Ergebnis für "The Portrait of a Lady" in Liebesromane

Civility and society come head to head in Henry James’ seminal work. The heroine of this powerful novel is the spirited young American Isabel Archer. Blessed by nature and fortune, she journeys to Europe to seek her future, but what she finds may prove to be her undoing. She is courted by three men: an English aristocrat, an American gentleman, and a sensitive expatriate. Her invalid cousin becomes her benefactor and adviser.

Believing only death will prevent him from returning to England, Sir Lucien de Gautier answers his king's call to arms. When he is captured and his family refuses the ransom demand, he finds himself bound to the oars of a galley. Enraged and embittered, he has no hope of escape - until a rich merchant's wife offers him freedom.

Er soll die schöne Lady beschützen – doch seine Gefühle für sie bilden ein noch größeres Risiko. Die mitreißende Regency Romance-Reihe von Bestsellerautorin Sabrina Jeffries geht weiter. Ihre Familie und deren Ruf zu schützen ist für Lady Gwyn Drake seit jeher von großer Bedeutung. Doch plötzlich taucht ein Mann aus Gwyns Vergangenheit auf, der sie bedroht und erpresst, ihr dunkles Geheimnis öffentlich zu machen. Nun ist es Gwyn, die selbst Schutz braucht. Ihr Zwillingsbruder Thorn heuert Joshua Wolfe, den Wildhüter des Anwesens, an, um sie während ihres Debüts in London in Sicherheit zu wissen.

A BOOKPAGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Two women set their sights on marrying the same duke, but instead of becoming enemies, they find themselves falling in love—though not with him. “My new favorite romance author.”—Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton...

Die beschützte Erbin... Einst war sie mit dem zukünftigen Herzog von Strathmore verlobt, doch nun findet sich die wunderschöne Lady Clarice in einer weit weniger schillernden Lage – als Gast auf dessen Hochzeit mit einer anderen Frau. Aber die Dinge sehen gleich viel besser aus, als der gutaussehende und charmante Halunke David Radley sie spüren lässt, dass zumindest in seinen Augen sie noch immer die beste Partie des Jahres ist. Der illegitime Sohn... Als ältester Sohn des Herzogs von Strathmore wuchs David Radley zusammen mit den ehelichen Kindern seines Vaters auf.

For Christmas, soft-spoken Lady Jenny Windham craves the freedom to pursue her artistic ambitions, though it will mean scandalizing her ducal parents and abandoning all hope of a family of her own. She confides her plans to successful artist Elijah Harrison when he's commissioned to paint a portrait of her small nephews, because assisting Elijah will bring Jenny that much closer to her heart's desire - won't it?

In the world of upstairs and downstairs, Lady’s maid Penny Smith is able to work anonymously, quietly hiding in the shadows of of Lord William Renquist’s household. She’s seeking out perpetrators of the Devils Sons and she suspects the man she works for to be a member. But when she meets the infamous Liam, she’s taken aback by his disarming eyes and feels her resolve begin to waiver.

England, 1859. Lady Georgiana Cressington is living a nightmare. Coerced by her father into returning to her childhood home, the young widow becomes a pawn in another of his heartless games. Her return to Summerfield Hall reunites her with the man she once loved before their hearts were shattered by a devastating betrayal.

Tempestuous and beautiful Wanda Miles, daughter of Ruth and Stephen Miles (or so she thinks), aspires to more than the life of a debutante, but the trouble is she doesn't know precisely what she wants. Then her aunt Marie, the family's renowned glassblower, arrives from Lauscha, Germany, and Wanda decides that learning about her ancestry may hold the key to her future. When Marie accidentally reveals a long-held secret about Wanda's parents, Wanda goes to Lauscha to unravel the truth.

Caroline Delacroix is at the pinnacle of Washington high society in her role as secretary to the first lady of the United States. But beneath the facade of her beauty, glamorous wardrobe, and dazzling personality, she's hiding a terrible secret. If she cannot untangle a web of foreign espionage, her brother will face execution for treason. Nathaniel Trask is the newly appointed head of the president's Secret Service team. He is immediately suspicious of Caroline despite his overwhelming attraction to her quick wit and undeniable charm.

As betrayal and intrigue swirl around her, Lady Penelope finds herself inexorably drawn into the strong arms of the man she cannot resist.

“Laurens’s books are always synonymous with sensuality and strong-willed heroes and heroines.” —Fresh Fiction The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae, romance fiction superstar Stephanie Laurens has done it again with this passionate tale of an...

A spy during the Napoleonic Wars, Lady Pandora Blackwood gave up espionage for love. She has shared everything with her husband...except the truth of her past. Twelve joyous years and three children later, her dark history rises to threaten everything she holds dear. Now she must face her greatest fear: Can her husband love her for who she really is?