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Henrietta Barrett non ha mai dato peso alle convenzioni della società: vive in Cornovaglia, dove si occupa con amore della tenuta del suo tutore; indossa pratici calzoni invece di abiti sontuosi e risponde all'improbabile nome di "Henry". Quando però l'anziano lord Carlyle muore, Stannage Park va in eredità a un lontano cugino, William Dunford, il più impenitente scapolo di Londra, che rimane parecchio sorpreso quando viene a sapere di avere ereditato una proprietà, un titolo...

Ci sono due cose che tutti sanno di Alexander Ridgely: primo, è il duca di Ashbourne, uno dei migliori partiti d'Inghilterra; secondo, non ha alcuna intenzione di accasarsi. Almeno fino a quando il destino non pone sulla sua strada una giovane americana, intelligente, simpatica, coraggiosa e di grandi ideali. Tutto ciò che Alexander non si sarebbe mai aspettato di trovare in una donna. Peccato che sia solo una sguattera, del tutto inadeguata a diventare una lady. A meno che…

Lady Arabella Blydon è bella e intelligente, e soprattutto è stufa degli uomini che notano solo una delle sue doti. Un giorno un corteggiatore le dichiara che è disposto a non tenere in conto le sue disdicevoli tendenze intellettuali in virtù del suo bell'aspetto e della sua cospicua dote. Quando è troppo è troppo. Arabella, o meglio Belle, come viene chiamata, si ritira dal feroce mercato matrimoniale londinese e si trasferisce nella sua dimora di campagna.

Amelia Willoughby has been engaged to the Duke of Wyndham for as long as she can remember. Literally. A mere six months old when the contracts were signed, she has spent the rest of her life waiting. And waiting. And waiting . . . for Thomas Cavendish, the oh-so-lofty duke, to finally get around to marrying her. But as she watches him from afar, she has a sneaking suspicion that he never thinks about her at all . . .

De inspiratiebron voor de #1 Netflix-hit Bridgerton. Londen, 1824. Rijkdom, lust en verraad zijn aan de orde van de dag in negentiende-eeuws Engeland. En de familie Bridgerton staat altijd vooraan. Penelope Featherington bewondert de broer van haar beste vriendin al zolang ze zich kan herinneren, maar de kans dat deze knappe graaf haar ziet staan is klein. Bovendien maakt zijn schandalige reputatie hem bepaald geen ideale echtgenoot. Colin Bridgerton is zwaar beledigd door het beeld dat lady Whistledown van hem schetst in haar roddelcolumn. Hij is helemaal geen charmant leeghoofd!

A soldier. And he has always been a rogue. What he is not, and never wanted to be, is a peer of the realm, responsible for an ancient heritage and the livelihood of hundreds. But when he is recognized as the long-lost son of the House of Wyndham, his carefree life is over. And if his birth proves to be legitimate, then he will find himself with the one title he never wanted: Duke of Wyndham.

Londen, 1814. Rijkdom, lust en verraad zijn aan de orde van de dag in negentiende-eeuws Engeland. En de familie Bridgerton staat altijd vooraan. Anthony Bridgerton maakt volgens Lady Whistledown nog geen aanstalten om zich te verloven. Maar dit keer zit het roddelblad ernaast. Anthony heeft niet alleen besloten te trouwen, hij weet zelfs al met wie! Het enige obstakel is zijn aanstaande schoonzus, Kate Sheffield, de meest bemoeizieke vrouw die zich ooit in een Londense balzaal heeft gewaagd.

Olivia Bevelstroke, the only daughter of the Earl of Rudland, is beautiful and has a sizeable dowry. Yet at the age of 21 she is still unmarried, causing people to whisper behind her back, 'What is she waiting for? A prince?' But Olivia isn't cold or stuck up and neither is she a hopeless romantic. She's just waiting for something - or someone. Sir Harry Valentine, a war veteran, is now back in London working in secret for the War Office and keeping an eye on his wayward younger brother. Rumour has it that he killed his fiancée, which intrigues Olivia.

Londen, 1813. Rijkdom, lust en verraad zijn aan de orde van de dag in negentiende-eeuws Engeland. En de familie Bridgerton staat altijd vooraan. Daphne Bridgerton heeft geleerd dat ze maar één doel heeft in het leven: het vinden van een geschikte huwelijkskandidaat. Als de anonieme roddelaarster Lady Whistledown haar afdoet als oud nieuws, lijkt dat desastreus voor Daphnes kansen.

Georgiana Bridgerton isn't against the idea of marriage. She'd just thought she'd have some say in the matter. But with her reputation hanging by a thread after she's abducted for her dowry, Georgie is given two options: live out her life as a spinster or marry the rogue who has ruined her life. Enter option number three: as the fourth son of an earl, Nicholas Rokesby is prepared to chart his own course. He has a life in Edinburgh, where he's close to completing his medical studies, and he has no time - or interest - to find a wife.

Hugh Dunne, the Earl of Briarly, needs a wife - so his sister hands him a list of the very best young ladies on the market. And then, because he refuses to tear himself away from the stables where he trains Arabian racehorses, she invites all those ladies to a house party, along with some other bachelors, of course. So who will Hugh choose? The Botticelli-esque, enchanting Gwendolyn? The outspoken, delightful Katherine? If he doesn't work fast, he'll lose those ladies to his closest friends, and then where will he look for a wife?

Londen, 1815. Rijkdom, lust en verraad zijn aan de orde van de dag in negentiende-eeuws Engeland. En de familie Bridgerton staat altijd vooraan. Benedict Bridgerton heeft zijn oog laten vallen op Sophie Beckett. Sophie had niet durven dromen dat ze ooit zou binnenkomen op een van Lady Bridgertons befaamde gemaskerde bals. Laat staan dat ze daar haar droomprins zou ontmoeten. Hoewel ze de dochter van een graaf is, wordt Sophie door haar afschuwelijke stiefmoeder als een bediende behandeld.

Les Bridgerton sont stupéfaits : le vicomte Anthony veut se ranger ! Et il sait ce qu'il veut : une femme dont il ne risque pas de tomber amoureux, car l'amour est subalterne dans le couple. Edwina Sheffield est la reine de la saison, c'est donc elle qu'il épousera, et l'affaire sera réglée. Sauf que la demoiselle a une sœur dont l'influence est primordiale. Or, Kate Sheffield oppose son veto : un débauché comme Anthony n'est pas un parti convenable pour Edwina.

Sebastian Grey is in limbo. He is the heir presumptive to the Earl of Newbury, unless the current earl, a widower, can find a bride who will bear him a son. Newbury is in his 60s and somewhat portly, but as an earl he's considered quite a catch. Sebastian, on the other hand, is 29 and extremely handsome, but in no hurry to find a wife. Annabel Winslow, a country girl through and through, has received an offer to go to London for the season. The eldest of a family of eight, she knows that a good marriage might be the only thing that will save her family from ruin.

À la naissance de son fils, le duc de Hastings jubilait. Hélas, l'enfant bégaie ! Affront insupportable pour le duc, qui l'a renié sans pitié. Le jeune Simon a donc grandi, solitaire et assoiffé de revanche. Après de brillantes études, il a bourlingué de par le monde jusqu'à la mort de son père, et c'est désormais porteur d'un titre prestigieux qu'il revient en Angleterre où il est assailli par une horde de mères prêtes à tout pour marier leurs filles.

Beloved authors Julia Quinn, Elizabeth Boyle, Laura Lee Guhrke, and Stefanie Sloane deliver the stories of four friends from Madame Rochambeaux's Gentle School for Girls who find an old sixpence in their bedchamber and decide that it will be the lucky coin for each of their weddings…

Sebastian Grey is a devilishly handsome rogue with a secret. Annabel Winslow's family voted her The Winslow Most Likely to Speak Her Mind and The Winslow Most Likely to Fall Asleep in Church. Sebastian's uncle is the Earl of Newbury, and if he dies without siring an heir, Sebastian inherits everything. Lord Newbury detests Sebastian and will stop at nothing to prevent this from happening....

Annabel Winslow è a Londra per la Stagione, alla ricerca di un marito ricco per salvare la famiglia dai guai finanziari. La sua avvenenza attira l'attempato conte di Newbury, il quale desidera un erede per estromettere dalla successione l'odiato nipote Sebastian Grey, un giovane tanto bello quanto scapestrato che nasconde un segreto. Annabel in realtà non ha alcuna voglia di diventare la moglie del vecchio Newbury, che un tempo aveva corteggiato persino sua nonna!

Lady Olivia Bevelstoke ha sentito dire che il suo nuovo, affascinante vicino potrebbe aver ucciso la fidanzata. Non ci crede affatto, però... giusto per essere sicura... forse è meglio tenerlo d'occhio. E così inizia a controllarlo: ben nascosta (o almeno così si illude), passa le ore appostata dietro la finestra della sua camera: osserva, e aspetta. Piano piano scopre un uomo davvero intrigante, che sta chiaramente dissimulando qualcosa. Ma cosa? Sir Harry Valentine lavora per il ministero della Guerra traducendo documenti di importanza vitale per la nazione.

Die Inspiration zur Netflix-Serie! Die Brieffreundschaft, die sich zwischen Eloise Bridgerton und Sir Phillip Crane entwickelt hat, bedeutet ihm viel. Seit seine Gattin einer schweren Krankheit erlag, sehnt er sich nach Gesellschaft. Überraschend geht eines Nachts sein Wunsch in Erfüllung, als eine Kutsche vorfährt und die Briefschreiberin aussteigt. Eloise ist bereit, auf die Avancen einzugehen, die er ihr in seinen Zeilen gemacht hat.