A young woman disappears.

 A husband is suspected of murder. Stirring times for all the neighborhood. When Captain Lewis Brabant returned from the open sea, all thought he meant to choose a bride. As eligible females readied to meet the dashing Captain Brabant, one woman of modest means stood away from the crowd and let her friend have a go at the bachelor.

 In fact, Miss Caroline Whiston had no expectations, since she was a lady's companion. But no sooner had the two met than they felt a heady attraction, despite the odds. Would Captain Lewis defy convention and fall in love with this beguiling companion.?

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'An enchanting timeslip novel that kept me spellbound' CHRISTINA COURTENAY

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 'Glorious. I adored it' KATHLEEN MCGURL

 'This atmospheric novel is such an absorbing read' MY WEEKLY

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 Remember, remember, the fifth of November.

 1605: Anne Catesby fears for her family. Her son, the darkly charismatic Robert, is secretly plotting to kill the King, placing his wife and child in grave danger. Anne must make a terrible choice: betray her only child, or risk her family's future.

 Present day: When her dreams of becoming a musician are shattered, Lucy takes refuge in her family's ancestral home in Oxfordshire. Everyone knows it was originally home to Robert Catesby, the gunpowder plotter. As Lucy spends more time in the beautiful winter garden that Robert had made, she starts to have strange visions of a woman in Tudor dress, terrified and facing a heartbreaking dilemma.

 As Lucy and Anne's stories converge, a shared secret that has echoed through the centuries separating them, will change Lucy's life forever.

 Sweeping generations from the 1600s to the present day, with the enthralling Gunpowder Plot at its heart, Nicola Cornick's utterly enchanting new timeslip novel will sweep you off your feet. Perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Barbara Erskine and Kate Morton.

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 Readers LOVE The Winter Garden:

 'A marvellous dual timeline novel that had me enthralled from the start.' Netgalley, 5*****

 'Just stunning. a captivating read that I would recommend to fans of historical fiction.' Netgalley, 5*****

 'Haunting and mysterious. I couldn't put this down.' Netgalley, 5*****

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 'Grab yourself a copy of this book! I absolutely loved this! I read it in a day.' Netgalley, 5*****

The Winter Garden

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)

Always The Chaperon And Never The Bride.

 At least, that's the way it was for Lady Annis Wyncherley. If this young widow was to remain as chaperon to society's misses, there could be no hint of scandal attached to her name. Rakes and romance were strictly off-limits, most especially a rogue like the handsome Lord Adam Ashwick!

 But that proved nearly impossible when Adam made his daughter's chaperon the subject of his relentless seduction. Adam knew any attention from him could destroy Lady Wyncherley's fine reputation. But he was powerless to control the strong desires she aroused in him. And all too soon this reformed rogue was hell-bent on convincing a very stubborn Annis to become his chaperon bride..

The Chaperon Bride

Moving between the Tudor era and the present day, The Forgotten Sister is a captivating historical novel that draws on one of history's most compelling and enduring mysteries. Perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Barbara Erskine, Victoria Hislop and Kate Morton.

 One woman's secret will shape another's destiny.

 1560: Amy Robsart is trapped in a loveless marriage to Robert Dudley, a member of the court of Queen Elizabeth I. Surrounded by enemies and with nowhere left to turn, Amy hatches a desperate scheme to escape - one with devastating consequences that will echo through the centuries.

 Present Day: When Lizzie Kingdom is forced to withdraw from the public eye in a blaze of scandal, it seems her life is over. But she's about to encounter a young man, Johnny Robsart, whose fate will interlace with hers in the most unexpected of ways. For Johnny is certain that Lizzie is linked to a terrible secret dating back to Tudor times. If Lizzie is brave enough to go in search of the truth, then what she discovers will change the course of their lives forever.

 Shortlisted for the Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award 2021!

 'This is one of the best books I have read in a long time! The Forgotten Sister has everything you want from a time slip story and it was utterly, utterly brilliant!!! . I really didn't want to put it down.' Amazon reviewer, five stars_____

 Readers love Nicola Cornick's books:

 'Nicola Cornick is the mistress of keeping you up way beyond lights out because you just can't put it down. Brilliant!' Katie Fforde

 'A treasure trove of historical insight, casting a new light on a compelling mystery that binds the present to the distant past' Fiona Valpy on The Last Daughter

 'Nicola's writing is so vivid and beautiful and perfectly pitched, her plotting addictive' Jenny Ashcroft

 'Her books are fabulous' Julia Quinn, author of Bridgerton

 'Nicola Cornick has an amazing gift for intertwining old legends, mystical artefacts and historical riddles and turning them into the most incredible books' Christina Courtenay_____

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The Forgotten Sister

All's fair in love and matrimony in Nicola Cornick's wildly romantic new series that introduces the ladies of Fortune's Folly-spirited heiresses who are more than a match for society's most dashing rogues! 

 The epitome of privilege and power, the handsome Duke of Welburn sets all the ladies' hearts aflutter as he strides into the village of Fortune's Folly. For Eve Nightingale this fluttering is a mixture of wariness and wonder. Once his glittering society mistress-caught up in his glamorous world by day and tangled in his bedsheets by night-she is now no more than a penniless yet proud shopkeeper.

 It's a world Eve can't go back to-she has secrets to keep. But this determined duke seems very keen on unravelling them.

The Secrets Of A Courtesan

Serie Glory Girls, tome 2Angleterre, Regence. Depuis le deces de son mari, Laura, duchesse de Cole, est determinee a rester libre et sans attaches, excepte ce lien fort qui l'unit a Hattie, sa fille adoree. Une decision irrevocable, croit-elle, jusqu'au jour ou elle apprend l'arrivee en ville de Dexter Anstruther. Dexter, le veritable pere de son enfant. Le seul homme qu'elle ait jamais aime et avec lequel elle a passe, jadis, une scandaleuse nuit d'amour...avant de se resoudre a 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 irrepressible qu'elle eprouve pour Dexter. Pourtant, cette fois, elle devra tout faire pour l'eviter. Car non seulement Dexter n'a manifestement jamais digere l'affront qu'elle lui a fait, mais en plus, il ignore tout de sa paternite. Et s'il venait a decouvrir la verite, nul doute qu'il s'en servirait pour se venger d'elle...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 Glory GirlsTome 1: "Lady Secret"Tome 2: "La duchesse scandaleuse"Tome 3: "Piege d'emeraude"Tome 4: "Le secret de lady Scarlet""

La Duchesse Scandaleuse (Glory Girls #2)

"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.

 Yet when a disaster traps Merryn and Garrick together, white-hot desire stirs between the two sworn enemies. Her reputation utterly compromised, Merryn is forced to do the one thing she cannot bear: accept the scandalous marriage proposal of the man she has vowed to ruin.

Mistress by Midnight

"Angleterre, 1816. 
Lorsqu'un aristocrate sans vergogne tente de la faire chanter, Tess comprend qu'il est temps d'assurer ses arrières. Elle avait cru pouvoir camoufler ses activités politiques sous une réputation de coquette mondaine et frivole, mais, hélas, une femme seule est toujours vulnérable. Si elle veut continuer à oeuvrer dans l'ombre contre la pauvreté et l'injustice, il lui faut une couverture honorable. Et qui pourrait mieux l'aider en cela que le vicomte Rothbury, mandaté pour arrêter les opposants au régime ? Elle a souvent croisé chez son beau-frère cet Américain franc et viril, anobli pour services rendus à la Couronne : elle sait qu'il ne sera jamais vraiment accepté dans la haute société tant qu'il n'aura pas épousé une aristocrate. Une riche marquise, par exemple... Tess frissonne en considérant les dangers d'une telle alliance, mais, à n'en pas douter, ce mariage la placerait au-dessus de tout soupçon. Seulement, il lui reste encore à convaincre le vicomte, qu'on dit très méfiant à l'égard des femmes du monde...

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