Résultats pour "Ella" dans Régence

Leo, Duke of Chandos, can't quite believe it. After many mistresses, and much mischief and merriment, he's fallen head-over-heels for his best friend's sister, Lady Theo Vivers. Now that she's come out, Leo is ready to give up his wild bachelorhood for wedded bliss. Yet despite his attentions, Theo regards him at best as a friend—at worst, as a brother. Determined to persuade her otherwise, he perseveres through the Season's most grueling social events....

Handsome, charming, and heir to a powerful viscount, Christopher "Kit" Featherton is everything a woman could want—except interested in marriage. So when he hears that someone on his estate near the Scottish border is claiming to be his wife, Kit sets off to investigate. Since her parents' death, Lady Mary Tolliver has been hounded by her cousin, a fortune-hunting fool after her inheritance. Refusing to settle for anything less than love, Mary escapes to the isolated estate of rakish bachelor Kit Featherton.

Charlie, Earl of Stanwood, is at his gentleman's club when he overhears from a nearby card game that the Viscount Ognon plans to gamble away a property in which some of his family live. Charlie takes a dim view of those who mistreat their dependents, and though he rarely gambles, he always wins. This time is no different. Triumphant, Charlie is determined to sign the property over to the appropriate family member.

Intelligent. Kind. Must like children. Passable looks. A man of means. Must make us laugh . . . For Lady Alice Carpenter, these are some of the "musts" on the checklist compiled with her sisters as they husband-hunt among the ton. Yet when she encounters a striking nobleman on her morning ride in Hyde Park, Alice soon tallies another list of first impressions . . . Shallow. Flirtatious. Without seriousness of purpose. Impossible to avoid.

Eine Entführung und eine ungewollte Hochzeit... Die Regency Romance-Reihe von Ella Quinn geht aufregend weiter! Lady Charlotte Carpenter ist stark, jung und selbstbewusst. Doch als ihr Schwager sich mit den falschen Leuten anlegt, muss sie für seine Taten büßen und wird entführt. Zum Glück rettet ein junger Gentleman sie aus der misslichen Lage. Als Charlotte jedoch herausfindet, wer ihr zur Hilfe gekommen ist, zieht sie sich augenblicklich von ihm zurück.

Marriage has worked out quite nicely for her older sisters, yet Lady Augusta Vivers is certain it would end her studies in languages and geography - and stop her from travelling. But when her mother thwarts her plan to attend the only university in Europe that accepts women - in Italy - she is forced to agree to one London Season. Spending her time at parties proves an empty diversion - until she encounters the well-traveled Lord Phineas Carter-Wood.

Lord Harrington must marry or lose a prestigious position in Brussels, and pretty, well-connected Elizabeth fits his needs admirably. But could it be that he has underestimated his bride? She doesn't bat an eye in the face of the danger they encounter overseas. She's strong-willed, intelligent, and more enticing each day - yet also more indifferent to him. Now Geoffrey faces his greatest challenge: to woo and win his own wife or risk losing her for good....

As part of a large, rambunctious family, Lady Eleanor Carpenter has gained some knowledge of what makes a successful marriage. She's even compiled a list of essential qualifications in a potential husband. John, the Marquis of Montagu, seems of good character (check), with money enough to support a family (check). But what of the many other requirements on her list?

Lady Charlotte Carpenter's brother-in-law has put an infamous brothel owner out of business - yet it is Charlotte who suffers the consequences. Abducted by thugs and held at an inn, she is plotting her escape when she's suddenly rescued by a dashing gentleman. Only afterward does she realize she's seen him before - with two courtesans! Unwilling to tarry with such a man, Charlotte makes her second escape. But it is too late to repair her reputation....

Viscount Gavin Turley is convinced that love matches cause nothing but trouble. Still, after months of courting, he's fallen for Miss Georgie Featherton. He's passionate about her, in fact. But words of love are not an indulgence he will allow himself. When he presents Georgie with his marriage proposal, he will lead with his head - not his heart. His qualifications as a husband are excellent, after all. What could go wrong?

In this captivating new Regency trilogy, best-selling author Ella Quinn picks up where her beloved Worthingtons series left off, as three Lords of London discover true love at last...Handsome, rakish, incorrigibly flirtatious - Fredrick, Lord Littleton, is notorious. Lady Adeline Wivenly is resolved to keep him at arm's length during her first season - until she overhears another woman's plot to trick him into marriage. Even a rogue is undeserving of such deception, and Adeline feels obliged to warn him - only to find herself perilously attracted...

Sogar die Worthington, die am wenigsten heiraten möchte, könnte ihren perfekten Partner finden... Die romantische Regency-Reihe von Ella Quinn geht leidenschaftlich weiter! Eigentlich hat Lady Augusta Vivers davon geträumt, an Europas einziger Universität, die auch Frauen zulässt, ihr Studium der Sprachen und Geographie zu vertiefen. Doch anstatt nach Bologna zu reisen, verbringt sie nun ihrer Mutter zuliebe eine Saison in London. Sie macht sich auf langweilige Bälle und anspruchslose Unterhaltungen gefasst – bis sie dem faszinierenden Lord Phineas Carter-Wood begegnet.

While her older sisters have sought out adventure, Lady Madeline Vivers is content to be the conventional one in the family. A respectable husband, spring and autumn in Town, a place in the country—these are Madeline's reasonable goals. And Mr. Harry Stern is not the man to help her reach them—no matter how much he causes her pulse to race. He is far too ambitious and determined to make his mark in Parliament. Yet, somehow he's convinced that Madeline is just the helpmate he needs . . .

Eine echte Lady gibt sich nie mit weniger als der wahren Liebe zufrieden... Die Regency-Reihe von Ella Quinn geht romantisch weiter. Nachdem ihre Freundinnen bereits alle verheiratet sind, ist es höchste Zeit, dass auch Lady Elizabeth Turley endlich den passenden Ehemann findet. Sie hat ihr Auge auf Geoffrey, den Earl of Harrington, geworfen. Er ist groß, gutaussehend und charmant – doch anscheinend immun gegen ihre Verlockungen. Lord Harrington sieht sich gezwungen, eine Ehefrau zu finden, ansonsten verliert er einen angesehenen Posten in Brüssel.

Mistakes happen, to be sure. Rarely are those mistakes as unfortunate as the one made by Nathanael, Viscount Fotherby, when he abducted the now Lady Merton to save his friend from marriage. Nate has been trying to make amends ever since, leaving behind his self-centered ways to fulfill his duties - and that includes finding a wife of his own. One woman sparks his interest-a lady he helped when she was rescuing a child. Alas, there is a devilish complication....

Haunted by her past, Lady Caroline Martindale fled England for the solace of her godmother's palazzo in Venice. But if Caro was hoping to escape the charms of marriage-minded men, she's come to the wrong place. And she'll resort to extreme measures to spurn the advances of a dangerously determined Venetian marquis. Though most of his friends have married off, Gervais, Earl of Huntley, remains bent on eluding the parson's mousetrap. But his convictions begin to falter when he arrives in Venice and meets his match in the alluring Lady Caro.

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.

Sie wollte nur eine leidenschaftliche Nacht - doch der unwiderstehliche Earl gibt nicht so einfach auf. Die Regency Romance-Reihe um die aristokratische Familie Worthington beginnt. Für Lady Grace Carpenter stehen ihre sieben jüngeren Geschwister, um die sie sich aufopferungsvoll kümmert, immer an erster Stelle. Doch einmal möchte auch sie sich ihren Sehnsüchten hingeben. Dieser Wunsch scheint in Erfüllung zu gehen, als sie dem unwiderstehlichsten Mann, den sie je kennengelernt hat, zufällig wieder begegnet. Mit dem attraktiven Earl of Worthington möchte sie eine Nacht voller Leidenschaft erfahren - mehr nicht.

Mirabel’s dreams are shattered when her bridegroom vanishes without a trace from her little village in Cornwall. With a determined heart, she embarks on a journey to London to find him, only to find herself in humble service in a noble household. As time passes, the memory of her lost love lingers, defying the odds. When an unexpected opportunity arises to attend a lavish country house party as a companion, Mira seizes the chance.

All alone in a girls’ school in Bath. This is not how Frances Littleworth imagined she’d celebrate Christmas. But when a handsome stranger unexpectedly collapses on the doorstep, the kind-hearted schoolteacher decides to take him in and nurse him back to health. At least it won’t feel quite so lonesome on Christmas, with this fever-garbling stranger to tend to. When the grateful but mysterious convalescent insists she hire him as a drawing master, Frances hesitates. For this man’s flirtatious charm is a dangerous threat to the careful order of her life—and her well-guarded heart.