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Anfang 19. Jahrhundert in Gretna Green, Südschottland. Julia und Thomas sind bis über beide Ohren verliebt, reißen Hals über Kopf aus und heiraten heimlich gegen den Willen ihrer Familien. Nur kurze Zeit später ist Julia allein - und hat keine Ahnung, wo ihr frischangetrauter Ehemann inzwischen steckt und ob er jemals zu ihr zurückkommen wird. Als alles Ersparte aufgebraucht ist, bleibt ihr keine Wahl: Sie muss zu ihrer Familie nach London zurückkehren und hoffen, dass sie ihr vergeben werden. Besonders jetzt, da sie ein Baby hat.

Ein Liebesroman, für alle die gerne in die Zeit der Regency eintauchen — mit einem Funken Magie! Ein Fluch, den nur der Tod zu überwinden scheint. 1823: Dreizehn Jahre sind seit dem Ereignis vergangen, das Eowyn für ihr Leben gezeichnet hat. Um endlich Antworten zu erhalten, reist sie nach Antony House. Ethan, der Nachbarsjunge von damals kennt die Wahrheit. Er weigert sich Eowyn zu erzählen, was in dieser Nacht geschehen ist, und würde sie am liebsten in die nächste Kutsche zurück nach Hause setzen.

When old friends from his university days visit Longbourn, Mr. Bennet is forced to confront the consequences of years spent in idle amusement and neglect of his family. Determined to do better by his wife and daughters, he takes a more active role in their upbringing, their education, and their futures. By the time Mr. Bingley leases Netherfield five years later, the Bennet family is very different. The daughters are accomplished, poised, and sensible—and the household is one that garners admiration rather than ridicule.

Rose Woodcourt, eine arme Schneiderin, ist zu stolz, um Hilfe zu akzeptieren, sogar als ihr Heim und ihre Freiheit vom schändlichen Mr. Wolfe bedroht werden. Besonders nicht von Hunter Thorne, einem Gentleman mit Titel weit über ihrem Stand. Grafen umwerben gewöhnliche Fräulein nur aus einem Grund und Rose hat kein Interesse daran die Mätresse eines wohlhabenden Mannes zu sein, wie gutaussehend und charmant er auch sein mag.

Hidden away in rural Devonshire, Phyllida Satterthwaite has always been considered more odd than beautiful. But in London, her oddity has made her a sensation. Far worse, it’s caught the eye of the sinister Duke of Moreland - a notorious art collector obsessed with acquiring one-of-a-kind treasures. To escape the duke’s clutches, she’s going to need a little help. Captain Arthur Heywood’s days of heroism are long past. Grievously injured in the Peninsular War, he can no longer walk unaided, let alone shoot a pistol. What use can he possibly be to a damsel in distress?

Growing up with four unruly brothers has made Freyja Bedwyn far bolder than most society ladies. From feisty manner to long, tumbling hair, Lady Freyja is pure fire - a woman who seeks both adventure and freedom. Adventure soon finds her on a visit to Bath, when a handsome stranger bursts into Freyja's room and entreats her to hide him. His name is Joshua Moore, Marquess of Hallmere, a man with a hell-raising reputation of his own who is quickly intrigued by the independent beauty.

Lady Anne Darcy knew that her time was running out, and she wanted to leave her son, Fitzwilliam Darcy, with a legacy of love. Thus, she wrote a series of letters to him, with the intention that her sister, Lady Catherine, would deliver them at the right time. But when Lady Catherine received the letters, she decided to keep them from Fitzwilliam, believing they conflict with her own plans for him. Years later, Anne de Bourgh discovers the letters and gives them to Fitzwilliam, who is shocked to discover that everything he thought he knew about his mother's wishes for him was wrong.

In this classic 19th-century story of love battling pride, we meet Elizabeth Bennet. Elizabeth is a smart, well-rounded woman, and she is one of five unmarried daughters of Mr. Bennet, a country gentleman. Marriage is at the forefront Mrs. Bennet's mind, especially since her elderly husband's estate will not pass down to any of their daughters. The Bennets' small town is in an uproar when two highborn, eligible gentlemen, Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy, come to stay.

Zwischen Pferderennen und Debütantinnenbällen trifft ein Lord auf seine Jugendliebe. Flammen, die er längst verloschen glaubte, werden neu entfacht. Belinda Dudley hat ihre unglückliche erste Liebe nie vergessen. Eine Vernunftehe hat sie neun Jahre lang von dem Mann ferngehalten, der ihr Herz gebrochen hat. Als sie frisch verwitwet ihre junge Nichte in die Londoner Gesellschaft einführen soll, kann sie ein erneutes Aufeinandertreffen nicht verhindern. Was soll nach so langer Zeit schon passieren? Baron Quentin Trent ist einer der begehrtesten Lords der Londoner Damenwelt.

There were Bridgertons before the eight alphabetically named siblings. In this fourth of the Bridgerton prequel series, following The Other Miss Bridgerton, we go back to where it all began. . . from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn. She was given two choices... Georgiana...

With his laughing eyes and wild, rakish good looks, Lord Rannulf Bedwyn is a hard man to resist. To Judith Law, a woman in need of rescue when her stagecoach overturns, Rannulf is simply her savior, a heroic stranger she will reward with one night of reckless passion before she must become a companion to her wealthy aunt. Imagine Judith's shock when the same stranger turns out to be among England's most eligible bachelors, and when he arrives at Harewood Grange to woo her cousin.

Damaris Chance's unhappy past has turned her off the idea of marriage forever. But her guardian, Lady Beatrice Davenham, convinces her to make her coming out anyway - and have a season of carefree, uncomplicated fun. When Damaris finds herself trapped in a compromising situation with the handsome rake Freddy Monkton-Coombes, she has no choice but to agree to wed him - as long as it's in name only. Her new husband seems to accept her terms, but Freddy has a plan of his own: To seduce his reluctant winter bride.

A revised and updated edition of the first book in legendary New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas’s beloved historical romance series featuring the unforgettable Hathaways: a family of misfits trying to navigate their way through the hazards of the British aristocracy Miss Amelia...

Nachdem ihre Ehe mit Jeremia, Baron of Barrowby, endgültig gescheitert ist, ist Amanda umso entschlossener, endlich eine eigene Familie zu gründen. Ein neuer Mann muss her und das so schnell wie möglich. Jeremia jedoch ist entschlossen, die Frau zurückzuerobern, die noch immer seine Gattin ist: Ohne Amandas Wissen hat er die Annulierung ihrer Ehe verhindert.

In Fate and Consequences, Georgiana Darcy does leave with George Wickham to elope. Darcy finds her in time to prevent the wedding, but not in time to stop the news of her ruin from spreading. Now a humbled man, he must try to find his and his sister's place in society. A twist of Fate introduces him at his darkest hour to the woman he otherwise might have resisted loving, and who helps him to restore his sister, and his wounded soul. This is a what-if story of love and reconciliation. This story contains scenes of a mature nature.

Could anything be worse than to be trapped in a confined space with the woman you love?Fitzwilliam Darcy knows his duty, and it does not involve succumbing to his fascination for a dark-eyed beauty from an unheard of family in Hertfordshire. He has run away from her once already. Yet fate has a wicked sense of humour and deals him a blow that not only throws him back into her path but quite literally puts him at Elizabeth Bennet’s mercy.

Sebastian Audley has spent years setting every city in Europe by the ears and keeping the scandal-sheets in profit. Word that he is finally returning to London becomes the hottest topic of the Season and casts numerous young ladies - many of whom have never seen him - into a fever of anticipation. Cassandra Delahaye is not one of them. In her opinion, love affairs and duels, coupled with a reputation for never refusing even the most death-defying wager, suggest that Mr. Audley is short of a brain cell or two.

When Fitzwilliam Darcy makes an impetuous offer of marriage to Miss Elizabeth Bennet, he is convinced they have as good a chance as any for a harmonious life together. That is, until an overheard conversation changes everything, and Darcy realizes he is now joined in perpetuity to a woman who loathes the very sight of him. Elizabeth Bennet's expectations for matrimonial accord were never very high, having accepted Mr. Darcy's proposal in a fit of pique, not love. Still, she is determined to make the best of her situation. But life at Pemberley is not at all what she imagined.

The arrival in Meryton of a young widow and her children leads to new friendships for Elizabeth and Jane Bennet in the spring of 1815, but they receive few answers to their questions about her previous life.

Ella estaba en el lugar equivocado… Independiente y aventurera, Poppy Bridgerton solo se casará con un pretendiente cuyo agudo intelecto e intereses estén a su altura. Y, por desgracia, ninguno de los asistentes a la temporada londinense ha cumplido sus expectativas. Mientras visita a una amiga en la costa de Dorset, Poppy descubre el escondrijo de un contrabandista oculto en una cueva. Pero su emoción se transforma en sobresalto cuando dos piratas la secuestran y la suben a bordo de su barco, dejándola amordazada en la cama del capitán… Él la encontró en el momento equivocado…