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West Yorkshire, 1904. When newly graduated nurse Ruby May takes a position looking after the children of Charles and Lilian England, a wealthy couple from a powerful dynasty of mill owners, she hopes it will be the fresh start she needs. But as she adapts to life at the isolated Hardcastle House, it becomes clear there's something not quite right about the beautiful, mysterious Mrs England. Ostracised by the servants and feeling increasingly uneasy, Ruby is forced to confront her own demons in order to prevent history from repeating itself.

Lady Charlotte Frampton is dead...at least, that is what everyone believes. Fleeing from her life-shattering past, Charlotte reinvents herself as Lotte and becomes the companion to a viscount's sister. All she is hoping for is a simple and quiet life in the country, away from the demons that still plague her. However, her safe haven is threatened when a visitor arrives one day.

After building a fortune amid the splendor and dangers of the China seas, American adventurer and Merchant Prince Gavin Elliott is sailing for London, where he intends to establish himself in the society that forced his family to leave in disgrace when Gavin was only a child. But fate intervenes on an infamous island in the East Indies when he tries to save a European woman being sold at a slave auction. By the sultan’s decree, the woman can only be freed if Gavin wins her by enduring an ancient tribal challenge that may cost him his life. 

This audiobook is read by Tuppence Middleton and includes an exclusive interview with Elizabeth Macneal. Now a major TV series with Paramount+ Sunday Times Bestseller – BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick – BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime The intoxicating story of one woman's dreams of freedom in...

Dr. Alec McGuiness reluctantly finds himself back in Scotland and checking up on the only woman to ever get under his skin, Connie. After she spurned him many years ago, he knows his humble life as a doctor could never be enough for her. But when the duke of Kilmaine is murdered in cold blood, with Connie sleeping right next to him in bed, Alec knows he must protect Connie at all costs from those who would frame her for the duke's murder. 

Dartmoor, 1875. Rose Maddiford, beautiful, vivacious and intelligent, could have her pick of men across Dartmoor. But she is in no hurry to marry unless it is for true love - and certainly not while she can help her father manage the Cherrybrook Gunpowder Mills. Then tragedy strikes. Rose’s father is injured by an explosion at the mill, and the family is left teetering on the edge of poverty. Rose is left with just two options: accept arrogant, controlling Charles Chadwicks’ proposal and move to London or let her family perish. Rose must choose duty over love. 

An artist stumbles upon a naked duke and an unlikely love story begins in this captivating Victorian historical romance. When Royal Academy painting student Lucy Coover trips over a naked man passed out in an East End alley, she does the decent thing. She covers him up and fetches help...

Nella scintillante Parigi del XIX secolo, Violetta Valery è la regina incontrastata della mondanità. Ma dietro la maschera della cortigiana più desiderata della città, Violetta nasconde un cuore fragile e un segreto che la consuma. Quando incontra Alfredo Germont, tra loro esplode una passione incontrollabile, un amore puro che sembra capace di superare ogni ostacolo. Ma in una società che non perdona le trasgressioni, la loro felicità è destinata a durare poco.

A trama apresenta um triângulo amoroso entre Vilela, sua esposa Rita e o melhor amigo dele, Camilo. Camilo e Rita tornam-se amantes, mas vivem sob o constante medo de serem descobertos.

Lady Irene Wyngate swore she'd never marry, keeping suitors at bay with her caustic tongue. But there's one man she can't scare: Gideon, long-lost heir to the Earl of Radbourne. Kidnapped as a child, Gideon grew up tough on the London streets. And though he's been restored to his family, he's still more at home in gambling dens than stately ballrooms. When matchmaker Francesca Haughston asks Irene to help civilize Gideon for marriage, she agrees—but only reluctantly. After all, he is a true rogue with a dubious past.

USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean's Regency-era trilogy of royal romance comes to a thrilling, breathtaking conclusion . . . Marriage is more than she ever bargained for. Prince Nicholas of Petersbourg is an infamous ladies' man, but even he doesn't expect a flirtation at a...

From USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott comes a scorching, angsty second chance romance between a scorned duchess and the duke who won't let her go . . . Everett Saunders, Duke of Riverdale, found the perfect duchess. One who would grant him an heir and a spare and rusticate quietly at...

Birmingham, 1858. Dora, a spirited young maid with a vivid imagination, finds solace in the library of the esteemed family she works for. But when a forbidden love leads to a secret that could ruin her, Dora has no choice but to leave the only place that has ever offered her security and...

Tauchen Sie ein in die rosarote Welt der Romantik – in eine Welt mit schönen Heldinnen, bösartigen Grafen, edlen englischen Adelskreisen und einer guten Portion Liebe, die letztendlich doch immer siegt und den Hörern den Genuss eines Happy Ends beschert. Barbara Cartland ist die erfolgreichste Autorin für Liebesgeschichten aller Zeiten.

Orgullo y prejuicio fue publicada por primera vez en 1813 y ha sido considerada una de las mejores novelas de Jane Austen. En ella, se relata la historia de las cinco hermanas Bennet y sus amores y desamores, centrándose en la figura de Elizabeth y en cómo debe superar obstáculos y madurar para descubrir a quién ama de verdad. Todo ello aderezado de un padre un poco excéntrico, una madre que roza el ridículo en sus ansias para casar a sus hijas, unas hermanas con caracteres muy diferentes y una auténtica colección de pretendientes interesados.

La novela narra la historia de Víctor Frankenstein, un estudiante de medicina en Ingolstadt, obsesionado por conocer "los secretos del cielo y la tierra". En su afán por desentrañar "la misteriosa alma del hombre", Víctor crea un cuerpo a partir de la unión de distintas partes de cadáveres diseccionados. Víctor Frankenstein comprende en ese momento el horror que ha creado, rechaza con espanto el resultado de su experimento y huye de su laboratorio. Al volver, el monstruo ha desaparecido y él cree que todo ha concluido.

Die Schwestern Charlotte und Anne Winston treten in die schillernde Welt der Bälle und der hohen Gesellschaft ein. Doch hinter funkelnden Kronleuchtern und höfischen Regeln verbirgt sich das Spiel der Herzen. Charlotte begegnet einem geheimnisvollen Duke, der der Liebe längst abgeschworen hat. Dennoch weckt er Gefühle in ihr, die sie kaum zuzulassen wagt. Während sie versucht, ihre Schwester vor einer unglücklichen Verbindung zu bewahren, gerät sie selbst in ein Netz aus Sehnsucht, Geheimnissen und Leidenschaft.

Ze kenden elkaar absoluut niet, de twee nichtjes; ze wisten zelfs niet van elkanders bestaan af. Wanneer zij bij toeval oog in oog komen te staan na een treinongeval in Engeland, wordt de hoeksteen gelegd voor een komedie die tien dagen zal moeten duren. Dat deze komedie voor Prinses Johanna, voor Koning István van het verre Luthenije verstrekkende gevolgen zal hebben, kunnen de beide meisjes op dat moment niet voorzien.

Brought to you by Penguin. When a Victorian fossil hunter discovers a baby pterodactyl, she vows to protect him with the help of a fellow scholar – her former fiancé – in this enchanting and transporting historical fantasy. Perfect for fans of Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries and A...

Connor Fieldstone, the Duke of Lynton, renowned as a Silver Duke, has no intention of ever marrying again. One failed marriage is enough for him, but he readily admits his heathen children need to be brought under control, especially now that his dowager mother has invited a horde of eager...