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Jonathan Blysdale has risen from wealthy tradesman’s son to gentleman in the highest circles of Society through sheer determination. When he catches sight of Lady Athena Dibbington, he knows he has found the jewel to crown his achievement. But Lady Athena was bred to marry no less than a marquess, and she has no patience with the attentions of one so far beneath her as Blysdale.

Determined to have the education, and by extension the freedom, that her single mother never had, first- generation college student Ramona Bronson must balance the demands of college life with funding her tuition. As the fall term of 1965 begins, Ramona is reassigned to the night shift waitressing at Dusty's Drive-In, which closes after the female-only campus curfew. Panicked because she needs her job to pay tuition, Ramona petitions to appeal the curfew on the advice of her friend Dimitri.

Miss Mary Marlow had been warned away from Lord Andrew Framlington. Drew had a reputation that could not be ignored: he was a rogue of the highest order. But attraction between two people cannot be ignored. Despite all of the warnings from her family, Mary’s heart was ruling her head. Would Mary live to regret her involvement with Drew? Could he ever be trusted?

How could Caro love and hate the same man? How could she be foolish enough to harbour that love for years; to hide herself away from the world because of her embarrassment over her failure to be loved in return? Because she is a fool...Yet Rob Marlow sees not that but courage in her, and this beautiful young man, who gives her back the strength she’s lost, is someone she longs to cling to for the physical comfort she has missed since the end of her marriage.

Londres, 1813 Cuando Alice, dama de compañía, le escribe una inapropiada carta a Liam Westfield, conde de Hardwick, haciéndose pasar por su prometida, lady Elise Jeningham, lo último que imagina es que su encuentro con él vaya a provocar un auténtico cataclismo. Liam no tiene ninguna intención de contraer matrimonio con la tierna Elise, porque su atención está dividida entre Alice y la peculiar ocupación que lo mantiene en vela casi cada noche, y que poco tiene que ver con la gestión del condado.

Marek to szanowany i znany wszystkim w okolicy lekarz, ale także samotny ojciec. Córka jest jego oczkiem w głowie aż do momentu… w którym dzięki aplikacji do randkowania poznaje intrygującą nieznajomą. Czy to zauroczenie? Miłość? A może największy w życiu błąd?

Adrieanna is a young Babylonian woman looking to fulfill her dreams of becoming a warrior for the Babylonian army. The problem was, as a Babylonian woman, there are certain customs and societal standards that are expected of her. Escorted by her Papa and Grandmother to the Temple of Aphrodite in order to appease not only the King but her family, she prays to the Gods that the right man will meet her at the altar. Zander had traveled with his friend Zeus to Babylon.

Dalla scrittrice bestseller, una storia d'amore indimenticabile, che vi farà fremere d'emozione. Liguria, 1897. La giovane Elisa non sa perché, diciotto anni prima, i suoi genitori abbiano deciso di abbandonarla. Cresciuta in un austero convento, appena maggiorenne si trasferisce a Oneglia per lavorare come domestica presso l'altolocata famiglia Gandolfo. Sarà qui che la giovane conoscerà l’affascinante Riccardo, per il quale inizierà a provare – ricambiata – un sentimento impossibile.

Ein bewegtes Leben zwischen Wien und Lissabon: der neue gefühlvolle Roman von Kerstin Lange. Wien 1953: Die zehnjährige Reni lebt in ärmlichen Verhältnissen. Als der Pfarrer sie für das Caritas-Programm vorschlägt, mit dem kranke und schwache Kinder zur Erholung geschickt werden, ändert sich für Reni alles. Bei einer wohlhabenden Familie in Portugal blüht sie auf. Zum ersten Mal hat sie genug zu essen und in ihrer Ziehschwester Marissa findet sie eine beste Freundin. Reni ist überglücklich, als sie langfristig in Portugal bleiben kann.

Lady Alison has a penchant for mischief. How else could she end up in the bedchamber of the notorious rake Viscount Weston? She expected to rescue her foolish cousin, instead she finds herself engaged…and embroiled in the devious exploits of sex slave traders.

Frankreich, 1708: Die mittlerweile erfolgreiche Malerin Lianne und ihr Mann besuchen eine Kunstausstellung in Paris, während ihre Tochter Laure solange bei Verwandten in La Rochelle bleibt. Dort wird das Leben von Liannes Nichte Nisani durcheinandergewirbelt, denn sie hat sich in einem schwachen Moment Nicolas hingegeben, der wie ein Bruder mit ihr aufgewachsen ist. Nisani findet zu spät heraus, dass sie gar nicht mit ihrer heimlichen Liebe verwandt ist, denn Nicolas hat nach ihrer gemeinsamen Nacht beschämt die Stadt verlassen …

Part of the powerful de Reyne family, Sin is a black sheep. A man with a mysterious past and a family he doesn't speak of, he is one of the trainers at the Blackchurch Guild, the premier knight training school in England. They call Sin "The Swordsman" because of his skill with a blade, but that skill is about to be put to the test. So is his heart.

Captain Everard is escorting Verity to her governess job—and for propriety’s sake that means a convenient engagement!

Now that peace has broken out, Captain Jeremiah Faulk is at odds over what to do this Christmas, let alone with his life. Until a simple act of charity reunites him with his lost love—the unattainable Ianthe Mears …

Captain Grey had been fighting malarial fever in Savannah when he met Theodora Winnings. He proposed by letter—but it’s taken ten years to receive her reply. The answer was “yes!”—but is she still free to become his Christmas bride?

Out of all the swains she collected, Miss Lily Ellsworth knew Mr. Gilbert Wright was the one she would choose in the end. Rich, well-connected, dashing, daring, he was exactly the sort of man to turn heads, even if he hadn’t much of one himself. Lily didn’t mind—a dim husband would be more easily controlled than a clever one. And after seeing how her father chose his several wives, Lily sometimes doubted clever men even existed.

Miss Sophie Fairfax has every intention of marrying for love, refusing to go along with her brother’s plans for a marriage of convenience or title. Throwing caution to the wind at her very first ball, Sophie finds herself in the path of the most notorious rake in the ton. Agreeing a wager with him may be wicked, but finding herself alone with the dangerously attractive Lord Rotherby might be one scandal too far…

In the tradition of Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Du Maurier’s Rebecca, All That Glitters takes listeners on a journey of self-discovery, danger, and survival. Join Sarah Anne as she unravels the secrets of Ripon House.

Es ist an der Zeit, die Frau kennenzulernen, über die wir in den letzten 300 Jahren hätten sprechen sollen: Dies ist die Geschichte von Anna Maria della Pietà. Venedig, 18. Jahrhundert: Die junge Anna Maria wächst in einem Waisenhaus auf, und als sie zum ersten Mal eine Geige in der Hand hält, verändert sich ihr Leben – denn für Anna ist die Musik mit allen Sinnen erlebbar, sie übertrifft alle Mitschülerinnen an Talent, Ehrgeiz und Willensstärke. Antonio Vivaldi nimmt sie schnell als Schülerin an, und gemeinsam spielen sie nicht nur Musik, sondern beginnen, zu komponieren.

Lady Juniper Amberton is content to live in the shadows of high society, much preferring the company of a good Gothic novel to the endless parade of suitors. Her creative spirit and quiet charm make her unusual among the ton, but Juniper knows the rules of her world: daughters of earls marry well, not for love. That is, until the son of an earl—once the humble servant to a duke—steps back into her life.