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Viscount Gavin Turley is convinced that love matches cause nothing but trouble. Still, after months of courting, he's fallen for Miss Georgie Featherton. He's passionate about her, in fact. But words of love are not an indulgence he will allow himself. When he presents Georgie with his marriage proposal, he will lead with his head - not his heart. His qualifications as a husband are excellent, after all. What could go wrong?

The Dowager Lady Worthington isn't quite sure what to make of country-girl Dorothea Stern. As the granddaughter of the Duke of Bristol, Dotty is schooled in the ways and means of the nobility. But her sharp wit and outspoken nature has everyone in a tizzy. Especially their cousin, Dominic, the Marquis of Merton. Prematurely stuffy, Dom was raised by his cheerless uncle to be wary of a host of things, including innovation, waltzing, and most perilous of all: true love. Still, there's something about Dotty, beyond her beauty, that Dom cannot resist.

Lord Harrington must marry or lose a prestigious position in Brussels, and pretty, well-connected Elizabeth fits his needs admirably. But could it be that he has underestimated his bride? She doesn't bat an eye in the face of the danger they encounter overseas. She's strong-willed, intelligent, and more enticing each day - yet also more indifferent to him. Now Geoffrey faces his greatest challenge: to woo and win his own wife or risk losing her for good....

This season, all eyes are on the Earl of Worthington's spirited, beautiful sister, Lady Louisa Vivers. Many gentlemen are vying for her attention in and around the ton. Yet, Louisa longs for someone who can take her beyond the ballroom-a man who is worldly, adventurous, and passionate. She won't settle for just any suitor. She wants her true soul mate-and she'll know him when she sees him. Is Gideon, the Duke of Rothwell, him? The moment he and Louisa meet, they share a powerful attraction.

Lady Grace Carpenter is ready to seize the day - or, rather, the night - with the most compelling man she's ever known. Marriage would mean losing guardianship of her beloved siblings, and surely no sane gentleman will take on seven children not his own. But if she can have one anonymous tryst with Mattheus, Earl of Worthington, Grace will be content to live out the rest of her life as a spinster.

Marriage has worked out quite nicely for her older sisters, yet Lady Augusta Vivers is certain it would end her studies in languages and geography - and stop her from travelling. But when her mother thwarts her plan to attend the only university in Europe that accepts women - in Italy - she is forced to agree to one London Season. Spending her time at parties proves an empty diversion - until she encounters the well-traveled Lord Phineas Carter-Wood.

As part of a large, rambunctious family, Lady Eleanor Carpenter has gained some knowledge of what makes a successful marriage. She's even compiled a list of essential qualifications in a potential husband. John, the Marquis of Montagu, seems of good character (check), with money enough to support a family (check). But what of the many other requirements on her list?

Mistakes happen, to be sure. Rarely are those mistakes as unfortunate as the one made by Nathanael, Viscount Fotherby, when he abducted the now Lady Merton to save his friend from marriage. Nate has been trying to make amends ever since, leaving behind his self-centered ways to fulfill his duties - and that includes finding a wife of his own. One woman sparks his interest-a lady he helped when she was rescuing a child. Alas, there is a devilish complication....

In this captivating new Regency trilogy, best-selling author Ella Quinn picks up where her beloved Worthingtons series left off, as three Lords of London discover true love at last...Handsome, rakish, incorrigibly flirtatious - Fredrick, Lord Littleton, is notorious. Lady Adeline Wivenly is resolved to keep him at arm's length during her first season - until she overhears another woman's plot to trick him into marriage. Even a rogue is undeserving of such deception, and Adeline feels obliged to warn him - only to find herself perilously attracted...

Lady Charlotte Carpenter's brother-in-law has put an infamous brothel owner out of business - yet it is Charlotte who suffers the consequences. Abducted by thugs and held at an inn, she is plotting her escape when she's suddenly rescued by a dashing gentleman. Only afterward does she realize she's seen him before - with two courtesans! Unwilling to tarry with such a man, Charlotte makes her second escape. But it is too late to repair her reputation....

While her older sisters have sought out adventure, Lady Madeline Vivers is content to be the conventional one in the family. A respectable husband, spring and autumn in Town, a place in the country—these are Madeline's reasonable goals. And Mr. Harry Stern is not the man to help her reach them—no matter how much he causes her pulse to race. He is far too ambitious and determined to make his mark in Parliament. Yet, somehow he's convinced that Madeline is just the helpmate he needs . . .

Haunted by her past, Lady Caroline Martindale fled England for the solace of her godmother's palazzo in Venice. But if Caro was hoping to escape the charms of marriage-minded men, she's come to the wrong place. And she'll resort to extreme measures to spurn the advances of a dangerously determined Venetian marquis. Though most of his friends have married off, Gervais, Earl of Huntley, remains bent on eluding the parson's mousetrap. But his convictions begin to falter when he arrives in Venice and meets his match in the alluring Lady Caro.

Intelligent. Kind. Must like children. Passable looks. A man of means. Must make us laugh . . . For Lady Alice Carpenter, these are some of the "musts" on the checklist compiled with her sisters as they husband-hunt among the ton. Yet when she encounters a striking nobleman on her morning ride in Hyde Park, Alice soon tallies another list of first impressions . . . Shallow. Flirtatious. Without seriousness of purpose. Impossible to avoid.

Eine echte Lady gibt sich nie mit weniger als der wahren Liebe zufrieden... Die Regency-Reihe von Ella Quinn geht romantisch weiter. Nachdem ihre Freundinnen bereits alle verheiratet sind, ist es höchste Zeit, dass auch Lady Elizabeth Turley endlich den passenden Ehemann findet. Sie hat ihr Auge auf Geoffrey, den Earl of Harrington, geworfen. Er ist groß, gutaussehend und charmant – doch anscheinend immun gegen ihre Verlockungen. Lord Harrington sieht sich gezwungen, eine Ehefrau zu finden, ansonsten verliert er einen angesehenen Posten in Brüssel.

Eine Entführung und eine ungewollte Hochzeit... Die Regency Romance-Reihe von Ella Quinn geht aufregend weiter! Lady Charlotte Carpenter ist stark, jung und selbstbewusst. Doch als ihr Schwager sich mit den falschen Leuten anlegt, muss sie für seine Taten büßen und wird entführt. Zum Glück rettet ein junger Gentleman sie aus der misslichen Lage. Als Charlotte jedoch herausfindet, wer ihr zur Hilfe gekommen ist, zieht sie sich augenblicklich von ihm zurück.

Sogar die Worthington, die am wenigsten heiraten möchte, könnte ihren perfekten Partner finden... Die romantische Regency-Reihe von Ella Quinn geht leidenschaftlich weiter! Eigentlich hat Lady Augusta Vivers davon geträumt, an Europas einziger Universität, die auch Frauen zulässt, ihr Studium der Sprachen und Geographie zu vertiefen. Doch anstatt nach Bologna zu reisen, verbringt sie nun ihrer Mutter zuliebe eine Saison in London. Sie macht sich auf langweilige Bälle und anspruchslose Unterhaltungen gefasst – bis sie dem faszinierenden Lord Phineas Carter-Wood begegnet.

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Sie wollte nur eine leidenschaftliche Nacht - doch der unwiderstehliche Earl gibt nicht so einfach auf. Die Regency Romance-Reihe um die aristokratische Familie Worthington beginnt. Für Lady Grace Carpenter stehen ihre sieben jüngeren Geschwister, um die sie sich aufopferungsvoll kümmert, immer an erster Stelle. Doch einmal möchte auch sie sich ihren Sehnsüchten hingeben. Dieser Wunsch scheint in Erfüllung zu gehen, als sie dem unwiderstehlichsten Mann, den sie je kennengelernt hat, zufällig wieder begegnet. Mit dem attraktiven Earl of Worthington möchte sie eine Nacht voller Leidenschaft erfahren - mehr nicht.

Eine leidenschaftliche Dame und ein starrköpfiger Marquis, der sein Herz verschlossen hält... Die Regency Romance-Reihe von Ella Quinn geht fesselnd weiter! Die Herzoginwitwe Lady Worthington weiß nicht so recht, was sie von Dorothea Stern halten soll. Dorothea, genannt Dotty, genoss als Enkelin des Duke of Bristol zwar eine adlige Erziehung, doch die lebensfrohe junge Dame vom Land hat gänzlich untraditionelle Ansichten: Sie rettet streunende Tiere und begegnet Menschen jeden Standes ohne Vorurteil.

Ein Kuss, der alles verändert... Die Regency Romance-Reihe um die Familie Worthington geht leidenschaftlich weiter! Um die Gunst der temperamentvollen Schwester des Earl of Worthington buhlen viele junge Gentlemen. Doch Lady Louisa Vivers sehnt sich nach einem ganz besonderen Mann, der weltgewandt, abenteuerlustig und leidenschaftlich ist. Die starrköpfige Lady möchte nur ihren wahren Seelenverwandten heiraten.