Nicola Cornick
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In the winter of 1662, Elizabeth Stuart, the Winter Queen, is on her deathbed. She entrusts an ancient pearl, rumored to have magic power, to her faithful cavalier William Craven for safekeeping. In his grief, William orders the construction of Ashdown Estate in her memory and places the pearl at its center. One hundred and fifty years later, notorious courtesan Lavinia Flyte hears the maids at Ashdown House whisper of a hidden treasure, and bears...
2) Lady Polly
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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...
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The Pirate's Kiss by Nicola Cornick
Famous and feared pirate Daniel de Lancey is master and commander of the Defiance. Only one woman makes him want to swap danger for desire, sea for seduction.… And with one Christmas kiss, he will make Lucinda his bride!
A Smuggler's Tale by Margaret McPhee
Masquerading as a smuggler, society's handsome bad boy, Lord Jack Holberton, finds himself protecting young Miss Linden's honor, despite his reputation....
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'Nicola's writing is so vivid and beautiful and perfectly pitched, her plotting addictive.' Jenny Ashcroft
1671 – London
The Civil War is over and Charles II, the 'Merry Monarch', is revelling in the throne of his murdered father and all the privileges and power that comes with it. Sharing the spoils is his favourite companion, the celebrated beauty, actress Nell Gwyn. Beloved of the English people, Nell has come a long way from selling oranges...
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Lady Lucy MacMorlan podía haber renegado de los hombres y del matrimonio, pero eso no le impedía obtener algún beneficio escribiendo cartas de amor para los amigos de su hermano. Cartas que llegaron a ser cada vez más picantes conforme su fama fue creciendo. Hasta que, inadvertidamente, arruinó el compromiso matrimonial de un conocido laird...
Robert, el gallardo marqués de Methven, estaba al tanto del secreto de Lucy. Y ciertamente no pretendía...
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A young woman disappears. A husband is suspected of murder. Stirringtimes for all the neighborhood.When Captain Lewis Brabant returned from the open sea, all thought hemeant to choose a bride. As eligible females readied to meet thedashing Captain Brabant, one woman of modest means stood away from thecrowd and let her friend have a go at the bachelor. In fact, MissCaroline Whiston had no expectations, since she was a lady'scompanion. But no sooner...
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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...
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Después de la excitación de la guerra, el conde de Seagrave pensaba que la vida como civil era tediosa. No obstante, su aburrimiento se esfumó cuando la famosa cortesana Susanna Kellaway reclamó el alquiler de una de sus casas. Nada más conocerse, Nicholas quedó intrigado. Aunque tenía todas las razones para despreciarla, esa "Susanna" era una extraña mezcla de seducción, inteligencia e inocencia. Tanto que estaba empezando a preguntarse...
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Jane Verey no tenía la menor intención de casarse con lord Philip Delahaye. Era un grosero y un borracho, y no estaba dispuesta a pasar el resto de su vida junto a él. Por eso, Jane optó por convertirse en otra mujer para disuadir a su pretendiente. Sin embargo el guapísimo hermano de Philip no era tan fácil de engañar... Alex, el duque de Delahaye, lo había planeado todo, y Jane Verey iba a casarse con su hermano fuera como fuera. Sin embargo,...
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The sight of Cory, Lord Newlyn, rising naked from the Midwinter river, is enough to send ripples of shock through Rachel Odell's carefully ordered life. He has always been a friend, although now she's aware of him as a man--an exceedingly handsome man. But she can't possibly entertain romantic ideas about this adventure seeker...and rogue.
It does appear that Cory is waging a deliberate campaign to seduce her. What is his true intent? Can he simply...
11) Odio y pasión
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Habían compartido un pasado... y ahora tendrían que lidiar con el presente
Por una jugada del azar, la primera persona con la que se encontró el marqués de Mullineaux a su regreso a Inglaterra fue la última a la que habría deseado ver: lady Carberry, la mujer que había escandalizado a la alta sociedad con la ruptura de su compromiso. Ella se mostró tan poco complacida de verlo como él, pero James estaba decidido a conocer la verdad sobre...
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¿Podía nacer el verdadero amor del escándalo?
Ella era joven, bella y sofisticada, la anfitriona más coqueta de Edimburgo. Pero por debajo de su fachada de viuda alegre latía un corazón herido. Lady Mairi aún lloraba al marido al que había perdido dos años antes, y por muy buen amante que fuera Jack Rutherford, la única noche de pasión que habían pasado juntos había sido únicamente un encuentro carnal, y lady Mairi prefería olvidarla.
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In the winter of 1483, Francis Lovell is Richard III’s Lord Chamberlain and confidant, but the threat of Henry Tudor’s rebels has the king entrusting to Francis and his wife, Anne, his most crucial mission: protecting the young Richard of York, his brother’s surviving son and a threat to Henry’s claims to the throne.
Two years later, Richard III is dead, and Anne hides the young prince of York while Francis is hunted by agents of the new...
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La peligrosamente seductora, y pecaminosamente bella, Susanna Burney era la persona más buscada en los círculos de la alta sociedad londinense como rompe relaciones. Pagada por padres adinerados que querían separar a sus hijos de mujeres a las que no consideraban convenientes, jamás había fallado en su misión de distraer al futuro prometido. Hasta que su última misión la obligó a encontrarse cara a cara con el hombre que en el pasado le había...
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Jane Verey was not going to marry Lord Philip Delahaye! He was rude, insulting and a drunkard! And at the thought of spending a lifetime with him, Jane would even lower herself to deception in order to dissuade her boorish suitor. But Philip's handsome brother would not be so easily fooled...
Jane Verey most certainly was going to marry his brother. Alex, the Duke of Delahaye, had carefully arranged the match, and Miss Verey's tricks would not...
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Widowed Mrs. Annabella St. Auby's situation was uncomfortable, but meeting Sir William Weston was wonderful! He made his interest very clear, and she was hugely drawn to him.
But when her father's tangled affairs were finally sorted out, she found that her sole inheritance, Larkswood, was of prime importance to Sir William. And Annabella began to wonder-was Sir William pursuing her for herself or for her legacy?
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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...
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Deborah Stratton is a respectable widow--or so the inhabitants of the Midwinter villages believe. But she hides a secret that means she'll never marry again....
Lord Richard Kestrel is London's most notorious rake, a dangerous man to be around, a man who has already shockingly offered to make Deborah his mistress. Now Richard has come to realize it is Deborah's hand in marriage he wants--but not before they share one night of scandal....
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A young woman disappears. A husband is suspected of murder.Stirring times for all the neighborhood.
At twenty-three and a bluestocking to boot, Miss Lavender Brabantfeels her chances of marriage have passed her by. But the problemisn't that she's never met a man to make her pulse race. It's thatshe's an admiral's daughter-and the man of her dreams is ashopkeeper's son.Barnabas Hammond has the looks and confidence to mingle with allcircles of society....
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After the excitement of war, Nicholas found life as a civilian stifling. His boredom soon lifted when the notorious courtesan Susanna Kellaway claimed a lease on one of his houses. No sooner did they meet than Nicholas became truly puzzled. Though Nicholas had every cause to dislike her, this "Susanna" was an odd mix of seductive manners, intelligence and...innocence! So much so that he was beginning to wonder if the woman wasn't an impostor! Which...