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As a young girl, Emilia Gwendolyn Carrington told the annoying future duke of Pindar that she would marry any man in the world before him - so years later she is horrified to realize that she has nowhere else to turn.

It is whispered behind the fans of London's dowagers and in the corners of fashionable ballrooms that scandal follows willfully wild Lady Beatrix Lennox wherever she goes. Three years before, the debutante created a sensation by being found in a distinctly compromising position. Now, the town has branded her as unmarriageable, her family has called her a vixen, and Beatrix sees no reason not to go after what - and who - she wishes. And she wants Stephen Fairfax-Lacy, the handsome Earl of Spade.

For Olivia Lytton, betrothal to the Duke of Canterwick - hardly a Prince Charming - feels more like a curse than a happily-ever-after. At least his noble status will help her sister, Georgiana, secure an engagement with the brooding, handsome Tarquin, Duke of Sconce,a perfect match for her in every way... every way but one. Tarquin has fallen in love with Olivia. Quin never puts passion before reason. And reason says that Georgiana is his ideal bride. But the sensual, fiery, strong-willed Olivia ignites an unknown longing in him....

Imogen, Lady Maitland, has decided to dance on the wild side. After all, she's in the delicious position of being able to take a lover: discreet male who knows just when to leave in the morning. But Lady Maitland is still under the watchful eye of her former guardian, the wildly untamed Rafe, the Duke of Holbrook.

The rules of marriage according to Miss Annabel Essex. A husband must be rich, English, and amiable. Good-looking and intelligent would be nice, but not necessary.... She's found just the man! And her chosen spouse is nothing like the Scottish Earl of Ardmore, who has nothing but his gorgeous eyes and his brain - and his kisses. So what cruel twist of fate put her in a carriage on her way to Scotland with just that impoverished earl and all the world thinking they're man and wife?

What Miss Phillipa Damson needs is a good, old fashioned knight in shining armor. What she has is a fiancé she never wanted and a compelling urge to run away. But if she manages to escape, will she find her happily ever after?

In Eloisa James's The Seduction series, meet four young ladies who are despised by society—which means four gentlemen must decide whether they give a damn about society's rules.

As an extremely wealthy laird, Gowan Stoughton, Duke of Kinross, can have any of the maidens at the ball he attends. The only problem is they are all English and Gowan is not so certain they are suitable. He is accustomed to the hard-working lasses from his Highlands, not these dainty noblewomen who spend their days drinking tea or some other such nonsense. But then he makes the acquaintance of Lady Edith Gilchrist. Utterly bewitched by the emerald-eyed beauty with lush golden locks, he knows he must have her.

Miss Ella St. Trevelyon lives in the attic of her former home, working as an unpaid housekeeper to her usurping uncle, her only companions a pet squirrel and a three-legged cat. When Ella accompanies her cousin Fulvia to the theatre, she meets a man of princelike wealth, with forceful features and insolent manners. Unfortunately, Lord Peregrine is engaged to marry Fulvia. Fiennes is not a man who would chase after a woman, waving a shoe. But he is a man used to getting what he wants. And he wants Ella.

Miss Daisy Wharton had grown accustomed to thinking of Lord Miles Devin as a man who can solve any problem, so when her half-sister Belle is left in a basket at her door, she turns to Miles, hoping he can save Belle from an orphanage. Miles has decided to marry, but impetuous Daisy is out of question—until he is forced to propose. After her lie unravels, Daisy promises to be an honorable, virtuous, and perfect wife in every way. When she isn’t, their marriage breaks down.

In honor of her 250th birthday, eight authors have come together with wildly imaginative reboots of the lives of several of Jane Austen’s minor characters. Written with plenty of love and wit, these clever stories star everyone from Pride and Prejudice’s snobbish Caroline Bingley to the modern descendant of Sense and Sensibility’s Eliza Williams and much more. Blurring genres and taking us across the oceans, Ladies in Waiting is a heartfelt celebration of Jane Austen and her timeless masterpieces.

The Duke of Greystoke’s Christmas Revelry is famous throughout the British Isles for its plays, dancing, magical grotto...not to mention scandals leading to the marriage licenses he hands out like confetti. But not everyone welcomes a visit from Cupid.

In 2009 Eloisa James took a leap that many people dream about: She sold her house, took a sabbatical from her job, and moved her family to Paris. Paris in Love: A Memoir chronicles her joyful year in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. With no classes to teach, no committee meetings to attend, no lawn to mow, Eloisa revels in the ordinary pleasures of life - discovering corner museums that tourists overlook, chronicling Frenchwomen’s sartorial triumphs, walking from one end of Paris to another.

A dama mais apaixonada é uma história contada em três partes, repleta de diálogos espirituosos, conspirações e romances improváveis.Três estrelas do Romance de Época se unem para transportar você a um mundo de tentação, paixão e amores inesperados.

Hugh Dunne, o irresistível conde de Briarly, precisa de uma esposa. Para ajudá-lo, sua irmã convida as mais elegantes damas da sociedade, assim como alguns cavalheiros, para uma festa em sua propriedade. Durante o evento, que promete ser o grande acontecimento da temporada, Hugh terá tempo suficiente para eleger a dama que mais deseja. A não ser que outro cavalheiro seja mais rápido. Nesse caso, quem sabe ele acabe cortejando uma moça que definitivamente não está no mercado casamenteiro, e que vai exigir uma boa dose de perseverança....

De bloedmooie Annabel Essex stelt heel wat eisen aan haar toekomstige man. Het belangrijkste is dat hij rijk is. Héél rijk. En daarnaast moet hij ook van Engelse bodem zijn. Dus wanneer Annabel Ewan Poley ontmoet - een arme graaf uit Schotland - is ze niet meteen onder de indruk. Maar hij is wel ontzettend knap… En dan plots bevindt Annabel zich in een koets op weg naar Schotland, samen met Ewan. Een schrikbarend schandaal maakt dat de hele wereld denkt dat ze man en vrouw zijn. Een rijke Engelsman kan Annabel nu wel vergeten.

Charlotte Daichest staat op het punt om haar debuut te maken in de bruisende high society van Londen. Maar alles verandert wanneer zij zich laat verleiden door een knappe vreemdeling op een gemaskerd bal. Een lichtzinnige daad waar niemand ooit van mag weten. Jaren gaan voorbij totdat Charlotte de vreemdeling plots weer tegen komt. Hoewel zij hem nooit vergeten is, lijkt hij haar niet eens te herkennen. Bovendien blijkt deze vreemdeling geen gewone lakei, maar een rijke graaf met een twijfelachtige reputatie.

Gina en Camden hebben elkaar al twaalf jaar niet meer gezien. Nadat de twee op jonge leeftijd gedwongen werden om te trouwen, vertrok Camden naar Griekenland om zijn droom als kunstenaar na te jagen. Het huwelijk werd daardoor nooit geconsumeerd… Jaren later besluit Camden om tijdelijk terug te keren naar Engeland. Hij wil het huwelijk ontbinden zodat Gina eindelijk kan trouwen met een man die echt van haar houdt. Maar tot zijn grote verbazing is zijn piepjonge echtgenoot ontpopt tot een zeer aantrekkelijke, jonge vrouw.

De gravin van Berrow, Harriet, is haar rijke maar saaie leven helemaal zat. Haar vriendin Isidore is van plan om de aandacht van haar man terug te winnen door deel te nemen aan een gigantisch schandaal: een avond doorbrengen in het optrekje van Lord Justinian Strange. Zijn feesten worden druk bezocht door fameuze acteurs, actrices en passionele minnaars in gewaagde kledij. Harriet gaat mee maar om haar reputatie te beschermen vermomd zij zich als 'James'.

Jemma, de beruchte gravin van Beaumont, zit vast in een ongelukkig huwelijk. Haar geluk haalt ze uit het geven van schimmige feestjes, schaken en het flirten met andere mannen. Na jaren in Parijs gewoond te hebben, keert ze terug naar Londen. En niet zonder reden. Haar verre achternicht, Lady Roberta, heeft hulp nodig bij het versieren van een aantrekkelijke maar onbereikbare hertog. En wie kan haar daar beter bij helpen dan Jemma? Zij transformeert Roberta in een van de meest aantrekkelijke vrouwen van Londen.