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Bridgerton meets 10 Things I Hate About You in this spicy enemies-to-lovers Regency romance from a "must-read author" (Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author). Lady Evangeline Raine prefers animals to people and has no interest in marriage­--much to the dismay of her flirty younger...

One should never judge a duke by his cover. As far as London society knows, Giles Drew, the Duke of Basingstoke, is everything a proper aristocrat ought to be. But when a notorious scandal sheet publishes details of Giles's questionable bedroom antics, only one bride can salvage his reputation. Prim and penniless, Francesca Stanhope has resigned herself to a season full of the ton's snickering—until the Duke of Basingstoke's dizzying courtship transforms her fate. Yet wedded bliss quickly turns into a clash of wills as Franny realizes her handsome duke is a devil in disguise.

Lady Abigail Lyon wants an education, not a husband. With her family’s social standing jeopardized by her sister’s scandalous elopement, Abbie no longer has the luxury of pursuing her aspirations ahead of the wellbeing of her parents and siblings. A respectable match would redeem her family’s besmirched reputation, although surely none of the ton’s eligible bachelors count curiosity as a desirable trait in a wife. Abbie finds herself confronting an offer that may be too good to be true.

Katherine Lockwood is hiding for her life in the most unlikely of places: the forgotten priest holes in the abandoned Winterset Grange Manor House. When Kate learns that Winterset’s long-absent owner, Mr. Oliver Jennings, is about to return, she is desperate to find a way to make him leave, even if it means “haunting” him from behind her protective walls.

Le comte d'Ashford, Alexander, a bâti sa réputation sur la liberté, le charme et une ferme détermination à éviter tout engagement matrimonial. Clémentine n'est en rien la protégée docile qu'Alexander imaginait. Intelligente, perspicace et dotée d'un caractère affirmé, elle remet en question chacune de ses certitudes. Dans une société où le devoir et la réputation dictent les règles, Alexander découvrira que le plus grand danger n'est pas le scandale… mais le fait de céder à un sentiment qu'il n'avait jamais prévu d'accepter.

Né dans les quartiers les plus pauvres, Jay Stenson a bâti un empire industriel et gagné le respect de tous. Pourtant, il lui reste un défi de taille : assurer l'avenir de sa jeune sœur Elisa, encore étrangère aux codes de la haute société. Pour l'aider, il engage Amanda Keat, une aristocrate raffinée chargée de faire d'Elisa une véritable lady. Mais Amanda n'avait pas prévu de se heurter à un homme aussi direct que déterminé — ni de ressentir pour lui une attirance aussi troublante.

Londres, 1819. Jay Stenson, nacido en los barrios más pobres de la ciudad, ha construido un imperio industrial con sus propias manos. Ha conquistado fortuna, prestigio y respeto, pero hay algo que no ha logrado cambiar: el destino de su hermana pequeña, Elisa, una joven brillante que no termina de encajar en la sociedad que él ahora frecuenta. Decidido a ofrecerle una vida mejor, Jay contrata a Amanda Keat, una aristócrata culta y refinada cuya misión será convertir a Elisa en una auténtica lady.

La vie du frère d'Aylana ne tient plus qu'à un fil, et la seule manière de le sauver est d'obtenir la clémence du roi. Son unique espoir s'appelle James Eastlake, l'un des libertins les plus notoires du pays et l'un des rares hommes capables de s'adresser directement à Sa Majesté. Ce qui commence comme une alliance forcée se transforme bientôt en un dangereux jeu d'orgueil, de tension et de désir contenu.

Cuando el conde de Ashford recibe una misión inesperada, su mundo se desestabiliza por completo. Alexander, seductor empedernido y orgulloso soltero, detesta la idea del matrimonio y aún más la de encargarse del futuro sentimental de una debutante. Jade, una joven brillante, sensible y llena de carácter, no está dispuesta a dejarse dirigir por un desconocido arrogante. Pero cuanto más intentan evitarse, más evidente se vuelve la atracción que nace entre ellos: un juego de ingenio, orgullo y deseo capaz de derribar incluso las convicciones más sólidas.

Inglaterra, 1821. Aylana está desesperada: la vida de su hermano John pende de un hilo, y la única posibilidad de salvarlo es obtener la clemencia del rey. Sin título, fortuna ni contactos, acceder a la corte es imposible para una mujer como ella. Su única esperanza es James Eastlake, uno de los libertinos más conocidos del país y uno de los pocos hombres capaces de hablar directamente con Su Majestad. Pero James es el último hombre al que Aylana querría pedir ayuda.

Cuando Thomas Morgan, conde de Main, acepta adquirir las tierras de un marqués por un precio irrisorio, cree haber hecho el negocio del siglo. Pero el contrato esconde una cláusula inesperada: deberá traer a la hija del marqués de vuelta a Inglaterra, casarse con ella… y darle un heredero. Lo que parecía una simple transacción se convierte en el mayor desafío de su vida. Porque Eleanor Garwood no es la joven dócil que imaginaba. Independiente, orgullosa y decidida a no someterse a ningún hombre, afirma que solo consentiría una boda —o permitir que alguien la toque— por encima de su cadáver.

Wharton & McEntrie, 2 Ella aprendió a no llorar. Él supo desde el primer día que acabaría sangrando por ella. Daniel McEntrie no buscaba complicaciones. Ni dramas, ni secretos oscuros, ni miradas que le deshicieran el alma. Solo quería vivir en paz, entrenar a caballos y, a poder ser, no...

Miss Maddie Smythe My callous father wagered me to a brooding stranger during a hand of cards, leaving me terrified. But Lord Wheaton was nothing like the baron who’d forced me into servitude and gave me away. The handsome marquess was compassionate, honorable, and my only hope for a future. I...

Reverend Shackleford war ratlos. Er hatte wirklich geglaubt, dass seine Probleme vorbei wären, wenn er seine älteste Tochter Grace mit einem äußerst wohlhabenden Adligen verheiratet hätte. Aber wie der Pfarrer nun allmählich erkannte, reichte es nicht aus, einen reichen Duke in der Familie...

After more than a decade separated from his home and family, the Earl of Heathbrook returns to his London townhouse to face a new test: reclaiming guardianship of his younger brothers. His reputation as a rakehell, it seems, has followed him from detention inside Napoleon’s France and caused his own father to block Heathbrook’s rightful custody in his will. However, the clever rogue concocts a plan to restore respectability and rescue his siblings . . . by finding a “fiancée” with no strings attached.

When Lady Emma Carlisle's twin sister jilts the wealthy and influential Duke of Ashford, their distraught parents pressure shy Lady Emma to marry the duke in her sister's place, dashing her hopes of a love match. Lady Emma is determined to make the best of the situation, but her new husband is cold and aloof and wants nothing to do with her. In his quieter moments, she catches glimpses of a thoughtful and intelligent man she'd like to know better. If only he weren't determined to keep her at a distance.

Cedric, Viscount Sheridan, is cursed. Once the ton's golden boy, the loss of his sight has left him a reclusive shell of man, his days of womanizing, horse racing, and pistol shooting lost forever. Offered the chance to recapture a small part of his old life, he can't refuse - even if it means accepting the shocking proposal of the infamous ice maiden Anne Chessley. Still reeling from her father's death, Anne's deepest wish is to avoid the hordes of fortune hunters who will soon be beating down her door.

A French musket ball to the leg takes Captain Hugh Fanshawe from the battlefield and leaves him enduring long, quiet days compiling paperwork at Horse Guards headquarters. He knows his lameness makes him the object of pity and distaste at the stifling social engagements he dutifully escorts his mother and sister to, but everything in his orderly life changes when Colonel Theo Lindsay arrives.

THE DEVILISH TROLLOP: Miss Felicity Murdoch may be an heiress with a large fortune attached to her, but she is as far from the genteel, respectable sort of lady that most men of the ton would want to marry. Lord Sullivan Whitlock is desperate to find a bride with money to save his family's...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Pippa Bennett- Warner. Pippa has recently starred in the BBC Drama MotherFatherSon alongside Richard Gere and has featured in Harlots and Sick Note. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Kathryn Sutherland. Taken...