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A LESS THAN PERFECT PRINCESS… Princess Theodora of Constantinople is to marry Duke Nikolaos, General-in-Chief of the army, a man chosen for her by the Emperor. An imperial princess must always do her duty: be beautiful, obedient and pure. But Theodora spent ten years in exile in a barbarian land.There, once, she might have forgotten protocol. Forgotten enough to have given birth to a baby in secre…
1945–2020. В честь 75-летия Победы в Великой Отечественной Войне. Это наша история. Роман по воспоминаниям моего деда, капитана подразделения Смерш-4. Почти все имена главных героев этого романа изменены, а вот биографии подлинные и все максимально правдиво. Когда гриф секретности был частично снят, я по воспоминанием деда написал этот роман. Люди, которые видели эти события своими глазами, участв…
Taming his runaway lady!Raised a lady, Emma of Fulford is a fallen woman with a young son as proof. He is all she has in the world, and now the boy’s brutal father has returned… Desperate and afraid, she needs to escape, and fast, so approaches Sir Richard of Asculf.She begs this honourable Norman knight for help – and offers the only thing she has left…herself. Honourable he may be, but Sir Richa…
She thought her fate was sealed… Before her father died, fourteen-year-old Isabella Montgomery had been betrothed to an older rancher infamous for cruelty. Two years later and shut away in a convent, Isabella dreaded the day he would come to claim her…Until a handsome captor revealed her true destiny! Tall, dark and devastatingly attractive, rancher Rafael McKenzie needed a bride before he came in…
BOUND BY ROYAL COMMAND! A dangerous mission at Queen Elizabeth’s bidding is Celia Sutton’s chance to erase the taint of her brother’s treason. Her life is at risk if she’s discovered – and so is her heart when she learns her co-conspirator is also her one-time seducer: brooding and mysterious John Brandon!John can’t believe the change in Celia – what’s happened to the carefree English rose she onc…
Книга профессора Гарвардского университета Роберта Дарнтона «Цензоры за работой» – это увлекательное исследование того, как в разных обстоятельствах и в разные времена работает цензура. В центре внимания автора три далеких друг от друга сюжета – роялистская Франция XVIII века, колониальная Индия XIX века и Восточная Германия на рубеже 1980–1990-х годов. Автор на многочисленных примерах прослеживае…
HIS SILENT STRENGTH REACHED OUT TO HER… After years of brutal torture, Callum MacKinloch is finally free of his captors – but his voice is still held prisoner. He’d never let anyone hear him scream. Although Lady Marguerite de Montpierre’s chains may be invisible, they threaten to tie her to a loveless and cruel marriage.When Marguerite discovers Callum waiting to die, her heart aches for the warr…
A secret carried down the aisle!Late one night Susanna Lambert, illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Rockland, bursts uninvited into a stranger’s carriage, turning both their worlds upside down. Suddenly fun-loving Justin Connor finds himself forced to consider marriage!For Susanna, marrying Justin is a chance to finally escape her cruel stepmother and forget about the rake who ruined her. But as …
Mistress or Wife?Independent Margot de Bryun has no intention of giving a man control of her life! Although handsome rake Stephen Standish, Marquess of Fanworth, does pique her interest… Maybe a man can offer other advantages?Stephen sees Margot as perfect marriage material – talented, intelligent and alluring. But when a stolen family ruby is traced to the jewellery shop Margot owns, infuriated, …
‘Ten Thousand Pounds to Whoever Can Seduce the Heiress by Michaelmas!’Even for dissolute rake Richard Arrandale, this latest bet is outrageously scandalous. But Richard doesn’t care – until he meets the heiress’s charming chaperon and the stakes are raised even higher!Widowed Lady Phyllida Tatham is no longer the shy, plain creature she once was, and she’s determined to protect her beautiful stepd…
The thought of Robert Breton's touch fills Anne Clairemont with a delicious, scandalous heat—but her family's happiness depends on her going through with her planned marriage to his wealthy, cold business partner.Then Robert gives her a searing kiss beneath the mistletoe that changes everything. Soon he's showing Anne the intimate pleasures they could share, determined to fan the flame of their de…
Indulge your fantasies of delicious Regency Rakes, fierce Viking warriors and rugged Highlanders. Be swept away into a world of intense passion, lavish settings and romance that burns brightly through the centuriesFiona O'Rourke doesn't believe in love– certainly not in a marriage arranged by her cruel father. Even if her unexpected betrothed seems honorable kind, can she trust his motives. . . or…
Bedded by the Ton’s most desirable rake! Society gossip has kept Lady Juliet Boyd out of the public eye since the suspicious death of her husband. Persuaded to accept an invitation to a summer house party, all she really wants is a quiet life, free from the attentions of any man.But there she meets the scandalous Sebastian St Claire, who makes her feel things, want things, need things she’s never …
90-е годы – время крушения СССР как советской империи и становления новой России как демократического государства. Ломка советского уклада жизни, стереотипов, отношений, исчезновение цензуры, время гласности, новых идей и возможностей. Новая реальность, в которую не все могли вписаться. Не одна судьба сломалась в те годы. В книге подробно, шаг за шагом, рассказано, как автор вписался в крутые вира…
Wanted: Wife and MotherHomeless and penniless, Rosamund is forced to marry Harry, Lord Portman. In return for a comfortable life, she must produce an heir! But, far from sweeping her into his bed, Harry seems determined to keep her at arm’s length!His attraction to Rosamund unsettles Harry, and threatens the terms of their convenient marriage – and his undercover work bringing criminals to justice…