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Когда Джейн было пятнадцать лет, ее просватали за лорда Филипа. Но Филип совсем не нравится девушке. Она влюблена в его старшего брата, герцога Алекса Делагэ…

Согласно завещанию отца, для получения наследства графу Селборну необходимо как можно скорее жениться. Для начала он решает заручиться удачей, поцеловав на счастье хорошенькую дочь трубочиста…

Lord Hawksmoor on skandaalide lord, keda ?listavad nii rikkad kui vaesed! Skandaalne ja v?luv Hawksmoor on kurikuulus varandusek?tt. Mees, kellega naised tahavad magada – ja kellest mehed tahavad lahti saada. N??d on ta maitsnud oma unelmate naist, Catherine Fentonit, ja valmis k?igeks, et teda enda omaks teha.
Kaheksak?mne tuhande naela p?rijannana on Catherine siiski vangis kuldses puuris, kihlatud mehega, keda ta vihkab. Seltskond on loonud Beni, lord Hawksmoori ?mber fantaasia, millele igal naisel oleks raske vastu seista, aga Catherine tajub, et s?rava fassaadi varjus on mehes midagi enamat. Naine usub, et suudab mehe p??sta – kuid kas ta on leidnud oma kangelase v?i s?lminud lepingu saatana endaga?

All my winnings tonight against one night with you. Under a blaze of chandeliers, in London's most fashionable club, Jack Kestrel is waiting. He hasn't come to enjoy the rich at play, he's there to uphold his family name. But first he has to get past the ice-cool owner: the beautiful Sally Bowes. And Jack wants her to warm his bed at any price!Edwardian society flocks to Sally's club, but dangerous Jack Kestrel is the most sinfully sensual rogue she's ever met. Inexperienced with men, the wicked glint in Jack's eyes promises he'll take care of satisfying her every need. . . .

“Blackmail is such an ugly word, Miss Lister. It is essential that I marry you. So let us call it a bargain. ”When an ancient law requires all unmarried ladies to wed or surrender half their wealth, the village of Fortune’s Folly becomes a heaven for fortune hunters – and Miss Alice Lister is a prize to be won! Maid-turned-heiress Alice has fought hard for a modicum of respectability.Now the insufferably attractive Lord Miles Vickery is certain he can gain her fortune by blackmailing her into marriage. Miles finds his newfound frankness invaluable in entangling Alice in situations deliciously unbecoming of a lady. Of course, he doesn’t yet know that he’s falling hopelessly in love with this formidable innocent…

“I promise that I will release you tomorrow – when the hour of the wedding is past. ” Nat Waterhouse must marry an heiress – and where better to find one than Fortune’s Folly, where unmarried ladies are subject to a medieval law which forces them to wed or surrender half their wealth? Lady Elizabeth Scarlet vows there is just one way to save her childhood friend from a loveless marriage: kidnap him! But Nathaniel is furious. So angry that he challenges her to take their assignation to its natural conclusion and seduce him.When her inexperienced attempt flares into intense passion, Lizzie is ruined…and hopelessly, unexpectedly in love! Now the wild and wilful Lizzie must convince Nat that they are a perfect match – in every way.

For fans of Barbara Erskine and Kate Morton comes an unforgettable novel about three women and the power one lie can have over history.London, 1662:There was something the Winter Queen needed to tell him. She fought for the strength to speak.‘The crystal mirror is a danger. It must be destroyed – ‘He replied instantly. ‘It will’.Ashdown, Oxfordshire, present day: Ben Ansell is researching his family tree when he disappears. As his sister Holly begins a desperate search, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to an ornate antique mirror and to the diary of Lavinia, a 19th century courtesan who was living at Ashdown House when it burned to the ground over 200 years ago.Intrigued, and determined to find out more about the tragedy at Ashdown, Holly’s only hope is that uncovering the truth about the past will lead her to Ben.‘Fans of Kate Morton will enjoy this gripping tale.‘– Candis

Dauntsey Park: The Last Rake in London If you liked Downton Abbey, you'll love this book! Lady Ottoline cordially invites you to the party of the season… If ever a man had been born to cause a scandal over a woman, Jack Kestrel was that man. Last in a long line of dukes, his blue blood and undoubted charm mean his reputation can withstand any indignity. Whereas Sally Bowes’ divorce has already ruined her good reputation. And now her sister is causing an outrage, eloping with Jack’s cousin.Enough is enough, and even Jack knows that they will have to put a stop to it. Despite being full of good intentions not to make waves at a country house party, Jack can’t resist the incomparable Sally, whose diamonds rival the flicker of Dauntsey’s chandeliers. And, as Lady Ottoline says, ‘sometimes it is more fun to be scandalous’. But what will the servants think?Notorious Teresa, Dowager Marchioness of Darent, is rumoured to have exhausted her four deceased husbands with her insatiable needs.So it's no surprise that every rake in the ton lusts after her. If they only knew…through clever marriages to men who would ask nothing of her physical self, Tessa has remained rather innocent in the ways of the bedroom. But now she's on the verge of losing everything and wants to take care of the stepson she's grown to adore. Enter Captain Owen Purchase. The handsome American adventurer has come into the title of Viscount Rothbury. And the rumours surrounding his injuries at sea suggest that he could fit Tessa's requirements. But little does Tessa realize that the gossipmongers are wrong. She just might lose her heart, and her desires, to the most unlikely of men…Desired Dangerously seductive and sinfully beautiful, Susanna Burney is society’s most sought after matchbreaker.Paid by wealthy parents to part unsuitable couples, she’s never yet failed to accomplish her mission of diverting a groom-to-be. Until her final assignment brings her face-to-face with the man who’d once taught her an intimate lesson in heartache…. James Devlin has everything he's always wanted: a title, a rich fianc?e and a place in society. But the woman who's just met his eyes across a crowded ballroom threatens it all. Not because she'd once claimed his heart but because the secrets she carries could cost him everything. To put the past to rest once and for all, Dev just might have to play Susanna at her own wicked game. Let the scandal of the season begin…

SINS AND SCANDALS COLLECTIONSix luscious Regency novels by international bestselling author Nicola Cornick. Enjoy the adventures of these Scandalous Women of the Ton!WHISPER OF SCANDAL“One whisper of scandal and a reputation dies…”London, May 1811 Widow Lady Joanna Ware has no desire to wed again but that doesn’t stop the flurry of suitors knocking on her door. Desperate to thwart another proposal, Joanna brazenly kisses Arctic dventurer Alex, Lord Grant. Joanna knows she’s just set the gossip mill turning.ONE WICKED SIN“I hired you as a novelty, an attraction, the most notorious woman in London…”London, July 1813 Once the toast of the ton, Lottie Cummings is now notorious for being divorced – and without a penny. Shunned by society the destitute beauty is forced to become a Covent Garden courtesan. Refusing to oblige her customers, Lottie’s about to be turned out onto the streets. Until a dangerous rake saves her with a scandalous offer.MISTRESS BY MIDNIGHT“To have one unfaithful wife could be construed as a misfortune. To have two would be worse than careless. ”London, November 1814Merryn Fenner is on a mission to ruin the Duke of Farne. A beautiful bluestocking with a penchant for justice, Merryn has waited ten years to satisfy her revenge against sensual, mysterious Garrick Northesk. Her family name had been tarnished at his hands, her life destroyed. And now she intends to return the favour – by finding the true heir to the duke’s title and disinheriting Garrick.NOTORIOUS'Devlin squared his shoulders and prepared to be introduced to the wife he had thought was dead.'London, June 1816 Dangerously seductive and sinfully beautiful, Susanna Burney is society’s most sought-after matchbreaker. Paid by wealthy parents to part unsuitable couples, she’s never yet failed. Until her final assignment brings her face to face with the man who’d once taught her an intimate lesson in heartache… James Devlin. Let the scandal of the season begin…DESIREDCovent Garden, London, October 1816 Tess Darent’s world is unravelling. Danger threatens her stepchildren and she is about to be unmasked as a radical political cartoonist and thrown into gaol. The only thing that can save her is a respectable marriage. But when it comes to tying the knot Tess requires a very special husband – one who has no desire to consummate their marriage… Owen Purchase, Viscount Rothbury cannot resist Tess when she asks for the protection of his name. But he has no intention of making a marriage in name only.FORBIDDENScandal isn't just for rogues, as the daring women in USA TODAY bestselling author Nicola Cornick's scintillating series prove…. As maid to some of the most wanton ladies of the ton, Margery Mallon lives within the boundaries of any sensible servant. Entanglements with gentlemen are taboo. Wild adventures are for the Gothic novels she secretly reads. Then an intriguing stranger named Mr. Ward offers her a taste of passion, and suddenly the wicked possibilities are too tempting to resist….

At twenty-three and a bluestocking to boot, Miss Lavender Brabant feels her chances of marriage have passed her by.But the problem isn't that she's never met a man to make her pulse race. It's that she's an admiral's daughter–and the man of her dreams is a shopkeeper's son. Barnabas Hammond has the looks and confidence to mingle with all circles of society.And to Lavender's amazement he is both well-read and a superlative swordsman. Could it be that this unlikely suitor is more suitable than he at first appears?

Can innocent young widow Mari Osborne really be a murderess and the notorious leader of the Glory Girls highwaywomen?Wickedly handsome Nick Falconer would stake his life on it! He's been sent from London to the tranquil English village of Peacock Oak to solve the murder of his cousin Rashleigh and unmask this female Robin Hood. But Nick never expected that Mari would be so intoxicatingly beautiful or so disturbingly luscious.Determined to have her–body, soul and secrets–at any cost, Nick sets out to seduce her with a passion that inflames them both. But Mari holds much deeper, darker truths than Nick could ever imagine. Despite her fierce resistance, she can't stop her body from yearning for his touch.Can she hide her sinister past from him much longer? Or will trusting the one man she so desperately wants lead her straight to the hangman's noose?

Rumor has it a certain notorious Princess has not a feather to fly and is looking for a gentleman to ease her financial worries. Perhaps the Earl of S. is the man she seeks…. – The Gentleman's Mercury, 1816Princess Isabella never imagined it could come to this. Bad enough she faces imprisonment for debts not her own. Even worse that she must make a hasty marriage of convenience with Marcus, the Earl of Stockhaven–the man she'd loved and lost so long ago. But that he now wants revenge by demanding she be his in more than name only…well, that is simply intolerable!As the London gossips eagerly gather to watch the fun, Isabella struggles to maintain a polite distance in her marriage. But the more Isabella challenges Marcus's iron determination, the hotter their passion burns. This time, will it consume them both–or fuel a love greater than they dare dream?

A young woman disappears.A husband is suspected of murder. Stirring times for all the neighborhood. When Captain Lewis Brabant returned from the open sea, all thought he meant to choose a bride. As eligible females readied to meet the dashing Captain Brabant, one woman of modest means stood away from the crowd and let her friend have a go at the bachelor.In fact, Miss Caroline Whiston had no expectations, since she was a lady's companion. But no sooner had the two met than they felt a heady attraction, despite the odds. Would Captain Lewis defy convention and fall in love with this beguiling companion…?

All's fair in love and matrimony in Nicola Cornick's wildly romantic new series that introduces the ladies of Fortune's Folly–spirited heiresses who are more than a match for society's most dashing rogues! The epitome of privilege and power, the handsome Duke of Welburn sets all the ladies' hearts aflutter as he strides into the village of Fortune's Folly. For Eve Nightingale this fluttering is a mixture of wariness and wonder. Once his glittering society mistress–caught up in his glamorous world by day and tangled in his bedsheets by night–she is now no more than a penniless yet proud shopkeeper.It's a world Eve can't go back to–she has secrets to keep. But this determined duke seems very keen on unravelling them. . . .

Years before, he had come to Grafton Manor to be betrothed to the innocent and beautiful Lady Anne–a promise that was broken with the onset of war….Now Simon, Lord Greville, has returned as an enemy, besieging the manor and holding its lady hostage. Simon's devotion to his cause swayed by his desire for Anne, he will not settle for the manor house alone.He will have the lady–and her heart–into the bargain! Yet Anne has a secret that must be kept from him at all costs….

Prim and proper Sarah Sheridan sought to live a respectable life as her cousin's companion, trying to put her family's past behind her.But everything changed with a letter insisting on her return to Blanchland. For her childhood home was now host to the most depraved parties in England…! Guy, Viscount Renshaw, was a well-known rake, but even he would not willingly set foot in Blanchland.And though the appealing Miss Sheridan appeared respectable, her upcoming trip to Blanchland revealed a woman of mystery, and only made him more determined to uncover all of Sarah's secrets.