Ergebnis für "Joséphine" in Viktorianisch

Lady Josephine Watkins hatte den Herzog von Constantan nicht mit ihrem Pfeil treffen wollen. Getrieben von Schuldgefühlen und dem Verlangen, ihn wieder gesunden zu sehen, weigert sie sich, von seiner Seite zu weichen. Niemals hätte sie gedacht, dass der verwegene Herzog ihr Herz stehlen würde. Devon Mowbray, Herzog von Constantan, trieb die Neugier nach Faversham Abbey. Er hatte nur den Earl, besser bekannt als das Biest von Faversham, kennenlernen und danach sofort wieder abreisen wollen.

Lady Josephine Watkins had never envisioned herself aiming a bow at the formidable Duke of Constantan. Consumed by remorse and unwavering in her commitment to his recovery, she stands resolute, unwilling to abandon his bedside. Little did she anticipate that beneath his roguish exterior, beat the heart of a gentleman that would lay claim to her affections.

Josephine Moore aprendió a utilizar las espadas, las dagas, los tiradores incluso las pistolas desde una edad muy temprana. Esa destreza con las armas no solo le aportó mucha seguridad en sí misma, sino también hacia el mundo que la rodeaba, porque… ¿Quién querría enfrentarse a una mujer que viste como un hombre, se comporta como uno y lucha como tal? Sin embargo, toda esa seguridad se tambalea cuando aparece en su vida Eric Cooper. Su sonrisa le provoca debilidad en las piernas, su voz la embelesa y cuando está a su lado piensa que el mundo ha dejado de girar.

On a moonlit night in 1898, Kathleen Wyman lies in labour at Bessington Hall. Her husband, Edward, is sure that she has been unfaithful to him. In his blind, jealous rage he later gives away the baby to gypsy Rona Parrish, summoned to help with the delivery. Kathleen, frenzied with grief, is soon after locked away in an asylum.

Lizzie Miller worries for her family – money is short in their little house, but her beautiful daughter Ruby vows to give them all a better life. Working as a maid for Mr Banks, Ruby befriends his shy and gentle daughter, Cicely. The two girls hatch a mischievous plan to introduce Ruby to society at a party for the ‘gentry’ of Blackburn, where Ruby meets Luke Arnold, the dissolute heir to his father’s fortunes.

Josephine Parker travels from New York to a town on the Western Frontier in the company of her aging Aunt Agatha to marry Paul Stockton, the son of a cattle baron. Josephine’s father despaired of ever finding a husband for his willful and headstrong daughter, and Josephine found the expectations of life as a high society lady oppressive. Excited and optimistic about escaping the suffocating confines of her upbringing for the uncertainty and self-determination of the West, Josephine finds her hopes dashed when she discovers that her intended groom has died.

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