Les fortunes du coeur

RESCUE FROM AN UNLIKELY SOURCE 

 Abducted and taken aboard a merchant ship bound for India, Charlotte Gilpin desperately searches for ways to escape. The heiress certainly doesn't expect rescue from the most unlikely of sources - Captain Alexander Carstairs, a man with whom she has crossed swords in the past.

 Alex isn't sure what to make of Charlotte's claim to have been kidnapped - he wouldn't put it past this spirited woman to have cooked the whole thing up to avoid her father's matchmaking. But in the confines of the ship this confirmed bachelor unexpectedly finds Charlotte getting under his skin.again!

 Piccadilly Gentlemen's Club Seeking justice, finding love

The Captain's Kidnapped Beauty

ALL SHE WANTED WAS A LITTLE ADVENTURE.

 Even though she adores her godmother, Molly Martineau cannot help but find life in the countryside a little dull! At seventeen, she longs for balls and parties and the excitement of a London season. So who could blame her for finding the dashing Captain Stacey very attractive? And surely it was not entirely silly to follow him on the road to London? Forced to take the waif under his wing, the captain soon realizes that his heart may be in trouble! But with his affairs in such a tangle, what could he offer a gently bred girl?

The Reluctant Escort

La vengeance n'a qu'un prix : l'amour L'année de ses seize ans, Sarah Jane est embauchée comme femme de chambre chez les Chevington. Jusqu'alors, elle n'avait connu que la ferme puis l'orphelinat. Au château, Sarah Jane découvre le luxe : un monde qu'elle n'imaginait même pas. Elle se met a lire et rêver d'une autre vie. Pourtant, lorsqu'elle tombe amoureuse d'un mystérieux gentleman, qu'elle baptise du nom de Pa ris, cette liaison qui pourrait être le début d'une merveilleuse aventure ne fait que souligner l'abîme social qui la sépare de son amant. Enceinte, Sarah Jane est chassée du manoir. Sa seule richesse : le bijou ancien que lui a donné Pa ris. Sa seule arme : la volonté farouche de prendre sa revanche.

"Angleterre, 1837. 
Pour subvenir aux besoins de son père malade, Diana Bywater trouve un emploi chez Harecroft, une entreprise familiale prospère qui vend des soieries et des parfums importés d'Inde. Bientôt, elle est courtisée par Stephen, le fils héritier, qui ne tarde pas à se déclarer. Afin de procéder aux présentations officielles, il invite Diana dans sa famille, où la jeune femme rencontre Richard, le frère de Stephen, un homme séduisant et secret, ainsi que lady Caroline, l'excentrique aïeule de la dynastie Harecroft. D'emblée, celle-ci trouve le visage de Diana étrangement familier."

Les rubis du scandale

Angleterre, Régence
Elizabeth Harley est furieuse quand elle apprend que son ami d'enfance, dont elle est éprise, est envoyé à l'autre bout du monde par ses parents qui désapprouvent leur relation. Habillée en garçon, elle tente de le rejoindre pour lui dire adieu et s'aventure sur les quais mal famés du port de Londres. En fâcheuse situation, elle est secourue par un inconnu, Andrew Melhurst, qui, découvrant le pot aux roses, la ramène d'autorité chez elle et demande sa main pour, affirme-t-il, prévenir d'éventuels ragots. Elizabeth, qui n'a aucune envie de convoler, se rebelle, au grand soulagement de sa soeur Olivia, qui, au premier regard, est tombée follement amoureuse d'Andrew...

L'ingénue scandaleuse

The Rake's Last Mistress!

 Determined to overthrow a notorious smuggling operation, gentleman thieftaker Sir Ashley Saunders will let nothing stand in his way! Until he runs up against spirited Pippa Kingslake, who's just as determined to protect her own interests. With a string of demanding mistresses in his past, Ash thinks he'll handle Pippa with ease.

 Still unsure where her loyalties lie, Ash vows to keep her safe. But could Pippa's fierce independence end Ash's case - and his rakish ways?

 The Piccadilly Gentlemen's Club Seeking justice, finding love

Sir Ashley's Mettlesome Match

When their parents married, James, Earl of Corringham, and Lady Lavinia Stanmore became as close as brother and sister. Now, years later, James has outgrown his rakish ways and is burning with a love for her that he longs to reveal.

 However, he faces a rival in the mysterious Lord Wincote. Torn between James and the handsome stranger, Lavinia's feelings are thrown into turmoil. But is this man really what he seems? The more Lord Wincote persists, the more Lavinia wonders if she should be looking for love a little closer to home..

Lady Lavinia's Match

Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuries

 Secrets and Scandals! 

 Impoverished beauty Diana Bywater must keep her circumstances secret - her job at Harecrofts depends on it! Then an unwanted marriage proposal from the younger Harecroft son threatens everything. No stranger to secrets himself, Captain Richard Harecroft is suspicious of this obviously gently reared girl who has turned his brother's head. He is determined to discover if she is a gold-digger out to exploit the family.

 But the closer he gets, the more the mystery of Diana deepens - and the more he desires her as his bride!

Les fortunes du coeur

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