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Napoleon ist geschlagen und hat sich ins Exil auf die Insel Elba zurückgezogen. Zahlreiche gekrönte Häupter und Vertreter der Spitzendiplomatie reisen 1814 nach Wien, um über die Zukunft Europas zu verhandeln. So auch Bertram Barnett, der junge Viscount of Panswick, der den verwitweten Herzog of Landmark als Adjutant begleitet. Auch Bertrams Cousine Agatha will dringend nach Wien, da sie hofft, dort ihre verschwundene Schwester wiederzufinden. Sie begleitet die beiden Herren, um an der Tafel des Herzoges als Gastgeberin zu fungieren und sich auch um dessen dreizehnjährige Tochter Lizzy zu kümmern.

Lady Vivian Barnett, die dritte Tochter der Viscountess of Panswick, eine willensstarke, stürmische junge Dame, freut sich auf ihre erste Saison in London. Dort will sie sich einen reifen, weisen Ehemann suchen, der sie dabei unterstützen soll, die Rechte und die Ausbildung adeliger Mädchen zu verbessern. Als Justin Rawling nach dem Tod seines verhassten Vaters und seines älteren Bruders überraschend den Titel eines Viscounts of Badwell erbt, beschließt er, nicht auch die dazugehörigen Pflichten zu übernehmen.

England, 1813. Penelope, zweitälteste Tochter der Viscountess of Panswick, hat soeben ihren vierten Heiratsantrag abgelehnt. Seit ihr bei ihrem Debüt in London das Herz gebrochen wurde, würde sie am liebsten ein beschauliches Leben auf Lancroft Abbey führen, umgeben von ihren geliebten Tieren. Doch Lady Panswick möchte ihre Töchter so schnell wie möglich unter die Haube bringen. Also organisiert sie einen Ball, zu dem passende Junggesellen eingeladen werden.

England, 1811. Frederica, die älteste Tochter des verstorbenen Viscounts of Panswick, träumt von einer glanzvollen Saison in London. Doch ihr Vater hat der Familie einen Berg Schulden hinterlassen. Um wenigstens das Anwesen Lancroft Abbey zu retten, beschließt ihre Mutter, alles auf eine Karte zu setzen. Anstelle von Frederica soll zuerst die zweitälteste und schönste Tochter Penelope in London debütieren, ausgestattet mit dem letzten Bargeld.

England im 19. Jahrhundert: Der ehrenwerte Mr. Richard Willowby befindet sich in einer üblen Klemme - er wurde auf frischer Tat bei einem intimen Tête-à-tête von dem Vater seiner Gastgeberin ertappt - der sich sofort erzürnt an seine Fersen heftet. Da ist guter Rat teuer! Gott sei Dank verfügt unser Held über die Geistesgegenwart, die tief verschleierte Dame, die er überraschenderweise in seinem Salon vorfindet, als seine Verlobte auszugeben.

Edward Archer walks right into the den of lioness Charity Stonewright when he sails across the pond to South Carolina to resolve a property dispute for his cousin, the Duchess of Peckham. Astute but bookish, the Englishman isn't prepared for Charity, a strong-willed woman determined to prove the Charleston mansion is hers. And unbeknownst to Edward, Charity has a secret purpose. She is searching for the lost Stonewright fortune, hidden over 60 years ago, somewhere within the walls of the old, decaying mansion.

In defiance of society's strictures, Lady Olivia is determined to share her fascination with fencing with other ladies and enjoy the thrill of facing an opponent like the dashing Lord Milbourn. Ignoring convention comes at a cost, however. If she wants to start a fencing academy for ladies, then her family insists that she agree to a betrothal to the wealthy, but conventional, Lord Saunders. Despite her secret longing for Lord Milbourn and their shared passion for fencing, she reluctantly agrees.

England im 19. Jahrhundert: Die lebenslustige Kitty überredet ihre Freundin Mary Ann gemeinsam aus dem Internat zu fliehen. Nach London zieht es die beiden jungen Damen. Hier wohnt Kittys bislang unbekannter Vormund, der Earl St. James. Entgegen Kittys Annahme, ist der Earl keinesfalls ein älterer Herr, sondern ein junger, attraktiver Mann mit Liebeskummer: Seine Braut ist vor dem Traualtar ohnmächtig geworden und anschließend spurlos verschwunden. Kitty und Mary Ann begeben sich auf die Suche nach der Braut. Während ihrer Reise durch das ländliche England finden die beiden jungen Damen tatsächlich, was sie sich so sehnlich wünschen: ein aufregendes Abenteuer und die große Liebe.

Da quando è stato nominato lo scapolo più affascinante di Londra da una popolarissima rivista, Nicholas St. John non ha avuto pace. Perseguitato senza tregua da ogni zitella in cerca di marito, non vede l'ora di fuggire dalle trappole della mondanità. Ma finisce tra le braccia di una delle donne più determinate e deliziose che abbia mai incontrato.

Irruente e testarda, una vera calamita che attrae guai, Juliana Fiori si rifiuta di giocare secondo le regole della società. A causa del suo carattere impulsivo e ribelle è sempre al centro dei pettegolezzi di tutti i salotti di Londra ed è nata per dare scandalo... è esattamente il genere di donna da cui il duca di Leighton vorrebbe stare lontano... anzi, molto lontano.

A punto de casarse con sir Edward, el pretendiente escogido por su familia, Victoria es raptada y llevada a un helado castillo escocés dónde un misterioso joven le recuerda una promesa de amor que sabe, ella no ha olvidado... Es James, su antiguo amor y sin embargo hay algo distinto en su mirada, un secreto que se niega a confesarle.

Tristan MacAlistair hides behind a façade of well-bred manners and charm yet, hidden beneath the surface, lie treacherous secrets he will go to extremes to protect. However, he meets his match in Lady Victoria Montgomery, a woman determined to compel Tristan to notice her at all costs. Having loved Tristan from afar for years, Victoria plans an elaborate ruse in an attempt to make him desire her. Her efforts are successful but Victoria soon learns that Tristan isn't the man she once believed him to be.

Lord Rivers Fitzroy is as charming and sought-after as his rakish elder brothers, though he immerses himself more in dusty books and scholarly pursuits than in bawdy houses. Yet, hell-bent on making the most of his remaining bachelorhood now that his father insists he marry, Rivers becomes the favorite of a troupe of Italian dancers. One night, after a performance, the handsome lord is challenged with a most provocative wager.

With his estate near bankruptcy, Simon Blakesworth, Earl of Hartsfield already has a perilous secret to keep. Still, when he finds Mia Featherstone badly beaten, he doesn't hesitate to shelter her in his home…and offer marriage to protect the lovely healer from her attacker. But Mia is concealing a danger this honorable earl never imagined - and can't resist… Mia's valuable discovery on Simon's land saved her patients' lives. Now the only way she can help the man she's always loved save his home is to secretly find the rest of a cache of hidden artifacts.

After losing his wife in childbirth, Colin Barrett, Duke of Northrop, does not trust healers. So when he discovers Selina White cleansing his home, he is livid. As duke, Colin is accustomed to his charges taking orders from him. But the fiery Selina has the audacity to defy him when he asks her to leave his lands. More infuriating, he cannot stop thinking about the seductive sway of her hips when she walks.

As the reluctant new Viscount Middleton, Braden Tavers already has several reputations to save - including his own. So it's imperative he rescue his estate's healer Tia Featherstone from her impetuous plan to find his rakehell brother Jonathon. And he'll do whatever it takes to keep her determined spirit and unworldly charms at arm's length. But protecting this stubborn beauty from himself is only stoking an irresistible desire - and an insidious danger threatening them both....

Paris in 1816 is reeling from the Battle of Waterloo, and relations between the British and French are uneasy at best. So it’s hardly a surprise to British attach and Intelligence Agent Malcolm Rannoch when he and his wife Suzanne, soon to give birth to their second child, become the target of violent threats. Malcolm is certain that the secrets of his past have caught up with him - but he’s unaware that Suzanne has more than a few secrets of her own…

When Intelligence Agent Malcolm Rannoch proposes to Suzanne de Saint-Vallier, the tumult of the Peninsular War recedes—if only temporarily. For their union may have shattering consequences for the more fragile partnership between Britain and Spain. But meanwhile, let the celebrations begin...

Nell Anslowe and Julian, Earl of Wyndham, are an unlikely couple in every respect. Injured in a riding accident ten years ago, Nell was left with a fiance who abandoned their engagement and the firm belief that she will never marry. The abrupt end of Julian's unhappy marriage formed his resolve to remain a bachelor until the end of his days.

Reliable. Trustworthy. Dignified. A few of the characteristics supporting Marcus Sherbrook’s reputation as the perfect gentleman. Or almost perfect, as there is one significant smirch on his record: The rebellion of one Miss Isabel Dunham who, at the age of seventeen, defied Marcus’s guardianship, eloped, and fled to India. The widowed Isabel returned to England ten years ago, and has been making Marcus’s cool gray eyes flash ever since...