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Four women are lost to London—each facing danger, deception, and impossible choices. Enjoy this complete historical romance series featuring courageous heroines, devoted heroes, and mysteries where love is worth every risk.

England, 19. Jahrhundert Seit unglückliche Verstrickungen Matthew Ford aus der Marine und in die Armee zwangen, wartet er auf eine Gelegenheit, sich hervorzutun und seinen Offiziersrang zurückzuerlangen. Als Colonel Davis mit dem Auftrag an ihn herantritt, seine junge Nichte Jane gemeinsam mit einem Kameraden und einer Gesellschafterin aus einem Baseler Internat nach London zu geleiten, zögert er deshalb keine Sekunde und macht sich auf den Weg.

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas delivers a scintillating tale of an unconventional beauty who finds passion with the spy who can’t resist her. A woman who defies her time Dr. Garrett Gibson, the only female physician in England, is as daring and independent as any man—why not...

Christopher Egan, heir to the notorious Prestwick Earldom, is one of London's most scandalous rakes. He's never credited the gossips' claim that fate cast an ancient curse on every successive Earl of Prestwick as punishment for their wickedness, but once he inherits the earldom after his infamous uncle's untimely demise, it looks as if he may be the next to lose his head. Determined to cheat the curse and avoid his ancestors' grisly fate, Kit abandons his life of merry debauchery and embarks on a London season to wed the lady he's long been promised to.

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. Diese Sammlung beinhaltet die Hörbücher: "Hochzeit mit dem Ungeliebten", "Der Clan der McNarn", "Die einsame Frau des Herzogs".

1890. Vier mutige Frauen, verbunden durch ein einzigartiges Bauwerk. Während Mimi gebannt den Beginn der Bauarbeiten am Kanal verfolgt und sieht, wie die Pläne ihres Vaters Form annehmen, übernimmt Justine den väterlichen Eisenwarenladen und versucht, ihn als Hauptlieferant für den Kanalbau zu etablieren. Ihr Konkurrent Julius entpuppt sich als Verbündeter, und Justine muss sich eingestehen, dass sie mehr für ihn empfindet. Nach einer großen Enttäuschung, die Regina erfahren musste, flieht sie aus ihrem alten Leben.

Six incredible women, shoved into difficulty, must risk it all for the men they love and thrive in a wild country. From Philadelphia to St. Louis, New York to Denver, their adventures are laden with threats of death and uncertainty. Take your chances on a lawless, unruly journey with these courageous women.

Hugh Brandforth, the seventh earl of Ormsley, returns to his estate after wasting several weeks searching for a bride. He is looking forward to some much-needed rest and recreation. All is not as he left it, however. Within an hour, he finds himself berated by his old nurse and assaulted by Miss Cressida Harrington, an eccentric termagant he has never before encountered. She is not at all the sort of woman he admires. He wants a respectable bride who will not ask for more than he can give—love. She has no need or desire to marry, and love is the only thing that might change her mind.

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...

Dopo tre deludenti stagioni in società, il padre di Daisy Bowman non usa mezzi termini: sua figlia deve trovare un marito, molto alla svelta. Daisy è terrorizzata, sposerebbe chiunque altro piuttosto che quel borioso, rude individuo. Ma non ha fatto i conti con l'insospettabile charme che Matthew userà per conquistarla. Il ragazzo gracile e ambizioso che aveva conosciuto si è trasformato in un uomo attraente, maturo, pieno di vitalità.

En la cuarta entrega de sus Diarios Emma debe saldar un favor que casi acaba en escándalo, mientras lucha por evitar la ruina sin hipotecar su libertad. Septiembre de 1883. Emma había empezado a creer en la paz doméstica, hasta que su primo Archibald vuelve a ponerse en pie y Lapis Lazuli House amenaza con convertirse otra vez en una trinchera. Cuando el duelo por un amor perdido vuelve a golpearla, necesitará más que ingenio para sostenerse en pie.

Leo Murphy believes in playing the odds, as long as the house wins. As the owner of Elysium, London’s most exclusive gambling hell, Leo’s existence depends on predicting his opponent’s next move. Rarely is he surprised. Until he meets the Lord Masterson's young bride losing at cards.

Vera Sorokina loves reading the penny dreadfuls and immersing herself in tales of adventure, mystery, and romance. Her own days are filled with the often mundane work of running the book and print shop she owns with her father. The shop offers her the freedom and income to employ and protect the poverty-stricken Londoners she’s come to care about, and it gives her father something to do other than long for their hometown of St. Petersburg. She is grateful for the stability in their lives, but she often feels lonely.

Nineteen-year-old Carrie Dobbs has a secret; when her parents discover what she has desperately tried to hide, Carrie's mother, Florrie takes matters into her own hands and arranges a marriage with Arnold Bateman to get Carrie out of Whitechapel and away from the gossips. He is a man Carrie could never love, the opposite of Johan, the young man she adores. Arnold has been posted to India and expects her to go with him and be the wife he needs to further his promotion and position in the army.

The daughter of a Scottish lord with a dark and treacherous past, Rosalind Melbourne has spent years distancing herself from her past. After escaping her tyrannical father and marrying an aging English lord, she has become a powerful widow with a business empire at her command. Her business dealings are everything to her, leaving her no time for love. Especially not with her business rival, Ashton, a man with a scandalous reputation as striking as his blue eyes.

A dashing young man appears at Lady Brockenhurst's soiree -- but who is he and why is he so favored by their hostess? Julian Fellowes's Belgravia is a story in 11 episodes published week by week in the tradition of Charles Dickens. Belgravia is the story of a secret. A secret that unravels...

Octavius Everard, el adinerado duque de Eccess, se refugia en los placeres más decadentes de Londres para escapar del dolor que lo persigue. Especialmente en Navidad. La comida más costosa, el mejor coñac y las mujeres más deslumbrantes hacen que la época «más feliz» del año sea un poco más soportable. Sin embargo, hay una tentación a la que se ha jurado no ceder jamás: la institutriz de sus tres pupilos. Pero cuando la señorita Temperance Fields solicita el puesto, con un severo moño y un sencillo vestido de lana marrón, Octavius descubre que nunca ha estado tan peligrosamente fascinado.

Quatre jeunes femmes scellent un pacte pour s'aider mutuellement à trouver un mari... quel qu'en soit le prix. Daisy Bowman a beau être plus rêveuse que sa sœur Lilian, elle n'en partage pas moins le caractère bien trempé. Exaspéré, son père lui lance un ultimatum : trouver un mari anglais ou épouser son associé, Matthew Swift. Guère enchantée par l'idée, Daisy ignore que M. Swift a bien changé depuis leur dernière rencontre. Avec espièglerie, Molly Savannah nous raconte les dernières aventures du charmant et pétillant quatuor des "laissées-pour-compte" : Annabelle, Lillian, Evangeline et Daisy.

Saving her reputation will he lose his heart? Timothy Marbry has sworn off love. Once he takes up his position as a physician at the Hope Clinic in the East End of London, he knows he’ll need a wife who’s beyond reproach. But the last thing he wants or needs is passion that clouds the mind and leads to heartbreak. Priscilla Pratt left London in disgrace. Exiled in the northern countryside, her only marriageable prospect is a dull, judgmental curate. And gone is her hope of finding a man who gazes at her with eyes filled with passion.

1870 ~ Muireall Thompson has taken her duties seriously since her parents died on the family’s crossing from Scotland to America in 1854. As the eldest sibling, their death made her responsible for her family and left little time for a life of her own. But now her brothers and sisters are adults; even the youngest is nearly ready to face the world on his own. What will she do when she is alone, other than care for an elderly aunt and volunteer at the Sisters of Charity orphanage? Has the chance for a husband and children of her own passed her by?