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The Earl of Langdale tells his beautiful daughter, Zela, that, having gone to London on a visit, he has become involved with the Comtesse de Courché, who is one of the famous beauties of the London Season. She is much admired by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and many aristocrats.

Søstrene Letty og Dorinda voksede op på en forarmet engelsk herregård. Letty var billedskøn, men utrolig barnlig, Dorinda lynende intelligent, men hendes ansigt og krop var daekket af eksem, som laegerne havde opgivet. En dag fandt deres far en velhavende mand til Letty i det fjerne Østen. Modvilligt accepterede hun at gifte sig med ham for at rede familiens økonomi, men som afrejsen naermede sig, blev hun mere og mere skraekslagen ved tanken om giftemålet.

Il marchese di Troon è irrequieto da quando è tornato dal continente, dove aveva preso servizio come soldato. Niente ormai soddisfa la sua brama di brivido e azione, neanche il gioco d'azzardo e le rischiose corse clandestine a cui ha iniziato a partecipare. Come se non bastasse, adesso deve proteggere il patrimonio di famiglia dalle mire del fratello minore, e ciò significa procurarsi un matrimonio e un erede nel minor tempo possibile.

Nel 1818, Valiant, l'affascinante ma squattrinato visconte di Oakley, rimane sorpreso nel vedere la sua corte rifiutata da parte della ricchissima Miss Barrington, che sceglierà a lui un altro uomo. Nella frustrazione che segue al rifiuto, Valiant si ripromette di sposare la prima donna che gli attraverserà la strada, che, per qualche strana coincidenza, sarà proprio la cugina povera di Miss Barrington, Jemima. Ma, ciò che all'apparenza sembra essere una sconfitta, si rivelerà col tempo una benedizione.

Den unga vackra Sona McCarron reser med sin far till Skottland för att gå på bröllopet mellan markisen av Inver och en av döttrarna till klanens överhuvud. Väl där träffar Sona den charmerande Torquil McCarron, som försöker vinna hennes hjärta. Men Sonas hjärta har andra planer. Hon blir istället hopplöst förälskad i markisen av Inver, den blivande brudgummen ... Cartlands böcker äger rum i de finare engelska kretsarna och i exotiska miljöer.

Lord Springdale is becoming increasingly irritated and tired of being told by his grandmother that he must marry and produce an heir to his illustrious title and estates. She keeps on telling him that, as he is the last of his line and at the age of twenty-seven, he must find a suitable wife and settle down. After a number of affaires de coeur with attractive married ladies, he is not in the least attracted to debutantes and so avoids their pushy mothers like the plague.

Beautiful and penniless Felicita Galvão is destitue and all alone in the world when the Duchesse de Monreuil finds her desperately trying to sell her needlework at The Grand Hotel in Lisbon. Felicita reminds the Duchesse of herself as a young woman and the time she met the love of her life Juan, Marques de Oliveira Vasconles. The Marques later abandoned her to marry someone of equal ranking, leaving her heartbroken and bitter.

When Kasia’s father threatens to marry her off, she runs away to become a Governess to the Duke of Dreghorn’s unruly nephew. As Kasia gains the trust of the child, she earns first the respect and then the growing affection of the Duke. But when she and the boy are kidnapped the stakes are irrevocably raised and the Duke’s daredevil reputation is once again tested as he endeavours to rescue them. A fast-paced, swoon-worthy historical romance, perfect for fans of Julia Quinn, Sarah M. Eden and Julianne Donaldson.

Colonel Storton has set his mind on his beautiful daughter, Alvina, marrying a man with money and a grand title. When Lord Hillborough became their next door neighbour in the country, the Colonel considered him to be an excellent husband for Alvina, but she found him repulsive and could not bear even to be touched by him. She therefore decided to leave her home and run away to avoid having to marry a man she did not love and could never love. When she saw a large and impressive yacht at a nearby Port, she went aboard and hid as a stowaway.

La joven y bella huérfana, Lady Ina, viviendo en el Castillo de los tíos, se refugia en la pintura para amenizar su soledad. Un día percibió que tenía extraños poderes, cuando dibujaba, sentía como si entrara en trance y pintaba escenas del futuro. Ina estaba desconcertada por el sofisticado mundo de la sociedad londinense. Su tía Lucy, Lady Wymonde, contrariada, acepta la petición de su marido, de que ella fuera la acompañante de su inocente sobrina huérfana en las aclamadas fiestas de Londres.

Il duca di Brockenhurst, ormai annoiato dall'alta società e indifferente nei confronti delle donne che continuano a presentarsi davanti a lui nel disperato tentativo di diventare la sua consorte, decide di dare una scossa alla propria vita e accetta la scommessa di andare da Londra a York da solo e in incognito, mischiandosi tra la gente comune. Sarà proprio durante una delle sue soste che farà la conoscenza di Valora Melford, una bellissima ragazza orfana di padre, ora sotto la custodia della matrigna, che la vuole dare in sposa al dissoluto Sir Mortimer.

When the Duke of Barningforde was told by his second son, Alastair, that he had married an actress in Paris without his approval, he exiled Alastair from England with only a very small allowance. His wife, Grace, actually came from a good Scottish family and was not an actress, but had a very fine soprano voice and sang with a famous French orchestra. But the Duke would not listen and Alastair and Grace never again set foot in their homeland.

The beautiful Georgina Malton is in America with her father, who is making large amounts of money in opening gold mines and is becoming even richer by investing in newly discovered oilfields. Georgina desperately wants to return to England because she finds that men are only interested in her for her father’s money and she is very disillusioned by a European Prince who claims that he loves her but it is her riches he is after. She so wants to be loved for herself. So she and her Nanny set sail for England and her father promises to follow soon.

The Marquis of Darincourt who is the greatest matrimonial catch in the Beau Monde decides at last that he will get married and has chosen Lady Charlotte Warde to be his wife. He has been pursued for years by every debutante and ambitious mother, but he has, however, preferred the sophisticated married women who amuse him with their provocative wit and attractions. He is a hero from the war with Napoleon and the Duke Wellington had twice awarded him the Gold Medal for Bravery.

Spinto dalla madre ammalata, il duca di Savigne decide di prendere moglie e dare un erede al casato. Purtroppo però il duca è tristemente famoso per la sua condotta scandalosa, ragion per cui nessun padre si sognerebbe di concedergli la figlia in sposa. Solo la giovanissima Syrilla si mostra entusiasta all’idea di sposarlo: avendo sempre vissuto in campagna, Syrilla è ignara della sua brutta fama e anzi è innamorata di lui da quando era bambina.

After the Battle of Waterloo and the subsequent Army of Occupation in France, the Earl of Monthurst returns to his ancestral home in England to find it in a very bad condition. Because labour had not been available during the war, The Hall, which goes back to Tudor times, was badly in need of repair, while the farms on his extensive estate were untenanted and the fields unploughed. The Earl had unwisely brought back with him a French Comtesse who was very beautiful and possessive and was obviously determined that he should marry her.

Depois de terem deslizado pelo mais belo salão de Viena, ao som de uma valsa sensual, o Czar a beijara! Wanda não podia acreditar. Ser beijada pelo Imperador de todas as Rússias, um homem casado e com uma amante! Wanda precisava fugir desse amor perigoso e impuro que começava a nascer em seu inocente coração. Mas como poderia escapar? O Príncipe Metternich a obrigara a ser espiã, pelo bem de sua pátria. Wanda teria coragem, porém, de trair o Czar, esse nobre fascinante que a tinha subjugado, acendendo em seu corpo jovem, a inesperada chama de um delicioso e quase sublime prazer?

The Earl of Wentworth has a fiery and unpredictable temper and is about to fight a duel in Hyde Park with a Frenchman who has insulted him, when he is restrained by his friend, Sir Thomas Babbington, and a helpful Policeman. At the same time the beautiful Temia Brandon is returning home from her Finishing School in France and is longing to see her horse, Lightning, again. Temia discovers that her father has been hiding a dark secret for many years and is now being blackmailed by the odious Lord Alphonse who threatens to reveal the secret and ruin the family’s reputation.

Alicia Stanbrook, hija de un escritor muy pobre, acepta la petición de su Prima, Charis Langley, que se haga pasar por ella durante una visita a su tutor, quien es General del Ejército Británico de Ocupación, en Francia. Alicia es una bella provinciana muy tímida a quien no le agrada hacer nada fuera de lo común, sin embargo, al ofrecerle su prima una generosa suma, acepta, sabedora que con ese dinero evitará que su Padre y ella se mueran de hambre.

Uno de los más apuestos y codiciados solteros de Londres, lord Melsonby se encuentra inesperadamente, atrapado en el problema de la hermosa fugitiva, Perlita Lyford, heredera de una fortuna inmensa, huérfana de madre y pierde por último, su progenitor, que la deja al cuidado de una prima hermana suya, lady Whitton. Lo que su padre no sabía, es que ella se había casado con sir Gerbold, un hombre mucho más joven que ella, y cuando lady Whitton, se murió... él vio la oportunidad de echar mano a su fortuna y de autoproclamarse su tutor.