Ergebnis für "Forest" in Herrschaftshäuser

Eliza Ellis has stayed hidden in Balfour Forest for as long as she can remember. Perhaps her only friends are the trees, or her little dog, or her story-telling father called Captain. But at least she is safe from the cruel world outside, a world Captain has warned her against and protected her from. That is, until a handsome stranger named Felton Northwood invades her quiet forest and steals her away. Why does he tell such lies?

"Hon såg modigt och klart på sin situation och erkände att hon var rädd för att vara ensam, rädd för att ge sig ut i en främmande, fientlig värld, och, framför allt, rädd för att inte duga något till. Att hennes far alltid hade ansett att hon var mycket intelligent var något helt annat än att kunna tjäna pengar på att använda sin hjärna." Carmelas far har precis gått bort och hon måste för första gången i sitt liv klara sig på egen hand. Hon tar i desperation ett jobb som barnflicka på en prästgård, men är osäker på om hon kommer att stå ut där. Ett av barnen hon passar är närmast oregerlig.

Lady Josephina Crawford, daughter of Viscount Whitemore, harbors a devastating secret that keeps her from finding a suitable husband in high society and risks bringing scandal to her family name should it ever be revealed. Custom, duty, and propriety stand in the way of her happiness, and within the confines of Regency England’s high society, those barricades are enough to keep her encaged forever. Gerard Sheridan, Marquess of Richmond, heir to the Duke of Bedfordshire, suffers from a secret of his own.

Captain Robert Ashton, Earl of Darington, knows finding a bride in London will not be easy - not since he has been notoriously dubbed as the "Pirate Earl". What he didn't expect was to get abducted - and to have his escape go horribly awry when an innocent lady gets caught in the crossfire.

Orphaned at young ages, Lady Katherine Ashton and her brother have spent most of their lives on the high seas, seeking to restore their family fortune through somewhat dubious means. After that kind of adventure, Kate knows, she won't ever be accepted as a proper society lady. To the annoyingly clever, temptingly handsome, and altogether troublesome Earl of Wynbrook, society ladies are a dead bore. Kate, on the other hand, is scandalous, alluring, and altogether fascinating.

Lady Vivian Ravenswood has the future determined for her - a wealthy husband, a place in high society, a coterie of exclusive friends - and none of it suits her. One magical evening at Almack’s - London’s most exclusive club - Lady Vivian runs into the dashing Lieutenant Sawyer Cook and discovers her future is not so set in stone. Romance ensues, scandals are wrought, and true identities are revealed. Trapped between duty and longing, Lady Vivian must come to grips with the very notion of fate.

Stuart Windsor the Third, Duke of Billington, was facing his second marriage. Feeling pressure from the King settle down, he agrees to an arranged marriage with the beautiful and powerful Mary Westin. But Stuart has a history with women, and an impending marriage isn't about to slow him down.