Ergebnis für "Duke" in Belletristik

One chance meeting on a Texas ranch. One wild, too-charming cowboy. One snowed-in night that changes everything. Wheeler Rankin isn't here for romance—she's come to Lucky River Ranch to visit her best friend, wrangle a business deal, and prove herself to everyone who ever doubted her. But when...

Bridgerton: Die Inspiration zur Netflix-Serie. Die ganze Geschichte von Daphne und Simon - jetzt mit zusätzlichem Epilog. Als Daphne Bridgerton ihren Namen in der Kolumne von Lady Whistledown liest, kümmert es sie nicht besonders. Aber ihre Mutter drängt sie, endlich einen Ehemann zu finden, bevor ihr Ruf in dieser Ballsaison völlig dahin ist. Daphne schließt einen Pakt mit Simon Basset, dem heiratsunwilligen Duke of Hastings: Indem er ihr den Hof macht, erscheint der umschwärmte Aristokrat vergeben. Sie dagegen rückt gesellschaftlich in den Mittelpunkt und entflieht den Kuppelversuchen ihrer Mutter.

Alfred Blakesley, Duke of Lowell, has long been an enigma. No one dares to give a man of his status the cut direct, but there's simply something not quite right about him. What would the society ladies say if they learned the truth - that the Duke of Lowell is a wolf-shifter and the leader of a pack facing extinction if he doesn't find his true love? So now he's on the hunt for a wife.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Maiden Lane series comes the first book in a new series that "marries her irresistibly witty writing style with an intrigue-steeped plot," (Booklist) perfect for fans of Tessa Dare and Eloisa James. Freya de Moray is many things: a member of the...

Suspecting he can never be the man Emma Peters wishes him to be, Lucien Morgen, the fifth duke of Willyngham, decides to break off their long-standing engagement... only to discover the innocent fiancé he set aside for years has unexpectedly blossomed into a passionate, irresistible woman. When All Through the House...

William, the sixth Duke of Pelham, enjoys his punctual, securely structured life. Orderly and predictable-that's the way he likes it. But he's in the public eye, and the scandal sheets will make up anything to sell papers. When the gossips link him to Juliette, one of the most beautiful and celebrated courtesans in London, chaos doesn't begin to describe what happens next....

A missing girl. A dead hunter. One sheriff caught in the storm. When a seasoned hunter is found murdered in the Colorado high country and a teenage girl vanishes hours later, Sheriff Ray Duke doesn’t believe in coincidences. Not in Blue Sky County. Not with the snowstorm rolling in. And not with fresh boot tracks pointing to a tangled trail of lies. As Duke digs deeper, what he finds isn’t just a missing girl—it’s a web of secrets that stretches across families, friendships, and the frozen wilderness they all call home.

Gillie Trewlove knows what a stranger’s kindness can mean, having been abandoned on a doorstep as a baby and raised by the woman who found her there. So, when suddenly faced with a soul in need at her door—or the alleyway by her tavern—Gillie doesn’t hesitate. But he’s no infant...

In Keene, einer kleinen verschlafenen Stadt in New Hampshire, herrscht das herrlichste Sommerwetter, doch Duke verkriecht sich in seinem abgedunkelten Zimmer. Er kann sich kaum bewegen, ohne dass Wellen von Schmerzen seinen Körper durchfluten. Die Abreibung, die er gestern in der Kiesgrube von...

Aidan Somerville, Duke of Forster, is a rake, a spy, and a soldier, richer than sin and twice as handsome. Now he is also guardian to his deceased best friend’s young son. The choice makes perfect sense - except that the child’s mother is the lovely Sophia Gardiner, to whom Aidan was engaged before he went off to war.

The young ladies of the Fairchild family have just learned that their stepfather has absconded with their late mother's fortune. Ava, the eldest, decides to take matters into her own hands and hunts down the notoriously wealthy rakehell Jared Broderick, the Marquis of Middleton and heir to a dukedom. Much to her shock and delight, the marquis sweeps her into a whirlwind romance and proposes marriage. But after their passionate wedding night, Ava discovers Jared has ulterior motives of his own.

For years, he's been an object of fear, fascination...and fantasy. But of all the wicked rumors that shadow the formidable Alexander Moncrieffe, Duke of Falconbridge, the ton knows one thing for certain: Only fools dare cross him. And when Ian Eversea does just that, Moncrieffe knows the perfect revenge: He'll seduce Ian's innocent sister, Genevieve - the only Eversea as yet untouched by scandal. First he'll capture her heart...and then he'll break it.  

Frau Müller muss weg! Soviel steht fest, als sich eine Gesandtschaft besorgter Eltern zu einem außerplanmäßigen Termin mit der Klassenlehrerin Frau Müller zusammenfindet. Weil die Noten schlecht sind und am Schuljahresende die Entscheidung fällt, ob die Kinder den Sprung aufs Gymnasium schaffen, sind die Eltern fest entschlossen, mit der Absetzung der Lehrerin zu retten, was noch zu retten ist - koste es, was es wolle! Doch Frau Müller spielt nicht mit.

When Catherine Forster asks a handsome stranger to lead her out of the ballroom and into the Tremberley gardens, she hopes to glimpse its renowned Roman ruins . . . and maybe steal a kiss. But when she and her delectable escort are discovered in a scandalous embrace, Catherine is horrified to learn that she has been kissing John Breminster, heir to the man who ruined her family.

The Duchess of Cosway yearns for a man she has never met . . . her husband. Married by proxy as a child, Lady Isidore has spent years fending off lecherous men in every European court while waiting to meet her husband. She's determined to accept him, no matter how unattractive the duke turns out...

Grayson hat es geschafft, seine Schwestern zu verheiraten. Er selbst ist Witwer und seine Schwestern haben Lindsey Fairchild als Gouvernante für seinen Sohn Gabriel eingestellt. Lindsey ist nicht nur klug und schön, sondern scheint auch ein Geheimnis zu bewahren, dem Grayson auf den Grund gehen will. Nur, dass sein Herz ihm dabei in die Quere kommt.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the beloved Windham series comes "a wonderfully funny, moving romance," (Eloisa James) perfect for fans of "sexy heroes, strong heroines, intelligent plots, [and] enchanting love stories" (Mary Balogh). THEY CALL HIM THE DUKE OF MURDER... The gossips...

A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK, THE PERFECT SUMMER HOLIDAY READ. 'A deliciously messy peek behind the crown: scandal, heartbreak, treachery' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Everything I love in a holiday read' REESE WITHERSPOON 'A backstage pass to all the royal secrets' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Smart, juicy and...

Wie kannst du je wieder einem Menschen vertrauen? Diese Frage stellte ich mir, bis zu dem Ausritt, bei dem Duke einem jungen wildfremden Mädchen zur Hilfe eilte. Jeder der sieht, wie er über die Hindernisse fliegt, sagt mir, es wäre falsch ihn auf dem Hof als Freizeitpferd zu verstecken. Aber kann ich mir sicher sein, dass ich, dem Erfolg widerstehen und sein Wohlbefinden an erste Stelle setze, wenn es darauf ankommt? Wie geht es weiter mit mir und Henning? Wohin immer ich ihn begleite, bin ich eine Außenseiterin in einer mir fremden Welt, dir mir nichts bedeutet.

Eloisa James returns with another fabulous romance in her New York Times bestselling Desperate Duchesses series! As a young girl, Emilia Gwendolyn Carrington told the annoying future Duke of Pindar that she would marry any man in the world before him—so years later she is horrified to realize...