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Eighteen-year-old Dorothy St. James can't control her magic. To avoid arrest, she locks herself at home and buries her nose in her experiments. But a kidnapper called the Rook is on the loose, and his victims keep turning up insane. When Dorothy's father is taken, she must exchange her beakers for bravery and find the Rook's trail—the problem is, only one person ever has: a masked hero. Ashley Gardner unabashedly casts illusions, using his charm to flit between the upper ton and the magical underbelly below. When Dorothy accuses him of knowing the masked hero's identity, he flatly denies it.

Gawain Burton, the Duke of Bromleigh, is a Silver Duke, and everyone in the ton knows these exceptionally handsome forty-something men with some gray salted in their hair have no intention of ever marrying. However, carrying on the Bromleigh title is important, and Gawain is determined to find a proper wife for his nephew and heir.

It's not fair. Rakes are almost always given the benefit of the doubt, but debutantes who take the slightest misstep get sent to the country, which is where Lady Natalie Spencer is stuck after jilting her betrothed one week before the wedding. Frustrated with her banishment, in spite of trying to be a good girl all the time, she's ready and willing to take a few chances with her reputation.

To Adele Wilson the answer is clear: of course not. She has seen her two sisters dragged through scandal and heartbreak (not to mention every ballroom in London) to find the husbands of their dreams. And that's why she said yes to the first amiable British lord who requested her hand. And why shouldn't she marry him? He is kind, honest, and not sentimental in the least.

Hazel Hughes has spent her life believing she is a Medium - someone who can talk to ghosts. But as of yet, that skill has remained frustratingly elusive. She is also suffering from a reoccurring childhood dream of someone who looks almost exactly like Hazel, but this dream version of herself is slowly going mad. Sam MacInnes is a talented surgeon who runs in the highest social circles thanks to his family's position and history. When Sam hires Hazel to assist him with his medical practice, he is immediately drawn to her intelligence, wit, and beauty.

'I genuinely could not put this down' – Stacey Halls, author of Mrs England 'A tour de force of a gothic thriller. I devoured it' – Gillian McAllister, author of Wrong Place, Wrong Time 'Taut, propulsive, beautifully done' – Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of Pandora From Elizabeth Macneal...

Anna Karenina besucht ihren Bruder Stepan, dessen Affaire mit dem Kindermädchen der fünf gemeinsamen Kinder von seiner Frau Dolly eben entdeckt wurde - vielleicht kann Anna helfen? Während sie die beiden im Laufe der Zeit wieder versöhnen kann, reißt es allerdings sie selbst zu einer leidenschaftlichen Liebe zum aufstrebenden Offizier Wronski hin, dem sie erst flüchtig am Bahnhof und später auf dem Ball kennenlernt. Dieser hätte Kitty, die Schwester von Stepans Frau heiraten sollen. Doch schon bald weiß die ganze Petersburger Gesellschaft von der leidenschaftlichen Affaire.

Meredith Drake hat der Ehe nach ihrer katastrophalen Verbindung mit einem viel älteren Mann abgeschworen. Doch als ihr bester Freund aus dem Krieg zurückkehrt, schwört die junge Witwe, ihm bei der Suche nach seiner Braut zu helfen. Griffin Brooks wuchs als Zweitgeborener–als „Ersatzsohn“–auf, der von niemandem beachtet wurde. Er zog in den Krieg, um zu vergessen, dass Meredith für ihn unerreichbar war. Aber jetzt ist er zurück, und nicht mehr nur der „Ersatzsohn“. Da ein ganzes Herzogtum auf dem Spiel steht, ist er gezwungen, sich eine Braut nehmen. Und für ihn gibt es nur eine Wahl.

Der junge Philip ist unsterblich in die wunderschöne Cleone verliebt, die mit ihren exquisiten Reizen den Herren des englischen Landadels gehörig den Kopf verdreht. Und obwohl die junge Dame dem gutaussehenden Philip durchaus zugetan ist, möchte sie keinen ungehobelten Bauernlümmel ehelichen! Um seine gesellschaftlichen Umgangsformen aufzupolieren und so die Gunst seiner Herzensdame zu gewinnen, stürzt Philip sich in die beste aller Liebesschulen: das mondäne Leben in Paris.

Um romance repleto de mistérios e desejos. Trevor Hunt, duque de Ridgely, frequentemente é descrito como um homem sedutor, ardiloso e um completo canalha — a má fama, em grande parte, tem um fundo de verdade. Desprezado por sua família e detestado por muitos, ele forjou sua reputação nas sombrias ruas de Londres. Entretanto, combater inimigos mortais e maridos enfurecidos nunca o preparou para o desafio mais caótico de sua vida: tornar-se tutor de uma jovem dama inocente e enigmática.

When Amelia Spencer finds herself unmarried, pregnant, and cast out by society, she flees to the Bryant & May match factory, searching for her estranged sister, Sadie. Desperate for a fresh start, Amelia takes work at Bryant & May and dares to dream of a better life for herself and her son. When the shadows of Amelia's past return with a vengeance - and a killer begins stalking the women of Whitechapel - Amelia must fight to protect her child and the life she's struggled to claim, before everything she's fought for is destroyed.

Leopold Beckworth, son of a London prostitute, was abandoned as a child on the docks of London at a very young age. The odds were stacked against him, and yet, relying on nothing but his cunning and eventually, brute strength, he did better than survive, he thrived. Ironically, he's amassed power most aristocrats envy—along with great wealth—all while holding little regard for society. His people are the poor, the pickpockets, and thieves of London, and amongst them, Leopold is known as the King of Bond Street.

Be swept up in the unforgettable new historical novel from the reader’s favourite. Can Rosina discover the hidden secrets of Moonshadow Manor? When spirited Rosina Wills is driven from her London home by a conniving stepmother, she seeks refuge in the wild heart of Dartmoor. But Moonshadow...

James has watched his brothers find the perfect woman one after the other, but for him, he had yet to stumble across one who didn't make him want to put an ocean between them. So he did, thinking a life in New York would put his discontent out of sight. New York suffragette Primrose had more than enough men trying to control her. There was no chance she'd relent and marry again, despite her brothers' dogged "encouragement" on the matter. She wanted independence and freedom. A husband would only serve to snatch that dream away.

Lady Hannah Simmons is a quintessential wallflower, unassuming, dowdy yet ignored by most. But underneath her plain exterior, Hannah is hiding a thrilling secret! Unbeknownst to the rest of the ton, she is Queen Victoria’s leading femme fatale, slipping unnoticed through the streets of London and listening to scandalous whispers from lords and ladies. But with daggers in her stockings and pistols in her pockets, Hannah's mission is to apprehend a deadly killer.

Genova, 1857. Donata è giovane, caparbia, coraggiosa. La vita la allontana dalla sua città natale per farla partire alla volta di Torino, dove la aspetta una sorella con la quale non ha legami da anni. Lì non solo incontrerà il pericolo, ritroverà i fili del suo passato ma anche una svolta inaspettata. Manlio è un futuro conte, libertino, affascinante e passionale. Ed è l'uomo a cui Donata, per una serie di equivoci, è promessa sposa. Riusciranno a superare le paure e a riconoscere, nel fuoco che li unisce, i sentimenti più forti?

Trots svårigheterna ger polislöjtnant Andersen inte upp jakten på kvinnorna som troligen tog Emilies pengar. Kommer de att hållas ansvariga för vad de har gjort? Odd vill expandera sin verksamhet i Minnesota och beger sig till Denver för att sälja både de två obebyggda fastigheterna och verksamheten där. Men kan han förmå sig att sälja verksamheten mot chef Howards starka vilja?

Emilie kan knappt tro sina ögon när hon ser vem som går mot skolbyggnaden. Ola återvänder till Trøndelag som en välbärgad herre med en resväska full av presenter, och Birte är särskilt glad över sin. Men Ola längtar redan tillbaka till Amerika – och till Emilie…

Tiden för förlossningen närmar sig, och även om Emilie är exalterad är hon också orolig. Kommer allt att gå bra – och hur kommer hennes framtid att se ut som ensamstående mamma? Simon får olycksbådande nyheter om att Jorid har insjuknat i lunginflammation. Det är inte alls säkert att hon kommer att överleva.

Malvina é uma jovem e virtuosa professora de piano que vive com a mãe doente. Ela dá aulas para Elisa, irmã de Tomás, um jovem de família riquíssima. Tomás e Malvina se apaixonam, mas o pai do rapaz, Tibério, proíbe a união devido à diferença de classe social, ameaçando deserdar o filho.