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England, 1152. Henry II is king. The country is wracked by bloody civil war. Griffyn Sauvage is a valiant knight with a strict moral code of honor. But when his family's estate and vast treasures are seized, he becomes hardened by the betrayal. Now he will go to any lengths for vengeance–even if it means forming a union with his most despised enemy by marrying his daughter, Lady Guinevere de l'Ami. Then, Griffyn lays eyes on Gwyn and is completely disarmed. . . As war strikes, Gwyn is...
| Автор | Kris Kennedy |
Der Kurzurlaub auf der idyllischen Ostseeinsel Hiddensee auf den Spuren des Nobelpreisträgers Gerhart Hauptmann wird für drei junge Berliner zur Odyssee durch den real existierenden Inselsozialismus der 80er Jahre. Die Staatsmacht nimmt Anstoß an den verdächtigen Personaldokumenten der Besucher und folgerichtig werden die vermeintlichen Gesetzesbrecher festgesetzt. Das groteske und kafkaeske Spektakel aus dem DDR-Absurdistan ist eine spannende Urlaubslektüre und mehr …
| Автор | Andreas H. Apelt |
The Montana Territory is one of the last outposts of the American West—where adventure as grand as the wide-open plains is around every corner, and passion as wild as the land itself beats in every heart . . . Elizabeth Sanders isn’t afraid of anything, except what will happen to her beloved town if the Big Mountain Lumber Mill is destroyed. When she overhears a plot to do just that, she vows to put a stop to it, even if it means dressing as a young lumberjack to expose the saboteur. There’s...
| Автор | Dawn Luedecke |
“Build a wall about your heart.” Riordan Wollstonecraft labors under the heavy burden of his forebears. For generations, a curse has followed the dashing young men of his family, guaranteeing the women they love an untimely death. The youngest grandson of the Earl of Wollstonecraft Hall, charismatic Riordan is quietly resigned to his fate, an educator who devotes his life to good works, and ignores any longing for something more . . . Widowed and penniless, Lady Sabrina Lakeside is desperate...
| Автор | Karyn Gerrard |
A Daring Charade. . . For ten years, Anthony Westfield, Viscount Somerton, hasn't been able to forget the woman with whom he spent one scandalous night. When their paths cross again, he's shocked to discover Victoria Seaton is an accomplished pickpocket. But Somerton leads a double life of his own. Working on an undercover assignment, he makes Victoria a proposition: pretend to be his mistress or risk ruin. Yet soon he's tempted to turn their charade into reality–and surrender to...
| Автор | Christie Kelley |
Her Shocking Past. . . Raised as the youngest daughter of the Duke of Kendal, Elizabeth learns a devastating truth on his deathbed: he wasn't her father at all. And because the Duke had no sons, his title and fortune must go to his only male heir: a distant cousin who left England for America long ago. Anticipating the man's imminent occupation of her home, Elizabeth anxiously searches for her mother's diary, and the secret of her paternity. . . Her Unexpected Future. . . Arriving...
| Автор | Christie Kelley |
“You must lock away your heart at all costs.” Falling in love was the darkest moment of Garrett Wollstonecraft’s privileged youth, even as he and Abigail Hughes shared a blissful summer of passionate promise. Sworn to keep Abigail safe from the curse plaguing generations of Wollstonecraft men, Garrett sacrificed his future happiness. Now, fourteen years after he lost his heart, Abigail reenters his life. But the woman who arrives unannounced at his ancestral manor is very different from the...
| Автор | Karyn Gerrard |
A Little Bit Unexpected. . . Eleanor Collins knows that her beautiful younger sister will have wealthy, powerful men falling at her feet in her first London season. But Eleanor is surprised to discover that one man's attentions are utterly focused on her. A Little Bit Forbidden. . . As delicious as Sebastian Dodd, Viscount Benton, finds the eldest Collins daughter, his true motive is darker than mere seduction. Until he has avenged his mother's death, he will be unable to think of...
| Автор | Adrienne Basso |
HE MUST RELY ON HIS TALENTS IN THE BEDROOM . . . Anthony Hamilton cannot help it. The way he looks, the way he lives, his past—it all conspires to make him a man men fear, women desire. His name fills gossip circles in a seemingly endless, lurid drama. But he’s never forgotten the only woman he’s ever truly wanted—yet could never have . . . TO MAKE HER FALL IN LOVE . . . Celia Reece knew Anthony well before he forged his scandalous reputation. The young man she remembers spoke kindly to her,...
| Автор | Caroline Linden |
A Woman With A Past. . .. . . Six years ago, Rebecca Tremaine, the daughter of a vicar, became pregnant by her fiancé. When he died unexpectedly, Rebecca was heartbroken and disgraced. The child was stillborn–or so Rebecca believed. Now, she's both shocked and jubilant to discover that her relatives arranged for her baby girl, Lily, to be given to a distant family connection–Cameron Sinclair, Earl of Hampton. The widowed earl reluctantly agrees to let Rebecca visit Lily over Christmas at...
| Автор | Adrienne Basso |
After years of turmoil, Roderick Cherbon has left the Crusades to return to the home he loves. But the wars have changed him, and the heir who thought to heal his father's injustices has become a vicious beast of a man, scarred inside and out. He will speak to no one, see no one; he leaves the shadows of his ruined keep only under the darkness of night. And even in death his father mocks him: to retain his land and title, Roderick, the Beast, must marry. Lady Michaela Fortune is reviled for...
| Автор | Heather Grothaus |
A woman who wants to know what she's been missing. . . A man perfectly suited to train her. . .Christie Kelley weaves a scintillating novel of one rapturous night of ecstasy. . . A Woman Yearning For A Taste Of The Forbidden. . . At twenty-six, aspiring novelist Avis Copley intends to wear spinsterhood as a badge of honor. But when she discovers a volume of erotica that ignites a searing fire within her, Avis realizes just how much she doesn't know about the actual pleasures of the...
| Автор | Christie Kelley |
She Has Nothing Left To Lose– After finding herself at the center of a very public scandal that left one man dead and another on the run, Lady Alexandra Huntington has exiled herself to her brother's estate and is content to manage his affairs. But the arrival of darkly handsome Collin Blackburn awakens her curiosity and her desire–and the advantage of being a fallen woman is that she can be ruined only once. . . Except Her Heart. . . After a promise sworn to his father, Collin Blackburn...
| Автор | Victoria Dahl |
During the turbulent, decadent reign of William II, a royal mercenary finds himself caught in the throes of an unexpected passion–and played as a pawn in a treacherous game. . . The bastard son of a Norman nobleman, Robert Beaumont has blossomed into one of England's fiercest killers–and has found himself well paid for his talents. But now the time has come for him to set aside his sword. The king has agreed to reward him for his last service with an estate. . .on one condition: Robert must...
| Автор | Sarah Brophy |