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Exiled for 20 years, Lucien never planned to return to England. But with the mysterious deaths of his father and brother, it seems the new Lord Crane has inherited an earldom. He's also inherited his family's enemies. He needs magical assistance, fast. He doesn't expect it to turn up angry. Magician Stephen Day has good reason to hate Crane's family. Unfortunately, it's his job to deal with supernatural threats. Besides, the earl is unlike any aristocrat he's ever met, with the tattoos, the attitude...and the way Crane seems determined to get him into bed.

Can You Forgive Her? is the first of the six in the Palliser series. Trollope inextricably binds together the issues of parliamentary election and marriage, of politics and privacy. The values and aspirations of the governing stratum of Victorian society are ruthlessly examined, and none remains unscathed. But above all Trollope focuses on the predicament of women. 'What should a woman do with her life?' asks Alice Vavasor of herself, and this theme is echoed by every other woman in the audiobook.

A horse race in trousers on Rotten Row. Visiting a gaming hall in a dress that would make her mother faint. Sneaking an invitation to a masquerade ball attended by only the wickedest, most debauched members of society.... None of these things are scaring off bookish but strong-willed Amelia Bishop's stuffy, egotistical fiance.

As an innocent girl, Madeline Sedgewick learned that nothing comes without a price - even desire. Five years later, now widowed and deeply in debt, she's certain that the stranger who bought her last husband's notes of credit will demand swift, steep repayment. But she never imagines her creditor will be Brock Taylor, her baseborn former stable-hand turned newly wealthy entrepreneur - the man who stole her virginity and her heart. She's even more stunned when he says that he'll forgive her debts only if she becomes his wife.

She gave him her innocence . . . Lady Aline Marsden was brought up to marry a man of her own class, but from the moment she meets John McKenna, she risks everything to be with him. He gave her his heart Although their love is forbidden, McKenna's passion for the beautiful Aline is too compelling...

Roseanna Marchmont is the beautiful eldest daughter of the Wild Marchmonts. Unlike her other seven siblings, she lacks confidence and has an excessive desire to be universally pleasing. When a dance partner at a ball bluntly tells her why she cannot relax in conversation, she is hurt, but...

James Spencer is hardly the typical troubled youth who ends up at Whisperwood School for Boys. Instead of hating the strict schedules and tight oversight by staff, James blossoms, quickly making friends, indulging in his love of writing, and contemplating the merits of sneaking love poems to the elusive and aloof William Esher. And, when the normally collected William stumbles in one night, shaken and ranting of ghosts, James is the only one who believes him.

After years of unbridled debauchery, Tristan Sinclair, Viscount St. Ashton has hit proverbial rock bottom. Seeking to escape his melancholy, he takes refuge at one of Victorian society's most notorious house parties. As the Christmas season approaches, he prepares to settle in for a month of heavy drinking, until an unexpected encounter changes his plans and threatens his heart.

George Eliot's first full-length novel Adam Bede is a profound rendering of 19th century English pastoral life. This timeless story of seduction and betrayal follows the virtuous carpenter Adam Bede, whose world is soon disrupted when the all-too-beautiful Hetty betrays him for another villager. Her actions precipitate a turmoil of tragic events that shake the very foundations of their serene rural community.

The instant Captain Declan Frobisher lays eyes on Lady Edwina Delbraith, he knows she's the woman he wants as his wife. The scion of a seafaring dynasty accustomed to success, he discovers that wooing Edwina is surprisingly straightforward - not least because she makes it plain that she wants him as much as he wants her.

Er kam nach Bellebourne, um die Ordnung wiederherzustellen. Dann fand er sie auf seiner Wiese, einen verletzten Fuchs im Arm – und verlor die Herrschaft über sein Herz.Cassian Thorne, Duke of Halewick, ist Gehorsam, Disziplin und Kontrolle gewohnt. Doch Lady Amara Fenwick ist wunderschön...

Lady Marianne Blackwell schätzt ihre Freiheit und hat nicht die Absicht, sich durch eine Ehe binden zu lassen. Doch als der charmante und geheimnisvolle Duke von Westford ein Auge auf sie wirft, wird sie ihre Meinung ändern – oder riskiert sie, den einzigen Mann zu verlieren, der sie...

The best gifts are the ones you didn't know you were waiting for.Christmas 1853.Kellworth Manor glows with candlelight and evergreen, and Reese and Jem Taylor are exactly where they want to be, celebrating the season with the friends who feel like family.But the Twickenham magic that brought...

Eine kühne Schönheit. Ein düsterer Viscount.Und vierzehn Tage, die alles verändern könnten.Lady Alice Pickford ist nicht die Art Frau, die still im Hintergrund verschwindet. Mit flammend rotem Haar, messerscharfem Witz und einem Lächeln, das die Welt herausfordert, mitzuhalten, lebt sie...

Sure. Here’s a lightly slimmed version that keeps the shape and tone:Nach dem Tod seines Vaters steht Lord Magnus Dawson vor dem Undenkbaren – er muss seinen Lebensunterhalt verdienen. Aufgewachsen in Privilegien und gepflegtem Müßiggang, besitzt er nur seine Kavallerieausbildung und ein...

Manchmal macht Liebe blind. Aber manchmal schenkt sie Augen zum Sehen.Gordon Kendrix, Earl of Dunmore, will einen Abend im geheimen Ladys Rose Club verbringen. Als dort nach einem Mann gesucht wird, der bereit ist, eine Lady mit verbundenen Augen auf ihrem Zimmer zu treffen, reizt es ihn und er...

Nobile, colta, dai modi eleganti, con un ottimo carattere e un certo fascino. Emily Fox-Seton potrebbe essere una moglie ideale… ma è poverissima e ha ormai 34 anni, quindi, per sopravvivere, può soltanto affidarsi alla benevolenza di ricche nobildonne, che non si fanno scrupolo di sfruttare...

Be swept up in the unforgettable new festive historical novel from bestselling author Dilly Court! As winter comes to Crow Castle, what secrets will Eliza Brown uncover? Born into a travelling circus, she knows that fate can turn on a sixpence — but nothing prepares her for the day her father...

Mina's well-ordered life is thrown into disarray when her father drops a bombshell on his deathbed: She has a brother she never knew of. Not only that, he is on his way to rescue her from the collapse of their school under a mountain of debts. A wild journey across country later, Mina finds herself thrown at the feet of the brutish William Nye, prize-fighter and owner of a disreputable inn, The Merry Harlot. Respectable Mina is appalled to find herself obliged to wed this surly stranger.

Sparks fly and passion ignites between two reluctant lovers who must overcome the pain of their pasts to find happiness in this enchanting novel in New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas’ wildly popular Hathaway series Hired as a companion to the Hathaway sisters, Catherine Marks has...