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Уважаемый читатель! Вы держите в руках литературный опыт не выпускника литинститута им.Горького,а военного лётчика 1 класса,пилота от Бога Юрия Старобинца,который, как и многие его однополчане,уже «потерял прописку в небе,но оставил за собой способность видеть с высоты своей жизни намного дальше остальных жителей Земли».Книга не претендует на то,чтобы вернуть в нашу жизнь утраченные за последние д…
Western Kansas, 1866Steady, wealthy and oh-so-safe–that's the kind of husband Bess Trundale wants. Someone like the local banker's son. Someone unlike Sheriff Kirk Landers. The lawman's confident swagger gets right under her skin…and into her fantasies. And though she's tried to ignore the chemistry surging between them, one night is about to change everything.Kirk isn't planning on being anyone's…
Lord Pendleton’s Society Wife In her first season in London, country girl Susannah Hampton is confused by the attentions of the dashing Lord Pendleton. Wealthy, but undeniably arrogant, he is certainly not the kind of husband she had in mind. Although she can’t help but find him attractive.Soon Susannah gets what she hopes for – a marriage proposal! She may be an innocent country miss, but now Sus…
From prim church mouse… Seduced, abandoned and pregnant, Arabella Shelley is determined her baby’s father will support them. Horrified to discover his death, she is shocked at the demand of his brother, the handsome, inscrutable Viscount Hadleigh. To legitimise her unborn child, she must marry him instead! …to being pleasured by the Viscount!As Bella struggles with her unfamiliar, luxurious new li…
MAD DASH TO GRETNA!Considered a spinster, Lady Drusilla Rudney has only one role in life: to chaperon her sister. So when her flighty sibling elopes Dru knows she has to stop her! She employs the help of a fellow travelling companion, who looks harmless enough…Ex-army captain John Hendricks is intrigued by this damsel in distress. Once embroiled with her in a mad dash across England, he discovers …
CONSUMED BY REVENGE – AND DESIRE!Captured by his enemy and chained like a dog, Leif Egilsson has one thought in his mind: revenge. He’ll no longer be beguiled by the treacherous beauty of Lady Astrid, and her innocence, which he so craved, will finally be his. On his escape, this fierce, proud Viking is bent on making her pay the price of her betrayal – in his bed!Only Astrid has the heart of a wa…
Out of the brothel…Wrongly accused of theft, innocent Celina Shelley is cast out of the brothel she calls home and flees to Quinn Ashley, Lord Dreycott, for safety. But the heat in the daredevil adventurer’s eyes tells Lina that the danger is just beginning… …and into the rake’s bedroom!Lina dresses like a nun, looks like an angel, but flirts like a professional – and the last thing Quinn expects …
Hampshire, 1816Garrick, Lord Westerly, has forbidden the hanging of mistletoe, yet the holiday house party at his country estate sizzles with sensual desire. And though Theodora Southern decided long ago never to marry, she has been enjoying the erotic fantasies that haunt her each night—fantasies featuring her handsome, brooding host…Since returning from the war, Garrick has been in no mood to ce…
Лихие времена, лихие люди… Но найдётся герой, который спасёт родную деревню от напасти! Вот только кто же он?Вместе с героями повести читатель узнает об отваге, благородстве и любви к родной земле, и о справедливом возмездии за тёмные дела! А наградой героям будет чистая и верная любовь!
Outrageous RegencyLords and Ladies!THE SHOCKING LORD STANDONRumours fly that Gareth Morant, Earl of Standon, is to be wed. He cannot deny them, but he won’t be forced into marriage. So encountering a governess in scandalising circumstances, Gareth demands her help—to make him ineligible. He wants to create a stir and will educate the prim Miss Jessica Gifford in the courtesan’s arts. But Gareth ha…
This engaging and insightful book is the first historical study in English portraying the lives and fates of Slovak women. The seven life stories, ranging from the late 19th century to the present day, expose the often cruel political history of Slovakia through the eyes of prominent women whose acts and deeds on behalf of their fellow citizens remain unforgotten in the Slovak collective mind. The…
Scotland, 1307Laird Connor MacLerie is ruthless, a fact his wife, Jocelyn, knows all too well – particularly when it comes to arranging marriages for members of his clan. Though they found happiness and passion themselves, Jocelyn had been bought as a bride for Connor herself and doesn't want to see another woman betrothed without consent.She hatches a matchmaking plot of her own – but it will onl…
London, 1817.The Earl of Chambourne’s scandalous reputation has been well-earned, but he has never forgotten the only woman he has ever loved—nor forgiven her for marrying another man while he was off fighting in France.When Christian discovers she is a widow, he hungers to possess her once again—as his mistress. Lady Sylviana Moorland, Countess of Ampthill, knows it is only a matter of time befor…
England, 1804 Lucasta Barnes knows the folly believing in magic can lead to—and she won’t accept that her illicit tryst with a notorious rake was the result of anything more than pure lust. Or that it has bonded them together forever. Yet, she can’t deny that she yearns for just one more night in his arms…David, Earl of Elderwood, is used to women being enchanted by him, but ever since a passionat…
Central Kansas, 1883 Chicago lawyer Blake Barlow has tracked his runaway wife all the way to the middle of nowhere. If she wants a divorce, he’ll grant her one—as soon as she tells him why she left. Clara Johnson is angry. Blake betrayed her mere weeks after exchanging vows—but when he rides up to her family farm, it’s to get her signature, not to beg for forgiveness.Clara and Blake agree their br…