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“I promise that I will release you tomorrow – when the hour of the wedding is past. ” Nat Waterhouse must marry an heiress – and where better to find one than Fortune’s Folly, where unmarried ladies are subject to a medieval law which forces them to wed or surrender half their wealth? Lady Elizabeth Scarlet vows there is just one way to save her childhood friend from a loveless marriage: kidnap him! But Nathaniel is furious. So angry that he challenges her to take their assignation to its...

All my winnings tonight against one night with you. Under a blaze of chandeliers, in London's most fashionable club, Jack Kestrel is waiting. He hasn't come to enjoy the rich at play, he's there to uphold his family name. But first he has to get past the ice-cool owner: the beautiful Sally Bowes. And Jack wants her to warm his bed at any price!Edwardian society flocks to Sally's club, but dangerous Jack Kestrel is the most sinfully sensual rogue she's ever met. Inexperienced with men, the wicked...

“Blackmail is such an ugly word, Miss Lister. It is essential that I marry you. So let us call it a bargain. ”When an ancient law requires all unmarried ladies to wed or surrender half their wealth, the village of Fortune’s Folly becomes a heaven for fortune hunters – and Miss Alice Lister is a prize to be won! Maid-turned-heiress Alice has fought hard for a modicum of respectability.Now the insufferably attractive Lord Miles Vickery is certain he can gain her fortune by blackmailing her into...

For fans of Barbara Erskine and Kate Morton comes an unforgettable novel about three women and the power one lie can have over history.London, 1662:There was something the Winter Queen needed to tell him. She fought for the strength to speak.‘The crystal mirror is a danger. It must be destroyed – ‘He replied instantly. ‘It will’.Ashdown, Oxfordshire, present day: Ben Ansell is researching his family tree when he disappears. As his sister Holly begins a desperate search, she finds herself...

Don’t miss Spring Skies Over Bluebell Castle, the first book in the delightfully uplifting Bluebell Castle trilogy!Perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley, Rachael Lucas and Hilary Boyd.Book 1: Spring Skies Over Bluebell CastleBook 2: Sunshine Over Bluebell CastleBook 3: Starlight Over Bluebell CastleReaders love Sarah Bennett:“Summer At Lavender Bay by Sarah Bennett is a deliciously warm, welcoming, fun contemporary read and just perfect for a summer's day.”“Absolutely loved this book it has a great...

Don’t miss Spring Skies Over Bluebell Castle, the first book in the delightfully uplifting Bluebell Castle trilogy!Perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley, Rachael Lucas and Hilary Boyd.Book 1: Spring Skies Over Bluebell CastleBook 2: Sunshine Over Bluebell CastleBook 3: Starlight Over Bluebell CastleReaders love Sarah Bennett:“Summer At Lavender Bay by Sarah Bennett is a deliciously warm, welcoming, fun contemporary read and just perfect for a summer's day.”“Absolutely loved this book it has a great...

«Ты будешь в переполненной комнате, будешь с кем-то разговаривать, а он не сможет отвести от тебя глаз. Будет любить тебя, потому что ты совершенно несовершенна», – сказала мама. Мы обе расхохотались. В тот вечер она дала мне определение любви. Пообещала, что меня ждет кто-то особенный, и я ей поверила. Мама была моей героиней. Но она не сказала, что, черт побери, случается, когда наконец находишь человека, а он женат на другой. Да и ты замужем. В двенадцать лет маму о таком не спрашивают....

Эми Карри убеждена, что ее жизнь – сплошная катастрофа. После несчастного случая, произошедшего с отцом днвушки, ее мама решает, что им нужно переехать из Калифорнии, где все напоминает об этом. Теперь Эми должна перегнать мамину машину в их новый дом в Коннектикуте. Вместе с другом детства Роджером Салливаном ей предстоит путешествие через всю страну, но поездка с человеком, которого Эми не видела уже много лет, не кажется ей веселым развлечением. Да и Роджер явно не настроен на приключения,...