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A peasant girl forced into a fraudulent marriage must deny her dearest love to protect her dearest friend...The deception had seemed harmless enough. A schoolgirl's prank in which Miranda Testa would masquerade as her foster sister, Amanda, and travel to London to protect Amanda's fortune. In a short time Amanda would come of age, marry the naval officer she loved, and sail to London to reveal her true identity.But Miranda had not reckoned with her strong attraction to the dashing actor Theo Moreland. Or the lecherous advances of Lord Fortescue. Or the financial conniving of Amanda's guardian.Suddenly the harmless prank had become a tangled web of terrifying intrigue. Miranda was forced to marry the loathsome lord to save the man she loved. Amanda's fortune had swiftly begun to disappear through Fortescue's hands. Reputations wavered on the verge of ruination. And the masquerade had not yet reached its dangerous, deadly climax.... Book
Miss Eugenia Liddiard was utterly charmed with her solution to the marriage muddle. Since she must find a husband in her first season (to wait longer would be to disoblige her guardians), she made the practical choice of Tom, her childhood country playmate and her best friend's brother. She and Tom would suit famously and live amicably ever after... But on her way to proposing to the unsuspecting intended, Eugenia was waylaid by the predicament of one Richard Liddiard, a newly discovered and darkly handsome cousin. Richard was earnestly sought by the Bow Street Runners for murder--a case of mistaken identity the enterprising Eugenia could not resist trying to put right. Soon she was one step ahead of the law--and one perilous step behind the real culprit. Bt the true danger lay in the bold, smoldering gazes the captivating Richard! Book
(Signet Regency Romance) Two novels [1] Fine Feathers : Miss Molly Marriott has left the stifling confines of her aunt's home to live with her uncle and cousin at Underhill House and take her rightful place among the ton. But when she falls victim to a highwayman and is left for dead, she's rescued by the magistrate Lord Cordrey. Molly knows there's a plot against her life, but isn't sure whether or not she can trust Cordrey with her life--or her heart.. [2] Makeshift Marriage : When lovely young Miss Laura Milbanke was asked for her hand in marriage in romantic Venice, the irresistibly handsome Sir Nicholas Grenville was at death's door. He had fought a disastrous duel to defend Laura's honor, and now he would defend her from poverty by leaving her his estate when he died. But Sir Nicholas did not die. He lived to bring Laura home to King's Cliff manor. Waiting for him was the fabulously beautiful Augustine Townsend, whom Nicholas had long adored and who would be his - if only Laura did not stand in the way. Should Laura try to fight this ravishing rival? Or should she give her husband his freedom by giving herself to the temptingly attractive Daniel Tregarron, who offered her all the love Sir Nicholas denied her? Never did a young bride find herself in a greater dilemma - as a marriage that broke all the rules threatened to break her heart... Book
Sir Greville Seton cannot abide women who work as companions. But when he meets his cousin's companion, the lovely Megan Mortimer, the Christmas spirit allows him to embrace the greatest gift of all.... Book
Romantic suspense . Gothic novel Book
Homeless and facing penury, Kate Warrender and her mother are forced to take refuge with saturnine Lord Hawth, the 'wicked earl' of local rumour. As Luddite riots and French invasion threaten England, Kate needs all her wit and spirit to save not only reputation but life itself... Book
As children, Juliet and Josephine often played the innocent game of impersonation. They were cousins, but they looked like twins. Life and war separated them, but the years didnt dim the astonishing resemblance. Suddenly, fate threw them together again two beautiful, desirable women playing out a deadly masquerade. Set against the elegance, splendor and gentility of the early 19th-century South, this is a suspenseful tale of high intrigue and dangerous deception. Book
Originally published in 1967 as "Here Comes a Candle" Book
(Harlequin Regency Romance, No 15) He had lost her once He would not lose her again. When Roxanne Costain arrives at Rammsford Abbey in the West Country, she is none too pleased to discover Alexander Monk there. Four years ago, she had broken their engagement and had vowed never to be civil to him again. Alexander, on the other hand, is determined to win her back. A fortuitous treasure hunt provides the perfect backdrop for his plans. In such close proximity, Roxanne would never be able to resist his charms or deny that she, like him, had never fallen out of love. But neither of them had counted on the evil forces at work. What had begun as an innocent romp threatened to turn their romance into tragedy unless the culprit could be stopped.. Book
Wearing nothing but a man's nightshirt, Fleur Monley wakes to find herself in the bed of England's most charming and reckless libertine. But it was a stray gunshot, not passion, that put her at the mercy of a man as infamously handsome as he is famously talented in the arts of love. Believing herself immune to any seduction, Fleur thinks herself perfectly safe to proffer an arrangement no ordinary woman would dare make: half her fortune for the freedom she would gain by being his wife--in name only. Desperately in need of funds, Dante Duclaire could do worse than the "white marriage" proposed by this idealistic beauty too naïve to know the danger she is in. But the rashest thing he's ever done is to tell himself he'll be able to resist the invitation to sin that this sensuous innocent would arouse at every turn--or that he'll be able to protect her from both the ruthless enemies that seek her ruin . . . and his own dangerous desire. Book
The Title 'Pride and Prejudice written/authored/edited by Jane Austen', published in the year 2019. The ISBN 9789353241674 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 360 (Pages). The publisher of this title is GenNext Publication. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Romance / Historical / Regency. Size of the book is 11.43 x 17.78 cms Vol:-
(Zebra Regency Romance) Experienced at helping her physician father in his practice, unfashional Vanessa Holland is hired to transform Lord Thurston's shy invalid sister into a healthy and confident lady, but her arrival at the arristocrat's country estate marks the beginning of a series of mysterious and flattering love notes from a secret admirer. Book
(Zebra Regency Romance) Preferring the handsome tutor who has captured her heart to the stuffy lord her family would have her marry, Lady Elinor pretends to be a governess so that the desirable commoner will court her but is unaware of his secret title. Book
(Signet Regency Romance) The Duke of Carlyle's plans for a marriage between his daughter, Lady Gemma Monteith, and the wealthy John Deleyan are threatened by Gemma's preference for Captain George Godwin, her childhood sweetheart Book
What would it take to win her heart? Was Lady Angelina Penrose some grasping harpy? Or the beautiful widow longing for love that others saw? The Earl of Penrose wanted to think the worst. But when he learned otherwise, Frederick doubted he could ever make amends for their unfortunate introduction. Until he spotted Angel at a ball that could ruin her reputation...and he felt honor bound to save her! Abused by her late husband, Angel had come to the risque ball for a little harmless flirtation. And she found it with a mysterious stranger known only as Max. But even under the spell cast by Max's gentle kisses, she sensed there was something disturbingly familiar about her masked lover.... Book
Desperate to support her widowed mother, Marina Beaumont had agreed to become a companion to a dowager countess and found herself in an impossible situation. She had never anticipated the position would force her to deal with Kit Stratton -- a renowned rake who would stop at nothing to get the revenge he sought...even if it cost Marina all that she held most dear. For unable to restrain the dowager's gambling habit, Marina soon found herself paying the price for Kit's sweet revenge on the widow. And the only way this rake would agree to her request to forfeit the money he was owed was if Marina gave him the reward he most desired.... Book
Shw was a usurper and a fortune hunter.. or so it seemed to Alex, Earl of Templestowe. Alex found himself deprived of part of his inheritance. The home where he had grown up had been left to his cousin's widow, Harriet Ashburn, a woman whose reputation was not to her credit. But Cousin Harry was not the least bit like her reputation - unless she was playing some sort of devious game. Harry seemed to be gentle and kind and all woman, and Alex was afraid of his growing attraction to her. Harry had already tricked his cousin into marrying her, and one fool in the family was more than enough. Book
Lady Amelia Cameron decides to use herself as bait to uncover a French spy, but ends up falling in love with her intended victim Book
The distressed traveler Charlotte Cameron encounters on a rainy Scottish night is absolutely the worst man she could have invited into her carriage! It is Phillip Maddox, the reprehensible Duke of Colster, who brought the full weight of the ton's fury down upon her-simply because Charlotte encouraged her sister not to wed the powerful peer. And now the seductive devil responsible for her social ruin is sitting close enough to kiss . . .Phillip's distaste for the meddlesome beauty matches Charlotte's --though, under alternate circumstances, he might have enjoyed sampling the sensuous charms of the tempting young chit. There is grave danger, however, on the journey they now must reluctantly sharesince a man who means them both mortal harm. But can a passion that inconveniently ignites in the face of disaster erase a painful past . . . and lead two sworn enemies to a most unanticipated destination: the bedchamber? LARGE TYOE EDITION Book
Colonel Colin Mandland has wealth, power...everything but a bride. But although there is no mistress of his newly purchased manor, Maiden Hill, there is certainly a resident maiden: Lady Rosalyn Wellborne, a stubborn beauty who steadfastly refuses to leave the place she has always called home. Tantalizing Rosalyn proves to be far more difficult than any enemy he's ever met on the battlefield. She attacks by declaring Colin an upstart who is unfit for local society. He shockingly counters by offering for her hand in marriage - and she surprisingly accepts. Although this genteel lady has vowed never to succumb to unbridled passion, she quickly learns that theirs will be no marriage in-name-only, but rather a slow, sensuous and alarmingly effective seduction...that turns her world upside down. Book
With her golden hair and dazzling emerald eyes, Lady Emily Carroll should have her pick of suitors. Instead, her crippling shyness has earned her the nickname "Ice Princess." Nicholas, Duke of Manning, isn't looking for a bride, but he won't pass up a stolen kiss at a masked ball. With her blushes hidden, Emily lets her inhibitions go. Only to find herself betrothed! Now it's her wedding night, and her new husband seems determined to thaw his Ice Princess and reveal her every secret.... Book
If only he could go back in time. Then Ian, Earl of Marden, would not have dueled, and he would not have hit an innocent bystander -- a sickly lad, no less. And he certainly would never have brought the boy's sister, Athena Renslow, to stay at his house without a chaperone. On top of it all, the 19 year-old beauty is under the mistaken impression that Ian is the gentle hero who rescued her brother instead of the rogue who practically killed him. So in order to keep the Renslows' lives from getting any worse, Ian resolves to marry the girl. But Athena won't let the wealthy', handsome bachelor sacrifice everything for a country' nobody, despite the urgings of both their families--and their hearts Book
[Coventry Romances # 124] A Georgian love story.Alone in the world, lovely Letty Cartwright.. sought refuge as a serving girl at Falcondene Abbey, even though its lord, the infamous Black Baron, was known as a sorcerer and a satyr--reputed to misuse women, then arrange for their "disappearance:" Letty ignored the warnings, laughed at the superstitions--until one of the maids disappeared. And her own life was threatened.But who could she turn to? The meek footman? The half-mad cook? Or the Baron's charming and handsome cousin--who schemed to win Letty's affections and the fortune of Falcondene Book
Once upon a time, beautiful Joanna Sherwood, the Countess of Carew, had been wildly, helplessly in love with Adrian Delacourt, the darkly handsome, devastatingly charming Duke of Roxbury. That was before she married Adrian. That was before he showed his true colors when he accused her of unfaithfulness and dragged her name through the mud of public scandal. That was before she fled to Italy with Adrian's best friend, Gareth Sherwood, who rescued her from the total ruin of her divorce by making her his wife. Now Joanna had returned to England as a ravishing young widow--only to find nothing had changed.Unfair scandal still shrouded her name--and impossible love still burned in her heart. Book
[Harlequin Regency Romance No. 31180] The third book in the Thackery Jewels series SHE had expected an heirloom but all she got was the headache! Wed and widowed four times, Lady Udora Middlesworth was quite certain she'd experienced all. This became patently untrue as she was charged with the guardianship of The Thackery Jewels: Amythest, Emerald and Topaz, three of the mangiest mudlarks she'd ever beheld. Too much of a handful, Udora decided to hire on Aaron Bently who had volunteered his help. Little was Udora to know that having done so, she had leapt from the fat into the fire! Book