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"Villette is a novel by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1853. After an unspecified family disaster, protagonist Lucy Snowe travels to the fictional city of Villette to teach at an all-girls school where she is unwillingly pulled into both adventure and romance." (Citation from Wikipedia: The free Encyclopaedia)<br><br>Mermaids Classics, an imprint of Mermaids Publishing brings the very best of old classic literature to a modern era of digital...
| Автор | Шарлотта Бронте |
BOUND BY ROYAL COMMAND! A dangerous mission at Queen Elizabeth’s bidding is Celia Sutton’s chance to erase the taint of her brother’s treason. Her life is at risk if she’s discovered – and so is her heart when she learns her co-conspirator is also her one-time seducer: brooding and mysterious John Brandon!John can’t believe the change in Celia – what’s happened to the carefree English rose she once was? Leaving Celia was the only thing to do, but now guilt tears at his soul. He has to heal the...
| Автор | Amanda McCabe |
CAUGHT IN A MIDNIGHT TRYST! Can a reclusive and distrustful lord, scarred by betrayal and raised without love, learn to trust a pampered society beauty who seems to have the whole world at her elegantly shod feet? When Alexander Forthin, Earl of Calvercombe, clashes with Persephone Seaborne it seems not…But a series of mysterious disappearances links their two families, forcing the embittered soldier and the toast of St James into an unlikely alliance – one that starts the gossips’ tongues...
| Автор | Elizabeth Beacon |
THE DARKEST HOURS OF THE NIGHT BRING THE DEEPEST PASSIONS…Haunted by rumours following her husband’s suspicious death, Aurelia St Harlow has withdrawn from society. To secure her family’s future there’s only one man who can help. And that man demands payment – with a kiss!Lord Stephen Hawkhurst finds the troubled beauty impossible to resist. But Aurelia is suspected of treason and, as England’s greatest spy, Hawkhurst must uncover her every secret. As the truth unfolds so does their desire.Drawn...
| Автор | Sophia James |
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesCan't Ida Mueller walk to town without being harangued by rowdy railroad men? The formerly lovely town of Spring Creek, Texas, has been overtaken by saloons disorderly conduct. So when a hsome stranger arrives with plans to open a gambling hall next to her family's mercantile...
| Автор | Janice Thompson |
CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE……between a mysterious Apache, who claims he's a Texas Ranger, and some very angry desperados, she doesn't know who to trust. The last thing Shiloh Drummond wants is a man in her life, although right now this ranger is all she has!Logan Hawk can't wait to get rid of this feisty female and return to the task of avenging his mentor's death–although he must do the honorable thing and protect her at all costs. But during a long trip to safety that's...
| Автор | Carol Finch |
She prefers guns to gowns—and riding the land to dancing at balls.So heiress Gabrielle Price heads across Texas's most dangerous territory to break her unwanted society engagement. Only, her biggest problem isn't outlaws and killers. It's a rugged, relentless Texas Ranger. . . . With a killer to catch, Hudson Stone has better things to do than escort his commander's spoiled, socialite daughter.But his fiery charge is as irresistible as she is off-limits, and to protect her...
| Автор | Carol Finch |
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesSecond chances are rare in Annie MacAllister's life, and the sudden opportunity to pose as a respectable schoolteacher is too good to pass up.Annie plans to stay in the friendly Texas town of Trail's End just long enough to earn money for a new start. But she never dreams...
| Автор | Jane Myers Perrine |
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesLinda Ford grew up devouring books and making up stories in her head often late at night when she couldn't sleep. But she hadn't planned to write. Instead, she dreamed of running an orphanage. In a way, that dream came true. She married, had four homemade children, adopted...
| Автор | Linda Ford |
Drawn to her avowed enemyBaron Mathieu Fitz Autier expected some resistance when he staked his claim to the Saxon land he'd won in battle. But he never imagined that the former lady of the manor would have the courage to fight back–with an arrow aimed at his head!Lady Aelia saw her world slipping away as the Normans took control of her beloved home. Worse, she was drawn to Fitz Autier–her avowed enemy. She would not give in to the passion she sensed in this fierce warrior: not when he was...
| Автор | Margo Maguire |
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesAbigail Neal dreams of escaping her life in the slums of New Orleans someday.But how can a woman alone unprotected ever fulfill her dreams of becoming a doctor? Then, young medical student John Braddock comes to pay a call on a neighbor. Though the scars left on her heart have taught...
| Автор | Elizabeth White |
HE'D NEARLY BLED TO DEATH ON HER DOORSTEPCatherine Donnelly had come to Whirlwind to care for her rebellious brother. Not to rescue the very man who doubted her sibling's innocence! But as the Texas Ranger recovered in her bed, she was forced to admit that Jericho Blue might be the one man who could save her. And make her the woman she yearned to be!HAD THIS ANGEL OF MERCY DANCED WITH THE DEVIL?Jericho prayed that Catherine had nothing to do with the murderous ambush. For once...
| Автор | Debra Cowan |
Alexa Quinn wanted much more from life than a society wedding. She was determined to make her busy father see her true worth. So when secrets and lies threatened the good work he was doing, Alexa seized her chance to save not only her father, but herself as well. Enter Wyatt Cooper–ex-lawman, legendary gunslinger and a fine-looking man!He was the best in the West for stopping trouble in its tracks, but for Alexa he meant excitement, adventure and danger. Just what she was looking for. . . .
| Автор | Carol Finch |