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Author
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Certainly the two should never have met. The handsome, wealthy Marquess of Rockingham was the most notorious man in London, as infamous for his violent temper as he was for his intemperate ways. Miss Lucinda Westerville was a country vicar's daughter, as innocent as she was lovely and as proper as a young lady could possibly be. Yet when this improbably matched pair met at a glittering social ball, they had struck the dubious bargain to become man...
Author
Series
Publisher
RosettaBooks / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Seven novels by the New York Times -bestselling author about how the temptation to break society's rules can overwhelm even the most prim and proper women... Beset by awkward situations, inconvenient feelings, and ambitious families, the women in this seven-book romance collection refuse to bend to society's whim and still manage to capture true love in the process. The Love and Temptation Series includes: The Original Miss Honeyford; At the Sign...
4) Lady Fortescue Steps Out: A Novel of Regency England - Being the First Volume of The Poor Relation
Author
Series
Poor relation volume 1st v
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The impecunious Lady Fortescue, widowed and alone save for two loyal, unpaid servants, has sold off almost all of the furnishings in her large Bond Street home and faces a grim future as a member of the aristocracy too proud to seek employment or charity, yet too poor to survive on the infrequent largess of wealthy relatives oblivious to her plight. Salvation arrives in the unlikely form of old Colonel Sandhurst, an equally impoverished retired military...
5) Miss Tonks Turns to Crime: A Novel of Regency England - Being the Second Volume of The Poor Relation
Author
Series
Poor relation volume 2nd v
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
When Lady Fortescue's hotel for financially insolvent aristocrats burns to the ground, poor Miss Tonks decides to steal something from her rich relations that will help get the hotel back on its feet.
Author
Series
Poor relation volume 5th v
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Due to an unfortunate wager made by Sir Philip, the poor relations are once again scrounging around for a plan for solvency. This time it is Colonol Sandhurst to the rescue. After happening on Sir Randolph's lovely daughter Frederica, who is running away to escape an awful marriage to Lord Bewley, the Colonel devises a plan to force Sir Randolph to settle his bill and save Frederica from her fate.
7) The Wicked Godmother: A Novel of Regency England - Being the Third Volume of A House for the Season
Author
Series
House for the season volume 3rd
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A House for the Season, number 67 is rented by beautiful young Harriet Metcalf, whose charge is to get two 18-year-old heiresses sucessfully launched in the London ton. Instead, the country-mouse godmother finds herself being courted by a notorious rake, the Marquess of Huntingdon, and his equally flamboyant friend, Lord Veremuch to the annoyance of the spoiled twins. Harriet's attempts to proffer the girls' charms fail, and her own interests are...
8) Henrietta
Author
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Even the inhabitants of secluded Nethercote looked pityingly upon young Henrietta, the Vicar's sister; her plain features seemed to almost guarantee her a solitary future. And yet, she had a determined spirit and magnificent hazel eyes. So when her Great-Aunt Hester left her unexpected wealth, Henrietta set out to conquer London's glittering high society and confound them all. But the fashionable elite was less than warm in its reception, especially...
Author
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The Misses Tribble, Amy and Effie, spinsters of a certain age, have lived for years on expectations of a great inheritance. When this fails to materialize, they are truly destitute. Desperate, they advertise that they will refine wild and unruly daughters, present them, and see them safely wed. This first volume concerns Lady Felicity Vane and the Marquess of Ravenswood in a love-hate courtship. The Tribbles are charmers and much more fun than their...
10) Enlightening Delilah: A Novel of Regency England - Being the Third Volume of The School for Manners
Author
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The third volume of the Regency romance series, The School for Manners, finds the Tribble sisters, Amy and Effie, once again entangled in the machinations of the marriage mart. The formidable but lovable spinsters, who earn their livings by sponsoring young girls and finding them husbands, take on the case of Delilah, a beautiful, mindlessly flirtatious country heiress. What puzzles everyone is why such a beauty is unmarried at 23, and why she is...
Author
Series
House for the season volume 2nd
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Number 67 Clarges Street- that good address in London's fashionable Mayfair with a dubious past and lovably eccentric staff-is once again the focus of romance and intrigue in this second volume of the series A House for the Season. The Hart sisters-beautiful and socially ambitious Euphemia and her younger sister, Jane-enter a world of balls, coming-out parties, and courtship when they take up residence in the house with the hope of finding suitable...
12) Regency Gold
Author
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
With little to live on but her romantic daydreams - which frequently starred the dashing Marquess of Fleetwater - Jean Lindsay lived a rather dismal life with her nasty, drunken uncle. Jean was always the object of ridicule, that is, until news of her unexpected inheritance spread. Suddenly her worn dresses became "quaint", and her forthright manner turned magically to "charming", but to Jean's horror, someone wanted her dead! With the marquess nearby...
Author
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Alice Lovesey was a poorly mistreated scullery maid whose desperate plea for help miraculously summoned Wadham Hall's rakish eighth duke - summoned him from the dead! Though caught up in the delights of being newly materialized, the duke promised to return the favor by helping Alice become a lady of quality. But did Alice's heart stand a ghost of a chance now that she had lost it to a restless spirit
14) Perfecting Fiona: A Novel of Regency England - Being the Second Volume of The School for Manners
Author
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The redoubtable Tribble sisters are almost outfoxed by a young lady thrown on the London marriage mart, as they undertake another enterprise of matchmaking. Fiona McCloud, an implacable beauty, seems averse to marriage and is adept at dispatching would-be suitors for her hand and fortune. Her attitude undergoes a sea change with the appearance of rakish Lord Harvard. As he attempts to gain the approval of the Tribbles, a cast of familiar characters...
Author
Series
Travelling matchmaker volume 1st v
Language
English
Formats
Description
Miss Hannah Pym, after receiving a large legacy, fulfills her longing for adventure and becomes a matchmaker in Regency England. A passenger fleeing an unwanted marriage receives assistance and reconciliation from the "matchmaker".
Author
Series
Poor relation volume 4th v
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The owners of the Poor Relation Hotel are busy once again. This time, Sir Philip Sommerville has installed a vulgar, grasping woman in the hotel, and his co-owners are frantic to remove her. At the same time, they decide they must help a young guest find a husband. These experienced schemers almost make and break the wrong matches, but greed is revealed, and love triumphs.
Author
Series
Poor relation volume 6th v
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Chesney wraps up The Poor Relation series ( Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue ) with this enjoyable story. Featuring several old series hands--blustery and sarcastic Sir Philip, the still unmarried Miss Tonks and Lady Fortescue, the eccentric hoteliers' concerned mother hen--the story hinges on the group's efforts to help their new guest, young Lady Jane Fremney, after she proves unable to pay her bills and attempts suicide.
18) Animating Maria
Author
Series
School for manners volume 5th v
Language
English
Formats
Description
Amy and Effy Tribble's fifth season in the chaperone business brings them a dream client but discover the real challenge is her family.
Author
Series
The endearing young charms volume 5
Publisher
RosettaBooks / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"New York Times -- Bestselling Author: Seven lighthearted love stories in one volume from "the best of the Regency writers" ( Kirkus Reviews ). Taking us from the English countryside to the social circles of London, the novels in this sparkling collection feature a botched marriage, a drugged bride, a witty governess, an unexpected inheritance, and many other delightful surprises from "a romance writer who deftly blends humor and adventure" ( Booklist...
Author
Series
Publisher
RosettaBooks / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Seven novels by the New York Times -- bestselling author, "a romance writer who deftly blends humor and adventure" ( Booklist ). From a bride whose scandalous secret is revealed on her wedding day by a talking mynah bird, to a duke seduced by love letters secretly written by someone else, to an ing nue and a vicar's wife drawn unexpectedly into the whirlwind of the London season, these seven novels are set in a world of high society scheming and...
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