The legend of the Headless Horseman and a proposed marriage de convenance both have their impact on the mystery of a golden talisman ring and Lord Lavenham's young heir, Ludovic. Neither Sir Tristram Shield nor Eustacie, his young French cousin, share the slightest inclination to marry one another, yet it is Lord Lavenham's dying wish. For there is no one else to provide for the old man's granddaughter while Ludovic remains a fugitive from justice.
Frederica Merrivillová prichádza do Londýna s troma mladšími súrodencami a s odhodlaním nájsť vhodného manžela pre svoju nádhernú sestru Charis. Vyhľadá markíza Alverstoka, vzdialeného známeho ich nebohého otca, a požiada ho, aby im zabezpečil vstup do vyberanej londýnskej spoločnosti. Nevšedne priamočiara Frederica zapôsobí na markíza natoľko, že na vlastné prekvapenie súhlasí s jej nečakanou žiadosťou. Pri srdci ho totiž hreje predstava, že tým spraví naprotiveň svojej samoľúbej sestre. Frederica s vervou dláždi cestičku k dokonalému ženíchovi pre Charis, popritom sa stará o dvoch nezbedných mladších bratov a divokého poľovníckeho psa, ktorý veľmi neochotne privyká pravidlám veľkomesta. Alverstoke, muž v najlepších rokoch, neskutočne bohatý, znudený a arogantný, s údivom sleduje jej nasadenie aj praktický prístup k životu a čoraz častejšie vyhľadáva jej spoločnosť. A hoci Frederica nemá ani štipku z krásy, ktorou oslňuje mužov jej mladšia sestra, zdá sa, že má čosi dôležitejšie... zmysel pre humor a charizmu.
With her high-spirited intelligence and good looks, Abigail Wendover was a most sought-after young woman. But of all her high-placed suitors, there was none Abigail could love. Abigail was kept busy when her pretty and naive niece Fanny falls head over heels in love with Stacy Calverleigh, a good-looking town-beau of shocking reputation and an acknowledged seductor. She was determined to prevent her high-spirited niece from becoming involved with the handsome fortune-hunter. The arrival to Bath of Stacy's uncle seemed to indicate an ally, but Miles Calverleigh is the black sheep of the family. Miles Calverleigh had no regard for the polite conventions of Regency society. His cynicism, his morals, his manners appalled Abigail. He also turned out to be the most provoking creature Abigail had ever met - with a disconcerting ability to throw her into giggles at quite the wrong moment. Will Abigail overcome Mile's indifference towards his nephew and help Abigail foil Stacy's plans?
In all her twenty- five years, lovely Venetia Lanyon has never been further than Harrogate, nor enjoyed the attentions of any but her two wearisomely persistent suitors. Then, in one extraordinary encounter, she meets a neighbour she only knows by reputation- the infamous Lord Damerel- and before she knows better, is egging on a libertine whose way of life has scandalised the North Riding for years.
His exploits were legendary…Captain John Staple, back from the battlefront, is already bored with his quiet civilian life in the country. When he stumbles upon a mystery involving a disappearing toll-gate keeper, nothing could keep the adventure-loving captain from investigating.But winning her will be his greatest yet…The plot thickens when John encounters the enigmatic Lady Nell Stornaway and soon learns that rescuing her from her unsavory relatives makes even the most ferocious cavalry charge look like a particularly tame hand of loo. Between hiding his true identity from Nell and the arrival in the neighborhood of some distinctly shady characters, Captain Staple finds himself embarked on the adventure-and romance-of a lifetime.
When she meets Charles Audley, dashing aide-de-camp to the great Duke of Wellington himself, her joie de vivre knows no bounds - until the eve of the fateful Battle of Waterloo ...