Книги жанра об истории серьезно
Life as a duchess…Or something much more dangerous…?Part of The King’s Elite. Constantly told her beauty and charm is all she has to offer, Lady Clarissa is intent on marrying a duke. And intriguing spy Sebastian Leatham will help her! Only first she’ll assist him with his new assignment—playing the part of confident aristocrat Lord Millcroft. Sebastian awakens a burning desire within Clarissa whi…
If the truth comes out…There will be scandal!Part of Those Scandalous Stricklands: Hope Strickland must find the lost items of her family’s estate. Mysterious Gregory Drake, expert at fixing the problems of the aristocracy, is hired to help. As they embark on the search Hope finds herself drawn to the handsome stranger. He may not be a gentleman but Hope’s tempted to put aside her marriage prospec…
The plainest Strickland sisterIn the Earl’s arms!Part of Those Scandalous Stricklands: To escape marriage to the new Earl of Comstock, bookish Charity must find her family’s missing diamonds. She meets her match in an intellectual stranger auditing the estate…little knowing he is Lord Comstock himself! With him, Charity feels different—even desirable! But will seizing one night of passion bind her…
She saved his life…Now he can’t resist her!A Wild Lords and Innocent Ladies story: Lord Stanton’s stay on the island of Illiakos is shrouded in memories of fever and his mysterious nurse. Years later, an Illiakan royal visit to Stanton Hall reveals the princess’s chaperon Christina James is the woman who saved his life! Alexander is a master of control, but Christina makes him long to unleash the …
A stolen kiss from a spy!Working undercover for the government, Bartholomew Dyer must expose a nefarious plot to make Napoleon the ruler of England! He needs access to the highest echelons of Society to find those involved, so he’s forced to enlist the help of the woman who jilted him five years ago—Moira, Lady Rexford.Moira's widowed, yet still as captivating as ever, and Bart’s determined not to…
Falling for a duke in disguise!Never welcomed into society circles, Rosalind Allen gave up her marriage prospects long ago—life has taught her she’ll only get hurt. So she’s shocked when an encounter with a mysterious stranger makes her long to reconsider…Little does Rosalind know that her mystery man is Leo Beauchamp, Duke of Cheriton, travelling in disguise to evade the ladies of the ton! Impove…
Реальная история дочери знаменитых британских маньяков Фреда и Розмари Уэстов – о жизни в «доме ужасов», где происходили растление, насилие и убийства. Что делать и как жить, когда твои мама и папа – серийные убийцы, знаменитые на всю страну? Мэй Уэст знает это с самого детства. Ее родители насиловали, убивали и затем расчленяли молодых женщин в своем доме по адресу Лондон, Кромвель-стрит, 25. Сад…
«Летом 1513 года при дворе Маргариты Австрийской появилась девочка – дочь придворного, обученная понимать опасный дворцовый танец. Она знала, что лучшей защитой для девушки служит ее ум, что благосостояние семьи может измениться по прихоти короля и что на европейской политической арене разыгрывается большая шахматная партия, в которой даже она может сыграть определенную роль. Никто, разумеется, не…
В 1996 году в России провели последнюю смертную казнь. В Москве расстреляли убийцу 11 детей. …Долгое время никто не мог опознать и идентифицировать человеческие останки, найденные в районе Звенигородского лесничества. Тела были так обезображены, что помочь в этом могли лишь судебные эксперты, но те всё никак не могли написать заключение. По всему выходило, что тела жертв принадлежали мальчикам лет…
Every woman wants to marry him…But what if he's already taken?In this Matches Made in Scandal story Jean-Luc Bauduin, Parisian society’s most eligible bachelor, is determined only to take a wife of his choosing. And until that day comes he’ll ward off his admirers by hiring Lady Sophia Acton to wear his ring! The passion Jean-Luc shares with his convenient bride is enormously satisfying—until he d…
Ее ославили как «Северную Мессалину» и «распутницу на троне». О ее «сластолюбии» и «ненасытности» ходят легенды. Историки до сих пор спорят, сколько любовников было у Екатерины Великой – десятки или сотни? Но лишь одного из фаворитов она любила по-настоящему, всю жизнь, даже после разлуки, лишь с ним тайно сочеталась браком, лишь он был достоин ее страсти и стал «ночным императором» России – Григо…
The scandalous truth…She’s the Count’s new mistress!In this Matches Made in Scandal story Count Aleksei Derevenko hires governess Allison Galbraith for her skills as a herbalist, not as a mistress! But when rumours spread Allison is shocked by her wanton reaction to Aleksei. His inscrutable icy blue eyes promise white-hot nights of sin! She knows too well how fragile her reputation is, but will th…
From the streets of London……to Venetian high society!A Matches Made in Scandal story: To catch his father’s murderer, broodingly arrogant Conte Luca del Pietro requires help from a most unlikely source—Becky Wickes, London’s finest card-sharp. Against the decadence of Carnival, Becky’s innocence and warmth captivates Luca, but as their chemistry burns hotter the stakes in their perilous game are g…
A scandalous journey…Glassmaker’s daughter Thea Markham is devastated when her brother Daniel goes missing. Then a mysterious lord turns up asking questions about Daniel and offers to find him. Unsure she can trust the handsome peer, Thea dresses up as a boy and follows him!Lord Vernon Beauchamp feels his life lacks direction. Meeting Thea gives him a renewed purpose. And when they are thrown toge…
‘All gamblers are alike in luck…’Although when Nolan Gray enters a high-stakes game in Venice, facing a ruthless opponent, he’ll need more than just luck. He can’t start losing now…especially when the virginity of the enthralling Gianna Minotti hangs in the balance!Fate is on his side, and Nolan seizes victory. But leaving in a gondola with Gianna and not collecting on his tantalising prize pushes…