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Alexandra Mountbatten, anche se appassionata di astronomia, è una ragazza concreta e, per realizzare i propri sogni, accetta il posto da istitutrice che Chase Reynaud, erede di un duca e libertino, le ha offerto perché si occupi delle due orfane di cui è tutore. Fin da subito la giovane capisce che quelle ragazzine selvatiche hanno semplicemente bisogno di una casa in cui regni l'amore. Tutte le donne di Londra, però, hanno provato a conquistare il cuore tormentato di Chase, ma esiste per lui una sola regola in materia di affetti: nessun attaccamento.

Emma Gladstone rappresenta alla perfezione quello che l'arrogante duca di Ashbury sta cercando: una donna in età fertile, di famiglia rispettabile, bisognosa di denaro, e soprattutto disposta a condividere il letto con un uomo orribilmente sfigurato. Dal canto suo, Emma, figlia di un vicario dell'Hertfordshire, è pronta a tutto piuttosto che tornare strisciando da suo padre.

Clio Whitmore si è stufata di aspettare che Piers Brandon, il marchese errante di Granville, la porti finalmente all'altare, dopo otto anni di attesa. Ha ereditato un castello, e ora ha racimolato un po' di dignità e deciso di rompere il fidanzamento. Le serve solo la firma di Rafe Brandon, incaricato del marchesato in assenza del fratello. L'affascinante pugile, però, non è d'accordo con i nuovi piani di Clio. Piers sta tornando e Rafe è determinato a far avvenire il matrimonio a costo di pianificarlo lui stesso.

Per tutti Izzy è il classico brutto anatroccolo e, nonostante il padre fosse un famoso scrittore, alla sua morte si ritrova non sposata e senza un soldo. Finché un giorno non riceve la lettera di un notaio che la invita a Gostley Castle, che a quanto pare lei ha ereditato da un un estimatore del defunto padre. Ma il vecchio edificio è abitato da un duca cieco affascinante e misterioso, che sostiene di esserne ancora il proprietario.

Curl up by the fire with some of today’s hottest authors as they serve up enough holiday sweetness and sizzling spice to melt the frostiest heart. As the temperature drops, friends and neighbors might need to turn up the heat, and even old enemies just might get a second chance. Get ready to tingle all the way ...

On the night of the Parkhurst ball, someone had a scandalous tryst in the library. Was it Lord Canby, with the maid, on the divan? Or Miss Fairchild, with a rake, against the wall? Perhaps the butler did it. All Charlotte Highwood knows is this: it wasn t her. But rumors to the contrary are...

Wealthy and ruthless, Gabriel Duke clawed his way from the lowliest slums to the pinnacle of high society - and now he wants to get even. Loyal and passionate, Lady Penelope Campion never met a lost or wounded creature she wouldn’t take into her home and her heart. When her imposing - and attractive - new neighbour demands she clear out the rescued animals, Penny sets him a challenge. She will part with her precious charges, if he can find them loving homes. 

When girl meets Duke, their marriage breaks all the rules… Since his return from war, the Duke of Ashbury’s to-do list has been short and anything but sweet: brooding, glowering, menacing London ne’er-do-wells by night. Now there’s a new item on the list. He needs an heir—which means...

When the Duke of Ashbury returns from war scarred, he realises he needs an heir - which means he needs a wife! When Emma Gladstone, a vicar's daughter turned seamstress visits wearing a wedding dress, he decides on the spot that she'll do. His terms are simple: They will be husband and wife by night only. No lights, no kissing. No questions about his battle scars. Last, and most importantly...Once she's pregnant with his heir, they need never share a bed again. But Emma is no pushover. She has secrets and some rules of her own....

Spice julestemningen op med fem hyggelige novellas fra nogle af tidens hotteste romance-forfattere. Mens temperaturen falder udenfor, må venner og naboer skrue op for varmen – og gamle fjender må indse, at selv de koldeste hjerter kan smelte.

“An engaging love story with strong, believable characters. I can’t wait to read the sequels!” —Mary Balogh “Prepare to fall in love.” —Julia Quinn Presenting the winner of the Avon FanLit contest, the immensely talented Tessa Dare! Tessa’s first Avon historical romance, A Night...

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller When a devilish lord and a bluestocking set off on the road to ruin . . . time is not on their side. Minerva Highwood, one of Spindle Cove's confirmed spinsters, needs to be in Scotland. Colin Sandhurst, Lord Payne, a rake of the first order, needs to be...

USA Today Bestseller Your presence is requested at romantic Twill Castle for the wedding of Miss Clio Whitmore and . . . and . . . ? After eight years of waiting for Piers Brandon, the wandering Marquess of Granville, to set a wedding date, Clio Whitmore has had enough. She's inherited a castle...

A snowstorm hath no fury like a spinster scorned Miss Elinora Browning grew up yearning for the handsome, intelligent lord-next-door…but he left England without a word of farewell. One night, inspired by a bit too much sherry, Nora poured out her heartbreak on paper. Lord Dashwood Missed Out...

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller A temporary engagement, a lifetime in the making . . . After years of fending for herself, Kate Taylor found friendship and acceptance in Spindle Cove—but she never stopped yearning for love. The very last place she'd look for it is in the arms of...

So steckt die Kinderärztin Jamie bei Ali Hazelwood mit ihrem Ex-Sandkastenfeind Marc in einem tosenden Wintersturm fest, was zwiespältige Gefühle weckt. Bei Tessa Bailey sucht eine Alleinerziehende eine lockere Affäre - und bekommt mit dem Farmer Luke ganz das Gegenteil.

He’s been a bad, bad rake—and it takes a governess to teach him a lesson The accidental governess After her livelihood slips through her fingers, Alexandra Mountbatten takes on an impossible post: transforming a pair of wild orphans into proper young ladies. However, the girls don’t need...

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller On the cusp of her first London season, Miss Madeline Gracechurch was shy, pretty, and talented with a drawing pencil, but hopelessly awkward with gentlemen. She was certain to be a dismal failure on the London marriage mart. So Maddie did what generations...

Musiklærerinden Kate Taylor er vokset op på et børnehjem, og selvom hun har nære venner i Spindle Cove, længes hun efter kærlighed. Den fåmælte korporal Thorne slår bogstavelig talt skørterne væk under hende, men han gør det samtidig klart, at han ikke er interesseret i romantik. Samuel Thorne har altid undgået Kate, fordi han vogter en mørk hemmelighed om hendes fortid. Men da nogle suspekte fremmede dukker op og påstår, at de er Kates familie, vælger Thorne at spille hendes forlovede for at beskytte hende.

Minerva Highwood, selverklæret pebermø og amatørgeolog, må og skal til et videnskabeligt symposium i Skotland. Den berygtede skørtejæger Colin Sandhurst skal væk fra Spindle Cove i en farlig fart. Løsningen bliver at overbevise alle om, at de er forelskede og vil stikke af sammen. Det betyder dog, at de skal tilbringe en uge i en lillebitte vogn og i en endnu mindre seng, selvom Colin irriterer Minerva grænseløst. Og hvis det faktisk lykkes dem ikke at slå hinanden ihjel, er der både landevejsrøvere og mange andre mareridt på rejsen.