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Benjamine des soeurs Essex, Joséphine est la seule à être encore célibataire. Et pour cause ! Celle que les mauvaises langues critiquent en raison de ses formes est persuadée qu’aucun homme ne voudra d’elle. Elle a beau se sangler dans un corset, jamais elle n’aura une silhouette de sylphide, comme Mlle de la Broderie, la ravissante fiancée du comte de Mayne. Lors d’un bal, bouleversée par les insultes d’un goujat, Joséphine se confie au comte. Attendri, il décide de lui apprendre, en toute amitié, l’art de la séduction.

Cadette des sœurs Essex, Imogène a été brièvement mariée. Désormais veuve, elle retourne vivre chez son tuteur, le duc de Holbrook, Raphaël. Si la jeune femme ne veut pas se remarier, la perspective de prendre un amant la séduit plutôt. À Holbrook Court, elle fait la connaissance du demi-frère du duc, Gabriel. Il semble être l’homme parfait, mais les désirs d’Imogène se heurtent à la réprobation de Raphaël. Ce n’est certainement pas son tuteur qui va diriger sa vie ! s’insurge la veuve joyeuse qui feint de ne pas comprendre que Raphaël est tout simplement jaloux.

De son enfance désargentée, Annabelle Essex n'a gardé que de mauvais souvenirs, et elle épousera n'importe quel aristocrate, pourvu qu'il soit riche. Quand elle croise le comte d'Ardmore, son cœur palpite. Il est très séduisant, ce Highlander venu chercher à Londres l'héritière dont la dot lui permettra d'entretenir son domaine. Cependant, en raison de sa pauvreté, elle refuse de lui accorder sa main.

"Bien sûr que j’accepte d’être le tuteur de vos filles !" avait dit le duc de Holbrook au vicomte de Brydone. Or, ce dernier décède peu après, laissant le duc responsable de quatre Ecossaises désargentées. Lui qui s’attendait à des fillettes constate, médusé, qu’il s’agit de quatre belles jeunes filles. Désormais, il va falloir les marier et le duc est vite dépassé. Aussi la raisonnable Tess Essex décide-t-elle de se dévouer. En tant qu’aînée, c’est à elle de donner l’exemple et d’épouser le comte de Mayne, qui lui fait l’honneur de demander sa main.

The rules of marriage . . . according to Miss Annabel Essex A husband must be: Rich. Make that very rich. She's had enough of leaky roofs and thread-worn clothing. English. London is the center of the civilized world, and Annabel has a passion for silk and hot water. Amiable. Good-looking would...

Welcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication . . . of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title . . . of games played for high stakes, including—on occasion—a lady's virtue. A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles...

“Eloisa James’s writing is absolutely exquisite.” —New York Times bestselling author Teresa Medeiros “Nothing gets me to a bookstore faster than a new novel by Eloisa James.” —New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn A wonderful spin on a much-beloved fairy tale, New York...

Fueled by the knowledge that notoriety is better than failure, witty, unconventional Josie does what no proper young lady should - she challenges fate. She discards her corset and flirts outrageously. She attends the horse races and allows an arrogant rakehell to whisk her behind the stables for a surreptitious kiss . . . and is caught!

As an extremely wealthy laird, Gowan Stoughton, Duke of Kinross, can have any of the maidens at the ball he attends. The only problem is they are all English and Gowan is not so certain they are suitable. He is accustomed to the hard-working lasses from his Highlands, not these dainty noblewomen who spend their days drinking tea or some other such nonsense. But then he makes the acquaintance of Lady Edith Gilchrist. Utterly bewitched by the emerald-eyed beauty with lush golden locks, he knows he must have her.

Imogen, Lady Maitland, has decided to dance on the wild side. After all, she's in the delicious position of being able to take a lover: discreet male who knows just when to leave in the morning. But Lady Maitland is still under the watchful eye of her former guardian, the wildly untamed Rafe, the Duke of Holbrook.

Eloisa James, New York Times bestselling romance author of When Beauty Tamed the Beast, puts a chilly, powerful duke in bed with an intelligent, beautiful woman…his wife. In name, anyway. No man can resist Jemma's sensuous allure . . . Except her own husband! Wedding bells celebrating the...

Quando Gowan, o magnífico duque de Kinross, decide se casar, seu plano é escolher uma jovem adequada e negociar o noivado com o pai dela. Ao conhecer Edie no baile de apresentação dela à sociedade, ele acredita que, além de linda, ela também seja a dama serena que ele procura e imediatamente pede sua mão. Na verdade, o temperamento de Edie é o oposto da serenidade.

As a young girl, Emilia Gwendolyn Carrington told the annoying future duke of Pindar that she would marry any man in the world before him - so years later she is horrified to realize that she has nowhere else to turn.

Having made a fortune, Thorn Dautry, the powerful bastard son of a duke, decides that he needs a wife. But to marry a lady, Thorn must acquire a gleaming, civilized façade, the specialty of Lady Xenobia India. Exquisite, headstrong, and independent, India vows to make Thorn marriageable in just three weeks. But neither Thorn nor India anticipate the forbidden passion that explodes between them. Thorn will stop at nothing to make India his. Failure is not an option.

“Eloisa James writes with a captivating blend of charm, style, and grace that never fails to leave the reader sighing and smiling and falling in love.” —New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn “Romance writing does not get much better than this.” —People The Cinderella story...

Magic under the mistletoe . . . One spectacular Christmas, Lady Perdita Selby, known to her friends and family as Poppy, met the man she thought she would love forever. The devilishly attractive Duke of Fletcher was the perfect match for the innocent, breathtakingly beautiful young Englishwoman...

A Mischievous Charade . . . Harriet, Duchess of Berrow, is tired of her title and the responsibilities that come along with it. Enough with proper tea parties and elegant balls; what Harriet really wants is to attend an outrageous soiree where she can unleash her wildest whims and desires. But...

Hugh Dunne, o irresistível conde de Briarly, precisa de uma esposa. Para ajudá-lo, sua irmã convida as mais elegantes damas da sociedade, assim como alguns cavalheiros, para uma festa em sua propriedade. Durante o evento, que promete ser o grande acontecimento da temporada, Hugh terá tempo suficiente para eleger a dama que mais deseja. A não ser que outro cavalheiro seja mais rápido. Nesse caso, quem sabe ele acabe cortejando uma moça que definitivamente não está no mercado casamenteiro, e que vai exigir uma boa dose de perseverança....

The Woman Lady Henrietta Maclellan longs for the romantic swirl of a London season. But as a rusticating country maiden, she has always kept her sensuous nature firmly under wraps -- until she meets Simon Darby. Simon makes her want to whisper promises late at night, exchange kisses on a balcony...

It is whispered behind the fans of London's dowagers and in the corners of fashionable ballrooms that scandal follows willfully wild Lady Beatrix Lennox wherever she goes. Three years before, the debutante created a sensation by being found in a distinctly compromising position. Now, the ton has...