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Русская кузина Марина Бахметева, появившаяся вдруг в замке английского лорда Десмонда Маккола, мало кому пришлась по душе. И пуще всех сторонится ее сам хозяин. И никто не догадывается, что Марина – не кузина ему, а венчанная жена, но брак их свершился при таких странных обстоятельствах, что молодые люди его тщательно скрывают. Интриги, колдовство и роковые тайны опутывают Марину и Десмонда, события то разносят их в разные стороны, то бросают в объятия друг друга. И постепенно Марина начинает...
| Автор | Елена Арсеньева |
Венеция, XVIII век. Жизнь Катерины Капретте спокойна и размеренна. А двадцать лет назад она бурлила любовными авантюрами и сладострастными приключениями – ведь когда девушке было четырнадцать, в нее влюбился сам Казанова, знаменитый соблазнитель. Для того чтобы удержать его рядом с собой и обязать жениться, Катерина решилась на отчаянный шаг… За это родители отправили ее в монастырь. Спустя годы давняя соперница Катерины Марина начинает грязный шантаж, всеми силами стараясь раскрыть шокирующие и...
| Автор | Барбара Линн-Дэвис |
Молодая жена герцога Эйвонли – прелестная, застенчивая Люсинда – исчезает в день свадьбы. Джастин опустошен и раздосадован бегством невесты – оказывается, он совсем ее не знал! Как бы там ни было, он полон решимости вернуть леди Эйвонли в супружеский дом. Герцог не догадывается, что его очаровательная жена в юности пережила драму и с тех пор ее преследуют мучительные воспоминания. Вступая в брак, Люсинда надеялась, что мрачные тайны прошлого будут забыты, однако, вернувшись из церкви после...
| Автор | Энн Херрис |
Аннабел Пейтон поклялась, что никогда не уступит домогательствам мужчины, пока на пальце ее не будет сверкать обручальное кольцо. Однако именно она, поддавшись магии лунной ночи и чарам опытного соблазнителя, становится любовницей циника и ловеласа Саймона Ханта, отнюдь не намеренного вступать в брак! Конец надеждам и мечтам? Аннабел вовсе так не считает. Уж она-то точно найдет способ превратить коварного обольстителя в сгорающего от страсти влюбленного!
| Автор | Лиза Клейпас |
Розамунда Овертон в отчаянии: ее престарелый супруг не способен иметь детей, и если у него не будет прямого наследника, то дорогое ее сердцу фамильное имение перейдет его кузену, жестокому религиозному фанатику. Безвыходное положение толкает молодую женщину на дерзкую выходку: скрыв свое лицо под маской, она соблазняет красавца, которого нашла раненным у дороги. Однако эта пикантная история получает неожиданное продолжение… Блестящий аристократ Бренд, лорд Маллорен, впервые влюблен...
| Автор | Джо Беверли |
Марам, дочь правителя небольшой страны, давно влюблена в Амджада – принца соседнего восточного королевства. Но жизнь до сих пор складывалась так, что она не могла сказать ему о своей любви. И вот Амджад неожиданно приглашает ее на прогулку в пустыню. Марам и не предполагает – это не просто прогулка, это похищение…
| Автор | Оливия Гейтс |
Єдиний спадкоємець величного маєтку шляхтичів Потоцьких – галицького Версалю, сотень містечок і сіл та тисяч і тисяч душ, Станіслав Щенсний боявся цієї влади. Йому ніколи не дорівнятися до свого батька – «короля земель руських» Франца Салезія – рішучістю, твердістю, талантом накопичувати багатство. Більше за звитяжну славу йому лестять захоплені погляди, які він ловить на палацовій театральній сцені. Станіслав має стати польським королем, і вже домовлено про шлюб між нащадками двох...
| Автор | Тетяна Пахомова |
Tabetha e Thomas si innamorano ogni giorno di più. In breve, s'innamorano follemente, ma le circostanze impongono che si allontanino. Oseranno confidare l'uno nell'altra e lottare per il loro sogno d'amore? Dopo la morte della madre, Tabetha Barkley si ritrova nella povertà più assoluta e senza alcuna esperienza lavorativa. Non avendo altra scelta, Tabetha fa visita alla duchessa di Devon per chiederle un aiuto, in memoria della madre. Così Tabetha riesce a lavorare come cameriera nel castello...
| Автор | Amanda Mariel |
Tabetha e Thomas si innamorano ogni giorno di più. In breve, s'innamorano follemente, ma le circostanze impongono che si allontanino. Oseranno confidare l'uno nell'altra e lottare per il loro sogno d'amore? Dopo la morte della madre, Tabetha Barkley si ritrova nella povertà più assoluta e senza alcuna esperienza lavorativa. Non avendo altra scelta, Tabetha fa visita alla duchessa di Devon per chiederle un aiuto, in memoria della madre. Così Tabetha riesce a lavorare come cameriera nel castello...
| Автор | Amanda Mariel |
Make-Believe MarriageWhen newborn twins are dropped on Charles Wanlass's doorstep – along with a note begging him to protect them – he knows he needs help to give them a proper home. The only solution: entering a marriage of convenience with mail-order bride Willow Granger. But soon the handsome pastor longs for their make-believe family to become real…Willow will do whatever it takes to keep her missing friend's babies safe. She's drawn to Charles's steadfast caring and...
| Автор | Lisa Bingham |
The Bachelor Meets His MatchNo women are allowed at the Batchwell Bottoms mining camp—yet Dr. Sumner Havisham headed West seeking a job there. When an avalanche strands her and several mail-order brides, she's up against strict rules—and stern mine superintendent Jonah Ramsey. But nothing will stop her—especially from helping Jonah, who needs her healing in more ways than one.For Jonah, his job is a refuge from his past. He has good reasons to stay far away from the spirited Sumner,...
| Автор | Lisa Bingham |
Her Reluctant Lawman Match Suffragist Lydia Tomlinson won’t stand for the rule banning women from the Batchwell Bottoms mining camp…even if protesting it means “kidnapping” miners to use as leverage. And with Pinkerton Detective Gideon Gault guarding the mail-order brides, the women have chosen her to distract him. Now Lydia just has to pretend interest long enough to reach their goal…Gideon promised to uphold the camp’s code of conduct, but he’s met his match in feisty Lydia. When a gang of...
| Автор | Lisa Bingham |
Unrepentant rake Rule Dewar is living the good life when an unfortunate event occurs—he falls in love with his wife. After their strategic ‘marriage of commerce’ three years ago, Rule quite forgot about Violet Griffin, the teenage heiress to a Boston manufacturing fortune. He simply spoke his vows, took over her father’s business and returned to England to resume his usual pursuits: high-priced wine, high-stakes gambling and high-born women.Yet when Violet, now a sophisticated woman,...
| Автор | Kat Martin |
The hero returns to face the woman who betrayed him… Years before, love-struck Reese left his home at Briarwood with a promise from raven-haired Elizabeth Clemens: that she would wait for his return. But mere months later, she married the Earl of Aldridge, whose wealth and status Reese could never match. Elizabeth knows, when she appears on Reese’s doorstep, that she is twisting the knife.But fear for her young son’s safety overcomes guilt and shame: she begs Reese for his protection. The former...
| Автор | Kat Martin |
Romance Takes Flight Jen Fox won't let anyone stand in her way of joining the first flight expedition to the North Pole. Even if the person trying to take her seat is the dashing world-famous stunt pilot Dan Wagner. Being on that flight crew would fulfill her father's last wish for her. And Dan should know better than to unseat the dressmaker's determined daughter.When Dan arrives in Michigan, he's intrigued by the offer to fly over the North Pole. He needs the money, even if...
| Автор | Christine Johnson |
Her Heart and Her Business Are on the Line Dressmaker Ruth Fox gave up her dream of a husband and children long ago. Her family's floundering dress shop, her ailing father and her two younger sisters require Ruth's full attention. Though the handsome new stranger in town is intriguing, Ruth is certain he wouldn't look twice at a plain spinster of twenty-six.Sam Rothenburg's connection with the shy young woman next door is immediate, but he knows Ruth will be crushed when she...
| Автор | Christine Johnson |
From Friends to Sweethearts Minnie Fox's goal is to find a beau who can help support her ailing father and his struggling dress shop. As a working man, her friend Peter Simmons simply doesn't fit the bill. Instead, Minnie's got eyes for Peter's childhood pal–a wealthy Chicagoan. So why can't she stop thinking about Peter?Peter wishes Minnie would see him as more than a friend. As a hardworking mechanic, Peter knows he'll never be able to dazzle Minnie with fancy...
| Автор | Christine Johnson |
Christmas is for families…And Felicity Gabriel intends to build a family right away! When she inherits a mansion, she decides to turn it into a home for orphans. But her first charges test her resolve. One child is a thief, suspicious of her kindness. The other is the local judge's traumatized daughter.Broken by war, Judge Tyrone Hawkins is devastated when his little girl runs from him to Felicity. But Felicity's courage despite the town's scorn for her orphanage and her caring...
| Автор | Lyn Cote |
A female physician with an adopted black daughter? The townsfolk of Idaho Bend will never accept Dr. Mercy Gabriel–even when faced with a deadly cholera epidemic. But all Mercy needs is one man willing to listen…and to trust.Four years of war command turned Lon Mackey into a footloose gambler who can't abide attachments. Yet he can't help getting riled by the threats Mercy keeps receiving. Her trailblazing courage could reignite his faith and humanity. And his loyalty could make her...
| Автор | Lyn Cote |
The Last Chronicle of Barset concerns an indigent but learned clergyman, the Reverend Josiah Crawley, the perpetual curate of Hogglestock, as he stands accused of stealing a cheque. The novel is notable for the non-resolution of a plot continued from the previous novel in the series, The Small House at Allington, involving Lily Dale and Johnny Eames. Its main storyline features the courtship of the Rev. Mr Crawley's daughter, Grace, and Major Henry Grantly, son of the wealthy Archdeacon...
| Автор | Anthony Trollope, Anthony Trollope |
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘The horrid mystery hanging over us in this house gets into my head like liquor, and makes me wild.’Centred around a glorious yellow diamond that carries with it a menacing history, The Moonstone tells the story of Rachel Verinder, who inherits the stone on her eighteenth birthday. That very evening, the diamond is stolen and there begins an epic enquiry into hunting down the thief. At the same time, three Indian...
| Автор | Уилки Коллинз, Collins Wilkie |
"The Moonstone" (1868) by Wilkie Collins follows the story of Rachel Verinder who inherits a large diamond (which is the moonstone) from her corrupt uncle and wears it to her birthday party. The moonstone is extremely valuable and religious figures have searched for it their entire lives. On the night of the party, the moonstone goes missing and the search begins in solving the mystery as to what had happened to it. "The Moonstone" story was believed to have...
| Автор | Уилки Коллинз |
CLAIMING THEIR FUTUREFor the Thornton brothers, the Oklahoma Land Rush is the perfect opportunity to finally put down some roots. A new start, a new community—what more could preacher Elijah Thornton need? Not a wife—not after the pain of losing his fiancée. But something draws him to the pretty nurse whose eyes are clouded by trouble. Only by claiming her own homestead can Alice Hawthorne avoid an unwanted marriage. Even Oklahoma may not be far enough away from New York to escape her past. Yet...
| Автор | Laurie Kingery |
HER DEEPEST SECRET When her little brother died, Faith Bennett lost her trust in God. She’s kept this secret from the good people of Simpson Creek, yet she can’t deceive Gil Chadwick. She’ll be Gil’s friend, but without a faith to match his, she can never be the handsome new preacher’s bride. Though Gil cherishes Faith’s friendship, he wants a wife. And in kind, upright Faith, he’s convinced he’s found her.The secret heartaches of his past fade as he watches her nurse his father. When danger...
| Автор | Laurie Kingery |