"The author has a talent for bringing the historical west to life, realistically and vividly, and doesn't shy away from some of the harder aspects of frontier life, even though it's fiction. Recommended to readers who like sweeping western historical romances that are grounded with memorable, likeable characters and a strong sense of place." Noah Brandt is a successful blacksmith and businessman in Splendor, Montana, with few ties to his past as an ex-Union Army major and sharpshooter. Quiet and hardworking, his biggest challenge is controlling his strong desire for a woman he believes is beyond his reach. Abigail Tolbert is tired of being under her father's thumb while at the same time, being pushed away by the one man she desires. Determined to build a new life outside the control of her wealthy father, she finds work and sets out to shape a life on her own terms. Noah has made too many mistakes with Abby to have any hope of getting her back. Even with the changes in her life, including the distance she's built with her father, he can't keep himself from believing he'll never be good enou
Devastated after the sudden death of his cherished wife during childbirth in the fall of 1908, Jim Hooper loses the will to continue. But God plants the seeds of hope, and a new life begins to take root following the unconventional adoption of Ellis, an orphan baby. As a result of Jim's love, nurturing, and care, Ellis grows into a fine man, the spitting image--inwardly--of his daddy. Decades later tragedy strikes again, this time for Ellis, and he finds his life turned completely upside-down after rescuing a young woman, Clairey, from a dangerous blizzard and an even more threatening existence. If their relationship ever stands a chance at thriving, it will have to survive ghosts from their respective pasts, endure the many hardships of running a tobacco farm in the rural Tennessee mountains, and Ellis will finally have to face the truth of his controversial origins.
En el Londres de la Regencia, la aristocracia lleva una vida de lujo y placer. Pero existe otro mundo, en el que se mueven fuerzas oscuras. Una mezcla explosiva de misterio y romance. Apuesto, enigmático y rodeado de un aura de peligro, Barnaby Adair se ha hecho famoso en el Londres de la Regencia por su habilidad para resolver crímenes y misterios. Cuando Penelope Ashford acude en busca de su ayuda, se siente conmovido por su situación y cautivado por su belleza. Sin embargo, Penelope no es sólo otra mujer hermosa y elegante. Ha dedicado su esfuerzo e inteligencia a proteger a los huérfanos de Londres. Pero últimamente varios de ellos han desaparecido. Pide entonces auxilio a Adair, en quien descubrirá a un hombre tan vital y apasionado como ella misma. Al investigar el misterio de los niños desaparecidos, Barnaby y Penelope toparán con un criminal despiadado, decidido a destruir cuanto aman, incluida la pasión que ha nacido entre ellos.
Una novela llena de pasión, intriga y amor. Una nueva entrega de la saga histórica y romántica «Cynster» Gerrard Debbington, cuñado de Vane Cynster, es uno de los solteros más codiciados de Londres. No tiene el menor interés por el matrimonio, sino que reserva toda su pasión para la pintura, y uno de sus mayores deseos es pintar los fabulosos jardines de Hellebore Hall, propiedad de los Tregonning. Y por fin se le presenta la oportunidad, aunque antes deberá retratar a la hija del dueño. A Gerrard no le atrae la idea de malgastar su tiempo con una joven insulsa, pero queda impactado al conocer a Jacqueline, y no sólo por su belleza, sino también por su personalidad apasionada y su bondad. Sin embargo, una fuerza malvada acecha en los hermosos jardines de Hellebore Hall y amenaza con apartar de Gerrard a la mujer que lo ha deslumbrado, y que a sus ojos representa la verdad sobre el amor. Al igual que las anteriores, esta nueva entrega de la serie Cynster se puede leer de forma independiente.
A brand new stand-alone historical romance from the Avelynn series! It's the year 871. Charges of treason, murder, and witchcraft follow Avelynn into exile as she flees England with Alrik. Arriving in Wales, they find refuge among Alrik's friends in the Welsh nobility. Cast out by his half-brothers, Alrik seeks to regain his honor and earn favor with the gods. When war threatens, Alrik embraces gold and the opportunity for his crew to become mercenaries, aiding the Southern Welsh kings in their fight against Rhodri the Great. Desperate to return home, Avelynn seeks to find a way to prove her innocence, but she is pitted against Alrik as their desires for the future clash. With battle looming, Avelynn's faith in their relationship is further tested through a bitter struggle with Marared, a jealous lover from Alrik's past. Marared's threats turn deadly, and Avelynn runs afoul of magic and sorcery, causing her to question her beliefs and role as priestess. When Avelynn and Alrik are betrayed, Avelynn is captured and Alrik is charged with regicide. The two become separated, a chasm of greed, deceit, and ambit
Undécimo volumen de la saga «Cynester», la autora nos deleita con otra historia repleta de amor y pasión.Aristocrático y encantador, Michael Anstruther-Wetherby es un miembro destacado del Parlamento. Su relación con los ricos e influyentes Cynster parece indicar que tiene el futuro asegurado. Pero le falta una esposa.Así pues, Michael se lanza a la búsqueda de la novia ideal: una jovencita de buena familia a la que moldear a su antojo y, de ser posible, con contactos políticos.Cuando descubre a semejante dechado de virtudes, topa con un obstáculo: la tía de la joven, la hermosa y decidida Caroline Sutcliffe.
A dashing Count, a beautiful maiden, a handsome marquess, a mysterious woman, a love that defies all challenges. Lady Charlotte Cavendish had eagerly awaited her sister?s wedding - for her own reasons....? Don Diego Sanchez-Zapata, Count of San Pedro, who Charlotte had been desperately longing for, from the moment that she first met him, was unfortunately late arriving at the wedding. A fact that Charlotte could only see as abandonment, especially as, when he eventually did arrive, it was with an unexplained, beautiful Spanish lady in his retinue. The handsome and very eligible Marquess Hemsbridge, however, was very much present at the wedding festivities, and more than willing to distract the delectable Lady Charlotte from her disappointment. Which left Lady Charlotte in the enviable (or perhaps, unenviable ?) position of having to choose between two very different men, both of whom caused her heart to beat faster just by looking at her. Resulting in improper behavior and moments of desperate despair, as well as ecstatic love. Can Charlotte achieve a happy ending? or will she make the wrong choice.....
A scandalous woman, a handsome Marquess, a passionate affair, a scoundrel, a legal complication, a final chance for love. Lady Amelia Duckington is the scandal of the ton - a married woman, blatantly carrying on multiple affairs, and with a very sharp edged tongue. Inside, she despairs - surrounded by shallow dandies, her life has become an endless toil of boredom - yet she knows no other way to go on. Sterling Asterwood, Marquess Hemsbridge, is equally bored - faced with the need to marry, and get an heir, he yet finds the parade of eligible young women insipid and unbearable. The only woman who is at all interesting has one, unfortunate, characteristic - she is already married! Can Sterling and Amelia find happiness, and still be true to their duty? Or will a scoundrel take everything they both care about? Another delightful Regency Romance from Bestselling Author, Arietta Richmond. This is the sixth in the Derbyshire set series. Each book can be read separately, but the best reading experience will come from reading them all, and finding out what happens to all of your favorite characters! ?
A Ramsey Dunsmore, conde de Braxton, le encargan una nueva misión que consiste en seducir a una hermosa joven y conseguir que confiese quién es el culpable de un robo que ha puesto en peligro toda la diplomacia británica. Cuando Ramsey descubre que la mujer en cuestión es Phoebe Thomson, la misma que lo había abandonado cuatro años antes, no duda en aceptar la misión. La aventura que surge entre ambos no tendrá sólo el sabor del amor, sino también el de la venganza.
Ela jurou resistir à tentação!Celeste D'Orleau viajou para Dunborough a fim de investigar o assassinato da irmã. Ao reencontrar Gerrard, o herói de sua infância, ela começa a ter fantasias proibidas. Gerrard usa toda a sua força de vontade para resistir ao desejo que sente pela bela e inocente Celeste. Depois de tanto lutar para restaurar sua reputação, ele não seduziria uma freira! Porém, conforme a missão de Celeste os deixa mais próximos, fica claro que essa paixão é mais forte do que qualquer voto!
James Crofter was ripped from his family at age 11. Within a year the prince was a pauper in a foreign land. Is nature stronger than nurture? And even if it is, can James find the happiness he so richly desires?
Having lost her husband in the Battle of Ligny, Lady Lydia Barrymore is determined to resume her work for the Foreign Office when her mourning period is over. She's spent a year solving puzzles and assembling dissected maps to maintain her skills. Her first assignment has her perplexed, though?do what she must to help a fellow operative recover his sanity. Although she finds the man rather beautiful, Sir Donald has also proved most annoying. Newly knighted Adonis Truscott returned from the Continent with a tendency to get lost in his thoughts. His frequent episodes of staring into space have his sister claiming he's a candidate for Bedlam?and he's not about to argue. He doesn't always remember where or when he was when he recovers, but he remembers he made a promise, and he's determined to keep it.? A promise to provide protection for Lydia, whether she wants it or not. When a puzzle?s directions require Lydia to solve it with the help of Adonis, she discovers the man harbors secrets that may be impossible to reveal. With her own sanity in jeopardy?a year-long mystery involving her late husband may be mor
«Sus besos la dejaban aturdida, sus caricias la hacían derretirse...» Segunda entrega de la saga romántica «Cynster» A diferencia de los demás varones de su propia familia, Vane Cynster nunca quiso verse atado a ninguna mujer, por muy encantadora que ésta fuera, y Bellamy Hall le parecía el lugar perfecto para ocultarse durante un tiempo de las cazamaridos de Londres. Pero un día Vane conoció a Patience Debbington y pronto nació en su mente algo más que un deseo de seducción. Patience, por su parte, no estaba dispuesta a sucumbir a las proposiciones de Vane. Se había prometido a sí misma que jamás se expondría a que le rompieran el corazón...
"The author has a talent for bringing the historical west to life, realistically and vividly, and doesn't shy away from some of the harder aspects of frontier life, even though it's fiction. Recommended to readers who like sweeping western historical romances that are grounded with memorable, likeable characters and a strong sense of place." Noah Brandt is a successful blacksmith and businessman in Splendor, Montana, with few ties to his past as an ex-Union Army major and sharpshooter. Quiet and hardworking, his biggest challenge is controlling his strong desire for a woman he believes is beyond his reach. Abigail Tolbert is tired of being under her father's thumb while at the same time, being pushed away by the one man she desires. Determined to build a new life outside the control of her wealthy father, she finds work and sets out to shape a life on her own terms. Noah has made too many mistakes with Abby to have any hope of getting her back. Even with the changes in her life, including the distance she's built with her father, he can't keep himself from believing he'll never be good enou
Devastated after the sudden death of his cherished wife during childbirth in the fall of 1908, Jim Hooper loses the will to continue. But God plants the seeds of hope, and a new life begins to take root following the unconventional adoption of Ellis, an orphan baby. As a result of Jim's love, nurturing, and care, Ellis grows into a fine man, the spitting image--inwardly--of his daddy. Decades later tragedy strikes again, this time for Ellis, and he finds his life turned completely upside-down after rescuing a young woman, Clairey, from a dangerous blizzard and an even more threatening existence. If their relationship ever stands a chance at thriving, it will have to survive ghosts from their respective pasts, endure the many hardships of running a tobacco farm in the rural Tennessee mountains, and Ellis will finally have to face the truth of his controversial origins.
En el Londres de la Regencia, la aristocracia lleva una vida de lujo y placer. Pero existe otro mundo, en el que se mueven fuerzas oscuras. Una mezcla explosiva de misterio y romance. Apuesto, enigmático y rodeado de un aura de peligro, Barnaby Adair se ha hecho famoso en el Londres de la Regencia por su habilidad para resolver crímenes y misterios. Cuando Penelope Ashford acude en busca de su ayuda, se siente conmovido por su situación y cautivado por su belleza. Sin embargo, Penelope no es sólo otra mujer hermosa y elegante. Ha dedicado su esfuerzo e inteligencia a proteger a los huérfanos de Londres. Pero últimamente varios de ellos han desaparecido. Pide entonces auxilio a Adair, en quien descubrirá a un hombre tan vital y apasionado como ella misma. Al investigar el misterio de los niños desaparecidos, Barnaby y Penelope toparán con un criminal despiadado, decidido a destruir cuanto aman, incluida la pasión que ha nacido entre ellos.
Una novela llena de pasión, intriga y amor. Una nueva entrega de la saga histórica y romántica «Cynster» Gerrard Debbington, cuñado de Vane Cynster, es uno de los solteros más codiciados de Londres. No tiene el menor interés por el matrimonio, sino que reserva toda su pasión para la pintura, y uno de sus mayores deseos es pintar los fabulosos jardines de Hellebore Hall, propiedad de los Tregonning. Y por fin se le presenta la oportunidad, aunque antes deberá retratar a la hija del dueño. A Gerrard no le atrae la idea de malgastar su tiempo con una joven insulsa, pero queda impactado al conocer a Jacqueline, y no sólo por su belleza, sino también por su personalidad apasionada y su bondad. Sin embargo, una fuerza malvada acecha en los hermosos jardines de Hellebore Hall y amenaza con apartar de Gerrard a la mujer que lo ha deslumbrado, y que a sus ojos representa la verdad sobre el amor. Al igual que las anteriores, esta nueva entrega de la serie Cynster se puede leer de forma independiente.
A brand new stand-alone historical romance from the Avelynn series! It's the year 871. Charges of treason, murder, and witchcraft follow Avelynn into exile as she flees England with Alrik. Arriving in Wales, they find refuge among Alrik's friends in the Welsh nobility. Cast out by his half-brothers, Alrik seeks to regain his honor and earn favor with the gods. When war threatens, Alrik embraces gold and the opportunity for his crew to become mercenaries, aiding the Southern Welsh kings in their fight against Rhodri the Great. Desperate to return home, Avelynn seeks to find a way to prove her innocence, but she is pitted against Alrik as their desires for the future clash. With battle looming, Avelynn's faith in their relationship is further tested through a bitter struggle with Marared, a jealous lover from Alrik's past. Marared's threats turn deadly, and Avelynn runs afoul of magic and sorcery, causing her to question her beliefs and role as priestess. When Avelynn and Alrik are betrayed, Avelynn is captured and Alrik is charged with regicide. The two become separated, a chasm of greed, deceit, and ambit
Undécimo volumen de la saga «Cynester», la autora nos deleita con otra historia repleta de amor y pasión.Aristocrático y encantador, Michael Anstruther-Wetherby es un miembro destacado del Parlamento. Su relación con los ricos e influyentes Cynster parece indicar que tiene el futuro asegurado. Pero le falta una esposa.Así pues, Michael se lanza a la búsqueda de la novia ideal: una jovencita de buena familia a la que moldear a su antojo y, de ser posible, con contactos políticos.Cuando descubre a semejante dechado de virtudes, topa con un obstáculo: la tía de la joven, la hermosa y decidida Caroline Sutcliffe.
A dashing Count, a beautiful maiden, a handsome marquess, a mysterious woman, a love that defies all challenges. Lady Charlotte Cavendish had eagerly awaited her sister?s wedding - for her own reasons....? Don Diego Sanchez-Zapata, Count of San Pedro, who Charlotte had been desperately longing for, from the moment that she first met him, was unfortunately late arriving at the wedding. A fact that Charlotte could only see as abandonment, especially as, when he eventually did arrive, it was with an unexplained, beautiful Spanish lady in his retinue. The handsome and very eligible Marquess Hemsbridge, however, was very much present at the wedding festivities, and more than willing to distract the delectable Lady Charlotte from her disappointment. Which left Lady Charlotte in the enviable (or perhaps, unenviable ?) position of having to choose between two very different men, both of whom caused her heart to beat faster just by looking at her. Resulting in improper behavior and moments of desperate despair, as well as ecstatic love. Can Charlotte achieve a happy ending? or will she make the wrong choice.....
A scandalous woman, a handsome Marquess, a passionate affair, a scoundrel, a legal complication, a final chance for love. Lady Amelia Duckington is the scandal of the ton - a married woman, blatantly carrying on multiple affairs, and with a very sharp edged tongue. Inside, she despairs - surrounded by shallow dandies, her life has become an endless toil of boredom - yet she knows no other way to go on. Sterling Asterwood, Marquess Hemsbridge, is equally bored - faced with the need to marry, and get an heir, he yet finds the parade of eligible young women insipid and unbearable. The only woman who is at all interesting has one, unfortunate, characteristic - she is already married! Can Sterling and Amelia find happiness, and still be true to their duty? Or will a scoundrel take everything they both care about? Another delightful Regency Romance from Bestselling Author, Arietta Richmond. This is the sixth in the Derbyshire set series. Each book can be read separately, but the best reading experience will come from reading them all, and finding out what happens to all of your favorite characters! ?
A Ramsey Dunsmore, conde de Braxton, le encargan una nueva misión que consiste en seducir a una hermosa joven y conseguir que confiese quién es el culpable de un robo que ha puesto en peligro toda la diplomacia británica. Cuando Ramsey descubre que la mujer en cuestión es Phoebe Thomson, la misma que lo había abandonado cuatro años antes, no duda en aceptar la misión. La aventura que surge entre ambos no tendrá sólo el sabor del amor, sino también el de la venganza.
Ela jurou resistir à tentação!Celeste D'Orleau viajou para Dunborough a fim de investigar o assassinato da irmã. Ao reencontrar Gerrard, o herói de sua infância, ela começa a ter fantasias proibidas. Gerrard usa toda a sua força de vontade para resistir ao desejo que sente pela bela e inocente Celeste. Depois de tanto lutar para restaurar sua reputação, ele não seduziria uma freira! Porém, conforme a missão de Celeste os deixa mais próximos, fica claro que essa paixão é mais forte do que qualquer voto!
James Crofter was ripped from his family at age 11. Within a year the prince was a pauper in a foreign land. Is nature stronger than nurture? And even if it is, can James find the happiness he so richly desires?
Having lost her husband in the Battle of Ligny, Lady Lydia Barrymore is determined to resume her work for the Foreign Office when her mourning period is over. She's spent a year solving puzzles and assembling dissected maps to maintain her skills. Her first assignment has her perplexed, though?do what she must to help a fellow operative recover his sanity. Although she finds the man rather beautiful, Sir Donald has also proved most annoying. Newly knighted Adonis Truscott returned from the Continent with a tendency to get lost in his thoughts. His frequent episodes of staring into space have his sister claiming he's a candidate for Bedlam?and he's not about to argue. He doesn't always remember where or when he was when he recovers, but he remembers he made a promise, and he's determined to keep it.? A promise to provide protection for Lydia, whether she wants it or not. When a puzzle?s directions require Lydia to solve it with the help of Adonis, she discovers the man harbors secrets that may be impossible to reveal. With her own sanity in jeopardy?a year-long mystery involving her late husband may be mor
«Sus besos la dejaban aturdida, sus caricias la hacían derretirse...» Segunda entrega de la saga romántica «Cynster» A diferencia de los demás varones de su propia familia, Vane Cynster nunca quiso verse atado a ninguna mujer, por muy encantadora que ésta fuera, y Bellamy Hall le parecía el lugar perfecto para ocultarse durante un tiempo de las cazamaridos de Londres. Pero un día Vane conoció a Patience Debbington y pronto nació en su mente algo más que un deseo de seducción. Patience, por su parte, no estaba dispuesta a sucumbir a las proposiciones de Vane. Se había prometido a sí misma que jamás se expondría a que le rompieran el corazón...