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Brighton, England, 1820. Amelia Moore wants only one thing - to secure the future happiness of her younger sister, Clara. With their stepfather’s looming death, the two sisters will soon be on their own - without family, a home, or a penny to their names. When an invitation arrives to join a house party at Lakeshire Park, Amelia grasps at the chance. If she can encourage a match between Clara and their host, Sir Ronald, then at least her sister will be taken care of.

Join three bestselling Regency Romance authors, Jennifer Moore, G.G. Vandagriff, and Nichole Van, for three new novellas in Spring in Hyde Park.

Mansfield Park was Jane Austen’s third novel, and is often stated to be her most mature. The complex love entanglements, mature situations, and familial drama are common in Austen’s literature, but Mansfield Park is one of the most complex of her novels. The book has been lauded for its challenging of the conservative values of the age, and for its masterful artistry which cleverly disguises the social commentary within.

The unlikely heroine of this novel is the bashful and unadventurous Fanny Price, who occupies a Cinderella-like position in the residence of her wealthy cousins, the Bertrams, at Mansfield Park. Fanny is the butt of ridicule for the young Bertram sisters (Maria and Julia), and is relentlessly bullied by her manipulative and penny-pinching aunt, the widowed Mrs Norris.

Following her childhood rescue from the gutters of Calcutta, Mary Grace’s life has been an astonishing rags-to-riches tale. The Wellings raised the half-Indian orphan with all the love and care the childless couple possessed, allowing her to grow into a beautiful and refined woman. But upon Mr. Welling’s death, it is time for Mrs. Welling to take Mary home to England—home to Meriden Park.

Una situación desesperada y una salida inesperada. ¿Logrará Amelia asegurar el futuro de su hermana y salir airosa de la situación? Lo único que Amelia Moore quiere es asegurar la felicidad futura de su hermana menor, Clara. Sabe que cuando su padrastro muera, ambas se quedarán en la calle, sin familia y sin un céntimo. Por eso, la invitación para pasar un par de semanas en Lakeshire Park le parece la última oportunidad para lograr que su hermana conozca al anfitrión, sir Ronald, y que este se enamore de ella. Si lo logra, su hermana tendrá un futuro.

Abigail Foster fears she will end up a spinster, especially as she has little dowry to improve her charms and the one man she thought might marry her - a longtime friend - has fallen for her younger, prettier sister. When financial problems force her family to sell their London home, a strange solicitor arrives with an astounding offer: the use of a distant manor house abandoned for 18 years. The Fosters journey to imposing Pembrooke Park and are startled to find it entombed as it was abruptly left.

Ever since Colin Firth's Mr Darcy emerged from the lake in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, the novels of Jane Austen have become more popular than ever, delighting millions of fans all over the world. Now, Alison Larkin's critically acclaimed narrations of Austen's six completed novels are brought together in this very special 200th anniversary audio edition. "Alison Larkin's narration will captivate listeners from the first sentence" raves AudioFile magazine about the Earphones Award-winning recording of Sense and Sensibility, which starts the collection.

Wild Highlander Mary Elizabeth Waters is living on borrowed time. She's managed to dodge the marriage banns up to now, but even Englishmen can be put off for only so long...and there's one in particular who has her in his sights. Harold Percy, Duke of Northumberland, is enchanted by the beautiful hellion who outrides every man on his estate and dances Scottish reels while the ton looks on in horror.

Miss Catherine Wenton, die Schwester des Earls of Wenton, verliebt sich schnell, oft und heftig. Aber nie ist ihr Gefühl von Dauer. Sie liebt die Aufregung, hasst die Langeweile und sehnt sich nach Freiheit. Auf einer ihrer nächtlichen Eskapaden gerät sie in die Fänge von Louis Royston. Der verstoßene Sohn eines angesehenen Generals herrscht über ein Imperium der Unterwelt. Und bald herrscht er auch über Catherines Geschick.Kann sie sich befreien? Will sie sich befreien? Louis Royston zeigt sich Catherine gegenüber ungewohnt einnehmend.

England und Frankreich, 1817: Henry Wenton, 6. Earl of Brentford, ist das schwarze Schaf der Familie und in der guten Gesellschaft als Lebemann und Wüstling verschrien. Nun vererbt ihm im Testament der verunglückte Vicomte de Maligny, ein angeheirateter französischer Verwandter, seinen Titel. Unter einer Bedingung: Er muss seine junge Tochter Florence heiraten. Es erscheint Henry ein verlockendes Angebot zu sein und so macht er sich auf nach Frankreich.