The Diabolical Baron

The Diabolical Baron PDF Author: Mary Jo Putney
Publisher: Onyx Books
ISBN: 9780451150424
Category : Arranged marriage
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Shy young Caroline Hanscombe is caught when her family's desperate financial situation causes her father to order her to marry the handsome Baron Radford.

The Diabolical Baron

The Diabolical Baron PDF Author: Mary Jo Putney
Publisher: Onyx Books
ISBN: 9780451150424
Category : Arranged marriage
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Shy young Caroline Hanscombe is caught when her family's desperate financial situation causes her father to order her to marry the handsome Baron Radford.

Strange Science

Strange Science PDF Author: Lara Pauline Karpenko
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472900773
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 311

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The essays in Strange Science examine marginal, fringe, and unconventional forms of scientific inquiry, as well as their cultural representations, in the Victorian period. Although now relegated to the category of the pseudoscientific, fields like mesmerism and psychical research captured the imagination of the Victorian public. Conversely, many branches of science now viewed as uncontroversial, such as physics and botany, were often associated with unorthodox methods of inquiry. Whether ultimately incorporated into mainstream scientific thought or categorized by 21st century historians as pseudo- or even anti-scientific, these sciences generated conversation, enthusiasm, and controversy within Victorian society. To date, scholarship addressing Victorian pseudoscience tends to focus either on a particular popular science within its social context or on how mainstream scientific practice distinguished itself from more contested forms. Strange Science takes a different approach by placing a range of sciences in conversation with one another and examining the similar unconventional methods of inquiry adopted by both now-established scientific fields and their marginalized counterparts during the Victorian period. In doing so, Strange Science reveals the degree to which scientific discourse of this period was radically speculative, frequently attempting to challenge or extend the apparent boundaries of the natural world. This interdisciplinary collection will appeal to scholars in the fields of Victorian literature, cultural studies, the history of the body, and the history of science.

Eustace Fitz-Richard. A tale of the Baron's Wars. By the author of the Bandit Chief, or Lords of Urvino

Eustace Fitz-Richard. A tale of the Baron's Wars. By the author of the Bandit Chief, or Lords of Urvino PDF Author: Eustace FITZ-RICHARD
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Languages : en
Pages : 270

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The Bartered Bride

The Bartered Bride PDF Author: Mary Jo Putney
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345494210
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434

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After building a fortune in the exotic East, American adventurer and merchant prince Gavin Elliott sets his sails for London to begin a new life. Then fate intervenes on an infamous island in the East Indies where a European woman faces degradation and peril. Though saving her may cost Gavin his life, he cannot refuse to help the fierce beauty who touches his heart and soul with her indomitable spirit. Alexandra Warren is returning home from Australia as a widow and mother when a pirate attack condemns her to a life of servitude. A miracle arrives in the form of a steely-eyed Yankee captain, whose reckless courage wins them freedom and a safe passage home to London. Intimate strangers joined by too many secrets, they slowly begin to heal the past with attraction and tenderness—until an old enemy reaches out to threaten the passionate love Gavin has found with his irresistible bartered bride. From the Paperback edition.

Carousel of Hearts

Carousel of Hearts PDF Author: Mary Jo Putney
Publisher: Pandamax Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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A Classic Sweet Regency Romance Love is in the air, but where is Cupid aiming his darts? Spirited and beautiful, Antonia Thornton is a baroness in her own right, and her companion and best friend is Judith Winslow, a quiet intellectual with a love of natural philosophy. Then Antonia's childhood friend, Adam Yorke, returns from India and brings his friend, the outrageously handsome Simon, Lord Launceston. They all like each other, love is in the air—and they are all too noble for their own good! Can four confused young people sort themselves out properly before it's too late?

The Best Husband Money Can Buy

The Best Husband Money Can Buy PDF Author: Mary Jo Putney
Publisher: Pandamax Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 110

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Money can buy many things, but does that include a good, loving husband? Emma Stone was raised as part of a large, loving aristocratic family, but after she was orphaned she became a tired, lonely governess. Then through an act of kindness, she inherits an unexpected fortune and realizes that she can now have the husband and family she craves. Anthony Vaughn, the dashing distant cousin she'd admired as a child now needs a fortune to pay his father's debts and preserve his family estate. Together they strike a bargain—even though Emma knows she risks not only her fortune but her heart… (This story is also available in the author's novella collection, Christmas Candles.) "Putney's writing is clear as crystal and smooth as silk." —Booklist

Unseen Magic

Unseen Magic PDF Author: M.J. Putney
Publisher: Pandamax Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 93

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Mary Jo Putney writing as M.J. Putney... Jane Macrae is a Guardian, a member of the magically gifted families who quietly use their talents to aid humankind. During the darkest days of WWII, Jane's abilities make her invaluable to British military intelligence. But when a powerful instinct sends her home to Scotland, she doesn't expect to be sought out by a wild-eyed Canadian RAF pilot in desperate need of her help. For Wing Commander David Sinclair, fighting the Battle of Britain is challenge enough. Becoming Warden of the Grail when he visits his ancestral home in Scotland is way, way outside his experience. Then his newly discovered powers lead him to a cool-eyed Scottish beauty who must become his partner in retrieving a stolen mystical treasure that could bring victory to the Nazis and destroy Britain forever. Only if they survive might there be time enough for love…. (Originally titled "The White Rose of Scotland," Unseen Magic was first published in the Chalice of Roses anthology.) The Guardian Trilogy: A Kiss of Fate, #1 Stolen Magic, #2 A Distant Magic, #3 Unseen Magic: A Guardian Novella Set in WWII

The Bargain

The Bargain PDF Author: Mary Jo Putney
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 1420122436
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312

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Mismatched lovers and unexpected attraction catch fire in this timeless Regency romance by the New York Times bestselling author. Forced to wed to keep her inheritance, independent Lady Jocelyn Kendal finds an outrageous solution: she proposes marriage to Major David Lancaster, an officer dying from his Waterloo wounds. In return for making her his wife, she will provide for his governess sister. But after the bargain is struck and the marriage is made, the major makes a shocking, miraculous recovery. Though they agree to an annulment, such matters take time . . . time enough for David to realize he is irrevocably in love with his wife. Haunted by her past, Jocelyn refuses to trust the desire David ignites in her. She never counted on a real husband, least of all one who would entice her to be a real wife. But some bargains are made to be broken—and his skilled courtship is impossible to resist . . . Praise for Mary Jo Putney “Putney’s endearing characters and warm-hearted stories never fail to inspire and delight.” —Sabrina Jeffries “A complex maze of a story twisted with passion, violence, and redemption. Miss Putney just gets better and better.” —Nora Roberts “A gifted writer with an intuitive understanding of what makes romance work.” —Amanda Quick “No one writes historical romance better.” —Cathy Maxwell “Dynamite!” —Laura Kinsale

The Rake

The Rake PDF Author: Mary Jo Putney
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 1420127942
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416

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A woman holds the key to one man’s destiny in this classic Regency romance from the legendary New York Times bestselling author. Disinherited and disgraced, Reginald Davenport’s prospects cried for a dire end. But fate has given him one last chance at redemption—by taking his rightful place as the heir of Strickland, his lost ancestral estate. Davenport knows his way around women, yet nothing prepares him for his shocking encounter with Lady Alys Weston. Masquerading as a man in order to obtain a position as estate manager of Strickland, Alys fled a world filled with mistrust and betrayal. She was finished with men—until Strickland’s restored owner awakens a passion she thought she would never feel. A passion that will doom or save them both . . . if only they can overcome their pasts . . . Praise for Mary Jo Putney “Putney’s endearing characters and warm-hearted stories never fail to inspire and delight.” —Sabrina Jeffries “A complex maze of a story twisted with passion, violence, and redemption. Miss Putney just gets better and better.” —Nora Roberts “A gifted writer with an intuitive understanding of what makes romance work.” —Amanda Quick “No one writes historical romance better.” —Cathy Maxwell “Dynamite!” —Laura Kinsale

The Diabolical Baron

The Diabolical Baron PDF Author: Mary Jo Putney
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A Classic Sweet Regency Romance A Wicked Wager! Rich, handsome, and fashionably jaded, Jason, Lord Radford, knows he must marry to get an heir, but assumes that any well bred young lady will do, so he offers for Caroline Hanscombe, whose name he draws at random. Caroline is pressured by her family to accept, but shy and musical, she finds her new fiancé alarming. Will this be a match made in heaven or hell? Or might Caroline quietly find herself a man who suits her better...? Mary Jo Putney's first book, The Diabolical Baron was a RITA finalist and won the Romantic Times awards for Best New Regency Novel and Best New Regency Author, and the NJRW Golden Leaf Award for best historical romance. Praise for The Diabolical Baron: "An exciting debut...fresh and memorable." --Romantic Times "I just read The Diabolical Baron and I couldn't put it down. Thank you! It was wonderful! Excellent, excellent! I have enjoyed many books, including yours, but this one is special...It's one that I'll never tire of; it's an 'old friend,' even though I just read it for the first time. I just wanted to say thank you!" --Reader review "EXCELLENT...EXCELLENT...EXCELLENT! I truly enjoyed how Ms Putney involves you in the lives of the enchanting characters in this book...I couldn't put it down until I finished it." --Regency Reads About the Author A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USAToday bestselling author, Mary Jo Putney's novels are known for psychological depth and intensity and include historical and contemporary romance, fantasy, and young adult fantasy. Winner of numerous writing awards, including two RITAs, three Romantic Times Career Achievement awards, and the Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award from Romance Writers of America, she has had numerous books listed among Library Journal's and Booklist's top romances of the year.