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When Pheodora's husband is unexpectedly thrown into debtors' prison, she is shocked to learn that a loan from her generous sister would jeopardize her brother-in-law's religious aspirations. Forced to pin her hopes on two she-goats whose spotless white offspring could be sold for an upcoming Yom Kippur sacrifice, Pheodora must struggle to keep the animals - and her family - alive.

When the Duke of Lexington meets the mysterious Baroness von Seidlitz-Hardenberg on a transatlantic liner, he is fascinated. She’s exactly what he’s been searching for - a beautiful woman who interests and entices him. He falls hard and fast - and soon proposes marriage. And then she disappears without a trace.… For in reality, the "baroness" is Venetia Easterbrook - a proper young widow who had her own vengeful reasons for instigating an affair with the duke. But the plan has backfired. Venetia has fallen in love with the man she despised - and there’s no telling what might happen when she is finally unmasked….

Letty Fordyce knows three things about her future husband: Lord Morrey is a dangerous man. He frightens her. She desires him. Adam Beaumont, the Earl of Morrey, is full of dark secrets. His brooding and mysterious allure draws women to him like moths to a flame. But he fears he can never marry, not when his secret life is full of constant dangers. Letty Fordyce doesn't want to be like other women, she wants a life for herself and a happy marriage to a respectable man, not someone with secrets and a life full of danger like Lord Morrey.

When the most eligible Earl of Rule offers for the hand of the beauty of the Winwood family, he has no notion of the distress he causes his intended. For Miss Lizzie Winwood is promised to the excellent, but impoverished, Mr Edward Heron. Disaster can only be averted by the delightful impetuosity of her youngest sister, Horatia, who conceives her own, distinctly original plans . . .

A mysterious and sensual woman, shrouded in a heavy black veil, begs Gabriel Cynster to help protect her family's home from the unscrupulous man trying to steal it. Unable to resist a challenge, he agrees - but protection comes with a price. From one searing kiss to the next, the truth of her identity could be revealed, which could cost both of them everything -including their passion.

August is a loner and prefers it that way. He only took the marriage wager to gain breathing room from his overbearing older brother. Besides, the wagon train still has a long journey before it reaches Oregon. Maybe he'll meet someone who turns his head. Felicity longs for love and family, someone to choose her above all. After a wagon train accident robs her of her voice and leaves her dependent on the kindness of strangers, she finds herself in August's care. And she can't help falling the spell of a man who shows a deep well of kindness and anticipates her every need.

It is 1916, and Roberta Jewett is surprised to find that her hometown of Camden, Maine, considers a divorced woman little more than a prostitute. Condemned by her mother and scorned by neighbors, she nonetheless perseveres in her struggle to forge a good life for her girls and herself. Embittered by her painful marriage to an unfaithful husband, she has no intention of being any man's victim again. So Roberta is taken aback to find the widowed carpenter Gabriel Farley has somehow found his way into her heart.

Nigel Murray saw through her masquerade from the start: a young woman trying to pass herself off as a page. It almost worked - until she was unmasked in battle with the English, at the point of a sword. Nigel recklessly saved the raven-haired beauty, whose secrets now endangered them both. He spirited her off to Scotland, determined to erase the terror he tasted in her kiss.

With more than 25 million copies of her books in print, Amanda Quick is one of today’s most popular authors of Regency-era romances. Her 23 New York Times best-selling novels are delightful combinations of fascinating characters, clever conversations, and fleet-footed suspense. Emma Greyson is grateful for her position as lady’s companion.

Massachusetts, 1692 Everyone thinks they know about Salem. The claims of witchcraft and the black arts. But, hidden by all the hysteria, there was real wickedness occurring not more than fifteen miles away from the hardened gaze of the Puritans of Salem Town. Notley Village was small, peaceful and quiet. At least, it appeared to be. But hiding beneath the façade was an evil that would have shocked a nation… and turned the hair of the goodly Reverends of New England pure white. Jane Givens has just arrived from England. She has lost everything she knew and is forced to accept a position ...

Massachusetts, 1692 Bartlett Uncle is the town carpenter. Skilled with his hands and highly responsible, he is extremely respected and plays a prominent role within the village hierarchy, alongside Reverend Allworthy; Magistrate Johns; Bessie Carrier, the midwife: Gavin Winters, the most successful farmer in the district; and John Alton, The grain merchant. Together, they make up the village council … and are amongst the most powerful members of the coven. Bartlett is a widower with three small children. After his wife died of smallpox in an outbreak in Boston, he moved to Notley to make ...

Massachusetts, 1692 Everyone thinks they know about Salem. The claims of witchcraft and the black arts. But, hidden by all the hysteria, there was real wickedness occurring not more than fifteen miles away from the hardened gaze of the Puritans of Salem Town. Notley Village was small, peaceful and quiet. At least, it appeared to be. But hiding beneath the façade was an evil that would have shocked a nation… and turned the hair of the goodly Reverends of New England pure white. Rebecca and Rachel, daughter of a never married woman, are desperate to get away from small Notley Village. ...

It’s a bittersweet homecoming for Major Royce Kingsley, who returns from a military campaign to find his family’s proud reputation damaged by the actions of a disinherited brother. But Royce still has his estate, his fortune, and most importantly, his honor. So when a rare moment of indiscretion on his part ends in the drunken seduction of a beautiful innkeeper’s daughter, he sets out to do the right thing and take the young woman as his wife. Nineteen-year-old Imogen vowed long ago that she would never make the mistake her mother did by trusting a man—any man—to treat her kindly....

Connie ist Bauingenieurin und entwirft im Chicago von 1981 Sanitärsysteme. Ihr Leben hat sie genauso sorgfältig geplant wie ihre Systeme, bis hin zu dem Mann, den sie zu ehelichen hofft. Doch als Mr. Right ihr einen Heiratsantrag macht, gelingt es ihr nicht, ja zu sagen. Um ihre Gedanken zu klären reist sie in die schottischen Highlands, wo ihre freigeistige Zwillingsschwester den Wunsch ausspricht, Connie möge wahre Liebe finden. Die beiden Schwestern hatten nicht damit gerechnet, dass dieser Wunsch Connie fünfhundert Jahre in die Vergangenheit transportieren würde.

Meet Me at Rainbow Corner follows the lives of Dot, Lilly and their friends, as they dance the nights away, fall in and out of love, and navigate the horrors of war. Lilly goes on a secret mission with her Colonel to France, and Dot becomes pregnant and returns to Liverpool. When the war is over, they are reunited, having travelled by boat to the US with countless other war brides to meet their repatriated fiancés again. Along the way, they uncover a case of inside espionage and learn the true meaning of love.

A lady Venus Culpepper le gusta adaptar la realidad a su propia conveniencia. No es ninguna mentirosa, lo que sucede es que las circunstancias la obligan a decir una cosa u otra en favor de sus propios intereses. Ella, por sí sola, constituye las dos caras de una misma moneda. Durante la mayor parte del tiempo es la correcta hermana de un duque importante que al fin está asentado y es feliz. De hecho, en estos momentos en los que Hardcastle no la tiene atada en corto, Venus puede moverse con mayor facilidad por las peligrosas calles de Londres. Sus aventuras nocturnas no son ningún juego...

Massachusetts, 1692 Brandon has led the coven for years but little is known about his past. He always wants to induct new members though, and one possible new recruit changes his entire world. Cassandra, a woman he loved many years before is alive and in New England but she's lost her memories. Being close to her beloved Brandon (or "Ammon" as she knew him long ago) lets her begin to piece together her past but will anyone like what she finds? "BDSM and Magic in the Colonies" is a series that mixes BDSM with the fanaticism surrounding the Salem Witch Trials. Fortunately these witches are ...

Massachusetts, 1692 Brandon and his formerly lost love Cassandra are finally together again in Notley Village. As they compare their memories, centuries of mysteries are revealed to them. And now they both remember Haphet. Another quasi-immortal who has a lot to answer for. Haphet himself has found himself drawn across the Atlantic to the now firmly established coven in New England. But he comes not to renew their conflict, but to seek forgiveness. Will Brandon and Cassandra offer it? No one can say until the moment comes. "BDSM and Magic in the Colonies" is a series that mixes BDSM with ...

As the daughter of a powerful highland laird, Glynis McLeod should have made a fine wife for any Scotsman. Having been deprived of discipline by her mother’s untimely passing, however, Glynis grew up wild and unchecked. As a lass of twenty, she has precious little respect for any man, let alone a husband her father might choose for her. But even a doting father must obey his king, and when the king demands a marriage to ensure lasting peace between rival clans, Glynis finds herself the very reluctant bride of Bran McKinnon. Known as Bran the Bull—both for his size and his fearsome ...

Massachusetts, 1692 Edgar Wilkins is on trial. The coven are nervous, and Dr. Gregor Meissner has noticed that there are some strange things occurring in Notley Village. People at death’s door miraculously being healed, rumours and superstitions abound and, to his surprise, he is prepared to give evidence to the witchfinders to rid the county of the scourge of witchcraft, if only the evidence proves it beyond a doubt. But, as he ferrets around the village, looking for information, Gregor realizes that the problem is far greater than he ever could have imagined. More than half the town ...