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The dashing and raffish Justin, Marquis of Veryan, awakes from a drunken sleep to the appalling realization that in the throes of passion he has proposed marriage to renowned Society beauty Lady Rose Caterham.
Worse, still, she accepted and will soon be spreading word of their 'engagement' like wildfire throughout the Beau Monde. Fleeing to his country house on the South coast with his close friend Sir Anthony Derville, he plans to enjoy some peace...
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Esmé Blanc se las había ingeniado para casarse interesadamente con Lord Seabrooke; pero no le sirvió de nada porque, a su muerte, el aristócrata legó cuanto tenía a su única hija, Daniela. Sin embargo, Esmé no estaba dispuesta a resignarse y convirtió a Daniela prácticamente en su cautiva, exigiéndole además continuas y cuantiosas sumas de dinero. En tal angustiosa situación, Daniela hubo de recurrir al Marqués de Crowle, quien, pese...
43) La Espia
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Ivana Sherard estaba horrorizada! Su derrochador Guardián planeaba venderla a un malvado y depravado señor, y con solo unas horas antes que sus perseguidores, Ivana huyó a Londres, donde el destino la llevó al Conde de Lorimer. El atractivo Conde, estaba trabajando en la Oficina de la Guerra, por la derrota de Napoleón, y Ivana fue enviada por el cielo, pues sería divino si ella aceptaba arriesgar su vida ¡ Una espía para Inglaterra! Su indomable...
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Gudula Hayward, eine junge und sehr hübsche Pfarrerstochter findet sich nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern allein in dieser Welt. Sie fällt auf die Lügen Lord Julius Westry herein, der sie nach London lockt mit Aussicht auf eine Anstellung, sie aber an ein Bordell verkaufen möchte. Sein sehr gut aussehender älterer Bruder, der Herzog von Oswestry, ein umschwärmter Herzensbrecher und Junggeselle findet sich in einer misslichen Lage, als Lady Marlene Kelston,...
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Lady Margaret, die Tochter des vierten Herzogs von Nevondale hatte die für sie arrangierte vorteilhafte Heirat mit dem Prinzen Friedrich von Luzenhoff, abgelehnt da sie sich in den Glücksspieler Captain D'Arcy Marsh verliebt hatte und war mit ihm davongelaufen. Die beiden hatten eine Tochter Josina und durchlebten gute und schlechte Zeiten aber waren glücklich, da sie sich sehr liebten. D'Arcy fiel in einem Duell und Lady Margaret starb nach schwerer...
46) El Impostor
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El asesinato de tres oficiales ingleses en la India sirvió de aviso para Vincent, heredero del Marquesado de Mawdelyn, de que su vida corría peligro a su regreso a Inglaterra, ya que los compañeros muertos habían sido confundidos por él. Mientras tanto, en el Priorato de Mawdelyn, un primo lejano de Vincent había asumido el título de Marqués, pensando que el verdadero heredero estaba muerto. Cómo regresa Vincent a Inglaterra y tiene que hacer...
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Gretna, ist ein Kind der Liebe, da ihre Eltern heimlich heirateten mussten und von der Gesellschaft verstoßen wurden. Ihre Mutter Lady Rosemary, Tochter des Earl von Ledbury heiratetet ihre Liebe in Gretna Green, um den Häschern ihres Vaters zu entkommen, der sie mit einem älteren Adeligen verheiraten wollte. Sie wurden von der Familie verstoßen und die Familie lebte in Armut auf dem Land. Nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern und aus dem Haus vertrieben,...
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Tras haber luchado en Francia y pasado una larga temporada en Londres, el Marqués de Melverley decidió regresar al campo. Allí encontró su Finca totalmente abandonada y pidió a Christina, una joven huérfana que había conocido en el camino que lo ayudara a poner las cosas en orden. Para lograr este objetivo tuvieron que enfrentarse a un ambicioso primo del Marqués que trataba apoderarse del título e incluso llegó a secuestrar a Christina...
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When the Armistice between France and England, came to an end in 1803, Napoleon interned ten thousand British tourists who were in France at that time. Most of these tourists had committed no crime and had simply been travelling when captured.
Many, to save being arrested went into hiding, among them the widow and daughter of Sir Edward Waltham, who had died that winter.
A year later, plunged into poverty and the seedier side of Paris life, beautiful...
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Major Michael Moore has been playing a very dangerous part in the Great Game in India where he foils a plot to kill the Viceroy who tells Michael he is now a marked man and that he must return to England immediately. To his astonishment on his way home, he reads in a newspaper that following the death of his grandfather he has become the Duke of Grangemoore. When he reaches England, he decides he will not announce his arrival to the family Solicitors...
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When Angus McKeith knocks on the door, the lives of Fiona Windham and her niece and ward Mary-Rose are, changed forever.
Following the recent death of Fiona's father, Lord Ian Rannock, and sister, Rosemary, the child has become heir-presumptive to her Scottish uncle, the Duke of Strathrannock, who has summoned Mary-Rose to his castle in Scotland.
Reluctantly complying, but insisting that she accompany Mary-Rose, Fiona finds the Duke handsome, yet...
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Returning from finishing school in France, Louisa Hatton was full of enthusiasm for the life ahead. She was convinced it would be exciting and romantic. But her parents had already planned a very suitable marriage for her to Lord Westbridge, their new neighbour. He was a cold, hard man and he wanted Louisa despite her protests.
Her parents would not support her. Her father owed Lord Westbridge money. It seemed that for help she could only turn to...
53) Look With Love
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After losing her mother to a fever, then her beloved father the Earl of Darrington – and now her Godmother too, eighteen-year-old Ilita is bereft, stricken by poverty as well as grief. For a fleeting moment, she's saved when her aunt takes her in. But the Countess is, to Ilita's horror, bitter, jealous of her beauty and ashamed to be associated with her. Sent away to work for a recently blinded Marchioness under a false name and ordered never to...
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The handsome and debonair Marquis of Raventhorpe is known throughout the Beau Monde as something of a ladies' man until he falls under the spell of Society beauty Lady Sarah Chessington.
But when he arrives at the Earl of Chessington-Crewe's house to propose, he realises that Lady Sarah wants him only for his wealth and position and he leaves in a fury, vowing that he will never marry.
By the wayside he encounters a young exquisite beauty utterly...
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Amidst the exciting preparations for the grand opening of Prince Albert's prized Crystal Palace, a young orphan, Sorilda, is being forced into marriage by her recently cuckolded uncle, the Duke of Nuneaton.
Having sheltered lovely Sorilda since the tragic death of her parents, the usually fair-minded Duke has been driven to jealous retaliation by his deceitful new Duchess.
Suspecting his close neighbour, the Earl of Winsford, of ungentlemanly...
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Cuando el Conde de Ardwick finalmente decide casarse, pero es rechazado por una belleza ambiciosa con su ojo en el ducado. Entonces la suerte coloca a Lady Lupita Lang en el sendero del Conde, pero Lupita teme por su joven hermanito, que está en peligro de ser un primo despiadado, hasta que el Conde se nombra a sí mismo, tutor del niño, ganando el agradecido amor de Lupita.
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The Marquis of Elvington, heartbroken to discover the woman he intended to marry has deceived him, decides to leave England and put as many miles as possible between them. Handsome, intelligent and a great favourite at the Court of King William IV and Queen Adelaide, the Marquis is used to the admiration of women and respect of men, so the duplicity of his intended wife strikes him a cruel blow.
However, a thick fog makes it impossible for his yacht...
58) White Lilac
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When fog leaves the Duke of Marazion stranded at a bleak inn, he soothes his restless soul with a brandy, a book and a roaring fire. A glittering figure amongst London Society, the rich and handsome Duke has everything he could ever want, apart from true love. As he sits, determined to continue his journey as soon as possible, he cannot foresee the consequences of answering a late night knock at his door.
Astonished to find a young woman alone and...
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Although Chandra's father Professor Barnard Wardell is the world's most distinguished Sanskrit scholar, his earnings are barely enough to support him, his daughter and their faithful servant Ellen.
So, when the dashing Lord Damon Frome invites him on a highly paid expedition to Nepal it is a Godsend. But, having spent much of his advance, the Professor is struck down by a heart attack. So, to the fury of the woman-hating Lord Frome, demure young Chandra...
60) Wish For Love
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Queen's Ford, built in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and home to the noble Forde family for centuries, is crumbling into ruin.
Devastated by the reduced circumstances in which he finds himself due to the outlandish spending of his late father, the current Lord Fordcombe simply cannot afford to repair it.
With only a few loyal servants to serve the family, even the once beautiful gardens and stables are shabby and unkempt. In fact, the Forde family,...
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