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Most debutantes dream of finding husbands. Lady Pandora Ravenel has different plans. The ambitious young beauty would much rather stay at home and plot out her new board game business than take part in the London Season. But one night at a glittering society ball, she's ensnared in a scandal with a wickedly handsome stranger.

Hardy Cates is self-made millionaire from the wrong side of the tracks, a hot-blooded, blue-eyed devil who risked everything to follow his dreams. He’s broken all the rules...and more than a few enemies along the way. Now it’s time to for payback. Haven Travis defied her wealthy family’s expectations and ran off with a dangerous man. Now she’s back, humbled and determined to protect her heart. Hardy Cates is her family’s enemy - and the last man Haven wants. But her heart pulls her closer to his fire, even though her head says stay away.

When shy and secluded author Sara Fielding ventures from her country cottage to research a novel, she inadvertently witnesses a crime in progress - and manages to save the life of the most dangerous man in London. Derek Craven is a powerful and near-legendary gambling club owner who was born a bastard and raised in the streets. His reputation is unsavory, his scruples nonexistent. But Sara senses that beneath Derek's cynical exterior, he is capable of a love more passionate than her deepest fantasies.

Sir Ross Cannon, magistrate and head of the Bow Street Runners, has spent the past few years apprehending the most dangerous criminals in London. He’s driven and disciplined, a man to be feared. His personal needs have been set aside, his days and nights consumed by the determined pursuit of justice. Until Lady Sophia Sydney, a beautiful young woman with a tarnished past, comes to ask for employment. Ross knows a woman like Sophia doesn’t belong in the rough-and-tumble world of Bow Street, but he gives in to temptation and hires her as his assistant.

Nick Gentry, the most seductive and dangerous man in England, has been sent to find Charlotte Howard, a runaway bride who has disappeared without a trace. But when he finds her, Nick is stunned by the intensity of his attraction to the elusive young woman whose adventurous spirit matches his own. Determined to escape a forced marriage to a man who will destroy her, Charlotte agrees to an audacious bargain . . . she will become Nick Gentry's bride. But soon she discovers that Nick has secrets of his own, and it will take all her wits and stubborn will to tame his tormented soul.

Den sky Evie Jenner står ti lat arve en døende fars formue, men hendes tyranniske familie planlægger at franarre hende arven. I desperation opsøger Evie den berygtede forfører Lord St. Vincent og slåe en dristig handel af med ham: et fornuftsægteskab, så hun kan beholde sin arv. Han vil til gengæld få den formue, han har så hårdt brug for. Evie mærker snart, at der bag St. Vincents blaserte ydre gemmer sig en kærlig og omsorgsfuld mand. Han drages på sin side uimodståeligt af Evies skønhed og rene hjerte.

Fjerde bind i Wallflowers-serien, som følger fire unge kvinder, der slår sig sammen i jagten på passende ægtemænd i 1800-tallets aristokratiske London. Efter længe at have ledt efter en ægtemand i hele London har Daisy Bowmans far gjort hende det klart, at nu må hun finde én. Og hvis ikke Daisy kan finde en passende beundrer, må hun gifte sig med den, faderen har udset – den hensynsløse og tilknappede Matthew Swift.

Andet bind i Wallflowers-serien, som følger fire unge kvinder, der slår sig sammen i jagten på passende ægtemænd i 1800-tallets aristokratiske London. Den smukke og dristige Lilian Bowman kan hurtigt mærke, at hendes frie amerikanske stil ikke falder i god jord til ballet ved hoffet. Og den, der bliver mest stødt, er den utålelige, snobbede Lord Marcus Westcliff, Londons mest eftertragtede aristokrat.

Lady Madeline Matthews would rather shame herself than sacrifice her freedom. To avoid marrying an aging, lecherous lord, she seeks out the company of Logan Scott, for a torrid affair with the notorious womanizer would surely condemn her in the eyes of good society. In truth, Logan is an intensely private man tormented by past betrayals.

Lady Merritt Sterling, a strong-willed young widow who’s running her late husband’s shipping company, knows London society is dying to catch her in a scandal. So far, she’s been too smart to provide them with one. But then she meets Keir MacRae, a rough-and-rugged Scottish whisky distiller, and all her sensible plans vanish like smoke. They couldn’t be more different, but their attraction is powerful, raw, and irresistible.

A classic tale of sensuous deception and bold new beginnings, from the remarkable New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas.

Zachary Bronson has built an empire of wealth and power. Now he is seeking a wife to help secure his position in the ton...as well as warm his bed in private. But not just any woman will do for one of London's most notorious rakes. When he meets Lady Holly Taylor, he surrenders to the temptation to take her in his arms and kiss her. Yet he's pleasantly surprised to discover her fierce passions match his own.

When his sister, Victoria, died in a car accident, Mark Nolan became the guardian of his six-year-old niece Holly. But it hasn’t been easy. Since that tragic night, the little girl hasn’t spoken a word. Mark isn’t sure how to help Holly. All he can do is follow his sister’s wise advice: Start by loving her. The rest will follow.

Millionaire Texas playboy Jack Travis lives for pleasure. He has money, women, and no commitments. Then a gorgeous stranger with an infant appears on his doorstep, rocking his carefree world. Columnist Ella Varner liked her independent life too, until her wild younger sister Tara skipped town, leaving baby Luke in her responsible hands. Ella doesn’t know how to raise a child. The baby’s father - Jack - will have to help. For the first time, Jack can’t smooth talk his way out a jam. But the more he gets to know Ella and Luke, the more he discovers he doesn’t want to.

I dette femte og helt nye bind i Ravenel-serien betyder mødet med Weston Ravenel en storm af splittede følelser i den unge enke Phoebe, lady Clares sind. Selv om den smukke unge enke, Phoebe, lady Clare, aldrig har mødt Weston Ravenel, er der én ting, hun er sikker på: Han er den usling, som gjorde hendes afdøde mands skoletid til et helvede. Men da Phoebe deltager i et bryllup i familien, støder hun ind i en flot og charmerende fremmed, som får hendes blod til at rulle. Og da de bliver introduceret, viser det sig, at han er ingen anden end Weston Ravenel.

A noblewoman of frail beauty and exotic mystery fakes her own death to escape the gallows. And now she must flee. In disguise and under a false identity, she finds unexpected sanctuary in the arms of a handsome and arrogant yet gallant British lord—who must defy society to keep her safe . . . and overcome a tragic past to claim her as his own.

Lady Aline Marsden foi criada para um único objetivo na vida: conseguir um casamento lucrativo com alguém de sua própria classe social. Mas, em vez de cumprir seu destino, ela preferiu entregar sua inocência a John McKenna, empregado da propriedade de seu pai. A transgressão impetuosa dos dois foi imperdoável. Por causa dela, John foi mandado embora e Aline foi mantida na casa da família no campo, privada do convívio com a sociedade londrina.

The youngest of the Nolan brothers, Alex still bears the scars of being raised by alcoholic parents, and when his own marriage fails—as he knew it would—he sinks deeper into a whiskey bottle. His brother Sam hopes to pull him out with a project to remodel a house for a friend of his girlfriend Lucy. And Alex has another ally—the ghost of a World War II pilot, who may be a booze-induced hallucination or may be exactly the spirit he needs to guide him.

Tom Severin, o magnata das ferrovias, tem dinheiro e poder suficientes para realizar todos os seus desejos. Por isso, quando resolve que está na hora de se casar, acha que deve ser fácil encontrar a esposa perfeita. Assim que ele pousa os olhos em lady Cassandra Ravenel pela primeira vez, decide que ela é essa mulher. O problema é que a bela e perspicaz Cassandra é tão determinada quanto ele, e faz questão de se casar por amor—a única coisa que Tom não pode oferecer. Além disso, ela não tem o menor interesse em viver no mundo frenético de alguém que só joga para vencer.

A dra. Garret Gibson, a única médica mulher na Inglaterra, é tão ousada e independente quanto qualquer homem - por que não lidar com os próprios desejos como se fosse um? No entanto, ela nunca ficou tentada a se envolver com alguém, até agora. Ethan Ransom, um ex-detetive da Scotland Yard, é tão galante quanto secreto, e sua lealdade é um verdadeiro mistério. Em uma noite emocionante, eles cedem a uma poderosa atração mútua antes de se tornarem estranhos novamente.