Set against the backdrop of Victorian London, the story follows a spirited bluestocking from a treasure-hunting family and a serious Scotland Yard gentleman as they navigate a thrilling adventure. Their clashing personalities come to the forefront as they work together to thwart a daring plot to steal the Crown Jewels, drawing inspiration from the excitement of National Treasure. The narrative promises a captivating blend of romance, intrigue, and historical elements.
Emmeline and William Pershing have enjoyed a perfectly convenient marriage for eight years. Their relationship is a seamless blend of their talents and goals. They’ve settled into separate, well-ordered lives beneath the same roof, and are content to stay that way—or so Emmeline thinks. And if William has secretly longed for a bit more from the woman he adores, he’s managed to be content with her supreme skills as a hostess and planner, which has helped him advance his career.Then when Emmeline’s grandfather, the reclusive Duke of Welshire, summons them both for his birthday celebration and demands they bring their two little angelic children, William is stunned to discover that his very proper wife invented not one, but two heirs to fulfill the agreement for living at Winnover. But surely if Emmeline and William team up and borrow two cherubs to call their own, what could go wrong? Enter George, age 8, and Rose, 5—the two most unruly orphans in Britain.As the insanity unfolds, their careful, professional arrangement takes some surprisingly intimate turns as well. Perhaps it takes a bit of madness to create the perfect happily ever after.
A snowstorm. A stranger. A spark. And it's Christmas! It should be the perfect
start to the perfect love story, but real life is far messier and more
complicated than that...
V nové sérii Elegantní příležitosti dostane představitelka agentury lady Diana Harperová za úkol zařídit vstup do společnosti pro sestru stavebního inženýra Geoffreye Brookhouse, který shodou náhod zdědil titul vévody. Diana chystá do společnosti nejen mladou dámu, ale snaží se přesvědčit i vévodu, že jeho společenské přehmaty by mohly být pro sestru velmi nepříjemné. Nový vévoda však nemá ani tak zájem o své společenské zdokonalení, jako o samotnou mladou učitelku…
Poté, co otec Sarah Meachamové prohlásí, že nedá svolení ke sňatku mladší dcery Bethie, dokud se alespoň nezasnoubí i nepřítelkyně mužů Sarah, rozhodne se Sarah přijímat „naoko“ dvoření hezkého obchodníka Iana Colluma, který ji něčím přitahuje, ale jehož se chystá nakonec odmítnout. Ale proč se Ian Collum dvoří Sarah a jsou jeho úmysly čestné?
"Elizabeth Hoyt has outdone herself." --Jennifer Ashley, New York Times bestselling author WHEN STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT He lives in the shadows. As the mysterious masked avenger known as the Ghost of St. Giles, Godric St. John's only goal is to protect the innocent of London. Until the night he confronts a fearless young lady pointing a pistol at his head-and realizes she is his wife . . . BECOME LOVERS . . . Lady Margaret Reading has vowed to kill the Ghost of St. Giles-the man who murdered her one true love. Returning to London, and to the man she hasn't seen since their wedding day, Margaret does not recognize the man behind the mask. Fierce, commanding, and dangerous, the notorious Ghost of St. Giles is everything she feared he would be-and so much more . . . DESIRE IS THE ULTIMATE DANGER When passion flares, these two intimate strangers can't keep from revealing more of themselves than they had ever planned. But when Margaret learns the truth-that the Ghost is her husband-the game is up and the players must surrender . . . to the temptation that could destroy them both.
When a dragoon captain begins hunting the masked avenger the Ghost of St. Giles, schoolmaster Winter Makepeace--the Ghost himself--must decide whether or not he can trust Lady Isabel Beckinhall with his secret.
J SS Bach is the story of three generations of women from either side of Germany's 20th Century horror story - one side, a Jewish family from Vienna, the other linked to a ranking Nazi official at Dachau concentration camp - who suffer the consequences of what men do. Fast forward to 1990s California, and two survivors from the families meet. Rosa is a young Australian musicologist; Otto is a world-famous composer and cellist. Music and history link them. A novel of music, the Holocaust, love, and a dog. The author's writing is a wonderland, captivating and drawing the reader in to the presented world. Time becomes no object as a literary universe unfolds and carries the reader through eighty years, where emotions are real and raw and beautifully given.
