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Widely regarded as the most engaging historical novels ever written, the 21 books in Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series have garnered millions of fans since the publication of the first volume over 50 years ago. Included here are BBC radio adaptations of the first seven thrilling stories.

When the dastardly Baron Dorchester kidnaps Little Bo Peep from a costume ball and carries her onto a ship bound for France, the captain of the Molly, Blake Russell, must take on the guise of a pirate to rescue his booty in this delightful tale of a chase on the Channel. Can a tumble on the Thames be far behind?

Dowager Duchess Katherine is enjoying a winter in Wiltshire when a blizzard brings a half-frozen man to her door seeking refuge from the storm. Providing hospitality to the man who left her at the altar twenty-five years ago isn’t exactly her idea of a happy Christmas, but there is something different about him. After a horrific accident leaves his traveling coach engulfed in flames on the coldest night of the winter, Thomas, Duke of Pendleton, walks for miles in search of a light.

When Ivy, Countess of Ritchfield, arrives at the earldom’s country estate for one of the chilliest Christmases on record, she discovers she won’t be alone for the holiday. Her husband of nearly thirty years is already there. Robert’s unexpected presence means they’ll be forced to spend time together—something they haven’t done much of for the past decade.

Three RONÉ-nominated Regencies make up this collection described by editorial reviewers as "delightful", "creative" and "unique and thought-provoking". A sensual tale-within-a-tale of a baron, a book, and a bride-to-be, THE TALE OF TWO BARONS delights. Lady Evangeline is about to buy the book, 'The Story of a Baron', when Baron Sommers appears with the same intention. With only the one copy available, they agree to read it together -- despite the impropriety — †¢ Evangeline's reputation as a bluestocking could use a bit of scandal.

Four sensual Regency romances make up this bundle about six couples set during the Christmastides of 1815, 1816, and 1824.

Captured by pirates. Sold to a sultan. This is not how Charlotte expected to spend her holiday. A dowager duchess recently out of mourning, Charlotte is on her way to a holiday in Greece when pirates overtake her ship and enslave her. When they attempt to sell her to a Turkish sultan, she's sure she can convince the ruler to let her go. She's a matron and mother to two grown sons—and he has a harem and nineteen children. Whatever could he want with her?

A kiss in the gardens. A ruined reputation. A wager without a winner. Having been caught kissing an earl's heir in the gardens during a ball, Lady Lucy has been relegated to the company of potted palms and wallflowers at London entertainments. The incident might have happened three years ago, but time hasn't lessened the stain on her reputation. Despite behaving as a perfect young lady ever since, she is rarely asked to dance nor has anyone courted her. She's beginning to think she will end up a spinster.

One last will and testament. Four cooked books. A pinch of holiday magic. Is this a recipe for a happily-ever-after? Estranged from her son, the new Earl of Montaine, widowed countess Elaine is spending Christmastide at the Soho Club. She's determined to learn her late husband's secrets from his last will and testament, sure he was hiding something from her. Some of the language is confusing, though, the legalese foreign to her.

Three full-length sensual Regency romances make up this boxed set about a trio of widows! Extra! Extra! Learn all about the scandalous kiss that becomes THE GOSSIP OF AN EARL. THE ENIGMA OF A WIDOW is a tale of two spies with the same insane assignment—each other. Nothing makes a man more lonely than his secrets. The same might be said for women in THE SECRETS OF A VISCOUNT.

Four full-length sensual Regency romances make up this boxed set about four widowers. THE DREAM OF A DUCHESS is a tale of a duke in need of a duchess—and a whole lot of horse sense. In THE VISION OF A VISCOUNTESS, a young blind woman opens the eyes of an archaeologist. THE CONDUNDRUM OF A CLERK occurs when a banker hires a headmistress for a girls' school when he would rather hire her as his mistress. And imagination runs amok when a viscount wants a chance with a matchmaker in THE CHARITY OF A VISCOUNT.

Six narrated TV soundtrack adventures starring William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton as the First and Second Doctors - plus bonus features. Absent from the TV archives, these stories survive in their entirety only as soundtrack recordings. Now remastered, with additional linking narration, you...

Two RONÉ Award nominees begin and end this boxed set of Regency romances. In THE KISS OF A VISCOUNT, George-Bennett Jones finds himself in love with Lady Elizabeth. His competition for her hand is the blond, blue-eyed Gabriel, Earl of Trenton, who is determined to gain the hand of the daughter of his most powerful political opposite. George has been tutored by his mistress, though, and employs the rules he has learned in an attempt to gain the upper hand in his quest for Elizabeth's hand.

True magic is more astonishing than fantasy! Life is timeless. Esta, the beautiful young Maiden of Massilia, stands before the emperor who rules the civilized kingdoms of the world, Hadrian of Rome! At Esta's side is her childhood friend, Naomi, a Jewess and a Christian, though it is a dangerous time to worship deities other than Jupiter and the pagan pantheon. Summoned from afar, they are brought before the high throne for an extraordinary purpose, a contest of philosophical wit, The Game of the Agora!

Three early Victorian novels make up this boxed set of sensual historical romances featuring seven couples! THE LADY OF A GRUMP. He's a grouch. She's the reason. Max, known throughout the aristocracy as "The Earl of Grump," is about to have his world turned upside down when Patience Grayson, the reason for his grumpiness, invades his home—and his bedchamber—on a late winter night. THE LADY OF SULTAN. Captured by pirates. Sold to a sultan. This is not how Charlotte expected to spend her holiday.

Three full-length sensual Victorian romances make up this boxed set about six heirs. They all require wives, but not every young woman wants a husband. THE BARGAIN OF A BARONESS. Henry pines for a woman he spies from his window, but thinking she's a maid, he's afraid she's too low-born to court. He's in for a surprise when he learns her real avocation. Meanwhile, when they were young, Graham made a bargain with Henry's twin sister, Hannah, and he's determined to keep it.

Three full-length sensual Victorian romances make up this boxed set about six heirs. They all require wives, but not every young woman wants a husband. THE ANGEL OF AN ASTRONOMER. When a neighbor appears to be spying on her from his backyard observatory, an incensed Lady Angelica is determined to give him a piece of her mind. Will Sir Benjamin end up with her heart as well? Mistletoe and moonlight work their magic in The Angel of an Astronomer.

The final two entries in THE HEIRS OF THE ARISTOCRACY series make up this boxed set of four young men and women and their struggles with courtship. In THE HONOR OF AN HEIR, twin sisters Dahlia and Diana have no desire to husband-hunt, but their ghost of a father has plans for them and the set of twin men who would make their perfect mates. Heir to a sultanate, Ertuğrul hasn’t yet begun his harem, but if he finds true love with a young lady in London, he may forgo concubines.

Four early Victorian novels make up this boxed set featuring four cousins on their Grand Tour of Sicily, Greece, Egypt, and Rome. When they set off on their two-year trip, they have no idea they will no longer be bachelors when they return to England. A Courtship in CataniaWhen Donald visited Catania the first time, he fell hard for Lady Nicoletta, unaware her father had plans for her to marry a much older man. While acting as a guide for his younger brother and cousins, he returns seven years later to claim her. Will he reveal the secrets that led to their parting?

It’s the 1990s and the body positivity movement has a yet to be born. Graham Pitscottie dreams of one day becoming a presenter on Blue Peter. However, he is stuck replenishing the pick 'n' mix at Woolworths. By his own admission he is, ‘a bit of a fatso’, and because there are no fat Blue Peter presenters, he joins - at the insistence of his mother Soo - a slimming class run by Wendy Bottomley.