Ergebnis für "Angela" in Viktorianisch

Margaret Kingsley's routine revolves around invention not investigation—until her ordered world springs a gasket. London, England, 1895 Ambulatory wheelchair user Margaret Kingsley secretly crafts gadgets for the Daughters of Genius Society, a covert team of lady inspectors disguised as...

Miss Clara Marie Stanton's family may be eccentric, but they certainly aren't insane. London, England, 1860: When Clara's ex-fiancé begins to spread rumors that her family suffers from hereditary insanity, it's all she can do to protect them from his desperate schemes, society's prejudice, and a lifetime in an asylum. Then Clara's grandfather Drosselmeyer brings on an apprentice with a mechanical leg, and all pretense of normalcy takes wing.

It was whispered all through London Society that Ian Mackenzie was mad, that he’d spent his youth in an asylum, and was not to be trusted - especially with a lady. For the reputation of any woman caught in his presence was instantly ruined. Yet Beth found herself inexorably drawn to the Scottish lord, whose hint of a brogue wrapped around her like silk and whose touch could draw her into a world of ecstasy. 

Lady Isabella Scranton scandalized London by leaving her husband, notorious artist Lord Mac Mackenzie, after only three turbulent years of marriage. But Mac has a few tricks to get the Lady back in his life, and more importantly, back into his bed.

Scotland, 1745: The youngest son of the scandalous Mackenzie family, Malcolm is considered too wild to tame...until he meets a woman who is too unattainable to resist. Lady Mary Lennox is English, her father highly loyal to the king, and promised to another Englishman. But despite it being forbidden to speak to Malcolm, Lady Mary is fascinated by the Scotsman, and stolen moments together lead to a passion greater than she'd ever dreamed of finding.

David Fleming, Hart Mackenzie’s right-hand man, seeks refuge with an old mentor only to find the mentor’s beautiful niece Sophie has sought sanctuary as well. In the quiet spaces of the countryside, David finds some peace from his reprobate existence but now faces a new problem - he’s falling for Sophie, Lady Devonport, a lady with a scandalous secret.

USA Today best-selling author and RITA Award winner Jennifer Ashley pens heart-pounding tales that keep listeners spellbound with torrid romance and finely crafted intrigue. Juliana St. John faces the ultimate mortification when she's stood up on her wedding day. But then fate places her face-to-face with her first love, Elliot McBride, and she finds herself falling for her half-mad former paramour.

To redeem her family's disgraced name, Lady Louisa Scranton has decided to acquire a proper husband. He needs to be a man of fortune and highly respectable in order to restore both her family's lost wealth and reputation. She enters the Marriage Mart with all flags flying, determined to find the right bachelor. But Louisa's hopes are dashed when the Bishop of Hargate drops dead at her feet - and she is shockingly accused of murder!

Scandal follows Rose Barclay, young widow of the Duke of Southdown, wherever she goes. It's never her fault, but newspapers love to write about the simple girl from Scotland and the much older duke who died suddenly on their honeymoon. And now there is even more talk as the legitimacy of the marriage is being contested by the duke's son and heir.

Daniel Mackenzie lives up to the reputation of the scandalous Mackenzie family - he has wealth, looks, and talent, and women love him. When he meets Violet Bastien - one of the most famous spiritual mediums in England - he immediately knows two things: that Miss Bastien is a fraud, and that he’s wildly attracted to her.

When misfortune befalls Tanith, she goes to live with her aunt and uncle, far from everything she knows. Suffocated by the restrictions of her new life, Tanith plans a tomb robbery to finance her escape. But when Tanith enters the crypt, she awakens a beast of a man. Tales call him the piper. An immortal with no heart, driven by vengeance. As punishment for her crime, he demands her hand in marriage. Aware he’s using her as leverage, Tanith plots to secure her freedom once and for all. Even though she’s inexplicably attracted to her dangerous, devilish husband.

It's 1889 (Helena, MT): Calista Blythe enters the first Miss Snowflake Pageant celebrating Montana statehood to expose the plight of street urchins. But hiding an indentured orphan could unravel Calista's reputation and her budding romance with pageant organizer Albert Shanahan, if her secret is revealed. Will love or law prevail?

Four stories of romance and inspiration as women travel into the western unknown in hopes of the love. Imagine using the only social media at the time (postal mail) to communicate with a man across the country and agree to marry. Then having to make the trip in a carriage and meet the man face to face for the first time!

Saddle up and head west with three women and three separate inspirational journeys...to a better life and frontier men.

When Emma goes missing, Maggie's search finds a tall native man in a dark robe. His words confuse her: the future is behind you, and the past is ahead of you. He hands her a mirror and tells her to listen to her heart. The water below her begins to ripple. She feels weak and dizzy. She wakes in the home of Sir Heth Manning in 1737 England. She can't remember how she got there. In her search to find her friends and a way home, she finds true love. Will it be enough to keep her from the life she knew?

In this opening from the Western Front, Wesley Anderson Crosington writes to the woman he loves—Savannah Langdon—reaching across continents with longing, gentle humor, and the quiet courage of a man who has seen too much too soon.

When Evie McKnight slams into Jamie Mackenzie on a quay on Southampton, she flashes back to the day she accidentally knocked him into the river Cam. When she fished him out, he shocked her with a searing, bold kiss before walking away in a wet shirt and kilt. Evie has no business reveling in memories of Jamie then and the nearness of him now - she is betrothed to a respectable man from a respectable and wealthy family. But Jamie appears everywhere in London, assisting Evie and her sisters, becoming friends with her fiancé, and agreeing to be drawn into the heist Evie has planned.

What would you do if you were given 11 rowdy street newsies and told either you turn them into model citizens or they get sold into indenture or sent to the military? Of course, start a pipe and drum corps! Eleven Pipers Piping is the story of a sweet music teacher and 11 boys given one chance or else, but one boy doesn't seem like the others. And just who is his father?

When Sibyl accepted Adam's proposal to join him in the Wyoming Territory, she hadn't expected it would be so quiet and so remote. When the coyotes and the wolves howl at night, and especially when the catamounts scream, Sibyl wants nothing more than to return home to her cantankerous father in New York City. And then there's Adam. He only has a single bedroom, with a big bed for them to share. But they aren't even married yet! Sibyl makes him sleep out in the barn, and almost a week after her arrival, it doesn't seem they're making any progress.

Miss Calamity Calloway is the epitome of efficiency as long as she’s typing travel reports, but when she’s out in the world, the troubles start. Tripping over laces, bumping into people on the street, and tumbling into awkward situations is the order of her days, and unfortunately, her handsome neighbor is usually a witness. All she longs for is a bit of trouble-free adventure.