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Vďaka starším súrodencom lady Penelope Tidemorová vie, čo je škandalózna povesť, ale ona túži po romantickej láske a slušnom ženíchovi. Všetkým chce ukázať, že na rozdiel od bratov a sestier je vychovaná dáma zasluhujúca úctu. Napriek snahe vyhnúť sa neprístojnému správaniu sa Penelope nechtiac ocitne v kompromitujúcej situácii s vikomtom Rykerom Blackom, ktorého nemožno považovať za džentlmena. Pána Blacka vychovala ulica a teraz vlastní notoricky známu herňu v Londýne. Žije vo svete zhýralosti a nebezpečenstva. Neplánuje sa oženiť so ženou zo smotánky, lebo ňou pohŕda, no pri pohľade na nevinnú Penepole zahorí túžbou. Tá sa pána Blacka nebojí a čoskoro zistí, že maskou darebáka len zakrýva zraniteľnosť. Hoci sa k sebe vôbec nehodia, postupne sa zbližujú a zisťujú, že ich netradičné stretnutie im môže zmeniť život.

Niektoré sľuby je ťažké dodržaťRafe Audley má na svojho otca vojvodu z Bentley ťažké srdce. Nedokáže mu odpustiť, že sa celé roky nezaujímal o vlastné deti a zaprisahá sa, že nikdy nebude ako on. Keď sa vojvoda nakoniec objaví a tvrdí, že chce napraviť svoje zlyhania, zdá sa, že prišiel neskoro. Jediné, na čom Rafovi skutočne záleží, sú jeho traja mladší súrodenci a ochrana ľudí z baníckej komunity, kde žijú. Vojvodovi právnici ani šikovní vyjednávači nedokážu Rafa presvedčiť, aby sa pripojil k anglickej smotánke. Až kým vojvoda nepošle jednu odhodlanú a odvážnu mladú dámu.Pre Edwinu Dalrymplovú nie je nijaký oriešok pritvrdý. Ako učiteľka etikety má za sebou už veľa skúseností a nikdy nezlyhala. Pod jej vedením sa aj z tej najobyčajnejšej sivej myšky stane dáma, ktorú možno uviesť do vyššej spoločnosti. Skrotiť vojvodovho nelegitímneho syna a vytesať z neho reprezentatívneho džentlmena bude určite hračka! Navyše si tým významne zlepší reputáciu. Jediné, čo musí urobiť, je prinútiť spurného Rafa, aby ju počúval a nechal sa ňou viesť.Táto snaha húževnatej učiteľky a dominantnosť jej tvrdohlavého žiaka sa čoskoro zmení na súboj vôlí. Ani jeden však nedokáže ignorovať vzájomnú príťažlivosť. A tak ich čaká nová, dôležitejšia lekcia. Dokážu prekonať vlastnú rozdielnosť a nechať sa viesť srdcom?

Lord Robert Dennington, markíz z Westfieldu, si užíva slobodu ako dedič vojvodského titulu. Vie, že jedného dňa bude musieť zabezpečiť pokračovanie somersetovskej rodovej línie, no bezstarostný búrlivák sa tým zatiaľ netrápi. Helena Banburyová je účtovníčka v hazardnom podniku, má talent na čísla, no v rukách takmer nijakú moc nad vlastným životom. Nikdy nepatrila medzi šľachtu, ktorá chodieva do klubu, no cudzo sa cíti aj medzi mužmi, ktorí klub Peklo a hriech vlastnia, hoci sú jej rodina. Kedysi negramotné dievča z ulice túži po čomsi lepšom ako len po živote v zlatej klietke, kde ju držia. Po tom, čo jej Robert jednej noci omylom vpadne do izby, sa Helena vzdá naplánovaného života a ocitne sa uprostred smotánky. Bude markízov šarm nebezpečnejší než úskalia, ktorým čelila na ulici?

Lady Cassia McQuoidová se smířila s osudem staré panny. Jak má však vysedávat v saloncích a na plesech, když na ni čeká celý širý svět? Cassia nachází jediné řešení: v přestrojení za mladíka se ukryje na lodi, která vyráží na moře a jejímž kapitánem je známý korzár Nathaniel Ellsby. Ten si jako druhorozený syn vychutnává svobodu a v rámci válečného úsilí pronásleduje nepřátelské lodě. Když však jeho starší bratr zemře, vydává se Nathaniel na poslední misi, než splní své vévodské povinnosti dohodnutým sňatkem. Takový je tedy jeho záměr – dokud nezjistí, že za žalostně nezkušeným členem posádky se skrývá překrásná žena v přestrojení.

For an abandoned lady and a reclusive duke, the winter season brings a swirl of romance--and danger--in a bracing novel by USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell. Lady Myrtle McQuoid has always felt a little forgotten, and this season is no exception. When her boisterous family vacates their London townhouse for the country, Myrtle finds she's been left behind. But she just needs to stay warm, keep her belly full, and distract herself until her relatives realize their mistake and turn back to collect her. Surely that won't take long. Brooding widower Val Bancroft, the Duke of Aragon, has shut himself off from the world. He craves blessed solitude--a loyal dog, a silent house, and his own company are all he requires. Certainly not the nonstop chattering of the joyful, opinionated young woman next door. But with a potential threat lurking in the winter shadows, Myrtle may need to pluck up the nerve to approach the reclusive duke. And Val is not one to turn his back on a vulnerable lady. Amid the silent nights of London, beneath a blanket of snow, could the light of a new, warm love be kindling?

Her dream is to open a music hall. Only one thing stands in her way—the man she loves. The final Wicked Wallflowers novel from USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell.Leaving behind her life as a courtesan and madam, Clara Winters is moving far from the sinful life to which she was accustomed in the gaming hell the Devil’s Den. Her more reputable and fulfilling endeavor is a music hall for the masses. One night, when she sees a man injured on the streets of East London, she rushes to his aid and brings him home. It’s then that she discovers he’s Henry March, Earl of Waterson, and a member of Parliament. No good can come from playing nursemaid to a nobleman.When Henry rouses to meet his savior in blonde curls, he is dazzled. This smart and loving spitfire challenges his every notion of the lower classes—and every moment together is a thrill. But after Henry returns to his well-ordered existence, he strikes a political compromise that has unintended consequences. Will his vision for London mean dashing the dreams of his lovely guardian angel?

When a wounded soldier and self-proclaimed "beast" finds unlikely friendship with a headstrong and unconventional beauty, they quickly find themselves weaving a tale as old as time… Despite a hero’s return to England from the Napoleonic Wars, Wesley Audley isolates from the ton. Deep wounds from the horrors of combat—and the despair of a broken heart—left him scarred. As he struggles to cope and resume his place in Polite Society, Wesley is quick to cut himself off from everyone…except for Ellie Balfour.  Independent and strong-willed, Ellie has dreams of captaining her own husband-free life and a penchant for meddling in other’s business. She knows befriending Wesley is a risk but Ellie can’t bear to see his heartache. Nor can she seem to silence all the temptingly intimate thoughts his nearness provokes.  But Ellie is yet to face a battle she can’t win—and Wesley’s heart is worth the fight. If only her campaigns ever went to plan…

Love is more than a charade as USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell reunites two wounded hearts in a stirring novel about second chances, scandal, and defiant romance. Annalee Spencer and Wayland Smith were uninhibited young lovers until the Peterloo Massacre set them on two different paths. Raised to the title of Baron of Darlington in recognition of his courage, Wayland is now a model of propriety and heroism. As for Annalee, the trauma of that tragic day in Manchester is ever present. To dull the pain, she lives only for pleasure. And she derives immense pleasure from co-leading the Mismatch Society, a league of scandalously independent women. Perhaps too scandalous...because of Annalee. To save the society, she must adopt a veneer of respectability. For that she needs the man who's won the admiration of the ton. Wayland may be conflicted, but he agrees to Annalee's proposal, if only to atone for having brought his former beloved to Peterloo on that fateful day. Reunited under the pretense of a courtship, Wayland and Annalee find the feelings between them are becoming real. With their own futures at stake, it's finally time to confront the past, to trust in each other again, and against the odds, to reclaim the love they once had.

"Long ago, Dare Grey disappeared from privilege to help the downtrodden. Abandoning his future as a nobleman, he instead came of age as the most skilled--and wanted--thief in East London. But when the Robin Hood of the Rookeries is captured, his influential grandfather offers him a choice: face his heritage...or the gallows. And to step into his rightful role as marquess, Dare must find a wife. Little do they know, he already has. Marrying Dare rescued young Temperance Swift from a brutal life. Yet his commitments were elsewhere, and Temperance would not continue in the charade of a relationship that surely would end with her husband in Newgate Prison. It broke her heart to leave the righteous bandit, but she established a new life for herself as a seamstress. One who respected and obeyed the law and kept herself safe--if lonely. But Dare finds her and offers to resume their role as husband and wife, and this time it will yield a fortune. A fortune that could be used to help the disadvantaged, without resorting to ever-more-daring thefts... Once they're ensconced in the comfortable family fold of Mayfair, the romance they thought ended years ago stirs again. But when every kiss is shadowed by the mistakes of the past, and a haunting secret Temperance bears, will love be enough to save them from such an uncertain fate?" -- Provided by publisher

USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell turns polite London society on its head in a delightful romance of unguarded hearts, second chances, and a scandalous rivalry between the sexes. Emma Gately and the Earl of Scarsdale were betrothed as children--less a vow of future happiness than an obligation. Seventeen years later, the independent miss severs the contract with the now notorious libertine in an unprecedented act of independence. And Emma cofounds the Mismatch Society, where like-minded ladies are free of the constraints and inevitable broken hearts that men bring. But Emma's rejection sparks in her intended a new consideration of the spirited woman he took for granted--and a determination to win her back. Despite his wicked reputation, misguided and suddenly lovestruck, Charles Hayden is on a mission to gain Emma's respect, and he has just the idea--one that the daringly unconventional Emma is sure to appreciate. But as Charles takes bold steps and sets tongues wagging, he makes himself an accidental opponent of his former betrothed. Soon a rivalry is born that has the whole ton abuzz. Emma never anticipated that with every fiery test of wills, passion would surge. Passion that's impossible to ignore. In going toe-to-toe with Charles, she risks her heart and pride by falling in love with the one man she vowed to scorn.