European Love

The secret baby JAFF you didn’t know you wanted! The night of the Netherfield Ball, Fitzwilliam Darcy watches Elizabeth Bennet dance twice with Mr. William Collins and knows what the man intends. When Mr. Darcy’s own dance with the lady in question goes disastrously, he despairs of ever wooing her from the man who duty demands she wed. He takes solace in absinthe, as one does. Elizabeth is not the least bit pleased at the prospect of marrying Mr. Collins and begins drinking heavily, too. When a very inebriated Mr. Darcy appears and takes her off to his room, she doesn’t resist. She ...

In September 2006, Victoria Coren Mitchell won a million dollars on the European Poker Tour. In her long-awaited memoir, she tells the story of that victory, but also of a 20-year obsession with the game. It is a journey which has taken Coren from a secret culture of illegal cash games to the high-stakes glamour of Las Vegas and Monte Carlo, and brought with it friendship, laughter, and money, but also loneliness, heartbreak, and defeat. With disarming honesty, Coren lays all of this bare.

Relinquishing thoughts of a materially rewarding life, the respectably educated Felix Holt returns to his native village in North Loamshire and becomes an artisan. He is a forceful young man of honor, integrity, and idealism, burning to participate in political life so that he may improve the lot of his fellow artisans.

As the golden summer draws to a close and the Darcys look ahead to the end of their first year of marriage, Mr. Darcy could never have imagined that his love could grow even deeper with the passage of time. Elizabeth is unpredictable and lively, pulling Darcy out of his stern and serious demeanor with her teasing and temptation. Looking ahead and planning for celebrations and life events large and small, Lizzy can still catch Darcy unawares when he least expects it.

Sophie Wells is a successful photographer with a focus on putting the past firmly behind her. When Josh Strachan returns to the seaside town of Cornwall from the States to run his family's hotel, he can't understand why the fun, sexy girl has zero interest in letting him--or any man, for that matter--into her life. He also can't understand how he's been duped into employing Sophie's impulsive friend, Tula, whose crush on him is decidedly unrequited.

Two men wish to marry her, but only one has a good heart. Will she Lady Emmeline choose correctly. Lady Emmeline Hyatt had no doubt that she would find a suitable husband during her first season. Her blonde hair, golden brown eyes, and dainty figure drew the eyes of many suitors. Two, in particular, caught her attention. Both men were extraordinarily handsome, though exact opposites in personality. Lord Benedict was a shy man, infatuated with the lovely lady, and willing to protect her with his own life. Mr. Buxton was outrageously flirtatious and could cause innocent women to swoon with ...

Spanish is the fourth most popular language. Therefore, it’s a great new language to learn giving you the most opportunity. Whether you’re planning on traveling to Spain or just want to learn another language, this book guides you towards learning a basic to intermediate level of Spanish.

Arabella has not had a happy marriage. From the same era as Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, and Charles Dickens Great Expectations. Lovers of those classics will enjoy this romantic mystery from the Regency period. ***This book is included in the Regency Engagements Box Set.*** Left alone at her husband's estate for three years, she wars between despair and anger until she determines to go back to London in search of him. Her sister, Lady Cecelia Ward, introduces her to Lady Landerbelt and together, they come up with a plan. Now known as the widowed Lady ...

Since the tragic loss of her parents, Enid has lived alone in a coastal cottage in Jersey. But this year someone new has come into her life: Fred, who truly gets her, and who knows how to make her happy. The only problem is that Enid has Asperger’s and doesn’t like to leave her comfort zone - and Fred lives in Australia. Like Enid, Fred has survived heartbreak and is searching for a way to start again. Could a stranger on the other side of the world really bring new meaning to his life, or is he just setting himself up for another fall?

World War II: A young Nazi guard stationed in a ghetto in Regensburg, Germany, finds himself in a time and place that he hates. He has never directly participated in the bloodletting but has done nothing to stop it. He wonders if his soul can be saved. He saves a Jewish girl's life when ordered to murder her. He refuses despite the consequences. Perhaps the girl he saved can save him. Maybe she can be the key to his redemption and a light for his soul, to guide the way home.

Fast paced, exciting historical drama with surprise ending... When the charming but penniless Pierre Dupres departs 17th-century France in pursuit of fortune, heartbroken Clare resigns herself to marrying his dull elder brother Jacques. Descended from a long line of midwives, she must bear a daughter to carry on her rewarding ancestral profession with its many secrets. Jacques reluctantly allows Clare to restore Maison Dupres, a crumbling chateau rumoured to be haunted, as their family home but clearly disapproves his wife’s decision to continue pursuing her career, even after the birth ...

Set in Calcutta, London, the glacier-locked wilds of the Karakoram, and on Everest itself, The Last Englishmen is also the story of a generation. The cast of this exhilarating drama includes Indian and English writers and artists, explorers and Communist spies, Die Hards and Indian nationalists, political rogues and police informers. Key among them is a highborn Bengali poet named Sudhin Datta, a melancholy soul torn, like many of his generation, between hatred of the British Empire and a deep love of European literature, whose life would be upended by the arrival of war on his Calcutta doorstep.

Nazi fighter planes roar overhead as just-married Konrad and Magdalena Butscher exit the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in southern Hungary. To evade the draft, they soon flee to live with his parents at their inn on the Danube River. Everyone passes through and is welcomed: Nazi military officers, communist guerillas, smugglers of weapons, identity forgers, Danube Swabians, Serbians, Croatians, Romanians, Gypsies, Jews. Konrad struggles to separate the factions while he exchanges and conceals multiple currencies. Should he remain with his stubborn parents? Or escape to a safer future with ...

Throughout his life, Noel Coward the master songwriter, 'derived a considerable amount of private pleasure from writing verse'. Much of it is gathered in this first ever audio collection. From moving war-time encounters to satirical barbs at familiar Coward targets and personal reminiscences, this delightful collection is a perfect blend of vintage Noel Coward sure to be enjoyed by faithful fans and new listeners alike.

**Included in the following box set: Teen and Young Adult Historical Royalty Romance Box Set Miss Caroline Forbes receives an invitation from a Duke that will change her life. After receiving an invitation from the Duke of Wentworth to stay at his sprawling estate with her chaperone, Miss Caroline Forbes, travels by train to Eastbourne. Miss Forbes encounters a rather rude and patronizing woman on the train. After a brief incident, Miss Forbes quickly retaliates using harsh words as she had been taught to do so by her father, the Viscount Canterbury. After arriving at the duke’s estate, ...

Zuleika Dobson, internationally famous prestidigitator visits her grandfather, the Warden of Judas College, Oxford. But Zuleika, "though not strictly beautiful" is a devastatingly attractive young woman, and proves utterly irresistible among the all-male undergraduate body - including the snobbish and trend-setting young Duke of Dorset. Thus begins a chain of events that culminates in a very watery end to the Eights Week boat races...

Stanley, a man of old Values, opposes everything about the modern world where the concept of Honor is foreign and anything can be justified. With his Angelic daughter, he dreams of a simple, contained life, like that of one in a Snow Globe. Instead, he is condemned to the many freedoms, forced to concede to the demands of modern society. Lost in his views and with the fates upon him, he emerges as a Martyr of sorts. Told in three parts, In the Snow Globe is a psychological novel, a postcard from the Eastern European district, Tysiąclecie, where truth intertwines indistinguishably with ...

Throughout his life, Gabriel García Márquez spoke publicly with the same passion and energy that marked his writing. Now the wisdom and compassion of these performances are available in English for the first time. I’m Not Here to Give a Speech records key events throughout the author’s life, from a farewell to his classmates delivered when he was only 17 to his Nobel Prize acceptance speech.

A psychological thriller set in 19th century Europe. What drives a man to gamble everything for love and fortune?A Mind Obsessed delves into the intense and tumultuous world of 19th century Europe, blending psychological thriller, historical romance, and literary fiction. Follow the gripping story of a man caught between his love for Polina and the seductive allure of the roulette wheel. In this riveting novel: Explore the luxurious yet perilous world of high-stakes gambling. Witness the protagonist's internal battle with obsession and desire. Uncover the secrets and manipulations within a ...

In this slim memoir, Theodor Kallifatides explores the interplay of meaningful living and meaningful work, and the timeless question of how to reconcile oneself to aging. But he also comments on worrying trends in contemporary Europe - from religious intolerance and prejudice against immigrants to housing crises and gentrification - and his sadness at the battered state of his beloved Greece. Kallifatides offers an eloquent, thought-provoking meditation on the writing life, and an author’s place in a changing world.