Luke, Earl of Frayne, is determined to recover Frayne Castle, even if it means marrying the present owner, Damaris Hallem, a girl he has never met. Luke's father, an inveterate gambler, lost the Castle 50 years earlier to Damaris's grandfather, an innkeeper. As it is the first estate his family obtained Luke wants to regain it. Damaris, unwillingly obeying her grandfather's wishes, comes to London for the Season with her friend Mary, Lady Gordon, and her two young children. She will be 21 in July, and is looking forward to controlling her inheritance, which has been in the charge of a distant cousin, Humphrey Lee. Damaris is convinced he wants to marry her. She doesn't want any husband, who would deprive her of such control. Her first encounter with Luke is disastrous, but she soon finds a way out of the dilemma.
Hearts at risk When Dr. Jacinta Ford finally got to confront her boss, Mike Trent, it was a heated moment. They clashed immediately over the clinic she worked in, but Mike was far from the uncaring business owner Jacinta had imagined, and Mike couldn't get this beautiful, fiery workaholic out of his mind. Jacinta had no time for a casual affair and Mike had vowed never to marry again, but after a week of working together while Mike assessed the clinic, they had argued and kissed to the point of madness. There seemed no way out of their dilemma until Jacinta discovered what Mike had in mind for the clinic she loved….
When Lady Damara investigates a misprint in the London papers that announced her nonexistent engagement to Simon Alton, she finds Alton willing to set the record straight and play the part of fiance+a7. Original.
Sarah Wallingford Would Do Her Duty Even if that meant putting herself on the Marriage Mart during a London season she could ill afford--and did not desire. Now ironic circumstance had wed her to the compelling Marquess of Englemere, a fabled gamester, who had awakened passions she was honor-bound not to express! A marriage of convenience could be deucedly inconvenient--even for a marquess--when one was perilously close to loving his own wife! But that was impossible, Nicholas Stanhope knew, for hadn't his tragic past proven that women--especially wives--were not to be trusted?
FINALIST FOR THE PEN JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY “Feminism, history, literature, politics—this tale has all of that, and a heroine worthy of her own turn in the spotlight.” —Therese Anne Fowler, bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald A revelatory new portrait of the courageous woman who saved Dostoyevsky’s life—and became a pioneer in Russian literary history In the fall of 1866, a twenty-year-old stenographer named Anna Snitkina applied for a position with a writer she idolized: Fyodor Dostoyevsky. A self-described “girl of the sixties,” Snitkina had come of age during Russia’s first feminist movement, and Dostoyevsky—a notorious radical turned acclaimed novelist—had impressed the young woman with his enlightened and visionary fiction. Yet in person she found the writer “terribly unhappy, broken, tormented,” weakened by epilepsy, and yoked to a ruinous gambling addiction. Alarmed by his condition, Anna became his trusted first reader and confidante, then his wife, and finally his business manager—launching one of literature’s most turbulent and fascinating marriages. The Gambler Wife offers a fresh and captivating portrait of Anna Dostoyevskaya, who reversed the novelist’s freefall and cleared the way for two of the most notable careers in Russian letters—her husband’s and her own. Drawing on diaries, letters, and other little-known archival sources, Andrew Kaufman reveals how Anna protected her family from creditors, demanding in-laws, and her greatest romantic rival, through years of penury and exile. We watch as she navigates the writer’s self-destructive binges in the casinos of Europe—even hazarding an audacious turn at roulette herself—until his addiction is conquered. And, finally, we watch as Anna frees her husband from predatory contracts by founding her own publishing house, making Anna the first solo female publisher in Russian history. The result is a story that challenges ideas of empowerment, sacrifice, and female agency in nineteenth-century Russia—and a welcome new appraisal of an indomitable woman whose legacy has been nearly lost to literary history.
The most eligible bachelor in London is kneeling before the daughter of a noble family that's fallen from grace! Sarah, a nobleman's daughter, is being forced into a marriage she doesn't want to cover her father's debt. Her intended is a baronet rumored to have problems with sadism. This infamous man displays a strange fixation on Sarah. However, Nicholas, the Marquess of Englemere and most eligible bachelor of this London season finds out about this and devises a plan. If he takes the courageous Sarah for his own wife, he'll have someone to manage his household and provide an heir and she'll be able to escape the baronet's evil clutches. They'd be killing three birds with one stone. Neither Sarah nor Nicholas ever would have guessed that the pain of falling in love with someone in a marriage of convenience was waiting for them in the future.
Gentle Reader, It’s not that I approve of blackmail, but sometimes survival takes precedence over virtue. Unfortunately, the Earl of Winterdale has not proved to be quite the sort of victim I had envisioned. To be honest, I find that my heart is in far more danger from the handsome earl than he is endangered by my nefarious schemes. All I ever wanted was a home for my sister and me, but I fear Winterdale is about to exact a price of his own, one I’m not ready to pay. Or am I? Where he is concerned, I’m far too vulnerable. Damn. Georgiana (Georgie) Newbury
A ruthless millionaire…who drives a hard bargain Model and heiress Angelique Marchand is furious. Continental playboy Remy Caffarelli—devastatingly handsome and notoriously arrogant—has won her mother's ancestral home in a card game! Angelique tracks him down in the Middle East to confront him and reclaim her birthright. But when she is found in his hotel room, the sworn enemies are forced to marry! And surprisingly, rather than annul the bond, Remy wants to exploit their marriage for business…and for pleasure!
Introducing "The Lady's Gamble: Novel - Discover NOW The New Historical Regency Romance Book by Abby Ayles! Regina Hartfieldis living a nightmare. When Regina Hartfield's father gambles away his fortune and land in a game of cards, it leaves her and her sisters distraught, facing destitution and an impoverished future.Despite being shy and introverted, Regina can see the dire predicament of her family and knows that she must do something to restore their pride and financial situation. But where to start?The entry of the disreputable Lord Harrison into her life, changes all that. With a rightly earned reputation as a gambler and something of a scoundrel, Lord Harrison has designs on Regina's sister, Bridget. But he has skills that Regina needs and now she hatches a plan to save the family honor and give the infamous Lord what he wants at the same time.At a masquerade ball, where faces are hidden, Regina plans to win back their fortune. It's a risky strategy and involves learning a skill that all but destroyed her family's good name, but she is desperate.But can she pull off the deception without ruining her own reputation still further? And what of Lord Harrison himself? He's the first man Regina has ever found herself drawn to, But Lord Harrison is in love with Bridget, not Regina--isn't he?"The Lady's Gamble" is a historical regency romance novel of approximately 90,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.Page Count: around 520+ pagesGet This Book FREE With Kindle Unlimited!Enjoy!
When gunslinger, drifter Solomon Wolfe becomes the sole provider to his 10 year-old niece, he decides to put some purpose into his life. He takes young Garnet back to his family's abandoned ranch in Montana. He's been gone for many years; in the meantime, one Cairo Brown has set up a sophisticated billiards hall. She's the toast of the town and the best billiardist, male or female, for miles. Solomon challenges her, and wins, again and again, until he's taken her nest egg with which she planned to take go to New York City to start anew. Practically destitute, she agrees to be married to Solomon for one year, to care for Garnet and earn back her money. In that time, Cairo and Solomon clash over domestic tasks, ranch life, Solomon's former lover on an adjoining ranch, and an evil villain trying to lead Garnet astray. When Garnet is kidnapped and Solomon and Cairo go in search of her, this poignant love story is brought to a climax that will leave the reader both laughing and crying.
