Author: Jessica Peterson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698141628
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
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The author of The Millionaire Rogue returns to her dazzling series about a bygone era filled with romance, espionage, and one dangerously seductive diamond… Mr. Henry Lake spent the past twelve years uncovering the most scandalous secrets of Europe’s wealthy and powerful, serving as one of His Majesty’s most decorated spies. But when a mission to find the legendary French Blue diamond brings him back to London, and face to face with a beautiful noblewoman he once loved, it’s his own hidden passions that are uncovered… Lady Caroline, Countess of Berry, knows better than to lose her head over a man. After an embarrassing romantic entanglement forced her into a loveless marriage and early widowhood, she learned to never trust in desire, especially when it comes to the man who once broke her heart. Only, despite her good sense, she finds Henry impossible to resist—even when he once again places her in deathly danger…
Author: Debbie McGowan
Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing
ISBN: 1786450720
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Three years after the death of his civil partner, DCI Gray Fisher is finally ready to make the break from the police. For too long, he has used his work as a means of survival; now, he’s looking forward to a nice, quiet life in academia. Investment banker Will Richards is a walking, talking contradiction. With his love of surfing and his farmhouse menagerie of rescue animals, he’s far removed from Gray’s idea of the perfect man, but that’s ‘not a problem’. Gray wants nothing more than friendship, and Will seems happy to accept that. After all, with his mum’s illness and resigning from his job, he’s got enough on his plate already. Assuming, of course, he’s telling the truth. When former colleague, Rob Simpson-Stone, asks for Gray’s help with a case of a destitute banker who faked his own death, Gray is understandably reluctant to get involved…until Rob reveals the identity of one of the suspects.
Author: Jessica Peterson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 069814161X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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In an age of stately decorum, the Hope Diamond was a source of delicious intrigue—and a font of unimaginable adventure… Though not of noble birth, Thomas Hope has a skill in banking that’s made him one of the richest, most trusted men in London. Still, he keeps his dubious past hidden. So when an old acquaintance calls on Hope to help acquire the infamous French Blue Diamond, he’s desperate to be discreet. He never expects that his biggest concern shouldn’t be losing his reputation, but his heart… Sophia Blaise is determined to make a brilliant match with this season’s most eligible, most titled bachelor, but her true passion has been ignited by the incredible stories she hears while secretly transcribing the memoirs of a notorious Madam. After a night of clandestine writing ends with Sophia caught up in a scandalous adventure of her own—with an alluring banker—she begins to question whether she’s suited to the proper life she’s always known… Caught up in a thrilling exploit and unexpected romance, Sophia must make a choice between what her head knows is safe and what her heart desperately desires, before both slip from her grasp forever…
Author: Summer Hanford
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953100351
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Retired spy Abigail Matheson has inherited the title of Marchioness of Buchman upon the death of her cousin. The title, which her cousin inherited from her father, should never have been hers. But that annoyance is forgotten when The Raven, Abigail's superior, introduces her to Sir Stirling James. They request her assistance on one final mission: find the stolen crown jewels of Scotland.Abigail accepts this unexpected opportunity in hopes of forgetting the young French spy she killed on her last assignment. When The Raven and Sir Stirling inform her that she will be working with Lord Reade, a rake of the first order, Abigail, who's always worked alone, plans to ignore the partnership and complete this mission alone.Lord Reade, brother to Robert Murdock, the Earl of Kinwall, has been given the opportunity to gamble with men who can afford to lose a lot of money. And a lot of money is exactly what Reade needs if he is to save his family's ancestral home from creditors and prevent his brother's family from being forced onto the streets. The catch: he must work with a beautiful spy to find the thief who stole the Honors of Scotland. Surely, he can ignore her long enough to salvage his family's fortune. The string of suitors determined to be the next Marquess of Buchman prove too much a distraction, however, and Reade is forced to take matters into his own hands.
Author: Jess Michaels
Publisher: The Passionate Pen
ISBN: 1947770063
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Author: Wolfe Frank
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526738740
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 527
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A 1949 series of articles on life in post-World War II Germany, written by an undercover German reporter for an American paper—and the story behind them. Wolfe Frank was chief interpreter at the Nuremberg Trials where he was dubbed “The Voice of Doom.” A playboy turned resistance worker branded an “enemy of the state—to be shot on sight,” he had fled Germany for England in 1937. Initially interned as an “enemy alien,” he was later allowed to join the British Army where he rose to the rank of captain. Unable to speak English when he arrived, he became, by the time of the trials, the finest interpreter in the world. In the months following the trials, the misinformation coming out of Germany began to alarm Frank, so in 1949, backed by the New York Herald Tribune, he returned to the homeland he once fled to go undercover and report on German post-war life. He worked alongside Germans in factories, on the docks, in a refugee camp, and elsewhere. Carrying false papers, he sought objective answers to many questions including refugees, anti-Semitism, morality, de-Nazification, religion, and nationalism. Among the many surprises in Frank’s work was his single-handedly tracking down and arresting the SS General ranked fourth on the Allies most wanted list—and personally taking and transcribing the Nazi’s confession. The Undercover Nazi Hunter not only reproduces Frank’s series of articles (as he wrote them) and a translation of the confession—which until now has never been seen in the public domain—but also reveals the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of a great American newspaper agonizing over how to manage this unique opportunity and these important exposés.
Author: Zuo QiYouQie
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1649758553
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 745
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An unusual technique in hand, I have a beautiful woman! The sky was full of luck. Guan Hao was possessed by the soul of a physician from a foreign world. He became a strange, evil doctor who picked up girls to train on his path to become a doctor. From then on, it was the oneesan, the nurse, the goddess, the loli ... They were waiting for the beautiful ladies to get entangled with them.
Author: Charles Whibley
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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From highwaymen and thieves to con artists and scammers, 'A Book of Scoundrels' chronicles the lives of the most notorious criminals in history. With razor-sharp wit and unapologetic frankness, Charles Whibley dives deep into the depravity of Moll Cutpurse, Jonathan Wild, Ralph Briscoe, Gilderoy, Sixteen-String Jack, Thomas Pureney, Jack Sheppard, Louis-Dominique Cartouche, Gentleman Harry, Deacon Brodie, Charles Peace, the Man in the Grey Suit, and Monsieur L'Abbé. Each chapter presents a fascinating story of the rogues and villains, their audacious crimes, and their ultimate downfall.
Author: Emily Hendrickson
Publisher: Signet Book
ISBN: 9780451179357
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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As a proper young country Miss in the London Marriage Mart, Chloe was duty-bound to wed an aging Lord, but Julian St. Aubyn made her shudder with his reputation as the most wicked rake. Should she sacrifice her happiness, or fall for the man who might be the worst match of all? Original Regency romance.
Author: Lorraine Heath
Publisher: Avon Books
ISBN: 9780063114630
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath begins a compelling new spin-off series, The Chessmen: Masters of Seduction, centering around three heroes--Knight, Bishop, and Rook--who play to win at any cost. Born into an aristocratic family, yearning for a life beyond Society's strictures, Marguerite "Daisy" Townsend is an enterprising sleuth. Hired to obtain proof of a wife's infidelity, she secures a position in the household of the woman's lover, never expecting to be lured into the seductive blackguard's arms herself. Devilishly handsome, David Blackwood, known widely as Bishop, quickly realizes the enticing maid is interested in far more than dusting. She aims to uncover his sins. Although tempted by the dangerous beauty, he can't risk her learning the truth: his affairs are chaste. As a boy who witnessed his mother's abusive relationship, Bishop now helps desperate wives escape unhappy marriages. Yet when he is accused of murdering the husband of a "paramour," he is forced to seek Daisy's assistance in proving his innocence. As their perilous search draws them into a web of deceits, they can no longer deny their simmering desire. Once secrets are revealed, will Daisy's counterfeit scoundrel give up the scandalous games he plays and surrender his heart into her keeping?
