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Valentine Windham, putra bungsu Duke of Moreland, adalah seorang pianis berbakat. Dia tidak menghiraukan obsesi sang ayah untuk melihat putra-putranya menikah. Val mencurahkan hidupnya hanya untuk musik, hingga di suatu waktu dia harus kehilangan sesuatu yang membuat hidupnya terasa gelap dan tanpa harapanåÉ. Ellen Markham hidup tersembunyi dan menyendiri, tersiksa oleh kesalahan di masa lalu yang terus menghantui. Kehadiran Val di dekatnya memberikan suatu penawar akan kelamnya kehidupan dalam bentuk gairah yang tak tertahankan. Tetapi Ellen sadar bahwa nyawa Val bisa saja terancam karenanya, dan dia harus membiarkan pria itu pergi, sejauh waktu yang sanggup mereka tanggungåÉ.

-- Also includes the bonus novella -- Library Journal, starred review.

Miss Ann Pearson has spent years learning the difficult art of the professional cook, and jealously guarding her position in the kitchen of the fancy Coventry Club. When Colonel Sir Orion Goddard asks her to take on a young apprentice, Ann would rather refuse. But Orion is respectful, gruffly charming, and looking out for a girl whom others have neglected, and that is a combination Ann cannot resist.Lingering scandal has taught Orion to make his way along the fringes of polite society without allies or entanglements. Then he meets Ann, who is fierce, passionate, and warm-hearted, and also worth fighting for. If Orion and Ann are to forge a new love, they must first learn to trust each other, and find the courage to overcome old enemies who will do anything to keep the cook and colonel apart. (KDP)

Four heartwarming holiday tales from four bestselling authors.The Duke''s Arms is an undistinguished coaching inn in the little village of Hopewell-on-Lyft. But one Christmas seasons sees both inn and village seething with adventure, intrigue, rabbits, and above all love as four couples find Yuletide happiness.

If it''s not weddings, then hapless widows are expected to attending christenings... Lady Violet returns with St. Sevier to her family seat, and finds Derwent Hall at sixes and sevens upon the occasion of her nephew''s christening. Other guests have brought their children along to celebrate the occasion, and Sebastian MacHeath is on hand to serve as godfather. Nobody seems to be getting along, despite the happy nature of the gathering. Summer heat builds to an unbearable crescendo as clandestine affairs, marital troubles, and family tensions escalate. Then somebody starts stealing little girls, and Lady Violet must figure out who, why, and how the kidnapper can be foiled.

The Lady Violet Mysteries--Book FourHaving enjoyed her tour of the Scottish countryside, Lady Violet Belmaine is reluctant to return to London. Her escort, Hugh St. Sevier, suggests a detour to the Lakes, where his former army connections have invited him to renew old acquaintances. Violet is happy to enjoy the breathtaking scenery, but all is not right with St. Sevier''s friends.Their host''s estate is struggling, several marriages from the old regiment appear to be faltering, and somebody is intent on making a bad situation worse. From slashed portraits to sheep trampling the garden, St. Sevier''s former comrades are engaged in some sort of rural war against an unknown foe. Sebastian MacHeath arrives to help solve the mystery, but his presence only makes matters more tense. Violet refuses to leave without putting the puzzle pieces together, no matter how dangerous the process or how shocking the eventual solution. (KDprt)

Atormentado por las pesadillas de la guerra, Devlin St. Just, conde de Rosecroft, huye a su mansión de Yorkshire en busca de sosiego. Allí conoce a la pequeña Winnie y a su prima, Emmaline Farnum, quien está a cargo de la niña. Emmie es hija bastarda de un noble, y se ha jurado a sí misma que jamás cometerá el mismo error que su madre. Por eso, cuando Devlin le propone formar juntos un hogar para Winnie, ella se muestra muy reticente. Y a pesar de que las decisiones que tomó en el pasado la obligarán a apartarse de su lado, Emmie se siente cada día más atraída por los besos del coronel. ¿Será capaz de resistirse a su encanto?

D’origine anglaise, Sebastian St. Clair a grandi en France. Lors des guerres napoléoniennes, il a dû rejoindre l’armée française où il était chargé d’interroger et de torturer les prisonniers. À la fin des conflits, il rallie l’Angleterre, où il vient d’hériter du titre de baron. Rejeté par ses pairs, il trouve quelque consolation auprès de lady Frederica, une tante excentrique et bienveillante. Lorsque celle-ci lui présente sa dame de compagnie, Millicent Danforth, Sebastian, troublé par la jeune femme, se met à rêver à un bonheur possible. Mais son lourd passé resurgit, risquant de ruiner ses espoirs et l’obligeant à livrer sa plus douloureuse bataille.

Lady Maggie, la hija mayor e ilegítima del duque de Moreland, siempre ha sabido mantener a salvo sus secretos... hasta que aparecen unas cartas robadas que amenazan con dejarlos al descubierto. Con el firme propósito de poner fin a esta delicada situación, lady Maggie recurre a Benjamin Hazlit, el detective más discreto de la alta sociedad. Cuando éste comprueba que alguien está chantajeando a la dama, decide encontrar las cartas así como el modo de conquistar el corazón de Maggie, por más que ella se esfuerce por mantenerlo a distancia.

El duque de Moreland está decidido a casar a su legítimo heredero, Gayle Windham, cueste lo que cueste. Por su parte, Gayle está dispuesto a evitarlo a toda costa, y por ello se traslada a pasar el verano a su residencia de Londres. Allí conocerá a Anna Seaton, su hermosa ama de llaves. Anna es una mujer muy culta y refinada, demasiado para trabajar en el servicio doméstico. Cuanto más tiempo pasa con ella, más se da cuenta Gayle de que hay ciertos misterios que ella no está dispuesta a desvelar... Sus secretos amenazan con derrumbar la ordenada vida del conde, que ya no sabe qué hacer para protegerla.

Valentine Windham, el hijo menor del duque de Moreland, es un virtuoso del piano. Su única pasión es la música, así que cuando recibe la noticia de que padece una enfermedad que le impedirá seguir tocando, decide refugiarse en la campiña y pasar solo el resto de su atormentada existencia. Allí se encuentra con Ellen Markham, una misteriosa y joven viuda que parece tan solitaria y desesperada como él. Pronto su tristeza se convertirá en pasión, pero Ellen guarda un secreto desgarrador que podría destruirlos a los dos. Juntos descubrirán que no es posible huir del pasado, aunque, a veces, perderlo todo nos ayudar a descubrir lo que realmente necesitamos.

Sycamore Dorning has watched one sibling after another succumb to the blandishments of wedded bliss, while he has grown wealthy and-deuce take it-lonely. He loves the ladies generally, though he waits in vain for the woman who can love him in all his contrary, stubborn, outspoken glory. Jeanette, Marchioness of Tavistock, endured six years of wedded purgatory before earning the independence of widowhood. She''s admittedly attracted to Sycamore. He''s refreshingly blunt, no toady to convention, and loyal to those he cares about. When trouble stalks her, she turns to Sycamore for help, because she would trust him with her life. But will she trust him with her heart?

All the Duke of Dunfallon wants this holiday season is a respite from the machinations of the matchmakers. When pursued by a particularly determined would-be duchess, he ducks into the West Bartholomew Street Lending Library. Librarian Emerald Armstrong sees a dapper gent in a bit of a hurry and mistakes Dunfallon for a curate overdue for his assignation with West Bart''s theological collection. Dunfallon is intrigued by Emmie''s love of books, her disdain for society''s games, and her ferocious generosity of spirit toward all of the library''s patrons. She has no patience with posturing, and thus he takes the risk of admitting his true identity. To his surprise, Emmie doesn''t mind all that much that he''s a duke--some things cannot be helped--but she is far less willing to keep silent about Dunfallon''s other secret, the one he has been guarding from even his fellow peers. If an honest woman is worth more than rubies, what will a duke sacrifice to earn her love? Note: This story was half of Yuletide Gems, a novella duet originally published as a web store/library exclusive in 2022.

Two PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED Regency novellas His Grace for the Win (from The Duke''s Bridle Path): Philippe, Duke of Lavelle, has sworn off all things equestrian after his brother''s riding accident. Just one tiny problem: The woman who steals Philippe''s heart, Harriet Talbot, loves horses, and generally only notices men when they''re in the saddle. Will Philippe rise to the challenge, or come a cropper for the sake of true love? The Will to Love (from How to Find a Duke in Ten Days) The Earl of Ramsdale is convinced that his late uncle''s will holds the key to finding at least one portion of a long-lost Renaissance manuscript. The only person skilled enough to translate the will in ten short days is Miss Philomena Peebles, who has no patience with handsome, presumptuous earls. Will Ramsdale find the fabled literary treasure, or lose his heart to the last woman he should propose to?

SERIA „MIRESELE WINDHAM” Clevetitorii șușotesc că noul duce de Murdoch este o brută, un ucigaș și, cel mai rău, este scoțian. Se spune că nu ar trebui să fie lăsat niciodată singur cu o femeie. Dar Megan Windham vede în el ceva diferit, pe cineva cu totul altfel decât nobilii superficiali în cercul cărora s-a învârtit întreaga viață. Nimeni nu a fost mai fioros și mai neînfricat în război decât Hamish MacHugh, deși acum soldatul are de înfruntat un câmp de luptă cu totul nou: un sezon londonez. Ca le facă pe plac surorilor lui interesate să-şi găsească soți din înalta societate de la Londra, ducele va accepta orice provocare – chiar și să o lase pe Megan Windham să-l învețe să valseze pentru a nu se face de râs la balurile la care este nevoit să participe. Megan nu este câtuși de puțin intimidată de reputația lui sumbră, dar Hamish simte că și tânăra, la rândul ei, are propriile bătălii de purtat. Căci Megan a făcut o greșeală de neiertat în trecut, iar acum consecințele se întorc să o bântuie. Vinovat pentru chinul ei este Sir Fletcher Pilkington, un nobil aflat mereu în căutarea banilor și care nu se va da înapoi de la șantaj pentru a pune mâna pe o moștenitoare bogată. De dragul lui Megan, Hamish este gata să riște tot pentru a o salva de viitorul nefericit pe care i l-a pregătit Sir Fletcher, dacă, în schimb, primește inima ei pentru totdeauna. Grace Burrowes este o prolifică autoare din Statele Unite, membră a Asociației Scriitorilor de Romane de Dragoste din America. Pasiunea ei pentru historical romance este dovedită de cele șapte serii dedicate acestui gen, care s-au bucurat de un real succes în rândul cititorilor din întreaga lume.

Thomas Jennings arrives to his newly acquired estate to find that his steward has fled under a cloud of scandal, and the property has been held together by Miss Loris Tanner, the steward''s daughter. Thomas knows what it''s like to not fit in, and he''s pragmatic enough to respect results, so he gives Loris a chance to maintain her position in a profession uniformly undertaken by men. Thomas learns about the complexities of estate management from his unlikely tutor, despite somebody''s attempts to drive him off his own land. Mishaps turn into near tragedies, while between Thomas and Loris, respect and liking grow into attraction. Who is sabotaging Thomas''s estate, and what choices will Loris face when the malefactor has been revealed?

La vita di Will Dorning, erede del conte di Casriel e fratello maggiore di quattro ragazzi a dir poco turbolenti, è un susseguirsi di doveri e responsabilità che lascia¬no ben poco spazio ai piaceri. Solitario e tenebroso, i suoi unici veri compagni sono i suoi amati cani. Lady Susannah Haddonfield, invece, prova ribrezzo per qualunque specie animale, ma per non offendere il corteggiatore di sua sorella, deve imparare a dissimulare il proprio fastidio. Si rivolge quindi a Will, suo amico durante l’adolescenza, affinché le insegni come andare d’accordo con i cani. Ma la vicinanza con Will porterà Lady Susannah a scoprire non solo la passione per questi animali, ma anche per quell’uomo difficile e solitario, a cui in realtà lei non è mai stata indifferente… Dall''autrice di bestseller del New York Times e USA Today, un nuovo capitolo della serie Regency Il vero gentiluomo, una dolce storia piena di romanticismo e avventura, imperdibile per gli amanti dei cani e per i fan del meraviglioso talento narrativo di Grace Burrowes.

Tiberius Flynn débarque en Écosse pour faire la connaissance de sa nièce, la petite Fiona. Il a pour mission de la ramener en Angleterre afin qu’elle y soit élevée correctement, loin de ces rustres d’Écossais. Sur place, il découvre une charmante sauvageonne qui a grandi en liberté dans la lande et qui, en l’absence de ses parents, a été confiée à Hester, sa tante d’adoption. Cette dernière ne comprend pas bien pourquoi ce snob d’Anglais vient se mêler de leurs affaires. Inévitablement, leur confrontation fait des étincelles... qui ne tardent pas à allumer le feu brûlant du désir.

Two novellas set in the season of mistletoe... Lady Mistletoe''s Holiday Helper (from Yuletide Wishes) Lord Marcus Bannerfield is former military and all business. He has no patience with frivolity, but when he becomes guardian to two orphaned nieces, even he knows somebody had better decorate his household for the yuletide holidays. Lady Margaret Entwhistle''s business offers that exact service, but she doesn''t expect his lordship pay for her efforts with kisses! Kisses and Catnip (from Love and Other Perils) Max Haddonfield is a man of science with a soft spot for stray cats. When he donates one of his foundlings to a library to protect the books from hungry mice, he never dreams that Lady Antonia Mainwaring will reward his generosity by stealing his heart!

Poco antes de Navidad, lady Sophie decide refugiarse unos días en la mansión londinense del duque de Moreland. Ella sólo busca algo de paz y tranquilidad, pero lo que encuentra es a un bebé abandonado y la ayuda de Vim Charpentier, un joven atractivo que lleva diez años huyendo de un escándalo. A pesar de que la atracción que sienten el uno por el otro crece día a día, Vim sabe que debería marcharse antes de comprometer la reputación de la dama. Pero, ¿podrán resistir la tentación?

Años atrás, lady Louisa Windham cometió una imprudente osadía por culpa de un desafío que le propuso su hermano. Ahora ese desliz está a punto de salir a la luz y su honor y su reputación pueden quedar comprometidos de por vida, a menos que se case con sir Joseph Carrington, un buen amigo de la familia.

A Kiss by the Sea He''s not really a blacksmith, and she''s not really an heiress... Thaddeus Pennrith finds a way to recover from multiple griefs when he accepts the blacksmith''s post at Fenwick on Sea. Village life gives him a sense of belonging that Polite Society never could, though he must resume his aristocratic duties soon. Along comes Lady Sarah Weatherby, refugee from an engagement gone badly awry, and Thaddeus is faced with both a compelling reason to reveal his titled antecedents, and a longing to keep them forever hidden.... NOTE: This story originally appeared in the Bluestocking Belles'' anthology, Storm and Shelter, where you will find more tales of romance by the seaside! When His Grace Falls The very proper Duke of Emory, lampooned in the popular satire How to Ruin A Duke, suspects that the author of his misfortune is Lady Edith Charbonneau. He sets out to ruin her before she can write a sequel, except... what if he''s wrong, and she''s not his enemy after all? Edith, formerly companion to His Grace''s difficult mother, has plenty of reasons for her dim view of the duke''s household, but the man himself has never been one of them. Will they learn to trust another, or embark on a war of words, wit, and wanton kisses? This novella originally appeared in the novella duet, How to Ruin a Duke, published in 2019 and no longer available as a duet.

Asher, comte de Balfour, est dépité. Non seulement son oncle l’oblige à participer à la saison londonienne, mais il lui impose en plus d’héberger une héritière bostonienne expédiée par son beau-père qui souhaite la caser avec un aristocrate. Asher ne tarde pas à comprendre que Mlle Hannah Cooper n’a pas plus que lui envie de convoler. La demoiselle au tempérament rebelle a un tout autre objectif : faire attendre ses soupirants le temps d’empocher son héritage et de gagner sa liberté. Entre ces deux réfractaires au mariage, une complicité inattendue s’installe...

Matilda Merridew, former hoyden of the first water, finds herself widowed, weary, and in want of coin. Along comes Marcus, Lord Tremont, with an interesting-and decent-proposition. Tremont will provide Matilda a handsome salary and keep a commodious roof over her head if she will relieve him of the burden of managing a houseful of unruly former soldiers. Matilda accepts the post, and soon learns that the proper, soft-spoken earl has a far more dashing side. Marcus, whose lodestars in life have been order and duty, is drawn to Matilda''s determination and pragmatic good cheer. When Matilda''s past rises from the grave to destroy any hope of a happily ever after, Matilda and Marcus will have to decide if love truly can conquer all!

Lord Julian Caldicott has come home from the war in ragged health and with a reputation in tatters. All he wants is to recuperate in private without bringing any further scandal on the family''s good name. His godmother inveigles him into serving as her escort to a rural house party, whereupon circumstances conspire to prevent Julian from resuming his reclusive existence.Julian becomes the subject of rumors, lies, and whispers, and soon he''s faced with a choice: Wage one more battle for honor''s sake, or be branded a traitor to all that he holds dear. He will enlist unlikely allies, face old demons, and vex every other guest on the premises, but he will not stop until he''s brought a criminal to justice--or died trying. (kdprt)

Miss Dorcas Delancey, vicar''s daughter and advocate for the less fortunate, has been guarding her heart from fortune hunters and fashionable fribbles for years. She''s completely unprepared for Alasdhair MacKay, former officer and all around grouch, to steal that heart. But when Alasdhair takes on responsibility for a motherless infant whom Dorcas''s family won''t acknowledge, she sees the honor lurking beneath his gruff mannerisms.Alasdhair MacKay did not storm hell with Wellington''s army just so he could drink, swive, and flirt his way through life after Waterloo. He''s serious, intelligent, and passionate about his causes--also passionate in his regard for Dorcas. He''s the man of her dreams and a paragon in plaid, but looming scandal means Dorcas will have to choose between love and the honor Alasdhair so relentlessly values. (KDP print)

Why Do Dukes Fall in Love?Every summer the cream of society gathers at the Dukeries, named for the ducal estates concentrated in one small corner of Nottinghamshire. While the entertainments include parties, balls, and a famous boat race, the ducal hosts and their guests find heartbreak, love and happy endings. Four heartwarming stories from four bestselling authors.

Lord Julian Caldicott is summoned to the country home of a family friend to look for a prize foxhound who''s gone missing. The purloined canine turns out to be only the tail of a series of puzzles involving family secrets, slander, blackmail, and fraud. Matters grow more baffling when Julian is told to drop the investigation, though suspects abound, motives are multiplying apace, and a large sum of money has come into play.Julian survives an attempt on his life, and endures slights to his honor rather than give up on his objective. Before the truth is revealed--and the hound brought safely home--he will have to choose between protecting his only surviving brother from the gallows, or allowing a scoundrel to get away with the next thing to murder. (Kprt)

Lord Julian Caldicott, still recovering from his years at war, is tasked with investigating the circumstances of a small boy who could be either the salvation of the Waltham dukedom or a pawn in a scheme to sink the Caldicott family in endless scandal. The boy is alone in the world, though any one of several women might be his mother, and they all claim that Julian''s brother, the late Lord Harry Caldicott, was the boy''s father.To uncover the boy''s parentage, Julian must face his own past, puzzles left behind by Lord Harry, and enemies who wish the boy harm for reasons of their own. His investigation takes him from barracks, to brothels, to Hyde Park by dark of night, and the longer he searches, the more tangled-and dangerous-the mystery becomes, for Julian and for the innocent child who deserves to know the truth of his own birthright. (KP)

Trevor, Marquess of Tavistock, has finally decided to stop larking around on the Continent, come home, and take a bride. His solicitors applaud his decision to settle down, provided he chooses a wealthy young lady to be his marchioness. Those years Trevor spent seeing the world were bad years for the lordly coffers.Trevor is appalled to think he must consign himself to a mercenary marriage, and instead considers selling off some of his smaller properties. While inspecting one such estate, he meets Miss Amaryllis DeWitt. Her family is desperately trying to find a title for her to marry, and she does have the most lovely fortune, but she thinks Trevor is an aspiring beer merchant, and he thinks the truth might get him drop-kicked back to France. Then there''s the tenant Trevor finds on another estate, whose existence the solicitors have been trying to hide...Will it be truth or true love for Trevor and Amaryllis? (KDprt)

She has learned to ask for nothing... Miss Hecate Brompton is on the shelf and relieved to finally be there with her personal wealth in tact. She faces enough challenges keeping her rackety family from scandal and ruin without the added bother of marriage. When Phillip Vincent approaches her with a request to become his de facto finishing governess, she''s both appalled by and sympathetic to his plan. She was once the awkward outsider, and knows exactly how petty and treacherous the waters of the Beau Monde can be for the unsuspecting.To win her love, he will sacrifice everything.Phillip is mere gentry at heart, and the glittering ballrooms of Mayfair leave him frankly bored. For the sake of his family he must nonetheless learn to do the pretty. Miss Hecate Brompton, is anything but glittering. She''s quiet, proper, plain, and-to Phillip-utterly fascinating. Phillip sees what society does not: Behind Hecate''s demure facade lurks a fierce heart and a brilliant mind.Hecate''s family has no quarrel with Phillip stealing Hecate''s heart, but her fortune and her hand in marriage are another matter entirely. Can the squire and spinster find a happily ever after when all of polite society intends to deny them exactly that? (Kprt)

His Grace of Lesser Puddlebury (previously published in Dukes In Disguise) Duchess in the Wild (Previously published in Duchesses in Disguise) The Governess and the Norse God (previously published in Marquesses at the Masquerade) (KDP print)

Fabianus, Viscount Penweather, did not journey to the wilds of Dorsetshire in the dead of winter to engage in yet another dalliance with yet another lonely widow. Being a trifle lonely himself--only a trifle--he''s looking for a fresh start in fresh surrounds.Fabianus has always enjoyed the company of sensible women, though, and Lady Daisy is very sensible. Her ladyship doesn''t mince words regarding disappointing marital experiences, is ferociously devoted to her children, and has an immediate rapport with Penweather''s small daughter. When Daisy''s happiness is threatened by her in-laws, Penweather is honor-bound to intervene. Soon Daisy will have to choose, between her children and the man who makes her dream once again of the kind of happily ever after she''d thought could never be hers. (print LLPress)

The last thing Camden Huxley wants is to sort out his family''s sprawling Yorkshire estate, much less deal with its squabbling tenants, retainers, and neighbors. Cam nonetheless turns his back on his greatest passion--commerce--and travels to Lorne Hall, telling himself all the while that he''s merely making the duty visit required of any new titleholder. Matters at the Hall are in serious disarray, but what alarms Cam even more are the matchmaking ambitions aimed in his direction. Miss Alice Singleton, granddaughter of the antediluvian estate steward, is a voice of reason and common sense, and she''s also sweet, kind, and possessed of a wicked sense of humor. To Cam''s bafflement, Alice alone seems to have no interest in becoming his baroness. Cam and Alice will have to overcome old secrets and new betrayals, and learn to trust their hearts and each other, if they are to have any chance of shared and joyous future. (KDprt)