not only does it distract him from the painful aftermath of a gunshot wound to the leg, earned most honorably, it is important work. So he feels duty-bound to question esteemed scientist Lord Talbot about a suspect article. Matthew dashes from London to Oxfordshire, despite wretched weather that only exacerbates his injury, reminding him he is far from the dashing gentleman he once was.

A high-stakes historical romance from Beverly Jenkins, award-winning author of Night Song and Jewel, in which a stunning young slave and a roguish privateer share forbidden passion on the high seas. She was the most irresistible treasure of all . . . Dominic LeVeq, the most notorious privateer...