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Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page. Something is amiss at the Hotel Angeline, a rickety former mortuary perched atop Capitol Hill in rain-soaked Seattle. Fourteen-year-old Alexis Austin is fixing the plumbing, the tea, and all the problems of the world, it seems, in her landlady mother’s absence.

This time the gossip columnists have it wrong. Anthony Bridgerton hasn't just decided to marry; he's also chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended's older sister, Kate Sheffield: the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate's the woman haunting his dreams....

Sebastian Grey is a devilishly handsome rogue with a secret. Annabel Winslow's family voted her The Winslow Most Likely to Speak Her Mind and The Winslow Most Likely to Fall Asleep in Church. Sebastian's uncle is the Earl of Newbury, and if he dies without siring an heir, Sebastian inherits everything. Lord Newbury detests Sebastian and will stop at nothing to prevent this from happening....

American heiress Emma Dunster has always been fun-loving and independent, with no wish to settle into marriage. She plans to enjoy her Season in London in more unconventional ways than husband hunting. But this time Emma's high jinks lead her into dangerous temptation. Alexander Ridgely, the Duke of Ashbourne, is a notorious rake who carefully avoids the risk of love until he plants one reckless kiss on the sensuous lips of this high-spirited innocent and condemns himself to delicious torment.

In 1761, on a sunny day in September, a King and Queen met for the very first time. They were married within hours. Born a German Princess, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was beautiful, headstrong, and fiercely intelligent...not precisely the attributes the British Court had been seeking in a spouse for the young King George III. But her fire and independence were exactly what she needed, because George had secrets...secrets with the potential to shake the very foundations of the monarchy.

When Laird Taran Ferguson's nephews refuse to wed and secure his birthright, he takes matters into his own hands, raiding a ball and kidnapping four likely brides - a bonny lass, an heiress with a slight reputation problem, a rich English beauty, and a maiden without a name or a fortune. But which one is ready to fall in love with the Scottish lord?

Unlike most men of his acquaintance, Gregory Bridgerton is a firm believer in true love. He'd have to be an idiot not to be: all seven of his siblings are happily married. Gregory figures he is just biding his time until the right woman comes along. And so when he sees Hermione Watson, he knows with every fibre of his being that she is meant to be his. But through Hermione's closest - and slightly less beautiful - friend, Lucy Abernathy, he finds out that Hermione is desperately in love with another man. Sadly, by the time Gregory figures out the right girl is actually the wrong girl.

Hugh Dunne, the Earl of Briarly, needs a wife, so his sister hands him a list of delectable damsels and promises to invite them and a few other gentlemen to her country house for what is sure to be the event of the season.

All the ton agree: there is no one quite like Hyacinth Bridgerton. Fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken and - according to some, particularly Gareth St. Clair - probably best in small doses. But there's something about her - something charming and vexing - that grabs one and won't quite let go. Gareth and Hyacinth cross paths at the annual - and annually discordant - Smythe-Smith musicale. To Hyacinth, Gareth's every word seems a dare, and she offers to help him out with a knotty inheritance problem he's facing.

Hugh Dunne, the Earl of Briarly, needs a wife - so his sister hands him a list of the very best young ladies on the market. And then, because he refuses to tear himself away from the stables where he trains Arabian racehorses, she invites all those ladies to a house party, along with some other bachelors, of course. So who will Hugh choose? The Botticelli-esque, enchanting Gwendolyn? The outspoken, delightful Katherine? If he doesn't work fast, he'll lose those ladies to his closest friends, and then where will he look for a wife?

Benedict Bridgerton ist verliebt Ein rauschender Maskenball im Hause Bridgerton. Doch unter all den Gauklern, Prinzessinnen und Harlekinen hat Benedict Bridgerton nur Augen für die unbekannte Schöne mit den funkelnden Augen. Auch Sophie spürt, dass diese Begegnung Bestimmung ist – und muss doch gehen, bevor die Masken fallen. Was bleibt, ist ein unauslöschliches Sehnen und Benedicts Schwur, nie eine andere zu begehren als sie! Doch die Probe, auf die das Schicksal die Liebenden stellt, ist hart – und der Ausgang ungewiss.

Bridgerton: Die Inspiration zur Netflix-Serie. Die ganze Geschichte von Daphne und Simon - jetzt mit zusätzlichem Epilog. Als Daphne Bridgerton ihren Namen in der Kolumne von Lady Whistledown liest, kümmert es sie nicht besonders. Aber ihre Mutter drängt sie, endlich einen Ehemann zu finden, bevor ihr Ruf in dieser Ballsaison völlig dahin ist. Daphne schließt einen Pakt mit Simon Basset, dem heiratsunwilligen Duke of Hastings: Indem er ihr den Hof macht, erscheint der umschwärmte Aristokrat vergeben. Sie dagegen rückt gesellschaftlich in den Mittelpunkt und entflieht den Kuppelversuchen ihrer Mutter.

Honoria Smythe-Smith, the youngest daughter of the eldest son of the Earl of Winstead, plays the violin in the annual musicale performed by the Smythe-Smith quartet. She's well aware that they are dreadful. In fact, she freely admits (to her cousins) that she is probably the worst of the bunch. But she's the sort who figures that nothing good will come of being mortified, so she puts on a good show and laughs about it.

Eloise Bridgerton é uma jovem simpática e extrovertida, cuja forma preferida de comunicação sempre foram as cartas, nas quais sua personalidade se torna ainda mais cativante. Quando uma prima distante morre, ela decide escrever para o viúvo e oferecer as condolências. Ao ser surpreendido por um gesto tão amável vindo de uma desconhecida, Sir Phillip resolve retribuir a atenção e responder. Assim, os dois começam uma instigante troca de correspondências.

A última página de um livro realmente tem que ser o fim da história? Julia Quinn acha que não e, em E viveram felizes para sempre, oferece oito epílogos extras, todos sensuais, engraçados e reconfortantes, e responde aos anseios dos leitores trazendo, ainda, um drama inesperado, um final feliz para um personagem muito merecedor e um delicioso conto no qual ficamos conhecendo melhor ninguém menos que a sábia e espirituosa matriarca Violet Bridgerton.

Toda a alta sociedade concorda que não existe ninguém parecido com Hyacinth Bridgerton. Cruelmente inteligente e inesperadamente franca, ela já está em sua quarta temporada na vida social da elite, mas não consegue se impressionar com nenhum pretendente. Hyacinth conhece o belo e atraente Gareth St. Clair. Porém Hyacinth resiste à sedução do famoso conquistador. Para ela, cada palavra pronunciada por Gareth é um desafio que deve ser respondido à altura. Quando ele aparece na casa de Lady Danbury com um misterioso diário da avó italiana, ela resolve traduzir o texto.

Foi amor à primeira vista. Mas Victoria Lyndon era a filha do vigário, e Robert Kemble, o elegante conde de Macclesfield. Foi o que bastou para os pais dos dois serem contra a união. Assim, quando o plano de fuga dos jovens deu errado, todos acreditaram que foi melhor assim. Sete anos depois, quando Robert encontra Victoria por acaso, não consegue acreditar no que acontece: a garota que um dia destruiu seus sonhos ainda o deixa sem fôlego. Mas como ela poderia dar uma segunda chance ao homem que lhe prometeu casamento e depois despedaçou suas esperanças?

Anthony Bridgerton heiratet. Der begehrteste Junggeselle der Londoner Gesellschaft und die aussichtsreichste Debütantin der Saison: Lord Anthony Bridgerton und Edwina Sheffield gäben ohne Frage ein schönes Paar ab. Wären da nicht Edwinas überaus besorgte Schwester Kate und der durchaus zweifelhafte Ruf des Lords. Kate ist fest entschlossen, ihre Schwester vor dem Herzensbrecher zu schützen – bis der Viscount sie eines Tages in seine Arme reißt und sie einfach küsst. Entsetzt erkennt Kate, dass sie den Mann, der ihre Schwester hofiert, selbst heimlich begehrt.

Eleanor Lyndon was minding her own business when a lord of the realm fell - quite literally - into her life. When Charles Wycombe, the dashing and incorrigible Earl of Billington, toppled out of a tree and landed at Ellie's feet, neither suspected that such an inauspicious meeting would lead to marriage. But Charles must find a bride before his thirtieth birthday or he'll lose his fortune. And Ellie needs a husband or her father's odious fiancée will choose one for her. And so they agree to wed.

Durante um passeio pela costa, a independente e aventureira Poppy Bridgerton fica agradavelmente surpresa ao descobrir um esconderijo de contrabandistas dentro de uma caverna. Mas seu deleite se transforma em desespero quando dois piratas a sequestram e a levam a bordo de seu navio, deixando-a amarrada e amordaçada na cama do capitão. Quando Andrew descobre que Poppy é uma Bridgerton, entende que provavelmente terá que se casar com ela para evitar um escândalo. Em alto-mar, as disputas verbais entre os dois logo dão lugar a uma inebriante paixão.