British Romance

Mary Lennox starts her life as an unhappy victim of circumstance. After the loss of her parents, she moves to rural Yorkshire to live with a distant uncle where she resents the wildness of the countryside. At first, she struggles to find a place in this new existence. Although unsure about her surroundings and its occupants, through the gentle guidance of the maid she gradually becomes interested in the story of Mrs Craven, who apparently used to spend her time in a garden at the house, the key to which has vanished.

When the rules turn deadly, winning is everything. Only available from Audible, a gripping psychological thriller from the author of Silent Child, Saving April, and The Broken Ones. Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, Lisa Jewell and Paula Hawkins. The perfect couple. The perfect marriage. The perfect game. Effie and Ben May have everything. Success. Beauty. Glamour. But beneath the charming smiles and expensive clothes, a twisted game is in progress. A game for which only they know the rules.

Mary-Kate Grant has followed every rule to the letter to pursue her dream of working in TV. Ripping a page from the "hard work pays off" playbook, she takes an assistant level job at a Chicago sports network to break into the industry. MK is completely focused on one thing: her career. Love? A hindrance. But MK's plans are run through the shredder when she finds herself working for William Cumberland, a British media mogul who made his fortune with Connectivity, a social media site.

Luxury villas on hot white sand, views for miles over turquoise water. Flawless hostess Penny gathers guests to an island for her husband’s birthday celebrations. But she soon regrets inviting self-obsessed Eloise. When a child vanishes on the night of the party, their perfect island weekend is ripped apart. Even paradise harbours murky secrets… Has he been taken? Has he drowned? In the panic to find any trace, Penny casts about for someone to blame—even if that person is her own daughter, Rosie. Even clear waters descend to pitch black.

Amelia Hartwell has always tried to balance her own desires against her family’s quiet desperation. When a sudden fainting spell leaves her compromised in a reclusive Duke’s arms, marriage becomes the only way to secure her family’s future. But as the enigmatic Ashford Hall closes its doors behind her, can a union born of scandal awaken something real in her lonely heart? Alexander Blackwood, Duke of Ashford, values his solitude above all else. Still grieving his sister’s death and caring for a mother who is slipping into instability, he never intended to marry; least of all a woman...

Matilda Trevelyan has spent her life in the shadows, hidden away as the illegitimate daughter of an earl, relegated to the fringes of society. Freedom is a distant dream, love an impossible fantasy, until her father's unexpected decree of marriage offers a glimmer of escape. But is this an opportunity for a new beginning, or merely another gilded cage? Captain Hugh Wexford, a hero of the Napoleonic wars, returns to a family shattered by loss and shadowed by scandal. With his brother gone and his nephew's future in his hands, he vows to unearth the truth. A timely invitation thrusts him into...

After a broken engagement, Cher decides to leave heartbreak behind by signing up for a holiday house swap. For the next few weeks, she’ll ditch sunny California to spend her first Hanukkah in New York City, a time of snow-covered sidewalks, festive store windows, hot cocoa, and...cute neighbors? As Cher is moving into her temporary new apartment, Eliot is moving his ex’s belongings out, and he soon finds himself offering to play tour guide. He’s nursing a broken heart too, and spending time showing the beautiful traveler around is exactly what he needs.

I am the type of woman who always plays it safe. In my professional life as a public relations "fixer", and in my personal life, especially when it comes to the opposite sex. Really, who needs the wild highs and the I-want-to-die-because-he-left-me lows of a relationship? At least, that's what I thought...until I met HIM. Damian No-Last-Name-Given is sexy as sin, and I'd developed some kind of weird, instant attraction to him the moment he settled his chiseled body next to mine on a flight from London to Los Angeles.

The first book in the scorching new Hot Jocks series by New York Times best-selling author Kendall Ryan - available in audio first! I've never been so stupid in my entire life. Elise Parrish, my teammate's incredibly sweet and gorgeous younger sister, should have been off-limits, but my hockey stick didn't get the memo. After our team won the championship, our flirting turned physical, and I took her to bed. Then shame sent her running the next morning from our catastrophic mistake.

Miss Eleanor Whitcombe has long resigned herself to a life of quiet invisibility, until one reckless moment places her in the path of a powerful Duke. Publicly humiliated but unwilling to yield, she finds herself drawn into a dangerous game when she saves his life from a poisoned drink. Now, entangled in secrets far darker than society’s scorn, will she dare to risk her heart as well as her safety? Julian Montreux, the Duke of Caldermere, lives behind walls of suspicion and duty, haunted by his father’s mysterious death. He trusts no one, least of all the bold young woman who defies him...

Never Have I Ever been so infuriated by a man I wanted to kiss. They say opposites attract, but I beg to differ. Combust is more like it. Because every single time I talk to Zach Nolan, I see red. The too-good-looking, too-smart, too-effortlessly-charming single dad who works down the hall from me has turned getting under my skin into a sport. Call it the battle of wits between the wedding planner and the divorce attorney. Trouble is, when we’re forced into closer quarters, planning an engagement party for our best friends, I start to see his other sides....

The story opens with the apparently accidental drowning of a sixth form student in the Norfolk countryside. As a matter of routine, or so it seems, the case passes across the desk of Detective Sergeant Smith, recently returned to work after an internal investigation into another case that has led to tensions between officers at Kings Lake police headquarters. As an ex-DCI, Smith could have retired by now, and it is clear that some of his superiors wish that he would do so.

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Marti Greenwood has just moved into a brand-new home after a bitter divorce from her husband Emery, and while she’s still not quite done with him - of course, some of her most cherished possessions are nowhere to be found once she unpacks her things - a fresh start in a beautiful LA neighborhood is exactly what she needs. But days after her arrival, Marti is attacked in her home. She's found shaken and beaten, and her neighbors who immediately call the police. She never saw the face of her attacker, and so there is little to go on as detectives open an investigation.

Shunned by society's scorn, Maria Cotswold is thrust back into London's high society when an unexpected invitation arrives from the man she once despised, Lord Ryson. After her past debut’s downfall by rumors over her mother’s secret affair, her return reignites old wounds, desires, and the ton's malicious gossip. Yet, the allure of forbidden passion with her childhood acquaintance surfaces and tensions burn stronger than ever. Unable to resist his sinful seduction, she must find a way to survive this scorching season. Beneath their shared animosity lies a burning flame too potent to ...

Living under the shadow of her controlling uncle, Lady Georgiana Bryson finds solace in her covert literary endeavors and her faithful greyhound, Flint. Regarded as a wallflower, Georgiana has shied away from love until she crosses paths with the handsome Earl of Huntingdon. Could that finally be what the poets write about? Victor Colborne, the Earl of Huntingdon, presents a mask of carefree abandon to society, secretly nursing a heart still raw from his fiancée’s death. Devoted to scholarly pursuits—and the mysterious novels of an author who seems to understand his very soul, he ...

Written at the request of Charles Dickens, North and South is a book about rebellion that poses fundamental questions about the nature of social authority and obedience. Gaskell expertly blends individual feeling with social concern and her heroine, Margaret Hale, is one of the most original creations of Victorian literature. When Margaret Hale's father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience she is forced to leave her comfortable home in the tranquil countryside of Hampshire....

Bookish and unbothered by society's expectations, Arabella Montrose has made peace with a quiet life in Hartwell Green. Yet, when the famous scholar she has admired from his papers appears at the village fair, she finds him more brilliant and far more disarming than any book ever prepared her for… The Duke of Hawthorne has hidden behind grief and scholarship for ten years. His return to the countryside brings him into the orbit of a witty woman familiar with his work. As their bond deepens through secret letters, something more than friendship begins to bloom. Could she be worth the risk ...

When Lady Lavinia flees from a forced marriage, an accident robs her of her memory. Rescued by a handsome duke, she offers to work as his maid until her memory returns, taking the name “Jane”. To make matters more complicated, her uncertain future becomes even more tangled as she begins to develop feelings for her rescuer… Hugh Ascot, Duke of Westbridge, is sheltering Jane, the mysterious woman he found unconscious. Drawn to the enigma of her past, Hugh is determined to uncover her true identity. Despite his attempts to remain detached, his budding feelings for her make his quest all ...

Shy and self-conscious, Marianne Kettering has always been mocked for her red hair and freckled complexion. Pushed to marry and secure a title for her nouveau riche family, Marianne harbors hopes of dressmaking and marrying for love. Until letters from a secret admirer make her believe that such a dream might not be entirely unattainable. Frederick Halcombe, the Earl of Alderwick, is lonely and spoiled, taught by his mother to comply with the strict hierarchy of high society. The only exception to the rule is his childhood friend, Marianne, whom he loves to tease. When Frederick sends a ...