The gentleman's mistress
The gentleman's mistress

Author: Tim Thornton

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2019-04-04

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1526114097

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This study explores pre- and extra-marital relationships among the gentry and nobility of the north of England from 1450 to 1640: the keeping of mistresses, the taking of lovers, the birth of illegitimate children and the fate of those children. It challenges assumptions about the extent to which such activities declined in the period, and hence about the impact of Protestantism and other changes to the culture of the elite. A major contribution to the literature on marriage and sexual relationships, family, kinship and gender, it is aimed at an academic readership in the fields of social and political history.

A Gentleman Never Tells
A Gentleman Never Tells

Author: Amelia Grey

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2011-07-01

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1402267223

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Enter the unforgettable world of New York Times bestselling author Amelia Grey's sparkling Regency London, perfect for readers who love: A proud duke in search of a wife A true lady with no desire to settle down Shocking scandal Inconvenient feelings... Fans of the Bridgerton series won't want to miss this! Viscount Brentwood is in London for one reason only: to find the perfect wife to give him sons. He just needs to choose a bride and everything else will fall into place. But the only one falling this season is Lady Gabrielle Windergreen—directly into his arms to steal a kiss. The last thing Brent wants is to get caught up in yet another scandal, but it seems whenever Gabrielle is near, scandal is exactly what he gets. "Amelia Grey never fails to entertain."—Kat Martin, New York Times bestselling author

Lady in Disguise
Lady in Disguise

Author: Jacqueline Diamond

Publisher: K. Loren Wilson

Published: 2012-12-18

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1936505045

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In Regency England, a lady must take matters into her own hands, even at the risk of scandal. Lady Victoria Courtney has abandoned hope of winning the heart of the dashing Richard, Marquis of Lansdon, but fate appears to have other plans. On a journey to meet her new stepmother, Victoria is mistaken for a woman of the London stage and impulsively takes on the role. Before she knows it, she’s caught up in a masquerade, but when it’s over, will Richard believe she’s the heroine or the villain? Mistaken identities, separated lovers and love gone astray – it’s all part of the comedy in this Regency romance set in England during the time of Jane Austen. “…a treat to any Regency romance fan, feeling reminiscent of Georgette Heyer at her best. This story seemed to mix the mistaken identities of Shakespeare’s As You Like It with the wit of Jane Austen. I was laughing throughout this book as I eagerly turned each page.”—Night Owl Reviews Cover by customgraphics.etsy.com

Lady of Spirit
Lady of Spirit

Author: Edith Layton

Publisher: Untreed Reads

Published: 2016-10-10

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1611878748

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Miss Victoria Dawkins was in a most perilous position. Cast out of respectable society by a scurrilous slur on her good name, alone and penniless in the London lower depths, this proud but all too vulnerable young lady could not afford to turn down the Earl of Clune’s offer. The elegant, handsome, and clearly conscienceless nobleman wished to engage Victoria as a companion to an elderly woman on his great country estate. Victoria had no illusions about the earl’s intentions toward her. But she was not prepared for a different kind of danger in a manor where the vengeful ghost of a scandalous past sought her as its victim. Somehow Victoria had to stop the earl from suspecting he held the key to her heart. And she had to stop herself from yielding to a mysterious menace that she could not believe in or deny...

A Gentleman Undone
A Gentleman Undone

Author: Cecilia Grant

Publisher: Bantam

Published: 2012-05-29

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0345534476

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A seductive beauty turns the tables on a gentleman gaming for the guiltiest of pleasures in this rich and sensual Regency romance. Lydia Slaughter understands the games men play—both in and out of the bedroom. Not afraid to bend the rules to suit her needs, she fleeces Will Blackshear outright. The Waterloo hero had his own daring agenda for the gaming tables of London’s gentlemen’s clubs. But now he antes up for a wager of wits and desire with Lydia, the streetwise temptress who keeps him at arm’s length. A kept woman in desperate straits, Lydia has a sharp mind and a head for numbers. She gambles on the sly, hoping to win enough to claim her independence. An alliance with Will at the tables may be a winning proposition for them both. But the arrangement involves dicey odds with rising stakes, sweetened with unspoken promise of fleshly delights. And any sleight of hand could find their hearts betting on something neither can afford to risk: love.