The Duchess, Her Maid, the Groom & Their Lover

The Duchess, Her Maid, the Groom & Their Lover
Author: Victoria Janssen
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2012-05-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1459242432

Wretched be the woman of wealth and fortune who fails to produce a suitable heir… And wretched is what Duchess Camille feels living with the cruel and debauched duke. But that soon turns to desperation when she learns her lecherous husband is plotting to have her killed to make way for a more nubile and fertile companion. Knowing she cannot sit idly by and wait for death, she flees into the night, taking with her her own young lover—the stable hand Henri—and her most loyal servants. With a mind to finding refuge with Maxime, her first love who years ago ignited her sexuality, Camille and her servants take cover in brothels along the way and succumb to the physical delights on offer, sating their longings and fueling jealousies with one another. But the duke's men are not far behind, and Camille knows they must press on, hoping against hope that the man who has every reason to turn her away will remember the fervent passion that once coursed between them….

Periphery

Periphery
Author: Lynne Jamneck
Publisher: Untreed Reads
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2012-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1611873363

Periphery is as much about the female perspective of the future as it is an exploration of individual identity in a world increasingly dominated by technology. How do we define our humanity, if not by the way we connect to others? Yet, even in the realm of the physical and the sensual, technology continues to change perspectives on what it means to be human. Through the stories collected in Periphery, we experience the intersection between a number of possible futures, and how we will continue to discover through our fallible emotions what it means to be human.

An Unwilling Bride (The Company of Rogues Series, Book 2)

An Unwilling Bride (The Company of Rogues Series, Book 2)
Author: Jo Beverley
Publisher: ePublishing Works!
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2013-07-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1614174466

". . . what distinguishes Beverley's writing is the depth of compassion and human understanding." ~Kim E Power The Duchess of Belcraven committed a folly, and bore her husband another man's child. But Lucien was a third son, so all was patched over. Then the two older boys drowned, leaving disaster. Now, over twenty years later, the duke learns he has a legitimate daughter—Beth Armitage, a child of his blood—and he compels Lucien and Beth to marry. Lucien, now the arrogant ducal heir, is devastated to learn he is not his father's child and that the only way to his fortune is through his unwilling bride: an independent schoolteacher raised in the principles of the Rights of Women. Can there be any common ground? From The Publisher: Author Jo Beverley is known for her consumate attention to historical detail that wisks the reader back in time to a near first-hand experience. Fans of Regency romance and historical British fiction set in the 19th century, as well as readers of Jess Michaels, Mary Balogh, Christi Caldwell, Stephanie Laurens, Madeline Hunter and Mary Jo Putney will want to read every book by Jo Beverley. Romance Writers of America RITA Award, Winner Best Regency Romance, Romantic Times "...vivid and mesmerizing characters . Top notch Regency reading pleasure." ~Romantic Times "...reading about these two intelligent, strong people was such a treat." ~All About Romance

The Duchess

The Duchess
Author: Bertrice Small
Publisher: Ivy Books
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2009-03-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 030755578X

In this lush new novel, Bertrice Small has created a moving story of consuming passion and undeniable love set against the noble splendor of Georgian England. . . . As the daughter of the richest man in England, Allegra Morgan attracts a number of fortune hunters willing to overlook her flawed pedigree to gain her enormous wealth. Her most ardent suitor is the arrogant but impoverished Quinton Hunter, duke of Sedgwick, who has little to offer a prospective wife except his grand title. Allegra decides that if she must marry, she might as well be a duchess. So she agrees to the match with one condition: her husband must never ask for her love. She has seen the misery love can cause and has vowed to give her heart to no man--especially a dangerously alluring duke. Quinton is dazzled by his new wife's grace and fortitude, as well as the fierce desire that rages between them. Despite his best intentions, he finds himself falling in love with her. Then the terrors of the French Revolution hit close to home, and the two of them set off on a treacherous adventure that could cost them everything . . . including their final chance at happiness.

The Duke's Unwanted Bride

The Duke's Unwanted Bride
Author: Murjaanah M.A
Publisher: Infinite Joy
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2020-04-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

*COMPLETED* Across the vast ocean sailed Cassandra Trenton, a free-spirited American beauty left suddenly orphaned and alone. Eager to claim her long-lost heritage, she was amazed at the formal elegance of Eastland, the sumptuous English estate of her distant cousin…the notorious Duke of Eastland. Sought after at plays, operas, and balls by London’s most fashionable ladies, Henry remained a mystery to Cassandra. Bewildered by his arrogant demeanor, yet drawn to his panther-like grace, she came to sense the searingly painful memories that smoldered in the depths of his jade-green eyes. Wed because of a scandal, they were enfolded in a fierce, consuming joy, free at last from the past’;s cruel grasp. Then, in a moment of blinding anguish, Cassandra discovered the shocking treachery that lay at the heart of their love...;a love she had dreamed would triumph...; Perhaps, love wasn't it all.

The Prince's Substitute Witch Bride

The Prince's Substitute Witch Bride
Author: Karasmara
Publisher: Infinite Joy
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Seraphine the Dark Witch was just a step away from destroying the world. All she had to do was destroy the gem in her hands. But suddenly, the gem turned back time and put her in another body. The previous owner of the body is Seraphine Storm, a weak, meek, and abused daughter of a Duke. When she found out that the previous owner of the body is about to become a substitute bride to Prince Rowan Havenglow, she made a plan to flee the palace. She has to find the gem and continue to destroy the world but the prince caught her. The more Seraphine is being her authentic self, the more people are drawn to her. The new body also made her experience human emotions... ...and also love. Perhaps she doesn't have to destroy the world after all.