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Daughter of the Earl of Longwood, a gentleman gambler, and the Countess of Longwood, society beauty Lady Yolanda Wood has an exciting if unconventional childhood travelling around the casinos and racecourses of Europe. Life changes dramatically after the tragic death of her father, and she and her ravishing mother are left penniless and alone. In mourning for her husband, and dependent on the kindness of self-made millionaire Oliver Garrack, the countess’ gratitude swiftly turns to romance and Yolanda finds herself with a stepfather she neither likes nor respects. When her mother suddenly dies, Yolanda begins to understand how much her …
An unexpected letter from an old friend, His Royal Highness Prince Kraus of Oldessa, to the Duke of Norlington contains a surprise that could change the lives of the young duke and his ravishing sister, Lady Latasha, forever. Happily living on the Norlington family estate, quietly content amongst the lovely gardens and beauty of the English countryside, both siblings are astonished to learn that the prince is seeking the duke’s consent for his brother, Prince Stefan, to ask for Latasha’s hand in marriage. Appalled at the thought of marrying a man she has never met, Latasha quickly realises that this …
Shana, the beautiful daughter of Lord Hallam, has not yet been a debutante, as she has been helping her father write his autobiography. Although retired from the Foreign Office, Lord Hallam agrees to go abroad, leaving his daughter alone in the country. He asks Shana to run an errand to the landlord of the village inn, where she finds a crisis in the kitchen. She offers to cook luncheon for the Marquis of Kilbrooke and his shooting party. She not only cooks, but delivers the food and meets the Marquis, who to her surprise is young and very handsome. Shana …
Viscount Frome is in love and intends to marry Claribel Stamford, belle of the social set, as quickly as possible. She is young, beautiful, charming, and rich. The only drawback is that he needs the permission of his uncle, the Duke of Alverstrode, before he can propose.The duke suggests a visit to Claribel's home to meet her doting father, Sir Jarvis, a well-known racehorse owner. The duke can get to know Claribel and her father to set his mind at ease. Impressed by Stamford Towers, the duke cannot shake the instinct that something is not right and remains uneasy. He …
Martina knows that Sir Hugh Faversham adores her. She is uncertain how she feels about him, but knows she can always turn to him for help. So when her friend, Harriet, begs her for help to avoid a forced marriage, Martina goes to Sir Hugh with her plan. She proposes that the two of them should "marry," with Harriet taking her place at the altar at the last minute. They would all escape on Sir Hugh’s yacht and sort everything out later. At the last minute, they were joined on the yacht by Robin, a young friend of Sir Hugh’s …
Tania, the lovely daughter of the late Lord Amesly, leaves her school in Paris and is travelling to Boulogne when her train crashes. Amongst the fear and confusion, she is helped and befriended by a charming young Englishman, Captain Rupert More. With him by her side, she reaches the ferry where she unexpectedly meets two friends of her late parents, Charles and Selina Bracebridge. Captivated by Tania, and awed by her bravery in the face of adversity, Rupert is convinced that she is uniquely special. Tania, innocent in the ways of love having spent so long in her convent school, …
My dear child, you have lived in the lap of luxury all your life. You could no more earn a penny piece than fly over the moon! Kasia's father laughs scornfully. This is his justification for his decision to marry her off to a man she does not love to save her from fortune hunters. Kasia runs away to prove him wrong by working as governess to the Duke of Dreghorne's unruly nephew. As Kasia gains the trust of the child, she earns the respect and the growing affection of the lord. When she and the boy are kidnapped, the …
Heir to the throne of Valdina, beautiful Attila vows two things: to do everything in her power to return her beloved sick father, King Sigismund, to health, and to find true love. It seems that her stepmother, the scheming and selfish Queen Margit, has other plans. Desperate to marry Attila as quickly as possible to Prince Otto, a young man with a shadowy past, Queen Margit's eyes are set firmly on the throne for herself. And it seems she will stop at nothing to get her own way and rule Valdina alone. Turning to Father Jozsef, her childhood mentor, Attila …
On a hot summer’s day in 1880, the beautiful Lady Rosella is cutting a basket of blooms in her beloved rose garden at her aunt’s house in Hampshire. It is her 17th birthday and no one remembers it except for Thomas, the gardener’s son. She is driven to Winchester and has an unpleasant encounter with two raucous gentlemen in the local tavern before going on to fit her first ballgown. Who is the lovely masked woman she glimpses in the mirror at the dressmakers? And who is the dark figure approaching through the shadows of a dim and ghostly ballroom? …
Banished by her malicious stepmother, Lady Cranleigh, after the death of her father, Melita braves a long and lonely sea voyage from England to the Caribbean island of Martinique. With a heavy heart at leaving her childhood home. Her father has left her penniless and she has no choice but to comply with her stepmother’s bidding and accept her reduced circumstances with grace. As the ship sails ever closer to her destiny, Melita is determined to face her new life as a lowly governess to motherless little Rose-Marie. Arriving in the French colony, Melita is delighted to discover Martinique is …
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