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Beautiful and feisty Henrietta Barrett has never followed the dictates of society. She manages her elderly guardian's estate, prefers to wear breeches rather than dresses, and answers to the unlikely name of Henry. But when her guardian passes away, her beloved home falls into the hands of a distant cousin. William Dunford, London's most elusive bachelor, is stunned to learn that he's inherited property, a title, and a ward bent on making his first visit his last.

In 1761, on a sunny day in September, a King and Queen met for the very first time. They were married within hours. Born a German Princess, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was beautiful, headstrong, and fiercely intelligent...not precisely the attributes the British Court had been seeking in a spouse for the young King George III. But her fire and independence were exactly what she needed, because George had secrets...secrets with the potential to shake the very foundations of the monarchy.

All the ton agree: there is no one quite like Hyacinth Bridgerton. Fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken and - according to some, particularly Gareth St. Clair - probably best in small doses. But there's something about her - something charming and vexing - that grabs one and won't quite let go. Gareth and Hyacinth cross paths at the annual - and annually discordant - Smythe-Smith musicale. To Hyacinth, Gareth's every word seems a dare, and she offers to help him out with a knotty inheritance problem he's facing.

Unlike most men of his acquaintance, Gregory Bridgerton is a firm believer in true love. He'd have to be an idiot not to be: all seven of his siblings are happily married. Gregory figures he is just biding his time until the right woman comes along. And so when he sees Hermione Watson, he knows with every fibre of his being that she is meant to be his. But through Hermione's closest - and slightly less beautiful - friend, Lucy Abernathy, he finds out that Hermione is desperately in love with another man. Sadly, by the time Gregory figures out the right girl is actually the wrong girl.

When Laird Taran Ferguson's nephews refuse to wed and secure his birthright, he takes matters into his own hands, raiding a ball and kidnapping four likely brides - a bonny lass, an heiress with a slight reputation problem, a rich English beauty, and a maiden without a name or a fortune. But which one is ready to fall in love with the Scottish lord?

Thirty-six of the most interesting writers in the Pacific Northwest came together for a week-long marathon of writing live on stage. The result? Hotel Angeline, a truly inventive novel that surprises at every turn of the page. Something is amiss at the Hotel Angeline, a rickety former mortuary perched atop Capitol Hill in rain-soaked Seattle. Fourteen-year-old Alexis Austin is fixing the plumbing, the tea, and all the problems of the world, it seems, in her landlady mother’s absence.

Hugh Dunne, the Earl of Briarly, needs a wife, so his sister hands him a list of delectable damsels and promises to invite them and a few other gentlemen to her country house for what is sure to be the event of the season.

With her brother, Thomas, injured on the battlefront in the Colonies, orphaned Cecilia Harcourt has two unbearable choices: move in with a maiden aunt or marry a scheming cousin. Instead, she chooses option three and travels across the Atlantic, determined to nurse her brother back to health. But after a week of searching, she finds not her brother but his best friend, the handsome Officer Edward Rokesby.

Everyone expects Billie Bridgerton to marry one of the Rokesby brothers. The two families have been neighbours for centuries, and as a child the tomboyish Billie ran wild with Edward and Andrew. Either one would make a perfect husband...someday. There is only one Rokesby Billie absolutely cannot tolerate, and that is George. He may be the eldest heir to the earldom, but he's arrogant, annoying and she's absolutely certain he detests her. Which is perfectly convenient, as she can't stand the sight of him, either.

"À trente-trois ans, M. Colin Bridgerton demeure un cœur à prendre. N'est-ce pas un défi exaltant pour les débutantes de cette saison ?" persifle la mystérieuse lady Whistledown dans sa chronique mondaine. Depuis l'âge de quinze ans, Pénélope Featherington aime secrètement Colin, sans nourrir la moindre illusion. Néanmoins un pari va les rapprocher : c'est décidé, ils uniront leurs efforts pour démasquer lady Whistledown, la plume anonyme qui épingle le beau monde dans ses billets malicieux. Et, dans cette aventure, d'autres surprises pourraient être au rendez-vous.

La vie est parfois cruelle. Après avoir passé tant d'années à papillonner de femme en femme, Michael Stirling est tombé amoureux fou de la seule femme qu'il lui était interdit d'aimer : Francesca, l'épouse de son cousin John, que Michael aime comme un frère. Quand John meurt brutalement, Michael devient comte de Kilmartin. Désormais, Francesca est libre mais le souvenir du défunt se dresse entre eux.

Eloise Bridgerton é uma jovem simpática e extrovertida, cuja forma preferida de comunicação sempre foram as cartas, nas quais sua personalidade se torna ainda mais cativante. Quando uma prima distante morre, ela decide escrever para o viúvo e oferecer as condolências. Ao ser surpreendido por um gesto tão amável vindo de uma desconhecida, Sir Phillip resolve retribuir a atenção e responder. Assim, os dois começam uma instigante troca de correspondências.

Fiercely independent and adventurous, Poppy Bridgerton will only wed a suitor whose keen intellect and interests match her own. Sadly, none of the fools from her London season qualify. While visiting a friend on the Dorset coast, Poppy is pleasantly surprised to discover a smugglers' hideaway tucked inside a cave. But her delight turns to dismay when two pirates kidnap her and take her aboard a ship, leaving her bound and gagged on the captain's bed.

Bridgerton: Die Inspiration zur Netflix-Serie. Die ganze Geschichte von Daphne und Simon - jetzt mit zusätzlichem Epilog. Als Daphne Bridgerton ihren Namen in der Kolumne von Lady Whistledown liest, kümmert es sie nicht besonders. Aber ihre Mutter drängt sie, endlich einen Ehemann zu finden, bevor ihr Ruf in dieser Ballsaison völlig dahin ist. Daphne schließt einen Pakt mit Simon Basset, dem heiratsunwilligen Duke of Hastings: Indem er ihr den Hof macht, erscheint der umschwärmte Aristokrat vergeben. Sie dagegen rückt gesellschaftlich in den Mittelpunkt und entflieht den Kuppelversuchen ihrer Mutter.

When Elizabeth Hotchkiss stumbles upon a copy of How to Marry a Marquis in her employer's library, she's convinced someone is playing a cruel joke. A guidebook to seduction might be just the thing she needs - and what harm could there be in taking a little peek? Intrigued by the alluring young woman with the curious little rulebook, James Sidwell, Marquis of Riverdale, decides that there is only one rule worth following - that Elizabeth marry her marquis.

À la naissance de son fils, le duc de Hastings jubilait. Hélas, l'enfant bégaie ! Affront insupportable pour le duc, qui l'a renié sans pitié. Le jeune Simon a donc grandi, solitaire et assoiffé de revanche. Après de brillantes études, il a bourlingué de par le monde jusqu'à la mort de son père, et c'est désormais porteur d'un titre prestigieux qu'il revient en Angleterre où il est assailli par une horde de mères prêtes à tout pour marier leurs filles.

A temporada de bailes e festas de 1814 acaba de começar em Londres. Como de costume, as mães ambiciosas já estão ávidas por encontrar um marido adequado para suas filhas. Ao que tudo indica, o solteiro mais cobiçado do ano será Anthony Bridgerton, um visconde charmoso, elegante e muito rico que, contrariando as probabilidades, resolve dar um basta na rotina de libertino e arranjar uma noiva. Ele decide que Edwina Sheffield, a debutante mais linda da estação, é a candidata ideal. Mas, para levá-la ao altar, primeiro terá que convencer Kate de que merece se casar com ela.

Der Zauber einer Ballnacht. 2. März 1810: Heute habe ich mich verliebt! Dreizehn Tagebücher und neun Jahre später sind Miss Mirandas Gefühle für Viscount Turner noch genauso unsterblich – und ebenso aussichtslos. Eine kurze, verhängnisvolle Ehe hat ihn verbittert. Dennoch hegt Miranda Hoffnung. In ihrer ersten Saison will sie sich ihren Mädchentraum erfüllen und endlich mit dem Viscount tanzen. Dabei will sie ihm ihre Gefühle gestehen... Witzig und unwiderstehlich romantisch: Der erste Roman der Bevelstoke-Trilogie.

Colin Bridgerton è l'uomo più affascinante di Londra, lo sanno tutti. Penelope Featherington adora da sempre il fratello della sua migliore amica, e dopo una vita passata a osservarlo pensa di sapere tutto di lui. Fino a quando non scopre il suo più profondo segreto, e si accorge di non conoscerlo affatto. Ma anche Penelope nasconde un segreto, e per Colin svelarlo sarà la sfida più intrigante.

Londra, 1813. Simon Arthur Henry Fitzranulph Basset, nuovo duca di Hastings ed erede di uno dei titoli più antichi e prestigiosi d'Inghilterra, è uno scapolo assai desiderato. A dire il vero, è letteralmente perseguitato da schiere di madri dell'alta società che farebbero di tutto pur di combinare un buon matrimonio per le loro fanciulle in età da marito. E Simon, sempre alquanto riluttante, è in cima alla lista dei loro interessi.