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Richard Christopher Radcliffe, the Marquess of Sunderland, the man Miss Cassandra Carlyle has loved since she was a little girl, has returned—with his betrothed in hand. Lady Desiree was the picture of grace, beauty and perfection, everything that the naïve, unsophisticated young Cassandra was not. Dejected and brokenhearted, Cassandra asked her family to take her to London for her first season. With the aid of her friend, Jeremiah Devlin Huntington, Marquess of Waterford, she soon found herself touted as the darling of the ton.

Edward Devlin Huntington, Earl of Calverston, has been friends with Diana since childhood. As the years went by, their friendship blossomed into young love that each found hard to deny. But when Diana debuted in her first London Season, she instantly became the diamond of the ton. Discouraged, Edward sailed to America to manage a trading company in New York and make a name for himself. Seven years later, he returned home a different man: distinguished, worldly, successful, and breathtakingly wealthy. His only conundrum was, did Diana still hold a place in her heart for him?

One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century The extraordinary new novel from the acclaimed author of Bad Behavior and Two Girls, Fat and Thin, Veronica is about flesh and spirit, vanity, mortality, and mortal affection. Set mostly in Paris and Manhattan in the desperately...

The sisters at a lonely Cornish convent share a chilling secret they cannot confess...Sister Sophia is dead. Another disappears. And a mysterious last letter from a dying nun is sent to the prioress. Sister Joan has faced her own demons. Now she is sent to the convent to investigate, as well as teach the local children. There are whispers of virgin sacrifice and suicide, and the mother prioress certainly wears pink nail varnish. And who is the young man hiding in the bracken? 

Gli omicidi della famiglia Hope sconvolsero la costa del Maine in una notte del 1929. Sebbene la maggior parte delle persone ritenesse responsabile la diciassettenne Lenora Hope, la polizia non è mai riuscita a dimostrarlo. A parte la sua smentita dopo gli omicidi, non ne ha mai più parlato pubblicamente, né è mai più uscita da Hope’s End, la casa sulla scogliera dove avvenne il massacro. È il 1983 e l’assistente domiciliare Kit McDeere arriva alla villa per occuparsi di Lenora, sulla settantina e costretta su una sedia a rotelle.

Be swept away by the enchanting and devastatingly romantic new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Veronica Henry - available now! 'A rich, compelling story of love, family and forgiveness. I loved it' SARAH MORGAN 'Romance, heartbreak and secrets, I loved it!' FERN BRITTON 'Warm, wise...

When we came to America, we brought anger and socialism and hunger. We also brought our demons. In Burning Girls and Other Stories, Veronica Schanoes crosses borders and genres with stories of fierce women at the margins of society burning their way toward the center. This debut collection introduces listeners to a fantasist in the vein of Karen Russell and Kelly Link, with a voice all her own.

It was on the boar hunt that the Lady Joanna injured her arm – saving a nine-year-old page from the charging beast. And there – in the forest – there was no one to help her…other than the Hermit…He was like no other hermit she had ever seen – he was young, strong and dark – and vowed to silence. His name was Keren, but he was always called the Hermit…

Cast out in disgrace from the family estate, dashing young Sir Gervase Escot was drawn towards the great castle at Malling. For there lived the much-courted beauty, Lady Elaine, to whom Gervase was once to have been betrothed. Rescuing a young girl from robbers, Gervase discovered that she was Elaine’s sister, the Lady Beata - a rebellious girl pledged from birth to the Church, taking with her an enormous dowry to redeem her father’s pride. Would Gervase ever be able to reveal his true identity to Beata?

When the family castle is besieged by an ancient enemy, Ursula rides for help to Aylmer, who has asked for her hand in marriage. Ursula admires and respects Aylmer, who is much older than she. He loves her dearly and promises to help lift the siege. Aylmer offers the services of Benedict de Huste, a young man with a tragic past whom Aylmer regards as an adopted son. Together Ursula and Benedict fight a double battle.

Una decisión traza una línea que divide un antes y un después. A una decisión se enfrenta nuestra heroína: con qué hombre quedarse –el fortachón, el melancólico, el tierno, el astuto, el galante–, pero también debe decidir quién es y qué hacer con su pasado. Emily Randolph...

Wolf Lennox, conte di Blackwood e potente magnate della Lennox Industry, è uno scozzese dall’animo arido. Cinico e arrogante, si divide tra Edimburgo, Londra e New York, gestendo la vita privata come gli affari. Solo due cose per lui sono più importanti del titolo e del potere: la famiglia e il castello di Blackwood, la sua casa.Rose McGregor è una giovane donna al servizio dei Lennox. Rimasta presto orfana, vive grazie alla generosità della nobile famiglia, che le ha dato un lavoro e un tetto sulla testa. Diciannovenne pura e ingenua, fin da bambina custodisce un segreto.

Un hombre ideal en retazos; repartido en muchos hombres. Está el Dandi, un irremediable seductor; el Monje, melancólico e inteligente; Sonrisas, pura simpatía; Puños, rudo y corpulento. Y entre todos ellos, la dama buscará componer un único hombre. Aunque antes deba, por supuesto...

"Lady V. ha resuelto ser una mujer sofisticada, sin ataduras, desdeñosa de los compromisos. No le importan, incluso, las maledicencias y las murmuraciones que se hacen sobre su nombre. La libertad en su vida cotidiana, la liberalidad en el amor, la espontaneidad de sus decisiones la guían...

Cuando Ignacio Suárez, el famoso novelista, recibe fotos con varias escenas del crimen que reproducen pasajes de sus libros, inicia una carrera contrarreloj para descubrir al responsable antes de que ataque de nuevo. Lo que nadie espera es que, conforme avance la investigación, los...

Una aventura llena de misterios, símbolos e historia. En esta novela encontrarás un recorrido por Madrid y la herencia que nuestros masones más carismáticos han dejado en nuestra capital. Las pistas que aparecen en la escena del crimen tienen matices masónicos, por lo que los agentes se ven obligados a contactar con una de las historiadoras más prestigiosas en la materia, Clara. Nuestra protagonista es Asperger, lo que supone que en ciertas ocasiones las situaciones se vuelvan inexplicables o extrañas para sus nuevos compañeros.

Cuando la guerra da una segunda oportunidad, lo mejor es estar atento a lo que inesperadamente se pone al alcance de uno. No obstante, el capitán Kirk Baldrick no está muy por la labor de querer descubrir si esa dama, que se ha interpuesto dos veces ya en su camino, es tan dulce y fascinante como parece.

Apodada «la bruja de hielo», Amanda Baker era la sencilla hija de un baronet que siempre se había dado aires de grandeza. Acusada de arribista, la sociedad trató de apartarla desde su incursión. Lejos de amedrentarse, Amanda, convirtió su sublime belleza en una bendición y se hizo un hueco en las filas londinenses, pues consiguió casarse con un hombre con título y llegó a ser condesa.

¿Qué ocurre cuando dos amigos deciden intercambiarse a sus hermanas con un acuerdo de por medio? Lord Latimer, Gordon Brown, siempre se ha sentido marginado por la sociedad a causa de su aspecto desgarbado y descuidado, a pesar de ser un barón. Solo gracias a su amistad con lord Beauford, Nicholas Williams, ha conseguido ser aceptado, aunque siga sintiéndose inferior al ser su amigo un duque. Su niñez no fue fácil, pero con el paso de los años trató de mejorar su físico.

Kevin Peterson siente que ha perdido demasiado en la vida. Siendo el hermano mediano, Clarise, su madre, se ha centrado un poco menos en él y tal vez por ello, Kevin ha estado siempre buscando atención. Una noche, bajo las estrellas, encuentra en el mágico lago termal que pertenece a su familia a la señorita Loretta Simons. ¡Y ella está desnuda haciendo una promesa a la luna llena! Kevin no recuerda haber visto nunca a una mujer tan sensual, tan perfectamente formada como ella. De pie, con la vista fija en esa sirena que nada bajo el amparo de los rayos de luna, olvida que ellos fueron enemigos declarados.