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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?

Der sechste Band der "Bridgerton"-Reihe: Francesca Bridgerton heiratet erneut. Unter den schönsten jungen Damen der Gesellschaft könnte Michael Stirling seine Zukünftige wählen. Doch er ist rettungslos in die Einzige verliebt, die er nicht haben kann. Denn Francesca Bridgerton hat seinen Cousin John geheiratet! Als Ehrenmann muss Michael sich wohl oder übel mit der Rolle des guten Freundes begnügen. Als John dann kurz nach der Heirat verstirbt, wagt Michael es nicht, Francesca seine Gefühle zu gestehen. Stattdessen reist er nach Indien, um sich von seiner Sehnsucht abzulenken.

La vie est parfois cruelle. Après avoir passé tant d'années à papillonner de femme en femme, Michael Stirling est tombé amoureux fou de la seule femme qu'il lui était interdit d'aimer : Francesca, l'épouse de son cousin John, que Michael aime comme un frère. Quand John meurt brutalement, Michael devient comte de Kilmartin. Désormais, Francesca est libre mais le souvenir du défunt se dresse entre eux.

Londra, 1813. Simon Arthur Henry Fitzranulph Basset, nuovo duca di Hastings ed erede di uno dei titoli più antichi e prestigiosi d'Inghilterra, è uno scapolo assai desiderato. A dire il vero, è letteralmente perseguitato da schiere di madri dell'alta società che farebbero di tutto pur di combinare un buon matrimonio per le loro fanciulle in età da marito. E Simon, sempre alquanto riluttante, è in cima alla lista dei loro interessi.

Londen, 1813. Rijkdom, lust en verraad zijn aan de orde van de dag in negentiende-eeuws Engeland. En de familie Bridgerton staat altijd vooraan. Daphne Bridgerton heeft geleerd dat ze maar één doel heeft in het leven: het vinden van een geschikte huwelijkskandidaat. Als de anonieme roddelaarster Lady Whistledown haar afdoet als oud nieuws, lijkt dat desastreus voor Daphnes kansen.

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.

Olivia Bevelstroke, the only daughter of the Earl of Rudland, is beautiful and has a sizeable dowry. Yet at the age of 21 she is still unmarried, causing people to whisper behind her back, 'What is she waiting for? A prince?' But Olivia isn't cold or stuck up and neither is she a hopeless romantic. She's just waiting for something - or someone. Sir Harry Valentine, a war veteran, is now back in London working in secret for the War Office and keeping an eye on his wayward younger brother. Rumour has it that he killed his fiancée, which intrigues Olivia.

Gregory Bridgerton a toujours cru au grand amour. Il sait que sa future épouse l'attend quelque part, que leur amour est prédestiné. Le jour où il rencontre lady Hermione Watson, il pense, transporté de bonheur : C'est elle ! " Hélas, lady Hermione aime ailleurs, lui révèle sa meilleure amie, Lucinda Abernathy, une jeune personne qui, bien que fort spirituelle, n'a pas l'éblouissante beauté d'Hermione.

Sebastian Grey is in limbo. He is the heir presumptive to the Earl of Newbury, unless the current earl, a widower, can find a bride who will bear him a son. Newbury is in his 60s and somewhat portly, but as an earl he's considered quite a catch. Sebastian, on the other hand, is 29 and extremely handsome, but in no hurry to find a wife. Annabel Winslow, a country girl through and through, has received an offer to go to London for the season. The eldest of a family of eight, she knows that a good marriage might be the only thing that will save her family from ruin.

With her brother, Thomas, injured on the battlefront in the Colonies, orphaned Cecilia Harcourt has two unbearable choices: move in with a maiden aunt or marry a scheming cousin. Instead, she chooses option three and travels across the Atlantic, determined to nurse her brother back to health. But after a week of searching, she finds not her brother but his best friend, the handsome Officer Edward Rokesby.

Hyacinth Bridgerton erlebt das Abenteuer ihres Lebens. Hyacinth Bridgerton ist zwar hübsch und reich, aber auch blitzgescheit und unverblümt, weshalb viele Gentlemen einen Bogen um sie machen. Doch dann begegnet sie Lady Danburys Enkel Gareth St. Clair: wortgewandt und brillant, ist er ihr ebenbürtig. Er bittet sie, das Tagebuch seiner italienischen Großmutter zu übersetzen. Eines Tages jedoch küsst er Hyacinth. Zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben ist sie sprachlos. Sie sollte ihm das Tagebuch vor die Füße werfen!

Georgiana Bridgerton isn't against the idea of marriage. She'd just thought she'd have some say in the matter. But with her reputation hanging by a thread after she's abducted for her dowry, Georgie is given two options: live out her life as a spinster or marry the rogue who has ruined her life. Enter option number three: as the fourth son of an earl, Nicholas Rokesby is prepared to chart his own course. He has a life in Edinburgh, where he's close to completing his medical studies, and he has no time - or interest - to find a wife.

Toda vida tem um divisor de águas, um momento súbito, empolgante e extraordinário que muda a pessoa para sempre. Para Michael Stirling, esse instante ocorreu na primeira vez em que pôs os olhos em Francesca Bridgerton. Depois de anos colecionando conquistas amorosas sem nunca entregar seu coração, o libertino mais famoso de Londres enfim se apaixonou. Infelizmente, conheceu a mulher de seus sonhos no jantar de ensaio do casamento dela. Em 36 horas, Francesca se tornaria esposa do primo dele.

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.

"À trente-trois ans, M. Colin Bridgerton demeure un cœur à prendre. N'est-ce pas un défi exaltant pour les débutantes de cette saison ?" persifle la mystérieuse lady Whistledown dans sa chronique mondaine. Depuis l'âge de quinze ans, Pénélope Featherington aime secrètement Colin, sans nourrir la moindre illusion. Néanmoins un pari va les rapprocher : c'est décidé, ils uniront leurs efforts pour démasquer lady Whistledown, la plume anonyme qui épingle le beau monde dans ses billets malicieux. Et, dans cette aventure, d'autres surprises pourraient être au rendez-vous.

Há muitos anos Penélope Featherington frequenta a casa dos Bridgertons. E há muitos anos alimenta uma paixão secreta por Colin, irmão de sua melhor amiga e um dos solteiros mais encantadores e arredios de Londres. Quando ele retorna de uma de suas longas viagens ao exterior, Penélope descobre seu maior segredo por acaso e chega à conclusão de que tudo o que pensava sobre seu objeto de desejo talvez não seja verdade.

Fiercely independent and adventurous, Poppy Bridgerton will only wed a suitor whose keen intellect and interests match her own. Sadly, none of the fools from her London season qualify. While visiting a friend on the Dorset coast, Poppy is pleasantly surprised to discover a smugglers' hideaway tucked inside a cave. But her delight turns to dismay when two pirates kidnap her and take her aboard a ship, leaving her bound and gagged on the captain's bed.

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.

Anne Wynter's job as governess to three highborn young ladies can be a challenge - in a single week she finds herself hiding in a closet full of tubas, playing an evil queen in a play and tending to the wounds of the oh-so-dashing Earl of Winstead. After years of dodging unwanted advances, he's the first man who has truly tempted her, and it's getting harder and harder to remind herself that a governess has no business flirting with a nobleman. Daniel Smythe-Smith might be in mortal danger, but that's not going to stop the young earl from falling in love.

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.