Author: Lisa Kleypas
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062371835
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Lisa Kleypas is back with a stunning new historical romance! Readers have long waited for the return of New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas to historical romance—and now she's back with her most breathtaking yet. A twist of fate . . . Devon Ravenel, London's most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom. But his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilities . . . and more than a few surprises. His estate is saddled with debt, and the late earl's three innocent sisters are still occupying the house . . . along with Kathleen, Lady Trenear, a beautiful young widow whose sharp wit and determination are a match for Devon's own. A clash of wills . . . Kathleen knows better than to trust a ruthless scoundrel like Devon. But the fiery attraction between them is impossible to deny—and from the first moment Devon holds her in his arms, he vows to do whatever it takes to possess her. As Kathleen finds herself yielding to his skillfully erotic seduction, only one question remains: Can she keep from surrendering her heart to the most dangerous man she's ever known?
Cold-Hearted Rake
Author: Lisa Kleypas
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062371835
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Lisa Kleypas is back with a stunning new historical romance! Readers have long waited for the return of New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas to historical romance—and now she's back with her most breathtaking yet. A twist of fate . . . Devon Ravenel, London's most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom. But his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilities . . . and more than a few surprises. His estate is saddled with debt, and the late earl's three innocent sisters are still occupying the house . . . along with Kathleen, Lady Trenear, a beautiful young widow whose sharp wit and determination are a match for Devon's own. A clash of wills . . . Kathleen knows better than to trust a ruthless scoundrel like Devon. But the fiery attraction between them is impossible to deny—and from the first moment Devon holds her in his arms, he vows to do whatever it takes to possess her. As Kathleen finds herself yielding to his skillfully erotic seduction, only one question remains: Can she keep from surrendering her heart to the most dangerous man she's ever known?
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062371835
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Lisa Kleypas is back with a stunning new historical romance! Readers have long waited for the return of New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas to historical romance—and now she's back with her most breathtaking yet. A twist of fate . . . Devon Ravenel, London's most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom. But his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilities . . . and more than a few surprises. His estate is saddled with debt, and the late earl's three innocent sisters are still occupying the house . . . along with Kathleen, Lady Trenear, a beautiful young widow whose sharp wit and determination are a match for Devon's own. A clash of wills . . . Kathleen knows better than to trust a ruthless scoundrel like Devon. But the fiery attraction between them is impossible to deny—and from the first moment Devon holds her in his arms, he vows to do whatever it takes to possess her. As Kathleen finds herself yielding to his skillfully erotic seduction, only one question remains: Can she keep from surrendering her heart to the most dangerous man she's ever known?
After Austen
Author: Lisa Hopkins
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319958941
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
This collection of twelve new essays examines some of what Jane Austen has become in the two hundred years since her death. Some of the chapters explore adaptations or repurposings of her work while others trace her influence on a surprising variety of different kinds of writing, sometimes even when there is no announced or obvious debt to her. In so doing they also inevitably shed light on Austen herself. Austen is often considered romantic and not often considered political, but both those perceptions are challenged her, as is the idea that she is primarily a writer for and about women. Her books are comic and ironic, but they have been reworked and drawn upon in very different genres and styles. Collectively these essays testify to the extraordinary versatility and resonance of Austen’s books.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319958941
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
This collection of twelve new essays examines some of what Jane Austen has become in the two hundred years since her death. Some of the chapters explore adaptations or repurposings of her work while others trace her influence on a surprising variety of different kinds of writing, sometimes even when there is no announced or obvious debt to her. In so doing they also inevitably shed light on Austen herself. Austen is often considered romantic and not often considered political, but both those perceptions are challenged her, as is the idea that she is primarily a writer for and about women. Her books are comic and ironic, but they have been reworked and drawn upon in very different genres and styles. Collectively these essays testify to the extraordinary versatility and resonance of Austen’s books.
Shameless
Author: Anne Stuart
Publisher: Impeccably Demure Press
ISBN: 0988915359
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Benedick Rohan has returned to London wanting one thing—to spend the next few months in blissful sexual congress with numerous congenial females. He does not want a do-gooder on his doorstep, interfering with his fun. Melisande “Charity” Carstairs has her own goals—to take care of the “soiled doves” and broken women she is determined to save, and to never marry again. And she isn’t about to let the undeniably gorgeous Viscount Rohan distract her. They have nothing in common but an enemy, the newly reformed Heavenly Host, whose mysterious leader threatens their nearest and dearest, and the two mismatched combatants have no choice but to band together, or lose those they held dearest. Losing their hearts in the process.
Publisher: Impeccably Demure Press
ISBN: 0988915359
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Benedick Rohan has returned to London wanting one thing—to spend the next few months in blissful sexual congress with numerous congenial females. He does not want a do-gooder on his doorstep, interfering with his fun. Melisande “Charity” Carstairs has her own goals—to take care of the “soiled doves” and broken women she is determined to save, and to never marry again. And she isn’t about to let the undeniably gorgeous Viscount Rohan distract her. They have nothing in common but an enemy, the newly reformed Heavenly Host, whose mysterious leader threatens their nearest and dearest, and the two mismatched combatants have no choice but to band together, or lose those they held dearest. Losing their hearts in the process.
Sherlock Holmes and the Shadows of St Petersburg
Author: Daniel D. Victor
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1787052893
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
"A psychological account of a crime" - that's how Fyodor Dostoyevsky described his novel Crime and Punishment, which tells of two horrific axe murders in St. Petersburg. It becomes much more than a mere "account," however, when a pair of dead bodies turn up in London's East End, their heads split open by an axe-blade. To Scotland Yard, the crimes are murders to solve. To Sherlock Holmes, they present an intriguing puzzle. But to the literary man, Dr. John H. Watson, they seem a deliberate re-staging of the brutal murders depicted in Dostoyevsky's narrative. If Watson is right, what can be the purpose behind an actual recreation of the fictional killings? Blocking the answer to that question is a mysterious assortment of English and Russian eccentrics, and one can only wonder if the startling revelation at the end will be dramatic enough to set matters straight.
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1787052893
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
"A psychological account of a crime" - that's how Fyodor Dostoyevsky described his novel Crime and Punishment, which tells of two horrific axe murders in St. Petersburg. It becomes much more than a mere "account," however, when a pair of dead bodies turn up in London's East End, their heads split open by an axe-blade. To Scotland Yard, the crimes are murders to solve. To Sherlock Holmes, they present an intriguing puzzle. But to the literary man, Dr. John H. Watson, they seem a deliberate re-staging of the brutal murders depicted in Dostoyevsky's narrative. If Watson is right, what can be the purpose behind an actual recreation of the fictional killings? Blocking the answer to that question is a mysterious assortment of English and Russian eccentrics, and one can only wonder if the startling revelation at the end will be dramatic enough to set matters straight.
Cousin Bette
Author: Honoré de Balzac
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191605832
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
Cousin Bette (1846) is considered to be Balzac's last great novel, and a key work in his Human Comedy. Set in the Paris of the 1830s and 1840s, it is a complex tale of the devastating effect of violent jealousy and sexual passion. Against a meticulously detailed backdrop of a post-Napoleonic France struggling with massive industrial and economic change, Balzac's characters span many classes of society, from impoverished workers and wealthy courtesans to successful businessmen and official dignitaries. The tragic outcome of the novel is relieved by occasional flashes of ironic comedy and the emergence of a younger generation which has come to terms with the new political and econimic climate. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191605832
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
Cousin Bette (1846) is considered to be Balzac's last great novel, and a key work in his Human Comedy. Set in the Paris of the 1830s and 1840s, it is a complex tale of the devastating effect of violent jealousy and sexual passion. Against a meticulously detailed backdrop of a post-Napoleonic France struggling with massive industrial and economic change, Balzac's characters span many classes of society, from impoverished workers and wealthy courtesans to successful businessmen and official dignitaries. The tragic outcome of the novel is relieved by occasional flashes of ironic comedy and the emergence of a younger generation which has come to terms with the new political and econimic climate. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Blackwood's Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 1130
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 1130
Book Description
A Rake's Guide to Seduction
Author: Caroline Linden
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 142011199X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
The one woman a notorious rake truly desires is also his greatest challenge in the USA Today bestselling author’s “expertly fashioned Regency romance” (Booklist). Anthony Hamilton cannot help it. The way he looks, the way he lives, his past—it all conspires to make him a man women desire. His name fills gossip circles in a seemingly endless, lurid drama. But he’s never forgotten the only woman he’s ever truly wanted…and yet could never have. Celia Reece knew Anthony well before his scandalous reputation. The young man she remembers spoke kindly, made her laugh, and quickened her pulse with his devilish good looks. But Celia’s mother had designs for her life that didn’t include Anthony. Now that Celia is widowed, Anthony refuses to let any obstacle stand in his way. He intends to win Celia’s heart with the same skills that made him London’s most irresistible rake . . .
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 142011199X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
The one woman a notorious rake truly desires is also his greatest challenge in the USA Today bestselling author’s “expertly fashioned Regency romance” (Booklist). Anthony Hamilton cannot help it. The way he looks, the way he lives, his past—it all conspires to make him a man women desire. His name fills gossip circles in a seemingly endless, lurid drama. But he’s never forgotten the only woman he’s ever truly wanted…and yet could never have. Celia Reece knew Anthony well before his scandalous reputation. The young man she remembers spoke kindly, made her laugh, and quickened her pulse with his devilish good looks. But Celia’s mother had designs for her life that didn’t include Anthony. Now that Celia is widowed, Anthony refuses to let any obstacle stand in his way. He intends to win Celia’s heart with the same skills that made him London’s most irresistible rake . . .
The Fatal Gift
Author: Frank Frankfort Moore
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
The Rake's Final Conquest
Author: Dorothy Elbury
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373306199
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Marcus Wolfe, Viscount Helstone, has more than earned the name of Hellcat Helstone, due to his wild, rakish ways. No woman can hold him--until he meets outspoken governess Sophie Flint, who both antagonizes and attracts him in equal measure Sophie's refusal to become his mistress has Marcus in a spin--and even more determined to make her his. Has the devilish viscount finally been tamed by the forthright Miss Flint?
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373306199
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Marcus Wolfe, Viscount Helstone, has more than earned the name of Hellcat Helstone, due to his wild, rakish ways. No woman can hold him--until he meets outspoken governess Sophie Flint, who both antagonizes and attracts him in equal measure Sophie's refusal to become his mistress has Marcus in a spin--and even more determined to make her his. Has the devilish viscount finally been tamed by the forthright Miss Flint?
The Rake's Inherited Courtesan
Author: Ann Lethbridge
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426831463
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
A courtesan’s daughter is shocked to be named in her guardian’s will—as a bequest to his handsome nephew—in this scandalous Regency romance. Dover, 1816. Daughter of a Parisian courtesan, Sylvia Boisette longs for respectability, though gossips say she is nothing more than a gentleman’s paramour. Now, with her guardian dead, she finds herself in a shocking situation. . . . Christopher Evernden is appalled to learn that his uncle has just left him Mademoiselle Boisette, with all expenses paid! Although his body responds to Sylvia’s tempting sensuality, he knows he should rid himself of his disreputable charge. But, surprisingly, Sylvia has a vulnerability to match her exceptional beauty. Perhaps his inherited mistress could become his rightful bride . . .
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1426831463
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
A courtesan’s daughter is shocked to be named in her guardian’s will—as a bequest to his handsome nephew—in this scandalous Regency romance. Dover, 1816. Daughter of a Parisian courtesan, Sylvia Boisette longs for respectability, though gossips say she is nothing more than a gentleman’s paramour. Now, with her guardian dead, she finds herself in a shocking situation. . . . Christopher Evernden is appalled to learn that his uncle has just left him Mademoiselle Boisette, with all expenses paid! Although his body responds to Sylvia’s tempting sensuality, he knows he should rid himself of his disreputable charge. But, surprisingly, Sylvia has a vulnerability to match her exceptional beauty. Perhaps his inherited mistress could become his rightful bride . . .