When a feudal law is invoked requiring all unmarried ladies to wed or surrender half their wealth, the quiet village of Fortune's Folly becomes England's greatest Marriage Market.

 Young, handsome and scandalously tempting, Dexter suspects duchess Laura has a hidden motive for resisting his charms.and he intends to discover it, by any means necessary.

Confessions of a Duchess

Serie Scandalous, tome 5"Angleterre, 1816"Lorsqu'un aristocrate sans vergogne tente de la faire chanter, Tess comprend qu'il est temps d'assurer ses arrieres. Elle avait cru pouvoir camoufler ses activites politiques sous une reputation de coquette mondaine et frivole, mais, helas, une femme seule est toujours vulnerable. Si elle veut continuer a uvrer dans l'ombre contre la pauvrete et l'injustice, il lui faut une couverture honorable. Et qui pourrait mieux l'aider en cela que le vicomte Rothbury, mandate pour arreter les opposants au regime ? Elle a souvent croise chez son beau-frere cet Americain franc et viril, anobli pour services rendus a la Couronne: elle sait qu'il ne sera jamais vraiment accepte dans la haute societe tant qu'il n'aura pas epouse une aristocrate. Une riche marquise, par exemple... Tess frissonne en considerant les dangers d'une telle alliance, mais, a n'en pas douter, ce mariage la placerait au-dessus de tout soupcon. Seulement, il lui reste encore a convaincre le vicomte, qu'on dit tres mefiant a l'egard des femmes du monde...A propos de l'auteur:Diplomee en histoire a l'universite de Londres, Nicola Cornick ne s'est mis que tardivement a l'ecriture. Tout aurait commence, dit-elle, quand elle a emmenage dans un cottage du Somerset hante par le fantome d'un chevalier. Depuis, plusieurs de ses romans historiques, empreints d'une troublante sensualite, ont ete primes et le nombre de ses lectrices a travers le monde ne cesse de croitre.Serie ScandalousTome 1: "L'heritage scandaleux"Tome 2: "La maitresse de l'Irlandais"Tome 3: "Les secrets d'une lady"Tome 4: "La scandaleuse"Tome 5: "Audacieuse marquise""

Audacieuse Marquise (Scandalous #5)

At twenty-three and a bluestocking to boot, Miss Lavender Brabant feels her chances of marriage have passed her by.

 But the problem isn't that she's never met a man to make her pulse race. It's that she's an admiral's daughter-and the man of her dreams is a shopkeeper's son. Barnabas Hammond has the looks and confidence to mingle with all circles of society.

 And to Lavender's amazement he is both well-read and a superlative swordsman. Could it be that this unlikely suitor is more suitable than he at first appears?

An Unlikely Suitor

Prim and proper Sarah Sheridan sought to live a respectable life as her cousin's companion, trying to put her family's past behind her.

 But everything changed with a letter insisting on her return to Blanchland. For her childhood home was now host to the most depraved parties in England.! Guy, Viscount Renshaw, was a well-known rake, but even he would not willingly set foot in Blanchland.

 And though the appealing Miss Sheridan appeared respectable, her upcoming trip to Blanchland revealed a woman of mystery, and only made him more determined to uncover all of Sarah's secrets.

The Blanchland Secret

SINS AND SCANDALS COLLECTION

 Six luscious Regency novels by international bestselling author Nicola Cornick. Enjoy the adventures of these Scandalous Women of the Ton!

 WHISPER OF SCANDAL

 "One whisper of scandal and a reputation dies."

 London, May 1811 

 Widow Lady Joanna Ware has no desire to wed again but that doesn't stop the flurry of suitors knocking on her door. Desperate to thwart another proposal, Joanna brazenly kisses Arctic dventurer Alex, Lord Grant. Joanna knows she's just set the gossip mill turning.

 ONE WICKED SIN

 "I hired you as a novelty, an attraction, the most notorious woman in London."

 London, July 1813 

 Once the toast of the ton, Lottie Cummings is now notorious for being divorced - and without a penny. Shunned by society the destitute beauty is forced to become a Covent Garden courtesan. Refusing to oblige her customers, Lottie's about to be turned out onto the streets. Until a dangerous rake saves her with a scandalous offer.

 MISTRESS BY MIDNIGHT

 "To have one unfaithful wife could be construed as a misfortune. To have two would be worse than careless. "

 London, November 1814

 Merryn Fenner is on a mission to ruin the Duke of Farne. A beautiful bluestocking with a penchant for justice, Merryn has waited ten years to satisfy her revenge against sensual, mysterious Garrick Northesk. Her family name had been tarnished at his hands, her life destroyed. And now she intends to return the favour - by finding the true heir to the duke's title and disinheriting Garrick.

 NOTORIOUS

 'Devlin squared his shoulders and prepared to be introduced to the wife he had thought was dead.'

 London, June 1816 

 Dangerously seductive and sinfully beautiful, Susanna Burney is society's most sought-after matchbreaker. Paid by wealthy parents to part unsuitable couples, she's never yet failed. Until her final assignment brings her face to face with the man who'd once taught her an intimate lesson in heartache. James Devlin. Let the scandal of the season begin.

 DESIRED

 Covent Garden, London, October 1816 

 Tess Darent's world is unravelling. Danger threatens her stepchildren and she is about to be unmasked as a radical political cartoonist and thrown into gaol. The only thing that can save her is a respectable marriage. But when it comes to tying the knot Tess requires a very special husband - one who has no desire to consummate their marriage. Owen Purchase, Viscount Rothbury cannot resist Tess when she asks for the protection of his name. But he has no intention of making a marriage in name only.

 FORBIDDEN

 Scandal isn't just for rogues, as the daring women in USA TODAY bestselling author Nicola Cornick's scintillating series prove.. 

 As maid to some of the most wanton ladies of the ton, Margery Mallon lives within the boundaries of any sensible servant. Entanglements with gentlemen are taboo. Wild adventures are for the Gothic novels she secretly reads. Then an intriguing stranger named Mr. Ward offers her a taste of passion, and suddenly the wicked possibilities are too tempting to resist..

Sins and Scandals Collection - Whisper of Scandal / One Wicked Sin / Mistress by Midnight / Notorious / Desired / Forbidden

Le secret du donjon, Nicola Cornick"Angleterre, 1645"Fiances lors de l'ete 1641, Anne Grafiton et Simon Greville sont separes par la guerre civile qui ensanglante l'Angleterre... Quatre ans plus tard, Anne Grafiton, fidele au parti du roi, apprend que son chateau va etre requisitionne par Simon Greville, qui s'est mis au service du Parlement. Ravalant sa fierte, Anne, desormais fiancee a autre homme, vient implorer Simon de renoncer a cet assaut. Mais ce dernier refuse de se laisser flechir et investit la citadelle dont la rumeur affirme qu'elle abriterait un mysterieux tresor..."

Le Secret Du Donjon (Harlequin Les Historiques)

Angleterre, Régence.Depuis le décès de son mari, Laura, duchesse de Cole, est déterminée à rester libre et sans attaches, excepté ce lien fort qui l'unit à Hattie, sa fille adorée. Une décision irrévocable, croit-elle, jusqu'au jour où elle apprend l'arrivée en ville de Dexter Anstruther. Dexter, le véritable père de son enfant. Le seul homme qu'elle ait jamais aimé et avec lequel elle a passé, jadis, une scandaleuse nuit d'amour... avant de se résoudre à le quitter, dans l'espoir de l'oublier. Peine perdue : trois ans plus tard, les souvenirs de Laura sont plus vivaces que jamais, tout comme l'attirance irrépressible qu'elle éprouve pour Dexter. Pourtant, cette fois, elle devra tout faire pour l'éviter. Car non seulement Dexter n'a manifestement jamais digéré l'affront qu'elle lui a fait, mais en plus, il ignore tout de sa paternité. Et s'il venait à découvrir la vérité, nul doute qu'il s'en servirait pour se venger d'elle...

La duchesse scandaleuse (Glory Girls, #1)

"I hired you as a novelty, an attraction, the most notorious woman in London."

 London, July 1813

 Once the toast of the ton, Lottie Cummings is now notorious for being divorced - and without a penny. Shunned by society the destitute beauty is forced to become a Covent Garden courtesan. Refusing to oblige her customers, Lottie's about to be turned out onto the streets. Until a dangerous rake saves her with a scandalous offer.

 The illegitimate son of a Duke, Ethan Ryder rose to the ranks of Napoleon's most trusted cavalry officer - until his capture landed him in England as prisoner of war. Now on parole, Ethan is planning his most audacious coup yet. But he needs to create a spectacular diversion. And having infamous Lottie as his mistress will lull everyone into thinking he's busily bedding her instead of plotting deadly treason.

One Wicked Sin

Unmarriageable, untamable, unforgettable, Lady Juliana Myfleet was the Ton's most notorious widow.

 With her reputation nearly in tatters, Juliana knew the one thing that would save her from ruin was the one thing she did not want-marriage! Martin Davencourt knew there was more to Juliana than gossip and scandal. But he was walking a fine line in saving his childhood friend from herself.

 If Juliana was not the sweet innocent he remembered, his liaison with a lady of dubious repute would cost him everything he held most dear. Still, Martin had paid the price for letting Juliana go once-and he'd willingly risk all before letting that happen again..

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