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From waif wife… When Stephen Chesterfield, the Earl of Whitmore, awakes to find a beautiful woman berating him, he knows he is in trouble! He cannot recall the last three months of his life, never mind having a wife!What’s more, someone is trying to silence him before his memory returns… To cultured countess? Emily Chesterfield is trapped in a marriage of convenience with a man who doesn’t remember her. Stephen clearly thinks she is the most unsuitable countess, but she is falling for her...
| Автор | Michelle Willingham |
Back in her husband’s bed!Felicity’s husband, dashing Major Nathan Carraway, has disappeared into war-torn Spain. Left alone, Felicity discovers a dark secret behind her whirlwind marriage and flees to England! By day she banishes every thought of her husband, but by night she’s haunted by memories of their intensely passionate wedding night…Five years on, Felicity has just taken the hand of a dangerously handsome dance partner. She’s about to come face to face with her commanding husband – back...
| Автор | Sarah Mallory |
A Scandalous VowLady Adelaide swore never to allow any man to claim her or her lands. Nevertheless, when thrown into the arms of a valiant knight, the beautiful heiress rethinks her solemn vow…A Brazen Betrothal To ransom his captive brother, Armand de Boisbaston has great need of a wealthy – and willing – wife. Fate sends him the Lady Adelaide instead. A woman claiming she wishes to avoid the marriage bed, yet whose lips tell a different tale!Now dangerous intrigues force them into a match as...
| Автор | Margaret Moore |
As new wife to the Duke of Avonlea, shy and beautiful Lucinda has gained acceptance and protection – surely her harrowing past is finally behind her?Then Lucinda receives word from her enemy, and she must flee to save her husband from scandal… Justin is devastated by the disappearance of his young duchess – a woman, it seems, he doesn’t know at all!How dares Lucinda think she can play him for a fool? He will not rest until he has brought his unwilling bride back to their matrimonial home…Secrets...
| Автор | Anne Herries |
Her Warrior Knight!With the country on the brink of anarchy, hard-hearted soldier Bastien de la Roche will do what it takes to restore calm. So when he captures the spirited Alice Matravers, a servant to the royal court, he uses his charm to blackmail her into gaining an audience with the King.Delectable Alice is not as biddable as Bastien first anticipated – full of reckless idealism, she proves to be somewhat of a challenge. But under her fiery exterior Alice hides courage and kindness, and...
| Автор | Meriel Fuller |
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 centuries‘We’re going to have a child. You need to come home so we can get married. ’So wrote Hannah Gustavson to the father of her baby. But, with no response, she was forced to marry another man…her lover’s brother. Tall, handsome and honourable, Judd Seavers could make any woman’s heart...
| Автор | Elizabeth Lane |
This volume brings together 29 new essays by leading international scholars, to provide an inclusive overview of recent work in Reformation history. Presents Catholic Renewal as a continuum of the Protestant Reformation. Examines Reformation in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia and the Americas. Takes a broad, inclusive approach – covering both traditional topics and cutting-edge areas of debate.
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A Companion to Colonial America consists of twenty-three original essays by expert historians on the key issues and topics in American colonial history. Each essay surveys the scholarship and prevailing interpretations in these key areas, discussing the differing arguments and assessing their merits. Coverage includes politics, religion, migration, gender, ecology, and many others.
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In this rigorously researched biography Jürgen Malitz invites readers to reconsider the reputation of the Roman Emperor Nero. Focuses on the growing tension between Nero’s artistic tendencies and his role as emperor. Steers readers through the diverse interpretations of Nero that have arisen through the ages. Allows readers to form a balanced judgment of this divisive and controversial Emperor.
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JOURNEY TO THE VERY EDGE OF HONOUR, LOYALTY…AND LOVEDuring China’s infamous Tang Dynasty – a time awash with luxury, yet littered with deadly intrigues and fallen royalty – betrayed Princess Ai Li flees before her wedding. Miles from home, with only her delicate butterfly swords for a defence, she enlists the reluctant protection of a blue-eyed warrior…Embittered barbarian Ryam has always held his own life at cheap value. Ai Li’s innocent trust in him and honourable, stubborn nature make him...
| Автор | Jeannie Lin |
Wanted: Wife and MotherHomeless and penniless, Rosamund is forced to marry Harry, Lord Portman. In return for a comfortable life, she must produce an heir! But, far from sweeping her into his bed, Harry seems determined to keep her at arm’s length!His attraction to Rosamund unsettles Harry, and threatens the terms of their convenient marriage – and his undercover work bringing criminals to justice! Guilt over his first wife’s death tortures Harry. But when Rosamund falls into danger, he has to...
| Автор | Mary Nichols |
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 centuriesThey’ll always have Paris… After one uncharacteristically wicked night, the once reckless Eleanor Bracewell-Lowen now leads a safe and prudent life. On his return to London’s high society, Lord Cristo Wellingham looks different from the man she knew so briefly in Paris, but he is still...
| Автор | Sophia James |
Sophie Hollis could charm any man. . .Kidnapped as a child, sold to a conman, she’d fast learned how to sweet-talk her way out of trouble. Now all Sophie wanted was to be left alone to build a new life – one that was honest and decent, based on truth, not trickery. …but the one man she wanted! Clay Connor was the last man she should care about.Upright and honourable, the town’s marshal deserved better than a woman with a tainted past. But if only Sophie could learn to trust again she might find...
| Автор | Cheryl St.John |
Feuding FamiliesThe Chandlers and the St. Clairs had been feuding for years. When Jessica St. Clair wanted to marry Adam Chandler, the two families were forced to meet. Devin St. Clair, the Marquis of Huntington, had no idea when he attended the betrothal party that he would become smitten with a Chandler himself! The object of an odious man's attentions, Sarah Chandler was thrilled that Dev had come to her rescue. But when her family assumed it was Dev who had compromised her, they were...
| Автор | Ann Elizabeth Cree |
Winner of the 2006 John D. Criticos Prize This book introduces the reader to the complex history, ethnicity, and identity of the Byzantines. This volume brings Byzantium – often misconstrued as a vanished successor to the classical world – to the forefront of European history Deconstructs stereotypes surrounding Byzantium Beautifully illustrated with photographs and maps
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The Reformation Movement in Germany provides readers with a strong narrative overview of the most recent work on the Reformation in the German lands.
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The Emergence of Monasticism offers a new approach to the subject, placing its development against the dynamic of both social and religious change. First study in any language to cover the formative period of medieval monasticism. Gives particular attention to the contribution of women to ascetic and monastic life.
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This innovative book explores of the grandest and longest lasting empire in Indian history. Examines the history of the Mughal presence in India from 1526 to the mid-eighteenth century Creates a new framework for understanding the Mughal empire by addressing themes that have not been explored before. Subtly traces the legacy of the Mughals’ world in today’s India.
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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 centuriesPredator by name, passionate by nature! Captain Michael Hawkhurst relishes his fearsome reputation, for he lives only to wreak revenge on the Fulton family, who so cruelly destroyed his own. Spirited Alice Fulton knows a ship is no place for a lady, but she is determined to save her...
| Автор | Ann Lethbridge |
THE MAJOR AND THE WILD ENGLISH ROSE Major Robert Falconbridge does not approve of Wellington sending a woman on a perilous mission across French-occupied Spain, but he can see that Miss Sabrina Huntley is no ordinary miss!The marriage-shy major and the English rose must pose as the Conde and Condesa de Ordoñez, travelling to a high society ball, and soon Falconbridge doesn’t know what is more dangerous – the menacing shadow of French patrols, or the sensual torment of sharing a room with this...
| Автор | Joanna Fulford |
SHACKLED TO A SLAVE! For ex-cavalry officer Quintus Tiberius Martial duty always comes first. His task to escort the Roman emperor’s latest captive should be easy. But one look at his fiery slave and Quintus wants to put his own desires before everything else…For Princess Brighid, her powerful, battle-honed captor has her head in conflict with her heart.Bound by a new-found bondage of emotions, it’s not long before Brighid wonders whether she wants to come out of this perilous journey to Aquae...
| Автор | Juliet Landon |
HE WILL CLAIM THE WEDDING NIGHT THEY NEVER HAD!Bram MacKinloch has spent seven long, torturous years in captivity, with only three things to keep him alive: pure brute strength, a thirst for revenge and the memory of his pretty wife’s face. Shock is only one of the emotions coursing through Nairna’s body when she sees Bram again.His scars tell of suffering, and the hunger in his eyes speaks of a burning desire so raw it could consume them both. But a lot has changed since they so innocently...
| Автор | Michelle Willingham |
A marriage of convenience…Lady Emily Longesley married the love of her life and hoped that he would learn to love her. Instead, he upped and left their country estate for London. Suffering the snub with dignity, three years on Emily has had enough! …or passion?Confronting her errant husband, she sees that Adrian, Earl of Folbroke, has been robbed of his sight and doesn’t know her at all! Emily longs for her husband’s touch. If she plays his mistress by delicious deception, can he finally learn...
| Автор | Christine Merrill |
‘SURELY A LADY AS…DARING AS YOU CANNOT BE FEELING NERVOUS AT THE IDEA OF TRAVELLING ALONE WITH ME, GENEVIEVE…?’ Genevieve Forster, widowed Duchess of Woollerton, knows only too well the need for bravado. After a miserable marriage she’s wary, but deep down yearns to pursue temptation… With his air of danger and elusiveness it’s little wonder that Lord Benedict Lucas is known to his close friends and enemies alike simply as Lucifer.Shocking the straitlaced Ton holds no fear for him. And the...
| Автор | Кэрол Мортимер |