Ergebnis für "Next" in Viktorianisch

Christopher Cynster has finally accepted that to have the life he wants, he needs a wife, but before he can even think of searching for the right lady, he’s drawn into an investigation into the distribution of counterfeit banknotes. London born and bred, Ellen Martingale is battling to preserve the fiction that her much-loved uncle, Christopher’s neighbor, still has his wits about him, but Christopher’s questions regarding nearby Goffard Hall trigger her suspicions. As her younger brother attends card parties at the Hall, she feels compelled to investigate.

Rand Mallon, Earl of Dalby, is an unrepentant rake in need of an heir and two weeks away from his wedding day when his fiance informs him that she intends to jilt him. Desperate, he is willing to consider her twin sister as his next best option. Helena Fenster has her reasons for agreeing to her twin sister's audacious plan to switch places. The earl has made it clear he doesn't care which twin goes to the altar with him, and plans to allow his wife her freedom once he has his heir.

Raina loved performing on the London stage, but one night found herself dancing for only him. She froze, her cerulean eyes drawn to the balcony, where the warm glow of gaslights flickered upon his shadowy form. If only she had known that this monster - wrapped in beautiful skin - would rip her away from everything in the world she loved, perhaps, she wouldn’t have lingered so long.

Der reiche spanische Gutsbesitzer, Don Vidal, wird von seiner Frau in spe sitzen gelassen. Er scheint die Lust am Leben verloren zu haben. Da tritt seine englische Sekretärin, Rosalind Carlisle, auf den Plan. Er kann der sympathischen Frau nicht widerstehen und äußert einen skandalösen Wunsch: Eine Nacht voll herrlicher Leidenschaft. Diesen Wunsch erfüllt sie ihm.

Brighton, England, 1856. For young solicitor-at-law Devin Bennett, building his career is his foremost goal. Love and the future are far from his thoughts. The last thing he expects is Harry. Lady's maid and chaperone to his client's daughter, Harry is an intense, intelligent, and interesting girl Devin can't stop dreaming about. But Devin is aware Harry is hiding something from him; something that might tear them apart and whisk Harry off to the far side of the world.