Résultats pour "De Ander" dans Historique

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Lady Melanie Rutherford has spent the last year avoiding society's harsh glare. After a devastating family tragedy, she's become more comfortable in the shadows than in the spotlight—until a scandal threatens to destroy her family for good. Desperate to protect her loved ones, she makes a shocking proposal to the Duke of Malum: a fake betrothal to quiet the gossips. The Duke of Malum thrives on defying society's expectations. With a mysterious past, a dangerous reputation, and a brothel to his name, he's the last man anyone would expect to play hero.

When scandal threatens her brother, there is only one thing for Lady Caroline Rutherford to do. She'll use her wit and pluck to land a position at the paper that threatens to spread the rumors. Her family can't be ruined if the lies are kept out of print. Mr. Maxwell Black, the Earl of Helton, took ownership of the London Gazette to reestablish the paper as a legitimate source of news. Unfortunately, the paper's issues run far deeper than he ever imagined, and when help comes along, it's from a most unlikely source: a stunning debutante.

Leopold Beckworth, son of a London prostitute, was abandoned as a child on the docks of London at a very young age. The odds were stacked against him, and yet, relying on nothing but his cunning and eventually, brute strength, he did better than survive, he thrived. Ironically, he's amassed power most aristocrats envy—along with great wealth—all while holding little regard for society. His people are the poor, the pickpockets, and thieves of London, and amongst them, Leopold is known as the King of Bond Street.

Eine leidenschaftliche Dame und ein starrköpfiger Marquis, der sein Herz verschlossen hält... Die Regency Romance-Reihe von Ella Quinn geht fesselnd weiter! Die Herzoginwitwe Lady Worthington weiß nicht so recht, was sie von Dorothea Stern halten soll. Dorothea, genannt Dotty, genoss als Enkelin des Duke of Bristol zwar eine adlige Erziehung, doch die lebensfrohe junge Dame vom Land hat gänzlich untraditionelle Ansichten: Sie rettet streunende Tiere und begegnet Menschen jeden Standes ohne Vorurteil.

Simone de Beauvoir war eine große Analytikerin der Rolle der Frau in der Gesellschaft und in der Liebe. Aber sie war auch eine große Liebende. In ihrem biografischen Roman "Der andere Mann" beleuchtet Katja Kulin die vielleicht widersprüchlichsten Jahre im Leben der französischen Ausnahmeautorin. Ihr berühmtestes Werk "Das andere Geschlecht" entsteht Ende der 1940er-Jahre, während sie gleichzeitig erstmals eine Beziehung mit beinahe klassischer Rollenverteilung lebt.

Ein düsteres Geheimnis, das nicht nur ihr Leben ruinieren könnte, und ein Mann, den sie niemals begehren darf... England 1834: Emily Collins hat fast alles verloren und verbirgt ihre schmerzvolle Vergangenheit so gut sie kann. Völlig mittellos klopft sie eines Tages an die Tür des jungen Witwers Daniel Appleton - dem Earl of Hastings - und hofft, dass ihr Freund aus Jugendtagen sie als Kindermädchen für seine einjährige Tochter einstellt. Früher war Emily schrecklich verliebt in ihn, und kaum steht sie ihm erneut gegenüber, flammen die alten Gefühle wieder auf.

Miss Cecily Findlay practices proper etiquette, dances the waltz flawlessly, wears clothes of the latest fashion, and is a beauty in her own right. Even so, she'd never be received by the ton if not for her enormous dowry...which has attracted Flavion Nottingham, a spoiled and entitled earl. This so-called gentleman has beggared his estate and sees Cecily as the answer to all his problems. Most dastardly of all, he doesn't care if he shatters her dreams while executing his devious scheme.

Mrs. Ambrosia Bloomington, now a widow, is ready to start a new life amongst Mayfair elites without the overarching reach of her late husband, Mr. Harrison Bloomington. With her trunks loaded safely onto her own private carriage, she's ready to face the world as an independent woman in Regency London. She does not, however, bargain for cocksure Frenchman, Mr. Charles Cochran Bateman coming along and turning her very ordinary journey into the adventure of a lifetime.

A small Western town receives an early Christmas present: a new pastor for the church. He is young, handsome, and single. To church organist Kristina Heitschmidt, Reverend Cody Williams is nothing but trouble, especially as his first move is trying to take control of the music away from her. But Kristina is not about to give up her life’s work. With Christmas fast approaching, it appears the two are at a stalemate - until a sudden blizzard traps them together in the church overnight.