Quand l'élégance rencontre la force brute.

Forres Castle, Écosse, 1803.


Robert, marquis de Methven, exige un mariage de convenance avec Lucy, pour hériter des domaines MacMorlan à titre de réparation. Lucy, farouchement opposée à toute idée d'engagement, refuse et éconduit le marquis, malgré le charme viril qu'il dégage. Mais, lorsque Robert menace de révéler ses activités secrètes, elle panique. S'il venait à se découvrir qu'elle écrit des missives romantiques contre de l'argent, elle serait à jamais déshonorée...

La belle et le highlander

Angleterre, 1816Lorsqu’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 œuvrer 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...

Audacieuse Marquise (Scandalous, #5)

Dauntsey Park: The Last Rake in London If you liked Downton Abbey, you'll love this book! Lady Ottoline cordially invites you to the party of the season. 

 If ever a man had been born to cause a scandal over a woman, Jack Kestrel was that man. Last in a long line of dukes, his blue blood and undoubted charm mean his reputation can withstand any indignity. Whereas Sally Bowes' divorce has already ruined her good reputation. And now her sister is causing an outrage, eloping with Jack's cousin.

 Enough is enough, and even Jack knows that they will have to put a stop to it. Despite being full of good intentions not to make waves at a country house party, Jack can't resist the incomparable Sally, whose diamonds rival the flicker of Dauntsey's chandeliers. And, as Lady Ottoline says, 'sometimes it is more fun to be scandalous'. But what will the servants think?

 Notorious Teresa, Dowager Marchioness of Darent, is rumoured to have exhausted her four deceased husbands with her insatiable needs.

 So it's no surprise that every rake in the ton lusts after her. If they only knew.through clever marriages to men who would ask nothing of her physical self, Tessa has remained rather innocent in the ways of the bedroom. But now she's on the verge of losing everything and wants to take care of the stepson she's grown to adore. Enter Captain Owen Purchase. The handsome American adventurer has come into the title of Viscount Rothbury. And the rumours surrounding his injuries at sea suggest that he could fit Tessa's requirements. But little does Tessa realize that the gossipmongers are wrong. She just might lose her heart, and her desires, to the most unlikely of men.

 Desired 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 to accomplish her mission of diverting a groom-to-be. Until her final assignment brings her face-to-face with the man who'd once taught her an intimate lesson in heartache.. James Devlin has everything he's always wanted: a title, a rich fiancée and a place in society. But the woman who's just met his eyes across a crowded ballroom threatens it all. Not because she'd once claimed his heart but because the secrets she carries could cost him everything. To put the past to rest once and for all, Dev just might have to play Susanna at her own wicked game. Let the scandal of the season begin.

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"All my winnings tonight against one night with you. "

 Under a blaze of chandeliers, in London's most fashionable club, Jack Kestrel is waiting. He hasn't come to enjoy the rich at play, he's there to uphold his family name. But first he has to get past the ice-cool owner: the beautiful Sally Bowes. And Jack wants her to warm his bed at any price!

 Edwardian society flocks to Sally's club, but dangerous Jack Kestrel is the most sinfully sensual rogue she's ever met. Inexperienced with men, the wicked glint in Jack's eyes promises he'll take care of satisfying her every need.

Dauntsey Park: The Last Rake In London

Lord Robert Selborne intended to kiss the chimney sweep's daughter for luck at his cousin's wedding.not marry her!

 But of all the ladies assembled, she was the only one who captured his interest. And unless she became his wife in name only, he would forfeit his inheritance..

 Having been raised by a brutal father on the London streets, Jemima Jewell had few illusions about life and love. Until Rob's lips met hers in a soul-stirring kiss and he impulsively made her his wife.

 And his penniless bride now hoped her love would provide Rob with a fortune far greater than the one he sought..

The Penniless Bride

Londres, RégenceSusanna, en chair et en os ? Impossible ! Et pourtant… James Devlin, stupéfait, doit se rendre à l’évidence : c’est bien sa première épouse qui rit et danse avec insouciance au bal le plus prisé de la saison, et qui fait mine de ne pas le reconnaître ! Comment Susanna ose-t-elle réapparaître ainsi comme si de rien n’était, après avoir disparu sans laisser de traces, neuf ans plus tôt, au lendemain de leur nuit de noce ? Et comment peut-elle croire que se présenter sous un faux nom suffirait à le tromper, lui ?Alors que la colère le submerge avec la même force qu’autrefois, James se jure que Susanna ne quittera pas ces lieux sans lui avoir donné l’explication qu’il attend depuis neuf ans. Ni sans lui avoir avoué ce qu’elle fait aujourd’hui au bras de l’un des célibataires les plus en vue de Londres. Car même s’il refuse de se l’avouer, il ne peut supporter l’idée que Susanna soit à un autre homme que lui...

La scandaleuse (Scandalous, #4)

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 'There is much to enjoy in a sumptuous novel that slips between present day and 1557.' Sunday Mirror

 "My name is Mary Seymour and I am the daughter of one queen and the niece of another."

 Browsing antiques shops in Wiltshire, Alison Bannister stumbles across a delicate old portrait - supposedly of Anne Boleyn. Except Alison knows better. The woman is Mary Seymour, the daughter of Katherine Parr who was taken to Wolf Hall in 1557 as an unwanted orphan and presumed dead after going missing as a child.

 The painting is more than just a beautiful object from Alison's past - it holds the key to her future, unlocking the mystery surrounding Mary's disappearance, and the enigma of Alison's son.

 But Alison's quest soon takes a dark and foreboding turn, as a meeting place called the Phantom Tree harbours secrets in its shadows.

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Serie Scandalous, tome 2"Londres, 1813."Autrefois reine de la haute societe londonienne, Charlotte Cummings a vu son existence voler en eclats lorsque son epoux - las de ses frasques - a mis fin a leur mariage du jour au lendemain. Brusquement exclue des soirees mondaines, ruinee et endettee, Charlotte n'a eu d'autre choix que de renoncer a son honneur en vendant ses charmes chez la cruelle Mme Tong. Jusqu'a ce qu'un jour, un troublant gentleman ne lui redonne espoir en lui proposant un pacte aussi tentant que surprenant. Si elle accepte de devenir sa maitresse, elle retrouvera son statut de lady et les privileges qui vont avec. D'abord hesitante, Charlotte finit par se soumettre a ce scandaleux marche, meme si elle pressent que cet homme mysterieux lui cache quelque chose...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""

La Maitresse de l'Irlandais: T2 - Scandalous

Even as Lady Polly rejected another proposal of marriage, her heart burned for the man she'd rejected five years ago.

 She'd heard that in his misery, her beloved Lord Henry Marchnight had become a rogue and a gambler. But when he appeared before her on a deserted terrace and stole a kiss, Polly knew that her passion hadn't died. The man still knew how to steal her reason with one touch.

 But reason she needed as suspicions of criminal behavior hovered about Lord Henry. Should she return to her routine of spurning suitors? Or should she do what she should have done five years ago-trust her love and follow her heart.?

La belle et le highlander

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